Me and a few of my friends are part of a club where we play D&D. I am currently DMing and everyone says I'm doing a decent job, but does anyone have any suggestions to improve my ability to entertain the members of the group? (FYI, there is 4 of us including me, + 1 major NPC who is more of a DM-controlled PC than anything else.)
The two biggest problems our group has is that
Our turns of combat look like this: Warlock: I'm gonna eldritch blast X enemy. Paladin: I'm gonna stab Z enemy with my spear! Cleric: I'm gonna cast inflict wounds on Y enemy. Druid: How high is the ceiling? Suggestions on streamlining our combat would be nice, because we take like 30 minutes per round of combat.
Almost everyone in the group gets distarcted VERY easily. Suggestions as to how to keep everyone's focus would be GREATLY appreciated.
General advice is also appreciated.
Thanks for any and all advice you give!