Taking 20 Podcast

Ep 11 - Prebuilt vs Homebrew Adventures

Advantages and disadvantages of prebuilt adventures vs designing your own homebrew adventure.  

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Ep 10 - Good Character Design

DOUBLE DIGITS and I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING!

Jeremy this time talks about building characters around tropes, concepts, pictures, party roles, and statistics.  Finally, Jeremy discusses the things your character simply must be, regardless of the personality he/she has.

Ep 9 - Realistic NPCs

Jeremy ventures into NPC territory now, discussing how to make your NPCs multidimensional and realistic.  We talk about how to make NPCs memorable and how to give them primitive character arcs.

 

EPISODE RESOURCE:  https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDBehindTheScreen/comments/81le54/a_suggestion_on_adding_depth_to_npcs/

Ep 8 - To Min-Max or Not to Min-Max

In the last of week 2's episodes, Jeremy talks about min-maxing and how it's not necessarily a bad thing.

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Ep 7 - Railroad vs. Sandbox Adventures

Jeremy finally learns how to cover a topic in a single episode.  Railroads and Sandboxes are defined, compared, with benefits and drawbacks for each.  Jeremy also discusses the concept of the linear storyline and chain of sandboxes.

Ep 6 - Managing Your Table Part 2

If brevity is the soul of wit, Jeremy's been witless these first 6 episodes.  He continues the discussion for GMs to manage their table, including how to handle politics, party infighting, PvP, character secrets, and other topics.

Ep 5 - Managing Your Table Part 1

Like a schizophrenic Cerberus, Jeremy pivots back to advice for GMs.  How to manage your table by managing yourself, communicating with players, preparing the gaming space, setting expectations, and handling difficult/controversial topics.

Ep 4 - What Makes a Good Player Part 2

Jeremy continues his discussion about what makes a good player:  buying in, embracing failure, being present at the table.

Ep 3 - What Makes a Good Player?

Enough about DMs.  They get too much glory anyway.  Jeremy flips the screen and talks about the players.  What makes a good player?  How can you help and support your fellow players and GMs?

Ep 2 - So You STILL Want to Be a GM

Since it was too much for one episode, Jeremy continues his discussion on what makes a good Game Master / Dungeon Master.  Have you finished the drink from last episode yet?  WELL WHY NOT?