Episodes

Episode Details & Links Today I give you 5 NPCs to steal and utilize in your own campaign. Enjoy! Tricks of the Trade Information & Links In Tricks I share 3 pointers for DMs who want to create their own …

Episode Details & Links In today's session I talk with Chaney Hereford and Cory Holman, the creators of Super Blood Moon Studios and their TTRPG Realms of Elghrune Tricks of the Trade Information & Links Cory and Chaney give ...

Episode Details & Links Today I talk about why you should consider trying a system agnostic style game, and what that means. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links For Tricks I give you a few ides for how you …

Episode Details & Links I'm joined by my friend Joe as he sends me through the gauntlet of two difficult encounters played by me as a 1st level wizard in 3.5 D&D, Pathfinder 1E, 5E D&D, and Pathfinder 2E. Afterwards …

On today's episode I give you 10 things that a DM should do and 10 things that they shouldn't do in their games. Useful information for All. Keywords : dnd, D&D, dnd podcast, dungeons and dragons, podcast, ttrpg, rpg, rolepla...

Episode Details & Links Today's episode is all about the choices that we make in games and how those choices can spill over into our own cognitive function in the real world. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links In …

Episode Details & Links Today I talk about some of the many real world benefits of engaging in roleplaying games. Although this is only a partial list of the may ways that roleplaying can improve your life, I believe these …

Episode Details & Links Today we look at the shifting culture that took TTRPGs and all things nerd culture from the outcasts and supposed demonic influences to the modern wide acceptance. I also discuss my thoughts on where t...

Episode Details & Links Today we delve into the idea of falling from grace and how your heroes could slide down that slippery slope from hero to villain. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links For tricks I give you …

Episode Details & Links What an exciting episode in store for you today! I'm joined by the one and only Sean K. Reynolds to discuss campaign setting creation! I ask Sean questions about his history in the gaming community and...

Episode Details & Links Today I'm joined by Dan from Beddlym’s Social Hour: A D&D Podcast to discuss how to safely run a story with darker themes. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links For Tricks we look a a …

Episode Details & Links Today is all about understanding the 5 archetypes that I believe are most representative of the player types you will encounter in your games. The power-gamer, the role-player, the specialist, the casu...

Episode Details & Links Today we are discussing writing and running your first adventure in a campaign! Tricks of the Trade Information & Links Our Tricks today features story prompts generated by AI through the use of the to...

Episode Details & Links Today we continue our discussion on building your campaign and discuss writing your introduction and how I like to "write" my NPCs Tricks of the Trade Information & Links In Tricks we discuss a few plo...

Episode Details & Links Today we continue our journey to running our first session and discuss considerations when building characters, the importance of character backstories, and session zero. Tricks of the Trade Informatio...

Episode Details & Links A special broadcast from Gem State Comic-Con in Boise, ID. I bring you this short episode about cherry-picking rules from different systems, recorded live during the convention. Tricks of the Trade Inf...

Episode Details & Links Today we discuss dragons! Their life cycle, how to incubate dragon eggs, and what their hoard means to them. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links In Tricks today I give you three ideas for how …

Episode Details & Links Today we are looking at some information from my book, which laying the foundation of a campaign. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links Most of today's episode is tricks of the trade, as I walk …

Episode Details & Links I'm so busy right now with work and school! I've been traveling state to state to open new locations but I still wanted to provide you with some content. So today, the episode is right from …

Episode Details & Links Today we will be discussing the dreaded game group conflict. How to recognize it, and how to identify the source. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links After identifying the source of conflict, trick...

Episode Details & Links Today I am joined by the full cast of Dungeon Radio Hour, to discuss ways to improve your improv skills as a gamer. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links Each member of Dungeon Radio Hour …

Episode Details & Links Today I speak with John Eric Welker from RPG Research about the common gamer stereotypes that exist and what the research actually says about them. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links In today’s Tr...

Episode Details & Links Today I'm joined by my friends and gaming group members, Nate and Chris Pohl to discuss three different topics that each have three parts to them. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links In tricks of …

Episode Details & Links Today we are joined by the illustrious and brilliant author, Keith Ammann to discus monster psychology. What are the monsters in our game thinking, and how should they behave in order to be believable?...