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Becomes more important at 3rd level + in 2024 D&D because they've started making initiative matter in class-related ways. Two examples...

Roll off, and then move whoever loses to one count lower (sometimes, this turns into a chain reaction so we have to make a judgement...

Managing a table of ten players is less like storytelling and more like air traffic control. In the heat of my weekly library sessions...

Thirteen...million...DOLLARS? I had to check three times.

Just to address this specifically: You are not doing ANYTHING wrong. My library has books, paper, pencil, dice, that is "theirs". I...

Me too! This is very common. Casual players just show up with a character sheet....maybe. They put little effort into the game, often...

I've only known one time in over 40 years of playing & GMing, where GMs were in abundance and fully appreciated. That was my college D&D...

Thank you @aco175 for bringing this thread to my attention. The list of my articles is here: RPG Evolution I am blessed. My local...

Nicely done. This is excellent. I definitely use the "On Deck" method, but also use the "In the Hole" method, giving the next TWO...

Picture courtesy of Pixabay. In the world of public library gaming, overbooking is more than a strategy; it is a survival mechanism...

So, now we're nitpicking the use of "rift"? Sheesh. You're right, Gygaxes haven't been involved with official D&D for quite some time ...

Yes, narrative fiction summarizing what happened. The die hard players absolutely do read them and comment on them, so I know some of...

It matters for the DM quite a bit.

That's how I run it, basically. It's a living world. People come and go. I adjust on the fly. There's not "hang out in the dungeon" and...

It's a fascinating thing that's on the same spectrum of "Pay What You Want." It's why I get annoyed that PWYW is listed with "free"...