Let's discuss law and order, especially lawmaking, in your D&D settings today!! How do you write some good legal texts for your D&D Settings that represent the people making it, living under it, enforcing it, and convicted by it?

There are some special questions about law-making in fantasy and sci-fi worlds but general rules still apply and we will discuss both from the basis to the specialisation.

We also changed our Podcast Host so if this episode appears weird that's probably why and please let us know what is weird about it.

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Today we discuss an on going discourse of the TTRPG Space: "Actual Play Shows are not how you play the games actually", at least that is what some people claim... Most of which have not been part of many actual plays.

But there is still some truth to that saying but in our opinion, it not a healthy way to say what is important about any showing/presentation of TTRPGs, and that is what we focus on today!

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And with that the Villain is revealed... Or is he? The Mad Scientist behind the Automatons is waiting on the other side of that Lab!

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Today we talk about ways you can make your D&D and TTRPG combats more interesting, difficult, and engaging by using monster and enemy tactics.

In this episode, we talk about what it means to use tactics and how even the most simple tactic can already have a great impact at your tables. We also discuss how you can come up with tactics easily for every single monster and enemy by just using them the way they are already designed.

We discuss and advise on creating tactics and the most simple ways to spice up your combats and make your players sweat. We talk about what different Monster features mean and how they would be using their features to their advantage or how a simple structure and a leader on the enemy's side can already make combats better for everyone involved. We talk about how they heighten immersion, make the world feel more natural, and create a sense of complexity in your world too.

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Today we talk about the reason why TTRPGs are becoming bigger and bigger and more and more mainstream. Obviously, there are many reasons working together here but we are here to talk about the aspect that experience plays.

In this episode, we talk about the difference between consuming content and experiencing content and why our world has evolved from just wanting to consume specific content to make the experience of said content unique and exciting. This is where TTRPGs play a crucial part for us since they are a way to experience, create and explore our own content without many extra requirements.

We discuss what it means to consume content and why the experience of content consumption and creation is different and more important in todays world. We talk about the factors that lead to this development like Social Media and the Availability of the Internet and bring it all back around to talking about why TTRPGs are such amazing tools for everyone to use. We give out advice on creating and heightening immersion at the table, how to experience a story rather than telling it, and what you can do to make your games spectacles no one will ever forget.

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Today we talk about how you can hand the right magic items to your D&D and TTRPG players to reward them, spotlight them and level them up. We also answer questions like: "What Magic Items should i give out?" or "How many D&D magic Items are too many?"

In this episode, we talk about magic items in D&D and how generous you should be in handing them out to your players to not boost their power too much but to still make them feel rewarded and powerful. If you ever asked yourself the question of what kind of magic items, how many of them, or how powerful they should be this is the right episode for you.

We discuss what it means to be generous and if there is something like being too generous or not generous enough when it comes to magic items and rewards for players in D&D. We highlight that different TTRPG playstyles will call for different levels of generosity and that players should have some say in what way they are rewarded. We give out advice on creating the right balance of power and danger using magic items and rewards, how you can work with your players to create the best magic item rewards possible, and what you can do if you ever gave your players too many magic items.

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Why Your World Matters is back!!

This is the 4th Instalment of Why Your World Matters - A TTRPG Worldbuilding Panel aiming to bring together creative people to discuss creating more immersive, wonderful, inclusive, and creative worlds.

Why Your World Matters message is simple, everyone can be creative and create wonderful worlds and stories. This time we once again bring you 5 new Content Creators that create Podcasts, Streams, Books, and Worlds for you to enjoy, they reveal their techniques for creating worlds, what inspires them, and how you too can create even more wonderful things.

Click here to get to know our amazing Cast:

Sage:

https://twitter.com/sage_steam

https://www.twitch.tv/steamsage1

Kendo:

twitter.com/kendomakesfilms 

twitter.com/TalesYetTold 

https://www.instagram.com/TalesYetTold/

twitter.com/namelessdomain 

twitch.tv/namelessdomain

Amber:

https://twitter.com/thespacejamber

twitch.tv/thespacejamber 

https://www.tiktok.com/@thespacejamber

Nathan:

https://twitter.com/Reckless_Attack

https://www.twitch.tv/recklessattackstudios

instagram.com/recklessattackpodcast 

https://www.youtube.com/@reckless_attack

Lys:

twitter.com/daunt_lys 

twitch.tv/dauntlys 

ko-fi.com/dauntlys 

youtube.com/@dauntlys

Kaiya:

twitter.com/mirror_lock 

mirror-lock.itch.io

Organized by us and Jason Zollinger/ChillTouchRPG, find Jason here: https://twitter.com/ChillTouchRPG / https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Jason%20Zollinger

As always remember that this is a Stream Recording and not Original Podcast Content and this was Streamed on November 5th of 2022.

