DM Shower Thoughts

A much smoother machine yields smoother, but lower, audio.  Still working out a few kinks.  Turn this one up, too!

Hey everybody!  We tried a "quiet on the set" moment before recording and we may have poked a bear.  ;)

In today's episode:

     Shower Thought - Adamus: Rant on Miniatures and the work and money required to make *some* of them work well.

     Shower Thought - John: the assumptions of race and alignment in certain settings, and his world-building adjustments.

     Collective Shower Thought: World-Building techniques involving Deities and Pantheons.

  Fundamental Topic: Paladins In-Depth Discussion

  Bonus Topic: first deep dive into good villains, which segways into showing and teaching players about optimizations they hadn't considered through "tangible villains."

Thanks for tuning in, everybody!  Have a great day.

And please,

Game Responsibly.  I'll see you at the table.

- Adamus

Welcome back everybody!

This episode marked the death of one of my laptops, and the new laptop used to re-record and edit down some of the old audio is VERY QUIET in comparison.  Way less moments of spiking the audio, but you may have to turn this one up a bit.

We apologize for this, but audio problems happen.  

In today's episode:

    Shower Thoughts - John: the power of cantrips

    Shower Thoughts - Adamus: using real-time to add dynamic moments to play.

  Fundamentals Topic: Sorcerer In-Depth discussion

  Bonus Topic: Consequence vs. Vengeance GMs and how to recognize both

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great day.

And please,

Game Responsibly.  I'll see you at the table.

- Adamus

Sharing some thoughts on final encounters that aren't combat related, 5th Edition modules and their need to reference the legacy of D&D, an in-depth look at the Fighter class, and some tips and tricks on Game Mastering that help level up the experience for your players.

Thanks for tuning in.

I'll see you at the table.

-Adamus

 

Recent Listener Testimonial: "I feel like I'm listening to D&D NPR...and it's good!"  :)

Sharing some thoughts on final encounters that aren't combat related, 5th Edition modules and their need to reference the legacy of D&D, an in-depth look at the Fighter class, and some tips and tricks on Game Mastering that help level up the experience for your players.

Thanks for tuning in.

I'll see you at the table.

-Adamus

 

Recent Listener Testimonial: "I feel like I'm listening to D&D NPR...and it's good!"  :)

John and I were a little off last time, so we make up for lost time by venturing through the Bard subclasses, then tackling the Barbarian in-depth, along with our own quick musings on using music in your campaigns and my observation of an extreme lack of mechanical teamwork combinations throughout 5E (probably a later topic to explore).

Thanks for tuning in.  I'll see you at the table.

Topics covered in this episode: 5th Edition D&D, Bard Subclasses, Barbarian Class, Barbarian Subclasses, Music in Campaigns, and (minimal, for now) Teamwork Class Combinations.

John and I were a little off last time, so we make up for lost time by venturing through the Bard subclasses, then tackling the Barbarian in-depth, along with our own quick musings on using music in your campaigns and my observation of an extreme lack of mechanical teamwork combinations throughout 5E (probably a later topic to explore).

Thanks for tuning in.  I'll see you at the table.

Topics covered in this episode: 5th Edition D&D, Bard Subclasses, Barbarian Class, Barbarian Subclasses, Music in Campaigns, and (minimal, for now) Teamwork Class Combinations.

Join John and I as we take a deep look at the Bard - what makes it cool, versatile, and totally awesome in 5th Edition D&D for new and old players alike.  We also swing by some of our favorite multi-classing options so far in the system.

This one went even longer than the last, so I think we'll trim our format down to one big topic each episode...until we change our minds.  

Thanks for stopping by.  Roll well, fellow adventurers.

Join John and I as we take a deep look at the Bard - what makes it cool, versatile, and totally awesome in 5th Edition D&D for new and old players alike.  We also swing by some of our favorite multi-classing options so far in the system.

This one went even longer than the last, so I think we'll trim our format down to one big topic each episode...until we change our minds.  

Thanks for stopping by.  Roll well, fellow adventurers.

We always get the best thoughts in the shower...

Join John and I in our first episode of a soon-to-be weekly podcast where we discuss fan-voted topics, our own musings on D&D, Pathfinder, Deadlands, and A TON of other systems, and game design as a whole in a thoughtful and totally nerdy tangental setting.

Today's episode features: 

NPC to Character Bonds, Player Agency, a look into Adamus's Parallel Classes and some features and stories of his custom world, John and Adamus's discussion and solutions for the Beast Master Ranger, and an awesome Pokemon theory (remember, we said tangental).

We always get the best thoughts in the shower...

Join John and I in our first episode of a soon-to-be weekly podcast where we discuss fan-voted topics, our own musings on D&D, Pathfinder, Deadlands, and A TON of other systems, and game design as a whole in a thoughtful and totally nerdy tangental setting.

Today's episode features: 

NPC to Character Bonds, Player Agency, a look into Adamus's Parallel Classes and some features and stories of his custom world, John and Adamus's discussion and solutions for the Beast Master Ranger, and an awesome Pokemon theory (remember, we said tangental).