D&D 5E REALLY REALLY BAD DM ADVICE

[Jfdlsjfd]

Put no thought whatsoever into names. Always make them up on the fly. It's perfectly fine if every NPC is named Bob and are residents of Bobtown.

Especially, if you're using a published AP, and English isn't the native language of your group, keep the NPC name as-is.It's their name, who are you to change them? Nobody will cringe, at all. Bonus point if, for an added touch of exoticism, the author chose to give NPCs from one of the fantasy nations names that he finds evocative of your native language, despite never having been on the same hemisphere.
(OK, it's QUITE specific an advice, but I am sure some people here can relate...)

 

[generic]

When in Rome, do what Romans do. Dress for the occasion. Therefore, when running a game, make your players feel comfortable by not showering, changing clothes, brushing your teeth, or using toilet paper for a few days.

You're just describing my general routine.

 

[Blue]

Put no thought whatsoever into names. Always make them up on the fly. It's perfectly fine if every NPC is named Bob and are residents of Bobtown.

In one game back in college I asked the Sheriff his name and the DM responded "Standard NPC #3". So I was like "Ok, Stan, you need to listen to me..."

 

[Oofta]

In one game back in college I asked the Sheriff his name and the DM responded "Standard NPC #3". So I was like "Ok, Stan, you need to listen to me..."

Almost as bad as my wife's PC No-nah-me. Spelled Noname.

 

[Charlaquin]

Almost as bad as my wife's PC No-nah-me. Spelled Noname.

I once met a real-life human being named Eman. He said his parents couldn’t decide what to name him, so they literally just went with name backwards.

 

[generic]

I once met a real-life human being named Eman. He said his parents couldn’t decide what to name him, so they literally just went with name backwards.

Eman is actually, in my opinion, an excellent name.

 

[Charlaquin]

Eman is actually, in my opinion, an excellent name.

It’s a perfectly cromulent name by itself, it’d just be a bummer knowing your parents picked it because they couldn’t decide on anything else. And if this person had been an adult I’d have been inclined to assume he was joking, but this was a child.

 

[Benjamin Olson]

Never be afraid to go ahead and just telling players what their characters say, do, and think. It really helps set up your cut scenes and generally keeps them where they belong on the track.

 

[Weiley31]

Never be afraid to go ahead and just telling players what their characters say, do, and think. It really helps set up your cut scenes and generally keeps them where they belong on the track.

I mean, don't have to go that far, but there is never anything wrong with certain cutscenes.

 

[DemoMonkey]

Every time the characters descend a level in a dungeon, they should gain a character level. Of course this goes the other way on the way back up. That's how you keep things balanced!