We Speak Common

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Ep. 111 - How to use environmental factors to improve encounters, and a lesson all DM's need to learn Nov 19, 2020

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This week we're talking about the environmental elements you can use to enhance encounters, Ben shares an important lesson ALL DM's need to learn, and we go over our important NPC tips and tricks.

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Ep. 110 - Adventuring in fairy tales with Tales of the old world Ft. Giveaway! Nov 12, 2020

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This week we've got our grubby hands on an early copy of Tales of the Old World! Dive into these bite sized adventure with us and hear all about what you can expect in your copy releasing next week! PLUS we've got 2 copies to giveaway on our twitter, head over there now for your chance to win.

Ben's Tomb of Annihilation DM Document

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Ep. 109 - Character and class concepts and how to do horror well in DnD Nov 05, 2020

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This week, after the hassle that will now be known as the "Lost Episode", we discuss the character and class concepts we want to play the most. Plus the d&d Adventures we want to see in coming out next! We'll also talk about our halloween oneshot and how to run creepy encounters and horror games! Ben's Tomb of Annihilation DM Document 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: Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us online at https://wespeakcommon.com/ Music: "Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82 From the Free Music Archive CC by NC

Ep. 108 - Discussing Tasha's optional race rules, optimal party size and combining modules Oct 29, 2020

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This week we'll be delving into new info for the upcoming Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, what we think the best party size is and how to combine published modules so you get get through that back log! 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: Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us online at https://wespeakcommon.com/ Music: "Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82 From the Free Music Archive CC by NC

Ep. 107 - How Baldur's Gate 3's rules could change D&D forever Oct 22, 2020

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This week we finally talk about Baldur's Gate 3. We'll get into the rules that have been adapted and changed to port 5e into a video game, how they work out and what they could mean for D&D as a table top RPG.

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. 106 - How, why and if you should be running a session zero Oct 15, 2020

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This week we'll be talking about our experiences running session zeros. We'll get into how we run them and how we choose when we need to run them, plus the importance of setting up boundaries with your players.

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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Music: "Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82
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Ep. 105 - How to set up and pay off story arcs and hooks Oct 08, 2020

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This week we revisit a topic that got away from us! We'll talk about how we set up story hooks and then pay them off over the course of their arcs. 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: Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us online at https://wespeakcommon.com/ Music: "Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82 From the Free Music Archive CC by NC

Ep. 104 - Critiquing our own Dming and how we improved Oct 01, 2020

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This week we talk about our experiences at each others tables, mainly the things that we could improve on and how we go about doing that.

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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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
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Ep. 103 - Homebrew rules to bring to your table Ft. Dragon Wings and the Dice Dungeon Sep 24, 2020

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This week we're joined by our friends from Dragon Wings, and Ben from our sponsor, The Dice Dungeon, to talk all about the homebrew rules we bring to our tables. Theres a lot of people on this episode, so sit back and enjoy the nonsense that ensues while maybe finding that next rule to bring to your game.

Check out Dragon Wings and their adventures with a giant chicken HERE

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
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Ep. 102 - How to bring prestige classes back into D&D 5e Sep 17, 2020

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This week we dig up the old Unearthed Arcana for prestige classes in 5e. We'll shine the spotlight onto the community and talk about how we think prestige classes should look in 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.

Didn't hear the one thing that'll get your creative brain going? let us know:
Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon
Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com
Visit us online at https://wespeakcommon.com/

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

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