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Russ (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean (The End of Time and Other Bothers) carry on the conversation from last week to deliver different story mechanics that can up used to kickstart a game or be used as a delivery method for information that they just aren't picking up on! email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Russ (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean (The End of Time and Other Bothers) answer Locks&Beard's question! When do you give your players a win at the cost of a story plot point and when do you just say "Man all that work was pointless cause there wasn't anything there, you guys just went on a wild goose chase?" email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Russ (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean (The End of Time and Other Bothers) answer Skullking20's question! They're planning an amazing monster-themed while building out their pantheon of gods. The big question is how do you figure out WHY someone in game would follow a specific god? email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Russ (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean (The End of Time and Other Bothers) answer Galen Rex's question! They are playing in a couple campaigns while also prepping their own, so what should they focus on to get the game going smoothly? email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Russ (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean (The End of Time and Other Bothers) answer Amyj's question about character voices and speaking to yourself, keeping voices straight and ways to enhance your players involvement as NPCs! Resources How to Create 100 Distinctly Different Voices - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVmAEezr6ao Meet the Voice Actor Behind Hollywood's Monsters and Creatures - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOhzTTSY5qg email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Russ (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean (The End of Time and Other Bothers) answer Andrey's question about a player at their table who is showing signs that they might not be comfortable with the game their planning. X-Card by John Stavropoulos- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SB0jsx34bWHZWbnNIVVuMjhDkrdFGo1_hSC2BWPlI3A/edit Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show! email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Russ (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean (The End of Time and Other Bothers) answer Jorien's epic question about how you patiently wait for players to pick up the gems that you placed in the world you're playing in. Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show! email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Russ (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean (The End of Time and Other Bothers) answer Michelle's question about subjects, topics and anything else that is an auto-don't go there! X-Card by John Stavropoulos- https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SB0jsx34bWHZWbnNIVVuMjhDkrdFGo1_hSC2BWPlI3A/edit Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show! email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Russ ( Dumbgeons & Dragons ( https://www.dumbdragons.com/ ) ) and Sean ( The End of Time and Other Bothers ( https://albasalix.com/other-bothers/ ) ) answer Christopher and Michael's questions from our discord that surround homebrewing for your table or stories. What's fair, how much and what to focus on for your situation. *Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!* *email* - dmtogmcast@gmail.com *discord* - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya *Twitter* - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast *Facebook* - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/

Russ ( Dumbgeons & Dragons ( https://www.dumbdragons.com/ ) ) and Sean ( The End of Time and Other Bothers ( https://albasalix.com/other-bothers/ ) ) answer Sean's question - yes, that Sean - about breaking down and de-mystifying the Partial Success in TTRPG's. *Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!* *email* - dmtogmcast@gmail.com *discord* - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya *Twitter* - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast *Facebook* - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/

Russ ( Dumbgeons & Dragons ( https://www.dumbdragons.com/ ) ) and Sean ( The End of Time and Other Bothers ( https://albasalix.com/other-bothers/ ) ) answer Cohen and Michelle's questions surrounding the mystic andmystery of maps and props at the table! Do they help? Where can you start? Let's find out! *Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!* *email* - dmtogmcast@gmail.com *discord* - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya *Twitter* - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast *Facebook* - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/

Russ ( Dumbgeons & Dragons ( https://www.dumbdragons.com/ ) ) and Sean ( The End of Time and Other Bothers ( https://albasalix.com/other-bothers/ ) ) answer GM Phobi's questions in this second part. We talk about the tools you need and the cost of entry to play a game which turns into more of a consent issue in the WAY people run games. We also talk about changing the rules and what you can expect from the table. *Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!* *email* - dmtogmcast@gmail.com *discord* - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya *Twitter* - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast *Facebook* - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/

Russ ( Dumbgeons & Dragons ( https://www.dumbdragons.com/ ) ) and Sean ( The End of Time and Other Bothers ( https://albasalix.com/other-bothers/ ) ) are breaking down whether voices are necessary to have a fun time running or playing a game. We also walk you through out tickle trunk of voices that we use for our public games. Spoiler alert - it's not that many! *Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!* *email* - dmtogmcast@gmail.com *discord* - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya *Twitter* - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast *Facebook* - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/

