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The Set Piece – Dungeons and Dragons Campaign Advice Part 4

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on February 24, 2023

Advice on player immersion in your central conflict with a session 3 twist.

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  • On Writing

Linguistics – Dungeons and Dragons Campaign Advice Part 3

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on February 24, 2023

The case for a dozen languages in your campaign, and an extra trick for enhancing player immersion.

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  • On Writing

Where Do You Want to Go, What Do You Want to Do? Dungeons and Dragons Campaign Advice Part 2

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on February 23, 2023

The sound of silence and the most important questions I ask as a Dungeon Master.

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The Pitch and the Mission Statement – Dungeons and Dragons Campaign Advice Part 1

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on February 23, 2023

Part one in a series of tips and advice on running longer TTRPG campaigns. First up: begin with the end.

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Emma Review – Never Been Vexed

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on March 6, 2020March 6, 2020

Was it delightful, cute, and charming? Absolutely. Did it make me think very hard? Not at all, and that’s fine.

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Can a Billionaire be the Hero in 2020?

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on February 21, 2020February 21, 2020

Maybe Bruce Wayne is better off putting on the batsuit than mucking around in politics

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Week in Review: A Nigerian Buttigieg Supporter, and Recognizing Minority Creators

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on February 19, 2020February 19, 2020

The NBA got one right and gave a young woman her time to shine for her achievement of creating something that had a cultural moment.

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2020 Oscar Predictions

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on January 13, 2020January 13, 2020

It’s become a favorite annual tradition for me to do my best impression of every internet know-it-all and blunder boldly into predicting the Academy Awards outcomes among movies I largely ignored. However, this year I’ve actually seen a good number of the movies up for the statue? Weird.

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The Four Best Films of the Year & Lessons In Storytelling

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on December 26, 2019December 26, 2019

2019 has felt like an incredibly long year, but in the case of cinema that’s been a very good thing.

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  • Movies & TV

Leaving Behind the 2010s & Two Other Things

  • by Y. Balloo
  • Posted on December 14, 2019December 19, 2019

Happy new year, Happy new decade. We move forward.

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