What I learned writing D&D adventures professionally

Game masters, ever thought what it’d be like to share the adventures you write? I've got tips and tricks that can hopefully help!

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Sometimes I write adventures, you can find them for free here: https://www.corkboardsandcuriosities....
If you’re looking for a Bouquet or Roses, it’s on DTRPG right here. It’s pay what you want, so you can also get it for free: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/produ...


Want to support me?
Kofi: https://ko-fi.com/corkboardsandcurios...
Patreon & discord access: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=96379479

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Music used (Youtube Audio Library & Wikimedia Commons):

Cats Searching for the Truth - Nat Keefe & Hot Buttered Rum
Twin Lynches - Density & Time
The Plan’s Working - Cooper Cannell
Skeleton Dance - Myuu
House on the Hill - Everet Almond
Final Girl - Jeremy Blake
Devil’s Organ - Jimena Contreras
Packed - Density & Time
Upstate - TrackTribe
A Fool’s Theme - Brian Bolger
Mars Cantina - The Whole Other
Spring Field - Godmode

Additional visual assets from Pexels including work by Adrien Jacta, and additional sound effects from Pixabay including work by shrek_30, x021YIPPEE_sfx and freesound_community.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:59 How I got started
03:15 The importance of ergonomy
04:55 Examples of ergonomic practices
05:41 Finding the adventure idea
06:49 A necessary warning
07:50 Hi did you know i have a patreonnnnn
09:14 Structuring the adventure
09:25 The “note on tone”
10:11 The Overview
10:34 NPC section
11:08 Hooks
11:40 Other Overview elements
12:03 Adventure Breakdown
12:28 How to actually be concise
13:30 Writing style
14:09 Anticipating players’ actions
15:29 The Resolution
16:12 Observe and adjust
16:48 Outro

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