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WE'RE FINALLY BACK!!

Join us today as we start Season 2 of DoubleDM, where not much changed and we are still doing the same discussions in the same format!

This time we talk about how to always improve as a Game Master, that you are never the perfect Game Master and can always seek to improve your skills to weave even greater stories, craft even grander worlds, or roleplay even better villains. There is always something you can do and improve on but it's important to look back once in a while too to appreciate where you came from and what Mistakes and Past Experiences helped you the most in becoming who you are today.

We discuss making the best of every moment at the table and playing with a focus on improving your games to have the best time possible and give advice that will help you in shaping future sessions to come and especially how to evaluate the games you played and moments that happened.

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We're supposed to be on break but we need to talk about the news now so we thought to at least make a short update including all the information currently available and what we are doing with the information available and also Wizards just updated on D&D Beyond so it's the perfect time to upload. :)

This new OGL is not about empowering their own game and its creator space but an attempt to control and squash the market in their hands to make D&D not only the world's greatest roleplaying game but the world's only roleplaying game. Wizards of the Coast has shown their intent to control and with this short update, we want to just tell you what that means for us, you, and the content creation space.

Please make your voice heard and support an #OpenDnD in whatever way you feel comfortable, cancel your D&D Beyond Subscription, File Support Tickets with Wizards, and talk about this online and offline. If you want to look further than D&D and play new games I encourage you to do so too.

Please inform yourself further using these links:

Linda Codegas Original Article: https://gizmodo.com/dnd-wizards-of-the-coast-ogl-1-1-open-gaming-license-1849950634

Roll For Combats Leaked Document: http://ogl.battlezoo.com/

DnD_Shorts E-Mail Post: https://twitter.com/DnD_Shorts/status/1613576298114449409

Paizo's Community Announcement of ORC: https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6si7v?Paizo-Announces-SystemNeutral-Open-RPG-License

The Newest Leak discussed by DnD_Shorts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HjbBuZafv4c

One of the earliest instances of Discussion around this happened on the Nerd Immersion Channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fgWlPcyi34U&t=0s

Wizards newest Update on the OGL and their first response to community backlash: https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1423-an-update-on-the-open-game-license-ogl

There are countless other videos, blog posts, articles, and podcasts out there by all kinds of creators which I encourage you to check out as well.

#OpenDnD #StoptheSub #DnDBegone 

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It's been 2 years since we started DoubleDM. Thank you for joining us on this incredible life-changing journey into TTRPG Content Creation. This episode is us looking back at the amazing 2 years we had and what we learned about Content Creation, TTRPG Game Mastering, and just us as Human Beings. We talk about how our lives, our Game Master Style, and our Content changed in those 2 years and talk about what it means to us that we have been able to produce content for you all this time. 

(I'm getting a little teary-eyed writing this Description)

This episode also features some of the best things, practices, and ideas we have learned about content creation and D&D and TTRPG Game Mastering and kind of serves as a recap of 99 Main Show Episodes. We also look into the future of DoubleDM and what will happen next for us in the next 2 years of Content Creation.

Once again, thank you for joining us on this journey and we hope we can stay together for another 2 amazing years.

Reminder: We're on break till February 6th and won't be releasing any Main Show Episodes (there might be other Content dropped) 

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Join us for this episode where we talk to Alec Azzam a Professional TTRPG Game Master and Content Creator.

Professional Game Masters run TTRPGs and D&D for a living and today we talk about what it means to get paid for running a session of D&D. Alec runs 12 to 15 sessions of TTRPGs a week and with that Alec runs more games a week than most of us do in a month. We talk about how he is able to balance all that and what it means for a session to be a paid session. We ask Alec all kinds of questions many people have when they first meet a Pro GM and also dive deeper into how to get started as a Pro GM, what it means to be a professional GM, and how being a professional GM changes your views about playing and running games than a normal kitchen table game master.

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9:00: Let's meet Alec Azzam

12:30: How do you prep as a Pro GM?

16:30: Whats the difference between Hobby and Job GMing?

24:30: How does being a Pro GM work?

34:00: Does it ever get boring?

39:00: Pro Gming is a new concept how does it feel to be in this new field?

45:30: How much of Pro GMing is D&D?

47:30: What happens before Session 1?

56:30: Consume a lot of Content

60:00: Don't plan for the party

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Join us for this episode where we discuss creating and telling wonderful stories and how TTRPGs help (and/or hinder) you from telling the best stories.

Different building blocks are needed for a Story to exist and in this episode, we talk about exactly those building Blocks and how TTRPGs help you in creating them and the story. We go over simple tricks and tools you can implement to use these building blocks to tell the story you want to tell. We talk about what it means to experience a story using TTRPGs instead of just telling it and a whole lot more! We talk about Balancing Tension, Buildup, Themes, Storyrules, and the Basic Building Blocks of a Story today so you have easy guidelines and helpful tips for creating the stories you want to tell.

