Dungeon Master’s Block

This week we are joined once again by Richard Howard. On this special episode, we focus on the Player. Join us for a special story time, and great discussion on what it means to be a player in D&D and how to be a better player and team member.   Stories of Matt Welty: A Man Never Truly Dies Epic Adventures of Jackson and Toby   Email Rich Howard at rich@richhowardauthor.com    Patreon @DMs_Block F...

This week we exit from the swirling sands of Shurima to share with you the vast knowledge that we learned.  We warn you to not wander alone into these shifting sands but to let us be your guide to the Oasis.  Sit back and enjoy.  Get your writing utensils ready. 3...2...1...press play now. Patreon @DMs_Block Facebook Stitcher iTunes   dungeonmasterblock@gmail.com   The song in this episode is    E...

In our first episode of our new series, RAAH Real Monsters, we explore the Beholder, Spiders, Goblin Grenades and Life Stealers.    Click here to check out Battlebards!    Patreon @DMs_Block Facebook Stitcher iTunes   dungeonmasterblock@gmail.com   The song in this episode is Make Shift by  Nathan Alford .   This episode edited by: DM Mitch    

Annointed by the Gods of DnD we were told to share the information they told us. DM Chris and DM Mitch are joined on their journey through the realm of the Gods by a special guest.  Tinzien the DM from the Deathd4dishonor podcast has journeyed with us and will help share with us how these Gods can be used in our campaigns.  So sit back and bask in the light of these Gods as we bring to you our Div...

This week we are joined by another one of our friends from Tribality.com.  First Mate Shawn was gracious enough to share with us his thoughts and passions on anything and everything Pirate Campaigns.  So sit back, grab your favorite tankard and fill it with the most raunchy grog you can find and enjoy this episode dedicated completely to Pirates!   Website: Tribality.com   Email for Shawn: info@tr...

On our third Magic the Gathering episode, we are of course joined by Magic Mark as we discuss the Magic races of the Leonin, Noggles and Kithkin, and how you can use them in your own D&D campaigns and worlds!   Brandon's Pinterest:  www.pinterest.com/FrndlyCombatant   Patreon @DMs_Block Facebook Stitcher iTunes   dungeonmasterblock@gmail.com   This episode edited by: DM Mitch    

This week we are joined by another one of our friends from Tribality.com.  We have author and game designer JM Perkins sharing his wisdom and knowledge pertaining to survivalist and horror campaigns.  Sit back, relax, but not too much, and keep your guard up because after what we talk about you may begin to look around you and you may see all the creepy crawly things you thought could never harm y...

This week we focus on how to successfully start a campaign.  It is fun and all to start in a tavern, but at times that start can become...well...stale like the left over bread in the cellar. As much fun as over sized mutated rats can be or the town hobo who babbles about tales of ages past, consider starting your campaign a different way this time around. Listen closely to the ideas and consider i...

This week for our third episode in the Creation & Inspiration series, we are joined by Michael from the RPG Academy. Michael shows us Synergy; a new way to use Magic the Gathering cards to create stories for your D&D games. We also each have a Top Ten List for you! It's a great episode! Enjoy!   RPG Academy @theRPGAcademy   Let us know what you think.  You can communicate with us in many different...

We are joined this week by Flawful Jared, as we discuss how to make NPCs worthy of remembrance.    Let us know what you think.  You can communicate with us in many different ways.  They are listed below. Patreon @DMs_Block Facebook Stitcher iTunes   dungeonmasterblock@gmail.com   Music is brought to us this week by:   Nathan Alfrod   Song:  Entrance   This episode edited by: DM Mitch

This week we dump out our mailbag of holding to answer some questions, share ideas and stories from you the listeners!    Let us know what you think.  You can communicate with us in many different ways.  They are listed below. Patreon @DMs_Block Facebook Stitcher iTunes   dungeonmasterblock@gmail.com     Music is brought to us this week by:   Nathan Alfrod   Song: Swirl   This episode edited by: D...

Everything Aquatic Campaigns! This episode we have a guest Rich Howard join us.  Rich has been around the RPG community for years and has been playing DnD since his first sleep spell at the age of 8.  We thank his older brother for his dedication to the RPG community ever since.  We talked about a lot in this episode dealing with Aquatic Campaigns.  Listed below our some of the links that we talke...

