Focusing on Your Strengths: What Makes You a Great DM?

Sometimes, it feels like all of your efforts are focused on the things you DON’T feel good at as a DM: maybe you don’t feel like you do voices well. Or you don’t feel great at drawing maps. Or maybe you feel like combats drag a bit. Whatever it is, you definitely have spent too […]

RAW: How to Move DND Along

Welcome back to this RAW episode of How to Be a Better DM. This is from an Instagram Live I did about how to move DnD along when it gets slow and boring. Here are 8 tips to help you move things along in your DnD games: When the party has been planning too long […]

Episode 20 – Hot Tubs & Hard Truths || 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, […]

Dan Wells: What are You Good at As a GM?

Welcome back to How to Be a Better DM! Today is a special episode with our guest, author, and professional Dungeon Master Dan Wells! Check out information about Dan Wells here: https://www.thedanwells.com/ Dan is partnered with Dungeon Master Direct which has some great events coming up: https://dungeonmasterdirect.com/ On today’s show, we talk about: Professional Dungeon […]

How to Give Just a Little More to Your Roleplaying as a Dungeon Master

You’ve probably wondered if you could do or give more. Specifically with your roleplaying, you may have finished a session and thought that you could do better. I’ve been there too. I’ve had many sessions where I’ve wished that I was a much better roleplayer. Luckily today, we’re going to share 7 tips to help […]

Episode 19 – Very, VERY Old Friends || 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, […]

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 […]