Rich the First-Time DM
@richthefirsttimedm.bsky.social
Disabled Air Force vet, Dungeon Master and player, provide D&D tips on YouTube, lover of boardgames and TTRPGs, animals, craft beer, bourbon, & the Yankees. Also play in board game actual plays!
https://youtube.com/@thelaughingtavern?si=THiNQRBsLO4EfL-Z
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Be sure to bring some dice or some board games to your gatherings today! Holidays are the perfect time to introduce friends and family to your favorite games!
December 25, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Be sure to bring some dice or some board games to your gatherings today! Holidays are the perfect time to introduce friends and family to your favorite games!
Mark your calendars for Jan 5th for the Tabletop Gaming Center's first session of the Fallout RPG!
War never changes, but what we play on Tabletop Travel Agency does! Join us on Jan. 5th for our first session of the Fallout RPG by @modiphius.bsky.social!
So pack your BeatCo power fist and a box of dandy boy apples as we make like snowbirds and head to the Florida Everglades! #fallout #rpg #ttrpg
So pack your BeatCo power fist and a box of dandy boy apples as we make like snowbirds and head to the Florida Everglades! #fallout #rpg #ttrpg
December 23, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Mark your calendars for Jan 5th for the Tabletop Gaming Center's first session of the Fallout RPG!
Check out the folks from @tabletopgamingct.bsky.social and their holiday one-shot on Dec 22nd at 7pm eastern!
www.youtube.com/live/o3y8OE3...
www.youtube.com/live/o3y8OE3...
Hometown Holiday One-Shot - Tabletop Travel Agency
YouTube video by Tabletop Gaming Center
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December 21, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Check out the folks from @tabletopgamingct.bsky.social and their holiday one-shot on Dec 22nd at 7pm eastern!
www.youtube.com/live/o3y8OE3...
www.youtube.com/live/o3y8OE3...
RIP. He was great on All in the Family but as a comedy director is where he truly shined - including the best movie ever The Princess Bride.
Rob Reiner, who directed such beloved Hollywood classics as 'This Is Spinal Tap,' 'Stand by Me' and 'When Harry Met Sally' after starring in the trailblazing sitcom 'All in the Family,' died Sunday along with his wife, Michele, in their Brentwood home. bit.ly/48UWXSi
December 15, 2025 at 12:11 PM
RIP. He was great on All in the Family but as a comedy director is where he truly shined - including the best movie ever The Princess Bride.
Death in D&D is boring! It doesn't just have to be a couple dice rolls and basically sitting out every round of combat! And if your players cast revivify or resurrection, there is a ritual you can do that will add drama to your game!
youtu.be/mIs_jr7G4Po
#dnd #d&d #deathsaves
youtu.be/mIs_jr7G4Po
#dnd #d&d #deathsaves
Death and D&D
YouTube video by The Laughing Tavern
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December 14, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Death in D&D is boring! It doesn't just have to be a couple dice rolls and basically sitting out every round of combat! And if your players cast revivify or resurrection, there is a ritual you can do that will add drama to your game!
youtu.be/mIs_jr7G4Po
#dnd #d&d #deathsaves
youtu.be/mIs_jr7G4Po
#dnd #d&d #deathsaves
Join Chris and Aurelie from the @tabletopgamingct.bsky.social as they play Riftbound today at 3pm eastern!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkBm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkBm...
Tabletop Plays: Riftbound
YouTube video by Tabletop Gaming Center
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December 14, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Join Chris and Aurelie from the @tabletopgamingct.bsky.social as they play Riftbound today at 3pm eastern!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkBm...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkBm...
Happy 15th birthday my beagle Ezri. She is with my ex but I get vids and pics often and usually get back down to see her and her doggy siblings once a year.
I miss them terribly and can’t believe how gray she has gotten.
I miss them terribly and can’t believe how gray she has gotten.
December 1, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Happy 15th birthday my beagle Ezri. She is with my ex but I get vids and pics often and usually get back down to see her and her doggy siblings once a year.
I miss them terribly and can’t believe how gray she has gotten.
I miss them terribly and can’t believe how gray she has gotten.
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We all know the tropes of fighting god in TTRPGs
But often these climactic fights against the BBEG can feel lackluster.
So I made a video on how to make your boss battles feel as epic as they deserve.
youtu.be/g6l2CYOIq8o?...
But often these climactic fights against the BBEG can feel lackluster.
So I made a video on how to make your boss battles feel as epic as they deserve.
youtu.be/g6l2CYOIq8o?...
How to make an EPIC D&D Boss Fight
YouTube video by The Bearded Halfling
youtu.be
November 30, 2025 at 5:23 PM
We all know the tropes of fighting god in TTRPGs
But often these climactic fights against the BBEG can feel lackluster.
So I made a video on how to make your boss battles feel as epic as they deserve.
youtu.be/g6l2CYOIq8o?...
But often these climactic fights against the BBEG can feel lackluster.
