The Next Session

The Next Session

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  • Ep 77 Uninterested Character and Uncommon Glamerweave

    Next Session Help:

    Koi8008 Has a player whose character is uninterested in everything. Thee end of the world is nigh and they could care less! What should they do? 

    Ask a GM: 

    _Xantamn asks, “Can a familiar cast dragon’s breath on itself?”

    Mesalikes wants to know what some of the things blinded monsters can still and will do. 

    Use That Spell! Uncommon Glamerweave

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      47 min
    • Ep 76 Museum Quest & Mass Heal

      Next Session Help:

      Badgerbaroudeur Needs some quests (not heists) that their party can do while visiting a museum in the big city they are visiting. Night at the Museum anyone? 


      Ask a GM: 

      Veena_Schnitzel wants to know how to handle a rogue’s failed skill check. Just let them keep trying until they succeed? 


      BeBoppaloopa has never heard about Flanking, and that is okay! But should they use it? 

      Use That Spell! Mass Heal


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        50 min
      • Ep 75 Soul Transfer, Scouts, and Secret Chest - With Special Guest Tadd Morgan

        Next Session Help: 

        Peanutsbrittles has a soul transfer that goes wrong. What else slips in during the invocation ritual?

        Ask a GM: 

        Afullgrowngrizzly Wants to know ways for a “scout” to feel cool without just bypassing/trivializing combat encounters?

        Demodius needs advice on in game consequences for a player using multiple concentration spells

        Use That Spell! Secret Chest

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          1 hr 10 min
        • Ep 74 Killing a Character & Knave's Eye Patch

          Next Session Help:

          xParagon needs to kill their PC next session! Don’t worry they are in on it. How do they do it without the other PCs trying to save them?

          Ask a GM:

          xHayz asks “Does a monster know what spell effect something is before it chooses to use a legendary resistance?” We answer this question and Adam gives some insight as to how he runs Counter Spell. 

          Search the Room! Knave's Eye Patch

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            42 min
          • EP 73.5 In-Depth with Baker_Turtle!

            Covid finally hit our family and we are stuck in a different state until we are safe to fly home! So no new episode, however, we got to have an in-depth chat with Baker_Turtle, who we helped last episode, to dive in an work on their next session together! This won't be edited the same way since I don't have my computer with me, so no music intro, but no ads either! ;)


            Really fun! If you would like to be on the podcast and brainstorm ideas with us let me know at [email protected]. 

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            46 min
          • Ep 73 Plots Hook & Pipes of the Sewer

            Next Session Help:

            Baker Turtle  Needs some ideas for keeping their players interested and engaged at a festival in Neverwinter so that a murder mystery can begin.

            Ask a GM:

            DrakeHeartscale wants to know what’s our take on background music during gameplay?

            Search the Room! Pipes of the Sewer

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              56 min
            • Ep 72 Immortality & Ice Storm

              A&A are back with special guest @ExtrillTheKing

              Next Session Help:

              Hairylegg  asks: how does one manipulate someone else to accidentally assassinate a target?

              ArkAlpha1 Has a human enemy that is cursed with immortality and wants the players to have different options for removing the curse in order to dispatch them.

              Ask a GM:

              Blackdeath47 Wants to know if the feat Telekinetic can be ruled so an enemy can be flung off a tree instead of just pushed/pulled in a straight line.

              Use That Spell! Ice Storm

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                59 min
              • Ep 71 Horror Theme & Heward's Handy Haversack

                Next Session Help:

                ControbutionUsual106's little brother and some of his friends are gonna play D&D and they need some quick, easy to understand missions/ ideas that they could do.

                Diet Toohpaste wants to design a one shot where everyone will be making and playing evil characters. 

                Ask a GM:

                Scary-Safety-89 is running a horror themed campaign and wants to make an adventure in a more spelunking like cave setting and get the players to feel claustrophobic. 

                Use That Spell! Heward's Handy Haversack

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                  1 hr 2 min
                • Ep 70 Crocodiles, Clones, and Conjure Volley

                  Next Session Help:

                  Cafeaubae's players killed and made boots out of a Giant Crocodile and they would like to reward the players by making them magical. Adam and I about came to blows on this one but we successfully attempted to answer it!

                  Mute8 needs to figure out why a wizard who has an amulet of cloning would ever need help from the party. 


                  Ask a GM:

                  DJDarwin93 made a puzzle in a different language and then didn't let the warlock use Comprehend Languages. Was that okay....????


                  Use That Spell!  Conjure Volley

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                    52 min
                  • Ep 69 The "Sexy" Episode (NSFW)

                    Next Session Help:

                    Wafersnap Has sent their players into a ring of Hell that is based on the deadly sin of Lust. What encounters or places can we think up? 

                    Ask a GM:

                    SirCranburry's girlfriend says that the NPC is not eff-able enough. Discuss! 

                    Search The Room!  Nothing was sexy enough so we found a homebrewed item!

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                      52 min

                    About The Next Session

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                    Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition podcast (with other role-playing games mixed in) where co-hosts, Adam & Allysa, answer real questions to help fellow Dungeon Masters plan for their Next Session!…