How to Run Downtime in Dungeons and Dragons 5e

“You might want to dedicate an entire session for downtime of months or years” My party: spends two entire sessions on one afternoon of shopping + a minor jewlery con

"Train some new abilities, or try some crime" That really is just Dungeons and Dragons

It kills me how casually Kelly says 'maybe it's a great time to make a clone'. It's the same way I say 'maybe it's a great time to make a pie'.

I know you might have more Tasha's content to talk about, but could you guys do a video on how to run a one shot, particularly for new players? I'm sure you've got lots of great tips.

I'm a physician working a COVID unit out in the middle of nowhere in Michigan. My party plays virtually, allowing me to have one solid distraction from work outside of M&Ms and binge watching Dungeon Dudes. My Assassin likes to create disguises in his downtime.

You guys have done it again- literally the 15th time somehow you release a video that is perfectly timed for where my homebrew game is currently at. What sorcery is this Monty and Kelly!? Just another reason why I love your content!

I once had a player who made interesting use of their downtime. They would conduct tarot card readings for their character and make notes. Occasionally, they would let me read the notes to inspire gameplay ideas for their character’s next session. This worked out so well that they began doing readings for other players and sharing new gameplay ideas based on “fate”.

Recently I played a downtime session for my group, where one player was in Waterdeep recruiting crew members for their ship. Seeing as it was going to be a session centered on this PC, I gave my players each a couple NPC’s (with short descriptions, stats etc.) to play! This way the session wasn’t boring for the other players, because they could focus on that moment when their NPC’s interaction would take place. I thought it was worthwhile to share, seeing as i haven’t seen the idea mentioned yet.

As Matthew Colville exposits in his Downtime video, I think downtime shouldn't really be done at the table with all the players, unless they are ALL together for their downtime. Using discord or texting to play out what happens between adventures with each player individually is, I think, a more efficient use of your time as a dm. Especially if the players have more than a week of downtime

I like the idea of using downtime to roleplay characters leveling up, putting items and npcs in the world that grant them their new class features so that it feels like part of the story instead of just a mechanic.

It's almost like you knew I'm about to run a bridge session from Dragon Heist to Rime of the Frost Maiden. 🤔 🤨 😐

I feel like over the past year, Dungeon Dudes have gotten so much more relaxed and natural and I love the little jokes that feel really unscripted. Straight up makes this my favorite d&d channels.

I love how Torchbearer handles downtime. Each activity has a lifestyle cost with it and as you do town you watch you bills getting bigger and bigger. When you leave you test your Resources stat plus treasure to pay your bills. Players consistently spend nearly all their money so they NEED to find treasures before the next town visit.

“...or maybe try some crime “ Ah yes, my preferred downtime activity irl

Upcoming festivals are a great way to open the story up to downtime that feels more organic than just housekeeping for the characters, you rock up to a town or city and see preparations for a local or national festival and decide to hang around for the festivities, this gives that week or so in the lead up to the festival for the party to do their upkeep stuff finding and buying resources, making some money that doesn't involve risking death, emptying the junk that inevitably builds up in the inventories, developing skills, finding info for the next portion of the campaign.

One of my dwarf’s downtime activities is running his smith shop. He will forge weapons for the party and armor if he has time. (I think 300 days to forge plate armor is ridiculous but thankfully the DM let’s it take % off based on a d100 roll) crafting gear is a great downtime activity and a good way to fund your next adventure.

sings You're going to need a montage (montage!) Even Rocky had a montage!

Nobody's here?!? Hold my almost endless collection of dice

16:43 Kelly looks like he did not expect Monty to break out Roleplay

Protagonist having their own adventure within a span of 3 weeks. Me: "How tf are they not exhausted?!"