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You can vote for DoubleDM here: EnWorld In this week's episode, we talk about GM Tricks. Tricks we like to use to achieve certain outcomes at the table, certain things we do to convey a certain feeling for a scene or Character. Having eye contact with a certain player while talking, pausing while talking, or anything else can be considered a trick. Often it's the things we don't think about too mu...

In this episode, we talk about Pitching with Nathan from the Reckless Attack Actual Play Podcast. A Good Pitch is a short synopsis of your Product that gets new people interested in your Product. We talk about what makes a good Pitch, what you should never do when pitching, how to make a good pitch, and a lot more. We talk about how important it is to know your audience, to know your product and a...

In this episode, we are joined by Derek from DMDM Studios to talk about Player Influence on your Setting.  People sometimes treat their setting as sacred grounds for their stories while it should be a Playground for your Players to run around in. We talk about how to make sure you accommodate for your players while also making sure you get to have your ideas and stories in that same world. We...

In this episode, we talk about Murder Mysteries in TTRPGs. How they work, What is integral to them, What makes them good, How to play them from both sides, and a lot more. We talk about our preparation process, what we think works well, and a lot more so you can have a better understanding of what makes Murder Mysteries so compelling and fun to many. We talk about Problems the standard Murder Myst...

In this week's episode, we talk about Failing in TTRPGs.  We talk about what Failure actually means and how it is different from Mistakes. We talk about the Fear of Failing and how to eliminate it so you don't have to fear playing the games we play for fun, we talk about the 3 different groups that can fail, the GM, the Players, the Characters, and what Failure means for all of them. We talk...

In this Halloween Episode of DoubleDM we talk to Sergio from Mayday Roleplay about Horror, Tension, and Suspense. Sergio is the Handler for MaydayRoleplays Doomed 2 Repeat Delta Green Campaign a Campaign dealing with Horror and Tension and Sergio is an expert at making his Players and his Audience feel shivers run down their spines. In this episode, we talk about how to gamemaster horror elements...

In this episode, we talk about Expectation Management and why we think it's such an important topic to talk about. Expectations are the fuel TTRPG Tables run on if they are not met people might feel disappointed and unsatisfied, if they are met however people will feel happy and will come back happily. This is why it's so important to talk about Expectations before you even dive into playing and t...

In this episode, we talk about Progression and everything around it. Progression is used to showcase to your Players that they are actually moving in a Story, they uncover Clues, they reach stronger Enemies, their Names become known to People are all ways of Progression and especially Showcasing Progression. You need to Showcase Progression to your Players and in this Episode, we will give you an...

This week we talk about taking Notes for TTRPGs. Notes help people remember Information and paint Mental Images for themselves, They are pretty useful in a lot of Aspects for TTRPGs, but there is one Major caveat there: Note Taking shouldn't be a barrier to play TTRPGs for us. Note Taking is not necessarily for everyone but this Episode talks at length about what we use our Notes for as DMs and as...

In this episode, we talk to Russell E Welch III about producing a Show in DnD (and general TTRPG), Russell is a Producer and decided one day to use that knowledge to create an Immersive DnD Show. He also is the DM for Spawn of Chaos and the CEO of the Company behind the Show and is with us today to share his knowledge from his Background and from the Show. Russell talks to us about, the Work that...

In this episode, Sam and Phil join us to talk with us about the Everyone Games Charity Event and Accessibility in Gaming. The event is meant to highlight that every one games, we are all One Community, everyone here games while raising money for Charities that help further the Accessibility in Gaming. Sam and Phil also talk about what we as People, Shows, and Publishers can do to help make our Tab...

This is a Bonus Episode and the recording of our Episode with Role Play Chat about One-Shots in TTRPG. What makes them different, what makes them unique, what makes them interesting, and much more get's answered in this Episode!! Also, check out Role Play Chat for more Episodes like this one! Role Play Chat: https://twitter.com/Role_Play_Chat Our Socials: https://twitter.com/DoubleDMpod https://ww...

