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when playing TTRPGs we want the challenges to be hard but beatable. We want something that gives us that feeling of actually having overcome a challenge but how can we do that in a more creative and engaging way instead of just making the combats deadlier, the limits higher and the rolls harder? That's what we discuss in today's episode! We talk about creating unique new challenges for you...

TTRPGs are like a Movie, TV Series, or Video Game but they are something entirely of their own. They are a medium of Entertainment and Creation at the same time. But in creation, we often hit hurdles things like writer's block where we don't know how to move the fiction forward. This can be due to any number of reasons but sometimes it happens that TTRPGs grind to a halt and a table sits i...

Players are the Protagonists of the TTRPG and D&D Campaigns we play. But often times they can be a little detached from the World and Plot of our Campaigns, we can easily mitigate and erase this feeling by having players create backstories that connect them to the world, NPCs, and plot. But how do we use these Backstories to create awesome adventures and give the character and player the resol...

Danger is an ever-present Theme in Tabletop Roleplaying, constantly Characters face off against Mages, Demons, and Dragons in stories that put the fate of an entire world on the line. Player Characters put themselves on the line to fight off a villain, save a town from destruction, and destroy a magical artifact, they face danger every day in TTRPGs, but why is that? That is exactly what we answer...

Lore is an interesting topic for TTRPGs, it creates an immersive world filled with rich places and people. Lore can give your world its heart and its character. The past influences the present and while the future will be influenced by your player's actions the lore will inform the way the world reacts to your players. So lore is pretty important to TTRPGs, right? Well, kinda. Lore can give yo...

As a Content Creator, you face many unique and interesting challenges and Russell joins us today to talk about some aspects of Content Creation, What he has been up to, and how he was able to build meaningful relationships with other brands and creators so you can do the same and shoot your shot! Russell is the Game Master for the TTRPG Actual Play Channel that is D20Tales where they go on amazing...

Your Villains are one of the big building blocks your D&D and TTRPG Campaign runs on and making them compelling, grand, and villainous is crucial to feel of a Campaign with a Villain. But how do you make that Personality, the Acts they commit, and their Motivation actually matter? You need to bring them to the players so they can be a present force in the game. And that's what we'll di...

Exposition can be tedious and boring to sit through but it is needed to make sure your audience can fully buy into the immersion of your narrative and world and TTRPGs are no different, however, exposition works differently in such an interactive medium and we are here to help you make your next D&D Campaigns Exposition an Engaging, Interesting and Immersive experience that will lay the first...

Time is a Resource that we don't have much of in our lives so how can we make sure that every moment of that time that we use for TTRPGs can be used to create the most joy and fun around our tables? That is exactly what we are here to talk about and discuss today. We talk about how you as a Game Master can improve every single aspect of GMing by using time effectively. From taking a few seconds in...

In this episode, we talk about if you should split your D&D and TTRPG Parties. This is a meme as old as Tabletop Roleplaying itself and came from the first Editions of D&D where characters would run through dungeons and splitting the party just increased the difficulty of each encounter. But TTRPGs evolved since then, so is it still true to never split the party? We discuss everything arou...

Today we talk about ways you can make your D&D and TTRPG combats more interesting, difficult, and engaging by using monster and enemy tactics. In this episode, we talk about what it means to use tactics and how even the most simple tactic can already have a great impact at your tables. We also discuss how you can come up with tactics easily for every single monster and enemy by just using them...

Today we talk about the reason why TTRPGs are becoming bigger and bigger and more and more mainstream. Obviously, there are many reasons working together here but we are here to talk about the aspect that experience plays. In this episode, we talk about the difference between consuming content and experiencing content and why our world has evolved from just wanting to consume specific content to m...

Today we talk about how you can hand the right magic items to your D&D and TTRPG players to reward them, spotlight them and level them up. We also answer questions like: "What Magic Items should i give out?" or "How many D&D magic Items are too many?" In this episode, we talk about magic items in D&D and how generous you should be in handing them out to your players to not boost their...

