Episodes 100
Avg. Duration 49m
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Since Jan 2020
Latest Episode Mar 2025

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A podcast for tabletop RPG dungeon masters and players.

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Ep103:Adding Music and Soundscapes to Your Game

Mar 27, 2025 41m

Wow, there was a lot that was going on with both John and Danielle to get this episode out, but it's here now!  John is joined by special guest Robert Spann to discuss something we have briefly…

Ep102: Illness and Disease - Part 2

Jan 02, 2025 44m

In the second part of our two-part episode on Illness and Disease, John and Danielle talk about implementing diseases into your games and some things to be aware of as you do so.  Join us for this…

Ep101: Illness and Disease - Part 1

Dec 20, 2024 46m

Not only does adding illness and disease to you game provide additional flavor, it can provide a challenge by temporarily impacting the abilities of characters, especially higher level ones.  In the…

Ep100: Behind the Scenes

Dec 05, 2024 1h 9m

It's episode 100!!!  Join John and Danielle as they take a look behind the scenes of the first 100 episodes of the show.  You can find out how the show actually got started, how Danielle was selected…

Ep99: Handling Missing Players

Nov 21, 2024 57m

Throughout the course of your game you will have players that will occasionally not show up from time to time.  Preparing for handling those missing players and how the character, story, and treasure…

Ep98: Creating Exciting Chase Scenes

Nov 07, 2024 53m

Chases!  Whether the party is trying to get away from the town guard or trying to prevent an enemy from escaping they can add a sense of excitement to the game.  But how do you make a chase more…

Ep97: Adding Inspiration to Your Game

Oct 24, 2024 54m

Do you find yourself wanting to encourage certain behaviors in players?  Whether it's roleplaying, heroics, or something different adding the Inspiration optional rule to your game may be just what…

Ep96: Running Games for Large Groups (Part 2)

Oct 10, 2024 49m

Part 2 is here!  If you were waiting for the second half of our episode on running games for large groups, this is it!  Join Danielle, John, and Robert as they continue the discussion and touch on…

Ep95: Running Games for Large Groups (Part 1)

Sep 26, 2024 42m

Our episode about running games for large groups was so large we had to split it into two parts!  In the first part of this discussion, Robert Spann joins John and Danielle to talk about whether you…

Ep94: Running Heists

Sep 12, 2024 1h 7m

Heists can be a great way to add a sense of intrigue.  But how do you add them to your game in a meaningful way?  And how do you do so without it ending up being "the rogue show".  John and Danielle…

Ep93: Helping New Players Choose a Class

Aug 22, 2024 55m

Join us as John and Danielle discuss this topic that was suggested by listener Robert Spann! If you're getting new players to your table, they probably don't know or understand the differences…

Ep92: Ending the Game

Jun 27, 2024 54m

At some point you may need to end your campaign.  Maybe you've come to the logical conclusion of the story for these characters, maybe people are needing to move away.  Whatever the reason, how you…

Ep91: Laws and Morality

May 30, 2024 52m

If you think about the world that your characters are moving through, there is probably some sort of legal structure that says what is allowed and what's not allowed. Within communities of the world…

Ep90: Running Large Scale Combat Part 2

May 16, 2024 34m

In part 2 of our Running Large Scale Combat episodes we continue the conversation digging deeper into what happens when the party members take on leadership roles in the military.  Join us as John…

Ep89: Running Large-Scale Combat

Apr 25, 2024 41m

Are there large armies clashing in your world? If so, then eventually you may have the party getting involved with fighting them, so knowing how to run large scale combat is a useful skill for DMs. …

Ep88: Running Theater of the Mind Combat

Apr 11, 2024 52m

Sometimes you don't have time to create a map for your combat encounters.  Sometimes the players do something unexpected and get into a fight that you weren't prepared to put on the table in front of…

SQ6:How Much Time Does it Take to Plan a Session

Apr 05, 2024 8m

We have seen several people curious about how long it actually takes to plan out a session lately.  In this becomingDM side quest, John looks at the factors that can influence how long session…

Ep87: Running Play By Post Games

Mar 14, 2024 53m

Are you finding that you have trouble scheduling games with your group and no one seems to be available at the same time?  Or maybe you don't have the time to dedicate to a single long session.  If…

SQ5: Finding Local Games

Mar 07, 2024 8m

Having trouble trying to figure out where to look for players for your game or where to find a game that you can play in or run?  In this becomingDM side quest, John talks about some of his favorite…

Ep86: Campaign Management

Feb 29, 2024 58m

There is a lot of stuff that happens in your games every session.  If you don't stay on top of managing your campaign, you could end up with players asking to revisit an NPC that you haven't thought…

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