DM to GM

Russ (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean (The End of Time and Other Bothers) are breaking down whether voices are necessary to have a fun time running or playing a game. We also walk you through out tickle trunk of voices that we use for our public games. Spoiler alert - it's not that many!

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Russ (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean (The End of Time and Other Bothers) are taking you through the terrifying world of what to do when the players break the world or the game session you have planned. We hopefully give you some tips and tricks to feel more comfortable when NOTHING goes to plan.

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We're back baby! I'ts a new season and Russ (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean (The End of Time and Other Bothers) are switching the format up.

You have 30 minutes before the gang arrives to play the game. You look at your notes and there is NOTHING WRITTEN DOWN! WHAT DO YOU DO? Listen to this short episode to give you a launch point and hopefully take some of the stress away and you can sit down to a fun game.

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Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea.

We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends.

In this week's episode we tackle alignment in TTRPGs. Why is it there? What is it good for? And do you need to use it?

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Articles and References

Diversity and Dungeons & Dragons

https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/diversity-and-dnd

Race: the Original Sin of the Fantasy Genre

https://www.publicmedievalist.com/race-fantasy-genre/

Are There "Real" Alignments?

http://easydamus.com/alignmentreal.html

How Dungeons and Dragons 5e Removing 'Evil Races' May Change the Game

https://gamerant.com/dungeons-dragons-dnd-5e-evil-races-changes/

D&D’s Commitment To Racial Change Starts With Kobolds

https://www.thegamer.com/dungeons-dragons-race-changes/

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Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea.

We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends.

In this week's episode we find out what a Session Zero is and what questions you can ask your players to get the most out of it.

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Russ's Episode Notes

https://docs.google.com/document/d/125kUcwKSLXv_0pNEn7fvYwbKf8m5oYumDxk4HONC1uY/edit?usp=sharing

RPG Consent Checklist

https://www.scribd.com/document/430253120/Consent-in-Gaming-Form-Fillable-Checklist-2019-09-13-pdf

Domain of the Nameless God

http://dmsguild.com/product/313854/Domain-of-the-Nameless-God-5e-horror?affiliate_id=1922253

DnDBeyond (Not a Sponsor)

https://www.dndbeyond.com/

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Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea.

We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends.

In this week's episode we answer a mailbag filled with questions. Including;

Learning a New System?

How to stop railroading?

Get players to tell you what they want?

How much do I prep in advance?

What goes into making a good big bad?

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Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea.

We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends.

In this week's episode we answer a mailbag filled with questions. Including;

Recommendations and tips for running games for 2?

Playing with your significant others?

Keeping track of homebrew rules?

More tips for incorporating horror elements?

Things we forgot to mention about playing online?

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Podcasts with one-on-one gameplay

http://sidecharacterquest.com/

https://www.dungeonwives.com/

https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/podcasts.html

DnDBeyond

https://www.dndbeyond.com/

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Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea.

We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends.

In this week's episode we talk about tips and tricks for engaging your players, getting nervous new players involved and catching people up who have been away from the game for a while!

Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!

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Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea.

We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends.

In this week's episode we answer all the random questions we've been sitting on. Including;

Tips for running a large group?

More tips on using modules?

Using sound and music?

How do you let players down easy, when you need a break?

Restricting races/classes?

Players taking YOUR fun away?

Backseat DM/GMs?

When in-game decisions affect out of game relationships?

Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!

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Syrinscape

https://syrinscape.com/

Tabletop Audio

https://tabletopaudio.com/

The X-Card by John Stavrolouos

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SB0jsx34bWHZWbnNIVVuMjhDkrdFGo1_hSC2BWPlI3A/edit

Safety as Risk Management (Gnome Stew)

https://gnomestew.com/safety-as-risk-management/

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Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea.

We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends.

In this week's episode, we find ways to put the Role-play back in Tabletop Role-playing Games with some exercise and tips to bring to your table.

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Sean as Gru on Dumbgeons & Dragons

http://dumbgeonsanddragons.libsyn.com/s02e39-guide-for-hire

Grant Howitt - https://gshowitt.itch.io/

Manuals & Rulebooks

• D&D Basic Rules and Quick Starts - https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules

• Powered by the Apocalypse games - http://apocalypse-world.com/pbta/

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