Back to back World Building Episodes! This week we discuss how to make settlements in your world, from the tiny thorp to the bustling metropolis. Patreon @DMs_Block Facebook Stitcher iTunes dungeonmasterblock@gmail.com The Song in this Episode is Charli XCX Ripoff Beats by Nathan Alford This episode edited by: DM Mitch...
With DM Chris down for the count due to sickness, #MagicMark joins DM Mitch to talk about how to choose your world's Pantheon, and the different aspects that can effect the way the gods of your world work! Patreon @DMs_Block Facebook Stitcher iTunes dungeonmasterblock@gmail.com The Song in the episode is Debauchery by Nathan Alford This episode edited by: DM Mitch...
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 Facebook Stitcher iTunes dungeonmasterblock@gmail.com The Song in this Episode is Techno Rave by Nathan ...
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 Entranceby Nathan Alford . This episode edited by: DM Chris...
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 Divine Spotlight #2. Here is some info on Tinzien and the Deathd4Dishonor podcast. Episodes Referenced: E...
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@tribality.com Patreon @DMs_Block Facebook Stitcher iTunes dungeonmasterblock@gmail.com This episode edited b...
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 you in a different light. Enjoy everyone! Buy some of JM's work people! Love, Werewolves & Algorith...
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 implementing some of your own. If you do so let us know! We would love to hear them. Patreon @DMs_Bloc...
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 ways. They are listed below. Patreon @DMs_Block Facebook Stitcher iTunes dungeonmasterblock@gmai...
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: DM Mitch...
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 talked about in the episode. Rich Howards Column's and Websites: http://tribality.com/category/columns/richs-...
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 boots, Coats, and grab our Dire Boar mounts and travel in to see what we can find. We show you some of the ...
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 share our favorite stories over our years of playing DnD. We laugh, reminisce, and pretty sure someone might ...
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 laughs if you listen in. We also share a story from one of our community members here at the Dungeon Master's Bl...
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 notes for any D&D campaign! Patreon @DMs_Block Facebook Stitcher iTunes dungeonmasterblock@gmail....
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 and some of which include stone giants. The Meat: We talk about three of our favorite things. Time. Space. A...
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 have been doing a Twitter campaign and we run through a few stories that we have had du...
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 by many Dungeons and Dragons gamers. But most don't know the fascinating lore behind it. This week for the fi...
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 player. The Meat: We discuss the Big Four. They are: Vampires, Werewolves, Ghosts, and Zombies in that or...
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 of Milner as well as the wolf races that you could gamble on. Meat Time: We share with you all where we ge...
We had a ton of fun making this episode for everyone! We hope you enjoy it. We love your feedback. Please email us at dungeonmasterblock@gmail.com Story Time: This time we talk about Mitch's campaign and we talk about a cave to his lands gods. We also talk about the riders of Shemish a new riding gang in the city of Southfar. In Chris' campaign we talk about the three Dwarves that are encountered: Dwalin, Blanin, and Amren. Each of them brought their own set of fun to the night. Meat Time: We ta...
Episode 4. Let the excitement ensue. Lots in here. Jam Packed. Enjoy. Story Time: Who doesn't like some Gnolls that transform, transportation pools and epic prison escapes even Andy Dufresne would be proud of. Meat: This episode we discuss neutral characters. They can be amazing to have in your campaigns, but at times they can be a hastle. We discuss everything neutral. Lightbulb: Everyone's campaigns can go long from time to time and sometimes breaks are needed. So what do we do during those br...
This week we have a ton of stuff for you! So sit back and relax. Here is a little preview of whats to come: Story Time: Zombie sheep, and Dragons disguised as humans. Nough said Meat Time: We talk through character alignment and how it can create either a great environment to play...or not. We also talk through making campaigns where only specific alignments are allowed. Light Bulb: This week we talk through our RPG Trophy and how that plays a huge effect into helping people develop their charac...
