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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 193 - The Devil Is In The Details

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2023/09/24

Immortal creatures will sometimes make deals with mortals for power and you can sometimes include these situations in your game. Warlocks have this mechanic built into the class but should you even include the good and bad of these contracts in your game? In this episode I talk about the different types of beings who will deal with mortals, examples of why they would and tips for your campaign. #dmtips #pathfinder2e #dnd #dnd5e #devils #fey Resources: 3 Line

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Ep 192 - Monster Series - Doppelgangers

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2023/09/17

Doppelgangers are terrifying shapeshifters that are in the game solely to make an already paranoid group of players even more so. After all, how can you trust anyone if anyone could be lying about who and what they are? In this episode, I give you some common motivations for these monsters and tips for introducing them into your game. #dmtips #doppelgangers #dnd #pathfinder #pathfinder2e Resources: The Monsters Know What They’re Doing: Doppelgangers:

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26:44

Ep 191 - DM Lessons from Baldur’s Gate 3

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2023/09/10

Baldur's Gate 3 is an amazing game and even though it doesn't have a Dungeon Master per se, it does have some good advice and lessons that all of us can use to improve our DM style. In this episode I give 8 tips I learned about DMing from Baldur's Gate 3 #dmtips #baldursgate3 #dnd #pathfinder Resources: https://www.hipstersanddragons.com/difficulty-classes-for-ability-checks-5e/ Larian Studios: https://larian.com/

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Ep 190 - Integrating Character Backstories with Rick...

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2023/09/03

A very special thank you to Rick Sandidge of Find the Path Ventures who was kind enough to come on the episode to discuss integrating character backstories into your game. Please give their amazing podcasts a listen at find-path.com. Resources: Find the Path Ventures: https://find-path.com/ Find the Path Podcasts: https://find-path.com/podcasts/ Find the Path Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/findthepathpod

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19:40

Ep 189 - Using AI Tools

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2023/08/27

Some decry AI as the worst thing to come to RPGs since THAC0. However, I’d like DMs and players to acknowledge the problems associated with AI use but also consider using AI as a tool to augment our games to make us better DMs and better players. #dmtips #dnd #Pathfinder #ArtificialIntelligence #rpgtips Resources: How to use AI as a Dungeon Master by Annabelle Collins:

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15:46

Ep 188 - Character Replacement

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2023/08/20

Many moons ago I gave tips on character death but as The Mummy said, death is only the beginning. How do you let your player gracefully replace their character in your game? #dmtips #dnd #Pathfinder #CharacterDeath Resources: Pathfinder 2e: Wealth by Level: https://2e.aonprd.com/Rules.aspx?ID=587

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Ep 187 - Short - Imposter Syndrome

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2023/08/13

In this short episode I talk about a common feeling among DMs: imposter syndrome and give DMs some advice for dealing with it. #dmtips #dnd #Pathfinder #ImposterSyndrome

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Ep 186 - Class Levels In Your World

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2023/08/06

A few weeks ago I mentioned how rare I think class levels are in your world and promised a longer discussion on the topic. As threatened, here it is. I make my case that class levels should be relatively rare in your world and give some benefits to designing your world that way. #dmtips #dnd #pathfinder #starfinder #npcs Resources: Pathfinder 2e Core Preview:

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Ep 185 - Lore Series - The Vast and Empty Areas of...

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2023/07/30

In this episode I use a bit of lore about the Vast to expand on a concept important to your game world - unexplored areas with the potential to have anything you can think of. #DMtips #dnd #Pathfinder #Starfinder #TheVast Resources: Paizo forums - What is the Vast? https://paizo.com/threads/rzs2v1by?What-is-the-Vast

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26:47

Ep 184 - Preparing One Shots

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2023/07/23

Robert Nores wrote in asking how I prepare one shot adventures so in this episode I give you some general tips and walk you through how I would prepare the free adventure A Fistful of Flowers published by Paizo. #DMtips #dnd #Pathfinder #OneShot Resources: A Fistful of Flowers at the Paizo Store: https://paizo.com/products/btq02d8f?Pathfinder-Adventure-A-Fistful-of-Flowers Taking 20 Podcast Episode 128 - DMing at Conventions: https://taking20.podbean.com/e/ep-128-dming-at-conventions/ Hold

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Ep 183 - Improving Your Narration

