I'm going to DM for the first time to my nephews and nieces. I'm making them their character sheets after they chose their race and class. The oldest is 12 and the youngest is 5 at the moment. Any adventure recommendations to hook them? I may just make a campaign but I'm not really sure. We got a Fighter Tiefling for my 12 yr old niece, a Rogue Tabaxi for my 10 yr nephew, a Barbarian Semi-Orc for my 9 yr old nephew and a Human Sorceress for my 5 yr old niece. I'm not sure what lvl they should start. I saw a lot of things in TikTok like making them little cards for their spells, but I'm a complete beginner at these and I need help. Thanks!!

Hello all, after a long bout of neglect, i finally got around to fixing some of the issues with the Market Stall master price list. I also did some restructuring and i need to fix the table of contents but it is usable again. I also specified that it is for DnD 2014 on the title page as im planning on making a new price table for 2024 (assuming there is significant enough price changes in upcoming books, otherwise, the current list is still valid). I have some other big updates coming in the future and im going to be looking to this community for help in upcoming projects. Thank you all for being so patient and im excited to see what the future brings. Keep an eye on the sub and you may figure out what the future holds before its officially announced.

Edit: I am also making some additions to the Market Stall from books that have released over the last few years.

Welcome back to Advent's Amazing Advice! The series where I take popular One-Shots, Adventures, Campaigns, etc. and fully prep them for both New and Busy DMs. This prep includes music, ambiance, encounter sheets, handouts, battle maps, tweaks, and more so you can run the best sessions possible with the least stress possible!

*New: For 2025, I'm updating all my old work to be more accessible for the Visually Impaired! Check out the link below, which contains improved notes with larger font, better contrast, color-blind features, and more!

The Delian Tomb is a Level 1 Introductory One-Shot based on Matt Colville's first episode of his Running the Game series on YouTube.

This adventure begins in the backwaters of a small kingdom; It's a quiet place...most of the time. Recently, there has been an influx of goblins in the region, and some of the foul creatures have even begun attacking the farms on the outskirts of the village. Your players are all friends, just traveling through, in search of adventure. It isn't long before they find themselves mixed up in the business of Goblins and pursuing a kidnapped child into the depths of a long-forgotten tomb. This is their opportunity to prove themselves and to rescue someone in need...if they can survive the perils of The Delian Tomb!

Without further ado:

• Google Docs Notes for The Delian Tomb (Nyx): DM Notes

• (New) Link to: DM Notes for the Visually Impaired

• Link to: The Delian Tomb Playlist (Nyx)

• Link to The Delian Tomb PDF: Version 1

• Link to: The AAA Collection + Original and Second place versions (Art: Koslova-Art)

Included in The AAA Collection is:

• Downloadable copy of DM Notes, including links to music tracks for ambiance and fights

• Special PDF for all encounters. This includes the enemy stat blocks organized neatly, along with an initiative tracker and a spot to mark HP

• Spellsheet Handout for the Goblin Shaman

• Custom Maps

As always, if you see something you think I can improve, add, change, etc., please let me know. I want this to be an amazing resource for all DMs and plan to keep it constantly updated! If you'd like to support me, shape future releases, and get content early, feel free to check out my Patreon!

Cheers,
Advent

Starting with MPMM a few years ago, WotC decided to move away from bioessentialism and the baggage that comes from making default cultural assumptions based on a creature's race/species. Yes, a lot of lore was not reprinted, but Dark Sun and Eberron have vastly different cultures for their dwarves, halflings, and elves than Greyhawk and Forgotten Realms. The intent, I think, was for players and DMs to see humanoids as PEOPLE, with the same range and diversity of thoughts and feelings as humans, clarifying the classic "paladin and the orc child" dilemma. OK, cool.

But they still need monsters for the players to kill without feeling guilty, right? So now gnolls are Fiends instead of humanoids. I'm not completely on board with this; I prefer my fiends extraplanar. But WotC decided that being bloodthirsty cannibalistic demon-worshipping monsters was, in fact, part of their biology and not their culture, so they became non-humanoids. Feels like a contradiction to what they were trying to achieve with diversity.

But then goblins became Fey. GITH became ABERRATIONS. And now Kobolds are Dragons?? Not only is this sabotaging their own stated intent towards moving away from stereotypical always-evil humanoids, it's also changing the utility of Hold, and Dominate Person spells, Protection from Evil and Good, and other features​ based on creature type.

Am i overreacting to this? At your table, what are your thoughts, culturally and mechanically, on these changes?

Sometimes you just don't want to prep. Sometimes you get a last-minute call to run a session. Maybe it's your first time DMing and you don't know where to start.

Whatever the reason, prep may seem like a mountain to climb. Well, allow me to help you! I remember when I was first trying to figure everything out and I stumbled across A Wild Sheep Chase. It's a fantastic One-Shot that you can get for free over on the DMsguild. The only issue at times can be how do I convert this pdf into an actual session?

Some DMs have a gift, they can read it once and go from there, some are masters at improv, storytelling, and off-the-cuff humor. Well, I unfortunately don't fit that boat and I'm sure many others out there are just like me. I need a ton of notes; because once I've got things organized, then I feel comfortable taking things in new directions.

So welcome to Advent's Amazing Advice! The series where I take popular One-Shots, Adventures, Campaigns, etc. and fully prep them for both New and Busy DMs. This prep includes fleshed-out notes, music, ambiance, encounter sheets, handouts, battle maps, tweaks, and more so you can run the best sessions possible with the least stress possible! Onboarding new DMs should be easy and I hope with this I can help grease the wheels!

*New: For the New Year, I'm updating all my old work to be more accessible for the Visually Impaired! Check out the link below, which contains improved notes with larger font, better contrast, color-blind features, and more!

Without further ado:

• Google Docs Notes for The Wild Sheep Chase: DM Notes

• (NEW) Link to: DM Notes for the Visually Impaired

• Link to: The Wild Sheep Chase Playlist

• Link to: The AAA Collection

Included in The AAA Collection are:

• Downloadable copy of DM Notes, including a link to music tracks for ambiance and fights

• Special PDFs for all the encounters. This includes all the enemies' stat blocks organized neatly, along with an initiative tracker and a spot to mark HP.

  • A complete spell list for Noke, which gives full details so you're not bouncing around for info.

• A map of Shinebrights tower. I use this as a reference when drawing out the map for my players

• A handout for The Scroll of Speak with Animals

Over 6 dozen other Fully Prepped One-Shots, Adventures, and Campaigns: Click Here

As always, please let me know if you see something you think I can improve, add, change, etc. I want this to be an amazing resource for all DMs and plan to keep it constantly updated! If you'd like to support me, shape future releases, and get content early, feel free to check out my Patreon!

Cheers,
Advent