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I don’t have a horror story. I have the opposite problem.

My players are too good.

They talk about the campaign when we’re not playing. They ask questions that make me quietly panic because I realise I now need to invent three centuries of political history, a minor noble bloodline, and a regional cheese immediately. They remember NPC names, half-heard rumours, and throwaway descriptions I assumed would vanish into the aether. They make links between things I said a few years ago and make me feel like it was deliberate foreshadowing.

They don’t wait for the story to happen, they interrogate it. They debate motives, poke at the world, care deeply about consequences, and argue in-character about the right thing to do, true to their characters but always knowing when to cede the limelight to others.

It is a big group of 8 and it is a very rare occasion we're not at full strength in a session.

And then came the latest boss fight.

A real one. The kind where the dice stop being funny. Where all resources on both sides run dry. Where everyone slowly realises that this could actually be it. A potential TPK was definitely on the cards.

We finish on a cliff hanger, it could go either way still.

And then my phone explodes.

A flurry of messages. Not about loot. Not about optimisation.

But: “What happens to our souls if we die there?” “Would the gods let us be retrieved?” “Could the party go after someone who didn’t make it?” “I would 100% play a soul retrieval arc.” “PLEASE tell me there’s a way back.”

They weren’t asking how to avoid death. They were already emotionally planning what comes after.

That’s when it hit me that they’re not just attached to their characters. They’re invested in the meaning of them. In consequences, in whether the story we've crafted together can continue even after everything goes wrong.

Moments like that, the silence at the table, the panic in the group chat, the sudden obsession with metaphysics and the afterlife is the magic of our funny little hobby. That’s the stuff you can’t prep for.

As it happened, they managed to defeat the boss with only 4 deaths, only one which ended up permanent (with player consent!)

Running for players like this doesn’t feel like running a game. It feels like collaborating on a living thing that could break your heart at any moment.

So no horror story here. Just a DM who knows exactly how lucky they are.

If you’re a player who cares enough to beg for a soul retrieval arc in case of a TPK, so you can continue playing the story, your DM sees you. I promise that we’re already thinking about how to make it work beautifully.

Genuine question.

A lot of posts I see are asking about rules, or where to start with D&D and it's very apparent that not many of these people read the rulebooks.

Is this common? Why does it seem people skip the one book they need to read to play the game?

If I'm going to play a new game, whether it's a board game, mini game, card game, I read the rules. Why is there a disconnect with this when it comes TTRPGs?

Last night we finished our campaign of Phandelver and Below: the Shattered Obelisk. The whole campaign took about a year and a half to complete, totally about 18 sessions with the group able to meet monthly.

The party consisted of 7 core members, with 2 others guest starring whenever we had a low roster count.

This is my 3rd completed campaign as a DM. I would be happy to answer any questions people have. Whether it be about the module itself and the homebrew changes I made to it. Terrain builds. Character art and table setup resources. Questions about the party members. Or other general questions you may have about DMing or D&D just ask!

Party Roster:
Cedric - human paladin.
Cirella - tiefling cleric.
Clawdio - lionfolk monk/fighter.
Euphoria - fairy warlock.
Faelora - firbolg druid.
Kualotl - lizarkfolk barbarian.
Raethum - human sorcerer.
Randurg - hobgoblin wizard.
Satin - halfling bard.

I’m making this mini from The new fallout statue made by McFarlane. It’s definitely much smaller than I’d like for a tarrasqe but I really like it pose and it’s already painted and it’s general aura. I’ll probably make the base snowy so I can use it as the summoned tarrasqe in the ice wind dale rhyme of the Frost maiden module. Any advice or tips to make him appear larger. I’m also making a more size accurate mini from an old rancor toy that will also function as a dice tower by holding a ruined tower and his hand.

Bloodiest Slun'tan, is a troglodyte assassin who leads a murder cult. She directly competes against another BBEG of the client's campaign. Troglodytes are foul, slimy reptilian humanoids. She is possessed by a spirit of murder, and worships the deified concept of Silence. She is a dagger afficionado and takes sadism reference from Orin the Red from Baldur's Gate III.

