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<blockquote data-quote="Swarmkeeper" data-source="post: 8280630" data-attributes="member: 6921763">1000x this.&nbsp; The gameplay at our table improved dramatically after I joined the forums 3 1/2 years ago.&nbsp; And that is directly from reading 5e tips from you and others with shared styles, [USER=6779196]@Charlaquin[/USER].&nbsp; Thank you!The four biggest tips for 5e DMs I've picked up here that have elevated our play seem so simple in retrospect:1.&nbsp; Follow the How to Play game loop on page 6 of the PHB&nbsp; (really it all boils down to this one)2.&nbsp; Don't try to approach 5e, in whole or part, like it is a prior edition3.&nbsp; The DM and players should stick to their roles - especially that the player determines what their PC says, thinks, and attempts to do4.&nbsp; The sooner you throw worry about metagaming to the curb, the smoother your session will runYes, and, to point out the obvious:&nbsp; [USER=29398]@Lanefan[/USER] is critiquing 5e gameplay through the lens of a 1e fanatic who doesn't actually play 5e.&nbsp; Nothing wrong at all with being a 1e fan but it is not surprising that some of what comprises effective 5e gameplay seems alien to them in that context.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Swarmkeeper, post: 8280630, member: 6921763"] 1000x this. The gameplay at our table improved dramatically after I joined the forums 3 1/2 years ago. And that is directly from reading 5e tips from you and others with shared styles, [USER=6779196]@Charlaquin[/USER]. Thank you! The four biggest tips for 5e DMs I've picked up here that have elevated our play seem so simple in retrospect: 1. Follow the How to Play game loop on page 6 of the PHB (really it all boils down to this one) 2. Don't try to approach 5e, in whole or part, like it is a prior edition 3. The DM and players should stick to their roles - especially that the player determines what their PC says, thinks, and attempts to do 4. The sooner you throw worry about metagaming to the curb, the smoother your session will run Yes, and, to point out the obvious: [USER=29398]@Lanefan[/USER] is critiquing 5e gameplay through the lens of a 1e fanatic who doesn't actually play 5e. Nothing wrong at all with being a 1e fan but it is not surprising that some of what comprises effective 5e gameplay seems alien to them in that context. [/QUOTE]

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