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 41 Unplugged - What I Learned from Wil Wheaton
Welcome to Game Master’s Journey Unplugged. Sit with me around the fire, as I discuss what I recently learned watching another GM run a game.
00:36:20 |
Thu 30 Jul 2015
Game Master's Journey 40 - Elegance in RPGs
The more experience I gain with RPGs, the more I appreciate elegance in RPG systems. Not only do elegant mechanics make a game easy to learn, teach and grok, but it also helps everyone at the table k…
00:52:56 |
Mon 27 Jul 2015
Game Master's Journey 39 - Running Adventure Paths Part 3
Running a published adventure that will span the majority of the careers of your PCs presents unique challenges. Will Johnson returns to the show today to discuss those challenges.
00:30:53 |
Tue 21 Jul 2015
Game Master's Journey 38 - Running Adventure Paths Part 2
Running a published adventure that will span the majority of the careers of your PCs presents unique challenges. Will Johnson returns to the show today to discuss those challenges.
00:33:59 |
Fri 17 Jul 2015
Game Master's Journey 37 - Running Adventure Paths Part 1
Running a published adventure that will span the majority of the careers of your PCs presents unique challenges. Will Johnson joins me on the show today to discuss these challenges, and we have some …
00:39:50 |
Tue 14 Jul 2015
Game Master's Journey 36 - Worldbuilding 4: Ancient History & PC Races
One of the most rewarding parts of being a game master is creating your own world. Today I will give a brief overview of the ancient history of my world and talk about the races available as PCs.
00:42:38 |
Tue 07 Jul 2015
Game Master's Journey 35 Unplugged - D&D Player's Handbook Errata
Welcome to Game Master’s Journey Unplugged. Sit with me around the fire, as I discuss the Errata to the Player’s Handbook for D&D released by Wizards of the Coast.
00:25:32 |
Thu 02 Jul 2015
Game Master's Journey 34 - Organized Play with Will Johnson
Will Johnson joins me on the show today to discuss organized play. Not only is organized play a great way to find new gamers in your area for your home game, but it’s also a great way to try GMing fo…
00:40:48 |
Tue 30 Jun 2015
Game Master's Journey 33 - Star Wars RPG with Joshua Brown Part 2
Joshua Brown is back to continue our discussion of the Star Wars RPGs. This week we talk about experience and character advancement in the game. We also discuss high level play. Does the system bog d…
00:39:58 |
Tue 23 Jun 2015
Game Master's Journey 32 - Star Wars RPG with Joshua Brown Part 1
Joshua Brown joins me on the show today to discuss the Star Wars RPGs by Fantasy Flight games. We talk about running Star Wars as a new GM and playing it as a new player. This is a really great game …
00:41:04 |
Tue 16 Jun 2015
Game Master's Journey 31 - Worldbuilding 3: The Gods Part 2
One of the most rewarding parts of being a game master is creating your own world. A very important big-picture aspect of fantasy worlds is the gods. Today I continue my discussion of the gods of my …
00:32:00 |
Tue 09 Jun 2015
Game Master's Journey 30 - Worldbuilding 2: The Gods Part 1
One of the most rewarding parts of being a game master is creating your own world. A very important big-picture aspect of fantasy worlds is the gods. Today I start thinking about the deities in my wo…
00:29:56 |
Tue 02 Jun 2015
Game Master's Journey Unplugged E29 - Magic Items in Tyranny of Dragons
Welcome to Game Master’s Journey Unplugged. Sit with me around the fire as I discuss magic items in the Tyranny of Dragons campaign for Dungeons & Dragons.
00:51:06 |
Thu 28 May 2015
Game Master's Journey 28 - Worldbuilding 1: Brainstorming Big Picture Ideas
One of the most rewarding parts of being a game master is creating your own world. Today I begin creating my own world for D&D, and I take you along for the ride. We start off with some big picture i…
00:36:56 |
Mon 25 May 2015
Game Master's Journey 27 - Star Wars RPG with Ben Yendall Part 2
Ben Yendall joins me again on the show today to conclude our discussion of the Star Wars RPG system by Fantasy Flight Games.
00:40:45 |
Tue 19 May 2015
Game Master's Journey 26 - Star Wars RPG with Ben Yendall Part 1
Ben Yendall joins me on the show today to discuss the Star Wars RPG system by Fantasy Flight Games.
00:39:25 |
Tue 12 May 2015
Game Master's Journey 25 - Determining the Best Size for Your RPG Group
Is bigger really better when it comes to the size of your RPG group? Does it matter whether you’re playing in person or online? Is there a sweet spot for group size?
00:35:38 |
Tue 05 May 2015
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