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Fun read. When I think of the Underdark, I cannot help but think back on first exploring Blackreach in Skyrim. So captivating, and a little frightening of what might be lurking around down there. I have not had a chance to play or DM Out of the Abyss yet, due to my group's sandbox campaign...

Merry Christmas guys and gals! I hope you all made the nice list.

I know right? Without a doubt, Roll20, is the single reason I have the ability to game. Without Roll20, I would not have been able to go down this rabbit-hole, and TTRPGs would be nothing more than a fond memory for me right now.

Maxperson I think that is a good point. Gradation may be the key concept here.

Some of these are so beautiful. I know it might be a little weird to say that, but man, you can really tell just how passionate some people get about their hobbies. Very, very cool.

Yes. I do.

Can I just chime in and say I love the feedback. Especially since the discussions have been very cordial. I think the point here so far, is that the styles and reasoning behind each DM varies tremendously. Even if two DM reach the same conclusion, they may have taken a different path to that...

I am not not not saying your approach is wrong @iserith, or that my approach is better; just explaining my logic. I feel that in the above scenario, I would lean towards the fudge approach. My reason is because it gave them a chance to roll. If there is a chance for the players to roll I...

I would like to present a scenario: Let's use a sneaky rogue, as has been brought up previously. The player wants to sneak up and make an attack on the guard. The 'Fudger' DM: This DM is not certain if the player can make a swift strike to actually down the guard. The guard is at... let's say...

I seriously JUST had this happen in my homebrew last month...during the freaking final 45 minutes of the final session in the whole campaign. I am 98% positive the player took "something"... it was a little scary because he just mumbled and lumped over onto his desk. We actually had to call...

It's... IMO, the reason we even have the damn DM screen in the first place. It's like, are my players going to get some special spoiler from that map their DM is working on from 5-6 feet away, upside down, drawn in pencil? Not really no. The game was invented with DMs rolling behind the screen...

My current biggest hurdle I am personally having the overcome is not having enough time myself. The game is simply fantastic. When I think brand I just wished it was strong enough to get people who aren't exposed through traditional means, interested through outside exposure (videos games...

This is almost exactly to the letter what I was planning on talking about. I completely agree here. I would cautiously agree here. This is not something I would make a habit, but say once every 4 or 5 sessions I might do something along these lines.

Hey guys, My younger (though still legal drinking aged, 20-something year old) brother and I will be discussing tabletop gaming on a new youtube channel we are putting together. One of our first topics out of the gate is going to be fudging. The intricacies, whether you should do it or not...

I think the brand is weak at the moment. But not internally with its current audience. It's like this... if you are a tabletop RPG gamer, frequenter of comic shops, or possibly all-around geek, the brand is fine. You have video games, board games, books and other sorts of swag to scratch your...

Fence comes to mind. Find out who the current fence is for the local thieves. Eliminate the competition. Become the only game in town. Profit.

This. Throw away characters (aka one-shots) are fun to roll. The challenge of making them work can be exciting. But in a campaign... feeling like your character is under-powered or that someone in the group is vastly outshining the others can be disheartening.

Also, both are these are great great great pieces of advice... If you have a setting or a location, (Town X) that can be another great way to approach the above suggestions. In the city of X, who rules? Who wants to rule? What are they doing about wanting to rule? or In village Y, who has...

When putting NPCs into my game, I have one goal: make the NPC memorable. I find that if my initial goal is not to drive story, but rather to give the PCs someone to interact with that they will not 'just get a quest from', the rest comes easier. From there, I can create a way for them to drive...

I actually asked for, and know that I will receive, the Temple of Elemental Evil Board Game for Christmas from my sister-in-law. Which I think is hilarious because she is SUPER posh and I know was probably pissed she had to go into an actual comic shop, but hey, she drew my name and it's what I...