Season 2

May 21, 2023

From Hero to Villain: The Psychology of Moral Choices in Roleplaying …

Episode Details & Links Today we delve into the idea of falling from grace and how your heroes could slide down that slippery slope from hero to villain. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links For tricks I give you …

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May 14, 2023

S2E20: Sean K Reynolds of Campaign Setting Creation

Episode Details & Links What an exciting episode in store for you today! I'm joined by the one and only Sean K. Reynolds to discuss campaign setting creation! I ask Sean questions about his history in the gaming community and...

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May 7, 2023

S2E19: Safely Running Darker Stories With Dan from Beddlym’s Social H…

Episode Details & Links Today I'm joined by Dan from Beddlym’s Social Hour: A D&D Podcast to discuss how to safely run a story with darker themes. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links For Tricks we look a a …

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April 30, 2023

S2E18: Understanding Player Archetypes

Episode Details & Links Today is all about understanding the 5 archetypes that I believe are most representative of the player types you will encounter in your games. The power-gamer, the role-player, the specialist, the casu...

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April 23, 2023

S2E17: Running the First Adventure in a Campaign

Episode Details & Links Today we are discussing writing and running your first adventure in a campaign! Tricks of the Trade Information & Links Our Tricks today features story prompts generated by AI through the use of the to...

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April 16, 2023

S2E16: Writing your Introduction and NPCs

Episode Details & Links Today we continue our discussion on building your campaign and discuss writing your introduction and how I like to "write" my NPCs Tricks of the Trade Information & Links In Tricks we discuss a few plo...

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April 9, 2023

S2E15: Session Zero and the Main Characters

Episode Details & Links Today we continue our journey to running our first session and discuss considerations when building characters, the importance of character backstories, and session zero. Tricks of the Trade Informatio...

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April 2, 2023

Bonus Episode: Live from Gem State Comic-Con: Using Rules from Multip…

Episode Details & Links A special broadcast from Gem State Comic-Con in Boise, ID. I bring you this short episode about cherry-picking rules from different systems, recorded live during the convention. Tricks of the Trade Inf...

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April 1, 2023

S2E14: All About Dragons

Episode Details & Links Today we discuss dragons! Their life cycle, how to incubate dragon eggs, and what their hoard means to them. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links In Tricks today I give you three ideas for how …

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March 26, 2023

S2E13: Laying the Foundation of a Campaign

Episode Details & Links Today we are looking at some information from my book, which laying the foundation of a campaign. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links Most of today's episode is tricks of the trade, as I walk …

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March 19, 2023

Invested Players

Episode Details & Links I'm so busy right now with work and school! I've been traveling state to state to open new locations but I still wanted to provide you with some content. So today, the episode is right from …

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March 12, 2023

S2E11: Game Group Conflict

Episode Details & Links Today we will be discussing the dreaded game group conflict. How to recognize it, and how to identify the source. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links After identifying the source of conflict, trick...

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March 5, 2023

S2E10: Improving your Improv w/ Dungeon Radio Hour

Episode Details & Links Today I am joined by the full cast of Dungeon Radio Hour, to discuss ways to improve your improv skills as a gamer. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links Each member of Dungeon Radio Hour …

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Feb. 26, 2023

S2E9: Debunking Gamer Stereotypes W/ John Eric Welker

Episode Details & Links Today I speak with John Eric Welker from RPG Research about the common gamer stereotypes that exist and what the research actually says about them. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links In today’s Tr...

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Feb. 19, 2023

S2E8: The Power of Three

Episode Details & Links Today I'm joined by my friends and gaming group members, Nate and Chris Pohl to discuss three different topics that each have three parts to them. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links In tricks of …

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Feb. 12, 2023

S2E7: Monster Psychology with Author Keith Ammann

Episode Details & Links Today we are joined by the illustrious and brilliant author, Keith Ammann to discus monster psychology. What are the monsters in our game thinking, and how should they behave in order to be believable?...

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Feb. 5, 2023

S2E6: Winning at TTRPGs

Episode Details & Links Today I'm joined by Nate and Chris Pohl as we discuss what it means to "win" in a TTRPG. We share a few different ideas that could constitute good winning or bad winning and how we …

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Jan. 29, 2023

S2E5 Running Low or No Prep Sessions w/ Do We Level Up Podcast

Episode Details & Links On today's episode I'm joined by Laura & Noel from the Do We Level Up Podcast . We discuss their show and their experiences with running low and no prep sessions. Tricks of the Trade Information …

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Jan. 22, 2023

The Psychology of Paying Attention

Episode Details & Links Today we are talking about keeping your players attention at the table. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links Most of our episode today is tricks of the trade that will help you keep the attention …

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Jan. 15, 2023

S2E3: Creature Centered Campaigns w/ Matt & Bobby from Twenty Sides

Episode Details & Links Today I am joined by Matt and Bobby of the Twenty Sides Podcast to discuss their show and our main topic, creature centered campaigns. In knowledge check I'll be talking about the debate that violent g...

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Jan. 8, 2023

S2E2: To Retcon, or Not to Retcon w/ Dustin Archer

Episode Details & Links In todays episode I'm joined once again by my friend Dustin to discuss retcons. What they are, when they can occur, and when they should be used or not. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links …

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Jan. 1, 2023

S2E1: Worldbuilding with Monte Cook

Episode Details & Links Hello and welcome to the Season 2 premier! On this episode I sit down with the legendary Monte Cook and we discuss his background and the elements of worldbuilding. Tricks of the Trade Information & Li...

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