Text us, Psyclithids In today's episode I'm joined by Hunter the MC from the Misteries Unknown podcast. We are talking about Collaborative Storytelling, the City of Mist TTRPG, and how Autism is a Roleplaying Superpower. In Tricks of the Trade we discuss ideas for how to encourage your players to add to the narrative of your story. Keywords : dnd, D&D, dnd podcast, dungeons and dragons, podcast, ttrpg, rpg, roleplaying, roleplaying game, DM, dungeon master, game master, dnd ideas, Podcast Ar...
Jun 19, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Text us, Psyclithids In today’s session I’m joined by DM Rick the creator of Hammer of the Gods actual play Podcast, which is a Geckos Media Production. We discuss the challenges and fun of using a real world historical setting as the backdrop of a campaign. We also discuss the Hammer of the Gods podcast and in Tricks of the Trade we give you six ideas for historical settings you could use to run your own games in. Keywords : dnd, D&D, dnd podcast, dungeons and dragons, podcast, ttrpg, rpg, ...
Jun 12, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Text us, Psyclithids In today’s session I’m joined by Kelly Kupris and Laura Templeton, the creators of Home Brew Coffee & Co. We discuss their coffee and how roleplaying can be used to reduce stress or cope with depression and uplift your mental health. In Tricks of the Trade we share a few ideas for how to set up moments in your games that can help players with stress relief. Keywords : dnd, D&D, dnd podcast, dungeons and dragons, podcast, ttrpg, rpg, roleplaying, roleplaying game, DM,...
Jun 05, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Text us, Psyclithids On today’s episode we will be talking about being the new player at the table with my friend and NOOB Keegan. In Tricks of the Trade I have asked Keegan to talk about three things that would make roleplaying easier for a new player and I have three of my own as well. Keywords : dnd, D&D, dnd podcast, dungeons and dragons, podcast, ttrpg, rpg, roleplaying, roleplaying game, DM, dungeon master, game master, dnd ideas, Podcast Art by Kyle Baerlocher Intro music by 33nano fr...
May 29, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Text us, Psyclithids . In today’s session I’m joined by my friend and fellow role-player, Kimothee. We’re going to be covering one of my favorite aspects of a great game, and that is writing compelling villains. In today’s tricks of the trade, we each have three ideas for unique villains. Feel free to borrow these ideas for your own stories. Keywords : dnd, D&D, dnd podcast, dungeons and dragons, podcast, ttrpg, rpg, roleplaying, roleplaying game, DM, dungeon master, game master, dnd ideas, ...
May 22, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Text us, Psyclithids In today’s session I’m joined by economist and numbers guru, Joseph Henry where we will be debating the merits of different stat generation methods. In Tricks of the Trade we give you several examples of different stat generation methods that you can use in your own games. Keywords : dnd, D&D, dnd podcast, dungeons and dragons, podcast, ttrpg, rpg, roleplaying, roleplaying game, DM, dungeon master, game master, dnd ideas, Podcast Art by Kyle Baerlocher Intro music by 33n...
May 15, 2022•41 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Text us, Psyclithids On today's episode Dustin and I discuss foreshadowing in your games and how it should begin very early on. We also talk a little bit about prequels and prologues. In Tricks of the Trade, Dustin gives us further details on one of his ideas from the last episode and how he would use foreshadowing with that idea. Keywords : dnd, D&D, dnd podcast, dungeons and dragons, podcast, ttrpg, rpg, roleplaying, roleplaying game, DM, dungeon master, game master, dnd ideas, Podcast Art...
May 08, 2022•35 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Text us, Psyclithids On today’s episode I’m delighted to be joined by my good friend and longtime gaming buddy, Dustin Archer, and we will be discussing how to build a campaign backwards. Today we also have have ten tricks of the trade as I asked Dustin to bring five campaign ideas to share, and I came with five of my own as well. Keywords : dnd, D&D, dnd podcast, dungeons and dragons, podcast, ttrpg, rpg, roleplaying, roleplaying game, DM, dungeon master, game master, dnd ideas, Podcast Art...
May 01, 2022•32 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Text us, Psyclithids On today’s episode we’re going to look at a fun topic that can lend a lot of uniqueness to your campaigns, and that is politics. We also look at why psychology says that political scandals are so commonplace. In Tricks of the Trade we will be looking at a few fantasy appropriate political structures that you can use for your games. Keywords : dnd, D&D, dnd podcast, dungeons and dragons, podcast, ttrpg, rpg, roleplaying, roleplaying game, DM, dungeon master, game master, ...
Apr 24, 2022•14 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Text us, Psyclithids On today’s episode we talking about riddles and puzzles, and how they can make games much more interesting. In Tricks of the Trade I have four fun puzzle ideas for you to borrow for your own adventures. Keywords : dnd, D&D, dnd podcast, dungeons and dragons, podcast, ttrpg, rpg, roleplaying, roleplaying game, DM, dungeon master, game master, dnd ideas, Podcast Art by Kyle Baerlocher Intro music by 33nano from GabrielDouglas from Pixabay Support the show...
Apr 17, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Text us, Psyclithids On today’s episode we talking about player archetypes, and the psychological motivations of the different types of players. On my Tricks of the Trade segment, I give you ideas for side quests for each of my 5 player archetypes. Keywords : dnd, D&D, dnd podcast, dungeons and dragons, podcast, ttrpg, rpg, roleplaying, roleplaying game, DM, dungeon master, game master, dnd ideas, Podcast Art by Kyle Baerlocher Intro music by 33nano from GabrielDouglas from Pixabay Support t...
Apr 10, 2022•17 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Text us, Psyclithids On today’s episode we are discussing plot hooks. How to write them, how to make them appropriate to your characters, and how using the psychology of story writing can make your plot hooks irresistible to your players. Sound effects obtained from https://www.zapsplat.com Keywords : dnd, D&D, dnd podcast, dungeons and dragons, podcast, ttrpg, rpg, roleplaying, roleplaying game, DM, dungeon master, game master, dnd ideas, Podcast Art by Kyle Baerlocher Intro music by 33nano...
Apr 03, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 2
Text us, Psyclithids A short description about what to expect from this podcast. Keywords : dnd, D&D, dnd podcast, dungeons and dragons, podcast, ttrpg, rpg, roleplaying, roleplaying game, DM, dungeon master, game master, dnd ideas, Podcast Art by Kyle Baerlocher Intro music by 33nano from GabrielDouglas from Pixabay Support the show...
Apr 02, 2022•1 min0
Text us, Psyclithids In this pilot episode I introduce myself to you and discuss what to expect from this podcast. In addition, we take a look at the psychology of emotional connection to a story, and I give you some tricks of the trade for improving your campaigns. Keywords : dnd, D&D, dnd podcast, dungeons and dragons, podcast, ttrpg, rpg, roleplaying, roleplaying game, DM, dungeon master, game master, dnd ideas, Podcast Art by Kyle Baerlocher Intro music by 33nano from GabrielDouglas from...
Apr 02, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 1
