Uploaded November 2021 | Updated September 2026, 57 minutes ago
⬇️ Download the notes and resources with the links below! ⬇️
Kelsey from The Arcane Library goes over how to outline a 5E DnD one shot for publication. The keys are encounter variety and creating hurdles!
Follow along in writing a brand new one-shot from scratch in the second part of this series!
00:00 - Saying hi to everyone and cracking a La Croix can
04:37 - Recap from Video 1: How to get ideas for writing a D&D one-shot
06:53 - Start with the end
10:56 - Cadence-based design
12:16 - The three encounter types
14:10 - Encounters for the four major class types
16:49 - The first encounter
22:32 - The second encounter
30:40 - The third encounter
34:19 - The fourth encounter
38:31 - The fifth encounter
42:28 - Take every opportunity to convey story
49:28 - The sixth encounter
52:08 - Explaining the story
53:31 - Outline for an adventure I've published previously
Download the notes from the livestream here: dropbox.com/s/8k5o689nb7btlw4/Part%202%20-%20How%20To%20Outline%20Your%20Adventure.pdf?dl=0
Check out the full playlist of this series here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsIJw22Nm-ctYiy8qK6TtrTgjnYbHsxiC
Jump on The Arcane Library's newsletter for a free 1st-level adventure, plus the adventure writing resources Kelsey shares out: thearcanelibrary.com/pages/temple-of-the-basilisk-cult
🔮 Subscribe to the channel to get notified when the next part of this series goes live! 🔮
Image art © Ming Fang, used with permission
⬇️ Download the notes and resources with the links below! ⬇️
Kelsey from The Arcane Library goes over how to outline a 5E DnD one shot for publication. The keys are encounter variety and creating hurdles!
Follow along in writing a brand new one-shot from scratch in the second part of this series!
00:00 - Saying hi to everyone and cracking a La Croix can
04:37 - Recap from Video 1: How to get ideas for writing a D&D one-shot
06:53 - Start with the end
10:56 - Cadence-based design
12:16 - The three encounter types
14:10 - Encounters for the four major class types
16:49 - The first encounter
22:32 - The second encounter
30:40 - The third encounter
34:19 - The fourth encounter
38:31 - The fifth encounter
42:28 - Take every opportunity to convey story
49:28 - The sixth encounter
52:08 - Explaining the story
53:31 - Outline for an adventure I've published previously
Download the notes from the livestream here: dropbox.com/s/8k5o689nb7btlw4/Part%202%20-%20How%20To%20Outline%20Your%20Adventure.pdf?dl=0
Check out the full playlist of this series here: youtube.com/playlist?list=PLsIJw22Nm-ctYiy8qK6TtrTgjnYbHsxiC
Jump on The Arcane Library's newsletter for a free 1st-level adventure, plus the adventure writing resources Kelsey shares out: thearcanelibrary.com/pages/temple-of-the-basilisk-cult
🔮 Subscribe to the channel to get notified when the next part of this series goes live! 🔮
Image art © Ming Fang, used with permission
