Why Monsters Should Never Attack First! Dungeons & Dragons

119K views • 5 years ago • 13:32 Orcs attack! Roll initiative! Classic words in Dungeons & Dragons, heard over and over again from dungeon masters everywhere. But should the monsters even be attacking in the first place? I submit that monsters should almost never attack first, and in this video I explain why. I'll discuss the various benefits of NOT having monsters attack first in your role-playing game. ------------------------------𝐃&𝐃 𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐎𝐔𝐑𝐂𝐄𝐒 𝐈 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐄-------------------------------------- 𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐌𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐳𝐢𝐧𝐞 - Monthly D&D magazine with 5e adventures and DM resources ▶▶ https://www.patreon.com/thedmlair 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐌 𝐋𝐚𝐢𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐞 - Get back issues of Lair magazine, map packs, 5e adventures, and other DM resources ▶▶ https://the-dm-lair.myshopify.com/ 𝐃𝐌𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐑.𝐂𝐎𝐌 - Free D&D 5e adventures and DM resources ▶▶ https://www.thedmlair.com/ 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒𝐋𝐄𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐑 - Get free D&D 5e adventures and DM resources in your email ▶▶ https://thedmlair.getresponsepages.com/ 𝐊𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑𝐓𝐄𝐑 - Pre-Order my level 1 to 5 adventure module, Into the Fey, here ▶▶ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thedmlair/into-the-fey 𝐃𝐑𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐔𝐑𝐏𝐆 - D&D 5e adventures and DM resources ▶▶ http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/11812/Luke-Hart ------------------------------SOCIAL----------------------------------------------- Discord ▶▶ https://discord.gg/thedmlair 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/ ------------------------------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 ------------------------------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