Every RPG encounter should answer a question which inadvertently leads to another question...or should it? How does a DM plan out encounters? Hell, what if you didn't have enough time to prepare for the session, or your players throw a fireball at your grand design and do something unexpected 100 percent of the time? Tim, Brendan and Special Guest DM Chris Aiken have figured it all out... until the next fireball. Give a listen and find out how to prepare for your next encounter at the table. 

discuss designing RPG encounters with DM Chris Aiken. 

Books mentioned this episode:

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=the+monsters+know+what+they%27re+doing&crid=EM5B7LLRZQJR&sprefix=The+monsters+%2Caps%2C186&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_13

Chris's Books:

"Petitioner"

https://www.amazon.com/Petitioner-Hells-Champion-Book-2-ebook/dp/B07T8Q9RXB/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?dchild=1&keywords=C.M.+Aiken+Petitioner&qid=1625887119&sr=8-1-fkmr1

"Awakening"

https://www.amazon.com/Awakening-Hells-Champion-Book-1-ebook/dp/B07RCBWX9N/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&qid=1625887173&refinements=p_27%3AC.+M.+Aitken&s=digital-text&sr=1-2&text=C.+M.+Aitken