Russ ( Dumbgeons & Dragons ( https://www.dumbdragons.com/ ) ) and Sean ( The End of Time and Other Bothers ( https://albasalix.com/other-bothers/ ) ) answer GM Phobi's questions over 2 parts, and this is the first. We talk about things like "how much do you need to plan to get started", "how to play Fae NPCs" and "endowments at the table". *Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!* *email* - dmtogmcast@gmail.com *discord* - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya *Twitter* - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast *Facebook* - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/

Russ ( Dumbgeons & Dragons ( https://www.dumbdragons.com/ ) ) and Sean ( The End of Time and Other Bothers ( https://albasalix.com/other-bothers/ ) ) are taking you through the terrifying world of what to do when the players break the world or the game session you have planned. We hopefully give you some tips and tricks to feel more comfortable when NOTHING goes to plan. *Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!* *email* - dmtogmcast@gmail.com *discord* - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya *Twitter* - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast *Facebook* - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/

Russ ( Dumbgeons & Dragons ( https://www.dumbdragons.com/ ) ) and Sean ( The End of Time and Other Bothers ( https://albasalix.com/other-bothers/ ) ) answer GM Andreas's question that takes us on a journey through the undefined tools used to approach world building through the threats that exist in the world you're creating. *Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!* *email* - dmtogmcast@gmail.com *discord* - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya *Twitter* - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast *Facebook* - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/

We're back baby! I'ts a new season and Russ ( Dumbgeons & Dragons ( https://www.dumbdragons.com/ ) ) and Sean ( The End of Time and Other Bothers ( https://albasalix.com/other-bothers/ ) ) are switching the format up. You have 30 minutes before the gang arrives to play the game. You look at your notes and there is NOTHING WRITTEN DOWN! WHAT DO YOU DO? Listen to this short episode to give you a launch point and hopefully take some of the stress away and you can sit down to a fun game. *Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!* *email* - dmtogmcast@gmail.com *discord* - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya *Twitter* - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast *Facebook* - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/

Russ ( Dumbgeons & Dragons ( https://www.dumbdragons.com/ ) ) and Sean ( The End of Time and Other Bothers ( https://albasalix.com/other-bothers/ ) ) take the reigns on one of Sean's questions to try to find something they DON'T agree on. It goes well... *Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!* *email* - dmtogmcast@gmail.com *discord* - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya *Twitter* - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast *Facebook* - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/

Russ ( Dumbgeons & Dragons ( https://www.dumbdragons.com/ ) ) and Sean ( The End of Time and Other Bothers ( https://albasalix.com/other-bothers/ ) ) take a question from Cohen Ryan who asks "Are you worried that you will STOP having ideas?" and give you some ideas, tools and tips for when that writer's block strikes. *Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!* *email* - dmtogmcast@gmail.com *discord* - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya *Twitter* - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast *Facebook* - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/

Russ ( Dumbgeons & Dragons ( https://www.dumbdragons.com/ ) ) and Sean ( The End of Time and Other Bothers ( https://albasalix.com/other-bothers/ ) ) take a question from listener James who asks "How Can I Manage My Murder Hobo Family", which carries them on to talk about the social contract of the game and the risks within your world. *Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!* *email* - dmtogmcast@gmail.com *discord* - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya *Twitter* - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast *Facebook* - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/

Russ ( Dumbgeons & Dragons ( https://www.dumbdragons.com/ ) ) and Sean ( The End of Time and Other Bothers ( https://albasalix.com/other-bothers/ ) ) sit down a present a new series, "7 Ways to a Fun Session". We show you how ideas can come easier when you have a partner or group to bounce ideas off of. *Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!* *email* - dmtogmcast@gmail.com *discord* - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya *Twitter* - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast *Facebook* - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/

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Russ ( Dumbgeons & Dragons ( https://www.dumbdragons.com/ ) ) and Sean ( The End of Time and Other Bothers ( https://albasalix.com/other-bothers/ ) ) crack open their gamebooks to give you a few quick tips and tricks to rolling with the punches, living on the edge of your seat, soaring on the wings of the eagles! ... We're talking about winging it! *Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!* *email* - dmtogmcast@gmail.com *discord* - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya *Twitter* - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast *Facebook* - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/

