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
Friday Jun 28, 2024
Sphinx City | S 1 - Ep 2 | D&D Actual Play
Friday Jun 28, 2024
Friday Jun 28, 2024
Episode 2 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, the party has infiltrated an underground laboratory underneath the Middling Park Zoo! What will they find? And what happens when your second Death Saving Throw is a Nat 1?! 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!!
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Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Ep.28 - Writing an EVIL One-Shot
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
Wednesday Jun 26, 2024
This week, we write another one-shot for someone who donated to a great cause! BUT... this one is a bit EVIL!! The Joester requested a oneshot for a party of evil adventurers. So we discuss evil PCs and come up with a bunch of interesting ways that characters with questionable moral compasses could interact with the world. And great news, it's ambiguous enough that it could fit inside any setting and even apply to characters who aren't evil!
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Monday Jun 24, 2024
Sphinx City | Season 1 - Ep 1 | Recap
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Monday Jun 24, 2024
Gang! Did you know we're on Twitch now streaming Actual Plays!? In June and July 2024, every Thursday at 7pm EST, we're on there playing D&D in a homebrewed modern and magical setting called Sphinx City! If you missed it, don't worry - there's going to be videos of the stream on our YouTube and Patreon! And we've decided to release audio versions here as well!
As this recap will explain, we unfortunately lost the copy of our first episode and so this recap will have to do. But going forward, you'll be able to listen to entire episodes!
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
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Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Ep.27 - 5 Common Mistakes for New Dungeon Masters
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
Wednesday Jun 19, 2024
This week, we are talking all about Common Mistakes that New Dungeon Masters make! Remember, they're common and happen all the time. We've probably still do these every once in a while! It doesn't make you a bad DM and some might even be a preference. We just bring up a couple problems that newer DMs run into and different ways one could go about them!
Did we forget any? Let's talk about it!
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Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Ep. 26 - NPCs 101
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
Wednesday Jun 12, 2024
This week we’re covering all of the basics when it comes to NPCs! How do you come up with them and how can you use them? What’s a DM-insert NPC and what makes them special? When do NPCs need stat blocks? We’re going to go over it all so that you can try your hand at making your own NPCs! They can help your players, your story, and your world building! So let’s start talking about NPCs!
Tell us YOUR favorite NPC!
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Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Ep. 25 - Wizard 101
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
Wednesday Jun 05, 2024
This week we’re covering the quintessential caster, the book loving magician, the studied savant of spells, the Wizard! Characters of this class get their use of magic through hard work and study. They’ve hit the books so they can hit their allies and enemies with a huge variety of spells! So push those glasses up your nose, break out your pencils and paper, and get ready for our last installment of Class for a while. Today, it’s all about the Wizard!
What's your favorite school of magic?? And do you agree with Justin that Enchantment magic is more evil than Necromancy??
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Wednesday May 29, 2024
Ep.24 - Warlock 101
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Wednesday May 29, 2024
Gang, we've got a deal for you! Well, technically we're talking all about deals because this episode is about the Warlock! What they lack in spell slots, they more than make up for it with customization, character, and some of the most unique vibes in the game! It's no wonder Warlock mains make it their whole personality! This is our penultimate class episode and then we get back into primarily DM tips & tricks for a while!
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Wednesday May 22, 2024
Ep.23 - Sorcerer 101
Wednesday May 22, 2024
Wednesday May 22, 2024
This week we’re covering the no-books, silver spoon, nepo baby the sorcerer! These casters get their magic just by being! They are magical in their bones, in their blood! And that deep connection to magic gives them the ability to twist and warp magic in some really interesting ways.
Do you think Sorcerers are Nepo Babies? What other ways have YOU described the Sorcerer getting their magic?
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We also have an email for questions, comments, and topic ideas
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Wednesday May 15, 2024
Ep.22 - Ranger 101
Wednesday May 15, 2024
Wednesday May 15, 2024
This week we’re talking about the footstep trackin, the half casting, half martialin’, nature lovin’ sonuvagun, The Ranger! This class gets a lot of grief from parts of the D&D community. But we’re about to head to class! We’re talking base class Ranger today and the subclasses from the Player’s Handbook. This episode won’t cover the optional rules from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything, but we’ll cover that in a future episode. Give it a bing!
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Wednesday May 08, 2024
Ep.21 - Fake Dragon One-Shot
Wednesday May 08, 2024
Wednesday May 08, 2024
This week, Class is on break! We are writing another one-shot in real time! This one comes from a mutual friend who redeemed this by donating to a great cause back in January 2024! They gave us a simple prompt of a town being plagued by a dragon, but that the dragon wasn't real! So we put our heads together to interpret that and come up with a really fun one-shot!
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We also have an email for questions, comments, and topic ideas
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Patreon is LIVE! Twitch Coming in June!
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