For more information see these timestamps:

15:00: What makes a good Story?

19:00: A Story makes its own rules

27:00: Your Storyrules need to persist

29:00: Themes are the Baseline for Stories

35:00: Balance is needed in a Story

38:00: Buildup as a Tool 

41:00: TTRPGs are about experiencing a Story

44:30: What does a Story need to be great?

55:00: TTRPGs help you tell a Story

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Join us for this episode where we discuss creating the most exciting, spicy, engaging, and/or memorable combat for your D&D and TTRPG tables!

We talk about what makes D&D and TTRPG combats fun and what makes them boring and some easy simple tricks you can use to make combats better for your table experience.  Combats are supposed to be tense, dramatic, and engaging experiences for the whole table that shape the story just as much as impactful decisions and with just a few simple tricks and a little know-how, you easily can make your combats feel like epic high stakes situations. Often it really comes down to what you want from combats in the first place and that is why this episode talks about a whole lot of different types of combats and how you can achieve them.

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13:00: What do we want from combat?

15:00: Making Combats Flashy!

19:00: Change the rules of the combat

23:30: Think about the Setting of your combat

26:00: Increasing Danger and Risk in Combat

35:30: Better Statblocks lead to better Combats

39:00: Movement is crucial to Dynamic Combats

43:30: Combats should breed Creativity

49:30: Combats are Story Devices

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when it comes to plots in our D&D and TTRPG games it's obvious that we all want more quality adventures than just a mass of plots.

But this question goes deeper, how many plots can you maintain at the same time and how many plots is too many really? Can you have 2 main plots at once? and a lot more in this episode

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Join us for this episode where we discuss creating the best Homebrew Rules for your D&D and TTRPG Tables.

We talk about what Homebrew Rules in D&D and TTRPG do and why we use them at our tables so often. Homebrew Rules are supposed to nudge a game a little more into the direction you want it to go not outright change the fundamentals of it and that is why this episode discusses which Homebrew Rules are the best for your D&D and TTRPG Tables and how you can create and formulate better rules to get even more out of your already great games.

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13:30: So let's talk about Homebrew Rules 

17:00: Homebrew Rules should bring more Fun

23:30: Homebrew Rules should reflect what you want

29:30: Learning from other games

35:30: Adding something that is missing

39:00: Why playing RAW is good

42:00: Major vs Minor Homebrew Rules

47:00: Make sure you know the system before creating rules

52:00: Every Table enjoys the game differently

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In this episode of DoubleDM we talk about how to start a new D&D and TTRPG Campaigns, something that happens more often than ending one. This episode talks about what the first session of your new TTRPG campaign should accomplish and how you can make sure to create the best first session and make the best first impressions ever. The first session of a campaign is the first view the players get of the world, story and also their characters so getting it right is important. And here you will learn how! We talk about the Early Campaign Stages, common problems that often arise in new campaigns, and how you can make sure to prevent an unengaged campaign.

For more information check these timestamps:

14:00: How important is the Start of a Campaign

18:00: What do you need to know before Starting your Game

30:00: Write down concepts at the beginning

35:30: Making the Group work together

42:30: Give the PCs Motivation and Make your PCs Motivatable

47:00: Every Campaign is a huge Mechanism

49:00: Name your Campaigns!

53:30: Make every Character shine in Session 1

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In today's episode, we cover the topic of Player Character backstories and how you can write great engaging D&D backstories your GM can use to weave you into the world and narrative of the campaign. 

A great backstory can mean a lot of different things depending on the game, world, campaign, other players and so much more and that's why we are talking about what steps you should take to create a great fitting backstory or if you are a GM what steps you should take so your players create the backstories you want. We also talk about what it means to create no backstory or limit the length of the backstories you are getting from your players.

For more information check out these timestamps:

18:00: What are we looking for in Backstories?

23:00: Limiting Backstories is not a good idea

28:00: Find your way to create a character in play

36:00: A Backstory needs to fit the Game

40:00: Include things that GMs can use

47:00: A Backstory needs to support the Game Story

49:00: First get a feel for the Character and then create a Backstory

52:00: Include a TL;DR in your Backstory

56:00: Work with your GM to make the backstory fit.

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In this episode, we discuss Session 0s and especially what makes a Session 0 a good Session 0. In Session 0 you can do a lot of stuff but most importantly you lay the groundwork for your campaign in and out of the game by ensuring Safety, Managing Expectations, Creating Characters, and a whole lot more. It depends a lot on what you need from your Session 0, however, there are a few key points that we believe create the perfect session 0 and we are covering them in this episode.