Why Your World Matters is back!! This is the 4th Instalment of Why Your World Matters - A TTRPG Worldbuilding Panel aiming to bring together creative people to discuss creating more immersive, wonderful, inclusive, and creative worlds. Why Your World Matters message is simple, everyone can be creative and create wonderful worlds and stories. This time we once again bring you 5 new Content Creators...

WE'RE FINALLY BACK!! Join us today as we start Season 2 of DoubleDM, where not much changed and we are still doing the same discussions in the same format! This time we talk about how to always improve as a Game Master, that you are never the perfect Game Master and can always seek to improve your skills to weave even greater stories, craft even grander worlds, or roleplay even better villains. Th...

We're supposed to be on break but we need to talk about the news now so we thought to at least make a short update including all the information currently available and what we are doing with the information available and also Wizards just updated on D&D Beyond so it's the perfect time to upload. :) This new OGL is not about empowering their own game and its creator space but an attempt to con...

It's been 2 years since we started DoubleDM. Thank you for joining us on this incredible life-changing journey into TTRPG Content Creation. This episode is us looking back at the amazing 2 years we had and what we learned about Content Creation, TTRPG Game Mastering, and just us as Human Beings. We talk about how our lives, our Game Master Style, and our Content changed in those 2 years and talk a...

Join us for this episode where we talk to Alec Azzam a Professional TTRPG Game Master and Content Creator. Professional Game Masters run TTRPGs and D&D for a living and today we talk about what it means to get paid for running a session of D&D. Alec runs 12 to 15 sessions of TTRPGs a week and with that Alec runs more games a week than most of us do in a month. We talk about how he is able...

Join us for this episode where we discuss creating and telling wonderful stories and how TTRPGs help (and/or hinder) you from telling the best stories. Different building blocks are needed for a Story to exist and in this episode, we talk about exactly those building Blocks and how TTRPGs help you in creating them and the story. We go over simple tricks and tools you can implement to use these bui...

Join us for this episode where we discuss creating the most exciting, spicy, engaging, and/or memorable combat for your D&D and TTRPG tables! We talk about what makes D&D and TTRPG combats fun and what makes them boring and some easy simple tricks you can use to make combats better for your table experience.  Combats are supposed to be tense, dramatic, and engaging experiences for the...

Join us for this episode where we discuss creating the best Homebrew Rules for your D&D and TTRPG Tables. We talk about what Homebrew Rules in D&D and TTRPG do and why we use them at our tables so often. Homebrew Rules are supposed to nudge a game a little more into the direction you want it to go not outright change the fundamentals of it and that is why this episode discusses which Homeb...

In this episode of DoubleDM we talk about how to start a new D&D and TTRPG Campaigns, something that happens more often than ending one. This episode talks about what the first session of your new TTRPG campaign should accomplish and how you can make sure to create the best first session and make the best first impressions ever. The first session of a campaign is the first view the players get...

In today's episode, we cover the topic of Player Character backstories and how you can write great engaging D&D backstories your GM can use to weave you into the world and narrative of the campaign.  A great backstory can mean a lot of different things depending on the game, world, campaign, other players and so much more and that's why we are talking about what steps you should take to c...

In this episode, we discuss Session 0s and especially what makes a Session 0 a good Session 0. In Session 0 you can do a lot of stuff but most importantly you lay the groundwork for your campaign in and out of the game by ensuring Safety, Managing Expectations, Creating Characters, and a whole lot more. It depends a lot on what you need from your Session 0, however, there are a few key points that...

Join us today as we talk to Shelly Mazzanoble and Greg Tito from DragonTalk the Official D&D Podcast. Today's Episode talks about the Inspirational Stories made possible by Dungeons and Dragons and the People that love to play it. We gush over amazing people, talk about fun stories, and discuss the infinite fountain of inspiration this community has to offer. Shelly and Greg join us to talk about...