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GMJ 245: Waterdeep: Dragon Heist Review Mar 04, 2019

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Lex takes a deep dive into Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, an adventure for 5th edition D&D. He gives an honest review of the good and bad of this adventure and discusses its usefulness to DMs who don’t end up running the adventure.

Lex begins with a spoiler free review, and then goes into a more detailed review for DMs and others considering buying the adventure. Please don’t listen to the later, spoiler-filled, part of the review if you’re going to be a player in the adventure.

GMJ 244: Hinterlands of Elandria 15.2: Explanations Feb 13, 2019

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In this instalment of Hinterlands of Elandria, Kravitz finds his voice, and Bryn asks Quincy for aid in finding the firbolg. The PCs put the best spin on things possible when they explain the situation with Ezryn the Mad with the Mayors of Dianara’s Rest, and then they consider their next moves.

GMJ 243: Hinterlands of Elandria 15.1: Aftermath Feb 13, 2019

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The PCs grapple with the repercussions of their battle with Ezryn the Mad. They search the ruins of her hut for treasure and debate Miguel the Flayer’s fate.

GMJ 242: DMG Chapter 6: Between Adventures: Linking Adventures Together into a Campaign & Campaign Tracking Feb 07, 2019

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Lex returns to the 5th edition DMG to discuss how to link adventures together into a larger campaign. He also talks about campaign tracking and organization.

GMJ 241: Hinterlands of Elandria 14.2: Ezryn the Mad Jan 25, 2019

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The PCs face off with Ezryn the mad.

GMJ 240: Hinterlands of Elandria 14.1: Safari Chic Jan 24, 2019

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The PCs enter the Swamp of Woe in search of the witch, Ezryn the Mad.

GMJ 239: DMG Chapter 5: Adventure Environments - Traps Jan 17, 2019

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Lex discusses traps in 5th edition D&D--how to detect traps, how to figure them out and how to disarm them. He also discusses his own experiences with traps in the game and gives some tips on how to use them well.

GMJ 238: Hinterlands of Elandria Vignette 13.3: Bryn & Anna Jan 10, 2019

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Bryn receives some valuable information from her dreams and the dryad, Anna.

GMJ 237: More Burnout Strategies, Tools for Grid Play, Alignment, Return to Numenera & More! Jan 03, 2019

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This week Lex responds to your feedback! He shares a couple more strategies to cope with GM burnout, and he discusses tools he’s used for grid play at the table. He revisits his opinion on alignment, sharing some more instances in which it can be useful, as well as his advice on how to avoid annoying your players with it. Finally he talks about why he stopped playing Numenera and gives some behind-the-scenes information on why he shut down GM Intrusions and began Game Master’s Journey.

GMJ 236: Hinterlands of Elandria Vignette 13.2: Lerissa, Miguel, Dahlia and Logen Dec 31, 2018

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Lerissa, the tiefling bard, gets up to some shenanigans while the rest of the village of Dianara’s Rest sleeps.

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