In this session I speak with Shane! He's a great DM with a passion for adding cool homebrew systems to D&D5e. Notably, he has an awesome technique for introducing new players to the hobby in minutes. Join us for the tragic tale of his first character, some really cool 5e rules variations, and a glimpse of his homebrew campaign. Oh, and did I mention that Shane is a DM-for-hire?

Shane's Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/TrunnellsTavern
Shane's Patreon:
https://www.patreon.com/TrunnellsTavern

This session we meet Katie. She's a skilled DM with roots in the 4e red box. We talk about her epic max level campaign that takes place in a pantheon-focused, floating island setting. We discuss getting players engaged with role-playing, balancing encounters, and the nuts and bolts behind running a high-tier campaign.

Also, good liches and kindly gods of undeath! Whaa-? Good necromancers?

Enjoy!

Katie's Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/cutacutaa

In this session we meet Billy Sefton, a talented DM for hire who managed to run 77 sessions for his epic campaign in a single year. Learn how to replicate this success as Billy explains The Adventure Club, an episodic-style campaign where players can freely drop in and out of the story. 

We also talk about make believing on the playground, flying PCs at level one, Covid vaccines, and escape rooms!

Don't miss our improvised anime battle, rose & thorn, and much more!

Billy's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/adclub
Billy's DM email: [email protected]

Music:
"Hidden GM Theme" by Nick Berry
"Candylion Battle" by Nick Berry

In this session I am joined by Chris Wardlaw of Meridian Radio Network! We discuss the wild setting behind his epic Sci-Fan campaign actual play show! Mysteries of technological wonders abound in this very cool approach to the fantasy genre. Oh, and we trade homebrew magic items!

Check out Chris' stuff:
Twitter: @Meridian_Radio
Meridian Radio Network Website: https://www.meridianradionetwork.com/
NerdFit Website: https://www.meridianradionetwork.com/nerd-fit

In part two of this special double feature session we continue the convo with Juaquine and Tom! Each of these talented GMs have been players in one another's campaigns. You won't want to miss the tale of Dog Quest, our discussion of burnout, and of course the new experimental segment: The hot seat!

Note: You should watch part 1 first if you missed it last week.

In this special double feature session I speak with  both Juaquine and Tom! Each of these talented GMs have been players in one another's campaigns. Don't miss out on the interesting insights that this new perspective provides! Tom tells a story that gives me goosebumps twice and Juaquine outsources his darker deeds to the mysterious villain, Larry!

Note: This is part one of a two-part episode. Check back next week for the conclusion!

Join me as I speak with Glenn! He's a GM with  over 15 years of experience in the tabletop realm. We talk about the current TTRPG landscape, the dominance of D&D, the Exalted game system and much more! Don't miss his epically scaled Exalted campaign!

In this session I speak with Ian, a DM with a decade in the DM chair. We talk about the wild adventures he undertook as a player in a campaign that embraced the absurdist fantasy style.  Ian also shares the secret  of running a proper time loop campaign. Enjoy!

Ian's actual play show can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/toushirokuro

In this session I speak with Patrick, a skilled DM who specializes in modifying published adventures.  We go on his journey in the role-playing hobby that molded him into the DM he is today as well as learn about his epic take on a popular WotC module. If you want to avoid the classic pitfall of having your party decimated by Rock and Roll Hall of Famer David Bowie then you don't want to miss this session.

Spoiler Warning: Storm King's Thunder, Tomb of Annihilation, Princes of the Apocalypse, and oddly the Jim Henson film Labyrinth

In this session I speak with Chambers, a seasoned DM who started playing in 1987.  We talk about how the hobby has changed over the years. We also discuss the epic campaign he ran for a creative player party known as "The Fool's Fortune". Get ready for tales of political weretiger matchmaking, weaponized sinkholes, and more!