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Truesight is 2020. Welcome to the new year! DMs Matt and Rob look back at the RPG decade in review before introducing a new segment: CAMPAIGN DOCTOR. Time to do some surgery on one another's campaigns!
Warning: Minor, minor spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker and Episode 1 of the Witcher.
Links:
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
Kesha, Big Freedia - Raising Hell
Warren Zevon - Werewolves of London
Dr. Worm - They Might Be Giants
Truesight is 2020. Welcome to the new year! DMs Matt and Rob look back at the RPG decade in review before introducing a new segment: CAMPAIGN DOCTOR. Time to do some surgery on one another's campaigns!
Happy New Year everyone! We answered a bunch of fucking mail.
Links:
The Traitor Baru Cormorant
Rumblings
All DMsGuild Content
Rob's TED Talk
Music:
Pac Div -- Roll the Dice
One-Winged Angel -- Nobuo Uematsu
Toss a Coin to Your Witcher (Club Remix) -- DJ Cutman
Yeah Yeah Yeahs -- Maps
Taps -- US Army Band
Pied Piper -- BTS
Sogno di Volare -- Christopher Tin
Auld Lang Syne -- Mariah Carey
Happy New Year everyone! We answered a bunch of fucking mail.
As our holiday gift to you, DMs Matt and Rob countdown 100 Dungeon Master tips in a MEGA-EPISODE. Enjoy!
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
RJD2 - Ghostwriter
Ratatat - Gettysburg
Lead Belly - Midnight Special
Visigoth - Dungeon Master
As our holiday gift to you, DMs Matt and Rob countdown 100 Dungeon Master tips in a MEGA-EPISODE. Enjoy! Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice RJD2 - Ghostwriter Ratatat - Gettysburg Lead Belly - Midnight Special Visigoth - Dungeon Master
Matt and Rob, always timely, review the Witcher RPG, and have, uh, a lot to say about it. There's a lot of cursing in this one, sorry.
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
Mazurek Dąbrowskiego (Polish National Anthem)
Karliene - Lullaby of Woe
Eon - Dancing With Monsters
Monster Hunter World Rap - JT Music
Fatboy Slim - Weapon of Choice
The Witcher OST - Geralt of Rivia
Matt and Rob, always timely, review the Witcher RPG, and have, uh, a lot to say about it. There's a lot of cursing in this one, sorry.
Matt and Rob attempt to do something new: worldbuilding through collaborative role-playing using the Microscope RPG system. Our first actual playish episode.
Microscope RPG by Ben Robbins and Lame Mage Production
Our final play board can be viewed here!
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
Tracy Chapman - Fast Car
Julio Iglesias - La Mer
Matt and Rob attempt to do something new: worldbuilding through collaborative role-playing using the Microscope RPG system. Our first actual playish episode. Microscope RPG by Ben Robbins and Lame Mage Production Our final play board can be viewed here!
Matt and Rob discuss a couple of new UAs and answer some mail, make sure to listen to the end, where we give advice on how to be a coward for fun and profit!
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
Tennessee Mafia Jug Band "Turkey In The Straw"
E-40 - Choices (Yup)
Geinoh Yamashirogumi - "Tetsuo"
Cats In The Cradle-Harry Chapin
Kenny Rogers - Coward of the County
Matt and Rob discuss a couple of new UAs and answer some mail, make sure to listen to the end, where we give advice on how to be a coward for fun and profit!
Matt and Rob review the official Eberron hardcover source book for 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons, Eberron: Rising from the Last War.
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
The Doors - The Changeling
Matt and Rob review the official Eberron hardcover source book for 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons, Eberron: Rising from the Last War. Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice The Doors - The Changeling
From Iago to Ivan Drago, your campaign is only as good as its villain, so Matt and Rob talk about how to make one that doesn't suck. Please enjoy the digressions on ball-thwacking, dwarves, and the moon.
Music:
Billie Eilish -- Bad Guy
Lion King -- Be Prepared
Taylor Swift -- The Man
Tears for Fears -- Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Deltron 3030 -- Mastermind
Bishop Briggs -- Jekyll & Hyde
Shinedown -- Enemies
From Iago to Ivan Drago, your campaign is only as good as its villain, so Matt and Rob talk about how to make one that doesn't suck. Please enjoy the digressions on ball-thwacking, dwarves, and the moon.
DMs Rob and Matt dive into Consent in Gaming from Monte Cook Games.
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
Love - Alone Again Or
DMs Rob and Matt dive into Consent in Gaming from Monte Cook Games. Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Love - Alone Again Or
DMs Matt and Rob discuss how to build your campaign world's history without writing a dissertation in the process.
DMs Matt and Rob discuss how to build your campaign world's history without writing a dissertation in the process.
Matt and Rob review Descent Into Avernus (please ignore the fact that they call it "Descent TO Avernus" through the entire podcast). Rob gets really excited and says 'like' a lot, sorry, and Matt's internet connection goes out halfway through and we have to communicate via morse code, so sorry about that too.
We also talk about the new UA and how much smarter we are than the professionals.
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
Fear Factory - Descent
Dethklok - Go Forth and Die
Slayer - Hell Awaits
Matt and Rob review Descent Into Avernus (please ignore the fact that they call it "Descent TO Avernus" through the entire podcast). Rob gets really excited and says 'like' a lot, sorry, and Matt's internet connection goes out halfway through and we have to communicate via morse code, so sorry about that too.
