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Ep. 61 - How to Run and Play Villainous Player Characters Dec 05, 2019

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This week we're talking about how you can run and play Villainous PC's. We'll tell you our tips on how to pull it off in an effective way and what some of the pit fulls are!

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Ep 60 - Listener Topics Quick fire and FFG Star Wars Nov 28, 2019

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This week we're tackling a number of listener submitted questions and topics including; attacks of opportunity, hazardous environments and weather. We'll also go through our experience's trying out a Star Wars TTRPG; Joe will talk about how he thinks it offers more free form play, while Ben points out how that's achievable in many systems including 5e. 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 Music: "Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82 From the Free Music Archive CC by NC

Ep. 59 - How to Manage Player Quests within your Main Narrative Nov 21, 2019

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This week we're talking about how to manage personal character arcs, while keeping your players on track and interested in the main story. This is something we're really into, so hopefully you can gain some inspiration from this episode. This topic was suggested by a listener to our email, if you've got something you want to hear us discuss, get in touch! 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 Music: "Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82 From the Free Music Archive CC by NC

Ep. 58 - How to Scale Combat Effectively Nov 14, 2019

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We've touch on scaling a few times over the last year and a bit. Today we're focusing on it outright. Here's ways you can take published combat and effectively scale it up to be a tougher challenge, or down to be a bit easier.

Ep. 57 - How to Utilise New Resting Mechanics Nov 07, 2019

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This week we talk about those pesky resting rules and new alternative you can use that a listener sent in! 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 Music: "Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82 From the Free Music Archive CC by NC

Ep. 56 - Epic Adventure Ft Odyssey of the Dragonlords Oct 31, 2019

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This week we take an extra deep dive into a brand new adventure for Dungeons and Dragons by the names behind some of the highest-rated roleplaying video games of all time: Baldur's Gate 1 & 2, Neverwinter Nights, Dragon Age: Origins, Mass Effect 1 & 2, Star Wars: The Old Republic and Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.

We'll have a spoiler free look at what you can expect in this epic sized adventure for both players and DMs. PLUS, thanks to Publisher Modiphius Entertainment, we've got the chance for you to get your hands on 1 of 2 digital copies in a giveaway!

So buckle up and jump into the world of Thylea!

Ep. 55 - How to build up to your dragon encounter effectively Oct 24, 2019

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This week Joe recounts the epic build up Ben laid out for his party as they tracked a dragon.

We'll give our tips on how to build up to a dragon encounter. Tips on how to set the theme and tones, encounters for a long the way and how to make a dragon feel actually scary!

Ep. 54 - How to find and use inspiration for D&D Games Ft WorldForge Oct 17, 2019

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This week we're joined by our friends at The World Forge to talk about finding inspiration for our D&D games.

We'll talk about how we take and adapt things from pop culture, media and real life and transpose them into our games. Where to look for that spark to light the imagination and we'll give some of the silliest things we've take and put in our worlds.

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Ep. 53 - New Norse Campaign Setting Ft Svilland Book give away Oct 10, 2019

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This week we take a look at the brilliant Svilland 5e campaign setting by the guys at Dream Realm Storytellers. We'll talk about the setting, the races it offers, the two new classes, awesome magic items, monsters and new mechanics! We'll even give some of our ideas for running a Norse themed adventure in Svilland.

Dream Realms Storytellers have kindly given us 5 digital copies of the book to give away! So make sure to head to our twitter fore details on how to win.

You can find more from DRS here: https://dreamrealmstorytellers.com/

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Ep. 52 - How to run a Oneshot in One Shot Oct 03, 2019

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This week we go over our ever lasting problem of making a Oneshot longer than One Shot! We'll talk about how to craft a one shot, what thoughts and preparations you need to make to keep it to one session, but still in depth and full of narrative goodness.

We also Celebrate ONE YEAR! Of We Speak Common, it's been a journey and we've loved every second of it.

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Music: "Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82
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