As someone who was thrust into the dm chair before even being a player its not all that different, your just rping the world and coming up with outcomes for the player actions, theres also no better way to learn than by simply doing it
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Idk I'm just a guy ig
I like Warlocks
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I want to be a musician/stay-at-home dad when I grow up
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I'd use a thread in Play-By-Post. (Easier to search than a PM thread and functionality like that.)
As for advice, I find for myself that planning out a lot of stuff first helps me. I tried running one PbP where I was hot on an idea, had a decent goal of overall setting, but didn't have the battlemaps/etc. figured out thinking I'd be able to wing it along. And then that contributed to some overall burnout for me, which also ended up killing that campaign in the collateral.
You might find things different. But I know I'm the kind of person that has to have a bunch of stuff planned, which makes it easier to improvise when needed.
There's a built in search functionality for threads. I know sometimes I'll be like, "Hey, I remember this thing getting mentioned before." So I'll search the thread for it, which helps me remember what it was.
There's a built in search functionality for threads. I know sometimes I'll be like, "Hey, I remember this thing getting mentioned before." So I'll search the thread for it, which helps me remember what it was.
you could do a play-by-post or something, there's a lot of people on here, and people will be fine if it's not great
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i wouldnt know where to starts
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neither would I :P
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Ni!
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As someone who was thrust into the dm chair before even being a player its not all that different, your just rping the world and coming up with outcomes for the player actions, theres also no better way to learn than by simply doing it
Idk I'm just a guy ig
I like Warlocks
I like guitars (coming up on my fifth year of playing!)
I want to be a musician/stay-at-home dad when I grow up
Recently obsessing over Warhammer 40k, specifically the T’au empire
i could form a test group and do it in dms
SONA Research Corp.. (DM'S OPEN) "I am the Modern Prometheus"
[WARNING:DATA SPILL for Subject 420] ("No cost too great. No mind to think. No will to break. No voice to cry suffering. ")
[File on Subject #420] (Is extended sig) "I like pasta, Creepypasta"
"This Company is like working on opening Pandora's Box" -Director of Cognitive Research
Toight!
I'd use a thread in Play-By-Post. (Easier to search than a PM thread and functionality like that.)
As for advice, I find for myself that planning out a lot of stuff first helps me. I tried running one PbP where I was hot on an idea, had a decent goal of overall setting, but didn't have the battlemaps/etc. figured out thinking I'd be able to wing it along. And then that contributed to some overall burnout for me, which also ended up killing that campaign in the collateral.
You might find things different. But I know I'm the kind of person that has to have a bunch of stuff planned, which makes it easier to improvise when needed.
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what do you mean easier to search?
Praise Jeff!!!!!
Ni!
Creator of the Realm of Dragons Tavern
My Extended Sig
There's a built in search functionality for threads. I know sometimes I'll be like, "Hey, I remember this thing getting mentioned before." So I'll search the thread for it, which helps me remember what it was.
This is a signature. It was a simple signature. But it has been upgraded.
Belolonandalogalo Malololomologalo Tumagalokumagalo, Sunny
Eggo Lass, Bone and Oblivion
Tendilius Mondhaven Paxaramus, Drakkenheim
Get rickrolled here. Awesome music here. Track 50, 9/23/25, The Mystery of Your Gift
oh ok
Praise Jeff!!!!!
Ni!
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My Extended Sig
So how goes it, bloodthirsty Kirby?
This is a signature. It was a simple signature. But it has been upgraded.
Belolonandalogalo Malololomologalo Tumagalokumagalo, Sunny
Eggo Lass, Bone and Oblivion
Tendilius Mondhaven Paxaramus, Drakkenheim
Get rickrolled here. Awesome music here. Track 50, 9/23/25, The Mystery of Your Gift
pretty good
it's actually Gundam kirby but I kinda see where you're coming from
Praise Jeff!!!!!
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Is Gundam like the giant Japanese robots thing in this context?
This is a signature. It was a simple signature. But it has been upgraded.
Belolonandalogalo Malololomologalo Tumagalokumagalo, Sunny
Eggo Lass, Bone and Oblivion
Tendilius Mondhaven Paxaramus, Drakkenheim
Get rickrolled here. Awesome music here. Track 50, 9/23/25, The Mystery of Your Gift
yeah
its kinda smash bros kirby if he inhaled one of those
Praise Jeff!!!!!
Ni!
Creator of the Realm of Dragons Tavern
My Extended Sig