i’ve only been playing dnd for a relatively short while but here’s what i’ve learnt so far:

• splitting the party will always always result in something ridiculous happening, even if it’s for something as simple as a shopping trip
• when in doubt just let the bard loose
  
• if the DM raises their eyebrows it’s either the best idea or the worst idea
• sometimes a box is just a box 
• sometimes the box that you think is just a box is not, in fact, a box
• you will inevitably save magical items/potions for “when you really need them” and end up with 53729 forgotten, powerful objects in the bag of holding, begging to be used