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DoubleDM is creating a huge content library of D&D and TTRPG Advice for you. Every episode covers a specific topic filled with advice, insight, and inspiration for Game Masters and Players to create better Games, Characters, and Worlds alike to get the most fun out of your Game Nights. We cover a giant mountain of different topics from getting you started to DM your first game to handling death as an important story moment. We got you covered to become the best Game master you can be. So join us on our journey of growing and learning and start listening in today!
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Creating Compelling Villains for D&D
Your Villains are one of the big building blocks your D&D and TTRPG Campaign runs on and making them compelling, grand, and villainous is crucial to feel of a Campaign with a Villain. But how do you make that Personality, the Acts they commit, and their Motivation actually matter? You need to bring them to the players so they can be a present force in the game. And that's what we'll discuss today!
We discuss about what it means to make your villains a present driving force in your Campaigns and how to make their Actions and Plans matter to the Players. We highlight different forms of interactions between players and Villains to make sure your players get the personal motivation to stop the villain and not just a feeling of having to do it because they are evil. We give a lot of advice on making your villain present and perceived by your players to make sure your games become that much more compelling and driven.
Our Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)
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Mar 20, 2023
The Art of Exposition for D&D
Exposition can be tedious and boring to sit through but it is needed to make sure your audience can fully buy into the immersion of your narrative and world and TTRPGs are no different, however, exposition works differently in such an interactive medium and we are here to help you make your next D&D Campaigns Exposition an Engaging, Interesting and Immersive experience that will lay the first stones for your awesome D&D campaign.
We talk about exposition as a whole from a writing and filming point of view, what it is for and how it works to inform an audience with necessary key information without revealing too much or too little, and how you can write and create awesome and immersive exposition for your own stories. We then talk about the TTRPG Spin on Exposition and how you can use that spin to create expositions more easily with greater effect to immerse, inform and interact with your players to create an unforgettable campaign opening!
Our Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)
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You can find us on the Web under these Links:
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Mar 13, 2023
GMs, Take Your Time!
Time is a Resource that we don't have much of in our lives so how can we make sure that every moment of that time that we use for TTRPGs can be used to create the most joy and fun around our tables? That is exactly what we are here to talk about and discuss today.
We talk about how you as a Game Master can improve every single aspect of GMing by using time effectively. From taking a few seconds in the game to think about reactions and outcomes to taking needed week-long breaks from TTRPGs altogether to beat D&D and TTRPG Game Master Burnout. There is a lot to cover when it comes to making sure your TTRPG moments are the greatest they can be but we are here to help with this episode.
Our Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)
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You can find us on the Web under these Links:
https://www.doubledm.com/
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Mar 6, 2023
Should you Split the Party?
In this episode, we talk about if you should split your D&D and TTRPG Parties. This is a meme as old as Tabletop Roleplaying itself and came from the first Editions of D&D where characters would run through dungeons and splitting the party just increased the difficulty of each encounter. But TTRPGs evolved since then, so is it still true to never split the party?
We discuss everything around Splitting your D&D and TTRPG Party. Spoiler Alert: We believe you should and sometimes will have to split the party. So we talk about when you should or shouldn't do it, how to do it as a player, and how GMs can split the party to achieve certain narrative, dangerous and suspenseful moments at the table.
If you ever asked yourself: "Should we split the party in my D&D Game?" This is the episode for you!
Our Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
You can find us on the Web under these Links:
https://www.doubledm.com/
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Feb 27, 2023
Making D&D Combats engaging using Monster Tactics
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.
Our Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
You can find us on the Web under these Links:
https://www.doubledm.com/
https://twitter.com/DoubleDMpod
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Feb 20, 2023
Here is why you play TTRPGs
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.
Our Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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You can find us on the Web under these Links:
https://www.doubledm.com/
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Feb 13, 2023
Here is how to hand out the right magic items in D&D
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.
Our Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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You can find us on the Web under these Links:
https://www.doubledm.com/
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Feb 8, 2023
Why Your World Matters
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. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/doubledm/message
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Feb 6, 2023
The Game Masters Journey and how to always improve
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.
Our Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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You can find us on the Web under these Links:
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Jan 13, 2023
WTF Wizards? and how the OGL affects us all #OpenDnD
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.
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Jan 2, 2023
100 Episodes of a TTRPG Talkshow, a Recap of 2 Years of DoubleDM
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)
You can find the Show on Social Media and the Web to stay up to date with the latest content, schedules, and more:
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Dec 26, 2022
What Makes a Professional Game Master? ft. Alec Azzam
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.
For more information see these timestamps:
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…
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Dec 19, 2022
Telling Wonderful Stories with TTRPGs
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:…
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Dec 12, 2022
Making Your Combats More Interesting
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.
For More Information see these timestamps:
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…
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Dec 5, 2022
Creating Better Homebrew Rules
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.
For More Information see these timestamps:
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
You can find t…
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Nov 28, 2022
How To Start a Great Campaign
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…
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Nov 21, 2022
How To Create Great D&D Backstories!
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…
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Nov 14, 2022
How Do You Create A Good Session 0?
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.
For more information check these timestamps:
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
This episode was Sponsored by: MasterScreen.App
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Nov 7, 2022
Why D&D is Inspiring with Shelly Mazzanoble & Greg Tito
Join us today as we talk to Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito from DragonTalk the Official D&D Podcast. Today's Episode talks about the Inspirational Stories made possible by Dungeons and Dragons and the People that love to play it. We gush over amazing people, talk about fun stories, and discuss the infinite fountain of inspiration this community has to offer.
Shelly and Greg join us to talk about their upcoming Book "Welcome to Dragon Talk" and why this Community and the Game that it forms around is one of the best in the whole world to be a part of.
For more information see these timestamps:
13:30: Let's meet Shelly and Greg
23:00: Everyone starts somewhere
28:00: How did Dragon Talk even come to be?
31:00: What is 'Welcome to Dragon Talk'?
36:00: D&D creates Inspiring Stories
44:00: How does it feel to hold your own Book in hand?
51:00: D&D Inspires so many new Creators
54:00: The Most unconventional D&D Advice
56:00: GET THE BOOK HERE
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Oct 31, 2022
Creating Unorthodox D&D Content w/ Bart Wynants
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!!
