Rich the First-Time DM
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Disabled Air Force vet, Dungeon Master and player, provide D&D tips on YouTube, lover of boardgames and TTRPGs, animals, craft beer, bourbon, & the Yankees. Also play in board game actual plays!
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I have tried many ways of doing it and this seems the best. Doubling dice, doubling single dice results usually result in <damage than a normal hit. The max plus roll always results in more damage than the other ways which is what a crit should be. & what is good for the players is good for the dm!
November 13, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I have tried many ways of doing it and this seems the best. Doubling dice, doubling single dice results usually result in <damage than a normal hit. The max plus roll always results in more damage than the other ways which is what a crit should be. & what is good for the players is good for the dm!
We do max dice damage, then roll dice damage and add modifier. Can be a lot especially for paladins or rogues. However me as the dm does the same.
Makes crits critical! Tons of damage but makes it so exciting. And when a bbeg crits it is scary as hell!
Makes crits critical! Tons of damage but makes it so exciting. And when a bbeg crits it is scary as hell!
November 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
We do max dice damage, then roll dice damage and add modifier. Can be a lot especially for paladins or rogues. However me as the dm does the same.
Makes crits critical! Tons of damage but makes it so exciting. And when a bbeg crits it is scary as hell!
Makes crits critical! Tons of damage but makes it so exciting. And when a bbeg crits it is scary as hell!
I love the movable keys too - similar to “solution to the puzzle is whatever the party tries after several failures” because the dm is done wasting time lol
November 4, 2025 at 1:08 PM
I love the movable keys too - similar to “solution to the puzzle is whatever the party tries after several failures” because the dm is done wasting time lol
Exactly. If i give the players a choice say two paths i do my best to have something planned for each path but sometimes i mess up, describe two paths when I didn’t mean to, and that’s when the quantum ogre comes into play.
November 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Exactly. If i give the players a choice say two paths i do my best to have something planned for each path but sometimes i mess up, describe two paths when I didn’t mean to, and that’s when the quantum ogre comes into play.
As a player I have seen other players ask for the impossible but usually is actually something silly.
The usual impossible request I get is for a player to hide in an area where there is nothing to hide behind, no shadows etc. i just explain there’s no place to hide and I don’t have them roll
The usual impossible request I get is for a player to hide in an area where there is nothing to hide behind, no shadows etc. i just explain there’s no place to hide and I don’t have them roll
November 4, 2025 at 12:13 PM
As a player I have seen other players ask for the impossible but usually is actually something silly.
The usual impossible request I get is for a player to hide in an area where there is nothing to hide behind, no shadows etc. i just explain there’s no place to hide and I don’t have them roll
The usual impossible request I get is for a player to hide in an area where there is nothing to hide behind, no shadows etc. i just explain there’s no place to hide and I don’t have them roll
List looks pretty good. Only call for a roll if you as the DM are ready to deal with success or failure. Don’t roll for the impossible (king will never give up crown etc). DMs ask for too many rolls.
November 4, 2025 at 11:52 AM
List looks pretty good. Only call for a roll if you as the DM are ready to deal with success or failure. Don’t roll for the impossible (king will never give up crown etc). DMs ask for too many rolls.
My best video to date is about quantum ogres and if they are considered railroading - basically no for a one-shot, possibly if used during a normal session
November 4, 2025 at 11:50 AM
My best video to date is about quantum ogres and if they are considered railroading - basically no for a one-shot, possibly if used during a normal session
Love a good quantum ogre especially for one shots
November 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Love a good quantum ogre especially for one shots
I don’t think they will have all tables in each episode (say 1 1/2 hours each) but who knows. All depends on who is in studio when they record. I bet the tables were partially determined by availability of the players
November 3, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I don’t think they will have all tables in each episode (say 1 1/2 hours each) but who knows. All depends on who is in studio when they record. I bet the tables were partially determined by availability of the players
That’s how it will be but more like (my guess) a couple episodes with each table and at times there will be some mixing happening depending on story. Each group will be following their own clues etc but all working towards one overarching goal
November 3, 2025 at 6:17 PM
That’s how it will be but more like (my guess) a couple episodes with each table and at times there will be some mixing happening depending on story. Each group will be following their own clues etc but all working towards one overarching goal
I talk about this in the videos leading up to the campaign start. Basically its a lot of people and there is no set lineup (people come and go). In this case there are 13 people so you have different groups at the table at different times & eventually the 13 will be broken up into “smaller” tables
November 3, 2025 at 5:45 PM
I talk about this in the videos leading up to the campaign start. Basically its a lot of people and there is no set lineup (people come and go). In this case there are 13 people so you have different groups at the table at different times & eventually the 13 will be broken up into “smaller” tables