How to Play D&D while Being a Parent

Welcome dungeon masters to How to Be a Better DM, the official podcast of Monsters.Rent. Today, I’m your host, Justin Lewis and together let’s discover how to make every session the best session of Dungeons and Dragons with you as the dungeon master. Today, like so many other episodes, I’ll be discussing some tips for […]

The Key to DM and Player Interactions in D&D: “Yes And”

Hello, and Welcome to How To Be A Better DM, the official podcast of Monsters.Rent. Little ‘ol Tanner is flying solo today with a great topic. We are going to talk about something that is important to every D&D interaction that we have with players: “Yes And” This improv ability isn’t just for comedy, and […]

Are you throwing away your Saving Throws? – Back to Basics

Hello, and Welcome to How To Be A Better DM, 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, we just have one big announcement about Justin: he had his baby! Congratulations, Justin! For […]

How to Get Someone to Play D&D

Here’s the transcript of today’s episode: Tanner Weyland: to How to be a Better DM, the official podcast of Monsters.Rent. This is Tanner Weyland, and I’m here with Justin Lewis. Say hi! Justin: Bye. Tanner Weyland: Hi. Perfect. We’re glad to be here with you guys. And today we’re going to have a little, you […]

Death in Dungeons and Dragons

D&D and Death: How to Handle the Death of a Character in D&D Suddenly, time seems to slow down. The arrows rain down like slow pebbles skipping across a lake rather than the hail of death they’d been seconds before. Lightning crawls across the sky, achingly slow, reaching for that next empty space. These demonlings […]

Familes In Your D&D Campaign: Why It’s Uncommon and How to Make It Work

Tanner Weyland: Hello, this is Tanner Weyland. Welcome back to How to be a Better DM, the official podcast of Monsters.Rent. I’m here with Justin Lewis. Say hi, Justin. Justin: Justin. Tanner Weyland: Hey, hey, no, don’t do that. Just kidding, I’m joking. Justin: I’m sorry. Tanner Weyland: It’s great to have you. Ha ha […]

9 D&D and Dungeon Master Expectations That You Need to Change

Why We Create Expectations about Ourselves This episode is about D&D and it’s about life in some small way. Playing dungeons and dragons is something we do just like everything else we do, and because of that, we can often create expectations around the way we do things.  I think it stems from our ability […]

For Whom the Bell Tolls: Homebrew Collaboration Part 3

justin: Welcome back to How to be a Better DM. I’m your co-host today, Justin Lewis, here with Tanner Wayland and Rob Van Auken. Go ahead and say hello, guys. tanner_weyland: Hey. rob: Good evening, everyone. justin: And you are joining How to be a Better DM in our mini-series on collaborating for homebrewing a […]

Political D&D Campaigns: Let’s Roll for Political Office

Hello, and Welcome to How To Be A Better DM. 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, we are going to jump right into the announcements! If you would like to sign up for future one-shot podcasts, […]

The Chimefall Ceremony: Homebrew Project Building with Rob Van Auken Part 2

justin_lewis: Welcome back to How to be a Better DM. I’m Justin Lewis and I’m here with Rob Van Auchen. I said that right, right? rob: Yes, you did. justin_lewis: Awesome. And today we are continuing our mini series on a specific homebrew project that we are making with Rob. And today’s gonna be a […]