So You Wanna Be a Dungeon Master

Ep. 67 Battle Maps 101

This week we’re taking a closer look at where the adventuring parties have combat! That’s right, it’s going to be an episode all about Battle Maps! We’re going to offer our insight on finding, using, and improvising battle maps for your D&D game! Now most of our experience is playing virtual tabletops online. But we hope some of these tips and tricks will translate to playing around a real life table as well!
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Ep.66 - Shopping 101

This week we’re going over a very divisive part of D&D and many table top games… Some love it, some hate it, today… we’re talking about Shopping! Magic shops, book stores, antique shops, alchemy stores, and more! How do we, as Dungeon Masters, facilitate shopping? Do we haggle? What items does the shop sell? How much do you charge for things? And how can we make fantasy shopping more interesting and memorable? Well, let’s get into some shopping tips and tricks!
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Ep.65 - Backstories 101

This week we’re going to be taking on the Backstory! The tips and tricks in this episode will help Players and Dungeon Masters alike. We’re going to go over all the ways that we can create, utilize, and even exploit the PCs’ backstories. From oneshots to campaigns, regardless of the game, backstories can be a huge tool. They can help us worldbuild, prep our sessions, plan for encounters, and more!
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Ep.64 - Dungeon Master Horror Stories

This week we’re traveling back to the wild west of Reddit! In this episode, we’re going to be covering some D&D Horror Stories that Dungeon Masters submitted! But are they really horror stories? Are the DMs fully innocent here? And how could we both avoid these issues proactively and reactively once they do happen? Remember, we have a Discord channel and an email (links in the description) and we invite you to send us your D&D Horror Stories, questions, homebrew ideas, and more!
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Ep.63 - Downtime 101

This week we’re going to be covering all of the ways a Dungeon Master can use the time the adventuring party isn’t adventuring. Maybe the dragon’s on vacation, maybe the archdevil is on bedrest, maybe the mindflayer colony took a wrong turn, whatever it is the adventurers have nothing to do… which means… Downtime! Whether it’s in between adventures, on the travel to the adventure, or even just in the couple hours before bedtime.. Downtime is often underutilized. So let’s freakin’ utilize the heck out of it!
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Ep.62 - A Custom Cowboy Subclass

This week we’re putting our heads together in the name of integrity, justice, and all that’s good in this world. Because this past January in 2025, we were a small part of the charity drive to raise over 40,000 dollars to help Doctors without Borders! And that wouldn’t have been possible without the incredible people who donated. This includes Ryan who donated to the cause and in return, Taylor and I are going to create a custom subclass for him! The requirements are such: cowboy themed Bard or Artificer and Ryan enjoys One Piece and a mix of roleplay and combat. And Ryan has been working on a Bard Subclass called The College of Humility. We have our work cut out for us
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Ep.61 - Sphinx City & Creating a Campaign

This week we’re going over one of our homebrew settings, Sphinx City, a modern and magical metropolis. It’s the home of our first Actual Play and at the time of recording this, we are recording season two. Throughout this episode, we’ll go over Sphinx City but also all the things that go into creating your own world for the sake of a campaign. Not to mention, behind the scenes, we are beginning to prepare Sphinx City for Kickstarter so everyone can play in this setting that we’ve fallen in love with.
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Ep.60 - Dungeon Master Mistakes

This week we’re going to be taking a look at some Dungeon Master mistakes that were shared on a subreddit called, DM Academy. These mistakes are, for the most part, pretty common. But we’re going to be discussing the situation, giving our opinions, all while discussing mistakes that we’ve made as Dungeon Masters also. It doesn’t matter how much experience you have, mistakes are inevitable. But like we said, mistakes are common, they have common loot, they don’t stand a chance even against a new DM… and with a fiery fist flaming with fury we will feel them falter from under our fearless fingers!
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Ep.59 - Balance 201

This week we’re walking a slackline 15-feet above the ground without a net, because today is all about Balance! Taylor and I are going to create a bunch of encounters for various levels and along the way we’ll be giving the tips and tricks any Dungeon Master could use! Remember, balance can mean more than just combat or numbers, but this episode may lean that direction.
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Ep.58 - New Subclasses from 2024 Player's Handbook

This week we’re going to cover the brand new subclasses from the 2024 PHB! Many of the subclasses from the 2014 Player’s Handbook made their way over to the new version, with some minor changes. Like the College of Lore Bard, the Berserker Barbarian, and the Circle of the Moon Druid. Some didn’t quite make it yet like the College of Eloquence Bard, the Astral Self Monk, or the Swarmkeeper Ranger. We’ve been told that there’s backwards compatibility and we’ll test that in a future episode… but for now! Let’s explore the new subclasses that were added just for the 2024 version!
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