I am a relatively new dm looking for someone who is willing to go over my material. I've got a significant chunk of an adventure planned out but think it could be improved.
EDIT: Forgot to mention it's on roll20 so it's easy to go over online.
So I’ve been a DM for a little bit over a year now, and I’ve been enjoying it so much, as well as my players.
However lately I've noticed that thinking about it sometimes makes me anxious rather than excited. And like I said, I genuinely love my campaign. I love my players, the characters, the story, the worldbuilding, and coming up with future moments and planning. But I think I've started putting a lot of pressure on myself to make everything "work."
I catch myself worrying about stuff like whether every player is getting enough attention, or if their character arcs will feel satisfying, or planned story moments will land the way I hope. Also if combat encounters will be engaging enough and if I'm doing justice to the ideas I have in my head.
All in all, I get anxiety over my own expectations and whether I’ll successfully pull it off in a way that everyone will like it. Obviously players are unpredictable and no campaign ever unfolds exactly as planned, but I still find myself struggling to let go of that desire for things to come together perfectly. I wish I could just let all of this go, but no matter how hard I try, I still get some anxiety.
Have any of you experienced this? What tips and recommendations do you have?
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Going to be DMing a game with my homebrew world. Barely played DnD, never DMed a game. Super excited, any tips?
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My friend is DMing his first session and decided to make an entirely homebrew cyberpunk themed session.
I was the one who introduced him to dnd and have DM'd a few games myself. I originally told him to do a pre-made module, but when he said he didn't want to, I approved and have been trying to assist him. It has been a few days since he started prepping, and he has made several additions and alterations to the game. For example, he wants to give players the option to dodge bullets or just tank the hits. So, every attack will be a contested roll rather than having an ac to make dex characters stronger. That is what he claims. (He mainly plays high dex rogues and assassins and isn't happy that his ac is only 15 at level 5. "He also isn't wearing armor.) I have also tried to encourage other ttrpg systems other than dnd such as Cyberpunk Red and Carbon 2185, but he doesn't want to. I want him to have a good time dming but am worried it will cause problems later on for both him and the players. What should I do?
Are there any sessions zero homebrew rules or tips you have from seasoned DM’s? Because I have some of my own but I would love to hear what you guys have so that at my table we can maximize fun, laughs, and cool moments