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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 09/10/2026

I GUESS 0 enemies could probably hold their own against 0 player characters for 3 rounds.. #DnD #ttrpg

Bad DND Advice
A balanced combat encounter is easier to create if all the player characters died in the last one.
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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 05/10/2026

When necromancers' profane work is done in the dead of night, away from prying eyes, a reliable way to maintain the guise of a productive member of society each day is critical. If a Crown Skeleton's wailing crow can't wake you up, the explosive alchemist's fire stored in its ribcage certainly will.

Dungeons & Dragons game statistics for a Crown Skeleton

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 02/10/2026

With ridiculously long legs, a Spindle Skeleton is assembled to traverse difficult terrain with ease, often carrying reagents and gear over long distances. When knocked over, this skeleton is able to right itself effortlessly, simply rotating its head and continuing on its path.

Dungeons & Dragons game statistics for a Spindle Skeleton

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 02/10/2026

Even the Legendary Dragon Slayers have to start at level 1 sometime. #DnD #ttrpg

Bad DND Advice

Your backstory is the one place the GM can't kill you, so go nuts describing your accomplishments before adventuring.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 02/10/2026

Necromancy and parenting rarely mix, so the Hug Skeleton takes a little from each job and does them... "adequately." Assembled from loose bones, this macabre teddy bear is a bodyguard and companion for necromancers' kids, until they're old enough to like cooler skeletons. A parent can dream, right?

Dungeons & Dragons game statistics for a Hug Skeleton

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 25/09/2026

The heroes weren't expecting the mimic in their own home post-retirement. #DnD #TTRPG

Bad DND Advice

Tricking your players with a mimic is only funny once!

Make the most of it – save it for a few weeks after the campaign concludes.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 18/09/2026

I don't understand why more people don't talk things out. #DnD #TTPRG

Bad DND Advice

Use your words to resolve conflicts.

More specifically, Power Word: Kill.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 11/09/2026

Responsibility to my fellow party members is exhausting. That's why I let them believe my Trickery Domain cleric was a rogue for a solid month. #DnD #TTRPG

Bad DND Advice

Keep your class features to yourself!

Once the party knows you can heal, any peace you've known will be replaced with them reporting their Hit Point total to you.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 11/09/2026

#DnD advice: Disease is of no concern to a paladin - Holy smokes, you'll look so cool doing this.

Several cigarettes pokin out of the holes of a knight's helmet.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 04/09/2026

#RPGaDay Day 8: Resolve Oh man, I used the word Resolve in yesterday's background feature. Whoops! Accuracy and damage should be independent, to an extent, but it seems bizarre when an 18 or 19 on a d20 deals minuscule damage. However, here's a potential houserule to reward higher attack rolls.

Day 8: Resolve | #RPGaDay 2026

Overwhelming Hits
Houserule
When an attack roll exceeds a target's Armor Class by 5 or more, it is an Overwhelming Hit. Choose one of the following options:
• Roll an extra damage die and add it to the damage dealt. If the attack dealt multiple damage dice, roll the largest damage die possible. If the attack roll is also a Critical Hit, roll 2 extra damage dice instead.
• The target has the Prone Condition.
• The target is pushed back 5 feet.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 04/09/2026

Exposure to sunlight deals with both types of trolls as well. #DnD #TTRPG

Bad DND Advice

Troll problem?
Deal fire or acid damage, or take away their wifi access for 5 minutes.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 04/09/2026

#RPGaDay Day 7: Mercy Mercy is not a lot of villains' hallmark, but when a bad guy has actions that they consider beyond the pale, it can make for a compelling story. A player's history with a foe who has somehow taken their home offers a GM an interesting hook to develop their adventures.

D&D Game statistics for the Exile character background and Unbreakable origin feat.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 28/08/2026

As are "I wish that Rick would wear some stronger deodorant" and "I wish that we were playing my favorite edition." #DnD #TTRPG

Bad DND Advice

"I wish you'd read the Dungeon Master's Guide" is a wish spell that can’t be granted.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 21/08/2026

Consult a cleric in the event of combat encounters lasting more than 4 hours. #DnD #TTRPG

Bad DND Advice

If you lie about the dice rolled for a Cure Wounds spell, it's just a placebo.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 21/08/2026

#RPGaDay Day 6: Reach Wielding a Reach weapon, you'll often forego some damage in favor of control, and the Corralling Attack feat is meant to further enhance that - push a creature away, break an attack formation, gather foes into an area of effect, or even just bash two enemies into one another!

Corralling Attack

Fighting Style Feat (Prerequisite: Fighting Style Feature)

When you hit a target with a Reach weapon on your turn, you can deal damage to the target and also move it 5 feet in any direction. If this movement would move the target into the same space as another creature, both creatures take Bludgeoning damage equal to the weapon's damage die. You can use this benefit only once per turn.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 20/08/2026

#RPGaDay Day 5: Burden Let's face it - almost nobody is hung up on the minutia of encumbrance and the weight of their gear in a D&D game, so "Burden" was a bit of a struggle to write anything for in this context. That said, I thought a cursed magic item felt like a suitable burden.

