My D&D tech stack after 3 StartPlaying sessions:
VTT: Foundry v13 (self-hosted)
Character Management: D&D Beyond (content sharing = clutch)
Voice: Discord
Scheduling: StartPlaying
Music: My own!
Most important investment? Good microphone. Audio quality matters more than fancy maps.
#DnD #TechStack

First Heist Night in 2 hours. Murkmire Malevolence.
Players have gala tickets, formal wear, and a bag of holding.
Multiple ways in. Only one way out with the egg.

Seats still available: https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmit75f3i003xji041ap5cl2r

#DnD #HeistNight

Launching HEIST NIGHT tomorrow 7pm ET: Weekly Monday heists.

Week 1: Break into a museum. Steal an egg before it hatches. Easy, right? This is Ocean's Eleven meets Lovecraft.

$15. No campaign commitment.

🔗 https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmit75f3i003xji041ap5cl2r

#DnD #Heist #MondayNight

Just ran my first StartPlaying session, a wacky holiday one-shot.
What worked:

• Physical comedy translated great to VTT
• Multiplying enemies at Level 1 = real tension
• Pudding puns galore

First session nerves are real, but prep pays off.
#GMLife #DnD

Tomorrow 2pm EST: Mystery in the Night Market.
Rival families blame each other for sabotage. You must navigate the social maze, earn trust, and unmask the real culprit in this Lv1 DnD5e One-Shot mystery.

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#DnD5e #TTRPGcommunity #learntoplay

Game prep mode: Just Desserts in 2 hours.
Setting up the Winterfest banquet hall in Foundry. Holiday playlist queued. Pre-gens ready.
First professional session on StartPlaying. Let's make it memorable.
#DnD #OneShot

https://startplaying.games/adventure/cmit8918k00skl404myyog6vk

After telling stories at Reuters, TIME, and elsewhere, I'm bringing that narrative craft to the table—literally.
🎄 Sat 10am: Winterfest Pudding Goes Bad
🌃 Sun 2pm: Night market mystery
🏛️ Mon 7pm: HEIST NIGHT - Museum heist vs eldritch egg
#DnD #TTRPG
https://startplaying.games/gm/thelearnedgm

Easy job: Prep the Winterfest banquet. Hang garlands. Set tables. 25gp. What could go wrong?

Bad Pudding. That's what.

JUST DESSERTS—Dec 6 @ 10am EST. Festive D&D comedy. Level 1. Home Alone meets The Muppets.

$15/seat.

As a Pro GM: This is my favorite kind of one-shot.
- Tight 3-hour arc.
- Environmental hazards.
- Time travel.
- Combat that rewards tactics.

Tomorrow 10am ET in a level 3 one-shot — Climb the Cursed Spire, prove ancient Netheril existed.
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