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13:30: We are doing a Session 0

16:00: How to start a Session 0

20:00: Leaving is Okay

24:30: Understand the Game

29:00: Safety is Important

35:30: Organisation needs to happen

39:00: What does everyone expect from the game?

43:00: Talk about the Details

48:00: House Rules

54:00: Character Creation in Session 0

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This week we talk to Bart Wynants about Spurned of Orcus his D&D 5e Kickstarter which has been built by new up-and-coming TTRPG writers through blind collaboration with a minimal prompt style approach. If this seems a little unorthodox to you, that's because it is!! This Kickstarter is something new and exciting to talk about so we just had to talk to Bart, the organizer for this, and what the process of this looks like. Bart also talks about his love for Immersive Storytelling and how he finds Inspiration and how to incorporate both into your D&D games!!

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17:00 Let's meet Bart

20:00 Okay what is Spurned of Orcus

28:00 How Immersive Audio can help an Adventure

34:00 Immersive Audio Puzzles (also for Podcasts)

38:00 How does a Kickstarter feel?

40:00 What do "Blind Collaboration" and "Minimal Prompt" mean?

45:00 These are all newcomer writers

52:00 What advice for Kickstarter starters

60:00 Acknowledgments and Shoutouts

Bart’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/critographer

Spurned of Orcus Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bolvverk/spurned-of-orcusan-audio-enhanced-5e-adventure

Tim Samsoen’s artwork: https://deviantart.com/mindwisp

Anna Bakker’s music: http://songhir.nl

MySoundDelve SFX Website: http://mysounddelve.com

Raging Swan Press: https://ragingswanpress.com

Hansor Publishing: https://thegaiacomplex.com

Nightfall Games: https://nightfall.games

Ex1st Games: https://ex1st.com/games/

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In this episode of DoubleDM we discuss why you are a great Game Master and TTRPG Player too. We discuss that it is hard to define a Game Masters Value at a TTRPG Table and what work you need and should do for your Games. We also discuss the comparison between different GM Styles and the GM vs. Player Comparison and why we think it's not healthy to always compare yourself to others.

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19:00: Does the Game Master do more work than the Players?

24:00: So what Work does the GM do?

27:00: Lets talk about how long a combat turn should go

35:00: Quantity vs. Quality in Work

39:00: Two Sides working together

42:00: Every Game Master is different

46:00: You're a great Game Master

50:00: Pro GMing is something different

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In this episode of DoubleDM we talk about our most recent new TTRPG experience, a Total Party Kill in one of our D&D Games. So this episode talks about how to deal with a Player Character Death in D&D and TTRPG as a Game Master and how you can make it an impactful story moment or as a player and how to deal with your PC dying. We also talk about how to use Ressurection in D&D and what to do as a table when a TPK happens.

For more information check these timestamps:

17:00: How was our TPK?

25:00: TPKs can be so much fun!!

30:00: Death is an Integral Part of the Game

33:00: Processing the Feelings of a PC Death

38:00: Death will change your Story

41:00: Use Death as a Fuel for a Story

46:00: Death is a Session 0 topic

48:30: Ressurection makes Death more impactful

53:00: Don't punish a player for their character dying

56:00: What to do after a TPK as a Group

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Join us for this episode where we discuss why Metagaming isn't always bad in D&D and TTRPG. 

You will find tons of advice and insight on how to handle metagaming as a DM so it does not destroy the tables enjoyment or immersion. We even talk about how metagaming will elevate your game's immersion, engagement, and enjoyment.

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13:00: let's chat about Metagaming

18:30: Worldbuilding as a Fix for Metagaming?

21:00: Metagaming with BBEGs

25:00: let's talk about Matthew Mercers/Critical Roles Metagaming

29:00: TTRPGs are about Chance

32:00: Metagaming will happen

37:00: What are TTRPGs?

39:00: Metagaming isn't bad and here's why

44:00: Using Metagaming to enhance the Gameplay

46:00: Metagaming is not a big deal

50:00: How can you stop Metagaming?

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Sometimes you have a player (or Game Master) at the table who thinks themselves more important than everyone else at the table (in and out of the game)

That is obviously bad but it might be a lot more covert and sometimes unintentional, so how do you deal with that and what are ways to move past this?

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In this episode, we talk about running, preparing, and also writing Premade Modules for D&D and TTRPG. We help with lots of advice and insight into how it is to run a premade campaign and what things to keep in mind while doing so. After this episode, you will have a better understanding of how premade modules want to run and played so you can pick one up from a store or website and be ready to run a game of TTRPG in no time.

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13:00: What is a Premade Adventure?

