Running Dragons of Stormwreck Isle – Tips for New D&D DMs

Mike offers tips, tricks, and advice for running the D&D Starter Set adventure, Dragons of Stormwreck Isle!

Contents

• 00:00 Video Start
• 00:13 Who This Video is For
• 00:54 Top Tips for Running Stormwreck Isle
• 01:28 Tip 1: Keep your Hands on the Dials of Combat
• 02:02 Tip 2: Dive Deep into the Lore
• 03:25 Tip 3: Remember Runara's Failsafe
• 04:33 Read the Pregen Character Background Ties to the Adventure
• 05:08 Read the DM Tips in the Adventure Book
• 05:49 Running Stormwreck Isle Online
• 06:33 Tools for Playing Stormwreck in Person
• 07:15 Tips for Chapter 1 - Dragon's Rest
• 08:08 Choose How to Run Combat
• 09:06 Handling Undead Fortitude
• 09:55 Manage the NPCs of Dragon's Rest
• 11:21 Combining Additional Encounters
• 12:39 Tips for Chapter 2 - Seagrow Caves
• 14:30 Tips for Chapter 3 - The Cursed Shipwreck
• 15:30 Tips for Chapter 4 - The Clifftop Observatory
• 16:58 Follow-on Adventures

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• D&D Starter Set Pregen Characters
• D&D Starter Set Sample Encounter
• Top Tips for New D&D DMs
• Dials of Monster Difficulty
• Lazy DM Tools
• Love Letter to the Pathfinder Flip Mat
• Dragon of Stormwreck Isle on Roll20
• Dragon of Stormwreck Isle on D&D Beyond
• Dragon of Stormwreck Isle on Fantasy Grounds
• Above VTT for D&D Beyond
• Owlbear Rodeo VTT
• Playing D&D Over Discord
• Experiences Playing D&D Online
• Guidelines for Theater of the Mind Combat
• Zipperon Disney's $20 Accessories for Stormwreck