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I just came up with the best idea for my dnd campaign. If I play it off right, I think I might actually kill my players with sadness, anger and confusion.

Also if any more experienced DMs have tips on balancing encounters, can you share them please? I’ve got a habit of making encounters too easy and I want to challenge my players without like. Accidentally killing them all.

#basically the idea is that the npc they rescued on their first quest #is actually the BBEG and working with them to prepare them as a sacrifice #to the god that the BBEG and their entire cult is trying to free from the Abyss #and so this character has basically been giving them the best shot at life just so that they can have it ripped away from them in an instant #and realize that all their efforts to save the world were futile #obviously the party is gonna win I have a habit of making encounters way too easy #but it’s not gonna happen at the end #Mel talks #dnd #dungeons and dragons #dming #dnd dming #first time dming #first time dm

some dm tips i use in most sessions:

- dream sequences r so fucking good. they r SO fucking good they can lead on plot and make tension and shit its so good please use them have your players roll a d20 no mod and depending on how high/low they roll they either have a good dream or a nightmare. go apeshit

- if your pals enjoy rp, playing dnd on discord over text is super fun! it works really well just use tatsumaki or avrae to roll dice

- if your player rolls a nat 20, that automatically lets them succeed right? on a nat 1, instead of just failing, have something happen that they wouldn’t want to happen, or have something distract them, etc. your player is exploring a desert and looking around to see any water and rolls a nat one? they get sand in their eyes. it’s fun to make up some sort of little reason for them to fail there

- cannot stress enough how fucking fun it is to have character secrets. go wild on the backstory! have some dramatic shit! work with your players to think things out and its even better if their backstories intertwine with the plot

- i cannot stress this enough. have consequences for your players actions. it enhances the rp

- ask your players questions out of game! ask how they would react to things like seeing estranged family members again, what their worst fears are, etc, it helps to get a feel for the character and makes rp better

- this is more of a general dnd tip not a dming tip but like. if you play online? having a google docs character sheet template is super convenient. i personally use this one i made, and i update it every so often with fixes etc, you can feel free to make a copy and use it for your own characters!

- most of all, make sure everyone’s having fun! if someone hasn’t been talking for a bit, check in with them, make sure they’re having a good time!

#dnd #dming tips #dungeons and dragons #dnd dming

It rather interesting that the more I DM, with various different groups and settings, the more I write stories with horror in them despite not being a fan of horror movies/books. I mean I can’t even remember the last time I actually saw a horror movie. It just weird how I am not a fan of horror, yet I keep writing horror sessions/scenarios for my DND groups and such.

#dnd #dnd 5e #dming #dnd dming #personal

Bad DnD sidequest: the party must find and recapture a farmer’s geese, but all of these geese behave like the goose from Untitled Goose Game.

#I actually ran this quest #my players had so much fun with it #they also bullied the guy who lost his geese #he was a toonkind who was also a glass of milk #dnd #dnd dming #dnd quest #dnd campaign #it came from the inferno

Killed my first PC yesterday, feeling good

#I mean player character not personal computer #Mel talks #dnd #dnd dming #dming #dnd memes #dnd shitposts #dnd session #dnd stories #dungeons and dragons

Hey I'm going to be creating a dnd world/campaign. It's going to be entirely sandbox for the players and probably take me a long long time to make, would anyone be interested in me sharing the process of making it?

#dnd #dnd dming #dnd 5e #homebrew dnd #world building #lore

if anyone is good at overall plot ideas for dnd campaigns but struggles with the little details please hit me up. i love the little details but i’m terrible with overall plot. help.

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