The Truth About Punishing Players in Dungeons & Dragons

28K views • 5 years ago • 5:39 Why is there such a tendency for dungeon masters to want to punish D&D players for poor out-of-character behavior with in-character consequences? Why do we DMs find it so hard to just TALK to our D&D players about issues--like adults--instead of passive aggressively punishing their characters like cowards? In this video, I rant about how stupid it is to punish players in-character for out-of-character issues and the likely consequences of doing so. Get a monthly PDF full of DM resources such as magic items, new monsters, adventure ideas, premade encounters, and even entire D&D 5e adventures ▶▶ http://bit.ly/theDMLairPatreon ------------------------------SOCIAL----------------------------------------------- Discord ▶▶ https://discord.gg/Msat4NB Twitch ▶▶ https://www.twitch.tv/thedmlair Watch my D&D games here ▶▶ https://www.youtube.com/thedmlairstreams Twitter ▶▶ https://twitter.com/TheDMLair Instagram ▶▶ https://www.instagram.com/thedmlair/ ------------------------------D&D RESOURCES-------------------------------------- Join my newsletter for free D&D adventures and DM resources every week ▶▶ https://thedmlair.getresponsepages.com/ More free D&D adventures and DM resources ▶▶ https://www.thedmlair.com/ My published D&D 5e stuff on DriveThruRPG ▶▶ http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/11812/Luke-Hart ------------------------------SUPPORT THE CHANNEL-------------------------------------- PATREON ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/thedmlair CHANNEL MEMBERSHIP ▶▶ https://www.youtube.com/thedmlair/join DM LAIR MERCH ▶▶ https://teespring.com/stores/the-dm-lair ------------------------------AFFILIATE LINKS------------------------------ D&D PRODUCTS I USE ▶▶ https://www.amazon.com/shop/thedmlair VIDEO GEAR I USE ▶▶ https://www.amazon.com/shop/thedmlair?listId=3NVQUXTD25PD1 DUNGEONFOG ▶▶ https://www.dungeonfog.com/thedmlair use code THEDMLAIR to get 10% off this online RPG map-making tool ------------------------------CREDITS/DISCLAIMERS---------------------------------------------- Editing ▶▶ Zack Newman Art ▶▶ Adobe Stock & Wizards of the Coast Music and Sound Effects ▶▶ Epidemic Sound As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Some videos on this channel are unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy. Not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC. #dnd #dungeonsanddragons