We Speak Common

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Ep. 121 - Tinker's Toolbox: How to run Sword & Sorcery in 5e Jan 21, 2021

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This week my good friend Ray stops by to talk about Sword & Sorcery, the well love genre and how to pull it off in 5e. We'll talk about some ways you could try to emulate the S&S feel in your games, and inevitably get over excited and want to run it ourselves. Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us online at https://wespeakcommon.com/ We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice Dungeon. Get beautifully crafted metal sets of dice for your D&D game at https://thedicedungeon.co.uk Use Code 'WeSpeakCommon' 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. 120 - Table Fables: What I learnt running Waterdeep Dragon Heist Jan 14, 2021

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This week is our first episode of Table Fables! I'm joined by player and Co-DM James to talk all about our adventures in Waterdeep. I'll be talking about what I learnt along the way prepping and running Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. What I changed, what I kept and things that I would do differently looking back. Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us online at https://wespeakcommon.com/ We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice Dungeon. Get beautifully crafted metal sets of dice for your D&D game at https://thedicedungeon.co.uk Use Code 'WeSpeakCommon' 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. 119 - A New Beginning Jan 07, 2021

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It's time to talk about the future of We Speak Common!
It's an exciting time as in this short update we introduce three new shows, new ways to listen and a way to support the podcast!
Get a full run down in the Press Release

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Ep. 118 - Why running Factions is a must in your games Dec 31, 2020

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Well. Here we are my friends, Joe's final episode. As we raise a glass to a great DM, amazing play and top notch best friend, we talk about why factions are so important to your D&D campaign and building a living breathing world. We'll end an era of the podcast by talking about our best moments as DM's and players.

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Ep. 117 - How to plan a desert campaign and stealing from other systems Dec 24, 2020

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This week Joe talks all about his current obsession, Cyberpunk Red. The rules that stand out, how we could use them in D&D and why it's peaked his interest. We'll then get into our weekly topic, Desert campaigns. We'll give you places to seek inspiration, our thoughts on ideas floating our each others heads and why we hate sand - It's course and rough, and its gets everywhere.

We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice Dungeon. Get beautifully crafted metal sets of dice for your D&D game at https://thedicedungeon.co.uk/

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Ep. 116 - How to dominate the Wizard BBEG & Giveaway Dec 17, 2020

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This week Joe spills all the details on the parties fight with Manshoon. He apologises to Ben and drops his fellow party mates in the dirt!
Plus, we're doing a special giveaway for Joe's final episode on New Years Eve, find out more at the end of the episode.

We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice Dungeon. Get beautifully crafted metal sets of dice for your D&D game at https://thedicedungeon.co.uk/

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

Ep. 115 - Developing interesting NPC's from the mundane Dec 10, 2020

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This week we're going to help rob make his mob boss and interesting villain for some tier 2 PC's! Ideas you can take and develop to build out more interesting NPCs in your own games.

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Ep. 114 - How to balance role-playing with charisma checks Dec 03, 2020

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Ever find yourself role-playing a really convincing argument but the persuasion check comes out really low? Or maybe your lying through your teeth really badly in character but you get a 20 on the deception check? This week we're going to talk about how we marry the two together, how to align roleplaying with what the dice decide.

We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice Dungeon. Get beautifully crafted metal sets of dice for your D&D game at https://thedicedungeon.co.uk/

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Ep. 113 - How to make the most of running short sessions Nov 26, 2020

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This week, after running a few shorter D&D sessions, we'll talk about the Pros of a shorter D&D game, how to make the most of it, and why it might be better than playing longer games. We'll also talk more about some of the subclasses in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, and list our favourites for each class in all of 5e.

We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice Dungeon. Get beautifully crafted metal sets of dice for your D&D game at https://thedicedungeon.co.uk/

Use Code 'WeSpeakCommon' at checkout for 10% off your order while supporting the show.

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Ep. 112 - BONUS episode, How to use Tasha's Cauldron of Everything to its full potential Nov 20, 2020

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Whats this? A random Bonus Episode of We Speak Common appeared! Tasha's Cauldron of Everything is finally out, and we've read through it and can't wait to talk about it ALL! Here's how to use Tasha's Cauldron of Everything to its full potential.

We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice Dungeon. Get beautifully crafted metal sets of dice for your D&D game at https://thedicedungeon.co.uk/

Use Code 'WeSpeakCommon' at checkout for 10% off your order while supporting the show.

Didn't hear the one thing that'll get your creative brain going? let us know:
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Music: "Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82
From the Free Music Archive
CC by NC

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