Helping Your Players Advocate For Themselves in D&D

Hello, and Welcome to How To Be A Better D, the official podcast of Monsters.Rent. My name is Tanner Weyland, and together we will learn about how to prepare the best adventures and environments for our players to enjoy.  Today my dear friends, we are going to talk about how you can help your players […]

How to be Silly in D&D

Welcome to How to Be a Better DM! Today, we’re talking about how to invite silliness and funny business to your table, and why it can help your group enjoy the entire experience. Here is the episode transcript for anyone interested: Welcome back to How to Be a Better DM, the official podcast of Monsters. […]

A Tour Through the Shadowfell

Welcome back to How to Be a Better DM, the official podcast of Monsters.Rent. Thank you for joining me, I’m Justin Lewis, and today, I will be your guide through the Shadowfell. We have a lot to cover, including me talking with a very special guest later in the show. Real quick if I can, […]

2023 in Retrospect and the Prospects of 2024

Welcome back to How to Be a Better DM. Today, Tanner and Justin talk about the joys of 2023 and what to look forward to in 2024. The transcript is below. We also mention today’s sponsor, Magic Mind. Get 1 month free off of a 3 month subscription by going to https://www.magicmind.com/JANbetterdm and using the […]

Give the Gift of DMing, presented by the Ghosts of Christmas

Welcome to How to Be a Better DM! And Merry Christmas! Today, we are going to try and make our hearts grow three sizes by sharing our gifts as DMs! And we’ll be having the ghosts of Christmas help us! This episode was sponsored by Magic Mind! Find out more info here: https://www.magicmind.com/betterdm Use our […]

How and Why to Add a Little Tragedy into Your Games

Welcome back to today’s show. Today we talk about tragedy. Here are some of the questions we talked about today on the show: Writing Tragedy into your Game What is tragedy in D&D and what are some examples? Why use tragedy? Environmental Tragedy Personal Tragedy What makes tragedy earned? What are some wrong ways to […]

What to Do When a Player Is Missing

What to Do When a Player Misses a Session Welcome back to How to Be a Better DM, the Official Podcast of Monsters.Rent, the only rental subscription service for D&D minis. I’m your host today, Justin Lewis, and today, you and I will talk about a topic that affects every gaming group at least once […]

Focus on the Positive, DMs

In this week’s episode, Tanner discusses the need to focus on the positive aspects of being a DM, as the negativity can lead to burnout. Happy Thanksgiving to all of our listeners!

Villages Vs Dungeons: When and How to Use Both

Tanner Weyland (00:04.783) Hello and welcome to How to be a Better DM, the official podcast of Monsters.Rent. I’m here with Justin Lewis. Say hi, Justin. Hi, Justin. We are here today to talk about a fun little topic, basically, Dungeons and Villages, when and how to use either. So I mean, this topic, I’ve […]