Taking 20 Podcast

Ep 154 - Monster Series - Giants

Giants.  They're all tall and they have reach.  Prep work done for an adventure, right?  Hold your throwing stone, my DM friend.  The different species of giants have very different tactics, capabilities, and motivations.  This week Jeremy talks all about the differences and what makes them tick.

#DnD #DungeonsandDragons #Pathfinder #DMTips

Resources:

Resigned:  How to Know When It’s Time to Go: https://www.amazon.com/Resigned-Know-Truths-Stigma-Quitting-ebook/dp/B0BLP2LCQJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1AO4TAC6LM4AO&keywords=resigned

 

The Monsters Know What They’re Doing:  https://www.themonstersknow.com/giant-tactics/

 

Extra Credits:  The Viking Expansion:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sxItyrp55g8&list=PLhyKYa0YJ_5D16-gw3aGKjuC_iW7R16mF

Ep 153 - Planar Series - Elemental Planes

The 4 elements of creation in Dungeons and Dragons and Pathfinder lore are so powerful that each has its own plane of existence.  What's on these planes and what dangers will characters face when they go there?  Tune in to this episode when I discuss this and give you some adventure ideas for each plane!

 

#DungeonsandDragons #DnD #Pathfinder #Elemental #Planes 

 

Resources:

Resigned:  How to Know When It’s Time to Go: https://www.amazon.com/Resigned-Know-Truths-Stigma-Quitting-ebook/dp/B0BLP2LCQJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1AO4TAC6LM4AO&keywords=resigned

5e elemental planes:  https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Elemental_planes

Pathfinder elemental planes:  https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Elemental_Plane

Dungeons & dragons discontinuing the use of the word race for the word species: https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1393-moving-on-from-race-in-one-d-d

 

Ep 152 - The Right Way to Leave a Gaming Group

If you've reached the point where you need to leave the gaming group, the next steps in the process are going to be difficult emotionally and fraught with peril.  Handled incorrectly, you can make lifelong enemies of your DM, your fellow players, and anyone they may know.  In this episode I talk about the mature and professional way to separate from the group minimizing animosity or hurt feelings.

 

#dnd #dungeonsanddragons #pathfinder #dmtips #leavingyourgaminggroup

Resources:

Resigned:  How to Know When It’s Time to Go: https://www.amazon.com/Resigned-Know-Truths-Stigma-Quitting-ebook/dp/B0BLP2LCQJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1AO4TAC6LM4AO&keywords=resigned

Ep 151 - Burnout

Much is written about DM burnout.  But you're a player and while you know you should be excited for the Dungeons and Dragons or RPG session tonight, you find yourself dreading it and it doesn't even sound like a good time.

 

If this is you, you might be experiencing RPG burnout.  In this episode, we talk about the causes of burnout and what you can do to find that joy again.

 

#DungeonsandDragons #DnD #Pathfinder #DMTips #PlayerTips #Burnout

 

Resources:

How to be a Great GM - https://www.youtube.com/c/HowtobeaGreatGM 

Ep 150 - Rovagug

Don't forget to send me your contest entries before Friday, November 19th! 

Minor milestone as we hit episode #150.  This week we will talk about Rovagug, the monster in Pathfinder lore that will bring about the end of the multiverse.  In this episode we ask:  Where is it now?  What is it doing?  Why do campaigns need creatures of unfathomable evil and chaos and destruction?  

 

#Pathfinder #DungeonsandDragons #DnD #GMTips #Rovagug

Resources:

https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Rovagug

https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Spawn_of_Rovagug

https://lovecraft.fandom.com/wiki/Rovagug

https://2e.aonprd.com/Deities.aspx?ID=15

Ep 149 - RPG Lessons from Video Games

Good ideas can come from anywhere:  movies, music, streaming series, and even video games.

