The Next Session

This week A&A are joined by the incredible Lindsay Bernal de Barrett to answer your questions! First question comes from Iskotpop who needs help leaving clues behind for their Robin Hood plot.  Then, RadPanda36 has a player with a demon inside of them and needs some advice on what kind of demon it should be.  Later, Adam, Allysa, and Lindsay tackle Diet Toothpaste's question about how to balance o...

Adam & Allysa help Darkephoenixe explain how dragons returned from extinction, especially adult dragons. Draconic Park anyone? Also, there is a scientist turned chicken and BerryLerryTerry's girlfriend is keeping him as pet. Later, A&A discuss a great question from DropShotEpee who asks how to DM when you are feeling depressed.  Then, Allysa tries to bend all the rules with the spell Demiplane.  Y...

A&A are back with special guest Rainier Powers! Besides having the coolest name, Rainier is a good friend, a great RPG player, and the genius behind The Next Session's logo. In this episode, A&A&Rainier answer the question, "What do I put on the top floor of an Eldritch library of all written knowledge?" and what to do about a doppelganger that has been masquerading as a friendly NPC the entire ti...

Halloween is coming!  A&A tackle a tricky question on running a Halloween game for teens who don't get to go out because of the pandemic. They also help a GM with their "bowel based dungeon." After the break, A&A explore what is inside a golem, and go over the ever useful spell, Grease! Well, only if your DM lets you put it into a jar to save for later.  Thank you for listening and your support! ...

Adam & Allysa welcome their first guest, Greg Barrett! Greg Barrett is a Digital Dungeon Master who also runs LARP summer groups when not in pandemic times. He is sometimes featured on the podcast Geek in the City.    Together they tackle two questions on NPCs and one funky scenario involving an Anti-Magic Field inside of Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion. After the break, A&A discuss a level 5 s...

A magical Tome of Symphony and how to incorporate it intrigues A&A this week, along with a question about the consequences of splitting the party. After a break and another question, A&A discuss the spell stoneskin and some cool ways to use it.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A&A lend their ideas to Cryinguitar's really cool vertical dungeon and help Shattered158 with how soul magic might work. After the break, A&A discuss phrases meant to scare players into listening and the spell Vitriolic Sphere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A&A answer two fantastic questions about how to make things more balanced in the game and still fun. After the break, they discuss a wizard's hat choices and the spell Hallucinatory Terrain.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A GM asks what to do next with their evil corporation plot line and another asks what system they should use at a senior center. A&A also discuss the spell Earthbind and some modifications to help make it more versatile. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The GM has been building up a big fight with a lamia but forgot to give the players a rest, A&A weigh in on what to do next.  Also, they talk about whether you should go through with giving the players a fake treasure at the end of a dungeon, and the spell Life Transference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

A&A help a game master tackle a tricky situation where two players came up with the same concept for their characters.  Later, they discuss how to start writing a homebrew campaign, how to make travel interesting, and the spell Antilife Shell. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Adam and Allysa introduce themselves and The Next Session before diving into a question about a soon to be party of werewolves. Later they discuss what official rules they choose to ignore and the spell Witch Bolt. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The advice podcast to plan your next role-playing adventure!  Adam and Allysa Johns (A&A) focus on helping game masters with their next role-playing session. Did your players write you into a corner? Do you need advice on what rules to implement or what rules to ignore? Do you want to hear the banter of an old married couple who grew up in the 90's? We're the podcast for you! Updating every Monday...