17:00: Premade Adventures don't need Prep

23:00: How to adapt Premade Modules to your Game

31:00: Premades help you develop skills

33:00: What Premades do really well for you

38:00: Even Veteran GMs benefit from Premade Modules

41:00: Not all Modules are the same

47:00: Modules are a Baseline, not a Full Story

50:00: They help with structure

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In this episode of DoubleDM we discuss TTRPG Game Master Attitudes and Mindsets.

By that, we mean your attitude towards running tabletop roleplaying games, the players and their characters, and the world you created. It's not about which Mindset is better than the others cause GM Mindsets are heavily dependent on a lot of factors like the group of players you have and even depend just on the person you are. Obviously, we can all agree that an Asshole shouldn't be a Game Master, right?

In this episode, however, you can still find a lot of interesting information about how you can make more conscious well-informed decisions as a Game Master for your Table to uphold fun, safety, and expectations. We talk about Adversarial GMing and Ironfist GMing in particular and what it means for us to think in a Player vs. GM Mindset. You will also find lots of advice on how to make sure you don't become an Adversarial Game Master. Don't worry you will mostly be fine.

You will also find some of our fun and interesting takes on Game Master Advise and why we think Game Mastering is an inherently weird thing to do.

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In this week's episode, we discuss Urban Adventures in D&D and TTRPGs and answer questions about creating, running, and planning Urban Adventures to create your next fun session of Roleplay and Action. 

Urban Adventures are defined by two aspects that play together constantly, the city and the adventure. In this episode, we will discuss how to make these two parts play together to create a fun adventure inside a city. We talk about different story beats and tools you can use inside your city to create a better adventure and we talk about how to make your city an adventure-friendly environment to allow for Urban Adventures that engage with the city.

We offer tons of advice centered around making sure your adventure and city feel engaging and fun to your players and talk about different points that make a city interesting and ready for your next D&D adventure.

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It's finally time. 

The future of D&D is here. Well sort of... There was a big announcement Stream a few weeks ago that talked about the future of Dungeons & Dragons. 

It was revealed that the new "edition" of D&D will be... still D&D 5th Edition. Wizards are just gonna stop using the Edition Suffix from now on and wants us to do the same. But there were still some announcements and even a 21-page document released that give a picture of how D&D will look in the future. In that Document, you will find the reworked Character Origins and a few Rule Changes and that is what will be discussed in today's episode of DoubleDM. We talk about what we like and what we dislike about the Announcements, Rules, and documents, we talk about what we think will come in the future, and talk about a few things we would have liked to see instead. 

The Playtest Survey is out now btw. so if you have read the document yourself we also encourage you to fill out the survey to help shape the future of D&D. 

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In this episode of DoubleDM we discuss Dungeon Crawls and Exploring Dungeons in D&D and other TTRPGs. 

When it comes to Dungeon Crawls it's about exploring and mystery for us. Learning about an Unkown and often Hostile Environment and how to traverse and survive it. That's why Dungeon Masters should create an experience using their dungeons that is about exploration. In this episode, we discuss how we make our dungeons interesting and engaging to our players and how to make every dungeon crawl feel unique in its own way.

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This episode of DoubleDM answers the Question: "How to make D&D Combats more dramatic?"

We talk about the basis of drama and action sequences and how you can make them play together to create incredibly fun, interesting, and bone-chilling experiences in D&D and TTRPG for your players to revel about weeks later. We discuss how you can use the dramatic question to elevate your storytelling and how that question is embedded in everything you do in a Game of D&D and other TTRPG.

We present you with lots of advice on how you can use the inherent drama of the games you play and also how you can insert drama into your action sequences by creating Tension through Meaningful Loss and Failure will yield a much more dramatic experience or creating a meaningful variation in the combat strategies. There is a whole lot more to explore so join us on this episode.

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13:30: Beginning of Episode

15:00: What Is Drama?

19:00: The Dramatic Question

23:00: What Is Action?

25:30: What Forms of Action Exist?

32:00: Combining Action and Drama

37:00: There Is Inherent Drama in Action

43:00: Make Everything Unique

46:30: Storytelling in Fights

49:30: Meaningful Tension

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In this episode, we are discussing the use of recurring non-player characters for your D&D Game and talk about their functions for the story and worlds you create. This episode is less about creating these Important NPCs and more about how you can use them to create a more deeply connected world and narrative in your games.

In this episode, you will find lots of advice centered around how to use Important NPCs for your Story to help or antagonize your players to create a more engaging narrative for your players that shows a deeply connected world and story. These NPCs are there to further the story and give you the opportunity to connect your players to events and places too.

Check out the episode if you want to find out more about using recurring characters in D&D and TTRPG and how they help you create deeper worlds and narratives.

