Dec 10
Hello all, Evan and I wanted to update you that both of us have been having some family medical issues. Because of that, we have had a hard time making time to play D&D or record our regular podcast. We had hoped to record Dungeon Talk: Episode 11 tonight, but that just got cancelled. …
Dec 01
Hello All, Recently The AngryDM, one of the people I follow on twitter (and you should too) took a stab at a more thorough look at the oft said rule of “never say no.” His particular take can be found HERE and I encourage you to read over it. There are a lot of things …
Nov 21
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:05:00 — 59.5MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello All, Here is Dungeon Talk: Episode 10. The title comes from the fact that we started twice before we were actually recording (once for about 45 minutes . . .) and then on take 3 we started …
Oct 27
Hello all, As I teased a few weeks ago, we are going to start a secondary series of Podcasts of our Actual Play game sessions. After several attempts with various recording set ups we finally found one that works well enough to use. Because of that delay, however, if we started posting the episodes it …
Oct 27
Hello all, Here is the complete series of articles written by Jared aimed at helping Newbie DM’s run their first D&D campaign successfully. Thanks!! Michael – AKA Mumbles Part 1 When I first started running games, no one really gave me any useful tips or general rules of thumb to go by. All I had …
Oct 26
Weekly Tip/Trick for Friday, October 26th, 2012 Create a Unique & Captivating Story Dynamic Using Proper Planning – Developing a story that is both unique and that will keep players interested can be a daunting task at times. With work, family, and our social lives outside of roleplaying, finding time to do this can be …
Oct 19
Weekly Tip/Trick for Friday, October 19th, 2012 Don’t Be Afraid to Say Yes, No, or Ask for Help – One of my biggest flaws as a DM is that I have a tendency to be too generous. I love rewarding players, but sometimes it can get out of hand. This works both ways though. If …
Oct 12
Weekly Tip/Trick for Friday, October 12th, 2012 Know Your Group – Understanding what players do and don’t like is important, but it is also important to challenge them. All players have a certain level of expectations, but how you present these in game is completely up to you. Some players are more combat oriented, while …
Oct 05
Weekly Tip/Trick for Friday, October 5th, 2012 Have Fun! – This is the most important rule! Countless times I have seen people get in arguments over rules, roles, etc. that really take away from the whole point of roleplaying. As the DM, you have the final say in any dispute about the game or rules, …
Sep 28
Weekly Tip/Trick for Friday, September 28, 2012 Remember the Books are Just Guidelines – One thing that kept me from becoming a DM at first was a limited understanding of the rules. You don’t need to know every rule to run a game. The way I like to look at it is to think of …
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