Skull RPG: Game Masters Tell Your Story

 Hey Storytellers,

This podcast talks about two different things. Some RPG's are prop heavy (looking at you Dungeons and Dragons), but then we branch out into other types of props that people use to help with immersion in the game.

Check out our newest book - Human NPC's: 84 Complete NPC's for 5th edition to use in your RPG in minutes:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TCKRZTM/

Check out our first book - 19 RPG Adventures for Game Masters to Run in any TTRPG: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NQ38H2K

Hey Storytellers,

You just got a new RPG and you want to play it tonight. How can you do that?

Check out our newest book - Human NPC's: 84 Complete NPC's for 5th edition to use in your RPG in minutes:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TCKRZTM/

Check out our first book - 19 RPG Adventures for Game Masters to Run in any TTRPG: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NQ38H2K

We cover how to do this with board games as that is a lot easier but then use those same principles for tabletop RPG's.

Also the same tips here should be used if you come across a rule or question you aren't sure about. Many major RPG's (and fan favs) will have wiki's or discussion boards with the official errata for those odd scenarios.

Also, a good rule is if it will break the game just say no. No matter if it is in the rules or not. You are the game or dungeon master so live up to the master part of it.

 Hey Storytellers,

For many tabletop RPG Dungeon Masters, one of the hardest, most time-consuming tasks is to roll up a high-level wizard for use in your game that will challenge your group.

There is nothing worse than showing up woefully unprepared and having to cut your game short because your players raced to the final encounter, and you don't have the stats ready for combat.

This is where Human NPC's: 84 Complete NPC's for 5th edition to use in your RPG in minutes is useful.

Check out our newest book - Human NPC's: 84 Complete NPC's for 5th edition to use in your RPG in minutes:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TCKRZTM/

Check out our first book - 19 RPG Adventures for Game Masters to Run in any TTRPG: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NQ38H2K

Simply choose a class. Then choose one of 7 levels between 1 - 18 to insert into your RPG immediately.

Human NPC's is for any dungeon master that is playing Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition.  We cover the base 12 classes from the Player's Handbook and only use spells / equipment from the D&D 5e Core Books, so if you haven't (or don't want) to pick up the newest supplement, that isn't an issue. However, there is space to add material on your own from those supplements if you want.

Here is what you will discover in Human NPC's:

• 12 Classes

• Levels 1, 3, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18

• Full equipment, feats, spells, and even spellbooks (Wizard) included - you can just turn to the page you need and play the NPC

• Use these for a core NPC (good or bad) in your game

• Or just sprinkle in NPC's to make your challenge rating harder in your adventure (Premade or Custom)

• How to play guides for each class included

• Detailed notes on what each class has gained from level to level in case you want to do a minute or two of research on the NPC

Hey Storytellers,

In our last episode, we defined many different types of genres. In this one, we match the genre to the RPG.

Check out our newest book - Human NPC's: 84 Complete NPC's for 5th edition to use in your RPG in minutes:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TCKRZTM/

Check out our first book - 19 RPG Adventures for Game Masters to Run in any TTRPG: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NQ38H2K

Do you want to play high or low fantasy? 
D&D / Pathfinder / GURPS

What about Sci-Fi? 
Star Wars / GURPS

Interested in Gothic Horror (Vampires, Werewolves, etc.)? 
White Wolf Publishing / Vampire: The Masquerade

Give the episode a listen to hear more.

Hey Storytellers,

Knowing that there is a different way to play an RPG if you like different genres was very helpful to my gaming. So do I like mysteries, but like a dash of horror every once in a while? Do I like action / adventure but love that in a western-style or a sci-fi style or both?

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Check out our new book - 19 RPG Adventures for Game Masters to Run in any TTRPG: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NQ38H2K

Give this episode a listen to learn more about different types of genres if you forgot your literature class.

Tomorrow we will cover marrying up your favorite genre's to different types of RPG's.

Hey Storytellers,

Coming back at you with some game master / dungeon master 101. One of the interesting things is to think about what type of game master you are? You should do this because you might be trying to run a game that fits you but not your players and that could lead to some conflict.

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Check out our new book - 19 RPG Adventures for Game Masters to Run in any TTRPG: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NQ38H2K

I, Dwight, am more of a storyteller and mystery type of game master. That means I love to weave a great tale and wrap it in clues. It's a mystery gang that just rings true in my heart.

I have a co-worker who LOVES war games. Like 8+ hour-long board games because of the conflict. He might love a year-long dungeon crawl. That isn't for me, but it isn't wrong. It is just not my style.

There are other styles that we develop in this episode so give it a listen and learn how to pivot your favorite types to help out some of your players that might like a different style.

Hey Storytellers,

We are staring a new series for Game Master 101. We realized we cover a lot of GM 201 or 301 material and thought going back to the basics was a good idea.

Learn more at https://skullrpg.com

Get the free Tell Your Story course here: https://skullrpgbooks.vipmembervault.com/products/courses/view/1047566/?action=signup

What is the role of a Game Master?

Well it is a lot like being a mom of 5 toddlers....no really it feels like that. 

The game master needs to come up with a story idea, pick the RPG, find players, help to create an environment where people can have fun (entertainment), work with the players to weed out bullying and other behavior that doesn't provide the opportunity to have fun and many other things.

Listen to the episode to see if we nailed them all or if we missed something.

Hey Storytellers,

You don't get to have a podcast channel without a shameless plug every once in a while. So this is for our paid course Just Enough Planning. It is a 3-hour audio / video course that will cover the concepts in our Tell Your Story free course, but with editable PDF workbooks to create your next (or current) RPG Campaign.

 Check out our resources page for the link (and others): https://skullrpg.com/resources - check out the GM Tools section.

Check out our courses for Game Masters: https://skullrpgbooks.vipmembervault.com/

Check out our new book - 19 RPG Adventures for Game Masters to Run in any TTRPG: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NQ38H2K

Once that is done we deep dive into creating a 3+ act (think major storylines within the main storyline) that can each take months to finish.

Then we start to break up the acts into scenes (game session) while taking note to remember things in your campaign and acts so that you can foreshadow any twists or big reveals and keep your players following along. 

It is also a great resource if you plan on publishing any of your adventures.

Hey Storytellers,

Sometimes you just want to create a dungeon, castle, spaceship or cavern, but if you draw like I do it just takes way too long to get something to look decent. But Dungeon Script is a great tool that can easily draw out what you want with really no learning curve.

However, it has some great features that can take you time to learn. Listen to our full review and then click on the resource link below to go try it out.

 Check out our resources page for the link (and others): https://skullrpg.com/resources - check out the GM Tools section.

Check out our courses for Game Masters: https://skullrpgbooks.vipmembervault.com/

Check out our new book - 19 RPG Adventures for Game Masters to Run in any TTRPG: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NQ38H2K

Hey Storytellers,

Today we cover our free online course called Tell Your Story - it helps you think of your RPG campaign like it is a play. It was eye-opening to me once I realized this it changed my entire way of planning my RPG campaigns.

Give us a listen to learn more and then click on the link below to get it for free.

Check out our resources page for the link (and others): https://skullrpg.com/resources - check out the GM Tools section.

Check out our courses for Game Masters: https://skullrpgbooks.vipmembervault.com/

Check out our new book - 19 RPG Adventures for Game Masters to Run in any TTRPG: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08NQ38H2K