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How to Be a Better DM: Dungeon Master Tips for the DM Newbie, the Hobbyist and the Forever DM

Learn how to be a better DM (Dungeon Master) so you can tell better stories for yourself and your friends. Learn things like how to start a campaign, how to create realistic NPCs, how to move the plot along, and how and why to use session 0"s for your party. Join hosts Justin Lewis, Cayden Ottley and Tanner Weyland as they distill all the DM tips, tools and resources for the beginner DM, for the DM with a few years of experience and for the Forever DM who"s been playing for 20 years. If you"re sick

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14:37

How to Prepare Your Players for a D&D Session

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2022/01/28

Sorry I'm a day late uploading! Subscribe to our newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/05e568274671/subscription-page By subscribing, you'll get access to behind the scenes content, bonus content, home-brew content and more. In today's episode, we talk about how to prepare your players for a D&D session. We discuss things like useful materials for players, Rules and mechanics of gameplay, and giving players feedback on how to enhance their gameplay experience. Please leave a review if you enjoy

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15:11

A Simple D&D Session Structure to Help Prepare Your...

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2022/01/20

You all finish your long-rest and you wake up to a bright, if not bitter cold winter morning. The view from the mountaintop lookout on which you slept is breathtaking, as is the chilling wind that blows. You all slept comfortably thanks to the warmth of the fire.As you all wake up you prepare for the day, memorizing your spells, stretching your sore limbs and generally preparing yourselves for whatever may come next, except one of you.Roen the druid, as you wake up you are met with the sight of a

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30:08

What Makes a Perfect DM

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2022/01/18

Welcome back to the 28th episode of How to Be a Better DM.Today I get to introduce you to my new team member Tanner Weyland!Before we go on, I’d like to invite you to sign up for my monthly newsletter in which you’ll get access to behind the scenes content, bonus content, homebrew content and more. Sign up for this newsletter here: https://mailchi.mp/05e568274671/subscription-pageToday we talk about what makes a perfect DM.Here are some highlights of the show:EnergyUnique creativityAllowing the

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16:09

The Benefits of a Session 0

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2022/01/13

You face your aggressors stoically. They scoff at you and you feel the presence of one as he edges around to flank you from behind.“Leave me alone. I’ve never done anything to you guys,” you say.The older boy looks at you and then looks at his thug-like friends. “You’re a freak, an orcish freak. You always will be.” He then nods to his friends.You feel a rock hit you in your shoulder. It stings and you turn to look at the thrower. At the same time you feel a stick hit the back of your leg. You feel

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15:47

Who SHOULD Play as a Barbarian

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2022/01/06

You look around you. You see the circle of stones surrounding you. You see Judir watching you with his arms folded surrounded by your closest friends and companions.You take a deep breath and walk forward.“The winds whisper still,”Runic symbols appear on the stones of the circle.“The voices of the ancients.”You stand above the bowl with it’s red liquid.“And the mountains remember their steps.You bend over and pick up the bowl.“Their hearts beat still with the rhythm of our drums.”You raise the bowl

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14:55

Who Should NOT Play as a Barbarian

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2021/12/30

You and your companions finally crest the hill. Judir said it wouldn’t be far and it wasn’t.He leads you all through a small copse of trees to an overlook with large stones in a circle.“Ulv, you stand in the center of the ring. The rest of you, sit down and witness.” Judir says with a tone of finality.You give each of your party members a meaningful glance and then move to the center of the ring as your friends sit down on the ground outside the ring of stone.Judir walks up to you and pulls your

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17:36

2 Christmas Themed One-Shots

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2021/12/23

You finish pouring the elf’s blood in a circle in the prescribed way. “Hey Bolgir, are you sure we’re supposed to do it this way? Doesn’t this seem uh…. Somewhat uh… hellish to you?”Your dwarven wizard pauses and looks at you and says, “Well, honestly yes, but this is what that cooky wizard, Kamere, said when we were at that council meeting. It’s even here on his shopping list he gave us.”You smile. That parchment did indeed look like a shopping list.Bolgir steps to the center of the bloody circle

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14:11

Can You Play D&D with 2 Players

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2021/12/16

Can You Play D&D with 2 PlayersWelcome back to the 23rd episode How to Be a Better DM. I’m your host Justin Lewis and I’m here to help you craft more immersive stories for yourself and your players as you DM a session of D&D 5e.Thanks for coming back week in and week out to listen to this show. I am extremely grateful to you for your support.I’d like to invite you to sign up for a monthly newsletter I’ll send out with updates and behind the scenes content as well as free home brew content

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15:28

Questions to Ask Before Creating an NPC

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2021/12/09

“Well what do you think?” Geva asks you. You steeple your fingers and think for a moment.“They’re all a very interesting lot aren’t they?” you ask.“Yes but who would you want be stuck on a ship with for months at a time?” responds the ever wise Geva.“Well, there is Imora. I think having a tabaxi on the ship would be useful, though we’ll have to do something about her antipathy towards tieflings if we’re going to have her work with Heresiel. I was also impressed with Rudruguk. His strength will come

