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20 Tips for First Time DMs
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Do you dream of trying out being a dungeon master, but are unsure of yourself or your abilities? Do currently DM but wish some parts of it weren’t as hard or complicated? Today’s episode is filled with 20 tips to help you skip some of the mistakes that we’ve made in our DMing journey. With these tips, you can gain the confidence to DM like you never have before. More importantly, with these tips, you’ll know that you are a good DM right now and that with some practice you can get even better.
TLDR:
The tips can be boiled down into a couple of META tips:
- Relax and Play the Game (It’s just a Game)
- Everything you Do can be improved even just 1%
- Practice is what will improve your game.
Feel free to read the tips below, or read the full episode transcript if you want to dig in deeper.
The tips:
- Intro
- Go Slow and Deliberate
- Follow the Fun
- Let your Players Do Some of the Work
- Do Homebrew Early and Often
- Read Everything You Can
- Spend Some Time Everyday Writing
- Foundation First
- Details Make It Incredible
- Always Be Meeting People
- Make Your Player Characters the Stars
- Know What You Are Good At
- Don’t Try to Have Your Best Session Ever
- Steal Ideas (Except When Making Money)
- It’s Ok to Look Things Up
- Success Is Measured by People’s Enjoyment
- You Will Get Better
- You Make the Rules
- Commit
- Listen to Podcasts and Watch Youtube Videos
Mentioned in this episode:
Give Us a Rating and Review
You obviously have really good taste, you’re listening to How to Be a Better DM after all. We thank you for your support. If you’ve ever gotten anything useful from our show, take a minute to give us a rating and a review. It goes a very long way to making it so How to Be a Better DM can help many more dungeon masters just like you. If you love our content, help others become better dungeon masters too.
Add the Magic of Sound to Your Gameplay
When you set the scene you need to tap into the five senses. When it comes to sound one of the best ways to do that is with music, sound effects, and ambience. That’s why we’ve teamed up with Monument Studios. Monument Studios provides an easy-to-use Soundboard perfect for Dungeon Mastering. If you want to see this in action, go to fantasy-plus.com and get 10% off of your first month of their Fantasy+ App by using the code BETTERDM at check out. Again that is fantasy-plus.com and BETTERDM at checkout.
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20 Tips for First Time DMs
How to Be a Better DM: Dungeon Master Tips for the DM Newbie, the Hobbyist and the Forever DM
Manage episode 410641274 series 2948225
Do you dream of trying out being a dungeon master, but are unsure of yourself or your abilities? Do currently DM but wish some parts of it weren’t as hard or complicated? Today’s episode is filled with 20 tips to help you skip some of the mistakes that we’ve made in our DMing journey. With these tips, you can gain the confidence to DM like you never have before. More importantly, with these tips, you’ll know that you are a good DM right now and that with some practice you can get even better.
TLDR:
The tips can be boiled down into a couple of META tips:
- Relax and Play the Game (It’s just a Game)
- Everything you Do can be improved even just 1%
- Practice is what will improve your game.
Feel free to read the tips below, or read the full episode transcript if you want to dig in deeper.
The tips:
- Intro
- Go Slow and Deliberate
- Follow the Fun
- Let your Players Do Some of the Work
- Do Homebrew Early and Often
- Read Everything You Can
- Spend Some Time Everyday Writing
- Foundation First
- Details Make It Incredible
- Always Be Meeting People
- Make Your Player Characters the Stars
- Know What You Are Good At
- Don’t Try to Have Your Best Session Ever
- Steal Ideas (Except When Making Money)
- It’s Ok to Look Things Up
- Success Is Measured by People’s Enjoyment
- You Will Get Better
- You Make the Rules
- Commit
- Listen to Podcasts and Watch Youtube Videos
Mentioned in this episode:
Give Us a Rating and Review
You obviously have really good taste, you’re listening to How to Be a Better DM after all. We thank you for your support. If you’ve ever gotten anything useful from our show, take a minute to give us a rating and a review. It goes a very long way to making it so How to Be a Better DM can help many more dungeon masters just like you. If you love our content, help others become better dungeon masters too.
Add the Magic of Sound to Your Gameplay
When you set the scene you need to tap into the five senses. When it comes to sound one of the best ways to do that is with music, sound effects, and ambience. That’s why we’ve teamed up with Monument Studios. Monument Studios provides an easy-to-use Soundboard perfect for Dungeon Mastering. If you want to see this in action, go to fantasy-plus.com and get 10% off of your first month of their Fantasy+ App by using the code BETTERDM at check out. Again that is fantasy-plus.com and BETTERDM at checkout.
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