D&D General What's your best D&D tip (50 words or less)

[GuardianLurker]

When the players do that One Weird Thing(tm) you didn't expect: Don't Panic.

 

[payn]

Dont drink the host's milk.

 

[OB1]

Failure is an opportunity for heroics.

 

[Eyes of Nine]

The humans at the table are more important than any, any part of the fictional world. Player (including the GM)'s safety and comfort are always paramount.

 

[Hussar]

The referee puts obstacles in front of the PCs; the players figure out how to overcome those obstacles. The only “story” in RPGs should emerge from the combination of the referee’s obstacles, the players’ choices, and the luck of the dice.

@overgeeked, if you don't mind, I'd like to jump off from this to start another thread. I think there's some legs in this discussion.

 

[MNblockhead]

Dont drink the host's milk.

I'm almost afraid to ask...illustrative example please.

 

[payn]

I'm almost afraid to ask...illustrative example please.

Enjoy.

 

[billd91]

Dont drink the host's milk.

And for god's sake, don't gift them a pen unless they really want it.
(that can be searched for on this forum as an exercise for the reader)

 

[Umbran]

Online discussions of how to play games often quickly elides into being dogmatic. That is a feature of internet discussion, not actual play. Actual play is about the people at your table, not internet orthodoxies.

 

[Eyes of Nine]

Enjoy.

I do have a friend who eventually heads to my refrigerator and just helps himself to whatever...
Oh wait, and I'm starting an RPG campaign with him in a few weeks?!? Ohhh boy...