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17:20

Non-D&D DM Resources For Creating Better Stories

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2021/12/02

“What is happening to you Gardo Yic Hama?” you ask in your steady voice.The old svirfneblin looks up at you and a single tear slides down his face.“I’m dying.” He pauses to cough a little. You hold a handkerchief to his mouth and dab a little blood that had escaped. “Soon I will be gone.”You look at his chest where a blade had impaled the deep gnome. You look at the two Drow warriors who had ambushed you both. You were able to dispatch them but Gardo Yic Haima was mortally wounded.“But I have so

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16:35

Who Should Play As a Rogue

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2021/11/25

The moon hangs high in the sky, full in its brilliance. A bank of clouds slides lazily across the sky and obscures part of the moon shining down on you as you scale the side of the building. You love how the moon illuminates the world at night. In fact, for most of your life, you’ve considered the moon your closest companion. For a job like this, you would’ve preferred a new moon and utter darkness, but time won’t allow it. That’s fine with you. The moon gives you comfort.“As it should,” whispers a

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13:33

Who Shouldn't Play As a Rogue

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2021/11/18

You find yourself creeping through a dark hallway. You’ve left your companions outside so you could come in and do the dirty work. Your friends always let you take care of the “unsavory” elements of your work. You’re ok with that. You’ve been ok with that all your life.You creep through the dark hallway. You stop. You slink into the shadow of a large pillar. You see a guard walk-by. He continues on his way. You let him pass and then continue. Finally you find the door. You open it up slowly and

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14:55

7 Campaign Ideas for Beginners

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2021/11/11

d&d campaign ideas for beginners“Sir, you and your companions are the only guests who are here completely by chance. That is why you four must be in charge of the investigation. Even I myself, as a servant of the house, must be placed under suspicion. Since you showed up as the murder was supposedly taking place, it can be assumed that none of you were responsible. Add to that the fact that you all arrived in town not but 2 hours ago, never having journeyed here nor making the acquaintance of

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16:21

6 Tips to Make Better Non-Player Characters

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2021/11/04

“How many of your crops are like this?” the Constable asks.Rosdan, the local farmer who asked for this meeting, looks right into Constable Yerip’s eyes and says, “All of them sir. There’s not a single grain that isn’t tainted.”Yerip steeples his hands and sits back in his chair. He sits for a moment thinking. “What happened to the few people who ate the grain?”Rosdan paused and then said, “they turned into monsters. There’s something evil in that grain and I don’t know what it is. It might have

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14:01

5 Places to Get D&D Resources Other Than Sourcebooks

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2021/10/28

The grand city of Tornlock boasts a population of 100,000 citizens. From the port district to the affluent Crown district, many call this city their home. In a city like this though, many find themselves in less than fortunate circumstances.You and your companions find yourselves in an Inn, sleeping when a loud knocking on your doors awakens you. It’s a member of the guard. He informs you that Lawmaster Sotan requires your immediate presence. After you and your companions prepare yourselves for the

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16:14

Which D&D Books to Buy

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2021/10/21

You awake in the log cabin in which you’d taken shelter the night before. You look around at the warm crackling fire in the giant hearth. The large white bear that led you to the cabin lies at the foot of the fire. You and your companions slowly awake. You look around and notice one figure not of your company sitting at the large oak table in the corner. His feet are up and he sits smoking a slender pipe. You stand and draw your sword. “Who are you?” you ask.“Well that’s a fine hello to someone who

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12:07

4 Tips to Help improve Narrative Skills

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2021/10/14

You and your companions walk slowly through the town. The sky is mottled gray and a slight breeze chills your skin. You see the townsfolk walking by as if nothing had happened. You stop a young lady to ask her what happened. She looks at you with a smile too big for her face. “Nothing happened good sir. We all love living here in Teel’s Hollow.” Her response didn’t feel natural, and her eyes seemed different. You’d all seen this girl before. You let her go. You and your companions stand in the

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15:17

6 Signs of a Bad Dungeon Master

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2021/09/30

You and your friends walk into the deepest catacomb of the crypt. The summons you’d received were cryptic and specific. It said to descend to the lowest portion of the crypt in order to receive a special mission. You’ve passed ancient bones and less ancient bones, and now you find yourself in a large room completely made out of stone. Bluish light seems to emanate from the corners of the room but you see no movement. Suddenly, mist fills the floor of the room, bubbling up as if from some great

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16:29

2 Simple One-Shots to Try

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2021/09/23

The dinosaurs had been one thing, but this was ridiculous.You stand there facing down a humanoid who looked to be wearing armor of some type that completely covered their head. It was black, but it seemed to have a glass faceplate that allowed the person to look out. The glass seemed to be glowing though as if lit with some strange magic. The person had a pack on that was metallic and sleek. They were holding a blade that seemed to be made of energy and pointing some sort of crossbow at you though

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13:13

Mistakes I've Made As a Dungeon Master

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2021/09/16

You and your companions wake up on a sandy beach. You rub your eyes to try. Your head is aching and you feel as if you’ve filled with water and strung out to dry. You stand up, looking around. You see flotsam littering the shore as well as rocky crags a few meters into the ocean. That’s right. You and your companions shipwrecked. You were sailing until a storm hit. Next thing you knew, some creature had taken hold of your ship and drew you towards this island. Last thing you remembered was the ship

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