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Maybe more like mid-campaign help. I am still a new DM and don't have much playing experience. I have four players in the party: two are semi-experienced, one hasn't played beforehand, and the last hasn't played in 20+ years. We are in the middle of a campaign that I have created. I guess I...

I am curious to hear what other adventurers use for their maps. chess ex battle maps? official d&d tiles? Which do you recommend for a starter? White boards? Card board cutouts? I would also like to hear what people use to create world maps, preferably free. I don't want invest a bunch of...

I am starting up a new game with some old friends. I will be playing a character this time around instead of DM'ing. I am really excited and am looking for something new and fun with a bit of a challenge. I want to play a Bard (yes, this is by choice). I am leaning towards a virtue...

My group is going to put the finishing touches on The Keep on Shadowfell campaign tomorrow. What recommendations do you have? The Keep campaign was supposed to be for 4 level 2 PC's but my group was 6 level 4's and they found some parts to be rather difficult. A couple of them aren't very...

Out of curiosity... what do you fellow DM's do when a player or monster rolls a natural 20 or 1 on their attack roll or skill checks? Do you have a method to decide to help keep it somewhat even? I have been having the PC's then roll a d6 after a natural 20 on the attack roll. Depending on...

I might be making a bigger deal than I should be but my party and I aren't really understanding how the aftermath of this works... So my questions are... After being stabilized, is the character now concious? Are they able to take a healing surge? What happens when the encounter is over...

I am a little confused about Treasure Parcels and the distribution of those parcels. I am running a campaign with 8 PC's currently at level 3. So according to DM1 pg 125 & 126, I should give out the following: 1 Magic Item, Level 7 2 Magic Items, Level 6 (an extra 1 for party size of 8) 2...

I am sure that this is nothing new. I couldn't find another thread on it though. I am a new player to D&D and my group asked me to be the DM. They are all more experienced than me but I seem to be able to control the group the best and have a creative and strong fantasy background. I am...