For more information see these timestamps:
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 Twitt…
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Oct 24, 2022
How To Help New D&D Players
In this episode of DoubleDM we are starting our countdown to episode 100 of DoubleDM. We will be revisiting some of our older topics and adding some new content, ideas, and inspiration to them we learned over the years since creating those episodes. This is the first episode of this countdown and what better episode to start than episode 2 where we talked about accommodating new TTRPG players at your tables? So in this episode, you will hear lots of advice focused on creating a safe, fun, and helpful environment around new players. We talk about how to handle character creation, how to manage expectations, and what games you should play with them.
For more information check these Timestamps:
16:00: Okay lets talk about accommodating new players
18:00: Having a Veteran at your Tables
27:00: Expectation Management is important for new Players
35:00: Helping them in Character Creation
45:00: Taking your time with new players
46:00: How Actual Plays help teach TTRPGs
51:3…
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Oct 17, 2022
Here's Why You Are A Great Game Master
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.
For more information check these timestamps:
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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Oct 10, 2022
Making Death Impactful in D&D
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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Oct 3, 2022
Metagaming isn't bad in D&D!
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.
For more information see these Timestamps:
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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Sep 26, 2022
How To Run A Premade Module
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.
For more Information, see these Timestamps:
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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Sep 19, 2022
Why Your Game Master Attitude Matters!
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.
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Sep 12, 2022
How To Create Your Next Urban Adventure in D&D
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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Sep 5, 2022
OneD&D, The Good, The Bad, And the Ugly
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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Aug 29, 2022
How To Make Dungeon Crawls More Engaging
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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Aug 22, 2022
How To Make D&D Combats More Dramatic
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.
For more information check these Timestamps:
13:30: Beginning of Episode
15:00: What Is Drama?
19:00: The Dramatic Question
23:00:…
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Aug 15, 2022
How To Use Recurring NPCs in TTRPGs
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.
For more information check these timestamps:
13:00: What is a Side Character
17:00: What do Recurring Characters do
25:00: Labeling Side Characters…
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Aug 8, 2022
How To Build Better Settlements in D&D
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: Ste…
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Aug 1, 2022
DoubleDM #78: Personality vs. Stats, how they both create a Character
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?
20:0…
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Jul 25, 2022
DoubleDM #77: How To Make Boss Battles Memorable
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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Jul 18, 2022
DoubleDM #76: Why You Should Pay Attention To Environments
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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Jul 11, 2022
DoubleDM #75: Theater of the Mind vs. Battlemaps, Which is better?
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
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Jul 4, 2022
DoubleDM #74: How You Can Deal With Power Creep
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.
For more information check these timestamps:
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 Unive…
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Jun 29, 2022
TITANS CALL TRAILER
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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Jun 27, 2022
DoubleDM 73: Why TTRPG Stories Are So Unique
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.
Check these Timestamps for more Information:
16:00: TITANS CALL TRAILER
19:00: What are St…
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Jun 20, 2022
DoubleDM #72: Why Campaign Length Matters
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:
MARK YOUR CALENDARS FOR NEXT WEEK
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…
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Jun 13, 2022
DoubleDM #71: How You Can Present Your Lore To Players
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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Jun 6, 2022
DoubleDM #70: How To Create Unique Content ft. HOMIEandTheDUDE
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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May 30, 2022
DoubleDM #69: Why You Should Play More One-Shots ft. Navaar from SNP
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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May 23, 2022
DoubleDM #68: How And When to Say No
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…
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May 16, 2022
DoubleDM #67: How You Can Incorporate Player Ideas Better
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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…
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May 8, 2022
DoubleDM #66: How To Create More Interesting NPCs
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!
Another Announcement: Starting next Episode all our Episodes will upload on Mondays instead of Sundays!
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May 1, 2022
DoubleDM #65: How You Can Easily Create Better Voices
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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Apr 24, 2022
DoubleDM #64: How To Adapt Your Game
In this episode, we discuss the process of adaptation and changing the game to fit the needs of your table. You will have to adapt your notes, the game, or the world at some point so with this episode we give advice and insight into how to prepare for adaptation and keep the effort of adaptation as low as possible. We talk about building Constructs instead of Structures and how you can make sure you are always ready for any curveball being thrown your way.
We also discuss the newest and fresh D&D Direct, Spelljammer, Dragonlance and the Future of D&D.
See the Timestamps for more Information:
20:00: What is Adaptation?
22:00: Adaptation can be scary
27:00: Let's Talk about Session Prep
33:30: Build Constructs Not Structures
37:30: Why you need to adapt
39:30: Adaptation Pro and Cons?
45:00: Build with Natural Orders
48:30: Cling to the Player Characters
54:30: Work with Streams of Thought
The Roll Play Grow Interview: https://www.lightheartadventures.com/rpg/episode49/
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Apr 17, 2022
DoubleDM #63: You need to Ensure Player Comfort ft. Allie from Dice Drop
In this episode, we talk to Allie from Dice Drop Evolution, a Mutants & Masterminds Podcast about Player Comfort and Safety. Allie and We agree that your Players and the Comfort should be a Top Priority in creating a fun and exciting Tabletop Roleplaying Experience. Everyone deserves to play TTRPGs and Comfort allows them to create, play and portray Characters. In this episode, we talk about how we ensure our player's comfort and what you can learn from us and our stories.
Timestamps for more Information:
11:30: Lets meet Allie
15:00: What does it mean to be Comfortable
18:00: A Heads Up is not a Spoiler
21:00: Know your Players
25:00: Player Comfort vs. Character Comfort
30:00: You will need to talk to your Players
35:00: Players are allowed to prepare
38:00: There isn't a game if someone is uncomfortable
45:00: It's a Privilege not a Right
50:00: How to make an Audience Comfortable with a Show
Allie and Dice Drop Links:
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Dice…
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Apr 10, 2022
DoubleDM #62: How to make Travel Interesting
In this episode, we discuss traveling in Tabletop Roleplaying Games and how you can make it interesting. We touch on our opinions on travel just being the connection between engaging Points of Interest and how it could be so much more. We give advice on how to make travel engaging for you and the players through showcasing different places and people, worldbuilding, and interesting challenges. We discuss how travel can become an Impactful Tool for you to use. For more see these timestamps:
14:00: What do we mean with Travelling
18:30: Exploration is a Pillar of the Game
23:00: Travel opens up Connections
27:20: Campfire by Abyssal Brews is great
30:30: Make the Days count
34:00: Skip the Travel
36:00: Video Games Parallels
43:20: Travel Challenges
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Apr 6, 2022
Why Your World Matters, A TTRPG Worldbuilding Panel
Why Your World Matters is a TTRPG Worldbuilding Panel organized in part by DoubleDM aimed at encouraging and inspiring people to start creative writing and never stop creating. In this Panel Discussion, our Host Sage is joined by 5 creative, diverse, and simply amazing Content Creators creating their own worlds and content coming together to celebrate creativity and worldbuilding. This is a stream recording turned Podcast Episode and is therefore unedited.
