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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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Ep 226 - Monstrous PCs and Howl of the Wild

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2024/06/02

There’s nothing wrong with an adventuring party full of humans, gnomes, dwarves, and the like. But sometimes the campaign calls for or the player wants to play something a little different like a hobgoblin, merfolk, or even a troll. How do you handle these situations? In this episode I give you some tips as well as briefly review the new Paizo book Howl of the Wild.Resources: Rules Lawyer Howl of the Wild Review - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=olNDUmF_41o 5e Trolls -

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17:25

Ep 225 - Lore Part 2

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2024/05/26

Lore can be doled out in small measures any number of ways at your table from dreams to treasure, holidays to PC backstories. I hope the last two weeks have made you think about how you use lore in your worlds. #dmtips #gmtips #dnd #pf2e #5e #lore Resources: Matt Colville - Lore Delivery Systems - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tBXnD9g0XY Sly Flourish - Bathe Your World in Lore - https://slyflourish.com/bathe_your_world_in_lore.html Alphastream - Make Lore Actionable -

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17:52

Ep 224 - Lore Part 1

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2024/05/19

Lore, like so many other aspects to our game can be as present or absent as you would like it to be. Lore makes your world richer and deeper but how do you reveal it to your players? Tune in and find out.#dnd #pf2e #dmtips #gmtips #lore Resources: Matt Colville - Lore Delivery Systems - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3tBXnD9g0XY Sly Flourish - Bathe Your World in Lore - https://slyflourish.com/bathe_your_world_in_lore.html Alphastream - Make Lore Actionable -

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Ep 223 - Monster Series - Aboleths and Algholthu

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2024/05/12

Aboleths and Algholthu are amphibious creatures who feel they are gods whose domains have been wrongfully stolen from them by those who they feel should be their slaves. They are extremely savvy fighters who remember eons of combats and use those lessons when the PCs show up to try to kill them. In this episode we talk about these huge aberrations and how to use them in your game. #dnd #5e #pf2e #aboleths #algholthu #aberrations Resources: D&D 2025 - Creative Commons -

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18:16

Ep 222 - Epilogues

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2024/05/05

One sure way to put a period (or even a question mark) on the end of your campaign or adventure is by using one or more epilogue scenes. In this episode we talk about tips and tricks for creating those wrap-up scenes at the very end.#dnd #5e #pf2e #dmtips #gmtips #Epilogues Resources: Ginny Di - Give your D&D Campaign the epilogue it deserves - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jamWxX3kC4

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Ep 221 - Rules Light RPGs

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2024/04/28

Sometimes we want a break from the rules heavy games and want to play something light and easy. Sometimes people we know are interested in playing RPGs but we don’t want to throw them into the deep end of a complicated RPG with 1,000 pages of rules. Rules Light RPGs can be a nice break from the usual routine and can introduce some people we know to the hobby that we love. #dnd #5e #pf2e #RulesLight #dmtips Resources: Clay-O-Rama: https://media.wizards.com/2017/dnd/dragon/D15_Clay-O-Rama.pdf Mork

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14:51

Ep 220 - Preparing to Take a Break

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2024/04/21

Sometimes a break is inevitable. Your campaign needs to go on hiatus for one reason or another. If you know it’s coming, what can you do to prepare your game for a leave of absence? Tune in this week and find out. #dnd5e #pf2e #dnd #dmtips #gmtips #TakeABreak

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Ep 219 - Let Players Use New Abilities

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2024/04/14

Some DMs treat new character abilities as puzzles to solve or speedbumps on the path to kill the PCs. As characters level up, they will get all kinds of abilities, some of which are carefully selected and crafted by the players. In this episode, I give DMs some practical advice for embracing these new character abilities.Resources: None

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Ep 218 - The Power of DM Words

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2024/04/07

within the game. The way we describe encounters, how we interact with our players, and whether or not to offer advice can make a game session fun and engaging, combative, miserable, or boring. In this episode I offer some tips for choosing your words carefully while running a game and helping to ensure players get the information they need without losing agency over their characters.Resources: 20 Tips for Becoming a Better DM:

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21:49

Ep 217 - Monster Series - Dragons 2 and the PF2e...

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2024/03/31

A listener wrote in asking for more details about dragons and I’m happy to oblige. They are complex creatures that have a lot of abilities and long lifespans for good reason. In this episode I talk about more draconic features and briefly review the Pathfinder 2e Monster Core Rulebook recently released by PaizoResources: Archives of Nethys - https://2e.aonprd.com/ Pathfinder 2e Monster Core Rulebook - https://paizo.com/products/btq02ej4 Remaster Previews - Diabolic Dragon -

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12:24

Ep 216 - Should Players Plan During Combat?

