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We Support The TTRPGs for Reproductive Rights and you should too, with this link you can get up to 275+ Games by over 200 Creators for just $5 and support Reproductive Rights: https://itch.io/b/1375/ttrpgs-for-reproductive-rights In this episode, we will discuss incorporating Player Ideas and what it means to be an active listener to your players and their ideas. If you asked yourself how your Pla...

Welcome to DoubleDMs Episode on D&D and TTRPG Non-Player Character Creation. In this episode, we will discuss Creating interesting Non-Player Characters, how to make NPCs feel more alive and real; why and how you create NPC Templates and Categories that will help you in creating NPCs on the fly during a session or more easily in prep and we discuss Throwaway NPCs and why your Players always at...

In this episode, we discuss the Topic of Voices in Tabletop Roleplaying. We discuss how you can create better voices for your Non-Player Characters and Player Characters. Character Voices can elevate your game's immersion and atmosphere for your players and allow them to connect better to your Characters. We present a lot of advice on how everyone can create a wide range of voices and how to decid...

In this episode, we discuss the process of adaptation and changing the game to fit the needs of your table. You will have to adapt your notes, the game, or the world at some point so with this episode we give advice and insight into how to prepare for adaptation and keep the effort of adaptation as low as possible. We talk about building Constructs instead of Structures and how you can make sure y...

In this episode, we talk to Allie from Dice Drop Evolution, a Mutants & Masterminds Podcast about Player Comfort and Safety. Allie and We agree that your Players and the Comfort should be a Top Priority in creating a fun and exciting Tabletop Roleplaying Experience. Everyone deserves to play TTRPGs and Comfort allows them to create, play and portray Characters. In this episode, we talk about h...

In this episode, we discuss traveling in Tabletop Roleplaying Games and how you can make it interesting. We touch on our opinions on travel just being the connection between engaging Points of Interest and how it could be so much more. We give advice on how to make travel engaging for you and the players through showcasing different places and people, worldbuilding, and interesting challenges. We...

Why Your World Matters is a TTRPG Worldbuilding Panel organized in part by DoubleDM aimed at encouraging and inspiring people to start creative writing and never stop creating. In this Panel Discussion, our Host Sage is joined by 5 creative, diverse, and simply amazing Content Creators creating their own worlds and content coming together to celebrate creativity and worldbuilding. This is a stream...

In this episode, we talk and discuss the topic of Player Agency and why it is so integral to the Collaborative Storytelling Experience of TTRPGs. We discuss what Player Agency even means, how you can give your Players Agency and how you do not fall into the trap of neglecting Player Agency. We give lots of advice and insight into preserving Agency at the Table and how you can create an experience...

In this episode, we are joined by Klaus also known as The Dungeon Newb's Guide on YouTube. Klaus Content is focused on various different ways to play Tabletop Roleplaying Games so you can find new systems to play and love. That is also the topic of this episode, we talk about branching out of your comfort zone and finding new systems to play. We give a variety of systems you can try to expand your...

This episode focuses on creating a good, compelling, interesting Political Intrigue game in D&D and other TTRPG. We discuss steps in creating the intrigue, common pitfalls to avoid, and best practices in handling players and information for the game. Political Intrigue seems to be harder to pull off right than other types of TTRPG campaigns, but that is largely due to the need for player buy-i...

This week we talk about Feedback for Dungeon Masters / Game Masters. As Game Mastering a Tabletop Roleplaying Game is no one size fits all you rely heavily on feedback from your players to understand what to do better for them and how to improve your skills. We want to encourage people with this Episode to either ask for Feedback in a better way or to give their GMs better feedback with a clear go...

This week we talk about Home Bases in Tabletop Roleplaying Games and what they do, how they work, why we like them if they are necessary, and a whole lot more. Today we give guidance on how to use Home Bases to allow for better Roleplay, Character Development, and more Player Creativity, Freedom, and Agency. We talk about why and how Home Bases promote Player Freedom, Agency, and Creativity throug...

