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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November 11, 2021

7 Campaign Ideas for Beginners

d&d campaign ideas for beginners“Sir, you and your companions are the only guests who are here completely by chance. That is why

November 4, 2021

6 Tips to Make Better Non-Player Characters

“How many of your crops are like this?” the Constable asks.Rosdan, the local farmer who asked for this meeting, looks right into

October 28, 2021

5 Places to Get D&D Resources Other Than Sourcebooks

The grand city of Tornlock boasts a population of 100,000 citizens. From the port district to the affluent Crown district, many call

October 21, 2021

Which D&D Books to Buy

You awake in the log cabin in which you’d taken shelter the night before. You look around at the warm crackling fire

October 14, 2021

4 Tips to Help improve Narrative Skills

You and your companions walk slowly through the town. The sky is mottled gray and a slight breeze chills your skin. You

September 30, 2021

6 Signs of a Bad Dungeon Master

You and your friends walk into the deepest catacomb of the crypt. The summons you’d received were cryptic and specific. It said

September 23, 2021

2 Simple One-Shots to Try

The dinosaurs had been one thing, but this was ridiculous. You stand there facing down a humanoid who looked to be wearing armor

September 16, 2021

Mistakes I’ve Made As a Dungeon Master

You and your companions wake up on a sandy beach. You rub your eyes to try. Your head is aching and you

September 9, 2021

What to Do if You’re a Nervous First Time DM

You stand in the central chamber of this strange cavern. You and your companions look at each other warily. Suddenly a spectral

September 2, 2021

The Pros and Cons of Using Minis in Your Dungeons and Dragons Games

You look down from the walls of the Keep. This castle was constructed as an outpost of the kingdom. No one travels

August 26, 2021

7 Tips to Help Keep Your Energy Up as a DM

Suddenly a scream erupts from somewhere outside the tavern. You look at your hand and then up at your opponent. “It looks

August 19, 2021

My Method for Planning the Next Session of Dungeons and Dragons

Last time our adventurers found themselves fighting a rug of smothering which had completely smothered Ulv. Luckily the group was able to