Alignment - the much-maligned aspect of many modern RPG systems.  In Part 1, Jeremy discusses his theory on alignment, when it matters, and tips for roleplaying Lawful Good, Neutral Good, Chaotic Good, Lawful Neutral and True Neutral characters.  Part 2 will release on Wednesday this week.

Agree or disagree with any of these points?  Email me at [email protected].  I'd love to hear from you!

Resources:

https://mykindofmeeple.com/role-playing-games/dungeons-and-dragons/

In depth alignment discussion:  http://easydamus.com/alignment.html

Matthew Colville Alignment video in the Running the Game series:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgPhiLBW7jo

With a mishmash of homebrew topics remaining, none of which warranted a full episode, Jeremy throws them all into the cooking pot and makes an episode out of it.  Topics covered include getting player help for worldbuilding, the 3 Hex method, and lessons learned about adding new rules to existing systems.

For more info about the 3 Hex method, see this great article. 

This episode of full of questions.  What do you need to ask yourself when making a world?  What decisions are potential pitfalls?  What does the world buidling subreddit have to do with any of this?  Why is Jeremy still asking questions?

Resources

Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of America World Building Questions

"Hey, what's in that cave over there?"  An innocent question that can make a DM sweat.  You didn't prepare a cave dungeon.  Not to worry, my friend.  Thanks to John Fourr over at RolePlayingTips.com, you can whip up a 5 Room Dungeon on the fly that will make your players giggle with delight and they'll have no idea you were making it up as you go.

Resources

Johnn Four's Roleplaying Tips

Everything you didn't want to know about the 3 Act Structure and why Jeremy loves it so much!  He discusses how to frame an entire plot around this useful story framework, the action that takes place, and what signifies the transition points from one act to the next.

Send us some feedback at [email protected]!

Episode 17!  Another prime number!  Jeremy talks in depth about using common plot structures such as Freytag's pyramid, 3 Act Structure and the 7 most basic plots.  He may also briefly rant about why everyone loves the play Romeo and Juliet.

Come see us on www.taking20podcast.com!

Resources

Story Design By Layer by Nick Palmer

In this week's episode, Jeremy talks about embracing low-prep or even no-prep game mastering.  He uses offline and online generators to generate a brief sci-fi one-shot idea.  

Books:

Book of Random Tables

Book of Random Tables 2

Book of Random Tables 3

Book of Random Tables 4

Dungeons for the Master

The No-Prep Gamemaster

The Lazy Dungeon Master

The Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master

Table Fables

Table Fables II

Websites:

donjon.bin.sh

tvtropes.org/pmwiki/storygen.php

chaoticshiny.com

This episode starts a series for GMs about Homebrewing adventures.  We cover borrowing plots from mythology, music, movies, and other media.  He talks about adding organizations with earth analogies.  Finally, he demonstrates the techniques by making an adventure based on The DaVinci Code and the movie Megamind.

We all play RPGs in different ways and for different reasons.  How can you, kind GM, juggle these different personality types and goals into a cohesive gaming group?  Are there personality types that aren't conducive to good gaming?  Can Jeremy write one of these not in the 3rd person that doesn't ask questions?

Scared of the Number 13?  Don't be.  On this episode, Jeremy talks about the critical relationship between a GM and players and how communication is key.  He also talks about some techniques GM can employ to make the players and their characters feel important and part of the greater game world.