We Speak Common

Today I try to help fix my friend Sam's derail sandbox campaign. If you're feeling the similar non-direction in your campaign, grab a chair and join us, this might just help. 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/ Check out our Partners: The Dice Dungeon - Get beauti...

This week I'm joined by Star Trek Discovery actor, and DM of Disco Does D&D, Noah Averbach-katz to talk all about building your own player character lore and background. Plus how to work with you DM and players to link it into the overall campaign story to make it the best it can be. Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@h...

This week I'm joined by Sean from the Arcanery to talk through encounter building, but specifically thinking about balancing that dreaded action economy.  Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on PatreonFind us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.comVisit us online at https://wespeakcommon.com/ Check out our Partners: The Dice Dungeon - Get beautifully crafted metal se...

This week we're talking about getting into Role Playing! It can be tough for new players, and DMs struggling to juggle all their NPC's. I'm joined by the best role player I know to exchange tips and tricks, and talk about why you should jump into RPing. Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us online at h...

This week we delve into the lore and history of THE Tasha. Find out all of secret names, deeds and relationship and grab advice on how to drop her into your next session.  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/ We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The...

This week my good friend Ray stops by to talk about Sword & Sorcery, the well love genre and how to pull it off in 5e. We'll talk about some ways you could try to emulate the S&S feel in your games, and inevitably get over excited and want to run it ourselves.    Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com Visit us o...

This week is our first episode of Table Fables! I'm joined by player and Co-DM James to talk all about our adventures in Waterdeep. I'll be talking about what I learnt along the way prepping and running Waterdeep: Dragon Heist. What I changed, what I kept and things that I would do differently looking back. Want to get involved? Support the Podcast on Patreon Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Ema...

It's time to talk about the future of We Speak Common! It's an exciting time as in this short update we introduce three new shows, new ways to listen and a way to support the podcast! Get a full run down in the Press Release Want to get involved? Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon Support the Podcast on Patreon Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.co Visit us online at https://wespeakcommon.com/ We S...

Well. Here we are my friends, Joe's final episode. As we raise a glass to a great DM, amazing play and top notch best friend, we talk about why factions are so important to your D&D campaign and building a living breathing world. We'll end an era of the podcast by talking about our best moments as DM's and players.  We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice Dungeon. Ge...

This week Joe talks all about his current obsession, Cyberpunk Red. The rules that stand out, how we could use them in D&D and why it's peaked his interest. We'll then get into our weekly topic, Desert campaigns. We'll give you places to seek inspiration, our thoughts on ideas floating our each others heads and why we hate sand - It's course and rough, and its gets everywhere.  We Speak C...

This week Joe spills all the details on the parties fight with Manshoon. He apologises to Ben and drops his fellow party mates in the dirt! Plus, we're doing a special giveaway for Joe's final episode on New Years Eve, find out more at the end of the episode.   We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice Dungeon. Get beautifully crafted metal sets of dice for your D&D ga...

This week we're going to help rob make his mob boss and interesting villain for some tier 2 PC's! Ideas you can take and develop to build out more interesting NPCs in your own games.  We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice Dungeon. Get beautifully crafted metal sets of dice for your D&D game at https://thedicedungeon.co.uk/ Use Code 'WeSpeakCommon' at checkout for 1...

Ever find yourself role-playing a really convincing argument but the persuasion check comes out really low? Or maybe your lying through your teeth really badly in character but you get a 20 on the deception check? This week we're going to talk about how we marry the two together, how to align roleplaying with what the dice decide.  We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice...

This week, after running a few shorter D&D sessions, we'll talk about the Pros of a shorter D&D game, how to make the most of it, and why it might be better than playing longer games. We'll also talk more about some of the subclasses in Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, and list our favourites for each class in all of 5e. We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice Dungeon....

Whats this? A random Bonus Episode of We Speak Common appeared! Tasha's Cauldron of Everything is finally out, and we've read through it and can't wait to talk about it ALL! Here's how to use Tasha's Cauldron of Everything to its full potential. We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice Dungeon. Get beautifully crafted metal sets of dice for your D&D game at https://thedice...

This week we're talking about the environmental elements you can use to enhance encounters, Ben shares an important lesson ALL DM's need to learn, and we go over our important NPC tips and tricks. We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice Dungeon. Get beautifully crafted metal sets of dice for your D&D game at https://thedicedungeon.co.uk/ Use Code 'WeSpeakCommon' at checko...

This week we've got our grubby hands on an early copy of Tales of the Old World! Dive into these bite sized adventure with us and hear all about what you can expect in your copy releasing next week! PLUS we've got 2 copies to giveaway on our twitter, head over there now for your chance to win.  Ben's Tomb of Annihilation DM Document We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dic...

This week, after the hassle that will now be known as the "Lost Episode", we discuss the character and class concepts we want to play the most. Plus the d&d Adventures we want to see in coming out next! We'll also talk about our halloween oneshot and how to run creepy encounters and horror games! Ben's Tomb of Annihilation DM Document We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice D...

This week we'll be delving into new info for the upcoming Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, what we think the best party size is and how to combine published modules so you get get through that back log!  We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice Dungeon. Get beautifully crafted metal sets of dice for your D&D game at https://thedicedungeon.co.uk/ Use Code 'WeSpeakCommon' at chec...

This week we finally talk about Baldur's Gate 3. We'll get into the rules that have been adapted and changed to port 5e into a video game, how they work out and what they could mean for D&D as a table top RPG.  We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice Dungeon. Get beautifully crafted metal sets of dice for your D&D game at https://thedicedungeon.co.uk/ Use Code 'W...

This week we'll be talking about our experiences running session zeros. We'll get into how we run them and how we choose when we need to run them, plus the importance of setting up boundaries with your players. We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice Dungeon. Get beautifully crafted metal sets of dice for your D&D game at https://thedicedungeon.co.uk/ Use Code 'WeSpeakCom...

This week we revisit a topic that got away from us! We'll talk about how we set up story hooks and then pay them off over the course of their arcs. We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice Dungeon. Get beautifully crafted metal sets of dice for your D&D game at https://thedicedungeon.co.uk/ Use Code 'WeSpeakCommon' at checkout for 10% off your order while supporting the show....

This week we talk about our experiences at each others tables, mainly the things that we could improve on and how we go about doing that.  We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice Dungeon. Get beautifully crafted metal sets of dice for your D&D game at https://thedicedungeon.co.uk/ Use Code 'WeSpeakCommon' at checkout for 10% off your order while supporting the show....

This week we're joined by our friends from Dragon Wings, and Ben from our sponsor, The Dice Dungeon, to talk all about the homebrew rules we bring to our tables. Theres a lot of people on this episode, so sit back and enjoy the nonsense that ensues while maybe finding that next rule to bring to your game. Check out Dragon Wings and their adventures with a giant chicken HERE We Speak Common is boug...

This week we dig up the old Unearthed Arcana for prestige classes in 5e. We'll shine the spotlight onto the community and talk about how we think prestige classes should look in 5e.  We Speak Common is bought to you in partnership with The Dice Dungeon. Get beautifully crafted metal sets of dice for your D&D game at https://thedicedungeon.co.uk/ Use Code 'WeSpeakCommon' at checkout for 10...