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2023/07/16

RPG players depend on we DMs to effectively describe the combat, the encounter areas, and the world at large during exploration activities. The words we use and the quality of our narration has a direct effect on the quality of our game and the potential immersion into our game world. Narration is a skill that all GMs, including and especially me, need to practice and improve. In this episode I give you 4.5 tips for improving your narration. You heard me. 4 and a half tips... #dmtips #dnd

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Ep 182 - Campaigns Bigger Than the PCs

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2023/07/09

Sometimes it's nice to remind players that not everything in the world revolves around them and they don't have the ability to control everything going on in the world. If you want the players to realize that sometimes they are small fish in a big pond, run a campaign centered around a war, cataclysm, revolution, or other world-shaping event where the PCs play a small but important role in the outcome. #dnd #Pathfinder #DMTips #ORCLicense Resources: Reddit: World population by class level -

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Ep 181 - Monster Series - Ambush Predators

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2023/07/02

Your PCs tend to stroll through life like everything is great. They're walking through the Underdark, not a care in the world, oblivious to everything down here that wants to eat you. It's time to remind them that they may not be the apex predators in the dark places of the world. In this episode I talk about using ambush predators in your game, including one strong caution about how they can make your players feel. #dnd #pathfinder #dmtips #ambushpredators Resources: The Monsters Know What

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Ep 180 - Let Villains Be Villains

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2023/06/18

There is something refreshing about not having to worry about nuance about the big bad's plans or fighting to find a reason for their actions. Sometimes, when you're designing an adventure, it's fun to just let the big bad be bad. In this episode, I encourage you to throw caution to the wind and give you reasons why a villain could be an irredeemable monster. #dmtips #dnd #pathfinder #gmtips #orc Resources: Trope Talk: Pure Evil https://youtu.be/1-XprjlATEo Trope Talk: Faustian Bargain

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Ep 179 - Better Roleplaying by Letting Adventures...

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2023/06/11

In this episode I talk about good opportunities for DMs to introduce PC-NPC and PC-PC roleplaying opportunities. #dnd #rpgtips #Pathfinder #orc #DMtips Resources: https://www.reddit.com/r/DMAcademy/comments/xe1j4l/campfire_stories_to_deepen_players_backstories/ https://www.thegamer.com/dungeons-and-dragons-dnd-encourage-roleplay-tips-tricks/#social-interaction-is-more-than-talking

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22:47

Ep 178 - The Players Spoiled My Plans and the Paizo...

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2023/06/04

DMs, what should you do when the players derail your entire adventure plan, reveal a secret or short circuit the story that you had planned for the group? How can you recover from this? Tune in and find out #DMTips #dnd #Pathfinder #ORClicense Resources: Pathfinder Second Edition Remaster Project: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kiYCs0fPFnM&t=50s Twitch stream of “Pathfinder Remastered” at Paizocon on Friday May 26th from 12-2 PDT.

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Ep 177 - Back to Basics -Make Scenes not Stories

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2023/05/28

I have been guilty of trying to craft stories from an overview, a 50,000 foot view, if you will, and neglecting the individual encounters, scenes and scenarios. In this episode I encourage you to do the opposite of this, focus on crafting these individual scenes to give you the flexibility to allow the PCs to take the story whatever direction they would like. #dmtips #dnd #pathfinder #learnfrommistakes #orclicense

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Ep 176 - Making Monsters Scarier

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2023/05/21

There are a few common tips and tricks that DMs can use to make monsters scarier or merely seem that they are. In this episode I discuss ways that you can get rid of that same-old-same-old feeling with your monsters and keep your players on their toes. #dnd #Pathfinder #opendnd #dungeonsanddragons #dmtips

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Ep 175 - Wizards of the Coast, Pinkertons, and That...

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2023/05/14

I've given the WOTC Pinkerton issue a couple of weeks to marinate and I wanted to give my thoughts on the matter. Also, I wanted to give my wonderful GMs out there a useful tool: one question you can ask your players to keep them from making a preventable mistake. #DMTips #Dnd #OpenDnd #Pathfinder #WOTC #Pinkerton

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Ep 174 - Quest Design - 36 Dramatic Situations

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2023/05/07

In this episode I point out how to find inspiration in a book that is 125 years old and use the building blocks to make quests and backstories that are just as compelling today as they were then. #dnd #opendnd #Pathfinder #DMTips #StoryDesign Resources: https://www.storyanddrama.com/the-36-dramatic-situations-of-georges-polti/ https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirty-Six_Dramatic_Situations http://ifxgroup.net/plots.htm

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