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.

All Episodes

August 13, 2024

In the Footsteps of Giants: Part 1

Welcome to How to Be a Better DM.Today is a special episode.In it, you'll hear the first 30 minutes of one of

August 8, 2024

3 Questions To Determine a Combat Encounter’s Length

When you are planning a combat encounter, do you know how to get it into the "Goldilocks" zone in terms of length?

August 2, 2024

11 More Things Every Dungeon Master Should Remember Part 2

Things Every Dungeon Master Should RememberAs a Dungeon Master you have so much to remember, it’s a wonder you can even remember

August 1, 2024

11 More Things Every Dungeon Master Should Remember Part 1

Things Every Dungeon Master Should RememberAs a Dungeon Master you have so much to remember, it’s a wonder you can even remember

July 25, 2024

How to Start Terrainscaping for your D&D Games with Jay’s Tabletop Terrain

Have you ever seen amazing terrainscapes worthy of legend and have looked on with envy?Do you want to learn how to start

July 18, 2024

Lessons Learned My First Year DM’ing

Welcome to How To Be a Better DM. In today's episode I (Cayden) go over 3 of the biggest lessons I've learned

July 11, 2024

Downtime Activities in D&D, Part 4: Running a Business

Should you encourage your players to run a business in your campaign? What would that even look like? And, most importantly, can

July 8, 2024

Where Have My Fingers Been & Why Players Should All Be DMs – Guest Appearance on RPG Academy

Welcome back to How to Be a Better DM.Today is a special bonus episode. We were fortunate enough to have been invited

July 4, 2024

10 More Tips for Even Better One-Shots

“You creep slowly through the cobwebbed dark of the crypt, your breath coming out in puffs of steam that you’re trying your

June 27, 2024

Yes And… Why Improvisation Isn’t About You | Talking Improv and Comedy with TJ from Comedy Sports

How do you improvise things that make the game better? How do you add comedy to the game without making it corny?Welcome

June 20, 2024

How to World Build Using Conflict: Into the mind of Jake Packham (DM of The Pact & Boon)

In today's episode, we talk to Jake Packham, who is the dungeon master behind our live-play show "The Pact & Boon." Listen

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