DMs Discuss

Our very first DM moments. Dungeon masters Mike, Chris and Scott discuss some of their favorite Dungeons and Dragons moments.

Misc: Old Fashioned: https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1018343-old-fashioned

Collective Arts: https://collectiveartsbrewing.com/

Toronto DND: https://torontodnd.com/  

Templum Maleficus - Robert Russell: https://robertrussellmusic.bandcamp.com/album/templum-maleficus

Deadly Forest Dice: https://www.etsy.com/ca/listing/1023465633/deadly-forest-dice-set-custom-dice-7

Kobolds: https://www.dndbeyond.com/monsters/kobold

Make Love Not Warcraft: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Make_Love,_Not_Warcraft

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Join Dungeon masters Mike, Chris and Scott as they discuss everything you will need to continue your campaign including: continuity, prepping quests, item economy, downtime activities and adapting to changes.

Books/Materials:

Curse of Strahd

https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/curse-strahd

Curse of Strahd - Tarokka Deck

https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/tarokka-deck

Misc:

Marvelous Pigments:

https://roll20.net/compendium/dnd5e/Marvelous%20Pigments#content

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October 7, 2021

Today's episode it all about being ready for and running your first session. Topics include: What to prep, what to bring, getting your tabletop ready, dialogue, pulling off your hook ,first combat and game states. Finally it covers first session rewards, leveling and keeping up the momentum to lead into session 2

Resources:

Encounter builder

https://www.dndbeyond.com/my-encounters

Useful random generatorhttps://donjon.bin.sh/5e/random/

Books/Materials:

Dungeon Masters Guide (DMG): https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/dungeon-masters-guide

Monster Manual:

https://www.dndbeyond.com/marketplace/sourcebooks/monster-manual

Tools:

Roll20: https://roll20.net/welcome

Astral: https://www.astraltabletop.com/

Fantasy Grounds: http://www.fantasygrounds.com/home/home.php

Discord: https://discord.com/

D&D Beyond: https://www.dndbeyond.com/

Beyond 20 Extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/beyond-20/gnblbpbepfbfmoobegdogkglpbhcjofh?hl=en

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Today's episode covers all your bases for a session zero. Topics include: Table etiquette, content warnings and boundaries, PC creation and composition,adventure hooks and backstories, as well as optional house rules and UA content. We also discuss the lead in to your first session, so you'll be ready to start your new adventure!

Resources:

RPG consent checklist: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J4Xd-HEQdBoeX8uOeYL-Xp5mTCjB4JXhrKe8hlnLkj8/edit

Character Creation: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/step-by-step-characters

Unearthed Arcana https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/unearthed-arcana

Books/Materials:

Players Handbook (PHB): https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/rpg_playershandbook

Dungeon Masters Guide (DMG): https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/dungeon-masters-guide

D&D 5e Start Set: https://www.amazon.ca/Dungeons-Characters-Character-Rulebook-Adventure/dp/0786965592

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This episode delves into what you, as a dm, need to do in order to start your adventure. This includes finding the right types of players (new vs old, combat heavy vs heavy roleplay), how to get started, and an intro to session 0.

Resources:

DnD Discord Groups: https://top.gg/servers/tag/dnd

Tabletop RPG (TTRPG) Discord Groups: https://disboard.org/servers/tag/ttrpg

Toronto DND: https://torontodnd.com/ 

Critical Role: https://critrole.com/

Books/Materials:

Players Handbook (PHB): https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/rpg_playershandbook

Dungeon Masters Guide (DMG): https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/dungeon-masters-guide

D&D 5e Start Set: https://www.amazon.ca/Dungeons-Characters-Character-Rulebook-Adventure/dp/0786965592

Wolves of Welton: https://winghornpress.com/adventures/wolves-of-welton/

DMs Guild (Adventures): https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?filters=0_0_45393_0_0_0_0_0&src=fid45393

Character Creation: https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/step-by-step-characters / PHB page 

Tools:

Roll20: https://roll20.net/welcome

Astral: https://www.astraltabletop.com/

Fantasy Grounds: http://www.fantasygrounds.com/home/home.php

Discord: https://discord.com/

D&D Beyond: https://www.dndbeyond.com/

Beyond 20 Extension: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/beyond-20/gnblbpbepfbfmoobegdogkglpbhcjofh?hl=en

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This episode goes into what to expect from the podcast as well as intros to our dungeon masters Mike, Chris and Scott and how they started their Dungeons and Dragons DMing adventures. 

Toronto DND: https://torontodnd.com/ 

Trinity Bellwoods Park: https://www.trinitybellwoods.ca/

D&D 5e Starter Set (Amazon): https://www.amazon.ca/Dungeons-Characters-Character-Rulebook-Adventure/dp/0786965592 

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