How to Run Downtime in Dungeons and Dragons 5e

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TIME STAMPS
0:00 - Opening
0:42 - Intro
2:25 - Why Use Downtime?
5:17 - Live In The World
7:27 - How To Implement Downtime
8:59 - Step 1: Describe
9:53 - Step 2: Present
11:27 - Step 3: Conclude
12:07 - Step 4: Prepare
13:25 - A Few Days Of Downtime
17:57 - A Few Weeks Of Downtime
20:53 - A Few Months Of Downtime
23:51 - A Year Or More Of Downtime
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