In D&D, letting everyone roll perception, investigation, or knowledge checks guarantees success, so why bother rolling? I love group rolls for Perception just because they are the simplest connection between mechanics and RP. Folks fail the check and it’s instantly “Yeah, I was daydreaming about the treasure,” or “I’m too focused on horseback crocheting.” Everyone gets invested!

— Richard Malena-Webber (@rmalena) October 22, 2019

Sometimes the question is WHO notices. Your guide just picked the pocket of an arrogant guard. If the rogue notices, they’ll probably snicker and wink. If the Paladin notices they might feel obliged to intervene. It’s not breaking the story, just about who gets an RP moment.

— Keith Baker (@HellcowKeith) October 23, 2019

Hi twitter writers/authors:

I’d like to try out writing but story mechanics are super foreign to me. I have so many visual worlds I’d like to play with but have no clue how to weave a character centered story.

Any advice/courses/books for a complete beginner to start with? 🙂 My best advice is to get some friends and run a Dungeons & Dragons game. Within a few session your brain will start to craft characters, story arcs, fun situations, villains and their motivations, and all the details in between.
Plus you’ll have tons of fun. 🙂

— 🐟🐠Adam Lee🏔🏕 (@adamofadventure) November 12, 2019

Playing Dungeons & Dragons around a table really is killing video games for me. Anything can happen in D&D and more importantly it happens with your friends.

— Todd Kenreck (@ToddKenreck) November 11, 2019

I rarely ask *everyone* in the party to make perception, insight, or lore type checks, because someone almost always rolls high. Why bother rolling?

I often limit those checks to someone in the front or talking or trained.

DMs: What's your stance on "everyone roll a ___ check?"

— DMDavid (@dmdavidblog) October 11, 2019

At first when GMing, I did this a lot. I mostly only do this for group checks now (i.e. half the party needs to succeed on a Stealth check to avoid being seen), but old habits die hard for sure and sometimes I ask without thinking. #DnD #RPG #TRPG #TTRPG https://t.co/b6V3H48R55

— James Introcaso (@JamesIntrocaso) October 11, 2019