#DnD advice: Stakes can always be meaningfully raised by saying there's some kind of multiverse involved.

#DnD advice: Rogues, stealing other players d6s for your Sneak Attack is just role-playing.

#DnD advice: A good way to raise the tension is with a time limit. The PCs can keep adventuring, sure, but if their boss catches them on a quest, they're fired.

#DnD advice: It's apparently considered poor form for a changeling to shout "It's morphin' time!" every time they change shape.

#DnD advice: Fret not, those snakes only deal poison damage, not venom damage! As long as you don't eat them, you'll be fine.

#DnD advice: Try other RPGs often to find new mechanics to clumsily graft onto your 5e game.

Your Honor, I demand the championship title be revoked from the Timberwolves not because Air Bud is a dog (the referees have ruled on this matter) but because this golden retriever is not enrolled in Fernfield Junior High class of 1997, bypassing student athletes' Standards of Academic Progeess.

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As a small child US cinema lead me to believe that every manhole had a steam tunnel or sewer beneath it. Excitedly lifting my first cover and finding a small drain was devastating.

If you’re out there playing 5e-adjacent games we have some incredibly rad spooky stuff in here. Just ram-jammed with the good stuff. #dnd #ttrpg

#DnD advice: Pick appropriate snacks for your game table - if the grease makes your character sheet clear, it's your window to a world of fantasy!

#DnD advice: Scout out the competition - pick a fight with the town guard to see if they're equipped to handle the quests you're on.

Are you ready for Round 2, pal? #DnD #ttrpg

#DnD advice: Determine initiative order with a game of musical chairs.

#DnD advice: Can't come up with a character? Just role play as your cousin.

#DnD advice: I dunno, dude, make it up.

#DnD advice: Does your party barbarian seem unmotivated to read? Maybe an incentive like a personal pizza would get them to crack open the books.

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You might have built an elaborate heist scenario for your campaign, but the players are the ones choosing between the Pink Panther, Mission Impossible, and Benny Hill themes. What if there were a way to gently guide your players to the tone you'd like to see? tbmgames.com/2025/09...

#DnD advice: You should take an extra game session or fifty to flesh out that one-shot.

#DnD advice: Need faster combat encounters? Replay previous fights and say that the budget ran out so you're using stock footage.

#DnD advice: You're not distracted at the game table, you're "doing a side quest."

#DnD advice: Cover your tent in lead paint to protect yourself from being targeted by scrying spells.

#DnD advice: Bring a new level of immersion to your virtual tabletop by covering your battlemaps with a photo of your cat sleeping.

#DnD advice: Did a player make too edgy of a character for your game? Forward a copy of their backstory to that player's still-living parents.

Metacurrency: A Cost-Effective Way to Bribe Your Players

#DnD advice: Apparently "blade ward" is not Squidward's weapon-obsessed cousin.

#DnD advice: Give the Barbarian the most fragile aftifacts so they're well-protected.

You might have built an elaborate heist scenario for your campaign, but the players are the ones choosing between the Pink Panther, Mission Impossible, and Benny Hill themes. What if there were a way to gently guide your players to the tone you'd like to see? tbmgames.com/2025/09...

A poster announced they say Hades, the same way that one might say 'fades', inspiring confusion and too, a profusion of takes that aspire to cast shades.

I will continue to pronounce "Hades" with only one syllable. Please use this to inform how you read my posts.

You might have built an elaborate heist scenario for your campaign, but the players are the ones choosing between the Pink Panther, Mission Impossible, and Benny Hill themes. What if there were a way to gently guide your players to the tone you'd like to see? tbmgames.com/2025/09...

You've chanced on some "seemingly harmless" advice. #DnD #ttrpg

#DnD advice: Dual wield bows for double the ranged action.

What if I told you I have a whole ass #ttrpg game already done, playtested AND brochures printed, and the only reason I haven't put it up anywhere is because I simply forgot.

#DnD advice: The Verbal and Somatic components of a Magic Missile spell are to shout "Pew, Pew!" While doing finger guns.

#DnD advice: Big Bad get premautrely defeated? Lucky for you, they have a long-lost twin.

#DnD advice: At some point, you have to learn what each of the dice looks like.

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#DnD advice: Overcommit to a tangentially related hobby. Does the 3d printer go in front of or behind the 8-foot sheet of insulation foam?

I heard someone say not to feel bad for eating a whole pizza because a pizza is just a charcuterie board that has been baked and that has changed my entire perspective.

#DnD Advice: Maintain your equipment properly! When you're not using them, always store your daggers in their sheaths or in an emergency, a snooty noble's back.

Misusing 4-syllable adjectives is the most vehicular of my writing sins.

Writing an article about metacurrencies in TTRPGs and somehow I've successfully avoided writing "meatcurrency" this whole time.

#DnD advice: Remember, a wizard is just 3 failed death saves away from becoming a more helpful class.

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#DnD advice: Keep your class features to yourself! The instant the party knows you can heal them is when any peace you've known will be replaced with party members reporting their HP to you.

#DnD advice: Hide your campaign notes somewhere your players will never look, like the Player's Handbook.

#DnD advice: Piercing damage should be done by a professional, not at a kiosk at the mall.

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