Taking 20 Podcast

Learn how to make your characters and NPCs distinct in role-playing games by using accents, language descriptors, and body language. Uncover tips on enhancing NPC dialogue and creating unique personalities through diverse voice tones and physical expressions.

Exploring the challenges and tips of running short and long gaming sessions in tabletop RPGs. Strategies for managing time constraints and player engagement in short sessions. Tips for maintaining player buy-in and planning engaging encounters in long sessions.

Exploring the benefits and challenges of long vs short campaigns in tabletop RPGs, with tips on variety, pacing, and clear goals. Discusses intense short campaigns vs epic long narratives, and the importance of aligning player expectations.

Players should give their Dungeon Master a break to prevent burnout. Suggestions include players taking turns to run the game, exploring side adventures, trying different game systems, and playing rules-light RPGs like Clayorama for a fun and rewarding gaming experience.

Dungeons are core to many of our game systems out there.  This week, in part 2 of the dungeon crawl series, I give DMs some tips for populating dungeons, using room descriptions and making them a bit more realistic.   #DMtips #dnd #Pathfinder #GMtips #Dungeons Resources: Jennell Jaquays GoFundMe:  https://www.gofundme.com/f/jennell-jaquays-has-a-long-road-back Redd Horrocks on Fiverr - https://www.fiverr.com/reddhorrocks  5e monster filter:  https://donjon.bin.sh/5e/monsters/ Pathfinder 2e creatures:  https://2e.aonprd.com/Creatures.aspx  Sly Flourish:  Running a Dungeon Crawl:  https://slyflourish.com/running_a_dungeon_crawl.html

Dungeon crawl adventures can be some of the most fun adventures that you run and they are relatively simple to set up provided you have a few pieces of information prepared ahead of time.  Tune in this week to find out what those are:   #pf2e #dnd #DMTips #Dungeon   Resources: Redd Horrocks on Fiverr - https://www.fiverr.com/reddhorrocks  5 Room Dungeons - https://www.roleplayingtips.com/5-room-dungeons/  Jaquaysian Dungeons - https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/13085/roleplaying-games/xandering-the-dungeon

This isn't your normal advice episode.  In this surprise gift to all of you, here is a peek behind the curtain at just how many times I mess up while recording.  This is a collection of some of my blooper reel for 2023.  I hope you laugh as much listening as I did while making it.

There are two types of changes players and GMs can make to rules, spells, effects, weapons, and other aspects of tabletop RPGs:  flavor or fluff changes and mechanical or crunchy changes.  In this episode I talk about the difference, why one should be allowed almost always and why the other type of changes should be approached with caution.   #dnd #pf2e #DMTips #FlavorIsFree   Resources: 3D Crafts & Curios etsy store - https://etsy.com/shop/3DCraftsAndCurios  Flavor is Free - https://tabletopbuilds.com/flavor-is-free/  Know Direction Podcast Article - Energy Type Rundown by Dustin Knight:  https://knowdirectionpodcast.com/2021/05/foxs-cunning-energy-type-rundown/

Delve into enemy motivations in combat to add variety to encounters. Explore why foes may flee, surrender, or fight to the death. Understand how opponent motivations influence combat outcomes and narrative depth.

We GMs have a certain way of thinking, sometimes lightning quick and nimble, and sometimes more methodical and measured.  We need to learn how to get out of our own heads and think like enemies do during combat.  In this episode, I give you some tips for running very intelligent and very unintelligent enemies for your players.   #dnd #pf2e #DMTips #rpgtips   Resources: 3D Crafts & Curios etsy store - https://etsy.com/shop/3DCraftsAndCurios  Keith Amman The Monsters Know What They Are Doing:  https://www.themonstersknow.com/intelligent-enemy-tactics/