Taking 20 Podcast

On a very special super-sized edition of the Taking 20 Podcast I interview David Carter of the competitive D&D 5e tournament on Youtube called Crucible of Fate.  We talk about running PvP and the challenges of running a 5e competitive game show.  Thank you David for being so generous with your time and your expertise!   #CrucibleofFate #dnd #PvP #DMinterview #DMTips   Resources Crucible of Fate Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWJ5d0XblyYA7Sh6sWVhGFw  Crucible of Fate Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/crucibleoffate/  Crucible of Fate Discord server:  https://discord.gg/hjDAER9DWb Crucible of Fate Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Crucible_ofFate 

In this episode I talk about giving life to your campaigns by making your quest givers more dynamic and how you can use quest givers to steer the campaign the directions you'd like.   #dnd #Pathfinder #opendnd #orc #DMTips

This week I'm picking a fight and a lot of DMs will disagree with me.  I talk about what Armor Class and Hit Points really mean and how that can affect narrative combat.   NOTE:  Fixed the audio edit error about 11 minutes in.  Sorry about that.   #dnd #opendnd #pathfinder #narrative #combat

In this episode I give a brief review of the new D&D movie Honor Among Thieves and talk about how DMs should not use social skills like persuasion, diplomacy, and intimidation to rob a player of agency over their character. #dnd #opendnd #Pathfinder #DMTips #persuasion #diplomacy #intimidation   Resources: Dungeons and Dragons:  Honor Among Thieves Startplaying.games Warhorn.net Looking for Players & Groups D&D Beyond board D&D Beyond Discord

In an episode idea from generous donor Tim McKenzie, this week we talk about hags, especially their penchant for deals and their lethal abilities.  What makes hags tick?  What are their motivations and how can GMs use them in their campaign?  Tune in and find out.   #dnd #Pathfinder #opendnd #DMTips #hags   Resources: Monsters Know What They’re Doing - Hag Tactics - https://www.themonstersknow.com/hag-tactics/ The Monsters Know What They’re Doing - Hags - https://www.themonstersknow.com/hags-revisited-part-1/ Volo’s Guide to Monsters

This week's topic comes courtesy of listener Daniel Mehefko who wanted me to discuss immersive roleplaying.  What is immersive roleplaying?  How can players and DMs encourage their fellow players to engage in more immersive roleplay?  Tune in and find out.   #dnd #pathfinder #opendnd #roleplay #roleplaying   Resources: Venture Forth - 10 Rules to Improve Immersion - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cw3aJz5lGO0 Grog and Scanlan go hat shopping https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvSGvbEf1HI

Sometimes your adventuring parties just aren't ready for an encounter, a trap, or maybe an entire adventure.  What should you do as a DM?  Throw your hands up and walk away?  Throw hands at your players?  Throw a rave instead of gaming that night?  In this episode look at the different ways parties can be ill prepared for what lies ahead. and talk about multiple options for how to handle this situation.   #DnD #Pathfinder #Opendnd #DMTips

After watching a session at my Friendly Local Game Store I watched a DM put players through a meat grinder of encounters, not even pausing when the PCs accomplished something impressive.  In this episode I talk about the importance of giving players the opportunity to celebrate character victories and rewarding the characters appropriately.   #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #pathfinder #openRPG #DMTips

In a lot of game worlds, deities can't die.  They always existed, exist, and will always exist.  But what if that wasn't true.  What if one or more deities in your game world died, left, or otherwise weren't available?  What would happen to their followers and your world as a whole?   Resources: Pathfinder Wiki (Aroden) - https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Aroden   #pathfinder #deities #openrpg #opendnd #aroden #dnd #dungeonsanddragons

Answering a question posed by Adrian from the Age of Adventure RPG, how do you find the balance between realism and fun.  His table devolved into lengthy debates involving fire, oil flammability, and fire spread mechanics. Tune in to the episode that probably put Jeremy on a federal government watch list. #dnd #pathfinder #dungeonsanddragons  #realism #fun  Resources: Resigned:  How to Know When It’s Time to Go:    http://markstretton.blogspot.com/2017/11/fire-arrows-what-can-they-set-on-fire.html