Podcast Episodes

Making Better Traps

Episode 183

In today's episode we discuss making better traps.  What makes a good trap?  How do I utilize traps effectively?  Do I have too many traps?  Are my t…

2 years, 2 months ago

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Narrative Combat

Episode 182

In today's episode we discuss narrative combat.  What is narrative combat?  How can I achieve better combat through narration?  What does more descri…

2 years, 3 months ago

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Degrees Of Success

Episode 181

In today's episode we discuss degrees of success.  What is a success?  What is a failure?  Do they have greater or worse affect based on the roll?  H…

2 years, 3 months ago

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Keep The Creativity Flowing

Episode 180

In today's episode we discuss keeping your creativity flowing.  What do you do when you aren't feeling creative?  How do you overcome writers block? …

2 years, 3 months ago

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Adding Rules From Other RPGs To Make Your Game More Interesting ft How To Be A Better DM Podcast

Episode 179

In today's episode we are joined by guest hosts from How To Be A Better DM Podcast Justin and Tanner.  We discuss the topic of adding rules from othe…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Corporate Games

Episode 178

In today's episode we discuss running corporate games.  What is a corporate game?  What do you need to avoid when running this type of game?  How sho…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Let's Make A One Shot: Axe Marks The Spot

In today's episode we continue our series of Let's Make A One Shot.  The game we make a one shot for comes from the prompt Axe Marks The Spot.  We de…

2 years, 4 months ago

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Making Your Mooks More Human

Episode 177

In today's episode we discuss making mooks more human.  What are mooks?  How can we improve them?  How does this make for memorable encounters?  How …

2 years, 5 months ago

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Playing The Good Guys

Episode 176

In today's episode we discuss playing the good guys.  What is a good guy?  How do we play this character?  Doesn't it limit my players?  How can addi…

2 years, 5 months ago

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Making Your Story Fit Your Setting

Episode 175

In today's episode we discuss making story fit your setting.  Does any story work for any setting?  How do you bend story to fit into different setti…

2 years, 5 months ago

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