Episodes
Sunday Aug 05, 2018
2nd Level Vs. The Kraken
Sunday Aug 05, 2018
Sunday Aug 05, 2018
Episode 9: Preparing for the party's mission of revenge against Captain Castigeri, how will this second level party fair against the Kraken?
Friday Aug 03, 2018
Dramatic Tension Without Combat
Friday Aug 03, 2018
Friday Aug 03, 2018
Episode 8: A session with no combat that was filled with tension and drama due to player buy-in and a set of robust NPCs.
Friday Aug 03, 2018
Prepping for Open Ended Situations
Friday Aug 03, 2018
Friday Aug 03, 2018
Episode 7: With the party back in civilization, I am prepping to deal with all the avenues of story the characters can pursue.
Friday Jul 27, 2018
Post Session: A Narrow Escape
Friday Jul 27, 2018
Friday Jul 27, 2018
Episode 6: The party escapes the island, but the DM cannot escape his self critique.
Link to the map video mentioned in the podcast: https://youtu.be/kbNXcrYMh4g
Friday Jul 27, 2018
Session Prep: Run Through The Jungle
Friday Jul 27, 2018
Friday Jul 27, 2018
Episode 5: Preparing for our second session on the island of Skagros.
Saturday Jul 21, 2018
Post Session 1: No tavern in sight - an alternate way to kick things off
Saturday Jul 21, 2018
Saturday Jul 21, 2018
Episode 4: The party is constantly on the run from pirates, devilish frogs and the jungle itself as they attempt to escape the island of Skagros. Amidst it all, should a DM fudge dice rolls?
As mentioned in this episiode, here is a link to Hex Kit. All other maps created in Hexographer.
Saturday Jul 21, 2018
Session One - Preparing to Improvise
Saturday Jul 21, 2018
Saturday Jul 21, 2018
Episode 3: Ahead of our first session of play, I discuss what strategies and tactics I have to bring the game to life. It will begin in the middle of the action, with the party stranded on a dangerous island, surrounded by pirates.
Friday Jul 20, 2018
Post Session Zero - Character is King
Friday Jul 20, 2018
Friday Jul 20, 2018
Episode 2: Session Zero was a success, introducing the players to each other and developing characters using tools from games outside of 5E such as FATE and Powered by the Apocalypse.
Sunday Jul 15, 2018
Preparing for Session Zero
Sunday Jul 15, 2018
Sunday Jul 15, 2018
Episode 1: At the start of a brand new Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition campaign, the DM prepares for running a session zero that places more agency and creative control in the hands of the players.
Anatomy of a Campaign is an audio journal chronicling a D&D campaign from the DM's point of view. Each game session will have an episode ahead of time prepping for that session and a post-mortem episode reporting back on what happened and capturing the lessons learned.