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Game Master"s Journey

Game Master’s Journey is a discussion podcast for GMs and players of Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop RPGs hosted by Lex Starwalker. The show explores strategies players and GMs can use to enhance the gaming experience for everyone at the table. Lex also discusses the creation of his homebrew D&D setting, Primordia, providing a valuable worldbuilding resource for DMs creating their own setting.

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1:07:00

GMJ 156: DMG Chapter 1: Mapping Your Campaign

Game Master"s Journey ·

2017/05/29

Lex continues his exploration of the DMG with a discussion of creating maps for your campaign and world. He discusses the bottom-up and top-down approaches to mapping, giving some pros and cons of each. He also considers what to do if you don't have any skills with mapping and provides some campaign map resources to help you with your campaign and world.

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1:36:51

GMJ 155: DMG Chapter 1: Developing Gods & Pantheons...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2017/05/23

Lex discusses developing gods and a pantheon for his homebrew world of Primordia. Lex first attempted to base Primordia's gods on the domains in D&D, but finally realized it wasn’t working. Lex shares what he's learned from this and what he thinks is a better approach to creating gods and pantheons for your homebrew world.

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1:09:17

GMJ 154: DMG Chapter 1: Gods of Your World

Game Master"s Journey ·

2017/05/16

Lex continues his exploration of the DMG with a discussion of gods and deities in your world. Lex explores different types of pantheons and religious systems, and provides examples from his own homebrew world of Primordia.

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1:48:00

Game Master's Journey 153: Tales from the Yawning...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2017/05/09

Today Lex discusses Tales from the Yawning Portal, an adventure supplement for Dungeons & Dragons. Lex gives a full review of the book overall and each of the seven included adventures.

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1:24:38

GMJ 152: DMG Chapter 1: A World of Your Own

Game Master"s Journey ·

2017/05/03

Lex begins a discussion of the first chapter of the Dungeon Master's Guide with an exploration of the core assumptions of the published D&D settings and how you can alter them to create a world that’s truly unique. Lex accompanies this with an introduction to his own homebrew D&D world of Primordia and how he's approached these core assumptions. Finally, Lex talks a bit about his continuing journey in designing the god, pantheons, portfolios and domains of Primordia.

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55:55

GMJ 151: DMG Introduction: Knowing What Your Players...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2017/04/18

This week Lex begins an in-depth exploration of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. He spends some time discussing the different aspects of a roleplaying game and how you can engage players who enjoy those different aspects.

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2:14:48

Game Master's Journey 150: Preparing for a D&D Session

Game Master"s Journey ·

2017/04/10

Lex discusses how he prepared for an upcoming D&D session. He explains how he took a problem encounter and used it as an opportunity to reinforce the themes of the campaign and further the goals he has for this particular session and the campaign overall.

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1:01:06

Game Master's Journey 149: Writers as GMs, Running...

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2017/04/03

Stephen Rhodes joins Lex to discuss the craft and art of running RPGs. They discuss the similarities & differences between writing for video games & running RPG adventures and Stephen points out yet another way that theater of the mind play is an invaluable tool in the improvisational GM’s toolbox. They also discuss the difference between a DM-PC and an NPC that travels with the party, how to know which side of that line you’re on, and how killing off a beloved NPC can be exactly what your story

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1:13:22

Game Master's Journey 148: Maybe You Should Add Game...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2017/03/27

Stephen Rhodes joins Lex on the show today to talk about how being a Game Master helped him get where he is today as a writer for Ubisoft Games. They also discuss writing & publishing RPG adventures, the pros & cons of class-based games, their thoughts on the ultimate RPG super-system, insights on starting a new campaign, & techniques for running RPGs for both new and veteran players.

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1:30:57

Game Master's Journey 147: D&D Beyond, Initiative...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2017/03/22

Lex discusses D&D Beyond, a new online tool for players and DMs. He also discusses how cutting words interacts with initiative rolls, a few initiative variants and using potions. He gives thoughts to consider when making house rules or rules variants—there’s more to it than what makes sense logically. Finally, he gives an update on his upcoming D&D adventure, The Trickster’s Labyrinth.

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2:14:30

GMJ 146: PHB Chapter 10 & Appendices: Spellcasting,...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2017/03/14

This week Lex concludes his in-depth discussion of the D&D Player's Handbook with an exploration of the spellcasting, conditions and exhaustion rules.

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2:16:21

GMJ 145: PHB Chapter 9: D&D Combat Rules

Game Master"s Journey ·

2017/03/06

Lex launches into an in-depth discussion of the combat rules of D&D. If you have any questions about the rules, or you'd just like a refresher, this is the episode for you.

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1:26:13

Game Master's Journey 144: Teaching New Players &...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2017/02/27

Today I continue my series on the Roles of the GM. In this episode we discuss the GM as a teacher. As GMs we often find ourselves teaching players a new game, or even teaching players who’ve never played an RPG before. I give you strategies to set yourself up for success and ensure your players come back for more. I also give some tips specific to teaching 5th edition D&D to new players, and finally I give some tips for new GMs preparing to run D&D for the first time.

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52:38

GMJ 143: PHB Chapter 8: Food & Water, Descriptive &...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2017/02/21

I continue my discussion of chapter 8 of the PHB. We’ll talk about food & water, & interacting with objects. We’ll also discuss social interaction and the difference between descriptive and active roleplaying. I have some thoughts on how you can encourage more immersive active roleplaying from your players. Finally, we’ll go over resting and downtime activities.

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1:01:29

GMJ 142: PHB Chapter 8: Travel, Movement, Falling,...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2017/02/14

I begin discussing chapter 8 of the Player’s Handbook, Adventuring, which includes travel pace, special types of movement, activities while traveling, falling, suffocating, vision and light.

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Game Master's Journey 141: D&D Product Replacement &...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2017/02/07

Today I’ll discuss an excellent Ted talk I saw about how playing RPGs like D&D is good for us. Before that, I’ll discuss Wizards of the Coast’s product replacement policy for D&D fifth edition. Their website is misleading, and the process is much easier than you may have been led to believe.

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1:16:10

GMJ 140: PHB Chapter 7: D&D Ability Scores & When to...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2017/01/31

I dig into chapter 7 of the Player’s Handbook and discuss ability checks. I tell you how you can determine which ability and skill to use for a check and how to assign the DC for a check. I also touch on helping, group checks, encumbrance, and hiding in combat. Finally, I provide some insight on how to know when to ask for a roll, and when not to.

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1:00:50

GMJ 139: PHB Chapter 6: Multiclassing & Feats in D&D

Game Master"s Journey ·

2017/01/24

Today I discuss multiclassing & feats in D&D fifth edition. These are two optional rules that you can use (or not use) to tailor your game to get exactly the experience you’re looking for.

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1:29:48

GMJ 138: PHB Chapter 5: Using Tables, Variant Rules,...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2017/01/17

I discuss chapter 5 of the PHB—Equipment. You might be surprised how many gems are in this chapter, including some decisions you can make about how to customize your game. Before that, I have another update to episode 136's discussion of the alternate encounter rules in the Unearthed Arcana.

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1:16:40

GMJ 137: The GM as Rules Arbiter and PHB Introduction...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2017/01/10

As game masters we wear many hats, and there are a lot of skillsets involved. Today I discuss the GM as rules arbiter. When it comes to the rules of an RPG, the buck stops at the GM. Most RPGs have a rule zero which gives the GM ultimate authority when it comes to the rules, not the books or developers of the game. Second, I will begin a series of segments in which I will dig into the PHB and DMG. If you’ve been asking for episodes on how to play and/or run RPGs, this is for you! Hopefully I’ll

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