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2024/03/25

Some groups keep combat conversations barebones, only allowing brief phrases to be exchanged during combat. In this episode, I’ll give some pros and cons about allowing players to talk during combat and provide some tips for DMs who are unsure whether they’d allow this. #dmtips #gmtips #dnd

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Ep 215 - House Rules to Make Your Game Harder

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2024/03/17

Some players want a hard game. They’ve been there, done that and got the scars to prove it. They want something more difficult and more punishing. In this episode I float some ideas on how you can give your game some teeth and make it a little or a lot more difficult for your PCs.#dmtips #gmtips #dnd #5e #pf2e #GameDifficulty

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Ep 214 - House Rules to Make Your Game Easier

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2024/03/10

Sometimes you as the DM want to make the game a little easier for the players. Maybe the players are new or just want a game where they feel like gods among men. There are a myriad of ways to make a game easier. In this episode, I discuss a few of them.#dmtips #gmtips #houserules #dnd5e #pf2e

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Ep 213 - Back to Basics - Player Agency

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2024/02/25

Player Agency describes the power of players to make choices for their characters. There is an unspoken social contract around every RPG table that the DM won’t take these choices away and players won’t use these choices to ruin the fun of the DM. In this episode, I talk about how critical it is that both sides of the screen respect the agency of others.#dmtips #gmtips #dnd #5e #pf2e

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14:50

Ep 212 - Distinct NPCs

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2024/02/18

In this episode I talk about ways you can make your characters and NPCs distinct from one another. I do encourage you to try to use an accent, even if you don't feel comfortable doing it. However, there are other ways to make them distinct: with language descriptors and body language. #dmtips #gmtips #dnd #pf2e #NPC Resources: 5 Ways to Make NPC Dialogue Better With No Accent https://youtu.be/hvGEltoAgg4?si=Gh2gr5ZyYBChOcUP

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Ep 211 - Long vs Short Gaming Sessions

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2024/02/11

Gaming sessions can vary widely in length but running very short gaming sessions (less than 2 hours or so) and very long gaming sessions (ones stretching 6 hours or more) require different mindsets from the DM. In this episode, I discuss the challenges and tips of each duration. #dmtips #gmtips #dnd #pf2e #5e #gamingsessions

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Ep 210 - Long vs Short Campaigns

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2024/02/04

Some players and DMs love campaigns that take years to complete with multiple complex situations being resolved and a grand universal threat eliminated. But some like quick-hitting campaigns, smaller scale and quicker resolutions. Which is better? How do you run long and short campaigns? Tune in to find out. #dmtips #gmtips #RPGcampaign #dnd #pf2e Resources: How to Be a Great GM: Plan an Unforgettable Short RPG Campaign - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGpcF-EOpe0 Worlds Longest D&D Game

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Ep 209 - Give Your DM a Break

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2024/01/28

Most GMs love their players and running games is a labor of love for them. However, burnout can happen to all of us and it might be a good idea for you to give your DM a night off now and then. In today’s episode I give you some suggestions on how to do so. #dmtips #dnd #pf2e #GMtips #burnout Resources: Clay-o-Rama (2017 republish) - https://media.wizards.com/2017/dnd/dragon/D15_Clay-O-Rama.pdf

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24:46

Ep 208 - Dungeon Crawls Part 2

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2024/01/21

Dungeons are core to many of our game systems out there. This week, in part 2 of the dungeon crawl series, I give DMs some tips for populating dungeons, using room descriptions and making them a bit more realistic. #DMtips #dnd #Pathfinder #GMtips #Dungeons Resources: Jennell Jaquays GoFundMe: https://www.gofundme.com/f/jennell-jaquays-has-a-long-road-back Redd Horrocks on Fiverr - https://www.fiverr.com/reddhorrocks 5e monster filter: https://donjon.bin.sh/5e/monsters/ Pathfinder 2e

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Ep 207 - Dungeon Crawls Part 1

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2024/01/14

Dungeon crawl adventures can be some of the most fun adventures that you run and they are relatively simple to set up provided you have a few pieces of information prepared ahead of time. Tune in this week to find out what those are: #pf2e #dnd #DMTips #Dungeon Resources: Redd Horrocks on Fiverr - https://www.fiverr.com/reddhorrocks 5 Room Dungeons - https://www.roleplayingtips.com/5-room-dungeons/ Jaquaysian Dungeons -

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