In this week's episode, we talk about Character Creation with our Guest CCdotdot but especially focused on the Gesture-forward way of creating characters. If you do not know what this means, give the Episode a listen, CC goes in-depth into how Gestures create a Character instead of how people "normally" or "traditionally" create Characters with a Historical Background. CC talks about his Session 0...

In this episode we talk to Mat from Role Play Chat about Downtime, especially the roleplay aspect of Downtime, what possibilities does downtime provide to GMs and Players to further enhance their Roleplay? We talk at length about how Downtime changes the Stakes of the Game to help newer players or shy players to get a better grip of roleplaying, we talk about how it can also help your players and...

In this episode of DoubleDM, we talk about our Prep Process and what it means to do good prep. Prep is done so a DM can run a game comfortably, that's mostly why newer DMs do more Prep than experienced DMs, but even Experienced DMs have highly different Levels and Ways of Prep all going back to them being able to run the game comfortably. We answer questions in what helps us do our Prep, what we a...

In this episode, we discuss our Experience with the Witcher TRPG from R. Talsorian Games and what we think of it. We played a 10 part Campaign in it and loved our experience with it. We discuss the Combat, the World Section, the Mechanics of Crafting, and everything in between. We also discuss what we learned from the System going forward in DMing, how complex and hard the System is, and what it g...

Today we talk to Andrew and Thomas of Lords of Gallipae Games LLC about Trail of Heroes the Game they are developing. They grant us insight into how the Game came to be, what makes it unique and what it provides to players and Game Masters. They also give great insight into the TTRPG Theory behind the Design Choices of the Game. Their Twitter: https://twitter.com/LordsLlc Their Website: www.gallip...

In this episode we talk to Justin from the Ultimate Games Master App about the App they have been developing for some time now! The App is designed to give every DM of every Skill Level a great Tool to build their Campaigns, Manage their Notes and create while cutting down on the time needed for prep. It also has a Player Mode with a Character Sheet where Players can manage their Characters and ev...

In this episode, we talk about plot twists. They are shocking Moments your players will be caught off guard by and make them think about their next move. We talk about how to set them up, what you need for them to work, and about how subtlety plays a big role in making them way more impactful that the Information you do reveal to your players might be. These Moments are turning points in Stories t...

This week we talk about Villains in a Story. In a Story a Villain is one of the Main Driving Forces of that Story, second only to the Players and their Characters, the Villains create the Triggers your Players will react to and the Problems they will have to solve. We talk about how to make a good Villain in a few easy Steps while also answering what makes a Villain actually Compelling for your Pl...

This week's episode focuses on our past lived Stories, Memories we hold dear in our Hearts of our time playing TTRPGs. What was your first memorable moment, where you had to just sit back and look around you realizing how amazing this is.  Nostalgia plays an important part in our TTRPG Lifes, more than one might think, cause Nostalgia influences us, it shapes our Expectations and our Experien...

In this Episode we talk about the widely-known Session Type of the Heist Scenario. A Highly Planned Robbery, to achieve Riches, Fame and Prove yourself to the Criminal Underworld as the best Thief there is. Heists work great in TTRPGs because they are High Stakes Scenarios, require Teamwork and Problem-solving.  We talk about what Elements make up a Heist, how they play together, what a GM an...

In this episode, we talk about how Important Improv is to the Core of how TTRPGs work. TTRPGs work on the Engine of Improv and without it would just be scripted Plays or Video Games but Improv from both Sides of the GM Screen makes these Games a Fountain of Endless Possibilities.  We talk about how Improv changed for us over the Years, how important it is to our Style, and how we got our Play...

On Todays Episode we talk about the Importance of Player Compositions, What does that mean? Well, we understand this as, the Importance of People having fun together at the table working together to solve problems and create stories. So yeah we talk about how important it is to play together, to have fun together, and to find the right group for yourself. We also touch on the Thing that a usual Pa...

In this episode, we talk about our GM Mistakes and how we fixed them. We talk about that not all Mistakes actually are Mistakes, a lot of Stories can be written from things that might seem to be mistakes at first. A lot of us do Mistakes and that is also not the Problem, the Handling of those mistakes should be the focus of it and this is what we are talking about in this Episode. We hope our Expe...