James Wyatt is Design Manager for D&D and a lead designer of D&D 4th Edition. Bill Slavicsek is Director of Roleplaying and Miniatures Game Design. Richard Baker is a senior game designer and bestselling author of Forgotten Realms novels. All are associates of Wizards of the Coast, publisher of the Dungeons & Dragons® game. Bill and Richard are coauthors of Dungeons & Dragons® For Dummies.

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• Foreword. Introduction.Part I: Running a Great Game.Chapter 1: The Role of the Dungeon Master.Chapter 2: Preparing for Play.Chapter 3: Running the Game.Chapter 4: Narrating the Adventure.Chapter 5: Dealing with Players.Chapter 6: Teaching the Game.Chapter 7: Your First Adventure: Kobold Hall.Part II: Advanced Dungeon Mastering.Chapter 8: Running an Ongoing Game.Chapter 9: Choosing Your Game Style.Chapter 10: Creating Excitement at the Game Table.Chapter 11: Growing Your Game.Chapter 12: Using Every Available Resource.Part III: Creating Adventures.Chapter 13: Tools of the Trade.Chapter 14: The Dungeon Adventure.Chapter 15: The Wilderness Adventure.Chapter 16: The Event-Based Adventure.Chapter 17: The Randomly Generated Adventure.Chapter 18: Paragon and Epic Adventures.Chapter 19: Sample Dungeon: The Necromancer’s Apprentice.Part IV: Building a Campaign.Chapter 20: Building a Continuous Story.Chapter 21: Creating Memorable Villains.Chapter 22: Bringing the World to Life.Part V: The Part of Tens.Chapter 23: Ten Heroic Encounters.Chapter 24: Ten Paragon Encounters.Chapter 25: Ten Things to Avoid When DMing.Chapter 26: Ten Things to Do All the Time When DMing.Index.

James Wyatt is Design Manager for D&D and a lead designer of D&D 4th Edition. Bill Slavicsek is Director of Roleplaying and Miniatures Game Design. Richard Baker is a senior game designer and bestselling author of Forgotten Realms novels. All are associates of Wizards of the Coast, publisher of the Dungeons & Dragons® game. Bill and Richard are coauthors of Dungeons & Dragons® For Dummies.

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• Foreword. Introduction.Part I: Running a Great Game.Chapter 1: The Role of the Dungeon Master.Chapter 2: Preparing for Play.Chapter 3: Running the Game.Chapter 4: Narrating the Adventure.Chapter 5: Dealing with Players.Chapter 6: Teaching the Game.Chapter 7: Your First Adventure: Kobold Hall.Part II: Advanced Dungeon Mastering.Chapter 8: Running an Ongoing Game.Chapter 9: Choosing Your Game Style.Chapter 10: Creating Excitement at the Game Table.Chapter 11: Growing Your Game.Chapter 12: Using Every Available Resource.Part III: Creating Adventures.Chapter 13: Tools of the Trade.Chapter 14: The Dungeon Adventure.Chapter 15: The Wilderness Adventure.Chapter 16: The Event-Based Adventure.Chapter 17: The Randomly Generated Adventure.Chapter 18: Paragon and Epic Adventures.Chapter 19: Sample Dungeon: The Necromancer’s Apprentice.Part IV: Building a Campaign.Chapter 20: Building a Continuous Story.Chapter 21: Creating Memorable Villains.Chapter 22: Bringing the World to Life.Part V: The Part of Tens.Chapter 23: Ten Heroic Encounters.Chapter 24: Ten Paragon Encounters.Chapter 25: Ten Things to Avoid When DMing.Chapter 26: Ten Things to Do All the Time When DMing.Index.

James Wyatt is Design Manager for D&D and a lead designer of D&D 4th Edition. Bill Slavicsek is Director of Roleplaying and Miniatures Game Design. Richard Baker is a senior game designer and bestselling author of Forgotten Realms novels. All are associates of Wizards of the Coast, publisher of the Dungeons & Dragons® game. Bill and Richard are coauthors of Dungeons & Dragons® For Dummies.

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• Foreword. Introduction.Part I: Running a Great Game.Chapter 1: The Role of the Dungeon Master.Chapter 2: Preparing for Play.Chapter 3: Running the Game.Chapter 4: Narrating the Adventure.Chapter 5: Dealing with Players.Chapter 6: Teaching the Game.Chapter 7: Your First Adventure: Kobold Hall.Part II: Advanced Dungeon Mastering.Chapter 8: Running an Ongoing Game.Chapter 9: Choosing Your Game Style.Chapter 10: Creating Excitement at the Game Table.Chapter 11: Growing Your Game.Chapter 12: Using Every Available Resource.Part III: Creating Adventures.Chapter 13: Tools of the Trade.Chapter 14: The Dungeon Adventure.Chapter 15: The Wilderness Adventure.Chapter 16: The Event-Based Adventure.Chapter 17: The Randomly Generated Adventure.Chapter 18: Paragon and Epic Adventures.Chapter 19: Sample Dungeon: The Necromancer’s Apprentice.Part IV: Building a Campaign.Chapter 20: Building a Continuous Story.Chapter 21: Creating Memorable Villains.Chapter 22: Bringing the World to Life.Part V: The Part of Tens.Chapter 23: Ten Heroic Encounters.Chapter 24: Ten Paragon Encounters.Chapter 25: Ten Things to Avoid When DMing.Chapter 26: Ten Things to Do All the Time When DMing.Index.