The Dungeon Master's Handbook

The Dungeon Master's Handbook

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The Dungeon Master's Handbook episodes

  • Episode 59 - Traveller Campaign Chargen
    In this episode, I talk about how I adapted the Classic Traveller chargen to my Battlestar Galactica universe.
    Mentions:
    Joe/Dekahedron Podcast - https://open.spotify.com/show/48PrG9H7mDbdzdxtET1sI6
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    I blog/podcast at: https://chgowiz-games.etinerra.com/wp
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    Credits
    Intro music - Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (⁠bit.ly/2ASpAlF⁠) / Outro music - Dream by Wild Shores (⁠bit.ly/2jbJehK⁠) / All music used with permission.
    23 min
  • Episode 58 - Missile Fire in my Chainmail for OD&D

    In this episode, I share how I do missile fire in my adaptation of Chainmail for OD&D. Plus, call-ins!




    Show Notes


    Old School RPG Planet: https://campaignwiki.org/osr/




    Call in guests


    Daniel of Bandit's Keep podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-norton


    Jason of Nerds RPG Variety Cast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376⁠⁠


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    I blog at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://chgowiz-games.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    I'm on Mastodon! Find me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dice.camp/@chgowiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠


    Credits:  Intro music - Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) / Outro music - Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK) / All music used with permission.



