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32 questions linked to/from How can DMs effectively telegraph specific dangers in D&D?
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What are the DM's responsibilities when dealing with a character's death?
This facet of RPGs is the thing with which I have the least experience/comfort level. I'm sanguine about the idea that Dungeons etc. are inherently dangerous places, and that the PCs behavior is ...
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How to handle a party's bad choices? [closed]
Not too long ago I started a campaign in Pathfinder 2e, and at a certain point I hinted at an enemy group's location and (superior) strength, while telling the party to go somewhere else and complete ...
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How do I introduce my BBEG's power without my pcs rushing in to fight them?
I made a homebrew creature that's supposed to be impossible for them to fight at the moment as that creature is the BBEG. I wanted to show the strength gap between the pcs start and how strong they ...
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Telegraphing Encounter and Obstacle Characteristics for Preparation Casters
(Note: I feel that this question is sufficiently different from this one to justify a new post, as my question is about specific information informing Wizard spell preparation)
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By RAW could I save a level 1 character that took damage exceeding twice its HP?
Yesterday I DMed a session with a party of four level 1 characters:
druid, sorcerer, monk, barbarian, and a level 1 warlock whose player was absent.
The sorcerer specifically is a new player (less ...
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How can PCs estimate the power of opponents? [duplicate]
It's common for players to assume that opponents are always “level appropriate.” However, mixed level modules change this situation. Recent modules like Tomb of Annihilation can have PCs stepping into ...
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How do I telegraph that an encounter that was too difficult before is now achievable?
Assuming you used the techniques from How can DMs effectively telegraph specific dangers in D&D? and How can I make my PCs flee? to telegraph danger and the need to improve the characters skills/...
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Worried about killing PCs in Rise of Tiamat
I am running RoT. This question is not about the final battle with Tiamat being a TPK.
I am worried about regular characters fighting regular adult dragons in the sea of flowing ice, etc., dying to ...
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How can I better describe how dangerous an opponent is to players without ruining immersion by simply telling them statistics? [duplicate]
Yesterday I was running the 5th Edition Hoard of the Dragon Queen adventure and one of the players was separated from the party. He entered a room in the dungeon and saw three blue guard drakes as ...
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How to handle a PC that likes to "push the envelope" without resorting to OOC conversations
I am currently looking at starting up a pathfinder campaign with a group of friends I play with, wherein I will be attempting to GM. Having played with this group for a while I have gotten to know ...
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How much, if at all, should a DM coach new players on basics?
As DM, how much should I coach a party (composed entirely of brand new players) to consider things like assigning someone to stand watch while the party sleeps, covering/hiding provisions, recovering ...
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Risk of a TPK vs realistic NPCs
I am a novice DM running a game for an even more novice group of players and I beginning to think that my next session may result in a TPK (total party kill, for the uninitiated). Is this something I ...
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Allowing players at too low a level to enter Wave Echo Cave
I'm a new DM with new players working through the Lost Mines of Phandelver. The players were able to level up to 2 without too much trouble, but after a (too-brief) sojourn in Phandalin they decided ...
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How to deal with time-sensitive decisions? [closed]
Before I start I have looked and seen similar questions like this, but I don't think the answers truly address the issue I'm having with my group.
I'm having an issue with my group with mostly new ...
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How do I handle offended players as GM?
We're playing Shadowrun5E. Currently, the Shadowrunners are defending Kaurs Farm (I think it's a mission from Sprawl Wilds in English) but even though the NPCs clearly stated that they should only do ...
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