My D&D New Year's Resolutions | DM Advice for 2025

Ready to level up your D&D game in 2025? My New Year’s Resolutions as a DM are designed to help me (and you!) play more, prep smarter, and have more fun! Join the Adventurers Guild on Patreon: https://patreon.com/shortreststudios More ways to support Short Rest Studios! ========================== Our website: https://shortreststudios.com ========================== Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/yXty9bzu ========================== Shop D&D, DCC, Jud's video equipment and more in on our Amazon storefront: https://www.amazon.com/shop/shortreststudios ========================== Get 10% off at Into the AM: https://intotheam.com/shortreststudios ========================== Get 5% off at Zyltech: https://www.zyltech.com/?aff=138 ========================== Get 10% off with Homie and the Dude: use code ShortRest at https://hatdbuilder.com/ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Happy New Year, adventurers! Let’s dive into some practical, fun resolutions to make 2025 the best year yet for our D&D and TTRPG campaigns. From setting up weekly game nights to supporting indie creators like Kobold Press, Free League Publishing, The Arcane Library, Goodman Games, and more, this year is all about having fun and building community through the games we love. Plus, I’m finally running adventures in my homebrew world, Valdaen, and embracing “good enough” to keep things fun and flexible at the table. Whether you’re a seasoned Dungeon Master or just starting out, I want this video to inspire you and help you to make your 2025 TTRPG campaigns unforgettable. Share your resolutions in the comments, and let’s roll into the new year together! Resources Mentioned in the Video (affiliate links) =============================== RETURN OF THE LAZY DUNGEON MASTER ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Physical - https://amzn.to/3DPfm7j PDF - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/251431/return-of-the-lazy-dungeon-master?affiliate_id=3260793 =============================== TALES OF THE VALIANT PLAYER'S GUIDE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Physical - https://amzn.to/40rsFUb PDF - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/480452/tales-of-the-valiant-player-s-guide?affiliate_id=3260793 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://koboldpress.com =============================== SHADOWDARK ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Physical and PDF - https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/pages/shadowdark =============================== DRAGONBANE ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Physical - https://amzn.to/3Ce2K91 PDF - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/418106/dragonbane-core-set?affiliate_id=3260793 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://freeleaguepublishing.com =============================== DUNGEON CRAWL CLASSICS ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Physical - https://amzn.to/4jfpjLd PDF - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/101050/dungeon-crawl-classics-rpg-dcc-rpg?affiliate_id=3260793 =============================== DARK TOWER (ORIGINAL ADVENTURES REINCARNATED) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Physical - https://amzn.to/4j8mBal PDF - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/453161/original-adventures-reincarnated-7-dark-tower-5e?affiliate_id=3260793 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ https://goodman-games.com =============================== DRIVE THRU RPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/?affiliate_id=3260793 Let’s make 2025 unforgettable, adventurers! Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe to **Short Rest Studios** for more TTRPG tips and inspiration.