Author Archives: Author Marc Allie

Six Reasons Why Madness at Gardmore Abbey is the Best

Posted on December 20, 2012 by Author Marc Allie

As an old school D&D player and DM, I have many fond memories of classic adventures from the past. Ravenloft, Isle of Dread, and many others were among my favorites. As far as 4E adventures go, my favorite was Cairn … Continue reading →

Posted in D&D, DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, Roleplaying | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

What to Do When Players Go the “Wrong” Direction

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Author Marc Allie

When I first began blogging here at The Learning DM, most of my posts were basically session reports. In these writings, I pointed out things I had learned from the evening’s activities. I’ve not done one of these for quite … Continue reading →

Posted in D&D, DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, Roleplaying | Tagged , | Leave a comment

Using Dungeon! in Your D&D Game

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Author Marc Allie

This past week, I went down to my friendly local gaming store and picked up a copy of Dungeon!, the recently revamped version of the classic board game that came out earlier this month. I’d never played Dungeon! before, which … Continue reading →

Posted in D&D, DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, Roleplaying | Tagged , | 1 Comment

Game Night Blog Carnival: Cosmic Encounter

Posted on September 25, 2012 by Author Marc Allie

This post is a part of the Game Night Blog Carnival, dedicated to games you can play when your full RPG group isn’t available. While Dungeons &  Dragons has always been and will likely always be my favorite game of all … Continue reading →

Posted in Board Games | Tagged | 1 Comment

Ten D&D Products I Can’t Wait to Download

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Author Marc Allie

Last week, I sat down with my 11 year old son to watch Wizards’ keynote address at Gencon. (We had just finished watching an episode of Doctor Who; clearly I am raising this one right!) My three main take-aways from … Continue reading →

Posted in D&D, DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, Roleplaying | Tagged | 2 Comments

Game Night Blog Carnival: King of Tokyo

Posted on July 31, 2012 by Author Marc Allie

This post is a part of the Game Night Blog Carnival, dedicated to games you can play when your full RPG group isn’t available. Remember those old commercials for Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups? “You got chocolate in my peanut butter!” The … Continue reading →

Posted in Board Games | Tagged | Leave a comment

D&Development: DragonStrike

Posted on July 30, 2012 by Author Marc Allie

It’s been a few months since my last D&Development post. In these retrospectives, I like to discuss some of the most important influences upon me as a D&D fan. Generally, these are things like my first rolepaying experience (Ravenloft), a … Continue reading →

Posted in D&D, DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, Roleplaying | Tagged , | 4 Comments

What I Learned from the D&D Next Playtest

Posted on July 20, 2012 by Author Marc Allie

Early last month, our group got together for a session with the D&D Next Playtest material. I was thrilled to be able to get some time in with the new rules, and the players were excited to be beta-testers, if … Continue reading →

Posted in D&D, DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, Roleplaying | Tagged , , | Leave a comment

What I Learned from Adding New Players to the Group

Posted on June 26, 2012 by Author Marc Allie

Last month, we added two new players to our group. I was quite nervous about doing this, as the campaign has been going so well, I didn’t want to mess it up. After thinking it through, I decided to take … Continue reading →

Posted in D&D, DM Advice, Dungeons & Dragons, Roleplaying | Tagged , | 3 Comments

Game Night Blog Carnival: Zombie Dice 2

Posted on May 29, 2012 by Author Marc Allie

It’s time once again for the Game Night Blog Carnival. This month, we’re tying in Game Night with May of the Dead, and covering undead-themed games. Looking through my game closet, I didn’t really have many thematically appropriate games. I’ve … Continue reading →

Posted in Board Games | Tagged | 1 Comment