We Speak Common

This week Ben and James have a big catch up after our long hiatus. We'll go over our games, and experiences in the last few months including what James has done to completely break Ben. Discord:   https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on  Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us online at  https://wespeakcommon....

Welcome traveller, settle in, enjoy the fire and drink some mead. This tavern is officially open. On the first instalemnt of Tavern Talk Chris and Dave welcome you to the show, introduce themself, and explain what the frick is going on. They'll enjoy a cocktail or two, and tell you all the secrets they can in the space for 35 minutes. Discord:   https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involv...

Discord:   https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on  Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us online at  https://wespeakcommon.com/    Join the WSC Discord Sever:  https://discord.gg/enVrvFPg Links from the ep: Dms Guild Solo game books The Solo Adventurers Toolbox Colostle Fantasy Flight Games Top Ten Games You Can...

An update on the future of WSC Discord:   https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on  Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us online at  https://wespeakcommon.com/    Join the WSC Discord Sever:  https://discord.gg/enVrvFPg Check out our Partners:    The Dice Dungeon - Get beautifully crafted metal sets of dice for y...

An update on the future of WSC Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us online at https://wespeakcommon.com/   Join the WSC Discord Sever: https://discord.gg/enVrvFPg Check out our Partners:   The Dice Dungeon - Get beautifully crafted metal sets of dice fo...

This week we talk about writing. How do you find the motivation to continue to work on your world building. We'll talk about how and why Motivation isn't the most import thing to get you writing, and how to find it. Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us online at...

This week we'll be talking about Liches. We're going to do a deep dive in their lore, who what and how they come to be. Then we'll talk about how play and run a Lich character, and tell you about our favourt 3rd party supliments for doing just that! Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcomm...

This week we'll be talking about canon. What is it, why is it different for D&D and how do you work with it. We'll talk through what we do and don't stick to to make our games great. Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us online at https://wespeakcommon.com/ &n...

This week we talk all about rival parties. How do you run them and set them up? What are the dos and don'ts? We'll talk through out own recent expereinces to get you set to un some rivalries. Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us online at https://wespeakcommon.co...

This week we talk all about the Fey. What are their established tricks and how do you pull them off in your games? We'll getting into who and what they are, and where they come from. Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us online at https://wespeakcommon.com/  ...

It's all about prep this week. We're going to break down our own prep styles, why we use them and how we found them for ourselves. We'll give tips on how to find your style and what types of things you need to be thinking about when preping your games. Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakc...

This week, we try to breath life into the dying... no we aren't talking about the OGL, we're talking about Resurrection rules. We'll talk through the do's and don'ts for making resurrection great in your games. Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us online at https...

Player character death is an inevitability in any TTRPG, so how do you make it satisfying and enjoyable for your players. This week we'll talk through our own expereinces with character death and how we made it a fitting end of our party. Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail....

2023 brings us one step close to the new itteration of Dungeons and Dragons. As we enter the final year of 5e, I sit down with Ray to talk about what we want to see, and what we expect to see, from 5e for its final year of support. Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Vis...

It's that festive time of year and we're getting all reflective. On our final episode of 2022 we look back at what were the ways D&D changed for us this year and what we learned from those experiences. Grab a cup of mulled wine, a ginger bread man and enjoy the fireside chat.  Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @...

If you've ever explored other TTRPGS and board games you've most likely found yourself thinking something along the lines of, 'wow this rule is really cool, I wonder how I could bring it into my D&D game'. We certainly have, and today we talk about how, when and if you should be pulling different rules into D&D. Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podca...

Random encounters can sometimes feel just a bit too random. This week we'll talk all about what to think about and focus on to make those last minute monster appearances make sense and mean something to the overall story.  Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit u...

This week Ray joins me to dive into what I did well and what i did not so well in my last D&D Session. We'll go through a Dragon encounter with a fine tooth come to help you perfect your game changing battles. Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us online at ht...

This week we're talk about unfathomable creatures of great power. Incomprehensible to the mortal mind. The Great Old Ones. What/ who are they and ow do you incorporate them into your D&D Games? We're going to Dragonmeet: https://www.dragonmeet.co.uk/ Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespea...

This week we're getting into a topic that can cause issues. Conflict between player characters can be problematic, so how do you pull it off in a way that is safe, fun and makes great stories. We've done it many times so we'll get in to why we think it has worked for us and what you need to do to pull it off. We're going to Dragonmeet: https://www.dragonmeet.co.uk/ Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8...

How do you hide the evil mastermind right in fornt of your players? It's tricky with the risk of constant discovery, so this week we'll talk about how and when to pull of the hidden villain ark, plus how to deal with them being discovered! Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail...

No Dm and every Dm fudges their dice, the trick is in the how, the why and the when. This week we'll talk all about those three points. And of course its all hypothecial... we never fudge our dice rolls... Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us online at https://we...

It's one of those things that gets forgotten. You find 50,000gp in a dragon horde and just stuff it into your pockets... But how to do you make that inventory meaningful to your game without getting bodged down in mechanics? We've got you covered this week. Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wes...

This week we're talking about the small hell spawns that destroy lives - Children. James, a professional teacher and dealer of children joins us to talk about bringing the younger generation into D&D. When you're little brother wants to play what do you need to consider and think about when teaching him D&D? Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast o...

This week we're talking all about Hex Crawls. What are they and when do they work. We'll talk about our experiences using and playing in Hex Crawl games and what tips and tricks we have to make them work best for you.   Discord: https://discord.gg/pHZ8Q42Saf Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us o...