So I made a video on how to make your boss battles feel as epic as they deserve.
youtu.be/g6l2CYOIq8o?...
Reminder to join me and the folks from the @tabletopgamingct.bsky.social and watch us play Vantage!
Here’s the link for Sunday, November 23 at 3pm! Join us as we play the amazing game from @stonemaiergames.com Vantage!
I have enjoyed taking part in these livestreams at the @tabletopgamingct.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/live/2uiB5g7...
I have enjoyed taking part in these livestreams at the @tabletopgamingct.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/live/2uiB5g7...
Tabletop Plays: Vantage
YouTube video by Tabletop Gaming Center
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November 22, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Reminder to join me and the folks from the @tabletopgamingct.bsky.social and watch us play Vantage!
What a great game that is fun for all ages! Looking forward to playing this with family and friends on Thanksgiving! They are not gamers, but this game is perfect for them, along with Just One!
Watch as we at The Laughing Tavern play the wonderful, fast-paced press your luck, small box card game from @theop.games - Flip 7!
Who will press their luck & get 7 distinct numbered cards to gain the 15 point bonus? Who will stay in and bust? Will Rich actually win a game?
youtu.be/kKxyzTxvlxU
Who will press their luck & get 7 distinct numbered cards to gain the 15 point bonus? Who will stay in and bust? Will Rich actually win a game?
youtu.be/kKxyzTxvlxU
The Laughing Tavern Plays - Flip 7
YouTube video by The Laughing Tavern
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 3:43 AM
What a great game that is fun for all ages! Looking forward to playing this with family and friends on Thanksgiving! They are not gamers, but this game is perfect for them, along with Just One!
Tonight my game group and I will be playing Flip 7 by @theop.games! Won’t do a livestream but will release footage sometime tonight or tomorrow so stay tuned!
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Tonight my game group and I will be playing Flip 7 by @theop.games! Won’t do a livestream but will release footage sometime tonight or tomorrow so stay tuned!
Reposted by Rich the First-Time DM
Thursday video is up!
What to use for your maps, when you don't have minis or terrain!
www.youtube.com/shorts/dJMZP...
#dnd #ttrpg #DungeonsAndDragons #vtuber
What to use for your maps, when you don't have minis or terrain!
www.youtube.com/shorts/dJMZP...
#dnd #ttrpg #DungeonsAndDragons #vtuber
How to do terrain and minis when you're running your first ttrpg/dnd game!
YouTube video by Quartermaster's Cache
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November 20, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Thursday video is up!
What to use for your maps, when you don't have minis or terrain!
www.youtube.com/shorts/dJMZP...
#dnd #ttrpg #DungeonsAndDragons #vtuber
What to use for your maps, when you don't have minis or terrain!
www.youtube.com/shorts/dJMZP...
#dnd #ttrpg #DungeonsAndDragons #vtuber
What are some of your house rules? Here are the top 10 I use in game of #D&D!
While D&D can be played "rules as written" many times you need a house rule - whether it's because the official rules aren't clear or you need something specific for your game or your table. There are many house rules out there but these are my Top 10 D&D House Rules
youtu.be/4v_Zm48mGsg
#dnd
youtu.be/4v_Zm48mGsg
#dnd
Top 10 D&D House Rules
YouTube video by The Laughing Tavern
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 1:41 PM
What are some of your house rules? Here are the top 10 I use in game of #D&D!
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November 20, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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They have amazing jitterfree energy powders and rehydration powers - they work as advertised!
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Roll skill checks for tips but eventually I give up and the next answer solves it lol. Its why i hate puzzles in ttrpgs - that and the player may know the solution but there’s no way their character would so they need the other pcs to figure it out. Such a pain. I try to avoid puzzles in my games
Hypothetical question for the GMs;
You've made a puzzle for your game. Unfortunately, your players appear to be having some serious difficulty with it.
What do you do? Do you allow for rolls for tips, or have some other kind of method?
#TTRPG
You've made a puzzle for your game. Unfortunately, your players appear to be having some serious difficulty with it.
What do you do? Do you allow for rolls for tips, or have some other kind of method?
#TTRPG
November 19, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Roll skill checks for tips but eventually I give up and the next answer solves it lol. Its why i hate puzzles in ttrpgs - that and the player may know the solution but there’s no way their character would so they need the other pcs to figure it out. Such a pain. I try to avoid puzzles in my games
Here’s the link for Sunday, November 23 at 3pm! Join us as we play the amazing game from @stonemaiergames.com Vantage!
I have enjoyed taking part in these livestreams at the @tabletopgamingct.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/live/2uiB5g7...
I have enjoyed taking part in these livestreams at the @tabletopgamingct.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/live/2uiB5g7...
Tabletop Plays: Vantage
YouTube video by Tabletop Gaming Center
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November 18, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Here’s the link for Sunday, November 23 at 3pm! Join us as we play the amazing game from @stonemaiergames.com Vantage!
I have enjoyed taking part in these livestreams at the @tabletopgamingct.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/live/2uiB5g7...
