DoubleDM

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...

In this Episode of DoubleDM we talk about One-Shots and Campaigns. How do both differ from each other in Play, Prep, and Design. The Discussion focuses on Major Differences we see between the two. What are the Strongsuits of both Sides and what are their Weaknesses, what they allow you to do as a DM, and what as a Player. How One-Shots provide a Training and Test Ground for a lot of Things, like n...

This Episode of the DoubleDM Podcast focuses on Drawing Inspiration as part of our Mini-Series on how and where we find Inspiration. This time we talk about the Inspiration we found from 2 Videogames: Greenhell and Greedfall. Both are very good Video Games on their own but we talk about how to draw Inspiration from them for a TTRPG Campaign, One-Shot, or even a System. We talk about what the Games...

In this episode, we discuss how to Enhance your Game using Battle/Encounter Maps To help us do that we have a guest this week. Eric from Maps’n’Quests. With him, we talk about the pros and cons of using battle maps, their general effect on the game,  what to keep in mind during their design and compare battle maps to the theater of Mind. We talk extensively about how and why Eric became a Map...

Today we talk about something a lot of DMs talk about in Online Discourse: Improv vs. Railroad. We want to shine a light on both sides and how both sides are not only a valid Style to DM a Game but also how they work combined. We talk about what Planning we do for our Games, what we want to achieve with the Planning and where we Improvise, and how we do it. We talk about what we find easy to plan,...

This episode focuses on the topic of Ending Stories on TTRPGs and How Stories End. Our Guest this Week is Hamilton from Dragons Duel who is here to talk with us about how he thinks Stories in TTRPGs differ from other Media. We talk about what we can Adapt from Media for TTRPGs, What makes a Good Ending to a Campaign or Story, and also what Endings we already had in the past and what we plan to do...

This episode focuses on the topic of Designing a TTRPG Setting Book. Specifically the DnD 5e Setting Book, BEOWULF Age of Heroes from Handiwork Games. Jon Hodgson one of the Writers and the Owner of Handiwork Games talks about the challenges of designing such a Book, What the Creative Process looks like, and his best advice for people looking to do the same. He talks about the Importance of Passio...

This Episode answers the Question: What actually is Combat? Combat isn't just 1 Dimensional but rather an Intricate Multi Dimensional Puzzle that can get way to complex for 1 Mind to handle, so let us take you on a Journey where we help you understand what Combat is all about. What Things do you need to prepare before Combat, what do you need to keep track of while in Combat, what happens after Co...

This week we got another incredible guest with us FG, the Server Owner of DnD World. Which is the biggest West Marches Text-based Discord server of the World  This Episode we talk with FG about the Experiences of running such a Big DnD Community, what Challenges she and her team faced, and what happens behind the scenes. We also talk alot about the West Marches Playstyle of DnD and its Key Di...

This one is a bit chaotic even for us, but nevertheless, we talk about how we start our campaigns. We answer the big questions of what do you need? What steps do we take? What steps are important? How you actually go on after you have done your first session and also what we mean when we say you need good players for a campaign.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This Episode is the start of our 2nd mini-series, this one is all about drawing inspiration. Where from, for what, etc.. We figured it would be best to start with a topic very familiar to us, German Folklore. You will hear that this Topic is one that is very close to our hearts. We hope you can enjoy our chaoticness and take away one or two things for your games. Hear you on the next one. Hosted o...

This Episode is all about Music & Ambience.   Our Guest this Week is @aGhostofeli from maydayroleplay.com We talk about Music for TTRPGs, What Kind of Music we like to use, what Music can do for TTRPGs, how it helps and how to use it to the best of its effect. We also talk about Sound Effects, Ambience Sounds and how they work a lot to make your Players feel immersed. We talk about the Ef...

This Epsiode is all about our House- & Homebrewrules we use in our games, and why we use them. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.