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13:00: What is a Side Character

17:00: What do Recurring Characters do

25:00: Labeling Side Characters

34:00: Guest Players are Side Characters

38:00: Avoiding DMPCs

44:00: Qualities of a Good Side Character

47:00: How to get these Qualities

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Episode 79 of DoubleDM discusses the topic of creating Settlements and Cities for your D&D and TTRPG Homebrew Worlds. This Episode focuses on the worldbuilding and developing aspects of Settlement creation. We have lots of advice geared towards creating believable, fantastical, engaging, and interesting settlements for your players to explore and fall in love with.

We talk at length about different aspects that shape the way a city will look, feel and work such as Geography, Economy, and Politics so you can ask yourself a few simple questions and make a few bullet points to make sure you get the creation process right. At the same time, we talk a lot about how to make a city interesting and engaging for your players to find secrets, mysteries, and adventure wherever they look.

For more information check these timestamps:

12:00: What is a Settlement?

14:30: What are Settlements good for?

17:00: Why do we have Settlements in D&D?

25:00: Step 1: Geography of a Settlement

31:00: Step 2: Economy of a Settlement

33:00: Step 3: Politics of a Settlement

38:00: Intermission: Focus on one Step and do the others Baseline

40:00: Step 4: Demographics of a Settlement

44:00: Step 5: Cultural and Religious Sections of a Settlement

45:30: Step 6: History of a Settlement

48:00: Step 7: Planning of a Settlement

54:00: Add Incentives To Explore and Engage

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In this episode, we discuss Personality vs. Stats and what is more important for a D&D and TTRPG Character. We discuss if there is a distinction between the two and why you will always need both to create a great TTRPG Character

We highlight the many different ways Stats can manifest into your character and how they can influence their Personality and at the same time highlight how the Personality of your Character will also have an influence on their stats. This episode also features a discussion around roleplaying stats and where the limits of your stats should be in dictating your roleplay.

In this episode, you will find lots of great advice centered around how you can create characters more in tune with the stats you have, how to let stats and personality influence each other, and how you can roleplay stats in a unique and new way for every character you create.

For more information see these Timestamps:

12:30: What is a Character Sheet?

18:00: What composes a character?

20:00: What is important in a Backstory?

24:00: How do Stats manifest into Personality?

28:30: Why You Always Have Both

33:30: What can a Character do that is not on the Sheet?

44:30: What Makes a Good Character Sheet?

49:00: Should Stats limit Roleplay?

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In this episode, we are discussing Boss Battles in D&D and TTRPGs and especially how you can make them more memorable, interesting, and engaging for your players.

For us Boss Battles can and should do a lot of things for your Games, like give closure on certain parts of the story, reward your players for a victory, but also leave them on the edge of their seats for the whole fight. This is a big task and oftentimes can be achieved through so many different ways that you really are spoiled for choice. You do not have to use every single way but one to three are totally enough to make your battles memorable and engaging.

Boss Battles should also be dangerous and tipping points. You might not want your players to lose but some of the best bottles are the ones where it was felt the whole fight through that every decision, every action, and every dice roll could decide fate. You achieve this through the ways we will be discussing in this episode.

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12:00: What is a Boss Battle?

16:00: Why are Boss Battles important?

19:00: What makes a Boss Battle good?

26:00: How to make a Boss Battle good, memorable, and interesting?

26:00: Legendary Actions

27:30: Lair Actions

29:00: Environmental Effects

31:00: Build Up

34:00: Interaction

39:00: Stages or Phases

40:30: Ambiance

43:30: Uniqueness

44:30: History

48:00: Timers

49:30: Objectives

52:20: Minions

55:30: Once per Encounter Actions

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The Mansion has a hidden secret, as the Fated Three uncover it, what will they find in the space behind the walls?

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Episode 76 of DoubleDM discusses the Topic of Using Environments for your D&D and TTRPG Sessions and Campaigns.

We discuss a lot of different ways Environments can be used to create Immersion, Challenges, and so much more.

For Example, we discuss how they are Influential Factors in Worldbuilding and how you need to pay attention to a settlement's environment when creating it as it will have a lot of influence on its infrastructure, people, and appearance. Another way is how they are needed for great Encounter Design as not just a Backdrop for your great Boss Fight but also how they can be used in the combat by either side using Lair Actions or Area Effects.

As you can see they influence every scene and encounter you have in your games and are therefore an important topic to think about. This episode is focused on helping you understand how to make use of environments in the game and how to better play with them in the future.

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In this upcoming episode, we discuss Theater of the Mind vs. Battlemaps for D&D and TTRPGs and what the Advantages and Disadvantages of both are.

We have a lot of thoughts on the advantages and disadvantages of both and especially how both can be used together. Maps provide a certain Consistency and Accuracy for your games, while Theater of the Mind provides Freedom and Collaboration. Both however also have some Disadvantages that will influence which might be better for your situation. 