This week we are joined by Tyler from Magic Missile RPG, Tyler is a great friend of the show and has his own Podcast with his friends called Magic Missile but they get up to a lot more than Podcasting. Tyler has released 2 Games using Caltrops Core, Whispering City, a Noir Heist Game, and The Final Rose, a cheesy parody game of the Reality TV Show The Bachelor. In this episode: -Tyler is here to t...

in this week's Episode of DoubleDM we discuss the value of Cloak and Dagger. Cloak and Dagger as a Term is defined here as a Stealth Adventure with a lot of Uncertainty but a Clear Goal in mind.  We use this to work our way through a handful of interesting talking points on how to work out a great Stealth Session for your next DnD or TTRPG Game. In this episode, we will discuss how to fix Gro...

This Episode is the 1-year Anniversary Episode of DoubleDM, Emil and Nils talk about their first year as Podcasters and what they learned and saw over this whole year. THANK YOU TO EVERYONE THAT SUPPORTED US IN THIS FIRST YEAR We talk about what we learned, how we started out, thank a whole bunch of people for their help, support, guidance and so much more and look into the future of what is is th...

In this week's episode, we talk about Campaign Themes with Charley from Negative Modifiers, a TTRPG Podcast that has picked up a horror spin to it with a lot of content. Charley has a Theatre Background and uses this to create awesome stories for his players and audience. In that time of making the podcast and also before that he learned a lot about Themes for TTRPGs and how Campaign Themes give a...

Thank you so much everyone for 3000 Listens!!! In this week's episode, we discuss the topic of Rewards in Dungeons & Dragons and other Tabletop Roleplaying Games, especially how they work and why you need them at your Table/in your Games. We delve into the many types of Rewards you can use to reward your Players and their Characters and especially how important it is to fit the rewards you han...

Please excuse any irregularities and problems with the Editing of this Episode as we are trying a lot of new Techniques and Software. In this episode we talk about DM Tools and what they do, DMs and GMs use a lot of tools to help us run, prep, and enjoy our Games, and in this episode Nils and I highlight the Tools we use, how we use them, for what reason we use them and how they help us improve th...

In today's episode, we discuss Story/Adventure Hooks and especially what they are used for, how they help, and why they help. This episode discusses a wide range of topics connected to Hooks meant to reel your players into a story but that often depicts the Image of a DM forcing their Players to play a certain Narrative or Game instead of letting them decide which Story work for the game. We discu...

This is the Trailer for the DoubleDM Discussion Podcast, where Nils and Emil discuss GM Practices and give Guidance, Advice, and Inspiration so you can grow your own style. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Why Your World Matters 3 is on the 15th of January on Sages Twitch In this week's episode, we talk about Dungeons, which are an integral part of the History of Roleplaying Games, when you look at the "Grandfather" of all Roleplaying Games. A Dungeon is a term that hasn't been thoroughly defined for TTRPGs which was kinda odd to us as it is a term with a lot of History.  We talk about what a D...

Happy New Year!!!!!!! In this episode, we talk about Puzzles in Tabletop Roleplaying and what Puzzles mean for us. After our Trap Episode, we felt the need to talk about Puzzles since both get put into the same boxes for TTRPGs which is totally justified. They check mostly the same boxes as the other and fulfill the same purpose at the table. However, there are some differences you should be mindf...

Merry Christmas dear Listener. This is the long-promised DoubleDM Q&A, where Nils and Emil discuss themselves and their Opinions on different Subjects. This was part of our 2000 Twitter Follower Celebration and now it's finally out... when we have reached 3500... it takes time okay?? Next week you will once again have a regular scheduled DDM Episode as usual but this week because of Holiday Pr...

In this week's episode, we talk about Traps in Dungeons & Dragons and Tabletop Roleplaying Games and how to use them. Traps are unique challenges for your Players to deal with but can sometimes become "Gotcha" Moments since they are meant to surprise Players. We talk about how to keep that Surprise Element without making Traps boring and pure Ressource Drains. One word is key in this Instance...

You can vote for DoubleDM here: EnWorld In this week's episode, we talk about Social Hubs and why they are needed in TTRPGs. Social Hubs are all the Places people go to socialize and meet. This can be the sole reason for that place to exist or just one of many, but that is exactly the reason why you will need them in TTRPGs, because we need them in our real world as well. A Social Hub can be many...