Nov 07
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:07:51 — 62.1MB)
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:07:51 — 62.1MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSTonights podcast is just a little different. We played our usual weekly game, and when it was over at around 10 pm, we decided to stay at Michael’s house and record an episode of Dungeon Talk. Niko and …
Nov 03
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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 …
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 16
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 48:50 — 44.7MB)
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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+ …
Oct 16
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 40:35 — 37.2MB)
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 40:35 — 37.2MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello all, Here is a slightly edited version of the battle I ran during the DnD Next Playtest. This battle was all Theater of the Mind; no mini’s, no grid. Please look over Evan’s sniffles . . . …
Oct 16
Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 52:46 — 48.3MB)
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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 52:46 — 48.3MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello all, Last Saturday, I ran a DnD Next Playtest for my regular gaming group. We had been running a 3.5 game and because we had 3 out of 4 PC’s that were non-core classes it would be …
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 …
