So You Wanna Be a Dungeon Master
Tips and tricks to be the best Dungeon Master you can be! Taylor and Justin bring you into the world of Dungeons & Dragons through this educational and comedic podcast. Weekly episodes will cover a wide array of themes and topics. And along the way, they fall victim to the disruptive, yet hilarious, tangent. So grab your armor, sharpen your blade, and pack your spellbook... it’s time to roll Initiative!
Episodes
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Sphinx City | S1 - Ep7 | D&D Actual Play
Monday Aug 05, 2024
Monday Aug 05, 2024
In Episode 7, our heroes finish their exploration of the subterranean Sewer City. As they're about to leave, they notice a sign that points in a direction they never expected! And finally, our heroes visit the doctor who treated Belkor's burns, go on a romantic date, and learn some truly terrifying information! Check it out!
If you catch the streams LIVE, you'll also catch ACTION SURGE, the after session table talk where we go over the session, talk above board about the game, and discuss our favorite parts! If you miss it, Action Surge will only be available for paying members of our Patreon!
We really hope you enjoy!!
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Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
Ep.33 - Backstories 101
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
Wednesday Jul 31, 2024
In this episode, we’re going over something that has held true since the inception of D&D as a medium. Player Character Backstories have and are being used by many tabletop roleplaying games. Each player controls one character. And that character has a backstory. This includes their history, their background, and their connections to the world’s locations and people. The backstory is usually the experiences that character had before the adventure, but it can be much more than that. Let’s talk about how DMs can help set them up and use them in the game!
What was YOUR favorite backstory of a PC you've played?!
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Friday Jul 26, 2024
Sphinx City | S1 - Ep6 | D&D Actual Play
Friday Jul 26, 2024
Friday Jul 26, 2024
In Episode 6, our heroes take on the peculiar and unique tasks of the Good Luck Escape Room to find the meeting location of the Romance Realtors. And when they venture beneath the city, the discover a whole new world before facing the evil realtors themselves. But these realtors have a big trick up their sleeves. Will the party be able to take on the legendary monster before them? What clues will they learn about this evil plot?
If you catch the streams LIVE, you'll also catch ACTION SURGE, the after session table talk where we go over the session, talk above board about the game, and discuss our favorite parts! If you miss it, Action Surge will only be available for paying members of our Patreon!
We really hope you enjoy!!
And remember to give us 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ AND a positive review! This helps us so much! Tell your friends!
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We also have an email for questions, comments, and topic ideas
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Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Ep.32 - Encounters 101
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
Wednesday Jul 24, 2024
This week, we’re going to be going over the basics of creating Encounters! Your players can face a huge variety of situations that vary from social to combat and all kinds of combos! There’s random and there’s pre-planned. There’s encounters that take a tight 15 minutes and there’s some that’ll take hours! Whether for prepping a session or having a couple locked and loaded just in case, Encounters are here to stay!
How do you create Encounters? What's been YOUR favorite Encounter?
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Friday Jul 19, 2024
Sphinx City | S1 - Ep5 | D&D Actual Play
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Friday Jul 19, 2024
Episode 5 of Sphinx City, our D&D Actual Play set in a modern and magical metropolis, has the gang cleaning up another crime scene after their run-in with the detectives. They head back to Wrong Village to see Trinculo and do some shopping. And after some gifts and dreams, we unfortunately lost power and didn't get to continue the episode, so it's shorter than usual. But it's still full of wild moments and episode 6 has even more! Check it out!
If you catch the streams LIVE, you'll also catch ACTION SURGE, the after session table talk where we go over the session, talk above board about the game, and discuss our favorite parts! If you miss it, Action Surge will only be available for paying members of our Patreon!
We really hope you enjoy!!
And remember to give us 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ AND a positive review! This helps us so much! Tell your friends!
