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From Player to DM: Making the Transition and Mastering Both Sides of the Screen
Dear Readers, Dungeons & Dragons is a game of boundless imagination, where players step into the roles of heroes, embarking on epic quests and facing formidable challenges. At the heart of every D&D campaign is the Dungeon Master (DM), the storyteller who guides the players through the adventure, weaving a narrative tapestry of danger, discovery, and drama. As a player, you’ve experienced the…
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#d and d#D&D#DM#dnd#dragons#dungeons#dungeons & dragons#Dungeons and Dragons#gaming#How-To DM#Player to DM#role playing#tabletop game
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"Your 32 persuasion check doesn't mean shit to a 5 ton carnivorous lizard that can breathe lightning who sees you as a home intruder. Now make me a dexterity saving throw."
-our DM, curing a player of horny bard syndrome.
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Falling in love with an outer god
(Just wanted to imagine what it’d look like if Mel took a draconic form in front of Lazuli. I guess it’d be more voidy and nightmarish in game cause of the Fallen Aasimar of the Awful Deep thing, but let’s just say that Mel could also be related to a golden dragon who was also Pelor’s favorite so… 👀 I wanted to try a fairytale/medieval vibe here, kinda happy with how it turned out! Melisande belongs to @the-nothing-maker ❤️)
#dungeons and dragons#medieval aesthetic#aasimar#dnd art#val cardinal#one day my players will know all the wildest stuff I invented for their backstories#all this drama and alternative universes that only live in a DM’s brain#I’m so happy I get to explore this with my art and by talking to players like Elliot#honestly he doesn’t know how much lore I just wing on the spot#we’re finishing our big zine about Mel and Lazuli can’t wait to show it!!#my art
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🌑✨ Theeana A'daravar — a drow twilight cleric & Tearcatcher of the Evergleaming Moon.
#dnd#dnd art#ttrpg#ttrpg art#character design#dnd character design#outfit design#drow#elf#cleric#digital art#artists on tumblr#my art#dexial degenerates#this is a design for my player ave for this cleric theyre playing in a dnd campaign i dm!
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Normal boy spotted.
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#poorly drawn mdzs#mdzs#wei wuxian#wen wing#wen remnants#Wen ning#This scene felt like a bit of a fever dream. We have (with little to no comedic exaggeration):#1) WWX whistling and somehow summoning not one but several horses to his side.#2) meeting the surviving Wen sect members who insist on not leaving Wen Ning behind.#Only for it to cut back to Wen Ning ripping a guy in half. (Not pictured here. I tried so hard but I could not make it look good).#Personally I feel like we moved on way too fast from the horse thing. Where did they come from? WWX couldn't have brought them.#He *just* found out there were more people left behind.#So...are the from the Jing sect? Are these disloyal horses? Or does WWX have incredible animal charisma skills?#It feels a bit like a DND player asked to call in some horses and the DM said 'Sure if you roll well enough' and it was a natural 20.#Maybe this is just my own envy cutting through. God damn I wish I could whistle and summon a horse to my side whenever I needed to.#I know I should not be so hung up on the horses. But my brain is cooked. I have been so sick.#The kind of sickness that makes it hard to breathe. Or think. Or have any energy at all.#I wish I had good commentary to write here. I just...really want a nap. And for October to restart to make up for all the lost time.#Thank you all for being so kind and patient once again. It truly means a lot.
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i'd like to formally thank duel links for this tag duel tournament in general, but ESPECIALLY for rex and téa having a fun interaction! what an interesting tag team o_O bonus:
#yugioh#rex raptor#téa gardner#tea gardner#dinosaur ryuzaki#anzu mazaki#yugioh duel monsters#yugioh dm#ygo dm#yugioh duel links#tag duel tournament#weevil underwood#insector haga#yugioh vagabond#<- substituting for the player#digital art#fanart#doodle#comic#can. someone tell me what the ship name is. can we let this cook on the stove one more time i think we got something#alt text
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npcs from my blades in the dark campaign (that i never stop thinking about)
#blades in the dark#bitd#art#such a fun system. especially with players who are very committed to playing nasty weirdos#the approach to collaborative narrative is so different and so exciting as a dm and very refreshing after running/playing much dnd
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My amazing D&D party gifted me a homemade DM screen for the ending of our 5 year campaign. It's my BBEG lich and the crystals of the game. And I am overwhelmed with how incredible this is. I am truly so blessed.
