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GMJ 165: DMG Chapter 1: Creating Campaign Events Jul 20, 2017

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Lex returns to the Dungeon Master's Guide to discuss creating campaign events. These events are the perfect way to begin or end a campaign, or to renew flagging interest in a campaign that's grown stagnant. Finally, Lex discusses ending a campaign.

GMJ 164: DMG Chapter 1: Creating Campaigns Jul 17, 2017

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Lex returns to his exploration of the DMG and discusses creating a campaign. Whether you’re creating your first campaign, or you’ve created so many you’ve lost count, the DMG has some tools to help you.

GMJ 163: DMG Chapter 1: Magic in Your World Jul 10, 2017

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Lex returns to his in-depth exploration of the DMG with a discussion of how you can use magic to flesh out your world. Whether magic is rare or common, low-powered or high-powered, reviled or respected, the consequences of your decisions will trickle down throughout your setting.

Game Master's Journey 162: Art & Cartography in RPGs with Mike Schley Jul 03, 2017

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Mike Schley joins the show to discuss art, mapping and worldbuilding in RPGs. He discusses his new Schleyscapes Kickstarter and his setting of Fernweh.

GMJ 161: DMG Chapter 1: Factions & Organizations Jun 27, 2017

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Factions and organizations are a great way to add richness to your world and increase your players' engagement and investment with your setting. Lex discusses how to create organizations, and he illustrates the process with his Honorable Guild of Adventurers Explorers and Scholars and the mystery cults of the gods of Primordia.

Game Master's Journey 160: Improving a Published Adventure to Make It Your Own Jun 20, 2017

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Even the best published adventure can be improved by tailoring it to your players and their PCs. Lex discusses some issues with The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan, and he details some of the changes he's made to the adventure to address these problems. Hopefully this example will help you put your own spin on the next published adventure you run, leading to an even more enjoyable experience for both you and your players.

Game Master's Journey 159: Mass Combat, Absent Players & Real-World vs. In-Game Religions Jun 15, 2017

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In this special, Patron-sponsored bonus episode, Lex discusses whether or not we need mass combat rules in our tabletop RPGs. He also presents a listener-GM's fantastic strategy on how to turn player absence into an opportunity for the rest of the group. Finally he gives some thoughts on keeping real-world religious conflicts from ruining the game for everyone.

GMJ 158: DMG Chapter 1: Creating Settlements for Your Campaigns Jun 12, 2017

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Lex continues his series on the Dungeon Master’s Guide with a discussion of creating settlements for your campaign.

Game Master's Journey 157: Designing The Trickster's Labyrinth Jun 06, 2017

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Lex discusses designing The Trickster’s Labyrinth, his first published D&D adventure. He also talks about some of his experiences thus far running The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan.

GMJ 156: DMG Chapter 1: Mapping Your Campaign May 29, 2017

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Lex continues his exploration of the DMG with a discussion of creating maps for your campaign and world. He discusses the bottom-up and top-down approaches to mapping, giving some pros and cons of each. He also considers what to do if you don't have any skills with mapping and provides some campaign map resources to help you with your campaign and world.

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