Starting a New Campaign in Dungeons and Dragons - LIVE Q&A
759We take your questions regarding starting a new campaign, including how to find the right players, resources, and ideas.
Originally broadcast LIVE on http://www.twitch.tv/dungeon_dudes on August 18th, 2018.
A huge thank you to our patrons Rafiq 'Regal' and Multiracial Lion for sending us advance questions for this episode! https://www.patreon.com/dungeon_dudes
Highlights:
4:30 - Finding Players and Group Sizes
9:30 - Scheduling Wisely
12:50 - Finding other new players on Roll20
14:46 - What to do as an experienced DM in a new DM's game
23:50 - Using adventure structure to keep players focused
26:30 - Some thoughts on D&D Beyond
29:15 - Discussion on resources and inspiration for world-building
32:20 - Mapmaking resources
35:53 - Getting a sense of the size of your fantasy city
38:00 - Bringing separate plot hooks and NPCs together to form a coherent story
42:50 - The Marvel Cinematic Universe as an example of world-building and interweaving plot lines
44:10 - What we think about DMPCs
48:10 - Handling the "sidekick" NPCs found in official modules like Out of the Abyss and Tomb of Annihilation
51:50 - Being open and prepared for your world to be influenced, wrecked, and changed by the players
55:40 - Plundering published modules for maps, NPCs, quests, and adventure ideas
57:00 - Preparing material based on your creative strengths
1:00:24 - Do the Dungeon Dudes plan on releasing any adventures or DMs Guild content?
1:03:00 - News and future projects on the channel
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