This week we start a new series on The Dungeon Master's Block where we focus on the ever popular game League of Legends.  We have noticed the growth over the past few years and decided to begin work on showing you how some of you favorite champions, items, and much more, can become an integral part into your gaming world.   This week we delve into the realm of the Freljord.  We put on our snow boo...

This is our first episode in the Divine Spotlight Series. On these episodes we will choose 3 gods to discuss, give ideas for extra lore, and adventure hooks to use in your campaigns. On this episode we will take a look at Pelor, Olidammara, and Erebus.   Patreon @DMs_Block Facebook Stitcher iTunes   dungeonmasterblock@gmail.com   The song in this episode is Tribal Arcade_Lost by  Nathan Alford .

On this episode we discuss what makes a great villain a great villain. Strike fear into your players today!   The Crit Fumble Chart of Doom   Patreon @DMs_Block Facebook Stitcher iTunes   dungeonmasterblock@gmail.com   The song in this episode is Stadium Thing by Nathan Alford. soundcloud.com/nathan-alford

On our second Magic the Gathering episode, we invite Magic Mark back to discuss an alternative alignment system...the magic color pie!      Patreon @DMs_Block Facebook Stitcher iTunes   dungeonmasterblock@gmail.com

This week we are proud to present our very first DMB Christmas episode.  We have a lot jam packed into this episode so hunker down, grab your egg nog and cookies and prepare to have your ears pleased with this special episode of the Dungeon Master's Block.  Here is what you are in for:   Story Time: This week we extended our episode's story time to be well...pretty much the whole episode.  We shar...

Welcome back to another episode.  Glad you could join us.  This week we have a jam packed episode.  We crawl through what it takes to build a quality dungeon that both you and your players will enjoy.  We love dungeons here at the Dungeon Master's Block and we want you to enjoy and share our love for dungeons.     Story Time:  We share what happened last week in DM Mitch's campaign.  A few good la...

Our Second Creation & Inspiration Episode   Story Time: We talk about our past 2 nights of D&D, including opening a Tavern that doubles as a Tavern, as well as playing a video game like dungeon crawl!   The Meat: We have 6 new tips to use when creating stories, and being inspired. Then we move into our second TOP TEN!   Lightbulb:  Evernote is a great free program that can be used to take great no...

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone.  We had a blast at Comic Con Grand Rapids last weekend.  So if we saw you there and you are listening to this episode of the podcast we greet you!  We have a lot in this episode as it is about some of our favorite things as DM's world creation.   Story Time: We explore the wonderful world of Aatos.  DM Mitch hosted a game last week that created a lot of fun memories an...

This is our 10th episode here at the DM's Block.  We are so grateful to you as a community for making this podcast so worth doing every week.  Continue rocking and never hesitate to chat with us.  We love hearing from you. We have our friend Jared join us, the king of flawed characters, to share some of his expertise in playing a flawed character. Here is what we have for you in this 10th episode:...

Story Time: We discuss the past week in Mitch's Campaign and a story of the almost death of Chris' 3 characters.    The Meat:  We discuss the rules of death, dying and resurrection.    Light Bulb: Our Light Bulb is about the "Life Point."   Patreon @DMs_Block Facebook Stitcher iTunes   dungeonmasterblock@gmail.com

We are joined this week by one of our players...Mark, as we talk about the lore of Magic the Gathering and how to use it in Dungeons and Dragons.     Story Time: We discuss some of our most hilarious dungeons and dragons memories. Content includes ham falling from the sky on savage northerners, a dwarf caught in an explosion, and a dead loxodon.     Meat Time:  Magic the Gathering has been played...

The Dungeon Master's Block welcomes you to our first ever Halloween Special Episode.  If you are a fan of horror or Halloween in any way this podcast is certainly going to get at the inner gore within you.  We talk about the classics.  We call the the Big Four.  Here is what you can expect out of this episode:   Story Time: We discuss the creepiest moments we found ourselves in as either a DM or a...

We are excited to publish the newest episode here on the Dungeon Masters Block.  We couldn't wait to get this episode out to you.  We believe that there is a lot of content in here that may be very useful and helpful to you as DM's or players.  Sit back and Enjoy!   Story Time: We travel into the stories of DM Chris' latest campaign.  We talk about the 68th annual worm wrangling event in the city...