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Ep. 151 - Who is Halaster Blackcloak & Adding a story to Dungeon of the Mad Mage Jul 29, 2021

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This week we're delving into the lore of the mad mage himself! Who is Halaster Blackcloak? We'll talk about adding a story to the famous Undermountain and its 5e adventure: Dungeon of the Mad Mage, AND how you can port it to any setting you like.
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"Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82 (freemusicarchive.org)
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Ep. 150 - Creating Compelling NPC's Ft. World Forge Jul 22, 2021

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Celebrating 150 episodes I'm joined by the duo who were out first ever guests on the show, World Forge. We talk through creating compelling NPC's. Our different tactics to make great characters that are memorable, and how they change when we're thinking about long last NPC's and one time cameos.
Check out World Forge on Twitter: @WorldForgePod
and Spotify
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"Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82 (freemusicarchive.org)
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Ep. 149 - How to play and run evil characters Jul 15, 2021

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This week we're talking about evil PC's. How do you run them, should you run them? How do you play them?! It's a mix bag of advice out there for what you should and shouldn't do when it comes to evil player characters. We'll talk about our experiences running and playing these types of characters together to give you our best hints and tips to pull it off.
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"Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82 (freemusicarchive.org)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Ep. 148 - How to create and use Dynamic Locations Ft. Giveaway Jul 08, 2021

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This week we're talking about Dynamic Locations! What are they, how do you create them and how do you run them in your games? These are something I swear by which work great in Sandbox games and to add the feel of a living breathing world. Also a podcast update and the reinstating of the D&D Agony Aunt!
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"Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82 (freemusicarchive.org)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Ep. 147 - How to use old Player Character's in cameos effectively Jul 01, 2021

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When you've been playing in the same world for years, you start to build up your own legends and fables of forgotten player characters. So how do you use those to your advantage? Those stories don't just stop and disappear from the world, they become myth and legend. Today I'm joined by RJd20 to talk about how to use PC cameos in the most effective way!
RJd20: https://www.rjd20.com/

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"Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82 (freemusicarchive.org)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Ep. 146 - How to create and use a calendar in your setting Jun 24, 2021

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Calendars, love em or hate em, they can help create the effect of a living world. But whats the best way to make a calendar and then how do you actually start using it effectively and not just as a piece of lore that doesn't matter? This week we'll look at a few calendars from 5e settings, then talk about why they work and why they don't. We'll talk about making our own and break down how to start using it to make your world feel alive.

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Music: "Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82
From the Free Music Archive
CC by NC

Ep. 145 - How to utilise combat roles in your encounters Jun 17, 2021

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Spice up your D&D Encounters with combat roles. We'll talk about the old 4e method, why you shouldn't use it, and what to do instead. We'll recap all the D&D announcements from this past week, and talk about that existential dread you get from killing a PC.
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dScryb - Enhance your theatre of the mind with expertly crafter boxed text of monsters, locations and spells at https://dscryb.com
Use Code 'COMMON' at checkout for 10% off your order while supporting the show.
Music: "Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82
From the Free Music Archive
CC by NC

Ep. 144 - How to deliver story beats in combat encounters Jun 10, 2021

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Just because initiative has been rolled, doesn't mean you can't deliver story beats! Today we'll talk about injecting flavour and storytelling into the mechanical side of Dungeons and Dragons

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Music: "Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82
From the Free Music Archive
CC by NC

Ep. 143 - How to use the Tiers of Play in your games Jun 03, 2021

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This week we'll talk about the tiers of play and new interesting ways to implement them into your homebrew campaign.
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dScryb - Enhance your theatre of the mind with expertly crafter boxed text of monsters, locations and spells at https://dscryb.com
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Music: "Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82
From the Free Music Archive
CC by NC

Ep. 142 - How to write your worlds Creation Myth May 27, 2021

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This week I grab my world building friend and delve into the ways we write our Creation Myths. Hear about our wolrds and their stories and how we started the process of creating them.

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Music: "Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82
From the Free Music Archive
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