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A few weeks ago, I was asked to be part of the DM Hotline that Wizards set up for DMs with questions to call up and get answers. I was at first skeptical of 1) how successful the hotline itself would be (answer: surprisingly successful) and 2) how helpful I would be (answer: adequately, I think). By no stretch do I consider myself an expert DM. But I have GMed many adventures for many different systems, and have had my share of TPKs and hard player issues (most of which I can lay squarely at the feet of Red Hand of Doom - one of the best campaigns ever written, but damn is it lethal). Though there are many a DM who are just flat-out better than me, I can say that I've amassed enough experience that I do have some good, and probably some bad, advice.

The most common questions I got were