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In this episode, we talk about Murder Mysteries in TTRPGs. How they work, What is integral to them, What makes them good, How to play them from both sides, and a lot more.

We talk about our preparation process, what we think works well, and a lot more so you can have a better understanding of what makes Murder Mysteries so compelling and fun to many. We talk about Problems the standard Murder Mystery has in TTRPG and how to work around that too.

All in all Murder Mysteries are fun and when you understand how they work you can create a great Adventure for your friends.

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Why Your World Matters is a Project organized by Jason Zollinger and Emil from DoubleDM and hosted by SteamSage! It's a Project to showcase that there are unlimited approaches to Worldbuilding for your TTRPG Games and that you should never be discouraged from creating by what other people tell you. You are creating, you are building, you are making something wonderful with your Worlds and your world is special just like you.

Your Worldbuilding Approach is just as valid as everyone else's and we invite 5 different voices from the TTRPG Community to discuss their approaches and worlds to showcase everyone is different and we all still can have fun together in discussing and creating.

Our Talents this time were:

Matthew from AbyssalBrews: Website / Twitter

SenseiSuplex: Twitch / Twitter

Mitch from PennyForATale: Website / Twitter

Lex aka WizardWithAGun: Patreon / Twitter

NeoSoulGod from Seakmony Academy: Twitch / Twitter

Sage: Twitch / Twitter

Jason: Twitter

DoubleDM: Twitter

*Why Your World Matters is also getting a third instalment with another round of amazing Guests.

In this week's episode, we talk about Failing in TTRPGs. 

We talk about what Failure actually means and how it is different from Mistakes. We talk about the Fear of Failing and how to eliminate it so you don't have to fear playing the games we play for fun, we talk about the 3 different groups that can fail, the GM, the Players, the Characters, and what Failure means for all of them.

We talk about Single Point of Failures and why they are bad for your game and one little secret discussion at the end of the episode.

We give advice on how to eliminate the Fear of Failing and how to use Character Failure to level up your own enjoyment of the Games we play.

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In this Halloween Episode of DoubleDM we talk to Sergio from Mayday Roleplay about Horror, Tension, and Suspense. Sergio is the Handler for MaydayRoleplays Doomed 2 Repeat Delta Green Campaign a Campaign dealing with Horror and Tension and Sergio is an expert at making his Players and his Audience feel shivers run down their spines.

In this episode, we talk about how to gamemaster horror elements in your games, what practices are best for it and what preparations you need to make. We talk about that you can't constantly try to scare your players but also have to hit different notes in this play of emotions to elevate the horror itself. We talk about levity in Horror Games and we also talk about how important it is to know your players and their characters. Sergio gives you advice on how to write Horror and combine all the different tools into one big pot of great storytelling. 

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In this episode, we talk about Expectation Management and why we think it's such an important topic to talk about. Expectations are the fuel TTRPG Tables run on if they are not met people might feel disappointed and unsatisfied, if they are met however people will feel happy and will come back happily. This is why it's so important to talk about Expectations before you even dive into playing and this is exactly what we will be focusing on today.

We talk about how to manage expectations, how to talk about them in Session 0, why it is important to always keep an open line of communication to players and DMs, and what to do when expectations change. We give you practical advice on how to manage that discussion, how to navigate it and make sure everyone gets a say in it (that includes DMs), we tell you what to do if you feel like Expectations are not met or missed and how all this can help your table become better for everyone involved.

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In this episode, we talk about Progression and everything around it.

Progression is used to showcase to your Players that they are actually moving in a Story, they uncover Clues, they reach stronger Enemies, their Names become known to People are all ways of Progression and especially Showcasing Progression. You need to Showcase Progression to your Players and in this Episode, we will give you an overview of how to do that. 

We talk about Threat Level, Class Or Experience Point Progression, Story Progression and Pacing, Character Development and the Difference between Hidden and Obvious Progression.

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This week we talk about taking Notes for TTRPGs. Notes help people remember Information and paint Mental Images for themselves, They are pretty useful in a lot of Aspects for TTRPGs, but there is one Major caveat there: Note Taking shouldn't be a barrier to play TTRPGs for us.

Note Taking is not necessarily for everyone but this Episode talks at length about what we use our Notes for as DMs and as Players, how we take them and how to get better at taking notes, while always remembering that Notes are a tool to help you not a barrier to hinder you from having fun or even playing. 

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In this episode, we talk to Russell E Welch III about producing a Show in DnD (and general TTRPG), Russell is a Producer and decided one day to use that knowledge to create an Immersive DnD Show. He also is the DM for Spawn of Chaos and the CEO of the Company behind the Show and is with us today to share his knowledge from his Background and from the Show.

Russell talks to us about, the Work that goes into one single Episode, what is important to actually produce a TTRPG/DnD Show, and the Challenges he and his Team faced, and gives some incredible insightful Advice to people looking to start out as well. He was not only insightful and fun to talk to but also Inspirational for us and hopefully many others.

You can check out Spawn of Chaos under these Links:

https://www.chaosawaits.com/

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In this episode, Sam and Phil join us to talk with us about the Everyone Games Charity Event and Accessibility in Gaming. The event is meant to highlight that every one games, we are all One Community, everyone here games while raising money for Charities that help further the Accessibility in Gaming. Sam and Phil also talk about what we as People, Shows, and Publishers can do to help make our Tables, Games and Documents accessible to more people.

Check out the Everyone Games Event using these Links:

Everyone Games Website: https://everyone-games.com/schedule/

Everyone Games Twitter: https://twitter.com/EveryoneGames2

Donation Link: https://tiltify.com/+everyone-games/profile

Knights of the Braille: https://knightsofthebraille.com/

Jennifer Kretschmers Accessibility in Gaming Ressources: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZFSXz-Yva1KZAsP7NblCdkoiQ6RcjxSV2gj98eXusJs/edit

Warlock Returns Discord: https://discord.gg/sPxRYnK

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Accessible Games: https://www.accessiblegames.biz/news/

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This is a Bonus Episode and the recording of our Episode with Role Play Chat about One-Shots in TTRPG. What makes them different, what makes them unique, what makes them interesting, and much more get's answered in this Episode!!

Also, check out Role Play Chat for more Episodes like this one!

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