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If your 11 year old wanted to be a DM, what is the one best resource you would point that kid to? I know there are several books out there. There are also a number of websites, although some (Angry DM) are not child appropriate. I'm specifically wanting something that covers the basics of...

We have some discussions going about why people don't play high level campaigns, and how there's not a lot written for that levels. Maybe someone will write something that will take off, prompted by this thread? IRL I'm already running Baldur's Gate II from 1 to 20ish (2 years in), and...

We have a player out in my Sunday game (only 3 players), so I'm probably going to run a one shot for my other 2 players to try out some other character class. We could have 1-2 guests. We have about 2.5 hours of play time. Any recommendations for a great low-prep 1-shot? I am considering just...

Pay them in silver instead! From Bret Devereaux: https://acoup.blog/2025/01/03/collections-coinage-and-the-tyranny-of-fantasy-gold/ There's a level 0 to 5 campaign idea in here, where the PCs go from level 0 commoners to landed warriors with good gear. Add a couple of layers of magic items in...

I know some people are putting out full-fledged illustrated books on the DM's Guild, complete with lots of art. Examples include the Hell-themed Asmodeus one last year, the Honkonomicon, and more. At the high end with the right team and a near-guarantee of selling a couple of thousand copies...

After a discussion in the Weapon Mastery/Complexity thread, I was listening to Ginny D's D&D with ADHD video and realized that my cleric who can't remember some of his class abilities or find things quickly on his character sheet is probably ADHD or ADD. I have designed a one-page character...

What are your favorite crafting systems / DM's Guild publications for 5e? Magic Item pricing? I'm aware of the Sane Magic Item pricing and am not a fan of the huge numbers and over-complication in it. I'd like something better than the basic DMG "around X-Y range per rarity" though.

I am planning an upcoming campaign that could involve infiltration and/or attack of multiple noble families living in the same city. I don't want to re-use the same map, and I also don't want to have to re-invent the layout of a 20-50 room manor every single time. Most of the "manor" maps on...

I'm running a Baldur's Gate II game. The Harper in the party is not working to steer the Bhaalspawn towards good; rather the opposite. He has been onboard with the group's decision to work for a vampire because she was more up-front and cheaper. They have attacked the living to destroy stakes...

A few years ago, I got a DM screen that let me slide paper into the transparent insert pockets, similar to the covers of a 3 ring binder. I think it was this one, or something similar. Unfortunately, toner from the paper tends to stick to the inside of the inserts, causing them to be hard to...

We have a Belt of Dwarvenkind, and boots and cloaks of Elvenkind. What edition did they originate in, and why don't we have, I don't know, Vests of Halflingkind, Dragonborn pendants, a shark-tooth Necklace of Orcishness, etc.?

My boys and I recently did a real "lost in the woods" maze and had a lot of fun. They're getting close enough to being able to handle D&D instead of the simpler Hero Quest that I want to start looking for what to run them through first. I think a nice multi-level "Mad Mage's Maze" maze type...

I realized today that I seem to have some favored enemies in the modules I write as a DM. Castle Dracula (Castlevania): Undead, including lots of skeletons and some vampires. Secondary: Constructs Against the Idol of the Sun: Humanoids, specifically Aarakocra and their priests. Death...

I recently posted Ghost Farm, a 5e module for 6th level characters. Have you ever considered how hard it would be to fight a tractor with a sword or greataxe? Your players deserve to find out! This adventure traps the player characters in a small pocket plane set up by nefarious forces. They...

I did a post like this back in February 2020, and decided to revisit it. Here are the Adamantine bestsellers, representing the top 0.38% sellers. Note that if you sort by "Popularity" you'll get a different set of results, with Gold sellers (top 90%) on the 3rd or 4th page. There are 124...

(I have no connection to the authors) I saw this on the DM's Guild. Production values look good, and it's certainly amusing. Apparently it made silver status (in the 3 digit order count) within 48 hours. https://www.dmsguild.com/product/432420/Honkonomicon I like it and want to get it, but I...

Most here are probably familiar with the "Monster Manual on a single page" tool put together by Blog of Holding. Before I re-invent something, has anyone seen a "NPC statblocks on a single page" type tool? My concept is to include the base statistics we should see in a short chart: "Level" HP...

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/redpandapublish/azraels-guide-to-the-apocalypse?ref=5hqzpr This is targeted at levels 10-20, and is timeline-agnostic, so a Chaldean with a copper blade could end up in the same party as a modern-day rifleman. Red Panda published the Adventurer's Guide to...

The game I'm am a player in (IRL) had this happen last night. We're trying to catch a thief who ran from one city to another, and got the police to set up a roadblock just outside the town we think the thief was headed to. This setting is kind of steampunk-1920s, so there are cars and guns...

I'm making a "defend your lair from adventurers, while playing as goblins" mini-campaign. To do this, I'm making a bunch of PC-style adventurers, written up as monster statblocks. We all know what a basic character sheet is going to look like. Printed off of DND Beyond, it's going to be 2-3...