

Taking 20 Podcast
Taking 20 Podcast
Short, bite-sized RPG advice, tips, and tricks for DMs and players of tabletop role playing games (TTRPG)
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Oct 30, 2022 • 25min
Ep 148 - Monster Series - The Fey
We conclude horror month with the mysterious and aloof creatures of the Feywild or First World. What makes these creatures scary? What the heck are the Seelie and Unseelie courts? This nymph is offering me a deal that's too good to be true. Should I take it? Tune in and find out.
#DnD #DungeonsandDragons #Pathfinder #DMTips #Fey
Resources:
https://roleplayersrespite.com/fey-creatures-in-dnd-5e

Oct 23, 2022 • 23min
Ep 147 - Tension and Corruption
Today is a mini-listener mailbag episode addressing two major aspects of horror games, tension at the table and corruption in your game world. Please listen in as Jeremy discusses two questions from listeners like you.
#DMTips #DnD #DungeonsandDragons #Pathfinder
Resources:
3D Crafts and Curios on Facebook: https://www.etsy.com/shop/3DCraftsAndCurios
3D Crafts and Curios on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/3dcraftscurios/
Fairy Tower we are giving away: https://www.etsy.com/listing/1146552166/fairy-dice-tower-fates-end-tabletop?click_key=39401705e45a55583044da45f50f127cf7c5c466%3A1146552166&click_sum=ca4d715d&ga_search_query=fairy&ref=shop_items_search_2&frs=1&sts=1
Tension Pool - https://theangrygm.com/definitive-tension-pool/
Crit Academy - https://www.youtube.com/c/CritAcademy/videos
John Fourr on Building Tension - https://www.roleplayingtips.com/rptn/6-more-exciting-ways-to-create-tension/
Trajectory of Fear by Ash Law - https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzBGv7T2YMphdjlZNFVKa1pQZjg/view?resourcekey=0-kJSbTSzALd8aKnHMv8pKQg

Oct 16, 2022 • 27min
Ep 146 - The Afterlife
Guest Thorin McGee discusses afterlife lore in 5e and Pathfinder, exploring soul judgment, resurrection magic, and consequences of character death. They also touch on role-playing dynamics, faith, and creative adventure seeds based on diverse cultural beliefs.

Oct 9, 2022 • 25min
Ep 145 - Ethereal and Astral Planes
While there are similarities between the ethereal and astral planes in the way 5e and Pathfinder present them, there are distinct differences and they are located different places in the different cosmologies. In this episode, we talk about the 4 planes and some unique characteristics and encounters you can find in them.
#DnD #DungeonsandDragons #Pathfinder #GMTips #Ethereal #Astral
Resources:
5e PHB & DMG
Pathfinder 1e & 2e Core Rulebooks
Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel
https://www.realmshelps.net/charbuild/races/elf/ghostelf.shtml
https://dumpstatadventures.com/the-gm-is-always-right/the-planes-ethereal-plane
https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Ethereal_Plane
https://aonprd.com/Rules.aspx?Name=Ethereal%20Plane&Category=Esoteric%20Planes
https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Astral_Plane
https://aonprd.com/Rules.aspx?Name=Astral%20Plane&Category=Esoteric%20Planes
https://www.reddit.com/r/Pathfinder_RPG/comments/9x55k2/what_can_be_found_inside_the_astral_plane_what/
http://thecampaign20xx.blogspot.com/2016/03/dungeons-dragons-guide-to-ethereal-plane.html?m=1

Oct 2, 2022 • 22min
Ep 144 - Types of Horror
Welcome to Horror Month at the Taking 20 Podcast! All month we will be talking about scary/spooky topics to hopefully make your RPGs even better. This week, I talk about some of the major types of horror and confess what makes my hackles sit up and turn red.
#DungeonsandDragons #DnD #Pathfinder #DMTips
Resources
None. Just the ramblings of an old, insane DM.

Sep 25, 2022 • 18min
Ep 143 - Inspiration from Other Systems
There are a huge number of people and companies producing a plethora of RPG content for various systems out there. Some of this content makes for greart adventures, location ideas, quest hubs, monsters, NPCs, and anything else you need for your game system. So what if some of it is written for a game you don't play.
In this episode I encourage you to look at other game system content to find what makes sense for you to use in your system.
#DungeonsandDragons #DnD #Pathfinder #DMTips
Resources:
www.drivethrurpg.com
www.dmsguild.com
www.pathfinderinfinite.com

Sep 18, 2022 • 15min
Ep 142 - Don’t Nerf Your PCs Part 2
I'm not done with nerfing! There's a major aspect of not nerfing PCs that I forgot to cover last week: letting your PCs excel at what they're good at.
Tune in this week as we continue the discussion on this important topic!
#DnD #DungeonsandDragons #Pathfinder #DMTips

Sep 11, 2022 • 25min
Ep 141 - Don’t Nerf Your PCs Part 1
Sometimes games can get out of balance and it can feel like the PCs have all of the advantages and that's probably because they do. GMs may be tempted to take away or reduce the effectiveness of abilities or equipment used by the PCs but I'm here to tell you there's only one good reason to do so.
#DMTips #DnD #DungeonsandDragons #Pathfinder #RPG
Resources:
The stupid sacred geometry feat: https://www.d20pfsrd.com/feats/general-feats/sacred-geometry/
Great discussion thread on the topic: https://www.enworld.org/threads/how-do-you-feel-about-pc-abilities-being-nerfed-by-the-dm.687189/
And another one: https://www.dndbeyond.com/forums/dungeons-dragons-discussion/dungeon-masters-only/43641-how-do-you-nerf-a-player-while-still-making-them

Sep 4, 2022 • 26min
Ep 140 - Spelljammer
Spelljammer is Dungeons and Dragons' attempt to bring a touch of sci fi to their traditional fantasy RPG. It's like 50s Pulp Sci Fi novels were inserted into the world of swords and sorcery, gnomes and nagas. Frankly it's very very strange but in this episode I encourage you to embrace the strange and don't dismiss it simply because it's different than your usual game.
#DungeonsandDragons #DnD #Spelljammer #DMTips
Resources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wey7sgBplp4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ5y_9TdIJQ
https://www.wargamer.com/dnd/spelljammer

Aug 28, 2022 • 31min
Ep 139 - Betrayal
Betrayal is a common story trope you see in movies, books, and even let's play podcasts. It can be an amazing moment to include in your game but should you? How can you use this dangerous tool to the betterment of your Pathfinder or Dungeons and Dragons game without it backfiring on you? Tune in and find out.
#DungeonsandDragons #DnD #Pathfinder #Betrayal
Resources
https://jennethdyck.wordpress.com/2018/07/17/seven-ways-to-write-betrayal-in-your-novel/
https://wildwritingdreams.wordpress.com/2020/03/16/how-to-create-the-perfect-betrayal-character/