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Thanks for the insight! I didn't mind that they spent so much time in the first room, I was just surprised that it was so much time. There's a lot of interesting things in the room, so I guess it can happen. As you will know, there's only one door out but they never really tried to just open it...

Thanks for the insight! So far I've managed to instill dread in the players; they do fear the encounters, traps and definitely the gas, but they're not used to this old school type of play. They want to explore everything, turn every rock and look in every room. They can't leave a mystery...

Hi folks! Today I started running The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan from Yawning Portal. My group has 4 players, and I'm running it pretty much as-written from the book. For those who don't know, Tamoachan is a 1st edition dungeon originally intended for tournament play that has now been adapted...

Thank you! Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan is a time-sensitive dungeon and PCs are punished by poisonous gas every hour they're in there! I'll have to check out the time keeping thing, it would definitely help me keep track of when to trigger the gas damage. I am familiar with AngryDM. I think his...

Hi everyone I'm a fairly new DM, and this Saturday I'm going to run my first really big dungeon: The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan from Yawning Portal. My question is how I and the players can keep track of things. I obviously have my DM map from the book, and I usually draw on my battlemat, but...

I am completely enamored with Tomb of Horrors, but most of my players will be pretty new. I think Tomb of Horrors might be a bit too much... unless the 5e version really is super nerfed?

Hi everyone! I'm planning a one-shot for some friends (and a few strangers), and I'd like to run an interesting dungeon. I was recently a player in one, and it worked well for a one-shot I thought. I'm tempted to try a dungeon from TotYP, but I'm unsure which one is appropriate. I'd like the...

This is what I am going for!

Hi everyone, Next week I will run Death House as a one-shot for a group of experienced players. I'm running the one-shot mostly to test Death House, as I will be starting Curse of Strahd with my regular group soon and they are all new players. We are about to finish Lost Mines of Phandelver...

Hi everyone, I am in the process of preparing Curse of Strahd, and I came across this site: https://www.ambient-mixer.com/ There's lots of cool and ominous ambient music, and I am considering using it for certain parts of the story. At least for Death House I think it might be cool, and...

Lol, posting history. Is this one of those types of forums where a high post count equals more respect and reverence? Before you answer, check my posting history. B-)

I bet you've never DM'ed a session in your life. You realize how much work we put into running a game, and then you can't even be bothered to take notes, or take an interest? Lazy players are the worst.

I used to work in Japan. I am happy to report that you are right, and it's something I appreciate every day. Thanks for your reply.

Well, it's a fairly new shop. The old LGS closed down recently. I don't know why, but they probably got Amazon'ed. There's a bunch of boardgame cafés in my town; it's quite hip these days. This particular shop hosts a bunch of Magic: The Gathering and Warhammer events, but nothing D&D specific.

Hi everyone! Your forum is active and seems great, so I'm happy to have joined! I have sort of a moral conundrum and I am looking for input. I generally like the idea of "Support your local game store!", and I do it enthusiastically at my local running store when buying running gear. I don't...

I'm a fairly new DM, and there are a few things which annoy me a little. I convinced my group of friends to play. Six players and myself; they're all smart people. All of us at least have Master's degrees and one might start a PhD soon. Despite that, however, I'm literally the only one who has...