September 2020 - I Write Adventures

I Write Adventures

Writing compelling stories and becoming a better Dungeon Master.

Exterior enemy placement map for intense 5e encounter - The Slushfort

Intense 5e Encounters: The Slushfort (5th level)

September 29, 2020December 25, 2020 Jade Breed 5e, combat encounter, Dungeon Mastering, Dungeons and Dragons, free, free 5e adventure, free 5e encounter, How to dungeon master, intense 5e encounter, iwriteadventures, total party kill, tpk

Let’s TPK – Intense 5e Encounters: The Slushfort The Slushfort is an intense 5e encounter for 3-5 5th level adventurers.

Designing the Game Recent

Being a Dungeon Master: 14 Hard Learned Lessons

September 24, 2020December 25, 2020 Jade Breed 5e, Advice, Dungeon Mastering, Dungeons and Dragons, Examples of Play, Free Adventure Module, Free-form Association, Game Mastering, How to dm, How to dungeon master, Improving Combat, Improving Player Experience, Improvisational Storytelling, Lessons, Mistakes to Avoid, Pathfinder, Pen and Paper, Production Log, project status, Role-playing, RPG, Tips

There are subtleties to being a dungeon master. Typically you learn these lessons over time through failures that are unpleasant for you and your players. Why not skip all that pain and suffering? I’ve got 14 pain free lessons for you right here…

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Being a Dungeon Master: Robbing the Players of Satisfaction

September 24, 2020December 25, 2020 Jade Breed Advice, Combat, Difficulty, DM, dungeon master, Dungeon Mastering, Dungeons and Dragons, Free Adventure Module, Game Mastering, GM, How to, Improving Combat, Improving Player Experience, Lessons, Mistakes, Pathfinder, Pen and Paper, Production Log, project status, RPG, Running the Game, Tips

Have you ever made a mistake as a dungeon master that robbed the player of satisfaction? I did recently, and it bothered me for a few days afterwards. I messed up so badly that…

Writing Stories

Writing Full Time

September 24, 2020December 25, 2020 Jade Breed Hobby to Career, Learning Journal. Productivity Log, New Writers, Writing, Writing Full Time, Writing Genre Fiction

From September 2020 until September 2021 I am a full-time Monday-Friday writer. My primary job is to write, edit, and submit genre fiction. My secondary job is to write the content for this website. I can’t believe it’s going so well! I’ve already…

Designing the Game

Production Log: Tech and Terror Volume One

September 24, 2020December 25, 2020 Jade Breed 5e, Dungeon Mastering, Dungeons and Dragons, Free Adventure Module, Game Mastering, Pathfinder, Pen and Paper, Production Log, project status, Role-playing, RPG

Have you ever written an adventure module before? It’s even more work than I had anticipated. I’m about half finished and it turns out…

Recent Writing Stories

I Finished the First Draft of My Novel – Milestone & Advice

September 24, 2020November 20, 2020 Jade Breed advice for new writers, first draft, milestone, resources, Tips, Writing, writing fantasy, Writing Genre Fiction, writing resources, writing the first draft

Have you ever sat daydreaming about how good it will feel when you achieve your big milestone? I recently finished the first draft of my first novel Black Star: Ascension. A warm euphoric feeling washed through my body for a few moments, but then…