Key features include a missing a chunk of her lips on the right side of her mouth, perpetually revealing her pointed, almost shark-like teeth. Due to her possessing spirit, I'd also love a halo of blood-colored energy framing her in the background, symbolic of her possessing spirit.

Hey guys, I need a little bit of help here. My players sometimes just disrupt my description of transformations or even speeches because they say "Why would I watch him finish". What could be a really cool moment is then ruined.

I absolutely get that their character might not watch but it kinda ruins it, how do you guys deal with it?

Hi, I’m new to D&D (and also new to Reddit) and I wanted to try it with a group of friends. The only one who has played before is the DM. I want to eventually play a character who uses a heavy crossbow, aiming for a sniper-style build. He would try to avoid direct confrontation at all costs unless it’s absolutely necessary. The problem is that I don’t know the game well enough to understand how to properly build this in terms of classes or subclasses, or even if it’s viable at all. We’ll be starting at level 1. I asked google about it and it suggested a Rogue (Scout). At first we were only going to use the basic classes from the Player’s Handbook, but my DM allowed me to use that option. Still, I’d like to hear if there are other classes I should consider. The more I read, the more I hear about how useless the heavy crossbow is, how it requires very specific multiclass combinations to work, or how it’s just a waste of time. I don’t want to be overpowered or anything like that. I just want to be useful with this concept and not ruin the game for the other players with a useless build.

I'm still fairly new to digital art and I wanted to experiment with some brushes, so I drew one of my dragonborn NPCs I’m very fond of. I rather upload this here instead of Instagram because the loss of quality would drive me insane.

(I'm not a native speaker, so bear with me here...)

"Once an accomplished imperial soldier—although fairly detached from his blood, his loyalty is rendered for naught when a single act betrays everything his blood and viscera really stand for. It was an affront to that which his name pays tribute.

He’s now without clan and a name. It was not the Imperium’s justice which cut his horns and pierced his eye, but his own insolence. No longer a soldier but a deathsman. He must now endure the life he made for himself with a new name."

I recently started a new game as the DM and one of my players has a birthday coming up. To celebrate, I decided to draw his character for the campaign.

Introducing Thudd.
A small but potent demolitionist that works primarily in mining operations, using his explosives knowledge to help with excavations and clearing. After he was killed during the prologue by a great evil he was resurrected by a powerful fae and was sent on a journey to defeat the monster responsible for his and thousands of other deaths.

Thudd is an example of 'smart but stupid'. His language is pathetic, often speaking in single syllable words, usually in the 3rd person yet has exceptional alchemical and technical knowledge which he deploys in his impressive weapons arsenal!

Can't wait to see how this character evolves. :P

I’ve played twice (both times where under 3.5E) a long time ago, and got into a few actual play podcasts lately. My son watched stranger things with my wife and I and expressed interest in playing DND, and that’s the green light I needed. I started creating my own home brew world and story, but he is obsessed. I can’t create this story fast enough for him, so we got the starter set (borderlands) to play in the meantime. I’ve created a few NPC’s to help his wizard out with the combat, and removed the spell slots from him so he can cast as many spells as he wants.

We played for almost 4 hours today, and it’s helping him a lot already. He’s autistic, so social queues aren’t his strong suit, but through the role play he’s had the chance to explore dialogue options without a rush. I’m getting questions from him like “what if I don’t believe that guy, or what if I’m trying to trick (insert NPC)?” It’s amazing to see his brain work. He’s met a Goliath Barbarian / Gnome Rogue combo (very George/Lenny) and he came up with the idea to have our Barbarian friend, throw our gnome friend into a tree like a spear so he could sneak attack a bandit leader from a tree branch if we couldn’t talk our way out of getting robbed.

We’re having a blast, and I wish he’d slow down so I could make his full story. We’ve made it through 3/4 of the Stranger things box set, but those were old school dungeon crawls. I’m happy the borderlands set has more RP elements to it. Loads of fun, and I’d like to thank most of this community who answers the same question asked here, 50 times a day here. Cause I’ve read almost all of them (I’m new, where do I start.) thank you all, and much love to you all.