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    23 min
  • Episode 58 - Missile Fire in my Chainmail for OD&D
    In this episode, I share how I do missile fire in my adaptation of Chainmail for OD&D. Plus, call-ins!
    Show Notes
    Old School RPG Planet: https://campaignwiki.org/osr/
    Call in guests
    Daniel of Bandit's Keep podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-norton
    Jason of Nerds RPG Variety Cast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376⁠⁠
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    Want to comment/ask questions?
    Leave a voice message on Speakpipe: ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/MichaelChgowiz⁠
    Leave me an audio clip on Discord to user: chgowiz
    Email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    I blog/podcast at: https://chgowiz-games.etinerra.com/wp
    I'm on Mastodon! Find me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dice.camp/@chgowiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    Credits
    Intro music - Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (⁠bit.ly/2ASpAlF⁠) / Outro music - Dream by Wild Shores (⁠bit.ly/2jbJehK⁠) / All music used with permission.
    23 min
  • Episode 57 - How To Play OD&D - The Hidden Resources You Haven't Seen
    I share four key resources that I think will help anyone who is trying to learn how to play along with the original three little brown books of Dungeons & Dragons as printed back in 1974. Plus, probably one of the most unusual call-ins from a fellow podcaster that you’ll hear!
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    OD&D Proboards Forum - https://odd74.proboards.com/
    Philotomy’s Musings - https://www.grey-elf.com/philotomy.pdf
    Delta’s D&D Hotspot Blog - https://deltasdnd.blogspot.com/
    Wayne Rossi’s Original Setting - https://initiativeone.blogspot.com/2013/05/od-setting-posts-in-pdf.html
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    24 min
  • Episode 56 - Demystifying AD&D Treasure for Monsters
    AD&D can be confusing on how to place treasures with creatures in the wilderness and dungeons, and what's up with all those letters for Treasure Types? In this episode, I go over how AD&D tries to lay this out, and what tips/tricks I use to make the process simple -- at least for me!
    Plus, I have a great call in from a new listener, Trevor!
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    Swords & Wizardry White Box, 3rd printing:
    https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByYame2Z2IBCeXljc3gzalNoMUE/view?resourcekey=0-eZQTyIFcjBcZH-L-pZ-94g
    (This does not have the great Mark Allen cover, as that was printed through Brave Halfling, which is no longer available).
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    I blog/podcast at: https://chgowiz-games.etinerra.com/wp
    I'm on Mastodon! Find me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dice.camp/@chgowiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    Credits
    Intro music - Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (⁠bit.ly/2ASpAlF⁠) / Outro music - Dream by Wild Shores (⁠bit.ly/2jbJehK⁠) / All music used with permission.
    16 min
  • Episode 55 - The Adaptability of Chainmail
    Third time's the charm! I finally was able to get this episode recorded! In this episode, rather than talking about how I use Chainmail, I give some thoughts on how Chainmail, in some way, expects you to mold it into what you want to do with it.
    The companion blog post to this episode goes into some specifics of how I use Chainmail in my OD&D games: https://chgowiz-games.etinerra.com/wp/2023/06/13/chainmail-in-my-odd/
    And you can find the amazing work that Daniel does with Chainmail and his OD&D games on his podcast here: https://open.spotify.com/show/02QTUpzgKCv2aT6sH6G5rk⁠⁠
    Two other great Chainmail resources that I mention:
    Compleat Chainmail - a discussion document/rules set of how to use Chainmail combat within an OD&D game. This was my main source of inspiration for modifying Chainmail for use within OD&D.
    Grognard - a “retroclone” of Chainmail, organizing the rules into a more coherent and modern layout. Effective for deciphering what a phrase or rule might be. 
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    My call-in guests:
    Daniel of Bandit's Keep podcast
    Jason of Nerds RPG Variety Cast: ⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376⁠⁠
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    Want to comment/ask questions?
    Leave a voice message on Speakpipe: ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/MichaelChgowiz⁠
    Leave me an audio clip on Discord to user: chgowiz
    Email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    I blog/podcast at: https://chgowiz-games.etinerra.com/wp
    I'm on Mastodon! Find me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dice.camp/@chgowiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    Credits
    Intro music - Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (⁠bit.ly/2ASpAlF⁠) / Outro music - Dream by Wild Shores (⁠bit.ly/2jbJehK⁠) / All music used with permission.
    19 min
  • Episode 54 - Is Classic Traveller almost OD&D in space?
    This episode - I've recently started diving into the three 1977 Classic Traveler "little black books" and I'm finding some surprising similarities and philosophies to the earlier 1974 Original Dungeons & Dragons. I'll talk about those similarities and take some call-ins from folks with questions and comments!
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    My call-in guests:
    Daniel of Bandit's Keep podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/02QTUpzgKCv2aT6sH6G5rk
    Jason of Nerds RPG Variety Cast: ⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376⁠
    Joe of Dekahedron RPG podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jpgill
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    Want to comment/ask questions?
    Leave a voice message on Speakpipe: ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/MichaelChgowiz⁠
    Leave me an audio clip on Discord to user: chgowiz
    Email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    I blog/podcast at: https://chgowiz-games.etinerra.com/wp
    I'm on Mastodon! Find me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dice.camp/@chgowiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    Credits
    Intro music - Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (⁠bit.ly/2ASpAlF⁠) / Outro music - Dream by Wild Shores (⁠bit.ly/2jbJehK⁠) / All music used with permission.
    30 min
  • Episode 53 - Time across multiple groups in the same world
    In this episode, I answer a great question from Daniel Norton (Bandit's Keep podcast) about how I manage time and calendars across the three separate player groups and wargame campaigns I have within my AD&D world of Etinerra.
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    Bandit's Keep podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/02QTUpzgKCv2aT6sH6G5rk
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    Want to comment/ask questions?
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    Email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    I blog/podcast at: https://chgowiz-games.etinerra.com/wp
    I'm on Mastodon! Find me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dice.camp/@chgowiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    Credits
    Intro music - Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (⁠bit.ly/2ASpAlF⁠) / Outro music - Dream by Wild Shores (⁠bit.ly/2jbJehK⁠) / All music used with permission.
    25 min
  • Episode 52 - 8 Year Play by Post campaign / Dungeon23 Update
    In this episode, I talk about how good things come to an end… or at least an end of how they’ve been. This is all about an 8 year play by post AD&D campaign that just wrapped up a major story arc and could potentially be the end of the campaign itself, depending on what the players want to do.
    I also briefly touch on how Dungeon23 is going for me, as I’ve been plugging away steadily at it, and I just completed my sixth level!
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    Chronicles of Etinerra Play by Post campaign archive: https://etinerra.com/archive.html
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    I blog/podcast at: https://chgowiz-games.etinerra.com/wp
    I'm on Mastodon! Find me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dice.camp/@chgowiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    Credits
    Intro music - Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (⁠bit.ly/2ASpAlF⁠) / Outro music - Dream by Wild Shores (⁠bit.ly/2jbJehK⁠) / All music used with permission.
    23 min
  • Episode 51 - Assumptions/Expectations of OD&D and AD&D
    This episode, I’m going to talk about assumptions and expectations that we often have about the rules and the ways things should work - and I think that sometimes takes away from the experience of just being “in” the rules and the game and experiencing it for what it is. Then I’ll answer two call-ins.
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    Nerds RPG Variety Cast: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376⁠
    Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi: https://open.spotify.com/show/0NF1sMhWGIllBFS2u2w14G
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    Want to comment/ask questions?
    Leave a voice message on Speakpipe: ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/MichaelChgowiz⁠
    Leave me an audio clip on Discord to user: chgowiz
    Email me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    I blog/podcast at: https://chgowiz-games.etinerra.com/wp
    I'm on Mastodon! Find me here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dice.camp/@chgowiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
    Credits
    Intro music - Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (⁠bit.ly/2ASpAlF⁠) / Outro music - Dream by Wild Shores (⁠bit.ly/2jbJehK⁠) / All music used with permission.
    23 min

About The Dungeon Master's Handbook

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Hi! I'm Michael 'Chgowiz' and I podcast about my love for running role playing campaigns using older versions of RPGs from the 70s and 80s!