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Taking 20 Podcast

Taking 20 Podcast

Short, bite-sized RPG advice, tips, and tricks for DMs and players of tabletop role playing games (TTRPG)

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18:10

Ep 173 - Monster Series - Oozes

Taking 20 Podcast ·

2023/04/30

Oozes may seem like boring combatants at first, mindless blobs of acidic gels that don't exactly have complex motivations or rich histories but they can be so much more than that. In this episode I talk about how DMs can use oozes and a couple of particularly nasty encounters that include them. #dnd #pathfinder #opendnd #DMTips #oozes

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46:08

Ep 172 - PvP and David Carter of Crucible of Fate

Taking 20 Podcast ·

2023/04/23

On a very special super-sized edition of the Taking 20 Podcast I interview David Carter of the competitive D&D 5e tournament on Youtube called Crucible of Fate. We talk about running PvP and the challenges of running a 5e competitive game show. Thank you David for being so generous with your time and your expertise! #CrucibleofFate #dnd #PvP #DMinterview #DMTips Resources Crucible of Fate Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWJ5d0XblyYA7Sh6sWVhGFw Crucible of Fate Instagram:

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21:15

Ep 171 - Good NPCs - Quest Givers

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2023/04/16

In this episode I talk about giving life to your campaigns by making your quest givers more dynamic and how you can use quest givers to steer the campaign the directions you'd like. #dnd #Pathfinder #opendnd #orc #DMTips

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23:05

Ep 170 - Narrative Combat, Armor Class and Hit Points

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2023/04/09

This week I'm picking a fight and a lot of DMs will disagree with me. I talk about what Armor Class and Hit Points really mean and how that can affect narrative combat. NOTE: Fixed the audio edit error about 11 minutes in. Sorry about that. #dnd #opendnd #pathfinder #narrative #combat

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27:00

Ep 169 - Honor Among Thieves Review and Use of RPG...

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2023/04/02

In this episode I give a brief review of the new D&D movie Honor Among Thieves and talk about how DMs should not use social skills like persuasion, diplomacy, and intimidation to rob a player of agency over their character. #dnd #opendnd #Pathfinder #DMTips #persuasion #diplomacy #intimidation Resources: Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Startplaying.games Warhorn.net Looking for Players & Groups D&D Beyond board D&D Beyond Discord

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21:09

Ep 168 - Monster Series - Hags

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2023/03/26

In an episode idea from generous donor Tim McKenzie, this week we talk about hags, especially their penchant for deals and their lethal abilities. What makes hags tick? What are their motivations and how can GMs use them in their campaign? Tune in and find out. #dnd #Pathfinder #opendnd #DMTips #hags Resources: Monsters Know What They’re Doing - Hag Tactics - https://www.themonstersknow.com/hag-tactics/ The Monsters Know What They’re Doing - Hags -

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20:40

Ep 167 - Immersive Roleplaying

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2023/03/19

This week's topic comes courtesy of listener Daniel Mehefko who wanted me to discuss immersive roleplaying. What is immersive roleplaying? How can players and DMs encourage their fellow players to engage in more immersive roleplay? Tune in and find out. #dnd #pathfinder #opendnd #roleplay #roleplaying Resources: Venture Forth - 10 Rules to Improve Immersion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw3aJz5lGO0 Grog and Scanlan go hat shopping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvSGvbEf1HI

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20:57

Ep 166 - Dealing with Ill Prepared Parties

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2023/03/12

Sometimes your adventuring parties just aren't ready for an encounter, a trap, or maybe an entire adventure. What should you do as a DM? Throw your hands up and walk away? Throw hands at your players? Throw a rave instead of gaming that night? In this episode look at the different ways parties can be ill prepared for what lies ahead. and talk about multiple options for how to handle this situation. #DnD #Pathfinder #Opendnd #DMTips

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17:27

Ep 165 - Let Players Savor Their Victories

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2023/03/05

After watching a session at my Friendly Local Game Store I watched a DM put players through a meat grinder of encounters, not even pausing when the PCs accomplished something impressive. In this episode I talk about the importance of giving players the opportunity to celebrate character victories and rewarding the characters appropriately. #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #pathfinder #openRPG #DMTips

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18:45

Ep 164 - Lore Series - Death of Gods and Aroden

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2023/02/26

In a lot of game worlds, deities can't die. They always existed, exist, and will always exist. But what if that wasn't true. What if one or more deities in your game world died, left, or otherwise weren't available? What would happen to their followers and your world as a whole? Resources: Pathfinder Wiki (Aroden) - https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Aroden #pathfinder #deities #openrpg #opendnd #aroden #dnd #dungeonsanddragons

