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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June 17, 2024

How to World Build in a Player and Character Focused Way

Here's a bonus episode for you about how to World Build with Your players and Characters in mind.Here are some helpful tips:When

June 13, 2024

Downtime Activities in D&D, Part 3: Carousing

In today's episode of How to Be a Better DM, we are continuing our exploration of downtime activities, and we are focusing

June 6, 2024

Easier DND Prep and Planning Through the CASE Framework

Abridged Show NotesFeeling overwhelmed by D&D campaign planning? Struggle to connect your grand ideas into a single, captivating story? This episode unveils the

May 30, 2024

Railroading and the Illusion of Choice: Do Players Care About Being Railroaded?

Welcome back to another episode.Today we walk about railroading, allowing players to do whatever they want, focusing on player perception and making

May 23, 2024

Build Your Dream D&D Game Room: Top Tips from Daniel Hanzlian

Ever dreamt of creating the perfect D&D game room, but felt overwhelmed by budget, and space limitations, or clueless about the coolest

May 20, 2024

Home Brew Rules From Different Game Systems on the Level Up Your Gaming Podcast

Welcome back to today's show.Today, Tanner and Justin have the great pleasure of joining the Level Up Your Gaming Podcast (https://levelupyourgaming.buzzsprout.com/) with

May 16, 2024

10 Places That Your Fantasy Town NEEDS!

What's up everyone! Thanks for listing to how to be a better DM. Here's a quick synopsis of today's episode hosted by

May 9, 2024

Downtime Activities in D&D, Part 2: Crafting Items

Want to step up your crafting game in D&D? Think of implementing 3 aspects into your crafting: Skills/Proficiencies, Materials, and Place. These

May 2, 2024

Simplify and Streamline your Session Prep | The PUT A CLUE Framework

Why are prepping sessions so hard? Why can’t it be as easy as remembering a simple phrase, maybe something strange like PUT

April 27, 2024

What Would a Fantasy Blacksmith Shop Look Like – Wastatch Forge Blacksmith Interview Part 2

Dive deep into the captivating world of blacksmithing in Dungeons & Dragons with our special guests Matt and Stan from Wasatch Forge.

April 25, 2024

What D&D 5e Gets Wrong About Blacksmiths – Wasatch Forge Interview with a Blacksmith

Dungeons and Dragons 5e gets a lot wrong about Blacksmiths. There is almost no realism. Pretty strong statements right? But that's exactly

April 23, 2024

Bonus: Always Find Players for D&D, How to Do Lycanthropy in Your Game, The Longstrider Spell, on the Next Session Podcast

Finding players can be difficult. Having lycanthropes in your party can be difficult. Using the Longstrider spell can be difficult.Lucky for you,