Why Exploration STINKS in D&D 5e 🦨 #DMroundtable

I struggle with one of the three stated pillars of #DND: exploration. The game's mechanics and published modules don't seem to enable this pillar. Today we're talking about why that is, and how to have more fun exploring. #DND5e Find my friends on their channels: Teni @Dicely DnD Fred @How to D&D Wally @Wally DM ⏰Time Stamps: 00:00​ Resting and traveling 00:27 Empty rooms and long descriptions 01:13 Seeds of curiosity & hooks 05:19 Playing prudent characters 06:56 Puzzles 07:31 Under-utilized tool proficiencies 10:33 Seed of curiosity + tools 11:29 Tools substituting Passive Perception 12:57 There isn't a strong 5e exploration mechanic 16:41 What 5e is missing for exploration 17:23 WHY is DARKNESS so important? 23:02 Tracking time 24:33 Time investment to earn secrets 28:11 Players meaningfully exploring 30:38 Traps as exploration, not a resource tax 31:38 Traps as skill challenges 31:57 Safe sights 32:19 PLAYERS creating maps 33:06 Tomb layouts & examples 35:20 My epiphany about player mapping 36:44 If not combat or social, make it exploration 37:09 Sponsored by Wally DM??? 37:33 Tell us your exploration hacks --------- 🎈 Shop our loot on Redbubble: flutesloot.redbubble.com 🎈 Cast Friendship on Flutes Loot: 👔Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flutesloot 📱Twitter: https://twitter.com/Flutes_Loot​​​​ 📘Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/flutesloot​​​​ 📸Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/flutesloot​​​​ 📌Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/flutesloot​​​​ 👀Read more articles: https://www.flutesloot.com​​​​?utm_source=youtube Affiliate Links (a portion of sales provide gold to our coffers)! 💰 • 📔Players Handbook (D&D 5e): https://amzn.to/2PAeJW7 • 😈Monster Manual (D&D 5e): https://amzn.to/2PWuLJI • 👑Dungeon Master's Guide (D&D 5e): https://amzn.to/3fFnIzY • 🎁D&D 5e Rules Expansion Gift Set: https://amzn.to/3zPWQ6P • 🐠Xanathar's Guide to Everything: https://amzn.to/3fDfbxH • 🐸Tasha's Cauldron of Everything: https://amzn.to/3sRX7DB • 💀Curse of Strahd: https://amzn.to/3dxAI8n • 💀Curse of Strahd reVamped (get it?): https://amzn.to/2PUaiWf • 💀Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft: https://amzn.to/39Ke5MC • 🐙Volo's Guide to Monsters: https://amzn.to/31NKe1q • 🎓Strixhaven: Curriculum of Chaos: https://amzn.to/3kF1KiD • 🐇The Wild Beyond the Witchlight: A Feywild Adventure: https://amzn.to/3AJcSkk • 🐉Fizban's Treasury of Dragons: https://amzn.to/3zHexpd • 🖊dScryb (finely crafted boxed text) https://dscryb.com/?aff=213 ---------- Flutes Loot Theme by the incredibly talented Max Wardle: http://maxwmusic.com/​​​​ 🎧 🎼 🎹 -------------- ©2022, Flutes Loot is unofficial Fan Content permitted under the Fan Content Policy and is not approved/endorsed by Wizards. Portions of the materials used are property of Wizards of the Coast. ©Wizards of the Coast LLC. Use, modification, and distribution of Wizards of the Coast's content is under the Open Game License v 1.0a Copyright 2000, Wizards of the Coast, Inc.