Beyond the Tavern Wall

Higher beings are important to any D&D campaign! I mean, Clerics basically wouldn't exist if they didn't have some sort of higher power. Warlocks would just be magic-less sugar babies without their p…

Dungeon Masters got it rough sometimes! People tend to not realize how much work goes into preparing and running a session. Some DM's put in weeks of effort for one session while others only work a f…

Where did you come up with the idea for your character or world? Today we talk about what inspired us!

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Let's face it, A DM has a really difficult job. They plan every session, play every NPC, keep track of the plot, deal with the plot going off track, the list goes on and on! It's very probably that y…

Every player deserves a chance to shine. How can you make sure that everybody gets that chance?

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Everybody has that one wild opinion that gets them looking like Flynn Rider in The Snuggling Duckling. So we decided it was time to share our hottest takes! Join us and DianaoftheRose as we share som…

Wow! Two years of Beyond the Tavern Wall! What a journey it has been! Join us in the tavern as we discuss the past two years of podcasting and Dungeons and Dragons!

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Every characters starts with an idea. That idea then turns into a story. That story is what drives your character in game to do stuff! So you gotta come up with a backstory in order to get your adven…

Everyone has seen the meme about alignment charts. Nine Squares arranged in three rows and three columns. You got Lawful, Neutral, and Chaotic across the top. Then you have Good, Neutral, and Evil al…

Your whole campaign builds up to one moment, the epic showdown between your adventurers and the Big Bad they have been chasing since the beginning. This has to be a big moment. It's everything you ha…

Everybody has that moment in D&D where something epic is about to happen and then... BOOM! Natural 1! You failed the check, save or even missed the final strike. It can feel horrible, but did the dic…

We all know what pets WE would want in D&D. But, what pets do all the specific CLASSES want! Come on in for another round on this weeks episode of Beyond the Tavern Wall!

VOTE FOR "THE HICKORY HILLS F…

Everybody loves a good romance! Well... must people do at least. Romance can drive a good story and character development but can it do more harm than good?

VOTE FOR "THE HICKORY HILLS FOREST MYSTERY"…

Everybody loves a good "Would you rather...", or you don't! Thinking of the hypothetical is always exciting though so why not take it up a notch and see what we would do in these D&D "Would You Rathe…

Everybody loves a good redemption story! But does every character deserve to be redeemed? Was Darth Vader redeemed at the end of Return of the Jedi? Was Snape redeemed at the end of Harry Potter? Joi…

Every player wonders at one point in their adventuring career, "What would my adventurer do if they were evil?". Would they be the ultimate BBEG of a campaign or just a mid-level boss fight? We wonde…

Folktales are traditions, culture and stories passed down by word of mouth from generation to generation. We all have heard one form of folktale or another. Vampires, werewolves, and mermaids are som…

The new monster manual is full of ferocious and terrifying monsters that your adventures will fear for the rest of their lives. But, it is also full of cute and adorable creatures that you can't resi…

It's been a couple months since the release of the new monster manual and we have had some time to play test it! So what are our thoughts on it? Is it good or bad? Does the organization really matter…

Time is... inevitable. In a D&D world time flows continuously no matter what is going on with the party, the world is organic right? Join us as we discuss what role time should play in your campaign!

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