Thank you all once again for the love and support for this project.
Check out the People that helped us make this Panel a Reality:
Our Guests:
Matt/DungeonGlitch: Twitter / Website / Gemmed Firefly
Mat/Role Play Chat: Twitter / Podcast
Rie/RomeoIndigoEcho: Twitter / Instagram / TikTok
Allie/Dice Drop: Twitter / Podcast
Tyler/Magic Missile RPG: Twitter / Website
Our Host Sage: Twitter / Twitch
Our Organizers:
Jason Zollinger / ChillTouchRPG: Twitter / DMsGuild
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Apr 3, 2022
DoubleDM #61: You need to give your Players Agency
In this episode, we talk and discuss the topic of Player Agency and why it is so integral to the Collaborative Storytelling Experience of TTRPGs. We discuss what Player Agency even means, how you can give your Players Agency and how you do not fall into the trap of neglecting Player Agency. We give lots of advice and insight into preserving Agency at the Table and how you can create an experience your players think they are actually a part of and not just first-class viewers. For more information see these Timestamps:
11:30 What is Agency
18:30 What does it mean to give Agency to the Players
20:30 Agency is part of the Experience
27:30 The Playground Analysis
30:30 What does Agency Consist of?
34:00 How to give your Players Agency?
46:00 How Agency gets taken away?
48:30 Is there too much agency?
You can find the Show on Social Media and the Web to stay up to date with the latest content, schedules, and more:
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Mar 27, 2022
DoubleDM #60: Why You Should Leave Your Comfort Zone ft. The Dungeon Newb's Guide
In this episode, we are joined by Klaus also known as The Dungeon Newb's Guide on YouTube. Klaus Content is focused on various different ways to play Tabletop Roleplaying Games so you can find new systems to play and love. That is also the topic of this episode, we talk about branching out of your comfort zone and finding new systems to play. We give a variety of systems you can try to expand your horizon and explore new possibilities and options to maybe find your new favorite game that isn't D&D.
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15:00: D&D is accessible for so many people
21:30: No system is perfect
28:00: You don't have to branch out
36:00: Playing and watching means learning
40:00: Get your friends to learn with you
44:00: You gotta make the game your own
48:00: It's never been easier
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Mar 20, 2022
DoubleDM #59: How to create compelling Political Intrigue
This episode focuses on creating a good, compelling, interesting Political Intrigue game in D&D and other TTRPG. We discuss steps in creating the intrigue, common pitfalls to avoid, and best practices in handling players and information for the game. Political Intrigue seems to be harder to pull off right than other types of TTRPG campaigns, but that is largely due to the need for player buy-in into the world, the game, and the characters as well as making sure your players have agency in their action. In this episode, we will explain everything so you can create the best political intrigue game and avoid all Pitfalls. See these Timestamps for more Information:
14:45 What is Political Intrigue
20:00 What Issues do you want in Political Intrigue
24:30 Player Buy-In
30:30 Players as active Participants
34:00 Action and Combat
41:00 PvP Intrigue
44:00 How to create a Political Intrigue Game a Step by Step
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Mar 13, 2022
DoubleDM #58: How To Get The Feedback You Want
This week we talk about Feedback for Dungeon Masters / Game Masters. As Game Mastering a Tabletop Roleplaying Game is no one size fits all you rely heavily on feedback from your players to understand what to do better for them and how to improve your skills. We want to encourage people with this Episode to either ask for Feedback in a better way or to give their GMs better feedback with a clear goal of improvement.
In this Episode:
-We discuss how you can get the Feedback you want and how you can incorporate it best into your games to enhance the experience of playing. We give guidance in helping you spot the good feedback from the bad feedback so you focus on the feedback that will help you improve instead of the feedback that is just trying to tear you down.
-We talk about when you can and should ask for feedback for your game, as well as who you should ask for the feedback. While this may seem obvious that it's your players, it isn't that easy to get good feedback out of player…
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Mar 6, 2022
DoubleDM #57: Why Home Bases are so cool
This week we talk about Home Bases in Tabletop Roleplaying Games and what they do, how they work, why we like them if they are necessary, and a whole lot more. Today we give guidance on how to use Home Bases to allow for better Roleplay, Character Development, and more Player Creativity, Freedom, and Agency.
We talk about why and how Home Bases promote Player Freedom, Agency, and Creativity through Downtime. We talk a lot about how Home Bases allow your players to work in small creative details around their character while using a Home Base as the Catalyst to create and discover a deeper context about characters. This all comes through the central Term for the Episode "Home" and how that affects Characters and the Game you are playing. How having a home changes a Characters behavior and how it will allow players to create something of their own in the World of the Game as well as how DMs can use Home Bases to their advantage in the story to create a more personalized and engaging stor…
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Feb 27, 2022
DoubleDM #56: You can beat Imposter Syndrome ft. MagicMissileRPG
This week we are joined by Tyler from Magic Missile RPG, Tyler is a great friend of the show and has his own Podcast with his friends called Magic Missile but they get up to a lot more than Podcasting. Tyler has released 2 Games using Caltrops Core, Whispering City, a Noir Heist Game, and The Final Rose, a cheesy parody game of the Reality TV Show The Bachelor.
In this episode:
-Tyler is here to talk to us about Imposter Syndrome as a Content Creator, especially in the TTRPG Space. We talk a lot about how our Imposter Syndrome manifests and how we deal with it. Imposter Syndrome can come up in almost everything you do, be it DMing and Podcasting or more general content creation are just 2 examples we speak of.
