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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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46:38

Game Master's Journey 56 - Game Preparation

Game Master"s Journey ·

2015/10/20

A good GM should always be prepared. No matter what your RPG of choice is, game preparation is very important. Preparation can make the difference between an excellent GM and a terrible one. Prep can also make the difference between feeling awesome during and after a session versus not so much. Today I set off again on the Obsidian Monolith to discuss game preparation with the aid of an excellent GM resource—Never Unprepared by Phil Vecchione.

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41:56

Game Master's Journey 55 - Choose Your Own Adventure...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2015/10/13

Published RPG campaigns can be a great resource for GMs with busy lives. However my experiences with them has taught me that they have a lot of drawbacks. Today I set off again on the Obsidian Monolith to share my experiences with published campaigns and why I now feel they’re not for me. I also explore my other options in the search for that ever elusive “sweet spot”.

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58:55

Game Master's Journey 54 - Communication & Dealing...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2015/10/06

A very important aspect of our hobby that is sometimes overlooked is establishing and maintaining clear communication with your players. In every way from setting player expectations to resolving conflicts among the people at the table, communication is key. Today I set off again on the Obsidian Monolith to address a listener’s problems with power-gaming players and reflect on some insights I’ve gained from my own groups lately.

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49:22

Game Master's Journey 53 - RPG Elegance, 13th Age &...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2015/09/28

In the season three finale episode, I revisit some topics from the season with your feedback, including elegance in RPGs, 13th Age, and the Star Wars dice system.

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37:10

Game Master's Journey 52 - Writing for Paizo with...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2015/09/22

Mark Garringer returns to the show today with some tips on writing for a company like Paizo. He also shares what it’s like to MC the Pathfinder Special with 1200 players.

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36:12

Game Master's Journey 51 - Designing Monsters &...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2015/09/18

Mark Garringer returns to the show to discuss his experiences with Pathfinder Society as a Venture Captain. He also talks about writing monsters and scenarios for Paizo.

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46:31

Game Master's Journey 50 - From Pathfinder to D&D...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2015/09/15

Mark Garringer joins me on the show today to discuss his experiences in the RPG hobby, including creating monsters and scenarios published for Pathfinder.

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41:30

Game Master's Journey 49 - The Soul of Star Wars with...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2015/09/07

Kevin and Evan from the Loaded Dice podcast network join me to conclude our discussion of Star Wars Edge of the Empire. This is part three of a three part interview.

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40:38

Game Master's Journey 48 - Using Improvisation &...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2015/09/04

Kevin and Evan from the Loaded Dice podcast network join me to continue our discussion of Star Wars Edge of the Empire. This is part two of a three part interview.

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42:29

Game Master's Journey 47 - Gaming as Cooperative...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2015/08/31

Kevin and Evan from the Loaded Dice podcast network join me to discuss their Star Wars Edge of the Empire campaign, The Whiskey Rebellion. We have a lot of laughs, with some insights into the system and gaming in general along the way.

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30:57

Game Master's Journey 46 - Improvisation in RPGs with...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2015/08/25

One of the most important tools in the GM’s toolbox is improvisation. Scott Kellogg returns to the show today to discuss how to use improvisation skills to improve the RPG experience for your entire group.

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32:59

Game Master's Journey 45 - Improvisation in RPGs with...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2015/08/18

One of the most important tools in the GM’s toolbox is improvisation. Scott Kellogg joins me on the show today to discuss improvisation in roleplaying games.

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50:30

Game Master's Journey 44 Unplugged - Star Wars Dice,...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2015/08/13

I've gotten a lot of great listener feedback on recent topics, including the Star Wars RPG dice system, running political games, running sandbox games, and more. Tonight I'll go through the feedback on these topics and hit some of the highlights. I'll also tell you a little bit about the Edge of the Empire campaign I'm planning, and how I'm preparing for it very differently from other campaigns I've run in the past.

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33:38

Game Master's Journey 43 - Elegance in RPGs Revisited

Game Master"s Journey ·

2015/08/10

Today I’ll reopen some discussion on episodes 40 and 41 with some enlightening comments from listeners of the show. I'll share what listeners think about elegance in RPGs and the new Fantasy AGE RPG.

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56:54

Game Master's Journey 42 - How to Be a Better Player

Game Master"s Journey ·

2015/08/03

We talk a lot about being a Game Master on this show, appropriately enough. But how can we be better players? Look on any online gaming community and you’ll see there are far more players looking for a GM than the other way around. How can you be the kind of player GMs want at their tables?

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36:20

Game Master's Journey 41 Unplugged - What I Learned...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2015/07/30

Welcome to Game Master’s Journey Unplugged. Sit with me around the fire, as I discuss what I recently learned watching another GM run a game.

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52:56

Game Master's Journey 40 - Elegance in RPGs

Game Master"s Journey ·

2015/07/27

The more experience I gain with RPGs, the more I appreciate elegance in RPG systems. Not only do elegant mechanics make a game easy to learn, teach and grok, but it also helps everyone at the table keep their focus where it belongs—character and story. Today I look at a few systems, some more elegant than others, and try to tease out what works and why.

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30:53

Game Master's Journey 39 - Running Adventure Paths...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2015/07/21

Running a published adventure that will span the majority of the careers of your PCs presents unique challenges. Will Johnson returns to the show today to discuss those challenges.

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33:59

Game Master's Journey 38 - Running Adventure Paths...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2015/07/17

Running a published adventure that will span the majority of the careers of your PCs presents unique challenges. Will Johnson returns to the show today to discuss those challenges.

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39:50

Game Master's Journey 37 - Running Adventure Paths...

Game Master"s Journey ·

2015/07/14

Running a published adventure that will span the majority of the careers of your PCs presents unique challenges. Will Johnson joins me on the show today to discuss these challenges, and we have some tips for running adventure paths.

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