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Short, bite-sized RPG advice, tips, and tricks for DMs and players of tabletop role playing games (TTRPG)
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Sunday Nov 27, 2022
Sunday Nov 27, 2022
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
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
Sunday Nov 20, 2022
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
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
Sunday Nov 13, 2022
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
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
Sunday Nov 06, 2022
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
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
Sunday Oct 30, 2022
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
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Sunday Oct 23, 2022
Sunday Oct 23, 2022
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
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
Sunday Oct 16, 2022
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
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.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/jhf2hu/what_is_the_afterlife_like_in_dnd_5e/
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
Sunday Oct 09, 2022
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
http://thecampaign20xx.blogspot.com/2016/03/dungeons-dragons-guide-to-ethereal-plane.html?m=1
Sunday Oct 02, 2022
Sunday Oct 02, 2022
Welcome to Horror Month at the Taking 20 Podcast! All month we will be talking about scary/spooky topics to hopefully make your RPGs even better. This week, I talk about some of the major types of horror and confess what makes my hackles sit up and turn red.
#DungeonsandDragons #DnD #Pathfinder #DMTips
Resources
None. Just the ramblings of an old, insane DM.
Sunday Sep 25, 2022
Sunday Sep 25, 2022
There are a huge number of people and companies producing a plethora of RPG content for various systems out there. Some of this content makes for greart adventures, location ideas, quest hubs, monsters, NPCs, and anything else you need for your game system. So what if some of it is written for a game you don't play.
In this episode I encourage you to look at other game system content to find what makes sense for you to use in your system.
#DungeonsandDragons #DnD #Pathfinder #DMTips
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