 

You may think that I only mean RPG video games like Dragon Age or The Witcher.  Good ideas for characters, game mechanics, and even plots can be taken from video games of all kinds from Super Mario Brothers to Portal.  In this episode, you'll hear about tips for taking these ideas and using them at your game table

 

#DungeonsandDragons #DnD #Pathfinder #RPG #DMTips

Ep 148 - Monster Series - The Fey

We conclude horror month with the mysterious and aloof creatures of the Feywild or First World.  What makes these creatures scary?  What the heck are the Seelie and Unseelie courts?  This nymph is offering me a deal that's too good to be true.  Should I take it?  Tune in and find out.

#DnD #DungeonsandDragons #Pathfinder #DMTips #Fey

Resources:

https://roleplayersrespite.com/fey-creatures-in-dnd-5e

Ep 147 - Tension and Corruption

Today is a mini-listener mailbag episode addressing two major aspects of horror games, tension at the table and corruption in your game world.  Please listen in as Jeremy discusses two questions from listeners like you.

 

#DMTips #DnD #DungeonsandDragons #Pathfinder

 

Resources:

3D Crafts and Curios on Facebook:  https://www.etsy.com/shop/3DCraftsAndCurios 

3D Crafts and Curios on Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/3dcraftscurios/ 

Fairy Tower we are giving away:  https://www.etsy.com/listing/1146552166/fairy-dice-tower-fates-end-tabletop?click_key=39401705e45a55583044da45f50f127cf7c5c466%3A1146552166&click_sum=ca4d715d&ga_search_query=fairy&ref=shop_items_search_2&frs=1&sts=1

 

Tension Pool - https://theangrygm.com/definitive-tension-pool/

Crit Academy - https://www.youtube.com/c/CritAcademy/videos

John Fourr on Building Tension - https://www.roleplayingtips.com/rptn/6-more-exciting-ways-to-create-tension/

Trajectory of Fear by Ash Law - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzBGv7T2YMphdjlZNFVKa1pQZjg/view?resourcekey=0-kJSbTSzALd8aKnHMv8pKQg

Ep 146 - The Afterlife

In this episode, we discuss the published lore in 5e and Pathfinder about what happens after characters pass away.

 

A fellow podcaster and DM, Thorin McGee from the 3 Wise DMs podcast passed away this week, please consider donating to the GoFundMe set up to benefit his widow.  

 

#DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #Pathfinder #3WiseDMs #ThorinMcGee

 

Resources:

https://www.gofundme.com/f/thorin-mcgees-legacy-and-wife-fund

http://3wisedms.com

 

Pathfinder

https://www.d20pfsrd.com/gamemastering/other-rules/life-and-death/

 

5e

Dungeon Inn - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lEZHK6DlgGw

https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Afterlife

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kazgpEz2u2U

https://www.flutesloot.com/5e-afterlife-lore-and-analysis/

https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/d-d-beyond-general/story-lore/80013-how-death-and-afterlife-work-in-dnd-lore

https://www.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/jhf2hu/what_is_the_afterlife_like_in_dnd_5e/

Ep 145 - Ethereal and Astral Planes

While there are similarities between the ethereal and astral planes in the way 5e and Pathfinder present them, there are distinct differences and they are located different places in the different cosmologies.  In this episode, we talk about the 4 planes and some unique characteristics and encounters you can find in them.

#DnD #DungeonsandDragons #Pathfinder #GMTips #Ethereal #Astral

Resources:

5e PHB & DMG

Pathfinder 1e & 2e Core Rulebooks

Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel

https://www.realmshelps.net/charbuild/races/elf/ghostelf.shtml

https://dumpstatadventures.com/the-gm-is-always-right/the-planes-ethereal-plane

https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Ethereal_Plane

https://aonprd.com/Rules.aspx?Name=Ethereal%20Plane&Category=Esoteric%20Planes

https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Astral_Plane

https://aonprd.com/Rules.aspx?Name=Astral%20Plane&Category=Esoteric%20Planes

https://www.reddit.com/r/Pathfinder_RPG/comments/9x55k2/what_can_be_found_inside_the_astral_plane_what/

http://thecampaign20xx.blogspot.com/2016/03/dungeons-dragons-guide-to-ethereal-plane.html?m=1