The Westerlands
GM Techniques
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The Frugal GM
When I first started this campaign, I did not have permanent employment. As such, I was
- very strapped for cash
- flush with plenty of spare time to dedicate to game planning.
Even though I have been working full time again for some time now, I still enjoy the creativity involved with gaming on a budget. This section of my campaign wiki will provide links to free, or low-cost GM resources and will detail some of the techniques I use while running my campaign.
Templates & How-to
- Death Pogs
- Initiative Tracker
- Experience Tracker
- Homemade GM Screen
- NPC Card Template
- Status Effect and Blast Templates
- Flying Rig
Online Resources:
General Resources
- Official 3.5 ed. Archive -WOTC’s compiled online archive of 3.5 articles and resources. This site is great for coming up with hooks, adventure ideas or developing characters’ tactics.
- 3.5 ed. D&D Wiki -This site contains most of the information that can be found within the three core D&D rulebooks with the exception of certain proprietary material (e.g. mindflayers). The information is also searchable, making it invaluable for quickly looking up rules, spell details, etc.
Specific Online Resources