Russ More ( Dumbgeons & Dragons ( https://www.dumbdragons.com/ ) ) and Sean Howard ( The End of Time and Other Bothers ( https://albasalix.com/other-bothers/ ) ) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. In this week's episode we tackle alignment in TTRPGs. Why is it there? What is it good for? And do you need to use it? *Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!* *email* - dmtogmcast@gmail.com *discord* - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya *Twitter* - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast *Facebook* - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ ------------------------------ *Articles and References* Diversity and Dungeons & Dragons https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/diversity-and-dnd Race: the Original Sin of the Fantasy Genre https://www.publicmedievalist.com/race-fantasy-genre/ Are There "Real" Alignments? http://easydamus.com/alignmentreal.html How Dungeons and Dragons 5e Removing 'Evil Races' May Change the Game https://gamerant.com/dungeons-dragons-dnd-5e-evil-races-changes/ D&D’s Commitment To Racial Change Starts With Kobolds https://www.thegamer.com/dungeons-dragons-race-changes/

Russ More ( Dumbgeons & Dragons ( https://www.dumbdragons.com/ ) ) and Sean Howard ( The End of Time and Other Bothers ( https://albasalix.com/other-bothers/ ) ) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. In this week's episode we find out what a Session Zero is and what questions you can ask your players to get the most out of it. *Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!* *email* - dmtogmcast@gmail.com *discord* - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya *Twitter* - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast *Facebook* - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ ------------------------------ *Russ's Episode Notes* https://docs.google.com/document/d/125kUcwKSLXv_0pNEn7fvYwbKf8m5oYumDxk4HONC1uY/edit?usp=sharing *RPG Consent Checklist* https://www.scribd.com/document/430253120/Consent-in-Gaming-Form-Fillable-Checklist-2019-09-13-pdf *Domain of the Nameless God* http://dmsguild.com/product/313854/Domain-of-the-Nameless-God-5e-horror?affiliate_id=1922253 *DnDBeyond (Not a Sponsor)* https://www.dndbeyond.com/

Russ More ( Dumbgeons & Dragons ( https://www.dumbdragons.com/ ) ) and Sean Howard ( The End of Time and Other Bothers ( https://albasalix.com/other-bothers/ ) ) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. In this week's episode we answer a mailbag filled with questions. Including; Learning a New System? How to stop railroading? Get players to tell you what they want? How much do I prep in advance? What goes into making a good big bad? *Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!* *email* - dmtogmcast@gmail.com *discord* - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya *Twitter* - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast *Facebook* - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/

Russ More ( Dumbgeons & Dragons ( https://www.dumbdragons.com/ ) ) and Sean Howard ( The End of Time and Other Bothers ( https://albasalix.com/other-bothers/ ) ) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. In this week's episode we answer a mailbag filled with questions. Including; Recommendations and tips for running games for 2? Playing with your significant others? Keeping track of homebrew rules? More tips for incorporating horror elements? Things we forgot to mention about playing online? *Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!* *email* - dmtogmcast@gmail.com *discord* - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya *Twitter* - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast *Facebook* - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ ------------------------------ *Podcasts with one-on-one gameplay* http://sidecharacterquest.com/ https://www.dungeonwives.com/ https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/podcasts.html *DnDBeyond* https://www.dndbeyond.com/

Russ More ( Dumbgeons & Dragons ( https://www.dumbdragons.com/ ) ) and Sean Howard ( The End of Time and Other Bothers ( https://albasalix.com/other-bothers/ ) ) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. In this week's episode we talk about tips and tricks for engaging your players, getting nervous new players involved and catching people up who have been away from the game for a while! *Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!* *email* - dmtogmcast@gmail.com *discord* - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya *Twitter* - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast *Facebook* - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea.We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends.In this week's episode we answer all the random questions we've been sitting on. Including;Tips for running a large group?More tips on using modules?Using sound and music?How do you let players down easy, when you need a break?Restricting races/classes?Players taking YOUR fun away?Backseat DM/GMs?When in-game decisions affect out of game relationships?Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!email - dmtogmcast@gmail.comdiscord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuyaTwitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/------------------------------Syrinscapehttps://syrinscape.com/Tabletop Audiohttps://tabletopaudio.com/The X-Card by John Stavrolouoshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1SB0jsx34bWHZWbnNIVVuMjhDkrdFGo1_hSC2BWPlI3A/editSafety as Risk Management (Gnome Stew)https://gnomestew.com/safety-as-risk-management/

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea.We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends.In this week's episode, we find ways to put the Role-play back in Tabletop Role-playing Games with some exercise and tips to bring to your table.Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!email - dmtogmcast@gmail.comdiscord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuyaTwitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/------------------------------Sean as Gru on Dumbgeons & Dragonshttp://dumbgeonsanddragons.libsyn.com/s02e39-guide-for-hireGrant Howitt - https://gshowitt.itch.io/Manuals & RulebooksD&D Basic Rules and Quick Starts - https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrulesPowered by the Apocalypse games - http://apocalypse-world.com/pbta/

