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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 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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20:01

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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19:12

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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22:34

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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18:47

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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21:32

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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17:54

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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Ep 173 - Monster Series - Oozes

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2023/04/30

Oozes may seem like boring combatants at first, mindless blobs of acidic gels that don't exactly have complex motivations or rich histories but they can be so much more than that. In this episode I talk about how DMs can use oozes and a couple of particularly nasty encounters that include them. #dnd #pathfinder #opendnd #DMTips #oozes

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Ep 172 - PvP and David Carter of Crucible of Fate

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2023/04/23

On a very special super-sized edition of the Taking 20 Podcast I interview David Carter of the competitive D&D 5e tournament on Youtube called Crucible of Fate. We talk about running PvP and the challenges of running a 5e competitive game show. Thank you David for being so generous with your time and your expertise! #CrucibleofFate #dnd #PvP #DMinterview #DMTips Resources Crucible of Fate Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWJ5d0XblyYA7Sh6sWVhGFw Crucible of Fate Instagram:

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Ep 171 - Good NPCs - Quest Givers

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2023/04/16

In this episode I talk about giving life to your campaigns by making your quest givers more dynamic and how you can use quest givers to steer the campaign the directions you'd like. #dnd #Pathfinder #opendnd #orc #DMTips

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Ep 170 - Narrative Combat, Armor Class and Hit Points

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2023/04/09

This week I'm picking a fight and a lot of DMs will disagree with me. I talk about what Armor Class and Hit Points really mean and how that can affect narrative combat. NOTE: Fixed the audio edit error about 11 minutes in. Sorry about that. #dnd #opendnd #pathfinder #narrative #combat

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Ep 169 - Honor Among Thieves Review and Use of RPG...

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2023/04/02

In this episode I give a brief review of the new D&D movie Honor Among Thieves and talk about how DMs should not use social skills like persuasion, diplomacy, and intimidation to rob a player of agency over their character. #dnd #opendnd #Pathfinder #DMTips #persuasion #diplomacy #intimidation Resources: Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves Startplaying.games Warhorn.net Looking for Players & Groups D&D Beyond board D&D Beyond Discord

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Ep 168 - Monster Series - Hags

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2023/03/26

In an episode idea from generous donor Tim McKenzie, this week we talk about hags, especially their penchant for deals and their lethal abilities. What makes hags tick? What are their motivations and how can GMs use them in their campaign? Tune in and find out. #dnd #Pathfinder #opendnd #DMTips #hags Resources: Monsters Know What They’re Doing - Hag Tactics - https://www.themonstersknow.com/hag-tactics/ The Monsters Know What They’re Doing - Hags -

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Ep 167 - Immersive Roleplaying

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2023/03/19

This week's topic comes courtesy of listener Daniel Mehefko who wanted me to discuss immersive roleplaying. What is immersive roleplaying? How can players and DMs encourage their fellow players to engage in more immersive roleplay? Tune in and find out. #dnd #pathfinder #opendnd #roleplay #roleplaying Resources: Venture Forth - 10 Rules to Improve Immersion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw3aJz5lGO0 Grog and Scanlan go hat shopping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvSGvbEf1HI

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