The Spontaneous Dungeon Masters Companion
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What if there were specific tools you could use to help you feel totally comfortable winging it? What if you could be just as surprised as your players about what happens next--and be totally OK with that? Designed¸ refined¸ and playtested over a year-long campaign¸ this compilation of tables¸ tools¸ and checklists give you the starting point to prepare fast and adapt even faster in your adventures. Taken together with the free Spontaneous Dungeon Master video series¸ you have everything you need to start planning less¸ improvising more¸ and adventuring with your players in a whole new way. This toolbox includes: adventure idea generator¸ the noun-based preparation method checklist¸ tips for the three-acts and five-room-dungeon structures¸ d100 city elements¸ d100 city items¸ city encounters and chase complications¸ guidelines for order of discovery and racial composition of NPCs¸ appearance/mannerisms and a place to add your own best voices¸ sayings and catchphrases¸ jokes¸ insults¸ six d100 rollable tables of NPCs by race with names and traits¸ bonds¸ secrets¸ relationships¸ group ties¸ tables for all terrain types of overland travel (8 x d100)¸ combat encounter complications¸ six generic hand-drawn maps¸ d100 dungeon encounters¸ d100 dungeon items¸ d100 treasure and magic items¸ the trap builder¸ puzzles¸ riddles¸ and most importantly source links so you can create your own great tables and customise the ones presented here. That's 39 pages of print-optimised content¸ ready to be comb bound and taken along to enhance your next gaming session. DMs¸ you may have just found your new best friend and secret weapon. Combine this with the One-Page One-Shot Toolkit to create fast¸ fun one-shot adventures with only twenty minutes of prep.