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The RedWarlock is running a session for a group of newbies that all happen to be Dads. 

Grommulox has a player that likes to roll to avoid their lack of impulse control. Is that weird?

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Furimu_ wants to know how max damage with exploding dice works.  

Use That Spell: Dominate Monster

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Yep73662628 Wants to know if it is a good idea to “Truman Show” the player characters and how to make the twist land.

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ChickenBobin is looking at a potential future career as a professional GM and would love some advice.

DietToothpaste wants to know how to get into the zone before a session. 

Use That Spell: Tsunami 

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Foreign-Press is trying to avoid a TPK but the player’s aren’t listening to the hints inside and outside of the game. 

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just-a-VA wants to make puppets for important NPCs. Good idea or just goofy?

TheRedWarlock wants some suggestions for some games to play between long campaigns.  

Use That Spell: Psychic Scream

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Next Session Help:

Chicken Bobbin comes on as our special guest to talk about his upcoming campaign!

Mistergoodthing has a party who wants to steal the magical item that was lended to them by killing the lender. How should this play out?

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Jlove28792 doesn’t know how to make the game challenging for the Monk in the party as they seem untouchable. 

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MythicalWarrior has some advised on a way they use map preplanning using gift wrap for the grid.

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Next Session Help:

Jstncrwfrd is running a maze and wants help brainstorming how to make it interesting and fun, and not a giant slog. 

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GolettO3 asks “How do you use mimics without them feeling like a cheap "gotcha!"? It's never exciting when I use them.”

Use That Spell!: Mind Sliver

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Next Session Help: ChickenBobin needs some advice on creating balance in a homebrew world with multiple element casters.

Contrastrictor’s players are trapped on an island with no way out and a 3-headed dragon turtle busting through their ship. Will this turn into a game of Survivor? 

Ask a GM: Vitto95 wants to know if a character goes into a rage and someone casts Calm Emotions, what happens? 

Use That Spell!: True Strike 

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Next Session Help:

ChickenBobin is planning a Christmas one-shot for the family with mixed-experience playing TTRPG. We talk about how to keep it festive, fun, and beginner-friendly without sacrificing the magic (or the mayhem) of a good seasonal adventure.

Jose_Jota needs help making a Night Hag more creepy and scary.

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YourAskingTheQstions wants to know if they should let their player have an owl familiar head lamp. Totally! 

Use That Spell!:Nondetection

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JoahyPooh wants to design a mini game for the players to wrangle some rust monsters!

MTG3K_on_Arena needs to come up with a list of classic monsters for a dungeon delving dinner party gone wrong. 

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Outrageous_Goal_504 has a player who tried to one shot a CR 13 creature with some cheeky rule bending. Should we let them?

Use That Spell!: Drawmij's Instant Summons

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Next Session Help:

Secret_Shallot93 has a fighter who is multiclassing into a Druid and wants to figure out how to go about training one. 

TheRedWarlock has Halloween on the brain and tasks us with brainstorming some ideas for a one (or two) shot. 

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Stevenoodlesoup is wondering the difference between the 2024 Thaumaturgy “Invisible Hand” vs. Mage Hand.

Use That Spell!: Heroes' Feast 

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Diet Toothpaste’s PCs are in a temple/dungeon and split across time! Let's see what fun ideas we can brainstorm around this interesting and clever mechanic. 

Kejones9900’s PC that decided to eat every random berry in a cave system of every color. What should happen to them? 

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RadiantIris_ has some questions on how to implement the lingering damage rules in an area and is asking about crits on saving throws. 

Use That Spell!: Raulothim's Psychic Lance

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