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How do you determine your dungeon's length? What tool(s) do you use to predict how many hours (or sessions) your dungeon takes to complete? To elaborate: I'm fairly new to DMing 5th Edition. Anyways that being said, how do you determine your dungeon length? I don't just mean physical size but...

An exciting part of the game out of combat is roleplaying. However, backing up your roleplaying with actual die rolls can give you wavering results! So herein lies the Skill Challenge where the DM will call you out to roll skills... Or does he call 2 of you out? 3? The entire party? Some skill...

So I created a monster... and the player's have not faced it yet. It is of an elite soldier of a new race I made called the Votruk. Basically the concept is: They are highly irradiated juggernauts meant for battle and interrogation alongside many foot soldiers. They use a scythe infused with...

I'm starting this thread because I feel like I could relate with people with blasphemous DM stories. Unfortunately these "Stories" must be true. I've gone through a number of them, and so have you! I encourage you to share a story about a terrible DM you've had running the table.

I have a reliable player who has always wanted to DM. They've been a player for a couple of years now but they have little to no idea of how to be a Dungeon Master. They've admitted this to me as I've asked them before: "Did you ever want to DM sometime?". At first, I was a little shocked how...

In the games you've played, have you considered splitting the party as a viable option? As a DM, I've experienced this with my players. Sometimes it can be great and they can get more done, or it can get sour and someone can be easily abandoned. I'm also writing puzzles & traps that encourage...

Greetings everyone. So... this Inspiration stuff: As a DM who ran Pathfinder for 2 years, I often have a rule or two I forget to apply. One thing I'm not used to is awarding "Inspiration" in my new homebrew. People in my party, if not everyone, are decent players ranging in skill level who...

Your experience with 1 shot games... Do you play in them? Do you host them? Do you use a 1 shot to kick-start a bigger game? Your feeling/opinion about 1 shot games? I did host an Evil 1 shot, and it was amazing. My players created 13th level villains, they were in jail and then used as...