Dungeon Master's Apprentice
Tips and tricks for new Dungeon Masters, including world building, roleplaying, and engaging with your players in unique and fun ways
- Update frequency
- every 10 days
- Average duration
- 64 minutes
- Episodes
- 98
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2024
18. Recognizing Your Weaknesses and Celebrating Your Strengths w Nathan Wentzell!
This week Nathan and I talk about what's going right with the campaign we're playing, and what's going left. There's no such thing as a perfect campaign, and a great way to improve your game is to ta…
17. Back to the Basics w Bryat Bennett!
This week, one of my closest friends joins the show, having never played Dungeons & Dragons, to talk about what is at the core of the game and discuss the influences the fantasy genre had on our upbr…
16. Podcast of Many Things w Nathan Wentzell!
15. How to Have Fun as a DM
This week I'm back on my own to discuss how to get the most out of being a DM while I enjoy my morning coffee in a closet.
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14. In the Workshop w John!
13. Handling Homebrew w Nathan Wentzell!
Nathan's back to help me talk about homebrewing (and balancing) magic items, classes, and encounters. We also give a little debrief of our most recent session, and then do a new spin on an old segmen…
12. A Peek Into my Own Campaign w John!
This week John is back to help me discuss the inner workings of the campaign I will be starting the day after recording!
Send me an email at [email protected] if you think you can take on N…
11. What Makes a Good Player w Nathan Wentzell!
In this episode Nathan and I discuss what skills make a talented player and how to get the most out of your characters, then we host a friendly competition.
Use the email [email protected]…
10. Character Development w John!
In this episode John and I talk about the process of making our favourite characters, and then we take one more crack at the NPC generator.
Email new episode segment ideas to dungeonmasterpod@gmail.…
9. How to Kill Your Whole Party
In this episode I debrief my unfortunate ending to my homebrew campaign and talk about the valuable lessons I learned.
Send me an email [email protected]. Or don't.
8. Finishing a Campaign w Dave Adiem & Nathan Wentzell!
This week the boys link up to record a podcast about the campaign we are about to finish and talk about our favourite moments, regrets, and then create a couple of goofy NPCs.
Feel free to let us kno…
7. Dungeons and Dragons and Writing
This episode I talk about my passion for writing and how to develop or incorporate your writing skills in your sessions. Then, I read a few passages from my own campaign before playing Who's That NPC…
6. Seriousness v Silliness
In this episode I talk about how to make your sessions full of emotion via character development and alignment shifts before introducing a new segment!
Whether you want to submit theme songs, sugges…
5. Return of the Dave (w Dave Adiem!)
Mr. Adiem and I talk about a whole variety of topics, including player autonomy, anxieties as a DM, and the appropriate number of beers to have during a session.
Email us at [email protected]…
4. Pacing and Communicating
This week I talk about how to handle pacing through a session, through story arcs, and through campaigns. Additionally, I talk about communication outside of the game, as well as some of my favourite…
3. World Building Pt. 1
This episode I talk about the process of creating a setting for your player characters, creating likeable NPCs, and my new character concept!
2. Two-Player Campaigns w Dave Adiem!
Special guest Dave Adiem joins the Apprentice to discuss small vs large campaigns, creative inspiration, and reminding our halfling friends to reroll their 1s!