The GM's Guide
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In-depth podcast on how to improve your campaign, focusing on the adventure, world and character design. We apply proven and practical game design techniques to the world of running pen and paper campaigns. There's a lot to get into, so let's get started.
The GM's Guide
3y ago
Trail of the Behemoth is an game about hunting giant monsters, a TTRPG you can bring to a boardgame night. I'm working on it with Seamus Allen, and we're going to talk about what we're doing and when it might be finished.
I might even hand out some playtest files to listeners. If your interested, contact me on twitter @designerdanf. ..read more
The GM's Guide
3y ago
A listener sent me a question on how to deal with evil PCs, and how to deal with lawful-stupid paladins. I answer ..read more
The GM's Guide
3y ago
How do you identify an inherently fun mechanic anyway? What's this 'Decision Engine' thing Dan loves so much and how do you make one yourself? Listen and find out ..read more
The GM's Guide
3y ago
Want to run RPGs for new players? Want to get them hooked on this hobby we love? Here's how Dan does it ..read more
The GM's Guide
3y ago
The second part of Dan and Reuben's live world building session. This time we're digging into Adventure Hooks and Sample Locations in the Necropolis ..read more
The GM's Guide
3y ago
Dan and Reuben recorded a live session of their world building. They had fun recording it. Will you have fun listening to it? Let's find out ..read more
The GM's Guide
3y ago
We didn't finish everything about this topic in one podcast? Huh, who would've thought? Game Designer Dan Felder breaks down how he starts working on a game and the common pitfalls new designers get stuck in when starting a project. ..read more
The GM's Guide
3y ago
I get a lot of requests to talk about designing and hacking TTRPG systems, so here we go! I make my own systems for nearly every campaign I run. It's a huge topic, so today we're going to lay the foundation. ..read more
The GM's Guide
3y ago
First example of the Content Forge, where we talk about a setting, system, or adventure we've found inspiring and pulled pieces from to use in our own games. Sometimes it'll be the royal we, but this time we're joined by Reuben Covington to talk about the whimsical and creepy Gardens of Ynn.
Check out The Gardens of Ynn
And the Gardens of Ynn Generator ..read more
The GM's Guide
3y ago
Designer Reuben Covington returns to chat about designing Boss Fights in TTRPGs. The two give some advice, and tell a LOT of stories about memorable boss battles they've made and played against. Feel free to steal them (like always). ..read more