Comment Have you ever wanted to retcon something in a campaign, and if so, did you do it, or did you just roll with it?
What do you hide under your hat?I just roll with it. I’m okay admitting to mistakes and retconning them.
My vestigial twin.from discussion Chris Perkins AMA.

Actually there is a pdf from Kobold Press on DMs Guild, it’s pretty good! Comment from discussion Dice, Camera, Action! AMA with Chris Perkins.

CommentHey Chris!
Congrats on so many episodes, and especially congrats on being part of this new wave of D&D streaming! All of you in the stream-o-sphere are really doing a lot to make D&D more accessible. WotC should put y’all on the payroll!
I’m a new DM, and I cannot help worldbuilding in between campaigns. Should I lay off and just invent the world as the game goes, or should I make a clearly fleshed-out world before I plop my players in there?
I would argue against building too much of the world up front. I’ve had better success starting small, and slowly building the world as the campaign marches on. from discussion Chris Perkins AMA.

What was the product (already released) that you were most excited about?The 5E Monster Manual. I love all the little bits of lore in that book.
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CommentSo far the published content has included stories tailored towards characters somewhere in the 1-15 level range. Is there a particular reason why there is no official content for the 16-20 levels? Is the difficulty at this tier too hard to gauge correctly? Is it because of the world-altering consequences those stories might entail?DMs tend to customize their campaigns more an more as their characters gain levels. It’s hard to create high-level adventures that will serve tens of thousands of DMs. Also, our research shows that a relatively low percentage of campaigns make it to levels 16+. However, that doesn’t rule out high-level content in the future. from discussion AMA with Chris Perkins (Today at 10:30 AM PST).

CommentHey Chris! Thanks for doing this!
What would you say is your greatest strength as a DM? What about greatest weakness?Strength: The ability to improvise and keep the story moving.
Weakness: Lack of mad skillz. There are things I’m not good at, such as artistic and musical talent, that other DMs have in abundance. from discussion Chris Perkins AMA.

Thanks so much for doing this! I noticed that Volo’s has a lot of creatures depicted in female form, was this a conscious choice? It seems like there’s a lot more than in the MM. It was deliberate.Comment from discussion Dice, Camera, Action! AMA with Chris Perkins.

Would you please share with us a list of 5 or so of your favorite NPCs you ever created? What did they do in your campaigns that you liked so much? In the interests of time and focus, I’ll share one specific to DCA. Simon. He’s called “Pidlwick II” in CoS, and I changed him a bit for the campaign. I like him because he doesn’t talk, and I don’t have to voice him. He communicates in other ways, and the players are never quite sure what his intentions are. That’s why I think he’s a good NPC.Comment from discussion Chris Perkins AMA.