Category: Side Quest

SQ6: How Much Time Does it Take to Plan a Session

We have seen several people curious about how long it actually takes to plan out a session lately.  In this becomingDM side quest, John looks at the factors that can influence how long session planning takes and then reveals his average prep time.  Join us for the side quest!

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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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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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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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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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

SQ0: Introducing becomingDM Side Quests

We’re introducing something a little new here at becomingDM.  Over the past several years we have found that there have been several topics that have come up that just didn’t warrant a full episode.  An introduction to a new game system, niche or custom rules, and a number of other topics have all fallen into…
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