Unsure how to help shy players shine in D&D?
We’ve got tips for Dungeon Masters.
The main challenge to being a supportive player is providing the DM with room for growth.
You canremind them of relevant rules as they appear.
Alternatively, you’re able to work together to make a cheat-sheet with the mechanics they need regularly.
Lacking Confidence
Some rookie DMs are fully capable butneed to practice using their skillsand prep work.
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Be a rubber duck they can bounce ideas off.
It doesn’t feel like helping but makes a big difference.
Some of these strategies approach the level ofbecoming a co-DM.
If they don’t want a co-DM,limit your help to other areas.
You might need toquickly change your spell listbecause they forgot to ban Create Food in a survival game.
Make No Assumptions
It can be poor form to assume the game follows a specific interpretation.
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Make notes over the course of their sessionof points they did especially well at.
These points where the game flows smoothly are easier to forget in hindsight, since they come across naturally.
New DMs haven’t yet memorized the entirety ofRPG stack exchange and the various rules debates held there.
Where there’s one, there’s a hundred.
