I used to believe handing out XP for solving puzzles in D&D as easy. But then a player challenged my thinking by asking: ‘Why are we receiving more XP for solving a puzzle as high level D&D players, than we did at low level?” Here’s what I found.
In this article we’ll look at some different ice puzzles you can drop into your D&D game to change it up. But what makes ice puzzles different from other puzzles?
D&D puzzles are perfect for one shots IF you pick the right puzzles. Choose the wrong puzzles for your D&D one shot, and your players will feel stuck and your game will slow down. So what are the right puzzles?
When you think of a bridge or chasm in D&D, using a puzzle to make it exciting is usually not the first thing that comes to mind. And yet, you can easily incorporate puzzles into a bridge challenge IF you choose the right puzzle for the job.
Having your D&D players navigate a maze literally puts them in the middle of a puzzle. Instead of only encountering puzzles along their way, the setting IS the puzzle. And if you combine the puzzle labyrinth with placing additional puzzles along their path, that is even better.
In this article I will give you my best tips on creating puzzles for your toddlers, (ahum, players) that flow easily. These puzzles will seem challenging to your players, while they are actually not that difficult to solve.
Fire, water, air, and wind are the perfect elements to make up your D&D puzzle. I mean, the elements are everywhere in D&D. There are even whole elemental planes of existence!
Do you want to scare your D&D players with a Halloween puzzle or horror puzzle that they will never forget? Then stick around. For in this ridiculously detailed guide for crafting terrifying D&D puzzles I’ll share my tricks for giving your players a spine-chilling scare.
Most campaign settings in Dungeons & Dragons contain vast stretches of unexplored wilderness. It’s the perfect place to introduce a D&D forest puzzle or a D&D jungle puzzle.
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