Screen lovingly and fantastically crafted by @adoradoi
#dungeons and dragons#lich#dm screen#amazing friend art#i am so lucky to have the players and friends i do
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you cannot convince me that a SINGLE ONE of these npcs existed before the moment brennan said they did. those gymnist criminals are 100% dm "fuck i need a guy right now" moment. the 30 year old 80 year old doctor? improv, baby! the cuck pig, 100% new idea on the spot. and i love it.
#dimenson 20#d20 nsbu#never stop blowing up#episode 3#its so good#this season i see myself as a dm so much#me when my players do some stupid shit#amd i have to make up a guy to help#“theres an old ass doctor man”
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I had a post a while ago about making sure your dnd character WANTS to be an adventurer a while ago, something else I’ve been thinking about is the importance of making a dnd character that WANTS to be in a group and have some sort of relationship with other PCs. the Group Nature of ttrpgs means lone wolves just aren’t feasible. if you really want to play a lone wolf or antisocial character at the beginning then I highly recommend telling your dm and the others players that you plan on forming bonds along the way and growing out of that mindset. otherwise why are you playing dnd, a group activity that involves cooperation and building relationships? Just Write A Book if you don’t wanna be in a group
#the advice Just Write A Book goes out to DMs a lot but it also applies to PCs I think#I’ve had character ideas that I’ve moved from PC to Book Character for this reason!!#I do like lone wolves who don’t trust others but they’re way more fun to read about than actually play#pls cooperate with the other players and be friends at the table lol#dnd
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the moment brennan pulled out the real exam questions every dnd player started praying to every god in the universe that their dm wouldn’t find out and do this, and every dm took down a little note
#it’s me I’m both#as a dnd player I’m terrified and as a dm I might’ve jotted it down on my list of encounter ideas#d20#dimension 20#fhjy#fhjy spoilers
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Did I pass?
DM: Roll a nature check.
Cleric: *rolls* That’s a natural 18, my nature is +8, so 26.
Artificer: Also I cast guidance on you.
Cleric: *rolls* That’s a four.
Artificer: Also I did emboldening bond earlier, so that’s another d4.
Cleric: *rolls* That’s another 4!
Artificer: And I’ll add spark of genius to give you another +6.
Cleric: so all together that’s 40.
DM: You got a 40 on your nature check?!
Cleric: Yeah.
DM: …I hate you guys.
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SCREAMING TO THE VOID-
Jrwi Riptide enjoyers!!!! I have looked everywhere for the list of what we know of the pirate code so far- I know it’s at least five- I think
If you know anything please lemme know!!!
#players that I dm for don’t mind this#I know the first rule ofc#JRWI#jrwi riptide#jrwi show#I need it for reference#jrwi podcast
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Brennan Lee Mulligan is truly a master of both immersive and realistic storytelling because what do you mean he printed out actual physical exams for his the intrepid heroes to take
#he’s kinda sick in the head for that#if my DM came out with printed tests and said you the player are answering these questions and not ur PC…#I would blow everything up#dimension 20#fantasy high
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honestly, brennan getting completely fooled by zac is so relatable to me because whenever I DM, all knowledge of dnd leaves my brain except for the basics. like I cannot for the life of me tell you what a spell does when I DM. my player's abilities are unknown to me. I am simply here to be fooled by my players
#with new players i try to remember what they do#or have them talk out loud what the spell or ability says so i can help them#but i mainly dm for experienced players right now#so i am brain empty when i play#just a tool for the story to come through#dimension 20#fhjy#d20#d20 fantasy high#d20 fhjy#fantasy high#fantasy high junior year
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lukas is the most quintessential example of an npc the dm made up on the fly and gave a funny voice but now the party's obsessed with him and he HAS to come everywhere
#dm: oh ill just add a fun lil guy#players: i will DIE for him#dimension 20#d20#originals#dimension 20 spoilers#d20 spoilers#burrow's end#burrow's end spoilers#d20 burrow's end#dimension 20 burrows end#judith watches burrow's end#dimension 20 burrow's end
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