Committing to Characters with Victor Bevine (AKA Drizzt Do’Urden)

Justin: Welcome back to How to be a Better DM. Today, I am Justin Lewis. I actually am always Justin Lewis, but today I’m joined with Tanner Whelan. Go ahead and say hi, Tanner. Tanner Weyland: Hey guys. Justin: And we have today with us a very special guest, Victor Baveen. And for me, he’s […]

Homebrew Collaboration with Rob Van Auken Part 1

justin_lewis: Welcome back to How to be a Better DM. I’m one of your hosts today, Justin Lewis, and I’m here with Rob and Tanner Wayland. And I’ll let Rob introduce himself in a second, but let me first tell you, the listener, about today’s episode. So if you’re new here, we are here to […]

Bonus Episode! Dungeons and Dirtbikes

Truly wonderful, the mind of a child is. Join me, as I interview my two year old son! We talk Dungeons and Dragons, Dirtbikes, and Donuts! And, frankly, not much else!

How to Prepare for an Online Session of D&D

Justin: Ulf woke up. He was in a cave, but he saw a face above his. It was Herlia. Ulf, we thought you were dead. Ulf sat up and saw Hepom sitting not too far off now, sporting a few more days’ growth of beard. Ulf looked around. He could see the exit from the […]

Constitution: Health is Wealth, But Wealth Costs Health

This week we chat about the Constitution Modifier with Tyler Cooper! – The CON modifier in D&D 5e is one of the most important modifiers in the game! It determines your HP, your concentration on spells, and some other cool features! It also happens to have a clear correlation with real life in a very […]

Dexterity: Float Like a Butterfly, Sting Like a Beholder

Dexterity Ability Modifier! I sit down with Cayden Ottley and chat about the DEX modifier, how it relates to life, and how to use it in your games for a more interesting PC! We cover physical training, taking the initiative, Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu, Tesla fist fights, making out with Davey Jones, and have an exciting encounter […]

How to Get Your Players to Play Together as an Adventuring Party

Justin: Hi there listener, this is Justin Lewis and I have here Tanner Wayland with me today. Say hi, Tanner. Tanner Weyland: Hi. Justin: And today on how to be a better DM we are going to talk about Sort of a niche topic One that I think a lot of people struggle with without […]

How to Use Animal and NPC Companions Correctly in D&D

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! Other than that, Justin and I are going to be at […]

Wisdom Modifier: The Difference Between the Terminator and a Human

Interview with Ty Askeroth @firstnamety is now up! – We introduced Ty to D&D for the first time, frustrating him greatly, and then had a riveting conversation about wisdom. The Wisdom modifier in D&D 5e is an awesome skill, used in Insight, Perception, Animal Handling, and Survival skill checks, as well as a spell casting […]

How to Dungeon Master When You’re Super Busy

Tanner Weyland: Hello, my name is Tanner Wayland and I, along with my co-host Justin Lewis, are here on How to be a Better DM. How you doing, Justin? Justin: I am good. I’m good. How are you, Tenor? Tanner Weyland: Oh, doing well, doing well. It’s a lovely day outside, you Justin: It Tanner […]