Prep FAST, Prep FUN - Banish Boring D&D Sessions With These Tips

Today, we’re diving into D&D session prep that’ll keep your players hooked, excited, and engaged, all while keeping the stress and time commitment to a minimum. No more 5-billion-hour sessions of prep - we’re going to keep things fun, flexible, and efficient! This is the 4th video in my Campaign Building 101 series - these steps work best together so don’t forget to check out the other videos! 📥 Campaign Building 101 Playlist:: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVTu7wtieHuee9AyCASaAGd6DZfanZXcp&si=9nii1JbHVHYA-4cE ⬅️ Previous Video :: https://youtu.be/dUzs8qUJxY0?si=4BxRR9dja8zQDizK&list=PLVTu7wtieHuee9AyCASaAGd6DZfanZXcp&si=9nii1JbHVHYA-4cE In this video, we’ll cover the step-by-step process for making sure your sessions always feel fresh, with tips on: • Reviewing your player characters and session notes to set up awesome moments. • How to start your sessions strong with an engaging in-media-res moment (no more boring tavern meetups!) • Using decentralized prep (Secrets & Clues) to keep things flexible and player-driven. • A quick look at potential scenes and how to add variety to your prep. • And last but not least, how I flesh out locations, NPCs, stat blocks, and items without overwhelming myself. ------------------------------ 💕 Links 💕 ------------------------------ ✨ Campaign Building 101 Playlist:: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLVTu7wtieHuee9AyCASaAGd6DZfanZXcp&si=9nii1JbHVHYA-4cE ✨ Return of the Lazy DM by @SlyFlourish :: https://tinyurl.com/ReturnLazyDM ✨ Pugilist Class Benjamin Huffman :: https://tinyurl.com/BMPugilist ------------------------------ 💕 Timestamps 💕 ------------------------------ 00:00 - Session Prep doesn't need to be overwhelming 01:10 - Before I Start - The Review 04:45 - Strong Start 07:30 - Decentralized Prep (Secrets & Clues) 16:30 - Scenes & Variety 20:51 - Locations 24: 09 - NPCs 31:14 - Stat Blocks and Items