Rob and Matt are back to save your game. Plus, what is good for the goose is good for the gander, as we build a magic item using a Kushan relic. Here's the link!
Image from the Seshat Databank.
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
Metalocalypse - Impeach God
David Bowie - Rebel, Rebel
Travis Scott - goosebumps
Rob and Matt are back to save your game. Plus, what is good for the goose is good for the gander, as we build a magic item using a Kushan relic. Here's the link!
Matt and Rob talk about Feast of Legends, the Wendy's themed RPG.
Recording this episode made our souls feel the way eating a Wendy's burger makes our bodies feel.
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
Jimmy Buffet -- Cheeseburger in Paradise
Matt and Rob talk about Feast of Legends, the Wendy's themed RPG. Recording this episode made our souls feel the way eating a Wendy's burger makes our bodies feel. Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Jimmy Buffet -- Cheeseburger in Paradise
Lord help us, DMs Matt and Rob are back on their BS. Your hosts review the worldbuilding in the new fantasy series, Carnival Row.
Letters:
MP writes, "How do both of you organize your notes?"
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
The Decemberists - The Perfect Crime #2
Lord help us, DMs Matt and Rob are back on their BS. Your hosts review the worldbuilding in the new fantasy series, Carnival Row. Letters: MP writes, "How do both of you organize your notes?" Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice The Decemberists - The Perfect Crime #2
The dark and gritty Dungeon Master of None reboot, "DMoN 2000," is upon us. We talk subclasses:
Letters:
"Help me design a way to kill god!"
"Can an RPG module be art?"
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
The Ventures - Walk, Don't Run
Stone Temple Pilots - Dead & Bloated
Talking Heads - Artists Only
The dark and gritty Dungeon Master of None reboot, "DMoN 2000," is upon us. We talk subclasses: Bard and Paladin Sorcerer and Warlock Monk and Barbarian Letters: "Help me design a way to kill god!" "Can an RPG module be art?"
It's part two of DM Matt's Actual Prep series. You can listen to part one, in which Matt designs an adventure "live," here.
DM Matt reflects on how to use your few moments before a game session to prep, what to adjust on the fly, and how to reflect on your adventures critically.
Also, the adventure that Matt and Rob wrote based on these episodes is available for purchase on the DMsGuild!
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Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
Reba McEntire - Why Not Tonight
The J. Geils Band - Freeze-Frame
Bobby Bare - Dropkick Me, Jesus
It's part two of DM Matt's Actual Prep series. You can listen to part one, in which Matt designs an adventure "live," here.
Fate has forced us into another desperate solo episode, so please enjoy Rob talking about GNS theory, and if you're mad about anything he said that's wrong, please e-mail Matt.
You can read the original post about GNS yourself here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/articles/1/.
Fate has forced us into another desperate solo episode, so please enjoy Rob talking about GNS theory, and if you're mad about anything he said that's wrong, please e-mail Matt. You can read the original post about GNS yourself here: http://www.indie-rpgs.com/articles/1/.
Matt and Rob talk about how to fit a proper class analysis into your worldbuilding, though this time it's mostly about designing character classes for your RPG and not a materialist interpretation of fantasy worlds, we managed to hold off on the dialectics this time around.
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
Freedom Call - Warriors
Aladdin - A Whole New World
Sheb Wooley - Purple People Eater
Sabaton - Winged Hussars
Matt and Rob talk about how to fit a proper class analysis into your worldbuilding, though this time it's mostly about designing character classes for your RPG and not a materialist interpretation of fantasy worlds, we managed to hold off on the dialectics this time around.
Your favorite DMs discuss a topic they are ABSOLUTELY qualified to give advice on: running "solo" or "duet" campaigns. Listen for some useful tips on how to make a campaign for one person and to listen to Matt mispronounce "smorgasboard" and "gestalt".
Letters at the end!
Links:
Actual Prep Episode
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
Celine Dion - All By Myself
The Turtles - So Happy Together
Marilyn McCoo & Billy Davis, Jr. - You Don't Have To Be A Star (To Be In My Show)
One Direction - You & I
Your favorite DMs discuss a topic they are ABSOLUTELY qualified to give advice on: running "solo" or "duet" campaigns. Listen for some useful tips on how to make a campaign for one person and to listen to Matt mispronounce "smorgasboard" and "gestalt". Letters at the end!
As part of our quest to steal advice from every RPG ever published, DMs Rob and Matt discuss Dungeon World by Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel. Dungeon World has a great description of how RPGs work and some excellent tips you can use in games run in any system.
Stay tuned for the mailbag and the return of "Real or Woe!"
Letters:
Jason asks: "Can I get a preview copy of the Actual Prep adventure?"
Nick asks: "How can I role-play a Kenku without being annoying?"
Vic asks: "Here are some logical rules for different spell-casting stats for the various Warlock patrons. Also, should I remove the ability score requirements for multi-classing?"
Douglas asks: "What advice do you have for running a one-on-one play?"
Links:
Music:
Pac Div - Roll the Dice
New Order - Blue Monday
Lowland Hum - In the Garage
Grover Washington Jr. - Just the Two of Us
Motörhead - The Game
As part of our quest to steal advice from every RPG ever published, DMs Rob and Matt discuss Dungeon World by Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel. Dungeon World has a great description of how RPGs work and some excellent tips you can use in games run in any system.
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