#dnd tip for DMs: while you don't have to go full custom for your NPCs, simple props can help bring them to life. A pipe, a wig, glasses, or anything else can give your players a clearer sense of the characters they are talking to.

— Shawn Merwin @ PAXU (almost) (@shawnmerwin) October 31, 2018

Thanks so much for these tips! As a relatively new DM (about 1 year now), they really help me. My pleasure! The responses I get often help me as well.

— Shawn Merwin @ PAXU (almost) (@shawnmerwin) October 31, 2018

how do you exorcize a cursed die, asking for a friend glad you asked. I've had folks ask me to cure their dice before. the only thing I have tried is: whispering extremely cold disses to them. does it work? you tell me. (no data found)

— monsterman yule (@katewelchhhh) December 12, 2018

#dnd tip for writers: show don't tell is fine advice for fiction. Game writers is more like tech writing, where "don't both show and tell" is better advice. Telling is necessary much of the time. Let the DMs do the showing.

— Shawn Merwin Writing Games (@shawnmerwin) December 11, 2018

Wouldn’t Yasha’s Sentinel feat had stopped the Hydra from moving up the stairs since she hit it? #CriticalRole @matthewmercer Either way, great episode, great battle! 😀 Ah! It only makes their speed 0 if it was an attack of opportunity. She l hit it in response to hitting another creature.

— Matthew Mercer (@matthewmercer) October 19, 2018

When it comes to Dungeons & Dragons, what’s fun until it gets weird? #DnD #ttrpg

— Amber, Queen of Dragons (@Farore_DnD) December 4, 2018

That moment where, as DM, you set aside your villains because the stuff your players are trying to do is going to do far more damage to the campaign world than anything a mere lich or god of murder could imagine. https://t.co/lEeuAxrpon

— Mike Mearls (@mikemearls) December 6, 2018

Good D&D-related question with some interesting and fun replies: https://t.co/idvyDtp5C6

— K’thrissmas Perkins (@ChrisPerkinsDnD) December 6, 2018

are you subtweeting me with this

— monsterman yule (@katewelchhhh) December 6, 2018

#dnd tip for writers: any professional writing is an iterative process. Meld the different aspects of game writing (story, mechanics, etc.) into your iterations to push yourself to higher quality and more imaginative texts.

— Shawn Merwin Writing Games (@shawnmerwin) December 4, 2018