Trail of the Behmoth is Out!
Check out Trail of the Behemoth on Drivethru RPG! Seamus and I go deep behind the scenes and talk about the favorite parts of the adventures...
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The GM's Guide
In-depth podcast on how to improve your campaign, focusing on the adventure, world and character design. We apply proven and practical game design techniques to the world of running pen and...
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20 of 52 episodesI'm Releasing a Game!
Trail of the Behemoth is an game about hunting giant monsters, a TTRPG you can bring to a boardgame night. I'm working on it with Seamus All...
Dealing with Evil PCs (and Paladins)
A listener sent me a question on how to deal with evil PCs, and how to deal with lawful-stupid paladins. I answer.
Designing Your Own RPG System (Part 3)
How do you identify an inherently fun mechanic anyway? What's this 'Decision Engine' thing Dan loves so much and how do you make one yoursel...
How to GM for New Players
Want to run RPGs for new players? Want to get them hooked on this hobby we love? Here's how Dan does it.
Live World Building Part 2
The second part of Dan and Reuben's live world building session. This time we're digging into Adventure Hooks and Sample Locations in the Ne...
Live World Building!
Dan and Reuben recorded a live session of their world building. They had fun recording it. Will you have fun listening to it? Let's find out...
Designing Your Own RPG System (Part 2)
We didn't finish everything about this topic in one podcast? Huh, who would've thought? Game Designer Dan Felder breaks down how he starts w...
Designing Your Own RPG System
I get a lot of requests to talk about designing and hacking TTRPG systems, so here we go! I make my own systems for nearly every campaign I...
Content Forge - The Gardens of Ynn
First example of the Content Forge, where we talk about a setting, system, or adventure we've found inspiring and pulled pieces from to use...
Boss Battles
Designer Reuben Covington returns to chat about designing Boss Fights in TTRPGs. The two give some advice, and tell a LOT of stories about m...
Prepare to Improvise!
Dan and guest Reuben Covington break down how to design and run Dynamic Adventures, where the GM role is treated more like a player than a j...
One-Page Settings
Prepare a full adventure setting, a full region of your world, with just a single page of notes. This format, the one-page setting, is what...
Let's Build a Sandbox!
A great sandbox campaign is incredibly fun to play in, and it's a great introduction for new players. I often start new groups in sandboxes...
Give Players a Chance to Shine
I love making combat encounters. I have a lot of advice on how to make them, but there's one point that I come back to more than any other:...
Designing Great Random Encounters
Random Encounters are a classic element of TTRPGs, but most aren't fun in practice. Often the table just turns up entries like "2d4 wolves"...
GM's Guide 36 - LIch-Disney Magic
Part 2 of our epic Disney World adventure.
GM's Guide 35 - We're Going to Disney World!
In-depth podcast on how to improve your campaign, focusing on the adventure, world and character design. We apply proven and practical game...
GM's Guide 34 - Lore Dungeons with Gabe!
Lore Dungeons are a concept that have worked out incredibly well for my circle of gaming friends. We're talking about them. It's fun. Gabe's...
GM's Guide 33 - The Most Common Mistake
The most common mistake GM's and adventure designer's make, and how to avoid it.