The Overprepared DM

The Overprepared DM

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The Overprepared DM episodes

  • 33 - Triggers & Distractions w/ @HorrorBecomesThem - The Overprepared DM

    Jen (@JenIsOnline), Nick (@EmoAasimar), and our guest MahoneCapone (@HorrorBecomesThem) talk about horror game settings, inspiration from media, session 0, in game signals for topic changes, yoink and twisting ideas, randomly placing things and how to come back from them not fitting in the game, party distractions, AND MORE!

    Catch us every other Sunday (as much as we can) for a new episode with all sorts of topics, featuring different guests and answering your questions and broaching your topics if you reach out to us!

    Follow the podcast on twitter!! @overpreppeddm

    CONNECT WITH JEN on Twitch, Twitter, Insta, TikTok, Reddit, and all other social media platforms at (click!) @JenIsOnline
    and watch Jen live on Twitch playing D&D with (click!) @FeywildAndOut
    CONNECT WITH NICK on Twitter and Insta at
    @ EmoAasimar
    and watch Nick live on Twitch playing D&D with (click!) @SWGamingSociety

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    Twitch: @HorrorBecomesThem


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    55 min
  • 32 - Managing Toxicity & Pay-To-Play w/ Larnce Hicks (LoreDragon) - The Overprepared DM

    Jen (@JenIsOnline), Nick (@EmoAasimar), and our guest Larnce (@LoreDragonPlays) talk about toxicity at the table, how to be confrontational and protect your players and table, crossing the line, pay to play tables, running games people pay for, how to set boundaries, AND MORE!

    Catch us every other Sunday (as much as we can) for a new episode with all sorts of topics, featuring different guests and answering your questions and broaching your topics if you reach out to us!

    Follow the podcast on twitter!! @overpreppeddm

    CONNECT WITH JEN on Twitch, Twitter, Insta, TikTok, Reddit, and all other social media platforms at (click!) @JenIsOnline
    and watch Jen live on Twitch playing D&D with (click!) @FeywildAndOut
    CONNECT WITH NICK on Twitter and Insta at
    @ EmoAasimar
    and watch Nick live on Twitch playing D&D with (click!) @SWGamingSociety

    Support the show

    CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST, Larnce!
    Twitter: @LoreDragonPlays
    Twitch: @LoreDragonPlays
    Instagram: @LoreDragonPlays
    TikTok: @LoreDragonArt

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    1 hr 3 min
  • 31 - Main Character Energy & Terrain w/ @The_Other_Matt_ - The Overprepared DM

    Jen (@JenIsOnline), Nick (@EmoAasimar), and our guest Matt (@The_Other_Matt_) talk about characters created to be real, collective motivation, singular motives, player backstories, facilitating fun, killing players, terrain building & reusing terrain, main character energy, how to be confrontational with players, how to approach difficult conversations, and MORE!

    Catch us every other Sunday (as much as we can) for a new episode with all sorts of topics, featuring different guests and answering your questions and broaching your topics if you reach out to us!

    Follow the podcast on twitter!! @overpreppeddm

    CONNECT WITH JEN on Twitch, Twitter, Insta, TikTok, Reddit, and all other social media platforms at (click!) @JenIsOnline
    and watch Jen live on Twitch playing D&D with (click!) @FeywildAndOut
    CONNECT WITH NICK on Twitter and Insta at
    @ EmoAasimar
    and watch Nick live on Twitch playing D&D with (click!) @SWGamingSociety

    Support the show

    CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST, Matt!
    Twitter: The_Other_Matt_
    Twitch: The_Other_Matt_

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    1 hr 1 min
  • 30 - Table Conflict & Descriptions w/ DeAngelo Murillo - The Overprepared DM

    Jen (@JenIsOnline), Nick (@EmoAasimar), and our guest DeAngelo (@That_DeAngelo) talk about maps, pacing encounters, managing a table and people at it, table conflict, being the facilitator, and MORE!

