I’m a new DM and the biggest lesson I’ve learned is- make a simple story and the players will make it complex by fucking up a ton.

The most memorable moment in recent memory is me(DM) and my younger brother(SoloPC) calculating the price of cocaine in gp his character found on the beach.

The players: have fun
The DM: Penguins meme
"Good job boys we've made a good game"

I so need a random name list, so many times I've looked around the room and say things like "Oh...my name is... Shoe...man, Greg Shoeman" or "Dorit.... Dorithy. Yes, that's it." or "Lord... er... Lord Table... chair... Lord Tablechair of house Tablechair."

18:50 "new players will try different things" For example: one of the PCs in my campaign collects kneecaps from monsters and people hes killed.

Buttercup, my cat, spent half the video pawing at the screen as your hands moved and it was precious.

"Prepare your tools."

But I thought you already covered your players- oh.

“New players are often more creative”
One my new players: kills everything in sight keeps leaving the party and story line to hunt squirrels in a forest that’s an hour away, even if there full

Man I really like that dice alchemy circle shirt

The timing of this couldn't be better, I'm going to start dming my first game next week for a bunch of people who have never played and some who have never looked into d&d before, and I've never played myself either. (And you're an amazing dm and so tips from you are awesome). So thank you for this series

I wanted to play D&D all my life but, for various reasons, I was unable to do so until just before my 50th birthday. I was blessed to play with a group of crazy guys who have been adventuring together since I first heard about D&D so many years ago. Because of events outside my control, I needed to say farewell to the group of misfits I've grown to love over the last year.

Now, knowing that I was bummed out, my grown children are requesting that I begin our journey into Dungeons & Dragons as a family...as the DM. I'm both honored by this request and a bit apprehensive due to my lack of experience. Therefore, I'm on the hunt to gather as much information as I can to make this a fun experience for us all.

As I have accepted this challenge, I can't help but wonder if this will begin a family tradition with my kids and grandchildren...five thus far. One can only hope.

Thank You for this delightful introductory video. I believe that I've started my endeavor in a good place. God bless.

Without Wax,
Laura

The way I see the Dungeon Master:
The players write their own stories and the DM binds them together

"The game's intent is NOT to win; the game's intent is to HAVE FUN." Well said. I'm a high school English teacher who has started a club at school, and I'm hoping my childhood experiences playing D&D will somehow be imparted to the club, many of whom are beginners. I plan to DM their campaigns, but didn't DM as a kid, so I'm a bit fresh and expecting a steep learning curve. Thanks for your advice.

Thank you so much!! This was very helpful. I am going to try and DM for my first time during a family vacation, when all my family gets together! I am a bit nervous, but this is exactly the sort of 101 class I need. Wish me luck!!

When all your friends can DM but dont want to :/




Now I have to DM

"Hmm, there's no rule for trying to throw a squid into space... I'll have to make that up."
Could not stop laughing for a solid 5 minutes and had to pause the video.

What rarely ever gets talked about is DM's notes. I mean there is no definitive way of doing them, but getting  a look into what your basic prep notes for a single session look like would help alot. I'm pretty sure you use a Laptop on HR by now but it used to be just paper so getting a look into past notes might work. Dunno if you kept them but maybe even the ones for that simple dungeon you did in the first episode. Starting the Campaign on such a micro scale was pretty smart as a sort of "tutorial" so definitely gonna steal that one.

Tfw i recently decided to get into DMing and universe sends this to help me

DM'ing my first time in three weeks. Building the world now (I make fantasy maps for fun, so that part is the easiest), and I get the general idea of DM'ing, as well as being able to do many different characters and accents, but the general rules are what I am not 100% knowledgeable on. Hearing "don't break the action, just ask for an appropriate check to keep people immersed and the game flowing, as well as the rule of cool going" is something I needed to hear. I am nervous about doing this and doing it wrong, but most of my playgroup is amateurs. I'll also COMMUNICATE that this is my first time, it won't be home brew, but it will be based off my understanding and ability and as long as everyone is cool with that, we can have some fun.

"all you need to play is dice, a pen, and some paper"
cries in quarantine