With the Halloween season upon us, many DMs will be inspired to run horror one-shots or campaigns for their groups, but you’ll need more than candles and a good soundtrack to set the mood.
Horror settings are a different breed to your standard high-fantasy D&D setting, and as such a few extra considerations need to be taken.
In a new ‘How to…’ video, the fantastic Kelsey Dionne from The Arcane Library delves into the three core pillars required for writing and DMing a horror campaign; suspense, powerlessness and mystery.
If you don’t fancy creating your own spooky one-shot, you can download The Night Hunter horror adventure for free from the description of Kelsey’s video.
We’re big fans of The Arcane Library and Kelsey’s DMing and writing skills. If you’ve not signed up to her newsletter, make sure you do. It’s crammed full of free hints and tips for DMs as well as free one-shots and other downloads.