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Set Your Danger Level: Make Failure Hurt, Not Frustrate


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In this episode, you will get dungeon master tips for setting campaign lethality so danger feels thrilling instead of cheap or random. We break down how to define a default danger level, how consequences reshape exploration, combat, and negotiation, and how to handle a TPK, lasting injuries, or a lost stronghold without undermining campaign stakes. If you want dungeon master tips that sharpen adventure design and keep players bold, watch now and bring your best questions.

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* 0:00 Intro

* 4:52 Panelists Default Danger Level

* 51:03 How it affects players in-game

* 1:32:48 Retcon, soften the blow, or lean into it

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