D&D Game statistics for a Ring of Intertwinement, a cursed magic ring.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 14/08/2026

Sure, the lich is binding mortals' souls to a fell artifact in a bid to upend the heavens, but it's even scummier that they're telling you that you can't discuss your wages with the other goblins and kobolds. #DnD #TTRPG

Bad DND Advice

If you unionize the monsters in every dungeon, eventually you'll face more ruthless and competently-handled dungeons.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 14/08/2026

#RPGaDay Day 4: Charm Often animated by more whimsical necromancers, Winking Skeletons are deceptively charming undead designed to support deadlier monsters, named for the sapphire embedded in one eye socket. Before reanimation, its bones must be polished to a gleam and dressed in garish clothing.

Dungeons & Dragons game statistics for a Winking Skeleton monster

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 11/08/2026

#RPGaDay Day 3: Poise Being poised for a day of adventure is obvious for mages who must ready spells daily, but everyone needs to prepare for their next quest. D&D doesn't really DO granular equipment maintenance (for good reason) but here are a couple items to get that extra oomph from your gear.

Dungeons & Dragons Game statistics for a whetstone and a traveler's anvil.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 08/08/2026

#RPGaDay Day 2: Stature I first thought of dwarves and the Small size characters, but then I flipped to make something larger than life. In worlds with magic that lasts beyond a lifetime, what would happen if a golem depicting an ancient hero wound up with an artifact belonging to that very person?

Dungeons & Dragons game statistics for a Myth Golem monster

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 07/08/2026

Stringing a GM along with a bunch of innocuous character options only to reveal that you've tricked them into allowing you to play as Megaman is peak humor and didn't waste anyone's time. #DnD #TTRPG

Bad DND Advice

If a player "sneaks" a pop culture character past you, play dumb.

A Tabaxi monk who loves a good meal and hates Mondays may be the most clever and original character they'll ever make.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 06/08/2026

#RPGaDay Day 1: Discipline Discipline is an ironic word for me to start with 6 days late, but here we are. To me, discipline means delivering a consistent result when possible, and that inspired today's feat, meant to turn a miss into a hit when it counts most.

Day 1: Discipline | #RPGaDay 2026

Consistent Attacker
Fighting Style Feat (Prerequisite: Fighting Style Feature)
When you miss a target with a weapon on your turn, you can use your Bonus Action to make the attack a hit instead. If you do, roll the attack’s damage twice and use the lower result.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 06/08/2026

Oh, looks like I (again) spaced on the start of #RPGaDay - well, I'm not going to be making any apologies for starting late, but I'm still doing it. With my track record with dailies, we'll see how this pans out. 😅

RPGaDay2026 Graphic by Autocratik and Runeslinger showing the daily prompts:

Discipline Stature
Poise Charm Burden Reach Mercy Resolve Privilege
Secret Tact Loss Strain Regard Endurance Composure
Intensity Directness Desire Promise Charity Grit Fortune
Distance Familiarity Regret Hunger Devotion Labour Pride
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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 05/08/2026

#WIPWednesday The Stone Palace has been a tricky location to write for Rust Moon - in addition to an infestation of Jackalopes, these ruins are a snapshot of the lives of the Moon Spirit's faithful, and a neutral ground for potentially temperamental Lycans.

The Stone Palace's boundaries are marked by crumbling paths of standing stones. Although it wasn't built by the Lycans of the Rust Moon Territory, it has become an agreed-upon meeting place for a ruling caste of Lycans -- packs' leaders cast aside the desert's grudges, and only the most egregious of transgressions end in violence.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 03/08/2026

We're going to have so much fun. Let's-a̸̖͛ ̸̱͗ĝ̴̨o̷̤̓

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 31/07/2026

I'm sure that the Universes Beyond approach for D&D won't stagnate the game's audience to just the people who already liked the IPs getting enveloped.

An edited screenshot from Tumblr.

Four adult men lounging in a crowded inflatable kiddie pool as four children look on with disappointment.

"This is a visual metaphor for everything in 2026"

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 31/07/2026

I don't understand, I didn't roll any 1's in my imagination! #DnD #TTRPG

Bad DND Advice

The longer their backstory, the more likely your character is to die from bad dice rolls.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 17/07/2026

Anyone socially adjusted enough to call me out on this is clearly not a wizard. #DnD #TTRPG

Bad DND Advice

I'm not saying that wizards are useless, but if you need a cantrip to make friends, it's time to put the books down for a bit and meet some people.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 17/07/2026

@drivethrurpg.com's Christmas in July sale is in full swing, and it's your chance to snag so many great TTRPG titles at a discount! Now's your chance to pick up TBM Games' Witch class for your next #DnD5e game, or a bunch of other RPG titles you'll love! www.drivethrurpg.com...

