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Episode 79 of DoubleDM discusses the topic of creating Settlements and Cities for your D&D and TTRPG Homebrew Worlds. This Episode focuses on the worldbuilding and developing aspects of Settlement creation. We have lots of advice geared towards creating believable, fantastical, engaging, and interesting settlements for your players to explore and fall in love with. We talk at length about diff...

In this episode, we discuss Personality vs. Stats and what is more important for a D&D and TTRPG Character. We discuss if there is a distinction between the two and why you will always need both to create a great TTRPG Character We highlight the many different ways Stats can manifest into your character and how they can influence their Personality and at the same time highlight how the Persona...

In this episode, we are discussing Boss Battles in D&D and TTRPGs and especially how you can make them more memorable, interesting, and engaging for your players. For us Boss Battles can and should do a lot of things for your Games, like give closure on certain parts of the story, reward your players for a victory, but also leave them on the edge of their seats for the whole fight. This is a b...

Episode 76 of DoubleDM discusses the Topic of Using Environments for your D&D and TTRPG Sessions and Campaigns. We discuss a lot of different ways Environments can be used to create Immersion, Challenges, and so much more. For Example, we discuss how they are Influential Factors in Worldbuilding and how you need to pay attention to a settlement's environment when creating it as it will have a...

In this upcoming episode, we discuss Theater of the Mind vs. Battlemaps for D&D and TTRPGs and what the Advantages and Disadvantages of both are. We have a lot of thoughts on the advantages and disadvantages of both and especially how both can be used together. Maps provide a certain Consistency and Accuracy for your games, while Theater of the Mind provides Freedom and Collaboration. Both how...

In this episode, we discuss Power Creep at your D&D and TTRPGs Tables. We will describe a lot of different ways how you can identify and deal with different kinds of Power Escalation and Threat Levels and why Power Creep can come from both sides of the table. We highlight a lot of different ways how you can handle power escalations by creating different new challenges that will challenge your...

This is the Trailer! The Trailer for our very own D&D 5e Actual Play Podcast called Titans Call. A story of Angry Titans, Cunning Cultists, Dubious Magic, and 3 Humans having to find a way to uncover the Mysteries of Ages Past to maybe save their world. Subscribe now to this Podcast Feed to stay up to date with Titans Call and DoubleDM News. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info...

In this week's episode, we are talking about Story Telling, especially Story Paths and Branches, and Why TTRPG Stories are so unique. We discuss different Storytelling Media How Storytelling works in each of them and how to use that to your advantage when telling a story in the respective medium. TTRPGs are a special medium that allows you to not just tell a story but rather experience a story whi...

This week join us as we discuss Campaign Length and Why it Matters to have a defined Campaign Length. We discuss why you should have a defined length for your D&D and TTRPG Campaigns before even playing and what a defined length can give you, like a more defined scope of the game.  A Defined Campaign Length can give you and your players a lot more visions for stories, characters, worlds a...

In this episode, we will discuss presenting your TTRPG and D&D Worlds lore to your players and how you can get your players to care about your setting as well as remember the lore you have presented in the past. We discuss all the different ways you can present lore and why you want to present lore in the first place. We talk about Loredumps and why Loredumps are badly executed most of the tim...

In this episode, we talk to Tom and Bodhi from HOMIEandTheDude a Father and Son MMA and D&D Content Creator Duo & Team. Tom and Bodhi talk to us about how you can create unique and exciting content for an audience and how you can connect to that audience. We discuss creating a TTRPG Actual Play Show, conducting Interviews, and generally getting yourself out there and creating the content y...

In this episode, we are joined by Navaar from Secret Nerd Podcast to discuss One-Shots, the Joy of Playing, and just general TTRPG Goodness. Navaar hosts an Interview Podcast called Secret Nerd Podcast, where he invites all kinds of folks to talk TTRPGs, Nerdom, and just general Fun Stories to showcase these Games and Nerdculture is for everyone. But for this episode, he is talking to us about One...

In this episode, we will discuss how Game Masters of TTRPGs will have to say No to Player Ideas and Suggestions. We give advice and insight on how you can identify those situations when they arise and what you can do to work with your players to achieve an outcome favored by all. We also talk about what a Game Master actually does for the table and why it is on you to shut down certain ideas. We t...

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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...