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To a certain extent I think older players/DMs consider it bad form to share campaign and character stories. I personally doubt are many "people" that are eager to hear them, but it is cool there are some folks who do. I am not dismissing the idea that there is a certain element of gatekeeping...

I'm old. I have played a long time - almost since the beginning. I was amused by the video. When I was watching I thought some of the same things mentioned above - "Yeah, we were aware of that rule." I also thought he made a lot of assumptions about how the game was played. Even, is we confine...

My difficulty with mass combat with D&D was always magic, not so much numbers. For me, I had to come up with a way to limit the use of magic on the battlefield. I use a mage law that forbids the use of magic on the battlefield - the details include mages declaring a mage war on anyone who...

Let them win or change players. There is a mismatch of expectations here.

Have the players vote. Majority rules - move on.

What would be useful would be a model form for players to fill out on their preferences and expectations for a D&D campaign followed by a series of suggestions about how to create a campaign that will align with players' preferences and expectations. Perhaps going further in depth with a...

If you are excited about creating the cards and including them in your encounters, I would say go for it. Your enthusiasm will come through when you use them in the campaign. If you dread the work of creating the cards - then go with some of the other suggestions and ideas above.

I potentially have a table of 9. We play in person weekly for four hours. I have 3 very regular players and 3 more mostly regular players. I usually have 5 or 6 at the table, which is good for me, but occasionally, like once every few months I have 8 or 9 at the table. My favorite thing to do to...

I own all 6 and have run Borderlands, Isle of Dread, and am currently running Elemental Evil. They need a little work to run in 5e - but they have been a blast. The books can absolutely be a little clunky, but I do not regret purchasing them at all.

I'll come at it from the opposite angle: My table is full of veteran players who LOVE combat. I have been trying to consider why - when many folks find 5th edition combat dull or boring. I'm not sure I have a great answer (except, maybe, my players are just different), but here are some...

I have been on here pretty much since the beginning. It goes in waves. Sometimes you need to just take a break from the boards. It still is heaps better than Twitter and Reddit IMO.

Can't even kill Giant Rats.

These are good ideas. I also agree that solid DMs are the key to making the game easier to learn. However, rules mastery alone will not get the job done. I have tables full of players and many know the rules better than me. The fact is, most people in D&D prefer to play. "Forever DM" is a...

We play weekly on Sundays for most of the year. However, during the fall I coach football so we only play every other Saturday during the season.

Is there a chance you could get together with other more experienced painters and paint? I think the reason my children (adults now) are pretty decent painters is they grew up painting with me. They have all developed their own styles, but they could show me a miniature and ask for advice as...

Picked up DCC Core rules and a module with the coupon, some fancy hollow metal dice from Easy Roller Dice, Birth of America: 1775 The American Revolution board game from Academy Games, the complete Stat trackers box, the Mini-Dungeon Tome from Adventure A Week, Ubersreik Adventures II for WFRP...

I received Fizban's as a gift from a player - I was not planning on buying it. Honestly, it has seen a ton of use - particularly in my high level campaign.

Love it. I use random dungeon generators for ideas and inspiration frequently. The sample looks great!

I just dropped into GenCon on Thursday and walked the exhibit hall and bought some stuff. I did not game and only had a one-day pass. Went out for a nice meal Wednesday night and hit the Con the next day. I think that is how I will "do" GenCon in the near future. It was a good move for me. I...