As always remember that it's not about which of the two is actually better than the other and more about what fits the situation you have going on. so a lot of our talk is focused on identifying aspects of both that can help you understand which of the two you should go for

For more information see these Timestamps:

13:00: What do we mean when we say Theater of the Mind?

19:00: Why even use maps?

23:00: Accuracy in Combat

26:00: Maps keep Track for you

28:00: Benefits of Theater of the Mind

31:00: Theater of the Mind allows for Collaboration

35:00: Maps are static

40:00: What do you want to accomplish?

43:00: It's also about Fairness

48:00: Theater of the Mind has less and more Room for Error

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In this episode, we discuss Power Creep at your D&D and TTRPGs Tables. We will describe a lot of different ways how you can identify and deal with different kinds of Power Escalation and Threat Levels and why Power Creep can come from both sides of the table. We highlight a lot of different ways how you can handle power escalations by creating different new challenges that will challenge your players more than their powers only.

Often times Power Creep can also creep into Storytelling where we are compelled to design greater and greater challenges that become more and more ridiculous for our players to deal with which pushes us to deal with a more and more increasingly hard challenge to come up with these challenges themself. We give guidance and advice on how to make sure you slow down on your threat development.

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16:20: What do we mean when we say Power Creep?

22:00: The Actual Problem of Power Creep

26:30: Why Power Creep is not Universal

29:00: The Many Ways to deal with Power Creep

36:00: Power Creep is not outright bad

40:00: How do you prevent ridiculous Threats

45:00: Slow Down in Escalation

50:00: Power Creep is a Perception Thing

54:00: You will need to change it up

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This is the Trailer!

The Trailer for our very own D&D 5e Actual Play Podcast called Titans Call.

A story of Angry Titans, Cunning Cultists, Dubious Magic, and 3 Humans having to find a way to uncover the Mysteries of Ages Past to maybe save their world.

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In this week's episode, we are talking about Story Telling, especially Story Paths and Branches, and Why TTRPG Stories are so unique. We discuss different Storytelling Media How Storytelling works in each of them and how to use that to your advantage when telling a story in the respective medium. TTRPGs are a special medium that allows you to not just tell a story but rather experience a story while telling it. It combines all sides at the table into one experience and that comes with its own benefits and challenges. We give advice on taking advantage of the benefits and working with the challenges to create an incredible TTRPG Story with your Players around the table.

Join us as we discover what it means to have infinite Story Paths and Decision Outcomes, what this all means for a Story ending, and why it is great that your players have the agency to fully influence a story in their own way.

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16:00: TITANS CALL TRAILER

19:00: What are Story Branches?

21:00: What is Linear Storytelling?

27:00: What is Image Storytelling?

30:00: What is Multiple Path Storytelling?

34:00: Multiple Endings 

37:00: What is Non-Linear Storytelling?

40:00: Infinite Path Storytelling? The Open Field Story

46:00: How do you write a TTRPG Story?

51:00: Time as the Key Component

57:00: Listen to your Players

1:02:00: Create Events

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This week join us as we discuss Campaign Length and Why it Matters to have a defined Campaign Length. We discuss why you should have a defined length for your D&D and TTRPG Campaigns before even playing and what a defined length can give you, like a more defined scope of the game. 

A Defined Campaign Length can give you and your players a lot more visions for stories, characters, worlds and games that can actually fit that scope so you can have more fun at the table. By creating a better idea of scope for the game you allow everyone around the table to manage investment and expectations more easily which in turn will create a more rounded and fun experience at the D&D and TTRPG Table.

For more Information see these Timestamps:

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15:30: What do we mean with Campaign Length

19:00: Ways to Define Length

24:00: Talk about it in Session 0

27:00: Why This also applies to Actual Plays

29:00: What are the Benefits of Campaign Length

32:00: This is not a Limitation

39:00: The System plays a big part

42:00: Balancing Pros and Cons

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In this episode, we will discuss presenting your TTRPG and D&D Worlds lore to your players and how you can get your players to care about your setting as well as remember the lore you have presented in the past. We discuss all the different ways you can present lore and why you want to present lore in the first place. We talk about Loredumps and why Loredumps are badly executed most of the time and give guidance on how to create better more engaging lore dumps. 

If you want to know more you can check out these timestamps:

18:00: What even is lore?

22:00: How can you present lore?

24:00: Written vs. Spoken

27:00: How does Lore Evolve?

31:30: The Driving Forces behind Lore Dumps

34:00: Why Lore Dumps are Bad?

36:30: When to Present Lore?

39:00: How to make Lore Dumps better

43:00: Passive vs. Active Presentation

49:00: Present the Lore easier

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In this episode, we talk to Tom and Bodhi from HOMIEandTheDude a Father and Son MMA and D&D Content Creator Duo & Team. Tom and Bodhi talk to us about how you can create unique and exciting content for an audience and how you can connect to that audience.

