Game Master's Journey
Game Master’s Journey is a discussion podcast for GMs and players of Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop RPGs hosted by Lex Starwalker. The show explores strategies players and GMs can use to enhance the gaming experience for everyone at the table. Lex also discusses the creation of his homebrew D&D setting, Primordia, providing a valuable worldbuilding resource for DMs creating their own setting.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 77 minutes
- Episodes
- 297
- Years Active
- 2015 - 2025
Game Master's Journey 123: Storm King's Thunder First Impressions
Storm King's Thunder has more to offer than just an adventure. I discuss some of the early highlights of this book and thoughts they've inspired, including giving DMs and players choices when handing…
00:47:48 |
Thu 22 Sep 2016
Game Master's Journey 122: Tome of Beasts Review
If you're looking for an extensive review of Tome of Beasts by Kobold Press, then you've come to the right place! I dig into this new monster manual for D&D fifth edition in detail. Will this book be…
00:56:19 |
Tue 20 Sep 2016
Game Master's Journey 121: Revising the Ranger
Today I’m going to discuss the latest revision of the ranger class for D&D released by Wizards of the Coast in the latest Unearthed Arcana. Has Wizards effectively addressed and solved the problems w…
01:17:48 |
Tue 13 Sep 2016
Game Master's Journey 120: Old Magic & Elandria Expansion Feedback
I’ve gotten a lot of great feedback on episode 119, in which I discussed the expansion of Elandria, and some more feedback on episode 118 and the Old Magic of Primordia. I’ll go over some of that fee…
01:07:47 |
Tue 06 Sep 2016
Game Master's Journey 119: The Expansion of Elandria
Today, I’m pulling in some listener feedback to guide a discussion on the expansion of the city of Elandria and the planning stages of my first campaign in my homebrew world of Primordia.
01:03:03 |
Sat 03 Sep 2016
Game Master's Journey 118: The Old Magic of Primordia
Today I talk a little about the legendary Old Magic of Primordia. This will exist solely in the realm of DM Fiat. Maybe it isn't even magic at all....
00:28:16 |
Tue 30 Aug 2016
Game Master's Journey 117: Handling Off-the-Wall PC Actions On-the-Fly
Today's topic is making rulings on the fly as a GM--specifically, calling for rolls that aren’t necessarily covered by your system of choice. You don’t need (or want!) a game to give you a mechanic f…
01:09:46 |
Wed 17 Aug 2016
Game Master's Journey 116: Worldbuilding 18 - Exploring Your World's History for Variant Campaign Settings
If your homebrew D&D world is anything like my world, Primordia, then it was a very different place at different points in its history. Exploring these other time periods can yield the perfect campai…
00:53:32 |
Thu 04 Aug 2016
Game Master's Journey 115: Worldbuilding 17 - Diversity of Religions in Primordia
I bring in listener feedback to further discuss The Honorable Guild of Adventurers, Explorers & Scholars. I also talk about how Primordia will have a great diversity in beliefs and religions even tho…
01:20:01 |
Fri 29 Jul 2016
Game Master's Journey 114: Worldbuilding 16 - Guild Dues & Perks
This week I discuss the benefits and responsibilities of being a member of the Guild of Adventurers. I also talk about GMs who make bard players perform at the table and how discussing your world wit…
01:11:23 |
Mon 25 Jul 2016
Game Master's Journey 113: Worldbuilding 15 - Balances of Power in Elandria
This week I’m doing another worldbuilding feedback episode—unplugged, unrehearsed and unedited! I talk more about the different branches of government and the balances of power in the city of Elandri…
01:01:54 |
Mon 18 Jul 2016
Game Master's Journey 112: Worldbuilding 14 - Merchants, Nobles, Economies, Religion & More
In this unplugged feedback episode I discuss a variety of worldbuilding topics guided by your feedback. The topics include the delicate balance of power among the merchants, nobles and Queen of Eland…
01:44:05 |
Mon 11 Jul 2016
Game Master's Journey 110: Unplugged, Unrehearsed & Unedited - Feedback
This week I discuss listener feedback on a variety of RPG-related topics, including RPG product reviews, types of fantasy, worldbuilding, using real-world cultures as inspiration for your world and r…
01:21:28 |
Tue 28 Jun 2016
Game Master's Journey 109: Worldbuilding 13: A More Attractive Cleric Part 3 - Making Clerics Awesome in Your World
Today I return to my discussion of the cleric in D&D. We spent the previous two episodes outlining the problem and posing possible solutions. Today I’ll go into what I think is the best solution we h…
01:35:36 |
Tue 21 Jun 2016
Game Master's Journey 108: Worldbuilding 12 - Portals of Primordia
I use listener feedback and questions to direct a discussion of the Portals of Primordia.
01:02:20 |
Mon 13 Jun 2016
Game Master's Journey 107: Storm King's Thunder, Rune Magic & Volo's Guide to Monsters
I take a break from our regularly scheduled programming to discuss the announcement of the new storyline for D&D, Storm King's Thunder.
00:48:35 |
Tue 07 Jun 2016
Game Master's Journey 106: Worldbuilding 11 - Fitting Ideas Together & Exploring the Consequences
I explore the consequences of decisions I've made about Primordia and Elandria. This leads to ideas about the history of the region and the politics of the merchants and nobles of the city of Elandri…
01:01:35 |
Thu 02 Jun 2016
Game Master's Journey 105: Worldbuilding 10 - Hades, He Who Laughs Last
In this worldbuilding episodes I discuss Primordia's god of death--Hades, He Who Laughs Last.
01:08:51 |
Tue 31 May 2016
Game Master's Journey 104: A More Attractive Cleric Part 2 - The Holy Burrito
The cleric is one of the original classes of D&D, yet throughout the editions I've seen relatively few players play them. This week I continue my series in which I examine the cleric and see what I c…
00:47:57 |
Tue 10 May 2016
Game Master's Journey 103: A More Attractive Cleric Part 1
The cleric is one of the original classes of D&D, yet throughout the editions I've seen relatively few players play them. I myself am often loathe to play a cleric. This week I begin a multi-episode …
01:09:47 |
Tue 03 May 2016
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