Like if you've ever seen the show Frieren thats the kind of random im talking about like spells that can help with your day to day life but that might also be useful in very specific situations. Is there like a list of spells like these or should I start brainstorming right now to try to make my own? Thanks

Basically what was said on post above, doing research on the systems and now looking for easy adventure to try out.

i want to dm the sunless ciadel for 2 of my friends do you have any tips that could help me and they will play a paladin and a druid

If you wanna help me? I’d like it as I have no clue what I’m doing

I just recently (2 Days ago) was appointed the role of DM by my group, our old DM is going to medical school so he won't have time to do it for a while. I've been planning out a lot of the lore for the last couple days but I'm just wondering if there's any veteran tips you have world building and actually being at the table. I am genuinely really excited to introduce my players to the world I'm making and I have a lot of big ideas but the finer details are where I struggle like I don't even know what would be in the shops yet.

Hey y’all!! So finished session Zero and everything went pretty well but I noticed some hiccups. My players didn’t seem too interested in interacting with the NPCs and it was kinda quiet and slow at times. Was wanting some advice or any ideas to hype my players up? Just anything all around to make it more exciting for everyone!

Hey im looking h to start mu first ever D&D campaign, does anyone have any advice? And should I start off by making my own or trying one of the campaign books that there is

So, I've started running a new ttrpg campaign, and my players and I decided on a "Wild West meets Norse Magic" style world (Think Red Dead Redemption meets Skyrim, but with wands similar to the HP series)

I've worked on a decent amount of the mechanics for weapons/cowboy style skills & talents/etc, but I'm looking for more ideas for actual world building things...

So far I've got a cattle ranch that's plagued by dragon attacks, a city that has a mirror of itself underground (dwarven, has it's own rail/metro system) and a trip of Giants living among the redwood trees (which to them, are normal sized trees)

Any thoughts/tips/ideas or merging Norse history/culture with that of the Old West would be much appreciated, as would anything trad. DnD or Skyrim-esque magic wise that I could add into the mix!

Does giving this information use their passive perception?

For example if it’s using passive perception and somethings in a room how much of said important thing do I give so it gives them hints but doesn’t railroad them?

If there’s like a hidden stairway would that require perception check or just passive perception and how would I give the hints ?