Thinking of stepping behind the DM screen?
Discover essential tips and insights to start your journey as a Dungeon Master.
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TTRPG designers, use dynamic modifiers in your random tables to adapt the challenge or progress story elements automatically!
Claymore's Hazard Function for #FIST does this in such a simple way, and i don't know why i don't see this more often in other #TTRPG,
the 3 mile hex (roughly 5km) is superior to the standard 6 miles, and Mystic Arts elequently lists out all the reasons why.
I personally prefer that scale as well, being the standard in a fantasy game I am (slowly) creating.
Because it's Easter here's a tip on resurrection: how common it is to come back from the dead immediately shapes how combat feels.
In new games or settings, tell your players early if resurrection is common, a true miracle or there are no known cases of it happening.
DM advice
Give every halfway important NPC a unique talent.
Give every villain, no matter how evil, a redeeming quality.
One Shots for a new Game Masters
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