Juice that u drink when u are happy

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Bye@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (7 replies)

Makes me want to dm but I don’t know how and don’t know how I’d organize my friends

RedditWanderer@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y (5 replies)

Friends is the hardest part. Sticking to a schedule in adulthood is impossible, at least for my friends lmao.

I even tried sites like roll 20 but had absolutely no fun because everyone was trying to make builds to break the game or outsmart the dm. I tried like 5 groups and it was all the same.

WindInTrees@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (4 replies)

I'm hoping my screening process will get rid of those kinds of people before we start...

RedditWanderer@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y (3 replies)

Beggars can't be choosers!

WindInTrees@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Are DM's looking for players beggars? I thought there were lots of players looking for games

RedditWanderer@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Dms beg for players in my experience

Edit: thought of you when I saw this

WindInTrees@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

Definitely happened to me

TacticsConsort@yiffit.net · 4 pts · 3y

Protip: Literally just do it, because the easiest and fastest way to learn how to DM is to DM something and then think about how you DMed it.

I would recommend an official module to you as a way to help you learn how to balance encounters, but you must be aware that most if not all official modules are actually critically flawed in such a way that negates the main benefit of DnD: A pre-made adventure can only allow your players to follow one path.

All told I think the pre-made adventure that's the least bad is Ghosts of Saltmarsh, followed by Hoard of the Dragon Queen, but these both have VERY rough level 1 adventures, so honestly just make your own. You can adjust things like enemy HP and hit modifiers on the fly if you realize you've made a horrible mistake (just don't tell the players).

Oh, but my one key piece of advice? If you want to run an adventure your players are going to love? Simply ask them what they want out of the adventure, and react accordingly. If they want loot, then give them coins, gems, and unique valuables. If they want an overarching plot, make up a villain and have their minions be thematic. If they want to meet dragons, introduce one early and make the players meet them and some other dragons who know them a few more times throughout the adventure. DnD's greatest strength, by an absolute mile, is the ability to tailor content exactly to what the players want. No video game can do that.

TacticsConsort@yiffit.net · 2 pts · 3y

God now that's relatable alright. Good meme boyo

bastion@feddit.nl · 2 pts · 3y

Yep yep, that's the good stuf rite ther.