How to Be a Better DM

Weekly Tips and Tricks on Thursdays

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.

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October 24, 2024

Oh No! Your party is in trouble! Deus Ex Machina, I guess??

Your party probably gets into a lot of sticky, unforeseeable moments, where death or a terrible consequence is on the table. At

October 17, 2024

How to Flesh Out Your Afterlife – Questions to Ask to Help Develop the Concepts of Afterlife in your Homebrew World

Welcome back to How to Be a Better DM.Today we talk about the afterlife. Listen to episode 109 of our show to

October 10, 2024

When Your D&D Group Loses Momentum

We’ve all been there: you’ve had a great run with all your players. Month after month, and maybe even week after week,

October 3, 2024

8 Tips for Begginner Dungeon Masters

Welcome back to today's Show.Today, we talk about 8 tips for beginner dungeon masters.Stop Waiting - For Finding Players listen to this

September 26, 2024

Swole Initiative: Player Check-ins and Campaign Themes with Jay Foster

Welcome back to How to Be a Better DMToday we have a special episode with Jay Foster from Swole Initiative (https://swoleinitiative.com/)Today we

September 24, 2024

What to Spend $50 on For Your D&D Hobby

Welcome back to How to Be a Better DMThis is another RAW episode, which means more personality and less polish.I'm your host

September 19, 2024

The Skills of the Dungeon Master

Welcome back to the show!Today we talk about what skills you need to develop as a DM.MechanicsUnderstanding the basic gameplay of the

September 17, 2024

RAW: Voice Acting Tips from a Non-Voice Actor

Welcome back to today's RAW podcast episode.This is a special episode where it is shorter and less edited and more real.On today's

September 12, 2024

Focusing on Your Strengths: What Makes You a Great DM?

Sometimes, it feels like all of your efforts are focused on the things you DON'T feel good at as a DM: maybe

September 10, 2024

RAW: How to Move DND Along

Welcome back to this RAW episode of How to Be a Better DM.This is from an Instagram Live I did about how

September 5, 2024

Dan Wells: What are You Good at As a GM?

Welcome back to How to Be a Better DM!Today is a special episode with our guest, author, and professional Dungeon Master Dan

September 3, 2024

How to Give Just a Little More to Your Roleplaying as a Dungeon Master

You’ve probably wondered if you could do or give more. Specifically with your roleplaying, you may have finished a session and thought