    Catch us every other Sunday (as much as we can) for a new episode with all sorts of topics, featuring different guests and answering your questions and broaching your topics if you reach out to us!

    Follow the podcast on twitter!! @overpreppeddm

    CONNECT WITH JEN on Twitch, Twitter, Insta, TikTok, Reddit, and all other social media platforms at (click!) @JenIsOnline
    and watch Jen live on Twitch playing D&D with (click!) @FeywildAndOut
    CONNECT WITH NICK on Twitter and Insta at
    @ EmoAasimar
    and watch Nick live on Twitch playing D&D with (click!) @SWGamingSociety

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    CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST, DeAngelo! (click!)

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    54 min
  • 29 - Chaos & Mapping w/ Patty O Furniture - The Overprepared DM

    Jen (@JenIsOnline), Nick (@EmoAasimar), and our guest Patty (@PattyOFurniture69) talk about modules, scaling encounters, mapping encounters, reusing maps, silly roleplay, being silly within combat, and MORE!

    Catch us every other Sunday (as much as we can) for a new episode with all sorts of topics, featuring different guests and answering your questions and broaching your topics if you reach out to us!

    Follow the podcast on twitter!! @overpreppeddm

    CONNECT WITH JEN on Twitch, Twitter, Insta, TikTok, Reddit, and all other social media platforms at (click!) @JenIsOnline
    and watch Jen live on Twitch playing D&D with (click!) @FeywildAndOut
    CONNECT WITH NICK on Twitter and Insta at
    @ EmoAasimar
    and watch Nick live on Twitch playing D&D with (click!) @SWGamingSociety

    Support the show

    CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST, Patty!
    Twitch - @PattyOFurniture69
    Instagram - @thepattyofurniture
    Youtube - @Patty O'Furniture

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    48 min
  • 28 - Assumed Competence & Planning Stages w/ Donovan - The Overprepared DM

    Jen (@JenIsOnline), Nick (@EmoAasimar), and our guest Donovan talk about eating while playing, hosting dinner events in game and at the table, themed areas to promote eating at a table in character, story telling and book reading, cliffhangers, bouncing ideas off others, and MORE!

    Catch us every other Sunday (as much as we can) for a new episode with all sorts of topics, featuring different guests and answering your questions and broaching your topics if you reach out to us!

    Follow the podcast on twitter!! @overpreppeddm

    CONNECT WITH JEN on Twitch, Twitter, Insta, TikTok, Reddit, and all other social media platforms at (click!) @JenIsOnline
    and watch Jen live on Twitch playing D&D with (click!) @FeywildAndOut
    CONNECT WITH NICK on Twitter and Insta at
    @ EmoAasimar
    and watch Nick live on Twitch playing D&D with (click!) @SWGamingSociety

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    1 hr 2 min
  • 27 - Eating & Story Telling w/ Albyon Absey - The Overprepared DM

    Jen (@JenIsOnline), Nick (@EmoAasimar), and our guest Albyon (@AlbyonAbsey) talk about eating while playing, hosting dinner events in game and at the table, themed areas to promote eating at a table in character, story telling and book reading, cliffhangers, bouncing ideas off others, and MORE! 

    Catch us every other Sunday (as much as we can) for a new episode with all sorts of topics, featuring different guests and answering your questions and broaching your topics if you reach out to us!

    Follow the podcast on twitter!! @overpreppeddm

    CONNECT WITH JEN on Twitch, Twitter, Insta, TikTok, Reddit, and all other social media platforms at (click!) @JenIsOnline
    and watch Jen live on Twitch playing D&D with (click!) @FeywildAndOut
    CONNECT WITH NICK on Twitter and Insta at
    @ EmoAasimar
    and watch Nick live on Twitch playing D&D with (click!) @SWGamingSociety

    Support the show

    CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST, Albyon!
    Website - http://albyonabsey.com
    Twitter - @AlbyonAbsey
    Instagram - @AlbyonAbsey
    Reddit - @AlbyonAbsey
    Discord [Click Here]
    MORE LINKS HERE

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    59 min
  • 26 - High Levels & Pets w/ Chirag from @DesisNDragons - The Overprepared DM

    Jen (@JenIsOnline), Nick (@EmoAasimar), and our guest Chirag (@DesisNDragons) talk about high level characters and narrative control shift from DM to players, power creep and anime, changing the story based on the player's guesses about what is happening, telling players what you expected them do, reworking monster stats and boss battles, lair actions, pets, and so much more! 

