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GMJ 235: DMG Chapter 5: Adventure Environments - Settlements & Unusual Environments Dec 17, 2018

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Lex returns to his exploration of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. This week he explores adventuring in settlements, underwater, on the sea and in the sky. He also responds to some Listener-GM thoughts on alignments and gives his own opinions on alignment in D&D.

GMJ 234: Hinterlands of Elandria Vignette 13.1: Wahl & Eliira Dec 10, 2018

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Wahl's mother, Eliira, angel of Elandra, visits him in a dream.

GMJ 233: DMG Chapter 5: Adventure Environments - Wilderness Part 2: Mapping, Movement & Wilderness Survival Dec 03, 2018

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Lex returns to his exploration of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. This week he discusses mapping a wilderness and wilderness survival. He shows how concerning yourself with how the PCs survive in the wilderness can really add a lot to your game and enhance the players’ feelings of accomplishment as their characters progress through the game.

GMJ 232: DMG Chapter 5: Adventure Environments - Wilderness Part 1: Travel-Montage & Hour-By-Hour Approach Nov 26, 2018

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Lex returns to his exploration of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to discuss techniques for using wilderness travel in your adventures. He outlines two basic techniques—the travel-montage approach and the hour-by-hour approach—and he gives advice and strategies for both.

GMJ 231: Coping with Burnout Nov 19, 2018

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Any GM (or player!) can experience burnout. Lex investigates signs of possible burnout and explores various strategies of coping with GM burnout.

GMJ 230: D&D 5e Product Order of Purchase Guide Jul 22, 2018

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Even with the near-glacial release schedule for D&D fifth edition, the game is long enough in the tooth now that we have quite a few products to choose from. Which products are the most useful? Lex gives his opinions on which order to purchase the various supplements in today's episode of Game Master's Journey.

GMJ 229: Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes Jun 03, 2018

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Lex gives an overview of the new D&D supplement, Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes.

GMJ 228: DMG Chapter 5: Adventure Environments - Dungeons May 07, 2018

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Lex returns to his exploration of the Dungeon Master's Guide to discuss one of his favorite adventure environments--dungeons.

GMJ 227: Day & Night, Darkness & Light Apr 30, 2018

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Lex investigates the rules and (not-so) common sense of darkness & light in D&D.

GMJ 226: Hinterlands of Elandria 13: The Unicorn, the Dryad and the Great Faerie Oak Tree Apr 23, 2018

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The PCs finally reach the magic tree and negotiate with Anna, the dryad, for a seedling to take back to Dianara’s Rest.