DM to GM

DM to GM

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DM to GM episodes

  • e19 - Playing from a Distance

    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 the question on everyone's mind, how do we keep playing games when we can't leave our homes. We discuss useful tools and systems to get you started playing table top games in an online world.


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




    email - [email protected]

    discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast

    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/


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    Video and Chat tools


    • Zoom Video Conferencing Service - https://zoom.us/


    • Google Hangout - https://hangouts.google.com/


    • Skype - https://www.skype.com/en/


    • Discord (online chat rooms and audio/video calls) - https://discordapp.com/


    Game System Resources


    • DnDBeyond (D&D 5e Resource and Character creator) - https://www.dndbeyond.com/


    • Roll20 (Multi System Tabletop Resource and chat server) - https://roll20.net/


    • Fantasy Grounds (Multi System Tabletop Resource and chat server) - https://www.fantasygrounds.com/home/home.php


    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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    28 min
  • e18 - Burn Down the Tavern!!! - Mailbag

    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;

    How do you riff forward?

    How do you module?

    Safety tools at the table.

    Distances in combat?

    Moving forward without railroading?

    Maze Planning?

    How do you enjoy the game?


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




    email - [email protected]

    discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya

    Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast

    Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/


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    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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    34 min
  • e17 - Prepping for D&D
    In this week's episode we tell you what we think new DMs and GMs NEED to know before sitting down to a session playing D&D 5e. Do you need to read all the books? Which rules are super important? It's not as much as you might think!

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    26 min
  • e16 - Prepping for Offworlders
    This week, Sean and Russ sit down to go over what Sean did within those 90 minutes before we sat down to play the game Offworlders. If you haven't heard it, go back to listen to last episode.
    Questions we talk about;
    What did you read?
    What did you prep?
    How much was made up on the fly?
    What happened when you hit a road-block?

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    32 min
  • e15 - One Shot - Offworlders
    This week, we bring you an epic actual play of the game Offworlders by Chris P. Wolf.
    Sean is limited to 90 minutes to prep and runs us through game/world/character setup and then we have fun in this high-stakes space adventure with guests Celeste Conowitch (Venture Maidens) and Tim Lanning (Greetings, Adventurers!).

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    3 hr 13 min
  • e14 - Moves in PbtA & Ideas for D&D
    In this weeks episode we are joined again by Rev (The Crit Show), who is an expert playing Powered by the Apocalypse games! We take a deeper dive into the PbtA mechanics and how you can use those to their fullest. We also look at ways to refocus aspects of D&D to bridge the gap between mechanics and narrative.

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    42 min
  • e13 - Playing PbtA - The Basics!
    In this weeks episode we are joined by Rev (The Crit Show), who is an expert playing Powered by the Apocalypse games! We've gathered all of your questions as well as some of our own to help you feel confident sitting down to run a PbtA game system.

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    25 min
  • e12 - Bringing Horror to Your Table?
    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 weeks episode we are again joined by Travis Vengroff (Dark Dice)! We find fun and easy ways for your to bring a spooky, horror-iffic game to your table!

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    38 min
  • e11 - Building Encounters An Easier Way?
    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 weeks episode we are again joined by Travis Vengroff (Dark Dice)! We answer Ravenclaw2313's question, how to build encounters an easier way!

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    27 min
  • e10 - ...To Module... or To Homebrew?
    In this weeks episode we are again joined by Greg Leatherman (Very Random Encounters) for a DM to GM mailbag episode! We answer the very important question of "I'm a New DM/GM, should I homebrew? Or should I run an adventure module?"

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    42 min

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DM to GM are Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers). They're answering your questions to help you feel more comfortable playing the games YOU want to play.