Tag: Dnd

The Campaigns: Made Men – Episode 8: The Silent Sisters

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 51:08 — 46.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello all, Here is Episode 8 of our Made Men DnDNext Play test game. In the last episode most of the time was spent bringing the party together. Eventually everyone met up at Yomi’s apartment.  The fact that …

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Dungeon Talk: Episode 11- We’re Back!

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 46:02 — 42.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHey all, so here is our first dungeon talk for 2013.  We took a break for a couple months for Michael to have a surgery, which he discusses.  We really talk a lot about what happened in our …

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The Campaigns: Made Men – Episode 6: Where Things Get Crazy

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 56:14 — 51.5MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello all, Here is Episode 6 of our Made Men DnDNext Play test game. This is our first session after our initial all-day Saturday game. To recap, the PC’s were told by Gradon that if they hunted down …

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The Campaigns: Made Men – Episode 1 – The Beginning

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 41:59 — 38.4MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello All, Here is the inaugural episode of our new The Campaigns series of podcasts. These are actual play sessions of our current D&D Next Games. In this episode we meet the main characters (all except Wang, who …

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The Road So Far . . .

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 …

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Complete Tips & Tricks by Jared

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 …

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Running a Successful Campaign: Tips & Tricks for Week 10

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 …

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Running a Successful Campaign: Tips & Tricks for Week 9

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 …

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Dungeon Talk: Episode 8.2 – DnD Next Playtest discussion pt 2

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 48:50 — 44.7MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello all, Here is the back half of the recap/discussion we had after our DnD Next Playtest. Thanks!! Michael – AKA Mumbles E-mail us at Podcast@TheRpgAcademy Follow us on twitter @TheRpgAcademy Visit our Facebook Page Join our Google+ …

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Running a Successful Campaign: Tips & Tricks for Week 8

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 …

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