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
GMJ 247: Hinterlands of Elandria 16.2: Bacon Ninja Part 2
The PCs head north in search of a rift to the Abyss. They believe this to be the source of demons that have been attacking the village of Dianara’s Rest in recent weeks.
01:20:08 |
Mon 11 Mar 2019
GMJ 246: Hinterlands of Elandria 16.1: Bacon Ninja Part 1
The PCs head north in search of a rift to the Abyss. They believe this to be the source of demons that have been attacking the village of Dianara’s Rest in recent weeks.
01:08:10 |
Mon 11 Mar 2019
GMJ 245: Waterdeep: Dragon Heist Review
Lex takes a deep dive into Waterdeep: Dragon Heist, an adventure for 5th edition D&D. He gives an honest review of the good and bad of this adventure and discusses its usefulness to DMs who don’t end…
01:30:47 |
Mon 04 Mar 2019
GMJ 244: Hinterlands of Elandria 15.2: Explanations
In this instalment of Hinterlands of Elandria, Kravitz finds his voice, and Bryn asks Quincy for aid in finding the firbolg. The PCs put the best spin on things possible when they explain the situati…
01:05:03 |
Wed 13 Feb 2019
GMJ 243: Hinterlands of Elandria 15.1: Aftermath
The PCs grapple with the repercussions of their battle with Ezryn the Mad. They search the ruins of her hut for treasure and debate Miguel the Flayer’s fate.
01:04:36 |
Wed 13 Feb 2019
GMJ 242: DMG Chapter 6: Between Adventures: Linking Adventures Together into a Campaign & Campaign Tracking
Lex returns to the 5th edition DMG to discuss how to link adventures together into a larger campaign. He also talks about campaign tracking and organization.
01:05:15 |
Thu 07 Feb 2019
GMJ 241: Hinterlands of Elandria 14.2: Ezryn the Mad
The PCs face off with Ezryn the mad.
01:39:07 |
Fri 25 Jan 2019
GMJ 240: Hinterlands of Elandria 14.1: Safari Chic
The PCs enter the Swamp of Woe in search of the witch, Ezryn the Mad.
01:45:24 |
Thu 24 Jan 2019
GMJ 239: DMG Chapter 5: Adventure Environments - Traps
Lex discusses traps in 5th edition D&D--how to detect traps, how to figure them out and how to disarm them. He also discusses his own experiences with traps in the game and gives some tips on how to …
01:18:55 |
Thu 17 Jan 2019
GMJ 238: Hinterlands of Elandria Vignette 13.3: Bryn & Anna
Bryn receives some valuable information from her dreams and the dryad, Anna.
00:45:43 |
Thu 10 Jan 2019
GMJ 237: More Burnout Strategies, Tools for Grid Play, Alignment, Return to Numenera & More!
This week Lex responds to your feedback! He shares a couple more strategies to cope with GM burnout, and he discusses tools he’s used for grid play at the table. He revisits his opinion on alignment,…
00:59:55 |
Thu 03 Jan 2019
GMJ 236: Hinterlands of Elandria Vignette 13.2: Lerissa, Miguel, Dahlia and Logen
Lerissa, the tiefling bard, gets up to some shenanigans while the rest of the village of Dianara’s Rest sleeps.
01:29:55 |
Mon 31 Dec 2018
GMJ 235: DMG Chapter 5: Adventure Environments - Settlements & Unusual Environments
Lex returns to his exploration of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. This week he explores adventuring in settlements, underwater, on the sea and in the sky. He also responds to some Listener-GM thoughts on…
01:04:48 |
Mon 17 Dec 2018
GMJ 234: Hinterlands of Elandria Vignette 13.1: Wahl & Eliira
Wahl's mother, Eliira, angel of Elandra, visits him in a dream.
01:23:38 |
Mon 10 Dec 2018
GMJ 233: DMG Chapter 5: Adventure Environments - Wilderness Part 2: Mapping, Movement & Wilderness Survival
Lex returns to his exploration of the Dungeon Master’s Guide. This week he discusses mapping a wilderness and wilderness survival. He shows how concerning yourself with how the PCs survive in the wil…
01:03:57 |
Mon 03 Dec 2018
GMJ 232: DMG Chapter 5: Adventure Environments - Wilderness Part 1: Travel-Montage & Hour-By-Hour Approach
Lex returns to his exploration of the Dungeon Master’s Guide to discuss techniques for using wilderness travel in your adventures. He outlines two basic techniques—the travel-montage approach and the…
00:58:08 |
Mon 26 Nov 2018
GMJ 231: Coping with Burnout
Any GM (or player!) can experience burnout. Lex investigates signs of possible burnout and explores various strategies of coping with GM burnout.
01:00:39 |
Mon 19 Nov 2018
GMJ 230: D&D 5e Product Order of Purchase Guide
Even with the near-glacial release schedule for D&D fifth edition, the game is long enough in the tooth now that we have quite a few products to choose from. Which products are the most useful? Lex g…
01:09:52 |
Sun 22 Jul 2018
GMJ 229: Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Lex gives an overview of the new D&D supplement, Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes.
02:05:05 |
Sun 03 Jun 2018
GMJ 228: DMG Chapter 5: Adventure Environments - Dungeons
Lex returns to his exploration of the Dungeon Master's Guide to discuss one of his favorite adventure environments--dungeons.
01:54:07 |
Mon 07 May 2018
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