Anatomy of a Campaign - A Dungeons and Dragons Podcast

Episode 19: Introducing a New PC both as part of the main storyline and through the introduction of a compelling side-quest.

Episode 18: Post session recap of Kalda's fight in the land of death. A complex session with interconnected combat scenes, a skill challenge, and the party's first meeting with the druid's Auntie.

Episode 17: Preparation for Kalda's battle in the land of the dead. This campaign handles death saves a bit differently. You get one roll and if it fails... you have to do battle at the gates of death to see if you get to return to the land of the living. During an elaborate encounter involving only one PC, how do you keep the other players involved and having fun? This and much more in this episode of Anatomy of a Campaign!

Episode 16: Post game recap as the party leaves Outpost Nine. Handling Overland encounters. How players taking on the mantle of co-storyteller helps make the game much better.

Episode 15: Arriving at a more cohesive group dynamic requires that they first be split apart. Preparing for the group's journey away from Outpost Nine. First stop: The Hag Coven in the Gromenghast swamp.

Episode 14: Outpost Nine has been devastated by the Kraken and the DM struggles to keep the game cohesive among all the character's open plot threads.

Episode 13: Following the Kraken attack, I'm preparing for a session that will help to establish the next plot line for the characters while dealing with various story threads that have been developed in the campaign so for.

Episode 12: The stakes are rising and the players are forced to make tough decisions. How far will they go to achieve their mission? The conclusion of their revenge on Captain Castigeri.

Episode 11: How do you prepare when the party is nearly tapped out? Will they press onward to stop the Kraken from being summoned or will they fall back and take a long rest?

Episode 10: The players second guess their choices, but ultimately continue with their assault on the mansion where one of them falls through the gates of death.