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DoubleDM

DoubleDM is a show by two passionate game masters, Nils and Emil, where we take you on a fun, insightful, and inspiring journey into the world of Tabletop Roleplaying every single week!We dive deep into key aspects of running TTRPGs like Dungeons and Dragons, Masks: A New Generation, or Cyberpunk Red, from crafting great and compelling stories and plots to developing new and exciting homebrew content for your games. Every Episode comes packed with actionable Game Mastering Advice ready for you to

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01:07:59

DoubleDM Bonus: Role Play Chat Recording

DoubleDM ·

2021/09/22

This is a Bonus Episode and the recording of our Episode with Role Play Chat about One-Shots in TTRPG. What makes them different, what makes them unique, what makes them interesting, and much more get's answered in this Episode!! Also, check out Role Play Chat for more Episodes like this one! Role Play Chat: https://twitter.com/Role_Play_Chat Our Socials: https://twitter.com/DoubleDMpod https://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/ --- Send in a voice message:

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00:59:34

DoubleDM #33: Character Creation ft. CCdotdot

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2021/09/19

In this week's episode, we talk about Character Creation with our Guest CCdotdot but especially focused on the Gesture-forward way of creating characters. If you do not know what this means, give the Episode a listen, CC goes in-depth into how Gestures create a Character instead of how people "normally" or "traditionally" create Characters with a Historical Background. CC talks about his Session 0 System-agnostic Mini-Game: The DMPC is dead, which is supposed to help players understand and discover

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01:10:02

DoubleDM #32: Downtime ft. Role Play Chat

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2021/09/12

In this episode we talk to Mat from Role Play Chat about Downtime, especially the roleplay aspect of Downtime, what possibilities does downtime provide to GMs and Players to further enhance their Roleplay? We talk at length about how Downtime changes the Stakes of the Game to help newer players or shy players to get a better grip of roleplaying, we talk about how it can also help your players and their characters process the dangers of the Adventure. We also talk a lot about the Changing Environment

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00:44:10

DoubleDM #31: The Prep Process

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2021/09/05

In this episode of DoubleDM, we talk about our Prep Process and what it means to do good prep. Prep is done so a DM can run a game comfortably, that's mostly why newer DMs do more Prep than experienced DMs, but even Experienced DMs have highly different Levels and Ways of Prep all going back to them being able to run the game comfortably. We answer questions in what helps us do our Prep, what we actually Prep, and what we think of the Quantum Challenge, if you don't know what the Quantum Challenge

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01:01:38

DoubleDM #30: The Witcher TRPG

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2021/08/29

In this episode, we discuss our Experience with the Witcher TRPG from R. Talsorian Games and what we think of it. We played a 10 part Campaign in it and loved our experience with it. We discuss the Combat, the World Section, the Mechanics of Crafting, and everything in between. We also discuss what we learned from the System going forward in DMing, how complex and hard the System is, and what it generally provides to GMs and Players. We also want to thank all our Listeners and Social Media Followers

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00:49:04

DoubleDM #29: Trail of Heroes Interview

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2021/08/22

Today we talk to Andrew and Thomas of Lords of Gallipae Games LLC about Trail of Heroes the Game they are developing. They grant us insight into how the Game came to be, what makes it unique and what it provides to players and Game Masters. They also give great insight into the TTRPG Theory behind the Design Choices of the Game. Their Twitter: https://twitter.com/LordsLlc Their Website: www.gallipae.com Their upcoming Patreon: www.patreon.com/gallipae And their Discord Server

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01:08:23

DoubleDM #28: The Ultimate Games Master App

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2021/08/15

In this episode we talk to Justin from the Ultimate Games Master App about the App they have been developing for some time now! The App is designed to give every DM of every Skill Level a great Tool to build their Campaigns, Manage their Notes and create while cutting down on the time needed for prep. It also has a Player Mode with a Character Sheet where Players can manage their Characters and even a Streamer mode for Streamers to engage and immerse their Audience in the Game played on screen! The

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00:46:32

DoubleDM #27: Plot Twists

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2021/08/08

In this episode, we talk about plot twists. They are shocking Moments your players will be caught off guard by and make them think about their next move. We talk about how to set them up, what you need for them to work, and about how subtlety plays a big role in making them way more impactful that the Information you do reveal to your players might be. These Moments are turning points in Stories that we don't want to forget so having them Matter is one of the most important Keystones for that. Our

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00:51:28

DoubleDM #26: Villains

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2021/08/01

This week we talk about Villains in a Story. In a Story a Villain is one of the Main Driving Forces of that Story, second only to the Players and their Characters, the Villains create the Triggers your Players will react to and the Problems they will have to solve. We talk about how to make a good Villain in a few easy Steps while also answering what makes a Villain actually Compelling for your Players, how to play out a good villain and what it means to Fix a Villain. Our Socials: Twitter:

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00:55:54

DoubleDM #25: Nostalgia

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2021/07/25

This week's episode focuses on our past lived Stories, Memories we hold dear in our Hearts of our time playing TTRPGs. What was your first memorable moment, where you had to just sit back and look around you realizing how amazing this is. Nostalgia plays an important part in our TTRPG Lifes, more than one might think, cause Nostalgia influences us, it shapes our Expectations and our Experience of the games we play, which is why it is good to look back once in a while to see from where you came. Our

