Episode 8 – We Set Fire To The Plains || The Pact & Boon

Welcome to The Pact & Boon – An actual play D&D show taking place in the home-brew world of Calignos. We hope you heard Adele in your head when you read that title. Check our other podcasts out at: https://session0studios.com Join our discord (The Guild) for behind the scenes, tips, and a community of dungeon […]

10 Places That Your Fantasy Town NEEDS!

What’s up everyone! Thanks for listing to how to be a better DM. Here’s a quick synopsis of today’s episode hosted by (me) Cayden Ottley. In today’s episode I talk about 10 places that you need in any fantasy town that your players are visiting. This obviously varies from place to place depending on setting, […]

Episode 7 – Silent Sylvester Has Been Real Quiet Since This Dropped || The Pact & Boon

This is Episode 7 of The Pact & Boon – A D&D Actual play show and podcast set in the homebrew world of Calignos. Enjoy! Check our other podcasts out at: https://session0studios.com Join our discord (The Guild) for behind the scenes, tips, and a community of dungeon masters: https://www.patreon.com/Session0Studios Like the music and sound effects […]

Downtime Activities in D&D, Part 2: Crafting Items

Want to step up your crafting game in D&D? Think of implementing 3 aspects into your crafting: Skills/Proficiencies, Materials, and Place. These will help you make crafting attainable, story driven, and worth it for your players.

Episode 6 – The Dog Says, Bow Wow. || The Pact & Boon

In the last episode of The Pact and Boon, our heroes had embarked on a journey toward Hurtenburg, aboard the O’doole captained by Lester Lemon. Upon disembarking at the dock on Crestor, and bidding farewell to Lester, they found themselves immediately accosted by flashing lights and blaring sirens, signaling the arrival of Sheriff Don and […]

Simplify and Streamline your Session Prep | The PUT A CLUE Framework

Why are prepping sessions so hard? Why can’t it be as easy as remembering a simple phrase, maybe something strange like PUT A CLUE? Why can’t I save time by learning this phrase PUT A CLUE and then using it to prepare my sessions so much faster? Friend, you’re in luck. Today’s episode is for […]

Episode 5 – A Shopping Spree With Sheriff Don || The Pact & Boon

This is the 5th episode of The Pact and Boon. In the last episode, Jolly and Wolfgang were saved by a passing tug boat, as they fought for consciousness as they were treading water. After pulling them aboard, the owner of the vessel introduced himself as Lester Lemon. Jolly, realizing then that Alon was not […]

What D&D 5e Gets Wrong About Blacksmiths – Wasatch Forge Interview with a Blacksmith

Dungeons and Dragons 5e gets a lot wrong about Blacksmiths. There is almost no realism. Pretty strong statements right? But that’s exactly what we dive into in our conversation today with Matt and Stan from Wasatch Forge, a local blacksmith school here in Salt Lake City Utah. Visit https://www.wasatchforge.com/ for more information. Welcome back to […]