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    Character Advancement - What do you prefer?

    I run milestone leveling for DnD 5e. Level 1 to 2 is one session 2-5 is 3-4 sessions per level. 6-10 is 4-6 sessions per level 11-15 is 5-8 sessions per level That being said, the milestones are based on the parties achievements, so if they take an extra session or two to finish an adventure...
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    How long do your sessions usually last?

    I run a Sunday at noon session which runs right at 4 hours. My wednesday night sessions run 3.5 hours, as people start to get sleepy after working all day and have to get to bed for work the next day.
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    When GMs become Players

    I think many times it's about the feeling of narrative control and the push and pull of description, which varies DM to DM. The DM wields narrative control through most of the game. The only time it's really handed off to the players is when they're prompted for an action. Often times the DM...
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    Question of the Week: What’s your favorite monster?

    The Witcher is a huge inspiration in my games. I ran a Wendigo horror one shot a while back that was great.
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    Question of the Week: What’s your favorite monster?

    I love running Hags. Traditional Hag Coven, friendly Hag, mysterious Hag, Hag in disguise. Doesn't matter. They're so creepy and over the top to roleplay, and I love running them like erratic insane witches of all different varieties. Runner up is Aboleth. Ran one of these for my players in...
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    List of Digital GM Tools

    You can also purchase this in hardback book for all the SRD monsters, a good read when trying to wrap your head around the behavior of monsters.
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    Prep-Time to Play-Time Ratio

    My actual prep takes about 1:4 to get my notes right, but I spend another 1:4 getting music and battlemaps/terrain ready, so I'm sitting around 1:2 on average. Some weeks for big set-piece stuff I'll climb up to 1:1 for encounter designs.
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    Introductions

    Hello all! Name is Blaine from Tacoma, WA. Been GMing games for 2 years now, have finished a 1 year campaign and am in sessions 23 and 25 of two others. I run mostly 5E DnD but have also run Scum and Villainy (Blades in the Dark hack) and Numenera. Always looking to improve my craft and get...
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