    Catch us every other Sunday (as much as we can) for a new episode with all sorts of topics, featuring different guests and answering your questions and broaching your topics if you reach out to us!

    Follow the podcast on twitter!! @overpreppeddm

    CONNECT WITH JEN on Twitch, Twitter, Insta, TikTok, Reddit, and all other social media platforms at (click!) @JenIsOnline
    and watch Jen live on Twitch playing D&D with (click!) @FeywildAndOut
    CONNECT WITH NICK on Twitter and Insta at
    @ EmoAasimar
    and watch Nick live on Twitch playing D&D with (click!) @SWGamingSociety

    Support the show

    CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST, Chirag!
    Twitch - @DesisNDragons
    YouTube - DesisNDragons
    Instagram - @DesisNDragons
    Twitter - @DesisNDragons

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    58 min
  • 25 - The Illusion of Choice & Pantheons w/ Logan from TheRedHareInn - The Overprepared DM

    Jen (@JenIsOnline), Nick (@EmoAasimar), and our guest Logan (@theredhareinn) talk about everything in the view of story telling at this tavern, writing a module for yourself, shifting prepped session in front of players that go the opposite direction, character development for one shots vs campaigns, railroading character development, illusion of choice, players helping with world building and pantheons!


    Catch us every other Sunday for a new episode with all sorts of topics, featuring different guests and answering your questions and broaching your topics if you reach out to us!

    Follow the podcast on twitter!! @overpreppeddm

    CONNECT WITH JEN on Twitch, Twitter, Insta, TikTok, Reddit, and all other social media platforms at (click!) @JenIsOnline
    and watch Jen live on Twitch playing D&D with (click!) @FeywildAndOut
    CONNECT WITH NICK on Twitter and Insta at
    @ EmoAasimar
    and watch Nick live on Twitch playing D&D with (click!) @SWGamingSociety

    Support the show

    CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST, Logan!
    Twitch - @theredhareinn
    YouTube - The Red Hare Inn
    Instagram - @theredhareinn
    Twitter - @theredhareinn

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    1 hr 1 min
  • 24 - Humans & Using real World History w/ MADMANMATTIGAN - The Overprepared DM

    Jen (@JenIsOnline), Nick (@EmoAasimar), and our guest Matt (@MADMANMATTIGAN) talk about blending in NPCs to your story, reusing the world you built for new stories that effect that main game or other games, lore dumping, humans and other races, Priapos, using real history and media in world building, utilizing one shots to build out your world, making mistakes, and of course, mimics.

    Catch us every other Sunday for a new episode with all sorts of topics, featuring different guests and answering your questions and broaching your topics if you reach out to us!

    Follow the podcast on twitter!! @overpreppeddm

    CONNECT WITH JEN on Twitch, Twitter, Insta, TikTok, Reddit, and all other social media platforms at (click!) @JenIsOnline
    and watch Jen live on Twitch playing D&D with (click!) @FeywildAndOut
    CONNECT WITH NICK on Twitter and Insta at
    @ EmoAasimar
    and watch Nick live on Twitch playing D&D with (click!) @SWGamingSociety

    Support the show

    CONNECT WITH OUR GUEST, Matt!
    Twitch - @MadmanMattigan
    Twitter - @MADMANMATTIGAN

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    48 min

About The Overprepared DM

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Jen (JenIsOnline) and Nick (EmoAasimar) discuss the ins and outs of being a Dungeon Master for Dungeons & Dragons! We are both online friends, streamers, and DMs! We started this podcast to…