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea.We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends.In this week's episode, we tackle the question on everyone's mind, how do we keep playing games when we can't leave our homes. We discuss useful tools and systems to get you started playing table top games in an online world.Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!email - dmtogmcast@gmail.comdiscord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuyaTwitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/------------------------------Video and Chat toolsZoom Video Conferencing Service - https://zoom.us/Google Hangout - https://hangouts.google.com/Skype - https://www.skype.com/en/Discord (online chat rooms and audio/video calls) - https://discordapp.com/Game System ResourcesDnDBeyond (D&D 5e Resource and Character creator) - https://www.dndbeyond.com/Roll20 (Multi System Tabletop Resource and chat server) - https://roll20.net/Fantasy Grounds (Multi System Tabletop Resource and chat server) - https://www.fantasygrounds.com/home/home.phpManuals & RulebooksD&D Basic Rules and Quick Starts - https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrulesPowered by the Apocalypse games - http://apocalypse-world.com/pbta/

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea.We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends.In this week's episode we answer all the random questions we've been sitting on. Including;How do you riff forward?How do you module?Safety tools at the table.Distances in combat?Moving forward without railroading?Maze Planning?How do you enjoy the game?Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show!email - dmtogmcast@gmail.comdiscord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuyaTwitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/------------------------------The X-Card by John Stavrolouoshttps://docs.google.com/document/d/1SB0jsx34bWHZWbnNIVVuMjhDkrdFGo1_hSC2BWPlI3A/editSafety as Risk Management (Gnome Stew)https://gnomestew.com/safety-as-risk-management/

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. In this week's episode we tell you what we think new DMs and GMs NEED to know before sitting down to a session playing D&D 5e. Do you need to read all the books? Which rules are super important? It's not as much as you might think! Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show! email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ ------------------------------ DUNGEONS & DRAGONS BASIC RULES - https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again... New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. This week, Sean and Russ sit down to go over what Sean did within those 90 minutes before we sat down to play the game Offworlders. If you haven't heard it, go back to listen to last episode. Questions we talk about; What parts did you read? What did you prep? How much was made up on the fly? What happened when you hit a road-block? AND MORE! ------------------------------ Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show! email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ ------------------------------ OFFWORLDERS  by Chris P. Wolf - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/257632/Offworlders?affiliate_id=1922253

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. This week, we bring you an epic actual play of the game Offworlders by Chris P. Wolf. Sean is limited to 90 minutes to prep and runs us through game/world/character setup and then we have fun in this high-stakes space adventure with guests Celeste Conowitch (Venture Maidens) and Tim Lanning (Greetings, Adventurers!). Time stamps for content: 00:00-38:01 - Game Intro/Character & World Building 38:01-2:58:20 - Character intro/Gameplay 2:58:20-3:10:27 - Game Debrief with Tim, Sean & Russ ------------------------------ Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show! email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ ------------------------------ CELESTE CONOWITCH https://celesteconowitch.com/ Venture Maidens - https://www.venturemaidens.com/ DMnastics podcast - https://dungeonmasterblock.podbean.com/category/dmnastics/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Cconowitch ------------------------------ TIM LANNING Greetings, Adventurers! Podcast - http://dndpodcast.com/ Geekly Inc. Twitch - https://www.twitch.tv/geeklyinc Twitter - https://twitter.com/timlanning ------------------------------ OFFWORLDERS  by Chris P. Wolf - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/257632/Offworlders?affiliate_id=1922253

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. In this weeks episode we are joined again by Rev (The Crit Show), who is an expert playing Powered by the Apocalypse games! We take a deeper dive into the PbtA mechanics and how you can use those to their fullest. We also look at ways to refocus aspects of D&D to bridge the gap between mechanics and narrative. Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show! email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ ------------------------------ REV - THE CRIT SHOW The Critshow - https://thecritshowpodcast.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thecritshow Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheCritshow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecritshow/ ------------------------------ POWERED BY THE APOCALYPSE - http://apocalypse-world.com/pbta/ --- DUNGEON WORLD - http://dungeon.world/ --- MONSTER OF THE WEEK - https://www.evilhat.com/home/monster-of-the-week/ --- DUNGEONS & DRAGONS BASIC RULES - https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules --- FATE OF CTHULU - https://www.evilhat.com/home/fate-of-cthulhu/

