One of our most popular series' on YouTube is How to RP player characters. So this week, DMs, here is your inspiration fuel for how to roleplay monsters, opponents, and big bads during combat. Make tactical choices that make sense, finetune your evil monologue, and make combats MEANINGFUL! Get Heroforge: https://www.heroforge.com Get more Web DM: https://www.patreon.com/webdm
Locations are a universal element in any Tabletop RPG, but too often they're difficult for the players to navigate, lack adventure hooks, or are just plain forgettable. In this newest installment of DM Basics, we're teaching you how we make incredible locations that matter in our D&D and TTRPG Games.
Last week we discussed how GMs can help their players be more engaged and this week we're turning the tables! Players, here's our advice on how to be engaged and make meaningful choices at your next D&D or TTRPG session. GET MORE WEB DM! We've got a bonus podcast on www.patreon.com/webdm that you can get every single week where we go into way more topics about 5e Dungeons and Dragons, roleplaying games, campaign prep, and more, plus we answer your questions, and offer many more benefits as w...
This week on Web DM, we're talking about one of our most requested topics: how can a GM (or D&D DM) improve player engagement, or in other words, how to run a TTRPG game that their players really want to invest and get involved in. How do you help your players invest in your games? This week's episode is sponsored by DUNGEON FOG! Go to www.dungeonfog.com/webdm for 10% off all annual memberships. Our sponsors help us make the show! Please check them out. GET MORE WEB DM! We've got a bonus pod...
Today we're talking with BRENNAN LEE MULLIGAN , masterful Dimension 20 DM, and College Humor fame about all things D&D! We bond as D&D 3.5 enthusiasts, discuss how improvisation can help and hinder prep, and the differences between our streamed and home games. Thanks for talking with us, Brennan! Check out Brennan Lee Mulligan on Dimension 20: https://www.youtube.com/c/dimension20show/ On Dropout TV: https://www.dropout.tv/ and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/BrennanLM Get our talk on Ta...
This week, we're kicking off a series: DM Basics, where we get down to basics for the skills we think every Game Master needs to run a great game of D&D or any other RPG. The most fundamental skill? DESCRIPTION. How to narrate, describe, and give your players something to interact with. Watch Web DM on Youtube: www.youtube.com/webdm?sub_confirmation=1 Get our exclusive Patreon podcast and way more: www.patreon.com/webdm Follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/webdmshow Watch our actual plays: ...
This Week on Web DM, we're discussing how we vanquish one of the most dreaded TTRPG and D&D beasts: BURNOUT. That feeling you get when the game just isn't as fun as it used to be, when prep seems like a chore, and you're not excited to see what happens next. Guess what: It happens to everyone, and there are ways to figure it out.
This week, we're talking about the steps we take to build cities that are easy and fun to adventure in and keep track of, and feel unique and inspiring. This week's episode is brought to you by DUNGEON FOG! Use the code WEBDM and get 10% off an annual membership! https://www.dungeonfog.com/webdm/
This week, we've taken some time to fashion you a special show all about the ARTIFICER class in 5e Dungeons and Dragons! This week's episode is sponsored by World Anvil, The Ultimate Worldbuilding Software and Campaign Manager for DMs. Use the code WEBDM for 25% off all yearly subscriptions!
We're digging into Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, the new book by Dungeons and Dragons, and giving you our knee-jerk-reaction review. This book is being touted as a pretty big deal for D&D! Here's what we think. Looking for more about the player subclasses in TCOE have a Patreon exclusive podcast all about em, along with over 160 more podcasts available instantly: https://www.patreon.com/webdm
Today we're talking about NPCs and how to play the best ones. A voice is engaging, but there's so much more to roleplaying than a voice, especially when you're a DM who's using NPCs to convey information about the world and the hooks for play in it! Go to www.heroforge.com and use the code epicloot to get $5 off any mini now through 11/30/20! Wanna see Jim's NPC play sheet? It's available now free to all patrons on www.patreon.com/webdm...
While we all can agree that XP are a fantastic reward and motivator...we wanna talk about ALL the ways to motivate and compensate your players for achievement. Today we're discussing how to give rewards across ALL pillars of play and for all play styles! Get more Web DM and help us make our show! patreon.com/webdm
Today we're talking about why we love random tables and we're making our best case about why you should love them and be using them too. Here's how we make them relevant to your campaign and save you prep time in your D&D and TTRPG games This week's episode is sponsored by Hero Forge! www.heroforge.com Get even more Web DM! patreon.com/webdm
The perfect TTRPG investigation has a plethora of leads, memorable situations to explore, feels baked into the world, but isn't on rails. Here's a brass tacks, step-by-step discussion of how we run effective mysteries and investigations in Dungeons and Dragons, or any other roleplaying game!
This week, Jim and Pruitt talk about getting every last drop of meaning out of the monsters in your world. We like to approach our monsters with worldbuilding in mind, and we're getting at exactly how we do that! Check out our sponsors, Dungeon Fog here: www.dungeonfog.com/webdm Want more Web DM? Get ad-free listening, a great community to connect to, and access to our exclusive Patron-only podcast on patreon.com/webdm
Jim and Pruitt discuss the benefits of Co-DMing in D&D and other TTRPG. It's a great way to manage a larger group, work with your group's strengths and weaknesses, RP better, and all around have more fun! And then we answer a patron question about what to do when your players are a buncha GOOFS who don't take anything seriously. Get Loke Battle Mats: www.lokebattlemats.com Become a patron for a chance to get your questions asked on the show, access ad-free versions of everything we do, get o...
