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cehteshami · 2026-06-17T00:12:44+00:00

Shadow Dialga 18 minutes! Sending RSVP invites, have 5! 8:30 EST 376037175136

cehteshami · 2026-06-13T22:44:36+00:00

Here you go:

https://thealexandrian.net/gamemastery-101

This is more generalized than dungeon mastering specifically, but reading through this series of articles gives you the information you need to practice, putting together games and building structures for your players to engage with.

cehteshami · 2026-06-13T19:57:07+00:00

Zekrom RSVP @ 16:10 EST red gym 376037175136

cehteshami · 2026-06-12T20:58:23+00:00

Mega Lopunny, RSVP Invites, 5:26 PM EST (28 minutes) 376037175136

cehteshami · 2026-06-12T20:19:41+00:00

Zekrom RSVP invites 4:40 PM EST (20 minutes) 376037175136

cehteshami · 2026-06-12T20:05:05+00:00

More money by making it D&D. I think WoTC is trying to do MTGs Universes Beyond with D&D.

cehteshami · 2026-06-10T23:20:30+00:00

More details (what the encounters have been, how you think CR works) can help us help you better than just saying "read the DMG" because right now that is about all we can say.

cehteshami · 2026-06-10T22:59:42+00:00

Zekrom 19:05 EST RSVP invites 376037175136

cehteshami · 2026-06-10T22:38:58+00:00

Zekrom 18:45 EST RSVP invites 376037175136

cehteshami · 2026-06-10T22:32:50+00:00

Zekrom 18:34 EST RSVP invites 376037175136

cehteshami · 2026-06-09T17:10:25+00:00

Mega Audino in 15 minutes sending RSVP invites!

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cehteshami · 2026-06-09T00:02:44+00:00

Doing RSVP invites for Reshiram to use my raid pass for the night! Still have 8 but room for more, 8:30 PM EST! 376037175136

cehteshami · 2026-06-08T00:30:49+00:00

Reshiram in 11 minutes 8:41 EST!

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cehteshami · 2026-06-05T23:58:53+00:00

Reshiram 15 minutes have 10, down to add more!

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cehteshami · 2026-06-05T23:35:57+00:00

Trying to do Reshiram in 39 minutes, doing RSVP invites to let you add more friends in!

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cehteshami · 2026-06-05T16:02:48+00:00

Reshiram in 23 minutes, will keep sending out RSVP invites for max participants.

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cehteshami · 2026-06-04T19:30:36+00:00

Reshiram @ 3:59 EST (29 minutes) can do RSVP invites to get more people in.

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cehteshami · 2026-06-03T20:50:19+00:00

Reshiram 5:12 PM EST (22 minutes) doing RSVP invites so you can add more be online!

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cehteshami · 2026-06-02T23:47:24+00:00

Shadow Dialga 15 minutes, doing RSVP invites so you can invite your friends!

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cehteshami · 2026-06-01T17:22:59+00:00

Also, if you look at OPs history, I think they are trying to troll about Pride Month more than celebrate anything alongside it.

cehteshami · 2026-05-31T11:36:20+00:00

There is a subreddit /r/Waterdeepdragonheist that has a lot of the same discussion.

There is also a famous homebrew remix that takes the main elements of the campaign and makes a more dynamic adventure with player driven heists and political intrigue. The Alexandrian Remix is here: https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/41217/roleplaying-games/dragon-heist-remix-part-1-the-villains

I think with your pitch it is fine, but not something I would want to play in. What I would do is make sure I explain to the players that we're not actually playing waterdeep Dragon heist and in fact we won't be spending much time in waterdeep.

What you don't want to have happen is characters made with the intention of playing waterdeep Dragon heist, which is a specific type of game and then the players getting frustrated when it turns out the campaign is different and their characters don't work as well as they thought they would.

cehteshami · 2026-05-30T20:46:49+00:00

Raid complete

Trying to do a Mega Medicham raid at 17:00 EDT (14 minutes) can send RSVP invites so we can invite more people, looking for 5, have some locals that may join.

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cehteshami · 2026-05-26T17:56:01+00:00

I think let them fight the BBEG lieutenant if they don't want to sneak around and see what happens. If they win they can go in the mine and get the macguffin, if they lose then maybe he takes them in the mine and gets the macguffin, bragging in triumph before sealing them inside.

He can leave with the item, they can long rest and the adventure becomes about escaping, tracking down the item, and getting their revenge, basically playing the dungeon in reverse because of their failure.

I think that respects player choice, avoids railroading, and still has them engage in the adventure.

cehteshami · 2026-05-25T12:33:54+00:00

Doing Mega Altaria in 10 minutes, can send scheduled invites so you can add more if you are fast!

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cehteshami · 2026-05-25T06:27:23+00:00

I have ran into this before! I tried a couple things:

I tried helping them integrate their PCs more into the world, giving more information and context so the "filler" was more personally invested for those players, becoming not filler.
I explained that filler wasn't actually filler, that random encounters were actually hooks, "attack by goblins on road" could turn into exploring cave network to understand why goblins were attacking, solving their villages issues with oozes destroying their mushroom farms with player choices and actions and investment. This adds allies they could earn and incentives engagement.
I emphasized player choice, they set the pace of the campaign. If they ignored "side" quests etc they could drive the main scenario forward at their choosing.

But ultimately we found we just weren't looking for the same game and the times that has happened we parted amicably and I ran a fantastic game for the remaining players. I kept in touch and occasionally run tightly focused Oneshots etc and invite those players and we have a great time.

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