#first time dungeon master

[galactic-knightmare]

Me : since I've never DM-ed before, I should probably start with one of those pre-made modules... Me, a day later : AIGHT LETS HOMEBREW THIS SHIT

[homeglitch]

woah, day 38, 4/16/25

hey glitchlets

I dmed for the first time today. Was it scuffed yes, did my players have fun yes. Did chaos ensue yes. All in all good time. A party member may not have ended up marrying the queen after rolling high with flirting, then going on multiple dates, to moving in, then marriage. That’s so playing into the plot majorly.

anyways have a good night

[notsurewhattonamethisbuthere]

First time DMing

It’s 2:10 am and I finished my notes for the game tomorrow

Idk man I just wanna play pretend

[funsizedcrow]

Do you ever think about the parallels between wind waker and skyward sword. islands sent up to the sky far far away from the ruined land below. a doomed world flooded, leaving behind only the peaks of mountains as islands in a great sea. A boy going through trial after trial to prove himself as a hero to the gods.

In wind waker, link only goes on his quest to save aryll. He is not a hero chosen by the gods. In skyward sword, he is chosen, but still the only reason he goes on his quest is to save zelda. Theyre both saving the world for selfish reasons.

Link and zelda seeing the surface and link and tetra seeing the world beneath the waces. Both leaving behind the past to bring about a new hyrule.

Skyward sword begins the cycle. In wind waker, you leave it all at the bottom of the ocean. There is no triforce in spirit tracks, no ganon, no master sword.

[curse-of-dming-strahd]

when I asked my players if they had fun during their first session of my PG-13 Curse of Strahd game, my brand-new-to-TTRPGS-player said that they enjoyed it because they got to "act crazy"

they... hustled a man into paying for their rooms and drinks at the tavern. that's what they thought was acting crazy.

I politely congratulated them on their first session and didn't mention the many horrific crimes just sort of sprinkled throughout CoS RAW.

and then my seasoned player politely did not mention the crimes they were going to commit that session before they realized the other two players are sweet summer children

[dragon03138]

would anyone be interested in hearing about the campaign i am planning for my dad and brother as a first time dm? it's lowkey really exciting and i just want to share it with literally anybody! also would be super into advice and tips from experienced dms and players alike!

[moocowart]

Planning my first ever dungeon and dragons campaign now that i have enough friends to do so. Yall this gonna be HYPE

[venomgender]

required reading .

[cha0ticlesbian]

Does anyone have any first time dungeon master advice? And I don’t mean stuff like “lots of improvising” and “go with your players” I mean like actual life hacks like tips for how to make roleplay feel more natural or the best way to keep track of your characters health during battle?

[dravidious]

You're more amazing than file names

You're more amazing than Deific Artorius

[whomstsnek]

Hey dnd community, quick question:

Im pretty new to dnd still and i really wanna try dming, and I kinda have a story in mind? But I'm having trouble trying together all the loose ends and would love a lil help 🙏🙏

I'm thinking about kind of a shorter campaign, maybe even a one-shot if I can condense it enough, but I was kinda thinking about like. An isekai-type adventure, like the heros go to bed one night and wake up in a totally new town with powers the don't fully understand etc etc the whole nine yards here

I'm tossing around the idea of this being some sort of elaborate, large scale dreamscape? Like this fantasy world is just sort of a cover up (for lack of a better term) for something huge going on in the real world. Eventually the party will break out of this simulation and face off against the REAL bbeg and that's where I'm stuck because I can't figure out for the life of me who or what the fuck would be behind this and why, yknow?

At first I was kinda thinking mind flayers or something similar? But for whatever reason that concept almost feels like. Cheap and overused to me personally :( plus I don't have a solid reason why they would have dozens if not hundreds of people (party included) in this simulation/dreamscape.

Humbly, I come to you dnd tumblr, and I ask for your aid. Any feedback or inspiration or ideas are GREATLY appreciated, thank you <3

[lookitsryuu]

Introducing my new dnd campaign!!! I will be playing this with a bunch of my friends and it's my first time dming! Honestly, I am quite nervous for it since I do want to tell a good story but I am also extremely excited! I plan on sharing details about the campaign here with regular updates. I will share some of the custom art I've made for my minis and all that sort of jazz!

[lelet-draws]

I’m planning a D&D session with my friends plus my sister’s friends for my birthday, it will be MLP themed.

Working on the character sheets and Twilight is serving

[shorlinesorrows]

Me: writes an intro blurb for the dnd campaign I'm going to be running and sends it to my players

Them: respond with a series of excited emojis

Me: they hate it. they think it's badly written and the intro isn't interesting enough. i am the worst dm in history and i haven't even started yet

[ak-edquid]

A spark called UTOPIA

Ever since I was a wee lad, I have always liked creating stories even if there was no one viewing them. I find creating worlds and stories incredibly satisfying and exciting but I since I have never shown any of my stories to any of my family or friends back then, I hesitate and freeze up when I try to do so now. But then one day, scrolling around YouTube, I saw in my recommended a video called, "Is This The Most Customizable TTRPG Ever Made?" The claim was bold and with curiosity and potential simmering inside me, it was more than enough for me to click and see what it had to offer. And well...I wouldn't be writing this if it didn't intrigue me and push me to action to try and finally create something that I could share with my friends.

Upon viewing the video I was hooked by the potential it had, it gave a simple overview of the mechanics, Talent trees, character customization, what happens in combat or when a player tries something, and it felt quite simple enough for me to understand. Long before I have already thought of trying to host a TTRPG with my friends, I even worked with a few of them to create our own game but that fell through, though I'm still hoping for a revival of that project, for now though we have Utopia. With the simplicity of Utopia, I could use it as my starting grounds for sharing the stories I've always wanted to share, and so after that first video I looked into the channel and was glad to find even more videos about the game. The next few videos spoke of some further details and clarifications of certain aspects of the system, but what REALLY hooked me was the customizability of items and spells.

At the beginning of the video, after the introduction, he dangled us the possibilities of having a spell that could literally affect the ENTIRE WORLD, and a weapon that could bring down a God to its knees....well he told us it was possible but the spell essentially gave everyone in the world a bad tan, and the weapon, whilst living up to its Godkilling potential, was a rock on a stick. It was great. Despite the spell being seemingly underwhelming, the fact that its possible to create (provided you are an incredibly powerful person, as I believe the requirements of skills and materials reaches into the millions) propelled me back into the world of creation. And so soon, my first session and first dungeon mastering, begins

[localplaguenurse]

Guess who's gonna run a dnd game for the first time soon! (hopefully!)

Not a big campaign or anything crazy. My mom's been interested in playing and my dad played it a little when he was younger, but still! It's something!