Where your story happens can be just as important as the story itself. If you’re planning on running a game in a country, a region, or even just a single city the content of those locations can enrich and enhance the story that your players will be a part of. In the second episode in…
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Whether it’s the stories they tell or the worlds that their players exist in, many DMs often decide it’s time to build their own adventure. But the question is, where do you start? In this episode of becomingDM we will talk about the things to do before you get started building your own campaign. John…
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Do you have someone that plays role playing games and you don’t know what gift will really hit the mark? Have you been through year after year of buying crappy gifts that end up in the trash and just don’t know what to do? Never fear, dear listener, becomingDM is here to help you roll…
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Whether it’s someone that you had planned for your party to interact with or someone that they randomly chose out of the crowd, creating NPCs that help give your story extra depth is important for any role playing game. But sometimes it can seem daunting to tackle the different personalities, backgrounds and motivations that come…
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When players create new characters the fill out stats, they add points to skills, they choose weapons and all of these things have specific times where they are called upon again through the course of game play. But with alignment, you fill it out and there isn’t typically a specific check for it. With this…
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Are you having trouble deciding what monsters to put your players up against? Do you struggle with trying to figure out whether or not you’ll decimate your players with the monsters you’ve chosen? Or maybe you’re concerned that you’re giving out too much treasure when your players succeed. Making the right choices around monsters and…
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We’ve all been there, sometimes you want to bring something new to your role playing game experience to give it that extra bit of special. Whether it’s improving your miniatures game, giving your players tools to make their game more enjoyable, or technology and organizational tools we’ve got something for you. Join us this week…
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Your players just killed the NPC that you spent hours creating and now your story’s been ripped off track! This week, we’ll discuss those times when players go astray with the story line and how to get them back on track, and if that’s even the right course! Is your story broken on purpose because…
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You just got invited to a new tabletop role playing session, and guess what? You’re the dungeon master! This week we’re going to discuss what do do when it’s your first time dungeon mastering a game, whether it’s your first time with role playing games, the first time dungeon mastering a system you’ve played before,…
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Thank you for considering listening to becomingDM, a podcast devoted to tabletop role-playing games and helping dungeon masters and players to have a better experience. In this episode, we introduce the show as well as the qualifications of our two hosts, John Welsh and Felicia Martinez. We hope you stick around for our every-other-week show. …
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