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How to Put Together a Dungeon Crawl in Dungeons and Dragons

Cat Webling

Aug 18, 20234 min read

How to Put Together a Dungeon Crawl in Dungeons and Dragons

A quick-start guide on how to build and fill the "dungeons" part of Dungeons and Dragons with players and DM in mind.

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How to Run a Session Zero in Dungeons and Dragons

Cat Webling

Mar 6, 20237 min read

How to Run a Session Zero in Dungeons and Dragons

Setting up a new campaign is fun, but the prep begins long before session one. Here's how to run a successful session zero.

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Tips for New Players of Dungeons and Dragons

Cat Webling

Feb 17, 20235 min read

Tips for New Players of Dungeons and Dragons

Knowing the mechanics in theory is one thing, but knowing how to play the game is another. Here is my favorite advice for new players.

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Breaking Down the Dungeons & Dragons Character Sheet — Part 5

Cat Webling

Jan 26, 202310 min read

Breaking Down the Dungeons & Dragons Character Sheet — Part 5

Fight for your life and learn how combat works in Dungeons and Dragons!

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Breaking Down the Dungeons & Dragons Character Sheet — Part 4

Cat Webling

Jan 24, 202310 min read

Breaking Down the Dungeons & Dragons Character Sheet — Part 4

All about spells! Who gets them, from where, and how to write them down.

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Breaking Down the Dungeons and Dragons Character Sheet — Part 1

Cat Webling

Dec 14, 20215 min read

Breaking Down the Dungeons and Dragons Character Sheet — Part 1

Understanding what a character sheet is, why you need it, and what goes on it

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The Classes of Dungeons and Dragons: A Cheat Sheet

Cat Webling

Nov 13, 202115 min read

The Classes of Dungeons and Dragons: A Cheat Sheet

A reference sheet to the 12 basic classes in Dungeons and Dragons.

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Three Fun and Easy Dungeons and Dragons Plots for Your Next Campaign

Cat Webling

Jul 19, 20213 min read

Three Fun and Easy Dungeons and Dragons Plots for Your Next Campaign

Want to run a campaign but can't think of a plot? I've got you covered.

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Cat Webling

Mar 11, 20214 min read

Adventure Hooks for Your Next Campaign

When we talk about D&D, we love to talk about mid-adventure things. Characters triumphant in battle, mourning the loss of a friend in a...

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Fanfiction Is a Valid Literary Genre, and Here’s Why

Cat Webling

Feb 27, 20215 min read

Fanfiction Is a Valid Literary Genre, and Here’s Why

My most popular piece of writing is 4100 words long and has more than 300 views, 39 likes, 7 saves, and 4 comments. I know, I know, that...

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Cat Webling

Feb 20, 20214 min read

The Fandom Dictionary

As with any subculture, fandoms have their own language for referring to the things that their community interacts with or creates. Fans...

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The Most Controversial Character in Fanfiction

Cat Webling

Feb 13, 20218 min read

The Most Controversial Character in Fanfiction

When Rey was introduced as the protagonist of the new Star Wars trilogy in December of 2015, the internet’s reactions were, predictably,...

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Cat Webling

Feb 6, 20215 min read

The Channel That Lived To Die

On November 15, 2019, YouTube was introduced to something very strange. On a brand-new channel, popular YouTubers Mark Fischbach and...

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Why We Love to Hate The “Worst Fanfiction Ever Written”

Cat Webling

Jan 30, 20214 min read

Why We Love to Hate The “Worst Fanfiction Ever Written”

Ask any fan older than about 18 what the worst piece of fanfiction ever written was, and almost invariably, they will answer with a...

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Cat Webling

Jan 23, 20212 min read

The Game’s Afoot

There’s some debate over what the first “official” fandom was in the modern sense of there being a community cropping up around a...

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Taking a Guided Tour of the Fangirl Universe

Cat Webling

Dec 20, 20202 min read

Taking a Guided Tour of the Fangirl Universe

Having been active in fandoms for nearly a decade now, I'm always interested in learning more about the weird, fun subculture that is...

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Cat Webling

Aug 18, 20204 min read

The Who, What, and Why of Fandoms.

How Fans Identify Themselves and Their Communities. In the early part of 2020, I posted a survey on all of my social media accounts...

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