We discuss creating a TTRPG Actual Play Show, conducting Interviews, and generally getting yourself out there and creating the content you want to see. All 4 of us give peaks behind the curtains of being a content creator and how hard it sometimes can be.

We talk about all the Steps of Content Creation, Coming up with Ideas, Executing those Ideas, Dealing with Problems, Connecting with a Community, Developing Content Further and so much more.

To top this off there is lots of great vibes to go around as we bounce the ball around between each other about how awesome the content is we produce and how we can learn from other creators.

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In this episode, we are joined by Navaar from Secret Nerd Podcast to discuss One-Shots, the Joy of Playing, and just general TTRPG Goodness.

Navaar hosts an Interview Podcast called Secret Nerd Podcast, where he invites all kinds of folks to talk TTRPGs, Nerdom, and just general Fun Stories to showcase these Games and Nerdculture is for everyone.

But for this episode, he is talking to us about One-Shots and especially what they provide to you as a GM and as a Player and why you should play more One-Shots. We all 3 enjoy One.-Shots for the Care-Free Environment they provide and the Environment to be creative and zany but there are a lot more Benefits as we discuss in the episode.

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In this episode, we will discuss how Game Masters of TTRPGs will have to say No to Player Ideas and Suggestions. We give advice and insight on how you can identify those situations when they arise and what you can do to work with your players to achieve an outcome favored by all. We also talk about what a Game Master actually does for the table and why it is on you to shut down certain ideas. We talk about the ways we use to prevent moments of disruption and our experience with shutting down ideas. We want you to remember that saying No is not an Act of Disprution but rather an Action to prevent it. For more information check out these Timestamps:

14:00: What does Saying No even mean?

18:00: Saying Yes does not mean Success

21:00: The Considerations you need to make

25:00: How To Involve Creativity

31:00: What actually is the Job of a Game Master?

38:00: Leave a Table if you have to

41:00: Have an Explanation

45:00: Session 0 is your Foundation

49:00: You have nothing to worry about

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Would D&D still be as popular if it would have been a Sci-Fi Game from the start?

That is the question that sparked the discussion about D&D, Fantasy and if Genre of TTRPGs even matters... It does... but not as a limiting factor but as an enabling one.

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In this episode, we will discuss incorporating Player Ideas and what it means to be an active listener to your players and their ideas. If you asked yourself how your Player's Ideas can enhance the D&D or TTRPG Experience, you are at the right stop. We discuss making room for those ideas and what it means to also shut down ideas if need be. We create extra time in this episode to talk about our Experience with Player Ideas big or small and how they shaped our games so far. After this episode, you will have a better understanding of how to find and encourage Player Ideas and how to incorporate them into your D&D games without breaking anything. Check out these timestamps for more Information:

12:30: Why is this a topic?

17:00: Players enjoy gaming the system

20:00: Is Rule of Cool wrong?

24:30: Limits breed Creativity

27:30: Ideas are baked into all Games

29:00: "Yes and..." and "No, but..."

33:00: How to get new Players to ideas

36:00: Be an Active Listener

41:00: What about really small ideas?

46:30: Changing the Outcome depending on Ideas

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Welcome to DoubleDMs Episode on D&D and TTRPG Non-Player Character Creation. In this episode, we will discuss Creating interesting Non-Player Characters, how to make NPCs feel more alive and real; why and how you create NPC Templates and Categories that will help you in creating NPCs on the fly during a session or more easily in prep and we discuss Throwaway NPCs and why your Players always attach to the NPCs you didn't plan instead of the Believable NPC you wrote. So sit back and let's chat about making your TTRPGs better. For more information see the Following Timestamps:

14:30: What is an NPC?

20:00: NPC Categories

23:00: How to create NPCs?

27:40: A Baseline NPC

33:30: How to build Major NPCs?

40:00: How to make an NPC feel more alive?

44:30: How to play with Throwaway NPCs?

47:00: Let your Players Decide who is Major too!

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In this episode, we discuss the Topic of Voices in Tabletop Roleplaying. We discuss how you can create better voices for your Non-Player Characters and Player Characters. Character Voices can elevate your game's immersion and atmosphere for your players and allow them to connect better to your Characters. We present a lot of advice on how everyone can create a wide range of voices and how to decide on the perfect voice for your special NPCs. We touch on when you should create a voice for your characters and the many reasons why voice distinction can help you create a better experience for your players. For more information check the following Timestamps:

15:00: What is a Voice?

18:00: How to do voices?

26:00: Why do voices?

29:00: How to play with Voice Distinction

32:00: It's about Training your Voice

34:00: How to create better Voices?

38:30: When should you do voices?

44:50: How do I remember a Voice later on?

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