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Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
If you run role-playing games long enough, you will eventually experience the death of one of the characters in the game. Whether it's intentional when a player is leaving the game or the result of bad luck on rolls or just simple stupid mistakes, death always brings the question to your game of, "what's next?" Understanding how to deal with character death and what the next step options are for your players is a huge part of being a DM! In this episode of becomingDM, John and Felicia cover how to deal with death at the table and what the options are for your players in that session as well as sessions moving forward.
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Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Have you gotten tired of magic always coming to the rescue of your players? Maybe you just want less magic in your campaign because Joe always tries to get a +5 battle axe of head severing. Whatever the reason, running a low or no magic campaign can be a way to change up things from your average role playing game. But there's a lot of stuff that could potentially disappear or change in your game if you go this route! Join John and Felicia as they talk about the things to consider when reducing or eliminating magic from your campaign.
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Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
It's that time of year! With Halloween right around the corner, a lot of DMs are thinking about running Halloween themed or horror games. But where does an enterprising DM start? Have no fear, in the first episode after returning from a break John and Felicia talk about the different kinds of games that you can run to get your table in the theme of the season as well as some tips and tricks to set the mood to keep your players immersed and on the edge of their seats. Join us, if you dare!
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Thursday Jul 09, 2020
Thursday Jul 09, 2020
You've just wrapped up a session of you're favorite role playing game and you start feeling a sensation of dread. "Did the players have fun? Was my story even interesting? They probably thought that I don't know what I'm doing because I don't know the rules as well as some of the players". If you're thinking thoughts like these, it could be that you're a victim to imposter syndrome! In this episode John and Felicia talk about what DM Imposter Syndrome is as well as tactics to help DMs of all experience levels deal with it when they experience it. Additionally, they wrap up with some tips for players on things they can do to help their DMs avoid encountering the dreaded imposter syndrome.
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Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Thursday Jun 25, 2020
Looking for new monsters to try out in your game? Or maybe you've got that perfect monster and don't know quite the way to use it to make an interesting or challenging scenario for your players. In the latest installment of our every-so-often series, My Favorite Monster, John and Felicia are talking a whole new set of monsters! This time we're covering some all-time classics like mimics and dragons as well as some potentially lesser known monsters. Join us as we talk abilities, stats, and tactics or a whole new grouping of monsters.
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Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Thursday Jun 11, 2020
Critical success and critical failures can make your favorite role playing game more exciting or nerve wracking, but what does it actually mean to have a critical success or critical failure. In this episode of becomingDM, John and Felicia talk about rolling nat 20s and nat 1s, what the rules say about them as well as potential changes that some DMs make to their games. Whether you're a purist follower of the rules as written that don't allow automatic success or failures for skills on rolls or you like to bend the rules to allow them join us for this latest episode!
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Thursday May 28, 2020
Thursday May 28, 2020
Do you know the difference between the acrobatics and athletics skills? What about survival and nature? How about bluff and diplomacy? In this episode of becomingDM, John and Felicia talk about skills that may give DMs some trouble when trying to determine what's best to use in a given situation. They will go over the nuances that make the skills different and make suggestions on when to use which one. Additionally they talk through some skills that are misinterpreted and make suggestions on changing and adding other skills to work for your game.
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Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
Combat and exploration is a big part of running a tabletop role playing game, so carefully considering how you set the scene for those situations can determine how invested your players are in the game. In this episode of becomingDM, John and Felicia talk about the four main options for setting the scene in your game as well as the pros and cons of using each. Whether it's theater of the mind, using a wet erase grid map, dungeon tiles or a digital option there is no wrong choice as long as you take a moment to determine what the best option is for your game.
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Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Thursday Apr 30, 2020
Whether you're running a game of political intrigue or an epic hack n slash campaign, sometimes traveling between points A and B can fall a bit flat. Sure, everyone wants to keep the story going, but sometimes having the story broken up by unexpected trips during travel can make the game that enjoyable.
In this episode of becomingDM, John and Felicia discuss ways to make your travel more than just, "you travel for a week and make it to your destination." Whether it's by seeding in additional combat, potential story hooks, side quests, or even bizarre occurences that don't have anything to do with your main story line, implementing travel stories can keep your players on their toes and make for an enjoyable gaming experience.
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Thursday Apr 16, 2020
Thursday Apr 16, 2020
You've been waiting for years and you feel like the day is finally here. Your kids have gotten old enough to actually play in your favorite tabletop role playing game! But wait, how do you make sure that their first experience keeps them wanting to come back for more?
This week on becomingDM, John and Felicia talk about things to be aware of and plan for when running games for kids. Whether it's being aware of what subject matter is appropriate, or determining whether or not to simplify the character creation process we've got some great tips for you, many of which were learned from John's experience running games for both of his kids.
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