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What's your favorite tip or trick for running games?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

I wrote up my best tips from a wide range of DMs here:

https://slyflourish.com/top_advice.html

If I had to have just one it’d be:

Be a fan of the characters. Be on their side. Focus your prep around them. Help them look awesome. Avoid “gotchas” that characters would have picked up on but players missed.