Ideas for Campaign First Sessions

This is How To Be A Better DM. Today we will discussing the Why and What of campaign first sessions. Thanks for listening to today’s show! My name is Tanner Weyland, and I am excited to talk about how we can all prepare to be the best DMs we possible. We really appreciate all the […]

Preparing for Your First D&D Session

Warmup: From Justin Intro Welcome Thanks for the One-Shot with Dan, Jordan and Anna. We really appreciate your support.  We will be having our next one-shot at the end of this month. Make sure to sign up for the newsletter as well. As well if you’re interested in us livestreaming this particular segment of our […]

How to Find Your D&D Group

You walk into the tavern. Your sword and shield clinking together as you walk makes everyone in the tavern turn and look at you. Being somewhat new to this you try and act tough and scowl at everyone. It doesn’t come off well and you look sort of foolish. You walk over to the bar […]

Our Favorite Dungeon Master Enemies (For Now)

Welcome back to another episode of How to Be a Better DM. Today Tanner and Justin talk about their favorite enemies! Today’s music was provided by https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=roABNwbjZf4

How To Deal With “That One Player”

Welcome back to How to Be a Better DM. I’m one of your hosts, Tanner Weyland, and together you and I will learn how to tell better stories as we DM sessions of Dungeons and Dragons 5e. Today I share my thoughts on how to communicate with “that one player.” Difficult interpersonal issues are often […]

Tips on Describing Combat in D&D

You fall to one knee. The large orc in front of you grips his battle ax firmly in his hands and lets out a mocking grunt. Blood drips down the blade and onto the ground. Your blood. You look around at your companions. They are all lying on the ground bloody and unconscious. Julian might […]

What is a Session 0

What is a Session 0 Suddenly, you hear a muffled grunt. You risk a glance away from your dark elf opponent and see Geriman go down. Enraged you yell, “Nooooooo!” and you rush the dark elf in front of you, he feints left but you don’t fall for it, choosing to rush him and lift […]

Why Authors Should Play D&D

Welcome back to How to Be a Better DM. One of the hosts, Tanner Weyland, shares how D&D can help prospective authors improve their storytelling. You may have noticed that the intro changed to a “what if” scenario. If you would like to weigh in on how you would respond to that situation, connect with […]