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. In this weeks episode we are joined by Rev (The Crit Show), who is an expert playing Powered by the Apocalypse games! We've gathered all of your questions as well as some of our own to help you feel confident sitting down to run a PbtA game system. Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord to ask your questions to be answered on the show! email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ ------------------------------ REV - THE CRIT SHOW The Critshow - https://thecritshowpodcast.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/thecritshow Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TheCritshow Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/thecritshow/ ------------------------------ POWERED BY THE APOCALYPSE - http://apocalypse-world.com/pbta/ --- DUNGEON WORLD - http://dungeon.world/ --- MONSTER OF THE WEEK - https://www.evilhat.com/home/monster-of-the-week/ --- DUNGEONS & DRAGONS BASIC RULES - https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. In this weeks episode we are again joined by Travis Vengroff (Dark Dice)! We find fun and easy ways for your to bring a spooky, horror-iffic game to your table! Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord and answer these questions! If you have ANY other questions, send them our way. email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ ------------------------------ TRAVIS VENGROFF https://travisvengroff.com/ Dark Dice - https://darkdicepod.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/DarkDicePod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DarkDicePod/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/darkdicepod/

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. In this weeks episode we are again joined by Travis Vengroff (Dark Dice)! We answer Ravenclaw2313's question, how to build encounters an easier way! Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord and answer these questions! If you have ANY other questions, send them our way. email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ ------------------------------ TRAVIS VENGROFF https://travisvengroff.com/ Dark Dice - https://darkdicepod.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/DarkDicePod Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DarkDicePod/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/darkdicepod/ ------------------------------ FATE CORE BASIC RULES - https://fate-srd.com/fate-core/basics Cooking Up a One Shot - https://fate-srd.com/fate-codex/cooking-fate-one-shot0 --- POWERED BY THE APOCALYPSE - http://apocalypse-world.com/pbta/ --- DUNGEONS & DRAGONS BASIC RULES - https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. In this weeks episode we are again joined by Greg Leatherman (Very Random Encounters) for a DM to GM mailbag episode! We answer the very important question of "I'm a New DM/GM, should I homebrew? Or should I run an adventure module?" Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord and answer these questions! What hurdles are stopping you from running this game? (Beyond finding people) If you have ANY other questions, send them our way. email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ ------------------------------ GREG LEATHERMAN Very Random Encounters - https://vre.show/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/whitewing https://twitter.com/vrecast Glitter Hearts PREORDER - https://www.backerkit.com/preorder_projects

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. In this weeks episode we are joined by Greg Leatherman (Very Random Encounters) and we help listener Nathan find ways to end his epic games! Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord and answer these questions! What hurdles are stopping you from running this game? (Beyond finding people) If you have ANY other questions, send them our way. email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ ------------------------------ GREG LEATHERMAN Very Random Encounters - https://vre.show/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/whitewing https://twitter.com/vrecast Glitter Hearts PREORDER - https://www.backerkit.com/preorder_projects

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. ------------------------------ In this weeks episode we are joined by Amy More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Michael Howie (The End of Time and Other Bothers) to put our money where our mouth is! We run a one-shot using the Fate CORE one-shot rules, with minimal (zero) prep time to hopefully give you ideas on how you can sit down with your friends and have a blast playing a game without all that pesky prep ahead of time! ------------------------------ Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord and answer these questions! 1 - What game genre would you like to run? 2 - What system are you familiar with? Which system would you want to use? 3 - What hurdles are stopping you from running this game? (Beyond finding people) If you have ANY other questions, send them our way. email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ ------------------------------ AMY MORE Dumbgeons & Dragons - https://www.dumbdragons.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/amoreismore MICHAEL HOWIE The End of Time and Other Bothers - https://otherbothers.com Twitter - https://twitter.com/DefenderRadio Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/howiemichael/ ------------------------------ FATE CORE - https://www.evilhat.com/home/fate-core/ Basic Rules - https://fate-srd.com/fate-core/basics Default Skills List - https://fate-srd.com/fate-core/default-skill-list Cooking Up a One Shot - https://fate-srd.com/fate-codex/cooking-fate-one-shot

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. In this weeks episode we are again joined by Tiffany Alvord (North by North Quest) and reach into the mail bag to answer all of your questions, including what to do when you think you've bit off more than you can chew. Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord and answer these questions! 1 - What game genre would you like to run? 2 - What system are you familiar with? Which system would you want to use? 3 - What hurdles are stopping you from running this game? (Beyond finding people) If you have ANY other questions, send them our way. email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ ------------------------------ TIFFANY ALVORD North by North Quest - https://northbynorthquest.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/rtscosplay