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22:43

Ep 163 - Fire - Realism vs Fun

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2023/02/19

Answering a question posed by Adrian from the Age of Adventure RPG, how do you find the balance between realism and fun. His table devolved into lengthy debates involving fire, oil flammability, and fire spread mechanics. Tune in to the episode that probably put Jeremy on a federal government watch list. #dnd #pathfinder #dungeonsanddragons #realism #fun Resources: Resigned: How to Know When It’s Time to

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24:06

Ep 162 - Deities

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2023/02/12

GMs, are the gods in your game worlds present or absent? Big and powerful or quiet and reserved? In this episode we talk about ways you can use deities in your game and Jeremy talks way too long about the comic book series Spawn. #pathfinder #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #deities Resources: Resigned: How to Know When It’s Time to Go: https://gnomestew.com/making-the-gods-matter-in-fantasy-rpgs/

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18:48

Ep 161 - Player Indecision

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2023/02/05

Left or right at the intersection? Fight or flee? Sell the potion or keep it for later? Players sometimes find it hard to make a decision and that can drive DMs up a wall. In this episode, we look at possible causes for indecision and repeatedly urge players to make a choice...ANY choice. Please, we DMs are begging you...for the love of Iomedae. Resources: Resigned: How to Know When It’s Time to

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26:21

Ep 160 - Wizards of the Coast Capitulation and Good...

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2023/01/29

Good dungeon maps give players choices, have a good theme, and contents that support the theme and purpose of your dungeon. But...how do you create dungeons like this? Give this episode a listen and find out. Also, hopefully we've heard the last of Wizards of the Coast trying to get rid of the OGL 1.0a. #dnd #opendnd #ogl #pathfinder #paizo #orc Resources: Wizards of the Coast announcement: https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1439-ogl-1-0a-creative-commons What it means to “Jaquay a dungeon”:

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20:22

Ep 159-OGL 1.2 and Intelligent Magic Items

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2023/01/22

The One Ring in Lord of the Rings, The Singing Sword in Bugs Bunny, The Luggage in the Rimworld novels by Terry Pratchett. We've seen intelligent magic items in media and you'd like to bring one into your game world. What's the best way to do that? Are there any tips? Does an animated bear rug poop in the woods? Seriously...do they? I have no idea. #OpenDnd #OpenRPG #Pathfinder #OGL #DnD #DungeonsandDragons Resources: Dungeon Dudes: How to Homebrew Sentient Magic Items.

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24:36

Ep 158 -Wizards of the Coast OGL 1.1 and the Time of...

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2023/01/15

In this episode I weigh in on the Wizards of the Coast OGL 1.1 fiasco and talk about a period in Faerun's history called the Time of Troubles, when gods were mortal and walked the planet with mortals. The common theme is a powerful entity doing something insanely stupid and causing upheval and calamity. Give it a listen and comment below! #DnD #DungeonsandDragons #Paizo #Pathfinder #Wotc #OGL Resources: Resigned: How to Know When It’s Time to Go: The Avatar Series - a 5-book series about

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19:45

Ep 157 - Special Materials in Your World

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2023/01/08

In this episode suggested by a donor over at ko-fi.com/taking20podcast we give some tips to DMs about those rare materials like mithril, cold iron, silver, and...peachwood? What if you want to make your own special materials? Are there any downsides to using them? Tune in and find out. #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #dmtips #pathfinder

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00:49

Ceci N’est Pas Un Episode

Taking 20 Podcast ·

2023/01/01

This is not an episode. Jeremy's passed out right now.

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22:32

Ep 156 - Holidays in Your World

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2022/12/25

Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! If your game world has any history at all and any culture, whether it's a single-minded autonomous collective or a rich melting pot of cultures blended together and living in close proximity, there will likely be holidays of some sort. Why do holidays exist? What do you need to create holidays in your world? Tune in this week to find out! #DnD #DungeonsandDragons #Pathfinder #Paizo #Holidays Resources: Resigned: How to Know When It's Time to Go

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26:22

Ep 155 - Scaling Monsters

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2022/12/18

In this heaver-than-usual rules episode, we take a look at some of the rules in Pathfinder 2e and D&D 5e for making monsters more or less powerful. We also talk about some game-system-agnostic ways to scale your monsters up or down. #DungeonsandDragons #DnD #Pathfinder #DMTips Resources: Resigned: How to Know When It’s Time to Go: https://www.amazon.com/Resigned-Know-Truths-Stigma-Quitting-ebook/dp/B0BLP2LCQJ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1AO4TAC6LM4AO&keywords=resigned D&D Dungeon Master’s

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