How do Bounce Back after a Bad Session | Dungeon Master Coaching with Al
Welcome back to How to Be a Better DM. Today we talk about how to bounce back after a bad session. Today is also a very special episode as it is our first published Dungeon Master Coaching episode. If you want to sign up for some dungeon master coaching, go to https://session0studios.com/coaching/ If you let […]
Episode 18 – Tickle Fight || The Pact & Boon
The Pact & Boon is an actual play D&D 5e show set in the home-brew world of Calignos! In a world plagued by a mysterious lethargy, humanoids and beasts twist into monstrous forms across the continent of Rel. Amidst this chaos, an unlikely band of adventurers unite in the fiery depths of the 9 hells, […]
Linguistic Tactics for More Realistic Characters with Ethan Myers from Lyres for Hire
Welcome back to How to Be a Better DM. Today, we talk with Ethan Myers from Lyres for Hire. you can check him out at https://www.instagram.com/lyresforhire/?hl=en We talk about some linguistic tactics to use to make characters sound more real. The 3 recommended in today’s show are: Phonotactics: keeping the general rules for sounds and […]
Episode 17 – Lessons In Parenting || The Pact & Boon
Welcome back! After a month long break, Episode 17 sends our heroes to yet another city in Tirash in search of answers surrounding the mysterious lethargy. The Pact & Boon is an actual play D&D 5e show set in the home-brew world of Calignos! In a world plagued by a mysterious lethargy, humanoids and beasts […]
How to upgrade your games with Monument Studios
On today’s episode, we have Tyler & Noah, the musical masterminds behind Monument Studios. As some of you know, Monument Studios has been a sponsor of How To Be a Better DM, and our Live-play D&D show The Pact & Boon for the better part of the past year. Their app Fantasy + is a […]
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 our professional dungeon mastering sessions. Some of the players are new to D&D and have very little experience. If you’re interested in this episode, and want to hear the rest of […]
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? You don’t want it so short that no one got anything out of it, but you also don’t want it so long that all the players are secretly praying that it will be […]
11 More Things Every Dungeon Master Should Remember Part 2
Things Every Dungeon Master Should Remember As a Dungeon Master you have so much to remember, it’s a wonder you can even remember your own name. Yet, what if, by remembering a few more things, you were able to not only make your game better, but feel better yourself, and make everything you do as […]
11 More Things Every Dungeon Master Should Remember Part 1
Things Every Dungeon Master Should Remember As a Dungeon Master you have so much to remember, it’s a wonder you can even remember your own name. Yet, what if, by remembering a few more things, you were able to not only make your game better, but feel better yourself, and make everything you do as […]
Recap of Episodes 1-5 (Written by Joland Grei)
**Special Episode** Don’t want to start listening to The Pact & Boon from the beginning? Start here! Gain insight into the mind of the character Joland Grei as he writes a recap of the first 5 episodes in his journal. The Pact & Boon is an actual play D&D 5e show set in the home-brew […]