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. In this weeks episode we speak with Tiffany Alvord (North by North Quest) and try to help Scott plan and engage a younger table in an adventure that is fund for all. Trust us, we find some ideas that make us want to play his game sooo much! Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord and answer these questions! 1 - What game genre would you like to run? 2 - What system are you familiar with? Which system would you want to use? 3 - What hurdles are stopping you from running this game? (Beyond finding people) If you have ANY other questions, send them our way. email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ ------------------------------ TIFFANY ALVORD North by North Quest - https://northbynorthquest.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/rtscosplay ------------------------------ System discussed this week - Genesys - https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2017/6/27/genesys/ - Fate Core - https://www.evilhat.com/home/fate-core/ - Dungeons & Dragons 5e - https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. In this weeks episode we try to help yourfrienddevin strike a balance between real world and future world while helping make their table feel more comfortable stepping into character.   Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord and answer these questions! 1 - What game genre would you like to run? 2 - What system are you familiar with? Which system would you want to use? 3 - What hurdles are stopping you from running this game? (Beyond finding people) If you have ANY other questions, send them our way. email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ System discussed this week - Dungeon World - https://dungeon-world.com/ - Dungeons & Dragons 5e - https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules - Hyperstorm - http://hyperstorm-rpg.com/ - Rifts - https://palladium-store.com/1001/Rifts-Categories.html

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. In this episode we try to help Cloudy Frog who is looking to mix fantasy and technology while overcoming performance anxiety and fear of letting go of the reigns.   Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord and answer these questions! 1 - What game genre would you like to run? 2 - What system are you familiar with? Which system would you want to use? 3 - What hurdles are stopping you from running this game? (Beyond finding people) If you have ANY other questions, send them our way. email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/ System discussed this week - FATE Core - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/114903/Fate-Core-System?src=hottest_filtered&filters=0_0_44284_0_0&affiliate_id=1922253 Fate SRD - Basic Rules https://fate-srd.com/fate-core/basics - Dungeon World - https://dungeon-world.com/ - Dungeons & Dragons 5e - https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. In this episode we try to help Alllexia who is wanting to run a game of FATE AND Mike who says he has the worst player in the world at his game table.   Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord and answer these questions! 1 - What game genre would you like to run? 2 - What system are you familiar with? Which system would you want to use? 3 - What hurdles are stopping you from running this game? (Beyond finding people) If you have ANY other questions, send them our way. email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya   System discussed this week - FATE Core - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/114903/Fate-Core-System?src=hottest_filtered&filters=0_0_44284_0_0&affiliate_id=1922253 Fate SRD - Basic Rules https://fate-srd.com/fate-core/basics Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends.     Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord and answer these questions! 1 - What game genre would you like to run? 2 - What system are you familiar with? Which system would you want to use? 3 - What hurdles are stopping you from running this game? (Beyond finding people) If you have ANY other questions, send them our way. email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya   Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. In this episode we try to help Kit who is looking for a little more spontaneity in their game and figure out which rules they need to run a good ol' fashioned game of D&D 5e.   Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord and answer these questions! 1 - What game genre would you like to run? 2 - What system are you familiar with? Which system would you want to use? 3 - What hurdles are stopping you from running this game? (Beyond finding people) If you have ANY other questions, send them our way. email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya   System discussed this week - Dungeons & Dragons 5e - Basic Rules - https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrules Pregen Characters- https://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/character_sheets   Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/

Russ More (Dumbgeons & Dragons) and Sean Howard (The End of Time and Other Bothers) have heard it time and time again. New DMs/GMs find they're held back by something or hung up on an idea. We answer your questions to help YOU feel more comfortable and confident getting a game started for you and your friends. In this episode we try to help Kathi who is thinking about playing a Steampunk style game but is worried about her creative ability to roll with the game as her players come up with new ideas.    Is something holding you back? Send us an email or join our discord and answer these questions! 1 - What game genre would you like to run? 2 - What system are you familiar with? Which system would you want to use? 3 - What hurdles are stopping you from running this game? (Beyond finding people) If you have ANY other questions, send them our way. email - dmtogmcast@gmail.com discord - https://discord.gg/WcUkuya   System discussed this week - Monster of the Week - https://www.evilhat.com/home/monster-of-the-week/   Twitter - https://twitter.com/dmtogmcast Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/DM-to-GM-471622420291378/