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Justin Alexander @hexcrawl

Creator of the Alexandrian. Author of So You Want To Be a Game Master. ENnie Award Winner. USA TODAY Bestselling Author.

Joined April 2011
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Justin Alexander@hexcrawl
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SO YOU WANT TO BE A GAME MASTER. For those braving their first dungeon, it's a step-by-step guide. As one delves deeper into mysteries, raids, heists, wilderness exploration, and urbancrawls, the book transforms into the ultimate GM's survival guide. thealexandrian.net/so-you-wa…

So You Want to Be a Game Master

"I wish I had Justin's book when I was 15. It would have made me a better DM, like it will make you a better DM."- Matthew ColvilleHave you ever wanted to step into your favori

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D&D Tip: You can get pretty far as a DM by just saying, "Yes, that works," whenever the players say they want to do something. 80% of DMing is just figuring out how to dress up "Yes, that works" so that it looks pretty.
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I can 100% vouch for the results of this survey. When I worked on D&D, we saw this in every study we did of the general population. People who claimed they played D&D described a game that looked nothing like what was in the rulebooks. troypress.com/dd-rules-accor…

D&D Rules, According to Past Players

We surveyed 204 past and current players of D&D to determine what they recalled about the game’s rules, in a survey designed to be representative of the typical player.

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Join me on Twitch for RANDOM GM TIPS with special guest star Dave Thaumavore! twitch.tv/TheAlexandrian
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Join my for RANDOM GM TIPS on Twitch! Starting now! twitch.tv/TheAlexandrian
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"I like to encourage and punish creative play." - Luke Humphris youtu.be/9XfPjoVQhAU

Random GM Tips with Luke Humphris

WHEN SOCIETY COLLAPSED: DAM NATIONhttps://www.kickstarter.com/proj...

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Luke Humphris@LukeHumphris
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We are (almost) in the final 72 hours of the campaign, so this is your last chance to jump on. I wanted to show off only SOME of the things we have unlocked that will be added to the game. Thank you so much everyone for the support this project has received!
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Luke Humphris@LukeHumphris
Apr 27
I had a great time with Justin chatting about ttrpgs, please check out this series about GM tips where talk about designs and roleplays and general good vibes
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You know him from The Pinky Guard and When Society Collapsed, now @LukeHumphris is releasing an amazing new RPG: When Society Collapsed - Dam Nation. Luke joins Justin to share their best GM tips in the first episode of a new video series! youtu.be/9XfPjoVQhAU
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You know him from The Pinky Guard and When Society Collapsed, now @LukeHumphris is releasing an amazing new RPG: When Society Collapsed - Dam Nation. Luke joins Justin to share their best GM tips in the first episode of a new video series! youtu.be/9XfPjoVQhAU

Random GM Tips with Luke Humphris

WHEN SOCIETY COLLAPSED: DAM NATIONhttps://www.kickstarter.com/proj...

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How do you design the ineffable? thealexandrian.net/wordpress…

Mythos Revelations

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Join me on Twitch for RANDOM GM TIPS, with special guest Luke Humphris. Luke is an amazing animator - Clinthil the Undying! - who is currently kickstarting DAM NATION, the RPG about what you would do after the apocalypse. twitch.tv/thealexandrian
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Patrons of the Alexandrian can download an exclusive PDF collection of THE ART OF RULINGS, including the upcoming brand new installments. patreon.com/posts/art-of-rul…

Art of Rulings (Patron PDF) | Justin Alexander

The full Art of Rulings series has been collected into an exclusive patron PDF, including the upcoming new installment! (The first new insta

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Check out the previous entries in The Art of Rulings here: thealexandrian.net/wordpress…

The Art of Rulings

In response to the Update from the Crypt of Luan Phien, Poe asked me:Out of curiosity, do you rely solely on the players' expertise when developing maps or do you use some form of skill checks t

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Murder She Wrote Lovecraft = Brindlewood Bay youtube.com/watch?v=7EkuGH_K…

Brindlewood Bay: A Review

Brindlewood Bay is a delightful Powered by the Apocalypse mystery s...

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If you're talking to someone who says, "I asked the LLM why it said that..." What they're saying is, "I have no idea how LLMs work."
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"I've gotta prep this whole campaign!" False. thealexandrian.net/wordpress…

Random GM Tip: Managing Prep Load

In the last month alone I’ve had three people tell me they were feeling overwhelmed trying to prep an entire campaign and ask me if I had any advice for how to push through that prep when all you

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Only 26 tickets remain for the most amazing RPG event on the planet! Green Dragon Fest! I'll be there, along with Baron de Ropp, Bob World Builder, Dungeon Dad, Kelsey Dionne, Stephanie Plays Games, Faye Morel, and many more amazing GMs! greendragonfest.com/
Justin Alexander @ Green Dragon Fest

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