@tavernofholding: Part 1 | How to run a session zero as a DM. This is how I run a successful session zero as the dungeon master DM of a DND group. Use this guideline to help focus your session zero and create a good starting point for your dnd campaign. #dnddmtips #dnddm #dmtips
For my session 0, I had all my players have one on one sessions with me, and I built up the story for where they started, to how they got to the beginning of my campaign
2025-07-21 11:00:28
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EK³ :
THANK YOU!!
my first session 0 for DMing is soon
2025-12-04 00:19:45
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Knightly :
Dude. I just did a Skyrim style session zero starting at a session 0 where there were games, size quests, championships, etc but at the end I assigned STR, etc based on what they did. Pickpocket someone? +1 to that. Win an archery championship? +2 dex.
2025-07-13 03:36:53
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Silentsnyper92 :
Jesus I find this just a mere 5 hours before I host a zero session for the first time.
2025-07-21 13:35:03
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fan :
question is a forest gnome paladin that hates orphins good?
2025-08-18 05:13:25
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The DM’s Discretion :
Does anyone ban phones?? 🤔
2025-07-13 19:45:23
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Paige Bauer :
My session 0 is threefold! It’s mostly non-canon aside from the setting and the characters the players will use. It’s a roleplay encounter, a combat encounter, and a puzzle encounter! That’s my go-to every time. For me, the session zero is more for my players to test out their characters and get used to the style I will be using for DMing the campaign! A lot of the stuff you bring up in terms of comfort level, subject matter, availability, etc, is discussed before my session zero!
2025-08-25 01:20:12
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l8rsk8rdude :
I just did my first ever session last night, everyone had fun! This video is so helpful and I look forward to more content so I can learn more. I’m interested in making a pokemon themed game for my friends.
2025-08-03 12:47:13
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CappaMoka :
we created characters as a group and i explained a bit of the world, does that count as a session 0?
2026-03-03 02:42:03
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CBrittonuk :
I’ve been doing a session -1 before session 0. Session -1 is where we go all the backstory bits together and I ask them to send me something written not long after so I can build a world before the actual session 0 and go from there
2025-08-15 09:42:01
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Caey :
my first uncannon session is gonna be a talent show 😹
2026-01-24 01:15:35
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Ferael :
I allowed my group to build a background. But I united them under a specific... contract 😁
2025-08-21 05:54:08
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Love :
We also all made our characters together
2025-07-27 09:41:14
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Quadothegay :
😂
2025-12-12 04:11:58
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lazell :
😁😁😁
2025-08-21 15:48:51
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relitive :
Yea I ran pretty half ass session 0 my very first time, but I definitely say just experiencing what I did wrong. I am confident I can do better again
2025-08-05 16:45:25
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PantslessLegend :
You have no idea how valuable this video was to me. I’m a barely experienced player who just bought the books and is self teaching myself to DM as I type this. Keep this content coming, please!
2025-07-12 23:13:43
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Tyler Spooner :
Great video!! Something I feel has been an issue in the campaigns I am in is players playing a character that doesn’t fit their own personality/ abilities to adapt to that personality of the character they make. I am a player not a DM but I feel on of our tables is held back because the DM allowed a player to make a character that completely doesn’t fit the world. So setting the world standard would’ve been great in this case!
2025-07-29 14:42:16
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multi.edits :
I’m just starting my first one soon but it’ll be online so I’m planning my session zero to basically be over text the next few weeks. I’m also starting a premade campaign just to give me a starting of idea of how it works but right now I’m struggling with whst to tell each person about the world off the bat because idk what kind of characters they’ll want. It’s hard to plan for that lol
2025-07-30 07:01:03
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