Mastering Dungeons Legends of Greyhawk and RealmsBound with Savannah Houston-McIntyre (MD 275)
Jan 21, 2026
Savannah Houston-McIntyre, creative director at Baldman Games and senior designer for Mythmakers, led organized-play projects like Legends of Greyhawk and RealmsBound with Ed Greenwood. She discusses running convention-first campaigns, structuring regional metaplots, coordinating writers, virtual event logistics, and how to contribute writing and support for these large shared-world projects.
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Lower The DM Cognitive Load
- Run easier games to find your cognitive comfort threshold and build DM muscle gradually.
- Use simpler systems, delegate bookkeeping, and strip nonessential prep when you hit overload.
Share Bookkeeping With Players
- Offload bookkeeping tasks to players: have them track HP, initiative, or monster groups.
- Use index cards or table-side markers for conditions so the group shares the tracking burden.
Practical 3D Combat Tools
- Start cheap and visual when representing elevation: use books, blocks, or clear plastic tiers for height.
- Mark elevation with dice, containers, or dry-erase markers to keep tracking fast and flexible.