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We have another thread going about length of game sessions, but within that discussion there was a wide spectrum of how much time is spent focused on gameplay versus social (OOC) or divided attention. I've been running and playing solely online over the last year and have evolved my group and...

I've been sleeping on that one! luckily I've gained a year of wisdom since then... maybe I'll start that thread this weekend before my next game :D

I wasn't sure what the best place to put this was, and I think this is the most socially-oriented thread. Sorry if this counts as off-topic, but Happy Birthday @JohnnFour !! May you have more treats than tricks.

I have to admit, this very question is one of the reasons I'm here. My current campaign has a clear overarching story (well, it's clear to me... and the players are meant to discover it as they go), but I want the chunks in between to feel more like defined adventures to the players. To me, they...

Hello from also Seattle! There are a handful of us PNWers here. I suppose having Wizards in our back yard must have something to do with it...

Kudos to you @Dagamorn for bringing up a difficult topic and opening up to advice and encouragement! My main point I want to make is, do not be discouraged! I believe you have it in you if you came here and if you asked for support. I may be able to relate to some of these feelings you've had...

I can relate to this! I sometimes assume the players will be all too eager to put together their information, but they do love to keep secrets. I've once resorted to a campfire game of Truth or Dare in-game! On the other hand, it can feel like feast or famine.. some PCs like to spill their...

Metagaming is one of my favorite topics for getting to know other DMs, because I think there's an enormous possible range of views about it! Some scenarios that might be interpreted as metagaming: PCs encounter a Troll. They've never dealt with Trolls before, and maybe you gave them a Nature...

Salix Bobbin, caravan purser Appearance: A female Halfling, middle-aged with long red hair and piercing blue eyes, never not smiling. A little pudgy, wears a comfortable travel dress. Portrayal: Fast talking and professional, never allows another to even touch her record books, talks about her...

I am humbled by my EFL (English as a first language) privilege! It seems a lot of folks garner their resources (rule books, modules) in English and then present them in a different language. Do those of you who game between languages ever struggle to find the right translations, or to maintain...

Tim, I'm curious, do you game in Mandarin? (I'm also generally interested in any other languages people are running game in!) I'm considering D&D as a topic for Mandarin conversation group--maybe even a one-shot immersion. I wonder if there are any recommended resources!

It can at times be a rough listen for experienced DMs or even players (5e specifically), because sometimes really questionable rulings are made, but these are usually in service of the listening experience. Others don't enjoy it because of how loose they are with a Fantasy setting (see: wine and...

I positively love things like this. Gives everyone a laugh, but also anchors the setting as something beyond hand-wave Fantasy. Reminds me of The Adventure Zone having a wine-and-pottery cafe--no, TWO wine-and-pottery cafes. The second one is for people who like to party.

So many ways for things to go wrong! As you all mentioned above, there seem to be two major types: Plot Oops and Death Oops. The Plot Oops is largely what I'm here to get better at! I tend to have one or two overarching Major Plot Points (i.e. the narrative would not be the same if they don't...

As a player, I'm in two games with wildly different session timing. Game #1: strictly scheduled for four hours every other week. We rarely go over or under by more than 15 min (though the first 15-30 min is usually social time as we feed ourselves). Although we joke around a bit, we hold to...

Hello new friends, I'm a bit late to this party! I'm Erika, in Seattle. I'm delighted and not at all surprised to see the number of folks from the Pacific Northwest--something in the rain, isn't it? I am also later than some to the TTRPG party. My first was D&D 3.5, as a player in the early...