-We discuss the influence of numbers and metrics and how you should stop obsessing over them. For us, it was very important to find a group of like-minded supportive creators in helping us silence imposter syndrome. We talk about the leap of faith you will have to do and that…
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Feb 20, 2022
DoubleDM #55: The Value of Cloak and Dagger
in this week's Episode of DoubleDM we discuss the value of Cloak and Dagger. Cloak and Dagger as a Term is defined here as a Stealth Adventure with a lot of Uncertainty but a Clear Goal in mind.
We use this to work our way through a handful of interesting talking points on how to work out a great Stealth Session for your next DnD or TTRPG Game.
In this episode, we will discuss how to fix Group Stealth Checks or more generally Group Checks to make them feel like those with higher values get to use their skills while those with low skills don't drag the group down.
We discuss the importance of level design for your session, how to build intricate levels that will intrigue your players to explore the hidden secrets of the place while still focusing on the objectives put in front of them, with a big look into video game level design and what you can learn from it.
The topic of failing is especially important for a cloak and dagger session since your primary objective just failed…
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Feb 13, 2022
DoubleDM #54: It's our Anniversary Episode
This Episode is the 1-year Anniversary Episode of DoubleDM, Emil and Nils talk about their first year as Podcasters and what they learned and saw over this whole year.
THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT SUPPORTED US IN THIS FIRST YEAR
We talk about what we learned, how we started out, thank a whole bunch of people for their help, support, guidance and so much more and look into the future of what is is the Stars for DoubleDM. We try to give advice we learned on how to do a Podcast, especially a Tabletop Roleplaying Games Podcast in this year.
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Feb 6, 2022
DoubleDM #53: Campaign Themes and how to find them ft. Charley from Negative Modifiers
In this week's episode, we talk about Campaign Themes with Charley from Negative Modifiers, a TTRPG Podcast that has picked up a horror spin to it with a lot of content. Charley has a Theatre Background and uses this to create awesome stories for his players and audience. In that time of making the podcast and also before that he learned a lot about Themes for TTRPGs and how Campaign Themes give an overarching Structure or Backbone to your Campaigns.
We discuss what a Theme is and how to find them, what and how it will help you understand the deeper meaning of your Game, and how finding a good theme will help you and your players manage expectations, roleplay, and a lot more. We also discuss a few other things around sending messages to your players through your theme and the actions you take.
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Jan 30, 2022
DoubleDM #52: Rewards and why you need them
Thank you so much everyone for 3000 Listens!!!
In this week's episode, we discuss the topic of Rewards in Dungeons & Dragons and other Tabletop Roleplaying Games, especially how they work and why you need them at your Table/in your Games.
We delve into the many types of Rewards you can use to reward your Players and their Characters and especially how important it is to fit the rewards you hand out to your Players and their Characters. Rewards are a necessary part of the games, as Rewards secure the fun of the Game and make Players feel the Advancement in their Characters, the Story, and the World.
You should know when and how to hand out rewards and be aware of the influence rewards will have over your game, which means the rewards should be felt in the game and not be worked against by you, the GM. We also discuss the topic of Generosity with Rewards and how you can balance how many rewards you hand out at times and also how to handle power creep.
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Jan 23, 2022
DoubleDM #51: DM Tools and what they do
Please excuse any irregularities and problems with the Editing of this Episode as we are trying a lot of new Techniques and Software.
In this episode we talk about DM Tools and what they do, DMs and GMs use a lot of tools to help us run, prep, and enjoy our Games, and in this episode Nils and I highlight the Tools we use, how we use them, for what reason we use them and how they help us improve the Quality of our Games.
We talk about the process of finding the right tools for the job you do. Your DM Style will be different from ours and you might therefore use different Tools than us, it is about the effect the Tools hold for us, how they help to create immersion, make preparing a game more easily, organize your notes or simply support you in the way you work.
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Jan 16, 2022
DoubleDM #50: Adventure Hooks and why they help
In today's episode, we discuss Story/Adventure Hooks and especially what they are used for, how they help, and why they help.
This episode discusses a wide range of topics connected to Hooks meant to reel your players into a story but that often depicts the Image of a DM forcing their Players to play a certain Narrative or Game instead of letting them decide which Story work for the game. We discuss what a Story Hook actually is for us and why everything is a Story Hook and why they actually aren't there to force your Players to adhere to your Narrative.
There are many reasons why players want to go in certain directions of play but all of them can be summed up as: Players want to do something and a Story Hook that presents them with an Interesting and Engaging Opportunity to do something will reel them in. Often your Players will present you with enough Story and Adventure Opportunities in the Game and you should follow these directions as well cause they often open up to engaging a…
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Jan 12, 2022
Welcome to the DoubleDM Podcast | DoubleDM Trailer and Highlights
This is the Trailer for the DoubleDM Discussion Podcast, where Nils and Emil discuss GM Practices and give Guidance, Advice, and Inspiration so you can grow your own style. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/doubledm/message
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Jan 9, 2022
DoubleDM #49: Dungeons and what they are
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In this week's episode, we talk about Dungeons, which are an integral part of the History of Roleplaying Games, when you look at the "Grandfather" of all Roleplaying Games. A Dungeon is a term that hasn't been thoroughly defined for TTRPGs which was kinda odd to us as it is a term with a lot of History.
We talk about what a Dungeon actually is and how important they are for TTRPG, we discuss Dungeon Themes and how they can give you a lot of insight into how to design your next dungeon. A Dungeon always comes with a Hook to get your Players interested in exploring the Mysteries and Challenges the Dungeon holds, we talk about how important it is to make this Hook align with the Dungeon Theme and your Players Characters.
Your Dungeon is also just a connected system of smaller Parts, its Rooms, Dungeons are a lot about Exploration for us and that should reflect in its design and its Rooms and we talk about Individual R…
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Jan 2, 2022
DoubleDM #48: Puzzles and how to deal with them
Happy New Year!!!!!!!
In this episode, we talk about Puzzles in Tabletop Roleplaying and what Puzzles mean for us. After our Trap Episode, we felt the need to talk about Puzzles since both get put into the same boxes for TTRPGs which is totally justified. They check mostly the same boxes as the other and fulfill the same purpose at the table. However, there are some differences you should be mindful of.
Puzzles sometimes get a bad rep for their Problem of challenging Players more than their Characters and while that can be true it is far from strictly true and we try to help you understand how to bridge the Player - Character Gap to mitigate the disconnect when it comes to puzzles. We also talk about what types of puzzles there are, how they work, how puzzles are their own reward, and a lot of things from Episode 46 get revisited here too.
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Dec 26, 2021
DoubleDM #47: All the Answers
Merry Christmas dear Listener.
This is the long-promised DoubleDM Q&A, where Nils and Emil discuss themselves and their Opinions on different Subjects. This was part of our 2000 Twitter Follower Celebration and now it's finally out... when we have reached 3500... it takes time okay??
Next week you will once again have a regular scheduled DDM Episode as usual but this week because of Holiday Preparations we did not have the time to edit a full episode of DoubleDM
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Dec 19, 2021
DoubleDM #46: Traps and how to make them good
In this week's episode, we talk about Traps in Dungeons & Dragons and Tabletop Roleplaying Games and how to use them.
Traps are unique challenges for your Players to deal with but can sometimes become "Gotcha" Moments since they are meant to surprise Players. We talk about how to keep that Surprise Element without making Traps boring and pure Ressource Drains. One word is key in this Instance and that is "Engagement". We talk about the actual engagement Traps can yield via Disarming, Avoiding, Rebuilding, and Detecting.
We talk about how to build an engaging and fun trap using unique Triggers and Effects to create different Challenges while still keeping the Core Purpose of Traps alive. We discuss the Importance of Reason behind a trap, where it is placed, how it works, and who built it. We give advice on how to make the trap more engaging and intriguing for your players and how you can use them not only as a Trap but also as a Test of Ingenuity and a Worldbuilding Tool.
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Dec 12, 2021
DoubleDM #45: Social Hubs
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In this week's episode, we talk about Social Hubs and why they are needed in TTRPGs.
Social Hubs are all the Places people go to socialize and meet. This can be the sole reason for that place to exist or just one of many, but that is exactly the reason why you will need them in TTRPGs, because we need them in our real world as well. A Social Hub can be many things but the favorites include a Tavern, a Market Place or a Temple.
We give advice on how to build social hubs and what you should pay attention to when building them, while also talking about how social hubs reflect on their patrons and how you will also build a lot for them with your social hub.
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Dec 5, 2021
DoubleDM #44: GM Tricks
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In this week's episode, we talk about GM Tricks. Tricks we like to use to achieve certain outcomes at the table, certain things we do to convey a certain feeling for a scene or Character. Having eye contact with a certain player while talking, pausing while talking, or anything else can be considered a trick. Often it's the things we don't think about too much and with this episode, we want to make you aware of what you already do or what you can do to create certain feelings and elevate your play.
What we don't want to do is tell you that you have to use these tricks or that they are necessary to play the games, everything you can do could become a trick, we don't want you to think about every implication of everything you do but just make you think about a few things you already do or can do and help you understand why these things have a certain outcome. In the end, these games are social games and therefore require communication from us whi…
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Nov 28, 2021
DoubleDM #43: Pitching ft. Nathan from Reckless Attack
In this episode, we talk about Pitching with Nathan from the Reckless Attack Actual Play Podcast. A Good Pitch is a short synopsis of your Product that gets new people interested in your Product.
We talk about what makes a good Pitch, what you should never do when pitching, how to make a good pitch, and a lot more. We talk about how important it is to know your audience, to know your product and all its facets, and how important it is to be genuine and truthful. Nathan has expertise on the subject of drawing what is interesting from a Story and condensing it into the interesting and relevant bits that people need to hear for them to become interested in a certain topic.
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Nov 21, 2021
DoubleDM #42: Player Influence ft. DMDMStudios
In this episode, we are joined by Derek from DMDM Studios to talk about Player Influence on your Setting.
People sometimes treat their setting as sacred grounds for their stories while it should be a Playground for your Players to run around in. We talk about how to make sure you accommodate for your players while also making sure you get to have your ideas and stories in that same world. We talk about how to make it easier to let their Actions and Ideas Influence the Setting. We throw advice around on how to deal with change to your setting and having to throw away some of your content. TTRPGs are a collaborative experience and we tell you how to make sure you all have fun together!
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Nov 14, 2021
DoubleDM #41: Murder Mysteries
In this episode, we talk about Murder Mysteries in TTRPGs. How they work, What is integral to them, What makes them good, How to play them from both sides, and a lot more.
We talk about our preparation process, what we think works well, and a lot more so you can have a better understanding of what makes Murder Mysteries so compelling and fun to many. We talk about Problems the standard Murder Mystery has in TTRPG and how to work around that too.
All in all Murder Mysteries are fun and when you understand how they work you can create a great Adventure for your friends.
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Nov 7, 2021
DoubleDM #40: Failing
In this week's episode, we talk about Failing in TTRPGs.
We talk about what Failure actually means and how it is different from Mistakes. We talk about the Fear of Failing and how to eliminate it so you don't have to fear playing the games we play for fun, we talk about the 3 different groups that can fail, the GM, the Players, the Characters, and what Failure means for all of them.
We talk about Single Point of Failures and why they are bad for your game and one little secret discussion at the end of the episode.
We give advice on how to eliminate the Fear of Failing and how to use Character Failure to level up your own enjoyment of the Games we play.
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Oct 31, 2021
DoubleDM #39: Horror ft. Sergio from MDRP
In this Halloween Episode of DoubleDM we talk to Sergio from Mayday Roleplay about Horror, Tension, and Suspense. Sergio is the Handler for MaydayRoleplays Doomed 2 Repeat Delta Green Campaign a Campaign dealing with Horror and Tension and Sergio is an expert at making his Players and his Audience feel shivers run down their spines.
In this episode, we talk about how to gamemaster horror elements in your games, what practices are best for it and what preparations you need to make. We talk about that you can't constantly try to scare your players but also have to hit different notes in this play of emotions to elevate the horror itself. We talk about levity in Horror Games and we also talk about how important it is to know your players and their characters. Sergio gives you advice on how to write Horror and combine all the different tools into one big pot of great storytelling.
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Oct 24, 2021
DoubleDM #38: Expectation Management
In this episode, we talk about Expectation Management and why we think it's such an important topic to talk about. Expectations are the fuel TTRPG Tables run on if they are not met people might feel disappointed and unsatisfied, if they are met however people will feel happy and will come back happily. This is why it's so important to talk about Expectations before you even dive into playing and this is exactly what we will be focusing on today.
We talk about how to manage expectations, how to talk about them in Session 0, why it is important to always keep an open line of communication to players and DMs, and what to do when expectations change. We give you practical advice on how to manage that discussion, how to navigate it and make sure everyone gets a say in it (that includes DMs), we tell you what to do if you feel like Expectations are not met or missed and how all this can help your table become better for everyone involved.
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Oct 17, 2021
DoubleDM #37: Progression
In this episode, we talk about Progression and everything around it.
Progression is used to showcase to your Players that they are actually moving in a Story, they uncover Clues, they reach stronger Enemies, their Names become known to People are all ways of Progression and especially Showcasing Progression. You need to Showcase Progression to your Players and in this Episode, we will give you an overview of how to do that.
We talk about Threat Level, Class Or Experience Point Progression, Story Progression and Pacing, Character Development and the Difference between Hidden and Obvious Progression.
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Oct 10, 2021
DoubleDM #36: Taking Notes
This week we talk about taking Notes for TTRPGs. Notes help people remember Information and paint Mental Images for themselves, They are pretty useful in a lot of Aspects for TTRPGs, but there is one Major caveat there: Note Taking shouldn't be a barrier to play TTRPGs for us.
Note Taking is not necessarily for everyone but this Episode talks at length about what we use our Notes for as DMs and as Players, how we take them and how to get better at taking notes, while always remembering that Notes are a tool to help you not a barrier to hinder you from having fun or even playing.
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Oct 3, 2021
DoubleDM #35: Creating a Show ft. Russell from Spawn of Chaos
In this episode, we talk to Russell E Welch III about producing a Show in DnD (and general TTRPG), Russell is a Producer and decided one day to use that knowledge to create an Immersive DnD Show. He also is the DM for Spawn of Chaos and the CEO of the Company behind the Show and is with us today to share his knowledge from his Background and from the Show.
Russell talks to us about, the Work that goes into one single Episode, what is important to actually produce a TTRPG/DnD Show, and the Challenges he and his Team faced, and gives some incredible insightful Advice to people looking to start out as well. He was not only insightful and fun to talk to but also Inspirational for us and hopefully many others.
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Sep 26, 2021
DoubleDM #34: Everyone Games Charity Event
In this episode, Sam and Phil join us to talk with us about the Everyone Games Charity Event and Accessibility in Gaming. The event is meant to highlight that every one games, we are all One Community, everyone here games while raising money for Charities that help further the Accessibility in Gaming. Sam and Phil also talk about what we as People, Shows, and Publishers can do to help make our Tables, Games and Documents accessible to more people.
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Sep 22, 2021
DoubleDM Bonus: Role Play Chat Recording
This is a Bonus Episode and the recording of our Episode with Role Play Chat about One-Shots in TTRPG. What makes them different, what makes them unique, what makes them interesting, and much more get's answered in this Episode!!
Also, check out Role Play Chat for more Episodes like this one!
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Sep 19, 2021
DoubleDM #33: Character Creation ft. CCdotdot
In this week's episode, we talk about Character Creation with our Guest CCdotdot but especially focused on the Gesture-forward way of creating characters. If you do not know what this means, give the Episode a listen, CC goes in-depth into how Gestures create a Character instead of how people "normally" or "traditionally" create Characters with a Historical Background.
CC talks about his Session 0 System-agnostic Mini-Game: The DMPC is dead, which is supposed to help players understand and discover impressions of fateful moments in their past adventures and how that ties into Gestures creating a Character.
We also go into how this way of discovering what the Character is like through their Gestures revealing their Essence is for Players and GMs new and old alike.
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Sep 12, 2021
DoubleDM #32: Downtime ft. Role Play Chat
In this episode we talk to Mat from Role Play Chat about Downtime, especially the roleplay aspect of Downtime, what possibilities does downtime provide to GMs and Players to further enhance their Roleplay? We talk at length about how Downtime changes the Stakes of the Game to help newer players or shy players to get a better grip of roleplaying, we talk about how it can also help your players and their characters process the dangers of the Adventure.
We also talk a lot about the Changing Environment of the Hobby itself and about Ammo Tracking
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Sep 5, 2021
DoubleDM #31: The Prep Process
In this episode of DoubleDM, we talk about our Prep Process and what it means to do good prep. Prep is done so a DM can run a game comfortably, that's mostly why newer DMs do more Prep than experienced DMs, but even Experienced DMs have highly different Levels and Ways of Prep all going back to them being able to run the game comfortably.
We answer questions in what helps us do our Prep, what we actually Prep, and what we think of the Quantum Challenge, if you don't know what the Quantum Challenge is, you should stay tuned throughout the Episode cause I am sure you know exactly what we are talking about.
We give advice on how to do Prep more effectively and how different Prep Levels work for different People
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Aug 29, 2021
DoubleDM #30: The Witcher TRPG
In this episode, we discuss our Experience with the Witcher TRPG from R. Talsorian Games and what we think of it. We played a 10 part Campaign in it and loved our experience with it. We discuss the Combat, the World Section, the Mechanics of Crafting, and everything in between. We also discuss what we learned from the System going forward in DMing, how complex and hard the System is, and what it generally provides to GMs and Players.
We also want to thank all our Listeners and Social Media Followers for 2,000 Followers on Twitter, stay tuned for a Giveaway, an AMA Special Episode, and a lot more Stuff!!
**We are not in any way affiliated with R. Talsorian Games, this Episode only reflects our Opinion as simple consumers of a Product**
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Aug 22, 2021
DoubleDM #29: Trail of Heroes Interview
Today we talk to Andrew and Thomas of Lords of Gallipae Games LLC about Trail of Heroes the Game they are developing. They grant us insight into how the Game came to be, what makes it unique and what it provides to players and Game Masters. They also give great insight into the TTRPG Theory behind the Design Choices of the Game.
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Aug 15, 2021
DoubleDM #28: The Ultimate Games Master App
In this episode we talk to Justin from the Ultimate Games Master App about the App they have been developing for some time now!
The App is designed to give every DM of every Skill Level a great Tool to build their Campaigns, Manage their Notes and create while cutting down on the time needed for prep. It also has a Player Mode with a Character Sheet where Players can manage their Characters and even a Streamer mode for Streamers to engage and immerse their Audience in the Game played on screen!
The Ultimate Games Master App is still live on Kickstarter for you to back, go to: https://www.ultimategamesmaster.com/ for that.
The Dev Team can also be found on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheUltimateGM
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Aug 8, 2021
DoubleDM #27: Plot Twists
In this episode, we talk about plot twists. They are shocking Moments your players will be caught off guard by and make them think about their next move.
We talk about how to set them up, what you need for them to work, and about how subtlety plays a big role in making them way more impactful that the Information you do reveal to your players might be. These Moments are turning points in Stories that we don't want to forget so having them Matter is one of the most important Keystones for that.
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Aug 1, 2021
DoubleDM #26: Villains
This week we talk about Villains in a Story.
In a Story a Villain is one of the Main Driving Forces of that Story, second only to the Players and their Characters, the Villains create the Triggers your Players will react to and the Problems they will have to solve. We talk about how to make a good Villain in a few easy Steps while also answering what makes a Villain actually Compelling for your Players, how to play out a good villain and what it means to Fix a Villain.
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Jul 25, 2021
DoubleDM #25: Nostalgia
This week's episode focuses on our past lived Stories, Memories we hold dear in our Hearts of our time playing TTRPGs. What was your first memorable moment, where you had to just sit back and look around you realizing how amazing this is.
Nostalgia plays an important part in our TTRPG Lifes, more than one might think, cause Nostalgia influences us, it shapes our Expectations and our Experience of the games we play, which is why it is good to look back once in a while to see from where you came.
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Jul 11, 2021
DoubleDM #24: The Heist
In this Episode we talk about the widely-known Session Type of the Heist Scenario.
A Highly Planned Robbery, to achieve Riches, Fame and Prove yourself to the Criminal Underworld as the best Thief there is.
Heists work great in TTRPGs because they are High Stakes Scenarios, require Teamwork and Problem-solving.
We talk about what Elements make up a Heist, how they play together, what a GM and a Player need to keep their eyes out when prepping and playing the Heist itself as well try building a short thought experiment Heist.
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Jul 4, 2021
DoubleDM #23: Improv in TTRPG
In this episode, we talk about how Important Improv is to the Core of how TTRPGs work. TTRPGs work on the Engine of Improv and without it would just be scripted Plays or Video Games but Improv from both Sides of the GM Screen makes these Games a Fountain of Endless Possibilities.
We talk about how Improv changed for us over the Years, how important it is to our Style, and how we got our Players to Improv more and therefore Roleplay more.
We try to give advice on how you can get players more into improv and roleplay, how to improve your own improv and how improv can make these games better.
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Jun 27, 2021
DoubleDM #22: Importance of Player Composition
On Todays Episode we talk about the Importance of Player Compositions, What does that mean? Well, we understand this as, the Importance of People having fun together at the table working together to solve problems and create stories.
So yeah we talk about how important it is to play together, to have fun together, and to find the right group for yourself.
We also touch on the Thing that a usual Party in any ttrpg should fill all the roles that ttrpg needs you to fill but we also talk about the awesomeness that comes from not filling roles in the first place.
Nils is now on Vacation, the next Episodes will all be a little shorter, scuffed, and maybe unorganized, we had to prerecord to not stop creating for you guys.
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Jun 20, 2021
DoubleDM #21: Fixing GM Mistakes
In this episode, we talk about our GM Mistakes and how we fixed them. We talk about that not all Mistakes actually are Mistakes, a lot of Stories can be written from things that might seem to be mistakes at first.
A lot of us do Mistakes and that is also not the Problem, the Handling of those mistakes should be the focus of it and this is what we are talking about in this Episode.
We hope our Experiences on how to Deal with our Mistakes can give you any advice on how to handle them in the future.
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Jun 13, 2021
DoubleDM #20: One-Shot vs. Campaign Design
In this Episode of DoubleDM we talk about One-Shots and Campaigns.
How do both differ from each other in Play, Prep, and Design. The Discussion focuses on Major Differences we see between the two.
What are the Strongsuits of both Sides and what are their Weaknesses, what they allow you to do as a DM, and what as a Player.
How One-Shots provide a Training and Test Ground for a lot of Things, like new Systems, new Rules, or new People while Campaigns give you the time to develop Stories, Characters, and Twists.
Campaigns need a long-term commitment while One-Shots need to be done in the given timeframe.
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Jun 6, 2021
DoubleDM #19: Drawing Inspiration 2: Video Games
This Episode of the DoubleDM Podcast focuses on Drawing Inspiration as part of our Mini-Series on how and where we find Inspiration.
This time we talk about the Inspiration we found from 2 Videogames: Greenhell and Greedfall. Both are very good Video Games on their own but we talk about how to draw Inspiration from them for a TTRPG Campaign, One-Shot, or even a System.
We talk about what the Games actually are, what the Key Aspects from those Games are, and how to portrait them in a TTRPG, we talk about what of the Game to drop for the Enjoyment of Player and GMs and what the Key Points a System would need to have to support such a Game and Story.
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May 30, 2021
DoubleDM #18: Battlemaps ft. Maps 'N' Quests
In this episode, we discuss how to Enhance your Game using Battle/Encounter Maps
To help us do that we have a guest this week. Eric from Maps’n’Quests. With him, we talk about the pros and cons of using battle maps, their general effect on the game, what to keep in mind during their design and compare battle maps to the theater of Mind.
We talk extensively about how and why Eric became a Mapmaker and what Programs he uses to make his Maps. Eric does Large Battlemaps that you can use to plan big tactical Combats with a lot of Environment around you.
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May 23, 2021
DoubleDM #17: Railroad vs. Improv
Today we talk about something a lot of DMs talk about in Online Discourse: Improv vs. Railroad.
We want to shine a light on both sides and how both sides are not only a valid Style to DM a Game but also how they work combined.
We talk about what Planning we do for our Games, what we want to achieve with the Planning and where we Improvise, and how we do it.
We talk about what we find easy to plan, and what is easy to improv, and the other way around, what is Hard on both sides of the Camp.
We want to show that even if a lot of People often say one is better than the other that for us the Mix is the perfect Way.
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May 16, 2021
DoubleDM #16: Ending a Story ft. Hamilton from Dragons Duel
This episode focuses on the topic of Ending Stories on TTRPGs and How Stories End.
Our Guest this Week is Hamilton from Dragons Duel who is here to talk with us about how he thinks Stories in TTRPGs differ from other Media.
