How to Run a D&D Module at your Table

Posted on March 2, 2024 by Dan Zarzycki - No Comments

I have read through the following D&D modules and have run most of them at a table in some capacity.

• Curse of Strahd
• Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden
• Wild Beyond the Witchlight
• Waterdeep: Dragon Heist
• Dungeons of Drakkenheim
• Lost Mine of Phandelver
• Candlekeep Mysteries

As a new Dungeon Master, you need to understand that running D&D modules is more complicated than taking a book off the shelf, turning to page 1, and running it with your friends.

While I generally think it is best to start with a D&D campaign module to generate ideas and learn the flow of the action, here are the elements I found work well, elements that need to improve, and my recommendations for running a D&D campaign module at your table.