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Title

How to Track NPC Appearances Across Multiple D&D Sessions

Summary

One of the hardest parts of running a long campaign isn’t worldbuilding. It’s continuity.

Publish date

Feb 20, 2026

Author

Baer Bradford
Title

How-To: Real-Time World Mapping in your Session Logs

Summary

If you mention an NPC, Location, or Item that you’ve already created in the World Builder, the app recognizes it instantly.

Publish date

Feb 10, 2026

Author

Baer Bradford
Title

How to Create Random Tables and Batch Rolls

Summary

Learn how to create Random Tables and combine them into Batch Rolls to generate multiple results with a single click. This guide shows you how to build tables, add entries manually, in bulk, or with AI assistance, and reuse them to quickly generate NPCs, locations, encounters, and more.

Publish date

Jan 25, 2026

Author

Matthew Bauer

Unity

Check out our collection of Unity articles, covering everything from beginner tutorials to more advanced development techniques.

Dec 07, 2014 unity

Tower Defense Tutorials Part 6

The sixth video tutorial of a series which takes you through the process of building a tower defense game.

Matthew Bauer

Author

Dec 17, 2022 unity

How to set up Visual Studio Code for Unity

All of the Visual Studio Code Extensions you'll need to get started using it with Unity3D.

Marvin Knox

Author

Aug 03, 2014 map-generation

A* Pathfinding Tutorial

Technical talk from Matt Bauer about A* pathfinding in Nauticus Act III.

Matthew Bauer

Author

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World Building

Explore our world building articles, offering guidance on crafting detailed settings, characters, and lore for your game.

Mar 31, 2014 world-building

Using Cellular Automata to Create a Random Map Generator

Learn how to programmatically generate earth-like terrain using cellular automata.

Matthew Bauer

Author

May 25, 2023 world-building

Writing Dialogue for Video Games

Writing good dialogue for video games is an essential skill for game developers to master, as it helps to bring the game's characters and story to life, and makes the game more immersive for players.

Jake Medina

Author

Jan 15, 2025 project

How Good Habits Can Help You Ship Your First Game (and Your Second)

The secret to game dev success? Small steps, daily habits, and the courage to ship—even when it’s not perfect.

Baer Bradford

Author

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Learn C#

This series of blog posts is designed to help you learn C# from scratch, with a focus on game development. Each post includes a video tutorial and code samples to guide you through key concepts and practical applications.

Jan 08, 2020 learn-c-sharp

C# Lesson 3

Learn how to do some basic math with C# in the 3rd lesson from our series for beginners learning C#.

Matthew Bauer

Author

Feb 03, 2020 learn-c-sharp

C# Project 2

Test out your knowledge on basic C# programming with a challenging project making a hangman game. Covers lessons 7-12 from the beginner series.

Matthew Bauer

Author

Jan 08, 2020 learn-c-sharp

C# Lesson 2

Learn how to read input from the user in the second lesson from our series on learning C# for beginners.

Matthew Bauer

Author

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Tutorials

This section offers comprehensive tutorials on a wide range of game development topics. From design to advanced programming techniques, each guide is crafted to help you level up your skills in game creation.

Apr 20, 2015 legacy-earth-video-series

Enemy Health and Explosions

Video tutorial about managing enemy health in a rail shooter built with Unity3d. We'll also discuss killing enemies in fiery explosions.

Matthew Bauer

Author

Oct 12, 2014 unity

Tower Defense Tutorials Part 3

The third video tutorial of a series which takes you through the process of building a tower defense game.

Matthew Bauer

Author

Jul 11, 2025 tutorial

How to Supercharge Your TTRPG Prep with Random Tables

You've got a session tomorrow, and you're short on time. Prep can be a daunting part of running a game, but what if you could cut your prep time in half and still deliver compelling sessions? Enter: random tables.

Baer Bradford

Author

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Map Generation

Check out some posts related to 2D tilemaps for tower defense games, randomly generated maps for top down 2D games, and guides on pathfinding algorithms.