This is really great advise! I think the idea of writing it out really sets the scene in our minds so it’s smoother/easier to describe, even if we don’t use the written description at all.
Some great advice in this one. For the second step, I usually don't write out full sentences to set the scene. I'll try to come up with punchy phrases that I can work into the description. Usually incorporate two the senses in the phrase, and have it in a bulleted list for the location. This gives me something to refer to, but also adjust, especially late in the session if we need to keep things moving, I can just select the element I need for the scene instead of using them all for those instances. One aspect that is really effective is mentioning humidity or dryness of the air, or the feel of a breeze or distinct lack of any air movement. That kind of tactile description really works for my group and usually gets some kind of reaction.
These tips are great! Thank you so much for creating this video for us! Especially for myself... I`m a new DM and will be running my own campaign come early September. Little nervous but super excited for my buds to go on my ``adventures`` (*said in your adorable accent)! Sorry, couldn`t resist! That was too funny and too cute!
Great tips! Writing out descriptions for scenes is a really great approach, and it also provides practice for whenever you may need to do things on the fly. It takes a while to build the skill, but following a method like this really does help. Nice job!
Okay, my orange exercise off the top of my head, here we go. You find the fruit tree that you'd heard about, though it's smaller than you'd imagined. Perhaps it's not fully matured. There is little by way of trunk, with most of the branches spreading out low from the ground. From a distance, you would be tempted to call it a bush. The fruit is not abundant, though there is more than enough for you and your companions were you to take it all. The leaves are rich and healthy, which makes the fruit visually pop out in contrast. As you approach, a fresh yet bitter aroma fills your nose, and the fist sized fruits seem to beckon you as they hang at eye level. Each one has the appearance of a darkened sun at sunset. Still bright in color, but somehow changed from what you'd see in the midday. You reach out and touch one, cradling it a moment before plucking it from the tree. Despite it's leathery, grooved texture, it sits heavy on the tree with juice and gives a satisfying squish with the barest amount of pressure from your grip. Not as tough as it looks. 'Peel them with your fingers' the villagers said. You pull the fruit, and with a little resistance it pops off, sending the branches into a sway for a moment as it a breeze had caught it. Your fingers into the skin of thing, and that bright, bittersweet aroma becomes exponentially more prominent as juices bubble and leak around your fingertips. It doesn't come off in one piece, but with a few tries the leathery skin peels away to reveal the edible ball of juice sacs held together with soft, white sinewy strings. You try something, and your suspicion is correct: Individual, almost identical slices can be peeled away with little effort, ten by your count. You share the slices with your companions, a whole slice fits into your mouth perfectly as if god himself made them to compliment your smile. The juice tastes as bright as the sun, and for a moment you're sure you could suck on it for hours. Experimentally you take a bite, and it's more chewy than you'd anticipated. So this is the blessed fruit that will stave off the ocean sickness. You gather what you can, wondering if what the villagers called it was its name or its color.
I am definitely a ‘write it out’ person - I can deviate and improvise a bit on the spot, if needed, but I need my “script” to get started! 😅 and nope, not just you with the monster and no sleep 🙈
I'm gonna start thinking about how I can describe scenes when I'm doing the dishes. Orange: A fruit like a peach without fur, instead covered in a leathery, porous peel. Its color is vibrant as a clown fish or carrot.
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This is really great advise! I think the idea of writing it out really sets the scene in our minds so it’s smoother/easier to describe, even if we don’t use the written description at all.
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Hannah, this came at the perfect time and I’m so grateful! I’ve been learning how to describe scenes in my dming, and this is amazing help!!
I recently came across this channel and every video I have seen so far is incredible useful. Thank you for the great content.
Some great advice in this one. For the second step, I usually don't write out full sentences to set the scene. I'll try to come up with punchy phrases that I can work into the description. Usually incorporate two the senses in the phrase, and have it in a bulleted list for the location. This gives me something to refer to, but also adjust, especially late in the session if we need to keep things moving, I can just select the element I need for the scene instead of using them all for those instances. One aspect that is really effective is mentioning humidity or dryness of the air, or the feel of a breeze or distinct lack of any air movement. That kind of tactile description really works for my group and usually gets some kind of reaction.
Great advice!! Thank you for the helpful comment!
Good points
I always write a short introduction to what I want to talk about and improv the rest
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These tips are great! Thank you so much for creating this video for us! Especially for myself... I`m a new DM and will be running my own campaign come early September. Little nervous but super excited for my buds to go on my ``adventures`` (*said in your adorable accent)! Sorry, couldn`t resist! That was too funny and too cute!
Lol! Thank you! I hope your campaign goes well!! Be sure to stop back in and let us know how the first session goes!
Great tips! Writing out descriptions for scenes is a really great approach, and it also provides practice for whenever you may need to do things on the fly. It takes a while to build the skill, but following a method like this really does help. Nice job!
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Okay, my orange exercise off the top of my head, here we go.
You find the fruit tree that you'd heard about, though it's smaller than you'd imagined. Perhaps it's not fully matured. There is little by way of trunk, with most of the branches spreading out low from the ground. From a distance, you would be tempted to call it a bush.
The fruit is not abundant, though there is more than enough for you and your companions were you to take it all. The leaves are rich and healthy, which makes the fruit visually pop out in contrast. As you approach, a fresh yet bitter aroma fills your nose, and the fist sized fruits seem to beckon you as they hang at eye level. Each one has the appearance of a darkened sun at sunset. Still bright in color, but somehow changed from what you'd see in the midday.
You reach out and touch one, cradling it a moment before plucking it from the tree. Despite it's leathery, grooved texture, it sits heavy on the tree with juice and gives a satisfying squish with the barest amount of pressure from your grip. Not as tough as it looks.
'Peel them with your fingers' the villagers said. You pull the fruit, and with a little resistance it pops off, sending the branches into a sway for a moment as it a breeze had caught it. Your fingers into the skin of thing, and that bright, bittersweet aroma becomes exponentially more prominent as juices bubble and leak around your fingertips. It doesn't come off in one piece, but with a few tries the leathery skin peels away to reveal the edible ball of juice sacs held together with soft, white sinewy strings. You try something, and your suspicion is correct: Individual, almost identical slices can be peeled away with little effort, ten by your count. You share the slices with your companions, a whole slice fits into your mouth perfectly as if god himself made them to compliment your smile. The juice tastes as bright as the sun, and for a moment you're sure you could suck on it for hours. Experimentally you take a bite, and it's more chewy than you'd anticipated.
So this is the blessed fruit that will stave off the ocean sickness. You gather what you can, wondering if what the villagers called it was its name or its color.
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I am definitely a ‘write it out’ person - I can deviate and improvise a bit on the spot, if needed, but I need my “script” to get started! 😅 and nope, not just you with the monster and no sleep 🙈
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I'm gonna start thinking about how I can describe scenes when I'm doing the dishes.
Orange: A fruit like a peach without fur, instead covered in a leathery, porous peel. Its color is vibrant as a clown fish or carrot.
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