You don’t actually need to know what your doing, only some common rules so that you’re players think you understand the game. Just make it up as you go along and pretend it’s a fully fleshed out adventure, there won’t be questions from your players.

“SMITE!!!!” A Paladin

adapt your playthroughs to the stories your players weave for themselves, nothing kills immersion/ fun faster than being strong-armed down a specific route

That’s a bit vague... DMing players? Writing a campaign? Choosing a prepublished adventure? Running the game? Unruly players? Accidently handed out unbalanced magic items? NPC ideas? Accents? How to reward good role playing? Wake the tarrasque? Find the subtle balance between describing an environment too little and too much. How to stack all seven dice one on top of the other so that the D4 touches the sky and through it you can see the face of time? Tips for what? Books have been written on this subject! Large swaths of the Internet dedicated to unlocking its mysteries!!! What kind of Tips!!!! WHAT DO NEED???!!!???