I have enjoyed taking part in these livestreams at the @tabletopgamingct.bsky.social!
www.youtube.com/live/2uiB5g7...
Reposted by Rich the First-Time DM
🎲 #TabletopTuesday Spotlight! 🎲
Let’s boost awesome creators! Share your own #TTRPG project or shout out a creator whose work deserves more love. What makes it special? Drop links and let’s celebrate each other!
#TTRPGTuesday #TTRPGCommunity #IndieGames
Let’s boost awesome creators! Share your own #TTRPG project or shout out a creator whose work deserves more love. What makes it special? Drop links and let’s celebrate each other!
#TTRPGTuesday #TTRPGCommunity #IndieGames
November 18, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🎲 #TabletopTuesday Spotlight! 🎲
Let’s boost awesome creators! Share your own #TTRPG project or shout out a creator whose work deserves more love. What makes it special? Drop links and let’s celebrate each other!
#TTRPGTuesday #TTRPGCommunity #IndieGames
Let’s boost awesome creators! Share your own #TTRPG project or shout out a creator whose work deserves more love. What makes it special? Drop links and let’s celebrate each other!
#TTRPGTuesday #TTRPGCommunity #IndieGames
Reposted by Rich the First-Time DM
Shares very much appreciated! The more this succeeds, the more presents I can buy for local children this Christmas - the village runs a toy and advent drive as so many of our families are struggling, and this year is especially rough.
Get yourself a #5e #ttrpg supplement, and help me help out!
Get yourself a #5e #ttrpg supplement, and help me help out!
Codex of Celestials - a Celestial Pantheon for 5E D&D
A Dungeons & Dragons 5E/5.5E compatible supplement that adds in a Celestial pantheon, their lore, and additional worldbuilding.
www.kickstarter.com
November 18, 2025 at 11:14 AM
While D&D can be played "rules as written" many times you need a house rule - whether it's because the official rules aren't clear or you need something specific for your game or your table. There are many house rules out there but these are my Top 10 D&D House Rules
youtu.be/4v_Zm48mGsg
#dnd
youtu.be/4v_Zm48mGsg
#dnd
Top 10 D&D House Rules
YouTube video by The Laughing Tavern
youtu.be
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
While D&D can be played "rules as written" many times you need a house rule - whether it's because the official rules aren't clear or you need something specific for your game or your table. There are many house rules out there but these are my Top 10 D&D House Rules
youtu.be/4v_Zm48mGsg
#dnd
youtu.be/4v_Zm48mGsg
#dnd
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Always let your players discuss their theories and ideas, chances are you can quietly change your plans to match and then the players feel super proud for figuring it out - but then kill one of their favorite npcs just to keep them on their toes we can’t have players getting to happy after all
November 17, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Always let your players discuss their theories and ideas, chances are you can quietly change your plans to match and then the players feel super proud for figuring it out - but then kill one of their favorite npcs just to keep them on their toes we can’t have players getting to happy after all
Reposted by Rich the First-Time DM
Save the date! Nov 23rd at 3pm eastern me and the folks from the @tabletopgamingct.bsky.social will be playing Vantage on their livestream!
Link coming this week! It’s a blast of a game! Imagine choose your own adventure but with dice set on a planet we land on after our spaceship explodes!
Link coming this week! It’s a blast of a game! Imagine choose your own adventure but with dice set on a planet we land on after our spaceship explodes!
November 16, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Save the date! Nov 23rd at 3pm eastern me and the folks from the @tabletopgamingct.bsky.social will be playing Vantage on their livestream!
Link coming this week! It’s a blast of a game! Imagine choose your own adventure but with dice set on a planet we land on after our spaceship explodes!
Link coming this week! It’s a blast of a game! Imagine choose your own adventure but with dice set on a planet we land on after our spaceship explodes!
While I enjoyed the first 4 episodes called The Overture, there was several things I didn't like for sure. And I gotta say, there was a lot to unpack in Episode 4 - one combat took over 2 hours but had so many great things happen! Check out my review and let me know what you thought!
Have you watched the first 4 episodes of Critical Role Campaign 4? What did you think of it? In this video Rich discusses what happened in Episode 4 - Stone-Faced as well as his thoughts on the first 4 episodes overall and just how much Brennan railroaded the players.
youtu.be/68sdRJKobA8
youtu.be/68sdRJKobA8
Critical Breakdown - Critical Role Campaign 4 - Episode 4 Stone Faced
YouTube video by The Laughing Tavern
youtu.be
November 15, 2025 at 1:33 PM
While I enjoyed the first 4 episodes called The Overture, there was several things I didn't like for sure. And I gotta say, there was a lot to unpack in Episode 4 - one combat took over 2 hours but had so many great things happen! Check out my review and let me know what you thought!
Reposted by Rich the First-Time DM
Worldbuilding 101- MOAR Ways to Make Better Worlds!
YouTube video by Magpie
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November 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM