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Short, bite-sized RPG advice, tips, and tricks for DMs and players of tabletop role playing games (TTRPG)
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Apr 19, 2020
Apr 19, 2020
17 min
Episode 17! Another prime number! Jeremy talks in depth about using common plot structures such as Freytag's pyramid, 3 Act Structure and the 7 most basic plots. He may also briefly rant about why everyone loves the play Romeo and Juliet.
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Apr 12, 2020
Apr 12, 2020
13 min
In this week's episode, Jeremy talks about embracing low-prep or even no-prep game mastering. He uses offline and online generators to generate a brief sci-fi one-shot idea.
Books:
The Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master
Websites:
Apr 5, 2020
Apr 5, 2020
18 min
This episode starts a series for GMs about Homebrewing adventures. We cover borrowing plots from mythology, music, movies, and other media. He talks about adding organizations with earth analogies. Finally, he demonstrates the techniques by making an adventure based on The DaVinci Code and the movie Megamind.
Mar 29, 2020
Mar 29, 2020
17 min
We all play RPGs in different ways and for different reasons. How can you, kind GM, juggle these different personality types and goals into a cohesive gaming group? Are there personality types that aren't conducive to good gaming? Can Jeremy write one of these not in the 3rd person that doesn't ask questions?
Mar 25, 2020
Mar 25, 2020
15 min
Scared of the Number 13? Don't be. On this episode, Jeremy talks about the critical relationship between a GM and players and how communication is key. He also talks about some techniques GM can employ to make the players and their characters feel important and part of the greater game world.
Mar 22, 2020
Mar 22, 2020
12 min
Ah, the murder hobo. Bane of GM existence, right? Not necessarily. Jeremy talks about what needs to be done (if anything) about murder hobos in your campaigns. He also goes over some basic carrots you can dangle in front of players to encourage role playing.
Mar 19, 2020
Mar 19, 2020
14 min
Advantages and disadvantages of prebuilt adventures vs designing your own homebrew adventure.
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Mar 17, 2020
Mar 17, 2020
17 min
DOUBLE DIGITS and I STILL DON'T KNOW WHAT I'M DOING!
Jeremy this time talks about building characters around tropes, concepts, pictures, party roles, and statistics. Finally, Jeremy discusses the things your character simply must be, regardless of the personality he/she has.
Mar 15, 2020
Mar 15, 2020
20 min
Jeremy ventures into NPC territory now, discussing how to make your NPCs multidimensional and realistic. We talk about how to make NPCs memorable and how to give them primitive character arcs.
EPISODE RESOURCE: https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDBehindTheScreen/comments/81le54/a_suggestion_on_adding_depth_to_npcs/
Mar 11, 2020
Mar 11, 2020
15 min
In the last of week 2's episodes, Jeremy talks about min-maxing and how it's not necessarily a bad thing.
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