We talk about what we can Adapt from Media for TTRPGs, What makes a Good Ending to a Campaign or Story, and also what Endings we already had in the past and what we plan to do in the future. We discuss how Endings come to be and what Endings can be if used right.
Hamilton is the DM of Dragons Duel, the D&D Gameshow where you play 6 Rounds vaguely related to the 6 Ability Scores. We appreciate so much that Hamilton took the Time to talk with us since this Week was also the Season Finale of Dragons Duel Season 1. Season 2 will start in June and maybe even Nils and Emil will be on the Show.
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May 9, 2021
DoubleDM #15: TTRPG Setting Design ft. Jon Hodgson
This episode focuses on the topic of Designing a TTRPG Setting Book. Specifically the DnD 5e Setting Book, BEOWULF Age of Heroes from Handiwork Games.
Jon Hodgson one of the Writers and the Owner of Handiwork Games talks about the challenges of designing such a Book, What the Creative Process looks like, and his best advice for people looking to do the same. He talks about the Importance of Passion for a Project and how important it is to do something accomplishable.
Jon has worked a lot in the TTRPG Industry, for example, he was an Artist on the Adventures in Middle Earth by Cubicle 7 and also the Writer on the Loremasters Guide to the Adventures on Middle Earth Setting.
He talks about his Past Experiences in TTRPG Design and What BEOWULF is all about.
BEOWULF Age of Heroes is a 5e Setting inspired by the BEOWULF Saga, adapted for DnD 5e Duet Play (meaning 1 GM and 1 Player) diving deep into the Beowulf Mythos of besting Epic Monsters and Saving the Lands. The Book includes intere…
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May 2, 2021
DoubleDM #14: The In's and Out's of Combat
This Episode answers the Question: What actually is Combat? Combat isn't just 1 Dimensional but rather an Intricate Multi Dimensional Puzzle that can get way to complex for 1 Mind to handle, so let us take you on a Journey where we help you understand what Combat is all about.
What Things do you need to prepare before Combat, what do you need to keep track of while in Combat, what happens after Combat?
We give Ideas on how to Start Combat and a lot of different Things that matter when starting Combat.
We talk about different Challenges and Types of Combat and we also talk about how to make Combat more Cinematic.
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Apr 25, 2021
DoubleDM #13: The West Marches Playstyle ft. DnD Worlds FG
This week we got another incredible guest with us FG, the Server Owner of DnD World. Which is the biggest West Marches Text-based Discord server of the World
This Episode we talk with FG about the Experiences of running such a Big DnD Community, what Challenges she and her team faced, and what happens behind the scenes. We also talk alot about the West Marches Playstyle of DnD and its Key Differences to "Traditional" DnD. What can one adapt from the West marches Style for their own Playstyle? What makes West Marches what it is? We also talk about Text-based Play and how its Advantages and Disadvantages Shape the World and Feel of Play.
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Apr 11, 2021
DoubleDM #11: How to start a Campaign
This one is a bit chaotic even for us, but nevertheless, we talk about how we start our campaigns. We answer the big questions of what do you need? What steps do we take? What steps are important? How you actually go on after you have done your first session and also what we mean when we say you need good players for a campaign. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/doubledm/message
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Apr 4, 2021
DoubleDM #10: Inspiration from German Folklore
This Episode is the start of our 2nd mini-series, this one is all about drawing inspiration. Where from, for what, etc.. We figured it would be best to start with a topic very familiar to us, German Folklore. You will hear that this Topic is one that is very close to our hearts. We hope you can enjoy our chaoticness and take away one or two things for your games. Hear you on the next one. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/doubledm/message
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Mar 28, 2021
DoubleDM #9: Music & Ambience ft. Eli from MaydayRolePlay
This Episode is all about Music & Ambience.
Our Guest this Week is @aGhostofeli from maydayroleplay.com
We talk about Music for TTRPGs, What Kind of Music we like to use, what Music can do for TTRPGs, how it helps and how to use it to the best of its effect. We also talk about Sound Effects, Ambience Sounds and how they work a lot to make your Players feel immersed. We talk about the Effect Music and Ambience has on the Game and how to get the most out of the Effect. how Music changes in Settings, or Places in your World or for People in your World.
Thanks again to Eli for talking with us.
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Mar 21, 2021
DoubleDM #8: Homebrew- & Houserules
This Epsiode is all about our House- & Homebrewrules we use in our games, and why we use them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/doubledm/message
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Mar 14, 2021
DoubleDM #7: Story Arcs
This time we talk about story arcs, what they mean regarding TTRPG's what we think about them and how we do them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/doubledm/message
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Mar 7, 2021
DoubleDM #6: Session Zero
Todays Epsiode is all about the Session 0 we mentioned so often in other episodes. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/doubledm/message
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Mar 1, 2021
DoubleDM #5: Character Backstories
This Episode is all about Character backstory. What we look for in them and some tips we use to craft our own. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/doubledm/message
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Feb 21, 2021
DoubleDM #4: PC Interactions & Relationships
In this episode we have a guest helping us discuss and talk about our experience with inner party relationships and romantic party relationships. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/doubledm/message
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Feb 14, 2021
DoubleDM #3: TTRPGs in Quarantine
Discussion about Covid-19, Quarantine, and the Pandemic. Today we talk with 2 of our friends about how we play during the quarantine/lockdown, what are pros & cons of Playing Online and how the whole Situation of Playing Online changed the way we play, and how we view the Game. We would like to emphasize, that if you don't feel ready to talk or hear about this very Sensitive Topic, that you should skip this Episode before next Week we dive into PC Interaction and "The Naughty Stuff" --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/doubledm/message
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Feb 7, 2021
DoubleDM #2: New Players at the table
On this episode we talk about our experience with new players at our tables and give some tips for new DM's, DM's engaging with new players and for new players in general.
Still very early into our Podcast career, so please excuse any issues we have. Feedback is welcome and appreciated! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/doubledm/message
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Feb 7, 2021
DoubleDM #1: How it all began!
This is the very first Episode ever of Double DM. A Podcast, from two DM's talking about everything TTRPG related. The topic of this Episode is an introduction to ourselves, how we began playing TTRPG's and some funny stories we had in some of our games. Please Excuse any audio issues in the first few episodes, because we still try to figure out how all of this works. Feedback is very welcome! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/doubledm/message
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