Building a D&D campaign is a lot like writing a series of books. First you have to start with the overall series goals before you dive into the details. In this episode we come up with a new campaign story that will play out like a 5 act play or 5 book series.

This is Part 4 of a multi-part podcast series.

After finding the right group of friends to play a role playing game, it's time to select the genre and system. So. Many. Options.

This is part 3 of a multi-part series.

So you want to start a roleplaying game? First, you need to find a group. Test out combinations of players by playing board games before starting a campaign.

This is part 1 in a multi-part series.

I think I might have learned more about business while playing RPGs than I have from studying business. Here are my Top 10.

Show notes at http://hellotechpros.com/rpg-business-lessons-unplugged/

Steven Judd is a 23 year IT professional who has done individual consulting, worked for 20 person start-ups, Dot-Com growth companies, and Fortune 100 enterprises. He has implemented from zero to hero installations, as well as bleeding edge video delivery solutions, but is currently focused on application automation and procedural standardization.

Todd Conklin is a 32 year veteran of the oil and gas business. He manages a family oil & gas company in Texas as well as his own oil and gas production. Currently he is the Chief Geologist for Unit Petroleum. Todd is also starting a podcast and mastermind called The Significant Mentor in which he interviews accomplished people about the mentors in their life. He discovers what makes people tick and the back story to their success.

Nolan T. Jones is the co-creator of the "virtual tabletop" Roll20-- the most popular platform for tabletop roleplaying games online. He doubles as a recovering comic book writer.

Born and raised in Chicago, Steven Shalowitz conceived the idea for "The One Way Ticket Show" podcast while producing and hosting a radio show in Singapore. He explores with his high profile guests where they'd go if given a one way ticket - no coming back! Destinations may be in the past, present, future, real, imaginary, or state of mind.

Bruce Langford has been a presenter and writer in the field of Bullying Prevention for over a decade and that has led him to the field of mindfulness. He is now a Mindfulness Coach and Podcast host of Mindfulness Mode Podcast. Bruce is adamant that the world will be a better place as more people begin to embrace the practice of mindfulness.

Oded has 18 years of experience in the high tech industry, specifically in e-commerce and mobile internet. Prior to co-founding O'Daddy, Oded was VP Marketing at Visualead, the 1st Israeli startup to secure an investment from Alibaba Group. Before that, Oded managed multiple digital commerce and mobile payments platforms as Director of Product Management and Marketing at Amdocs (NASDAQ:DOX).