A smiling green dragon wearing a red Santa hat carrying an inner tube, a palm tree decorated with Christmas ornaments and colorful beads, and a book cover for the Witch - Hexes, Tinctures, and Bonded Magic on a dark green backdrop with snowflakes.

Christmas in July

The Witch
- A magical new class for 5e
- 5 bewitching subclasses
- 50 new spells!

30% off thousands of titles!
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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 01/07/2026

#WIPWednesday Something seems... off... about the pharmacist at Hangman's Rock.

The Indigo Sisters Pharmacy. Only one "sister" runs the pharmacy — the pharmacist is a Silt Hag wearing one of three disguises, watching for her favorite prey, newly-cursed Lycans. Her medicines are laced with a normally-harmless compound which induces migraines in Lycans, and she uses this to keep tabs on the local Lycan population for her sick amusement.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 19/06/2026

The beartrap in my living room really tied the room together. #DnD #ttrpg

Bad DND Advice

Create an immersive dungeon crawling experience by setting deadly traps in your game room as well as in-game.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 08/06/2026

#MondayFunday Do you have a go-to snack at the game table? Cinnamon sugar dot's pretzels show up at my game nights fairly often.

A purple snack bag of Dot's Homestyle Pretzels, cinnamon sugar flavored.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 29/05/2026

For some reason, my players don't appreciate realism in their games anymore. #DnD #ttrpg

Bad DND Advice

Incorporate realistic battle damage on your minis!
Whenever a creature is reduced to half its HP or fewer, give the mini a solid whack with a hammer.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 22/05/2026

"You don't understand, this is a totally original Sphere of Eyes!" #DnD #ttrpg

Bad DND Advice

No magic can defy the Open Game License!
If a Beholder appears in an unapproved setting, 1d4 private detectives will break into your house and revoke your Player's Handbook.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 20/05/2026

#WIPWednesday A quick glimpse at the Oath of the Slate Moon, the Werebison Paladin oath in the Rust Moon Campaign Setting! Don't forget - you can get the FREE campaign setting primer right now on DriveThruRPG! www.drivethrurpg.com...

Paladin - Oath of the Slate Moon
Stand as an Undeniable Presence.
Paladins who take the Oath of the Slate Moon channel the indomitable Werebison Lycan Spirit. Like this patron spirit, they believe persistence and dedication are the necessary tools of success. A plan that needs adjustments was never a good one to start with.
These paladins share the following tenets:
- Act deliberately, without second-guessing yourself.
- Take on the burdens that your friends cannot.
- Wall danger's path when it will protect others.

Oath of the Slate Moon Progression
Paladin Level | Features
3rd | Gravity Surge, Oath Spells
7th | Aura of Dedication
15th | Lunar Stampede
20th | Gravity Well

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 18/05/2026

There are so many great games in the PocketQuest Megabundle - you want time travel TTRPGs? GET EM ALL IN ONE GO.

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 15/05/2026

Though I suppose that'd make my familiar easier to carry.. #DnD #TTRPG

Bad DND Advice

Don't invest in useless skills!
"Animal handling?" When the heck are you going to have to install
handles on animals?

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 08/05/2026

So in conclusion, yes, I touch the glowing orb with the skeletons around it. #dnd #ttrpg

Bad DnD Advice
When your GM asks “are you sure,” you’re on the threshold of doing something incredible. Press onward!
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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 04/05/2026

I made a #TTRPG for #PocketQuest2026 ! In When Everything Made Sense, time travelers appear in 1996 to thwart the evils of the 2030s. When they arrive, though, the real struggle will be the temptation to rejoin a nostalgia-laden past. Pick it up on DriveThruRPG today! www.drivethrurpg.com...

Cover for When Everything Made Sense

I participated in Pocketquest 2026!

Pocket Quest

DriveThru in partnership with Storytelling Collective

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 04/05/2026

When Everything Made Sense is a 3-player RPG where people from the alarmingly near 2036 return to 1996 to undo the evils of the future. A Hacker, Historian, and Hunter struggle not only to fight for better Tomorrows but to resist fully rejoining Yesterday! www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5...

Cover for When Everything Made Sense, a tree stands over tufts of grass with minimalistic fireflies scattered at its base. The silhouette of a bird carrying a branch is flying above the tree.

When EVERYTHING Made Sense
PocketQuest 2026

PocketQuest | TBM Games

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Bad DnD Advice | Working on Rust Moon! @nat1advice.tbm.games · 02/05/2026

Absolutely! When Everything Made Sense takes three time travelers from a bleak 2036 to the year 1996, where they'll guide history in a more optimistic direction. However, they are not ready for the world they find - Each mission, the team loses a little more of themselves to a nostalgic past.

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