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Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · 18h

Shout-out to Obsidian, 5e Tools, and Donjon for the incredible resources. As well as The Alexandrian for the great advice. For more info on using Obsidian, check out this YouTube video.
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Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · 18h

Started really digging into some foundational prepping today. Got all my notes and things added to my Obsidian vault and now I know what threads I have to develop and all the players have hooks to follow. I also spent some time planning out the party's first dungeon. #dnd #ttrpg

Got a nifty little graph paper book to put dungeons in.

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Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · 2d

Thank the heavens I had done a little preparation for some opening adventures, so I had some story hooks to offer. Prep this week will amount to digitizing the notes on characters, making a session loflg, and planning some story hooks for their individual characters. So much fun!

Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · 2d

The players are a real motley bunch but we decided they are part of a merchant group headed by a tiefling warlock. They are entering Erybend, south of Greyhawk during the Ery Crossings Fair to ply dubious wares crafted by the warforged artificer. #ttrpg #dnd

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Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · 2d

Yesterday we had what I THOUGHT was going to be session 0: planning characters, making character sheets and tying back stories to the world the party will be starting in. Little did I know 3/4 players had made their sheets! We spent an hour talking key story stuff and ended up running a session!

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Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · 6d

Also I delivered the bad news: I am getting rid of flanking advantage in lieu of a +2 to attacks, no more conga! 😝

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Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · 6d

But we have session 0 for the new campaign this sunday! I still don't know much about my players' new characters but I am doing some planning tonight on the starting town and placing seeds for the first few adventures. Hopefully we will be able to fit them into the world nicely. #dnd #ttrpg

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Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · 6d

It's been two weeks since we played the last session of Eve of Vecna, the fight was fun but I did a poor job wrapping things up after 20 levels. I think because A) I was so over this module it was getting tiresome and B) I think we're going to run a high level one-shot or two to tie stuff up.

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Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · 29d

I'm choosing to take the whole thing as a learning experience, a sort of boot camp. I want to make my game more interactive and learn to create a story with more player input. The guys were really questioning the point of it all these last few months.

Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · 29d

Ran the penultimate session of our current 2 year campaign last night, having done light of Xaryxis followed by Eve of Ruin. The latter is truly a dreadful module, the last third feeling rushed after several chapters that took serious work to keep on the rails of comprehension. #dnd #ttrpg

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Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · Sep 18

I thought it meant they played Snood on the school computer during free study

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Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · Sep 18

Trying to decide what type of overarching plot to go with. I want there to be a lot of side quests, but what is going to tie their adventures together? I am leaning towards a Chromatic Dragon arc. #trrpg #dnd

Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · Sep 18

Spent some time today looking through how to build a campaign in the new '24 rules. Realizing that knowing what my players what characters they are going to make is an important element if I am going to shape the world around them/from their adventures. Starting to look forward to Session 0.

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Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · Sep 17

Next step, figuring out how to build encounters for a lvl 1 party...

Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · Sep 16

Next time I sit down I'll come up with a few NPCs, some interesting characteristics for the baddies, and start planning all my encounters, from most likely to least.

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Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · Sep 16

Spent an hour or so today coming up with the hook, and getting a rough idea of the enemies they will run into: Kobolds, masquerading as undead ghouls are sneaking into town to scare villagers, steal their valuables, and bring them back to a green dragon wyrmling's horde.

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Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · Sep 16

I dont have the bandwidth to write a ton of lore or world building—I want to build the world with the players anyway, but I am using Greyhawk as a setting—so I am just going to start simple and create my first adventure and go from there.

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Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · Sep 16

I didn't know what to do with this account so I figured I would make it a diary of being a DM after about 2.5 years doing all prewritten modules. I am about to embark on my first campaign of my own making, and I am a little intimidated but I figured it could be helpful for others!

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Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · Sep 5

Woah Songs BY Peter Hughes??? Who could have imagined!

Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · Aug 30

7ER last outing Joseph Ryan???

Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · Aug 30

I don't get it

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Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · Aug 21

Hello this is recognized actor Michael Wincott, the schnozberries taste like schnozberries. Call me

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Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · Aug 20

That was good! Wish he was still on the Sox

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Shieldsy @mrshieldsy.bsky.social · Aug 15

I wonder if they had to make their own digital ballpark renderings or they just stole all the assets from MLB the Show