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Ran a dungeon crawl in my main campaign that had the theme 'bait the players'

It worked :)

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What if I used my research for evil and developed a ttrpg based around the 2000s and MySpace

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I will say that this photo sums up me playing DnD tho

Currently having the wonderful opportunity to see Twenty Sided Tavern in Sydney!!! Will post deets later but it's awesome so far

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Currently having the wonderful opportunity to see Twenty Sided Tavern in Sydney!!! Will post deets later but it's awesome so far

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Okay Asks are Open - you'll be able to catch me for answers tonight friends!

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Been a bit out if it lately cause I am deep into research but planning on posting more soon!

In the meantime a research update: I caused a staff email to be sent out at a big library

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Scrappy stole a vital part of the ritual and side stepped the big boss fight 😐

My much delayed Halloween one-shot is Scooby Doo themed this year. I said it as a joke in our group chat and it's ended up happening.

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My much delayed Halloween one-shot is Scooby Doo themed this year. I said it as a joke in our group chat and it's ended up happening.

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hii, do you have any tips for someone that’s playing and dm’ing for the first time? my friends and i finally agreed to play but none of us have ever actually played dnd and i’ll probably be the dm so do you have anything for me? thanks a bunch

Ooooh exciting!

Here's some thoughts (sorry for mistakes, I'm typing this on my phone on a train)

1. Have a Session 0 where you explain to them the vibe of the game and build your characters together. Make sure everyone has built a character that will want to engage with the story. Hash out any ground rules you'd like to have.

2. Being a DM is like any performance - things will go wrong, but only you know how things are meant to go. No one else will realise when things have gone off track, so don't panic (it happens to every DM) . Just roll with it, I'm my experience things get back on track eventually.

3. You're meant to be having fun too! (I'm serious) If you're not that's a good point to check in with your players and problem solve how yall can contribute to a great table

4. Everyone at the table is a team (unless you've clearly set out it's DM vs players in session 0, which I probs would recommend for your first campaign). With this in mind, everyone should be contributing to things running smoothly.

5. Getting into the role play side of things will probably not happen immediately. It's hard to focus on being your character while you're still learning the ropes. This is fine!! I've been playing with the same group since 2016 and it's only like since 2021 where we've really hit our stride on role play (we play fairly infrequently tho)

6. Combat will probably be unbalanced for a bit. The Challenge Rating system is a useful guide but how things turn out will definitely depend on your players. It'll take you a bit to tweak to your tables' dynamics.

7. If you don't want PCs to die, have a plan (no I'm serious). Have a TPK plan as well. It doesn't have to be elaborate, could be a local healer or a character's god. Many new DMs accidentally kill characters. Tell your players they have this plan so they're not afraid to take risks, learn and experiment.

8. At the end of the day these are your friends. You should all feel comfortable communicating with each other if things are going wrong/things could be better. Encourage feedback. Encourage feedback on things that are going well also! Sometimes it feels like you're DMing into the void so knowing they're enjoying sessions is very useful.

9. Ultimately it's your table. You can prepare and look at heaps of advice online but it's up to you what you use. You'll discover your own unique style of running things - don't fight it to fit into what you think a DM "should be". There's not one right answer. There's you, your table, and how you enjoy playing.

Hopefully this is helpful! It's turned into a long post haha. I wish you the best of luck and hope it's awesome!

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Oh so when Lucanis is kidnapped and given a demon by someone he's trying to kill he's a "poor boy" but when I get hit in the process of trying to kill someone I'm an "embarrassment" to House de Riva 🙄

smh maybe I'll join House Arainai and become an actual embarrassment

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Rook has two hands!!! (unlike the inquisitor)

If anyone is wondering how my Veilguard playthrough is going: being a crow is awesome, I'm having such a good time.

Only downside is I can't be in a throuple with Neve and Lucanis so it's just (NB, Crow) Rook, Rook's gf (Neve), our bestie (Lucanis), and our bestie's inner demons

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If anyone is wondering how my Veilguard playthrough is going: being a crow is awesome, I'm having such a good time.

Only downside is I can't be in a throuple with Neve and Lucanis so it's just (NB, Crow) Rook, Rook's gf (Neve), our bestie (Lucanis), and our bestie's inner demons

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What/who was the first character you played?

The very very first character I played was only for like a few sessions?

They were a tiefling rogue - tbh I don't remember much about them cause they didn't have much of a personality, but they did help assassinate an emperor.

First proper character I played was Niamh, a halfling bard (with a heavy use of necromancy spells). She was (in)famous for causing the DM to say "I'm not sure whether to make you roll persuasion or intimidation". She caused absolute chaos in a goblin dungeon by mimicking their friends. Chaos machine (I miss playing a bard and haven't in ages)

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Hope you’re having a good day… any advice on what to include on a coming back from hiatus survey/questionairre and or second session zero?

Ooooh this is a fantastic idea of something to do!!!

Some things I might include:

Checking whether the balance of rp to combat to puzzles is correct

How is combat feeling? Is it balanced? Do they want it to be trickier? Do they want more easy fights that make their characters feel powerful between the hard stuff?

How they feel party dynamics are going (depending on the vibes at your table you could also make this confidential)

What things are going well? What have they enjoyed most so far?

Are they feeling happy with the genre/vibes of the campaign?

Are they feeling happy with their character?

These are just kind of off the top of my head, and will v much depend on the dynamics of your table. But make sure you give them a chance to compliment you/the stuff you do well! Particularly if you're coming back from a hiatus this will hopefully give you an extra boost of motivation to get back into the swing of things!

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Asks are Open! Will be answering them in breaks between marking :)

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Increasingly low tolerance for people who critique the US but don't engage with politics/issues in their own country.

At all my fellow Aussies today, if you feel inclined to make a post like "how could America do this, theyre so stupid" DON'T

1. It's never cute to poke fun at bad things happening

2. Abortion rights are under threat here

3. The Voice didn't go through, people voted no

4. We have a federal election next year and we Will have to invest energy into making sure Dutton doesn't get in

Solidarity with my online friends in the US, and people in my own country commenting on it, I better see you at protests & donating

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At all my fellow Aussies today, if you feel inclined to make a post like "how could America do this, theyre so stupid" DON'T

1. It's never cute to poke fun at bad things happening

2. Abortion rights are under threat here

3. The Voice didn't go through, people voted no

4. We have a federal election next year and we Will have to invest energy into making sure Dutton doesn't get in

Solidarity with my online friends in the US, and people in my own country commenting on it, I better see you at protests & donating