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We also have an email for questions, comments, and topic ideas
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Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Ep.31 - House Rules 101
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
Wednesday Jul 17, 2024
This week we’re going over some House rules! Over the course of the last 30 episodes, we’ve gone over ALL kinds of rules that are worked into the D&D system itself. And along the ride, we’ve casually mentioned some house rules that we enjoy. But what is a house rule? It’s a rule that is implemented for a specific table, setting, or the like! This is how we tweak the game to invoke a certain vibe, to represent a certain setting, or just to have more fun! We’ll go over the good, the bad, and the ugly house rules we’ve seen!
What's YOUR favorite house rule? Least favorite?
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Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Ep.30 - Multiclassing 101
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
Wednesday Jul 10, 2024
This week, we go over all the basics of Multiclassing! We cover everything you might need to know when thinking about multi-classing. As a DM, it's important to know these things because a lot of players like this option in D&D! And for new DMs and Players, it can be a little complicated at first! We hope that by the end of this episode, it won't be complicated at all!
What is YOUR favorite Multi-class and why?? Check out Multiclass Mystery Mash-up on our Patreon when you're at least in the Adult Dragon Gang!
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Monday Jul 08, 2024
Sphinx City | S 1 - Ep 4 | D&D Actual Play
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Monday Jul 08, 2024
Episode 4 of Sphinx, our D&D Actual Play set in a modern and magical metropolis is another Combat Episode! Jastor and Uland track down Belkor in an abandoned subway station. But what's this?! They've been set up and it's an ambush! They're level 4 now and have some new abilities that help them take on some corrupt crooks and a ghost train! Check it out!
If you catch the streams LIVE, you'll also catch ACTION SURGE, the after session table talk where we go over the session, talk above board about the game, and discuss our favorite parts! If you miss it, Action Surge will only be available for paying members of our Patreon!
We really hope you enjoy!!
And remember to give us 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ AND a positive review! This helps us so much! Tell your friends!
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Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Ep.29 - Feats 101
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
Wednesday Jul 03, 2024
This week, we're talking FEATS... with an 'A' in there, don't worry! Feats is short for Features. They're the abilities you can get throughout your time as a Player Character, but we also talk about how a Dungeon Master might use them. In this episode, we go over all the feats in the Player's Handbook!
What feat is YOUR favorite?? We go over our favorites on the Patreon! Check it out!
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Monday Jul 01, 2024
Sphinx City | S 1 - Ep 3 | D&D Actual Play
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Monday Jul 01, 2024
Episode 3 of Sphinx City, our D&D Actual Play! Sphinx City is a modern and magical metropolis. Our 3 secret agents must follow the clues to take back their home from the evil and corrupt 1%! In this episode, Belkor is away at the General Hospital. So it's up to Jastor and Uland to follow some leads and figure out just how deep this goes! We meet a cagey hacker named Emmis Dos, have a meal with Jax, the fluffy leopard, and go to The Church to find out who 'T' is! Listen to find out!!
If you catch the streams LIVE, you'll also catch ACTION SURGE, the after session table talk where we go over the session, talk above board about the game, and discuss our favorite parts! If you miss it, Action Surge will only be available for paying members of our Patreon!
We really hope you enjoy!!
And remember to give us 5 Stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ AND a positive review! This helps us so much! Tell your friends!
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We also have an email for questions, comments, and topic ideas
Reach out to us at Soyouwannabeadm@gmail.com
And CLICK HERE to find our Patreon, join our Discord, follow us on TikTok and Instagram, and see what we're up to!
We Have a Twitch NOW!
About Us
Taylor & Justin
We are two nerds who love playing games with our friends! As two neurodivergent people, we know what it's like to feel anxiety about running a game of D&D. That's why we wanted to make it more approachable and fun to try out being a Dungeon Master (or game master, lore keeper, etc). We hope to tear down the barriers that prevent players from getting behind the screen!
Remember to also follow us @soyouwannabeadm over on TikTok and Instagram!
And you can Email us questions or comments at soyouwannabeadm@gmail.com