A Podcast for Tabletop RPG Dungeon Masters and Players.

Ep87: Running Play By Post Games

Are you finding that you have trouble scheduling games with your group and no one seems to be available at the same time?  Or maybe you don’t have the time to dedicate to a single long session.  If that’s the case, consider running play by post games.  In this episode of becomingDM, John and Danielle…
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SQ5: Finding Local Games

Having trouble trying to figure out where to look for players for your game or where to find a game that you can play in or run?  In this becomingDM side quest, John talks about some of his favorite places to look for people for local games.  Join us to find your next game! Got…
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Ep86: Campaign Management

There is a lot of stuff that happens in your games every session.  If you don’t stay on top of managing your campaign, you could end up with players asking to revisit an NPC that you haven’t thought about in months and don’t really remember anything about.  In this episode of becomingDM, John and Danielle…
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SQ4: The Feast

Spend enough time getting people together for game sessions and they’re going to want to have some food.  In this becomingDM side quest, John talks about the things to consider for food at the table and goes through some of the items that he has found have gone over well with the table.  Join us…
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Ep85: Getting Unstuck – Part 2

This week we continue our discussion about getting your game unstuck.  Whether you are still stuck on setting, your players are being an issue or anything else, we’ll cover it and strategies to get yourself and your game unstuck.  Additionally, John learns the term, “faffing about”! Join us for this week’s episode! Got an idea…
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SQ3: Play Something Different – Parsely

In this becomingDM side quest, John talks about a new game that you can use to play something different!  Get ready for a game that mimics 80s style text-based computer games, but needs no computer with the game Parsely.  If you want to get a copy of Parsely for yourself, make sure to go to…
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Ep84: Getting Unstuck

Is your game filling you with a sense of dread when it’s coming up, or even when you’re running it?  Do you find that you or your players just aren’t having fun?  In this episode of becomingDM, John and Danielle discuss the ways that DMs (and players) can get stuck in the game and how…
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SQ2: 5E Optional Rules for Flanking

In this becomingDM Side Quest, John delves into optional rules for D&D 5e and talks about flanking.  One of the standard rules that was left out from older versions of D&D and even pathfinder was how to handle when the party (or enemy) flanks their opponent.  Check out this episode to see how the optional…
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Ep83: DM Screens

The age old question of whether you, as a DM, should use as a DM screen.  What are the benefits?  What are the drawbacks?  What are some neat cool things you can do with them?  In this episode of becomingDM we dive into the topic of DM screens with two different viewpoints: Danielle who is…
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SQ1: I, Toaster

In this becomingDM Side Quest, John talks about playing something different with the game I, Toaster.  This will be a quick overview of the system with some highlights of the game play without getting into the nitty gritty details of the system. Get your copy of I, Toaster here: https://plusoneexp.itch.io/toaster