Welcome to Killer DM | Deadly D&D, Done Fairly

Welcome to my channel! I'm David, a.k.a. the Killer DM. I've been playing Dungeons & Dragons since 1988 and have spent more than 35 years behind the screen as a Dungeon Master. Along the way, I've designed RPGs, tournaments, adventures, monsters, magic items and D&D escape rooms; worked on an ENNIE-nominated game; and run games for hundreds of players—from competitive events and online games to D&D in a Castle. Killer DM is where I share what I've learned. We'll talk encounter design, player agency, consequences, villains, character death, high-stakes play, D&D escape rooms, homebrew monsters, rules, and the ideas I've developed over decades of running games. You'll also get a look inside Shadows Nigh, my dark-fantasy campaign setting, along with the occasional miniature-painting video. I'm not here to tell you there's one right way to play D&D. I'll show you what has worked at my table, what hasn't, and give you ideas you can steal for yours. So pull up a chair. Welcome to Killer DM. 🎁 GET A FREE KILLER DM PDF Join the Killer DM newsletter and get a FREE D&D PDF: https://killerdm.com/ 📕 KILLER DM PDFs & ESCAPE ROOMS Get my D&D escape rooms and other Killer DM material from my Patreon Shop:   / shop   ⚔️ WATCH CRUCIBLE OF FATE See the competitive D&D campaign that helped inspire Killer DM and watch players take on some of the encounters I'll be breaking down on this channel:    • Killer DM's Deadliest Trap Room Yet? | DnD...   🎲 PLAY D&D WITH KILLER DM Want to join me at the table? I run games at select D&D in a Castle events. Contact D&D in a Castle and submit a request to play in one of my games: https://dndinacastle.com/pages/contac... 💀 JOIN THE KILLER DM COMMUNITY Discord:   / discord   Instagram:   / thekillerdm   All Killer DM Links: https://linktr.ee/killerdm If you love talking about D&D, stealing great ideas from other DMs, and finding new ways to challenge your players without cheating them, subscribe and join me. #DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #DungeonMaster #DMTips #KillerDM