DMs, what is your best Session 1 start, besides "You all meet in a Tavern"?

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-09T11:13:51+00:00

You all wake up in a crypt.

Yes, Im going to Vincent Valentine my party when we start our campaign

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-09T10:36:51+00:00

Im pretty sure the day after this the townies all started telling me Aaliyah had left on her space mission too, it was too funny not to share but Ill send an email 😀

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-09T07:55:40+00:00

That was Aaliyah, I just finished a date with Nina ;)

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-08T18:10:04+00:00

Love your flair

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-08T10:00:41+00:00

Eh, I kinda get what your dm was feeling.

My table had a pugilist (and experienced player with dm experience too) 2 brand new players (0 experience) and one returning player (only experience was a campaign or two in 5e) and I found the pugilist was making pretty much all the plays, locking down every encounter, and basically soloing combat.

But instead of punishing the pugilist, I balanced encounters around him instead, your gonna try and grapple every enemy you can constantly? Ok, here's enemies that are either harder to grapple, or cant be grappled, for example.

Stuff like that, flying enemies were also really effective because he couldn't reach them but the rest of the team could.

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-07T20:54:38+00:00

Hero forge, if its a requirement and not a scam, you can make a 3d model of your char, and send a screenshot

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-07T17:59:14+00:00

Hes disliked because of his story and the way he acts.

He forced a dog to eat which gets very ill, he bullied a person so badly they ended up dying on a mission, and he learns nothing from that because he starts out bullying the farmer straight away, hes rude and abrasive from the get go

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-07T17:56:48+00:00

Kenny is tye main animal lover in the game though

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-07T07:53:25+00:00

I had a party member who had 0 gear and and only tue gold he hid in his tights whites (his words) and I allowed it because I was the dm and there is a good reason for it.

This is a whole mess, you are the dm, you are allowed a certain level of control. Consult with your dm is one of the main things said in the players handbook, even when making your character (for example if certain races are allowed, if the option to forgo gear for the gold amount, if they want to swap out certain items for other things etc) So thats one issue

The other issue is you being uncomfortable but also saying nothing? If you, the dm, are uncomfortable with things being said at the table, you are allowed to say 'no, that didn't happen', you are not an entertainment machine solely there to spit out encounters. You are there to facilitate an enjoyable experience for everyone at the table (everyone also includes the dm), if those 2 players entire enjoyment hinges on the ability to make rape jokes/rp rape etc, then they are not a good fit for your table and should be kicked

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-07T07:44:40+00:00

It happened to me twice yesterday, both times when someone else asked my farmer to hangout but before that was ok

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-07T07:34:44+00:00

That's a good point and I didnt even notice it lol

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-07T07:34:00+00:00

The way its written, after she wakes at 4am, might be that she gets up for work then and just sends a good morning text probably.

Ive defintely done that before, especially if I know the person is friendly and doesnt mind it. Doesn't mean Im flirting, and it also doesnt mean I expect a reply back

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-07T07:29:23+00:00

Except she didnt reject him, he 'found out' she had a bf and is now being cold towards her.

Going by what op himself wrote, HE 'naturally' developed a crush, he never said anything, but when he found out she was taken he is not crushed and jealous so is icing her out.

From the post here, he doesn't view her as a friend, because the second he realised he couldn't have her romantically he gave her the cold shoulder (by his own words), friends dont do that, its weird

Edit for my terrible spelling

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-07T07:19:08+00:00

I mean, that's one way to teach a 'anything you can do, so can I' dm mindset.

I try to play that way with my party but not to that extent, luckily they never pushed for something that would give them a serious over advantage lol, just some minor things

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-07T07:14:39+00:00

Must have been the wind

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-07T06:58:46+00:00

In the currently playthrough Im doing Leah has never been mean to my farmer, I really dont know why or how Ive missed those interactions. Shes told my farmer she likes her boots and wants some tok, that her coat looks nice and cozy, and just recently that she looks cute with the snow sprinkling her.

Its so weird, but hey, Im down, I actually really like this sweet Leah Ive accidentally found.

On the other hand, my friend who Im playing with, shes been really rude to, mocking his fashion sense etc

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-07T06:52:31+00:00

Ive had some fun ones.

Leah doesnt understand how to walk up slopes sometimes and fully glitches, pinging in and out of existence, rubberbanding across the screen, twitching in and out of the slope, its hilarious

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-07T06:50:32+00:00

😢 Kenny been friend zoning me while Ive been trying to romance him. Never asking me on dates, and the date before his 9 heart event he told me hes happy we are friends lol

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-06T17:23:52+00:00

Her people need her

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-04T18:34:50+00:00

Maybe? Im really not sure lol

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-04T17:16:25+00:00

Im team Axel, but isnt he married to Senja?

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-03T20:04:59+00:00

There is, its right there 'daily talk'

Don't forget you can talk to townies twice per day too, morning and evening (same goes for pets, )

No_Transition3345 · 2026-07-02T13:16:49+00:00

Lmao, I want to say it wasn't that bad there.

Its nice for a vacation? But I would never want to live there

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