5 D&D Game Mechanics to Get Excited About

Update: 2025-11-20

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Today's episode is all about taking a normal or underutilized D&D game mechanic and using it to its fullest to add some real excitement to your D&D games! And if anyone deserves more excitement for playing, it's the DM. Tanner shares 5 specific mechanics to check out. Are there any others you can think of?

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5 D&D Game Mechanics to Get Excited About

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5 D&D Game Mechanics to Get Excited About

Justin Lewis

5 D&D Game Mechanics to Get Excited About