Deft & Dorky The Podcast

This time we're talking about making your own campaign. What's your starting point for creating a campaign?

This time we're talking about party makeup and a little about alignments. Should party makeup be a strong consideration?

This time we're talking about being a good DM. What qualities make a good DM?

This time we're talking about being a good player. What qualities make a good player?

This time we're continuing to talk about the sorcerer subclasses. Which ones are good mechanically, and how good are they for RP?

This time we're continuing to talk about the sorcerer subclasses. Which ones are good mechanically, and how good are they for RP?

This time we're talking about where to get inspiration for your worlds and/or characters and how to implement it. How do you integrate your inspirations?

This time we're talking about the new 2024 rules. How will you integrate the new rules, if at all?

This time we're talking about taking characters from famous fiction and making them as D&D characters. How do you go about recreating a character?

This time we're talking about meta gaming and also touching on leveling. In what circumstance is meta gaming ok? XP vs Milestone, which is better?

This time we're talking about the ranger subclasses. Which ones are good mechanically, and how good are they for RP?

This time we're talking about getting into D&D. Why do people like D&D so much?

This time we're talking about what we consider when we build worlds. How much of world building falls on the GM vs on the players?

This time we're talking about the spells that aren't for combat. Should you make it a point to choose at least one spell that isn't useful in combat?

This time we're talking about a few different kinds of pacing. When is it ok for a GM to spur the players?

This time we're talking about the things we like and dislike about D&D and how we work with them. Is anything bad enough to throw out entirely?

This time we're talking about the ins and outs of ability checks. How much room do checks leave for interpretation?

This time we're talking about character growth/development and risk taking. Does planning a character arc improve role playing?

This time we're talking about adventure hooks. Where is the sweet spot for having different hooks tie together?

This time we're talking about mechanics of the game that are troublesome, inconsistent, or aren't intuitive. Are some mechanics worth ignoring all together?

This time we're talking about character backstories and their integration into a campaign. Is integrating a backstory into the world important for role play?

This time we're talking about designed failure. Is it good when a DM makes something players are supposed to fail?

Discussing the interaction between game mechanics and storytelling and how to use them to enhance each other. Can the mechanics of your character's class or subclass inform the way you play them?