These older D&D rules are still worth implementing if your Fifth Edition campaign.

However, dont worry if the story isnt set on a massive scale.

Keeping time into account,listsomeplot pointsandmomentsyou want to incorporate into your adventure.

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Therefore, when running a one-shot, you may be better offletting your players explore how they see fit.

If you are running a session through an online utility (i.e.

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