Listen as we talk about how to craft amazing stories for yourselves and your players. Join hosts Justin Lewis, Tanner Weyland, and Cayden Ottley every Thursday morning.
December 25, 2025
Welcome back to How to Be a Better DM.Today we talk about 5 tips for session prep with no time.Adjust your expectationsGet
December 18, 2025
It almost feels like cliffhangers are a requirement for some DMs, or at least the professional ones! But are cliffhangers always necessary?
December 11, 2025
Welcome back to How to Be a Better DM.Today we continue talking about improv. We finish our tips for responding to player
December 4, 2025
Do you give your players much of a chance to collaborate on the storytelling? No? Well, you wouldn't be alone! In this
November 20, 2025
Today's episode is all about taking a normal or underutilized D&D game mechanic and using it to its fullest to add some
November 13, 2025
Welcome back to How to Be a Better DMtoday we continue talking about better Improv Tips for DMsHere’s what we cover:The Rule
November 6, 2025
The problem of the NPC companion... the poor shmuck that your party drags along with them that YOU suddenly have to play
October 30, 2025
Welcome to How to Be a Better DMToday we talk about improving improvisation when your players do something out of the blue.Tip
October 23, 2025
Oh, so you'd like to create EVERY story arc, enemy, NPC, and element of your D&D adventure out of thin air, without
October 16, 2025
Thanks for listening. Today we talk about the secret inner work required to be a great dungeon master. Here are some notes:People
October 9, 2025
Do you ever wish that players would just STOP and take things seriously for one minute?! After all, you want the next
October 2, 2025
Every DM wants to get better, but “improvement” can feel vague. In this episode, we break it down into four concrete tools
