NEW: "5 Ways Players and DMs Sabotage Their D&D Game (and How to Fix It)"

Here is my list of 5 ways players sabotage a D&D game, followed by 5 ways Dungeon Masters ruin the fun around the gaming table.

WATCH: https://youtu.be/61dQhfYbM4E
READ: https://ruckerworks.com/2025/11/dnd-player-and-dm-mistakes/

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Sometimes, you want a series of standalone quests in your D&D game. But if you've got a long-running campaign, it's easy to fall into a seemingly endless series of side-quests that distract the party from the main goal.

VIDEO: "Yak Shaving in D&D: Stop Endless Side-quests"

I break down what yak shaving looks like at the D&D table, why it happens, and how you can stop it.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/WueSg1EHlyg

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NEW VIDEO: "Yak Shaving in D&D: Stop Endless Side-quests"

'Yak shaving' in D&D is when endless side-quests derail the main story. In this video, I break down what yak shaving looks like at the D&D table, why it happens, and how you can stop it before your campaign drags down into a state of tedium.

Watch here: https://youtu.be/WueSg1EHlyg

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COMING SOON: "Yak Shaving in D&D: Stop Endless Side-quests"

I've got a new video coming out tomorrow (Thu 9/25) that addresses the pitfalls of your D&D game being overrun by side-quest after side-quest. This has great advice whether you're a DM or a player (it's entertaining, too).

Stay tuned!

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DM advice: Not every adventure needs to be a 40+ sessions campaign. Sometimes it's easier for players to accommodate shorter scenarios, lasting anywhere between 3–10 sessions.

This is also a great opportunity to try out different systems, settings and group configurations.

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From the archives of my humble blog, here’s a post that could prove useful for new GMs.
As often with my articles they are solely based on my own experience!

https://thevoyagersworkshop.com/blogs/news/storytelling-building-blocks

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Looking at my list of YouTube videos, many of them are about how to improve the D&D experience. This can imply that D&D is broken, or that it requires a degree of effort to 'get good', etc.

Let's be clear. Most DMs can be better at running the game. Most players can be better at playing the game. But it's still a game. Have fun. Be yourself and enjoy the experience.

Your D&D game is better than not playing D&D at all.

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GM advice: Instead of having your monsters just appear, find other ways to have them manifest.

Parts of an armour could be strewn about the room, and coalesce as roots fill them out and take on humanoid shape.

A floating eye may follow the group through a dungeon, with more eyes joining over time. When the 10th eye joins, these fragmented pieces of an aberration's dream coalesce into the form of a Beholder.

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DM advice: Attach complications to successes.

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