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Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Thursday Jun 10, 2021
Are you feeling unmotivated when it comes to planning out your games? Do you get more frustrated with your players than usual? Have you stopped caring about the outcomes of your game sessions? If so, you may be experiencing DM Burnout. Join us in this episode of becomingDM as John and Danielle talk about identifying the symptoms and causes. Additionally, they will talk about how to avoid burnout or cure it if you're in the middle of a funk.
We always want to hear from you! If you have ideas for a future episode or comments on this or any other, please contact us through one of the following methods:
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Thursday May 27, 2021
Thursday May 27, 2021
Maybe you've been stuck and all of the shops in your world look the same. Or maybe you skip over the shopping experience altogether. Whatever the reason, John and Danielle are ready to help you create more interesting shopping experiences for your world. Join us as we talk about everything from creating the shop itself, to the patrons of the shop, the shopkeep, and even the merchandise that they carry.
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Sunday May 23, 2021
Sunday May 23, 2021
We've said our farewells to Felicia, now let's get acquainted with Danielle and the show! becomingDM is a podcast devoted to tabletop role-playing games and helping DMs and GMs have a better experience in their game. In the trailer we'll talk about the qualifications of our two hosts, John and Danielle and have a little fun while we do it. We hope you'll stick around for our every-other-week show! To find out more about the show, check out one of the links below. Stay nerdy, friends!
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Thursday Apr 01, 2021
Thursday Apr 01, 2021
If your players stay in an area long enough, chances are they will become known for something. That something could be for their good deeds or for doing bad deeds as well. The consequences of gaining notoriety is sometimes something that DMs don't include when building out their world. In this episode of becomingDM, John and Felicia talk about notoriety and how to leverage notoriety in your game to create a more enriching experience for your players.
As always, we want to hear from you! Contact us in one of the following ways to let us know what you're thinking or ideas for future episodes:
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Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Thursday Mar 18, 2021
Whether they are using their kung fu skills or mastering the mystic forces of Ki, a good number of DMs have not had the experience of running games for Monks. So if a Monk joins their game, they may be at a loss for how to better integrate them into and challenge them with their campaign. In this episode, we are continuing our Dealing With series to talk about Monks and how to make them a better part of your game! Join us for the conversation!
As always, if you have comments about this or any episode or if you have ideas for topics for future episodes, let us know! You can connect with us in one of the following ways:
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Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Thursday Mar 04, 2021
Are your players tired of finding short sword after short sword? Has it gotten to the point where gold doesn't even excite them anymore? Then maybe you need to look at upping your treasure game. In this episode of becomingDM, John and Felicia talk about treasure that your players can discover that isn't just weapons, gold, and armor! Join us for this episode!
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Thursday Feb 18, 2021
Thursday Feb 18, 2021
In the latest release of our Dealing With series, we're talking all about Fighters! Even though they have been a part of role playing games since pretty much the beginning, fighters can sometimes stump DMs when they start to blow through your carefully constructed combat scenarios. Or sometimes DMs are looking for additional ways to integrate a fighter into their storyline or highlight their fighter skills. In this episode of becomingDM John and Felicia cover it all! We talk about challenging fighters as well as giving them opportunities to shine.
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Thursday Feb 04, 2021
Thursday Feb 04, 2021
In this episode we continue our conversation with Malcolm about adding factions to your game! We get further into faction creation in discussing how the factions are organized, creating methods by which players can attempt to join factions, and even touch on how to create storylines that rely on your factions. Join us to hear the exciting conclusion of this two part series!
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Thursday Jan 21, 2021
Thursday Jan 21, 2021
The players in your games don't have to be the only ones that bond together for a common cause! Adding factions to you game allows you to create groups that can have goals that align with or counter to the goals of your party. Whether it's a government, a criminal syndicate, a mages college, adding factions to your game can be a great way to add depth to your games and create a launching point for new storylines. In this episode of becomingDM, John and Felicia talk with special guest DM Malcolm about the things to consider when adding factions to your game and how to implement them for maximum impact.
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Thursday Jan 07, 2021
Thursday Jan 07, 2021
The first episode of becomingDM in 2021 features a listener requested topic of running published modules. Join us as John and Felicia cover choosing the appropriate published module to run, what to do when you first get started, key things to look out for in your modules, and even how to deal with missing elements in the module. Whether you're running a module for the first time, or you've run several before, there's likely some info here that will be useful to us. so join us!
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