Why Character Death is Good for your 5e Campaign...Really!

We get blamed for a lot as DM's. PC Death shouldn't be one of them.Hi everyone! I'm Joe, and though I'm one of the original OSR guys (40+ years as a DM running all editions of D&D games, and had one of the founding blogs of the OSR) I also ran 5e D&D extensively. My longest campaign ran almost 5 years. I've had multiple other campaigns that went on for a couple of years. How did I keep the games going so long, getting the players into mid-20th level, and still keep it fun and exciting? I used a lot of Old School D&D principles. That's what this video series is all about---teaching you all the Old School knowledge I have to make your 5e game fun and keep it going for years. Here's the link to the Sunday video I mentioned in the show! the link below to become a Member! You'll get to watch a lot of videos early, and get members only video updates about the game I'm running and the progress I'm making on it. can now listen to me on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Rumble, as well as YouTube. Links are below!Joe's Links:TikTok: Mancave Facebook Group: Podcasts: Rumble: Twitch: analogmancave@gmail.com Instagram: MeWe: Webpage:

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Why Character Death is Good for your 5e Campaign...Really! is an episode from Joethelawyer's Not-So-Wondrous Imaginings by Joethelawyer .

This episode is 00:12:45 long.

This episode was published on Apr 20, 2026.

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