Dungeon Master 4th Edition For Dummies

Want to be a Dungeon Master? Get started or ramp up your skills with this fun and easy guide!

Whether you've already run a few Dungeons & Dragons® games or you've decided to try Dungeon Mastering, this book's for you. Here are all the basics of managing a game in the new 4th Edition plus everything that will take your skills to the next level: how to build a good story, design a great dungeon, craft a campaign, and so much more.

• Keep it moving — learn to build challenging encounters, make reasonable rulings, and manage disagreements

• Play in style — find your personal style and develop a game that plays to your strengths

• Be adventurous — understand the parts of an adventure, how to create maps, and how to run monsters and villains

• Risks and rewards — learn to keep the game in balance with level-appropriate rewards (experience points, treasure, and magic items)

• Campaign — build a campaign with exciting themes, memorable villains, and plots that keep players entranced

Open the book and find:

• A sample adventure

• How to improve your narration

• How to tailor adventures for various types of players

• Tips for running published adventures

• Advice on building a continuing storyline

• How to draw dungeon maps and use D&D Dungeon Tiles

• How to create a campaign world

• How to keep adventures challenging through the paragon and epic tiers