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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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20:08

Ep 95 - Familiars, Animal Companions, and Summoned...

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2021/10/17

PCs have a number of options when it comes to bringing more allies to the battlefield and to the campaign. What are some best practices for PCs who want to have a super-intelligent celestial dinosaur best friend that they can bring into this plane anytime they want? Tune in and find out.

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21:20

Ep 94 - Class Series - Fighters and Monks

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2021/10/10

This week we return to the class series, focusing on those classes that focus a lot on baddie hit points: fighters and monks. Do you want some ideas on how to build a Pathfinder or D&D 5e Fighter or Monk? Then this episode is for you.

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19:33

Ep 93-Virtual Tabletop Tips

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2021/10/03

Is your game moving online or staying online longer than you expected? Mine are staying online for a while so I compiled a list of tips that can help you and your game while using Virtual Tabletops (VTTs). Music is: Smooth Lovin by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4379-smooth-lovin License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license

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17:29

Ep 92 - Travel and Exploration

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2021/09/26

Travel between adventures doesn't have to be a boring slog of survival checks or reinforcement of how empty your world is. Travel and exploration activities can spark the imagination, jump start role play and help set the tone for your entire campaign. Tune in for some ideas on how to execute your players...er...a good travel section of your adventure.

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16:49

Ep 91 - Safely Introducing New Gameplay Features

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2021/09/19

Fair warning: I'm doing weird episodes again. This week, I advocate taking lessons from video games and movies and introducing new class abilities and gameplay mechanics in a safe, non-lethal environment...except for the one case where it doesn't make sense.

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19:19

Ep 90 - The GRAPES Worldbuilding System

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2021/09/12

Building worlds, countries, and even towns can be tough. There are a lot of moving parts to try to tame and it's easy to miss preparing some important information. Luckily, the GRAPES worldbuilding system is here to help provide a framework on which you can build your world. In this episode we talk about how we can use this great tool.

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18:17

Ep 89 - Monster Series - Goblins

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2021/09/05

Goblins are classic low level one-note baddies that eat anything they can, kill everything else, except for the few things that they try to mate with. There's no nuance there, right? Not so fast my friends. Goblins can be just as nuanced as the other ancestries and make for great player characters and big bads for your campaigns.

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20:45

Ep 88 - Class Series-Holy Moley The Cleric and Druid

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2021/08/29

Clerics and Druids are more diverse than most people realize. Playing them as Healy McHealface and Joe Ent-Lover may come second nature (ba-dum-tss) but they can be played a lot of different ways to satisfy a lot of different players. In this week's episode we look at the fun and choices of playing these two classes.

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16:44

Ep 87 - Inspiration from the 5e DMG Disclaimer

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2021/08/22

At the beginning of the D&D 5th Edition Dungeon Master's Guide there is a paragraph that was likely only included as a joke and it reinforced my belief that inspiration for good DMing really can come from anywhere. During this episode, we go over the paragraph and Jeremy gives some advice that all of us can take from this unusual source.

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21:25

Ep 86 - Skill Challenges

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2021/08/15

Skill challenges were one of the best things to come out of the much maligned 4th edition of Dungeons and Dragons. What are they? How can you use them in your campaign? Will Jeremy ever be able to limit himself to a 20 minute episode again?

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22:25

Ep 85 - What I Wish I'd Known When I Started Playing D&D

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2021/08/08

Like most people who have done something for a while, I look back at my early days of playing D&D and cringe at some of the mistakes I made as a new player. In this episode we talk about 15 of those mistakes and the lessons I've learned since then.

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23:07

Ep 84 - 3-Dimensional and Underwater Combat

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2021/08/01

Adding aerial or swimming combatants to your battlefield can make things very complicated very quickly. It doesn't help matters when the different game systems are so different in the way they handle these situations. In this episode, Jeremy talks about the challenges, reasons to persevere through those challenges, and tips he's learned running these complicated combats. Tune in next week when I'll talk about what I wish I'd known when I started playing Dungeons and Dragons

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19:01

Ep 83 - Class Series - Barbarian and Bard

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2021/07/25

I received a listener suggestion to talk about some of the classes available in 5e and Pathfinder. This episode starts that series, beginning with the Barbarian and the Bard. Jeremy talks about tropes, playing with them and against them, and his wife helps him with a beep button when things get a little...suggestive.

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19:04

Ep 82 - Ending the Campaign

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2021/07/18

"Part of the journey is the end," as it was so wisely said. As tough as it can be guiding the adventure to an end, handling the end properly can be surprisingly tougher. In this episode Jeremy talks about his favorite method to put a bow on a campaign and prime the next one for success.

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17:56

Ep 81 - Lycanthropy and Inflicted Transformations

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2021/07/11

Oops. One of your PCs was just bitten by a werewolf and have begun the transformation into a howling, flesh-devouring monster. How do you handle this as a GM? Does the PC automatically become an NPC? Tune in and find out. Now with an introduction recorded by Suzysays on Fiverr. She did amazing work. Get her help with your voice over project at https://www.fiverr.com/suzysays/

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20:24

Ep 80 - Non-Combat Encounters

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2021/07/04

Combat encounters are easy. Stab, slash, or shoot the other team until they aren't trying to kill you. Non-combat encounters can be just as challenging and fun, though. In this episode Jeremy talks about types of this important tool in your arsenal and how to challenge PCs with them.

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19:30

Ep 79 - Demons Devils and the Blood War

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2021/06/27

The Blood War isn't good vs evil. It's evil vs evil. In Dungeons and Dragons Demons and Devils have been battling it out for millennia in what's known as The Blood War. What do we know about this conflict and more importantly, how can you use it in a campaign?

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19:47

Ep 78 - Tips for Scene Descriptions

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2021/06/20

Do you struggle describing what the characters see? Do you need a magic method to instantly make you better? I can't help with that but I can provide a couple of formulas I've used to describe scenes for my players. Thank you Trevor for the topic idea.

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19:34

Ep 77 - Optional and Crazy Combat Rules That Can...

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2021/06/13

Is combat getting a little bit...stale? Are your D&D or Pathfinder combats taking too long and they have become a long battle of hit point attrition, rules research, and having to explain 3 times per round what's going on? Are you willing to try a few things that are...unconventional? Well, my good open-minded listener, we talk about 20 ideas in 20 minutes for making combat faster, easier, crazier, and maybe a little better.

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18:05

Ep 76 - Customizing Prewritten Campaigns

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2021/06/06

Prewritten modules and adventures are a DM's friend. They are simple, canned documents that you can insert into your world as needed but they're better if you customize them; make them more integrated with your game world, your players' characters, and important NPCs. Don't know where to get started? I'm here to help.

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