5 Tips for Running Your First D&D One-Shot (From Someone Who Just Did It)

I’ve been a D&D (and Pathfinder!) player for ages, always the one super into the rules and lore. I’ve helped out a Dungeon Master here and there with bits of a campaign, but I’d never fully run a game myself. That all changed last year when I picked up Dragon Delves. I found a one-shot adventure in there that I absolutely loved, and I knew it was time for me to try DMing. I thought I had a pretty good idea of what it would be like, since I’d run a few sessions before, but running a one-shot is totally different. If you’re like me and thinking about becoming a D&D DM for the first time, I wanted to share a few things I learned from running my first one.








