Podcast Episodes

Too Much Time On My Hands – Our 8 Best Hacks For Busy D&D Players

Episode 162

Multiple times a week. Once a week. Every other week. Once a month. Once every several months. We’ve referenced how frequency of play can really alter how you run the game, how the story flows, etc. …

Published on 5 months, 1 week ago

Halls of Valhalla - 3WDs Player Review of Our D&D Viking Epic, Journey to Ragnarok

Episode 161

It’s apropos that our first-ever players review of a campaign was for DM Tony’s Storm King’s Thunder campaign, as our newest iteration has us returning to the frozen world of the original giants in M…

Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago

Conquer the Viking Saga! 3 Wise DMs Campaign Review and Wrap-up of Journey to Ragnarok

Episode 160

After a little over 2 years and 20+ sessions, we have finally concluded our adventure through the Norse Kingdoms in Midgard and the remaining 8 worlds of Yggdrasill, the World Tree, where the Auspici…

Published on 6 months ago

Master the Art of Non-Combat D&D Encounters with 16 Essential Tips!

Episode 159

D&D does combat well. It can slow down time and can be more or less crunchy than you like, but it definitely creates aa play area that a new DM can handle during a session. Unfortunately, while the b…

Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago

I Don't Know: 9 Tips to Master D&D Settings That You're New to Running

Episode 158

“What elements would this game need to include to feel complete for a fan of the setting and the story?” That was the question from Forever DM Larry about running a Dragonlance campaign for players t…

Published on 7 months ago

Dragonlance Decoded: Your Front-Row Seat to Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Episode 157

Following the footsteps of our Storm King’s Thunder and Curse of Strahd campaigns, we gather all five players from our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen players wrap-up!

In this episode, Tony, C…

Published on 7 months, 3 weeks ago

The High Tale of the Dragonlance: What We Loved and 3 Things We Didn’t in Shadow of the Dragon Queen

Episode 156

Happy New Year! As promised, we’re kicking off our 5th Season with one of our favorite episode varieties: the 3 Wise DMs Campaign Reviews! Following the footsteps of our Storm King’s Thunder, Curse o…

Published on 8 months, 1 week ago

The Great Pretender – How To Lean Into Metagaming To Enhance Your D&D Games

Episode 155

Metagaming. It’s one of the many topics that will spark controversy among those in the hobby. A listener wrote in explaining that they love making terrain and minis and have offered their services to…

Published on 8 months, 3 weeks ago

Can I Ask You A Question? When and How to Exert Your Unlimited Power as a DM in D&D

Episode 154

Several listener questions came in that were spiraling around the same general idea, and one that DMs have fielded since the very beginning of the game: how, and when, to exert the unlimited level of…

Published on 9 months ago

Misty Mountain Hop: Unleash Epic Adventures and Elevate Your Game with Middle-Earth's Magic

Episode 153

Low Magic. We’ve discussed it before and, in last weeks article, DM Chris delved into ideas of how to make magic rare and special in your D&D campaigns. In our discussion online regarding the article…

Published on 9 months, 4 weeks ago