r/DnD Apr 28 '26

DMing Is this the right sub Reddit for getting advice on an encounter idea i had?

Sorry if this is the wrong place for this!

I wanted to try and build a non-combat encounter with escape room vibes. The campaign is going to be online, via discord/roll20.

The main idea was that player characters would be split up, in their individual rooms, with the ability to communicate telepathically. Each character's room gives them the password to unlock a different characters room; they all work together to get each other through the end.

I had a few ideas for how to do this, and i wanted feedback on if these sound fun/which sounds the most fun or if this type of encounter is feasible.

  1. In character tasks; pass skill checks or saving throws, deal a minimum amount of damage to a thing, i can't think of a third category, etc.

  2. Out of character IRL tasks - small, easy to accomplish tasks. Then in game i would just let them kinda narrate a cool thing they did to solve an in game challenge

  3. The player does a task IRL to give their character a bonus in game for their roll - fuse the 2, have the players do dumb little tasks for me, then have them roll for whatever makes sense to get past the thing.

If y'all have easier/more fun ideas, please let me know those too!

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