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00:48:16

DoubleDM #24: The Heist

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2021/07/11

In this Episode we talk about the widely-known Session Type of the Heist Scenario. A Highly Planned Robbery, to achieve Riches, Fame and Prove yourself to the Criminal Underworld as the best Thief there is. Heists work great in TTRPGs because they are High Stakes Scenarios, require Teamwork and Problem-solving. We talk about what Elements make up a Heist, how they play together, what a GM and a Player need to keep their eyes out when prepping and playing the Heist itself as well try building a short

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00:56:51

DoubleDM #23: Improv in TTRPG

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2021/07/04

In this episode, we talk about how Important Improv is to the Core of how TTRPGs work. TTRPGs work on the Engine of Improv and without it would just be scripted Plays or Video Games but Improv from both Sides of the GM Screen makes these Games a Fountain of Endless Possibilities. We talk about how Improv changed for us over the Years, how important it is to our Style, and how we got our Players to Improv more and therefore Roleplay more. We try to give advice on how you can get players more into

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00:58:11

DoubleDM #22: Importance of Player Composition

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2021/06/27

On Todays Episode we talk about the Importance of Player Compositions, What does that mean? Well, we understand this as, the Importance of People having fun together at the table working together to solve problems and create stories. So yeah we talk about how important it is to play together, to have fun together, and to find the right group for yourself. We also touch on the Thing that a usual Party in any ttrpg should fill all the roles that ttrpg needs you to fill but we also talk about the

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00:56:16

DoubleDM #21: Fixing GM Mistakes

DoubleDM ·

2021/06/20

In this episode, we talk about our GM Mistakes and how we fixed them. We talk about that not all Mistakes actually are Mistakes, a lot of Stories can be written from things that might seem to be mistakes at first. A lot of us do Mistakes and that is also not the Problem, the Handling of those mistakes should be the focus of it and this is what we are talking about in this Episode. We hope our Experiences on how to Deal with our Mistakes can give you any advice on how to handle them in the

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00:59:40

DoubleDM #20: One-Shot vs. Campaign Design

DoubleDM ·

2021/06/13

In this Episode of DoubleDM we talk about One-Shots and Campaigns. How do both differ from each other in Play, Prep, and Design. The Discussion focuses on Major Differences we see between the two. What are the Strongsuits of both Sides and what are their Weaknesses, what they allow you to do as a DM, and what as a Player. How One-Shots provide a Training and Test Ground for a lot of Things, like new Systems, new Rules, or new People while Campaigns give you the time to develop Stories, Characters,

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01:08:44

DoubleDM #19: Drawing Inspiration 2: Video Games

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2021/06/06

This Episode of the DoubleDM Podcast focuses on Drawing Inspiration as part of our Mini-Series on how and where we find Inspiration. This time we talk about the Inspiration we found from 2 Videogames: Greenhell and Greedfall. Both are very good Video Games on their own but we talk about how to draw Inspiration from them for a TTRPG Campaign, One-Shot, or even a System. We talk about what the Games actually are, what the Key Aspects from those Games are, and how to portrait them in a TTRPG, we talk

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01:20:43

DoubleDM #18: Battlemaps ft. Maps 'N' Quests

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2021/05/30

In this episode, we discuss how to Enhance your Game using Battle/Encounter Maps To help us do that we have a guest this week. Eric from Maps’n’Quests. With him, we talk about the pros and cons of using battle maps, their general effect on the game, what to keep in mind during their design and compare battle maps to the theater of Mind. We talk extensively about how and why Eric became a Mapmaker and what Programs he uses to make his Maps. Eric does Large Battlemaps that you can use to plan big

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01:05:15

DoubleDM #17: Railroad vs. Improv

DoubleDM ·

2021/05/23

Today we talk about something a lot of DMs talk about in Online Discourse: Improv vs. Railroad. We want to shine a light on both sides and how both sides are not only a valid Style to DM a Game but also how they work combined. We talk about what Planning we do for our Games, what we want to achieve with the Planning and where we Improvise, and how we do it. We talk about what we find easy to plan, and what is easy to improv, and the other way around, what is Hard on both sides of the Camp. We want

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01:12:27

DoubleDM #16: Ending a Story ft. Hamilton from...

DoubleDM ·

2021/05/16

This episode focuses on the topic of Ending Stories on TTRPGs and How Stories End. Our Guest this Week is Hamilton from Dragons Duel who is here to talk with us about how he thinks Stories in TTRPGs differ from other Media. We talk about what we can Adapt from Media for TTRPGs, What makes a Good Ending to a Campaign or Story, and also what Endings we already had in the past and what we plan to do in the future. We discuss how Endings come to be and what Endings can be if used right. Hamilton is the

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01:20:14

DoubleDM #15: TTRPG Setting Design ft. Jon Hodgson

DoubleDM ·

2021/05/09

This episode focuses on the topic of Designing a TTRPG Setting Book. Specifically the DnD 5e Setting Book, BEOWULF Age of Heroes from Handiwork Games. Jon Hodgson one of the Writers and the Owner of Handiwork Games talks about the challenges of designing such a Book, What the Creative Process looks like, and his best advice for people looking to do the same. He talks about the Importance of Passion for a Project and how important it is to do something accomplishable. Jon has worked a lot in the

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