[quote=@CollectorOfMyst]
Any advice for a rookie Dungeon Master, Draken? I'm working on a bit of a oneshot for my group, in case the DM is ever otherwise occupied, but I've very little idea on where to start.
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I'm no master myself, with my most recent mistake being to completely forget rewards and XP values.

My one tip that isn't in every other list of tips is to try and add some variety to any encounters you have. If there is a rectangular room, it better not be an [i]empty[/i] rectangular room. One recent example of mine was putting my players in approximately a 10x20 tiny cave, with a giant snake that took of half of the space. Other things to consider are debris and monster tactics. (Kobolds, for instance, like to use traps, as well as hit and run.) If the monsters know the players (or some sort of threat) are/may be coming, how might they have prepared?