19 Hits the Dragon

Season 3 Episode 13: Weird Science with Reed of Bring Your Own Mech

Reality is weird, really weird. Scientists work to understand just how weird our world is and have given us many wonders to marvel at. 
Today I'm joined my the twice graduated Reed, GM of Bring your Own Mech and Deimos Paradox. They're hear to tell ups about the weird and fantastical side of science and how to use it to inspire your Tabletop RPGs. From strange real world creatures and phenomena to fascinating applications of science and technology, we talk about how you can use real world science to inspire the worlds you make and stories you tell. 
If you want to hear more from Reed you can check out their podcasts:Deimos Paradox - Twitter: @DeimosParadox
Bring Your Own Mech - Twitter @OwnMech  
You can follow Reed on Twitter @ReedPlays
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You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see their awesome crafts and get updates on edits and her craft streams. 
Intro and Outro music by Paul Mackie
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Season 3 Episode 12: The Self-Publisher’s Guide To The Multiverse w/ Tabletop Journeys

There are a ton of things that go into producing TTRPG supplements. Beyond creating whatever adventures, creatures, items and the like that are the focus of the supplement, there's artwork, layouts, edits upon edits to make it all look great and be the thing you're proud to publish. As one of our guests puts it "Writing a book is hard." 
Today I'm joined by my good friends Josh Glen and Lewanika from Tabletop Journeys to talk about many of the challenges they faced and the lessons they learned along the way. they're here to offer advice on idea generation, to collaboration, play testing and incorporating feedback and so much more. 
The resources they mentioned can be found below:
Art work: Deposit Photos Pixabay
Stat blocks: Tetracube, CR Calculator
You can find The Traveler's Guide to the Multiverse on the DMs Guild here
Check out their podcast by going to their website https://ttjourneys.com/ or wherever you get your podcasts. 
Support their fully funded Kickstarter A Multiverse of Subclasses and help them hit their stretch goals. 
Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans.
You can follow Hannah on Twitter @Bad8uddhist to see her awesome crafts and get updates on edits and her craft streams. 
Intro and Outro music by Paul Mackie
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Season 3 Episode 11: Plan As Little As Possible With Kerri Smith

Planning for player choices is incredibly challenging. TTRPG players are notorious for going left when you wanted them to go right or making any choice other than the ones you thought of and prepared for. So how can you as a Storyteller make your games just as enjoyable without spending so much time and energy on plans that you never use? 
Today I'm joined by Kerri Smith of Crossroad Games with her deceptively simple yet incredibly concise answer "Only plan what the players can't change." We talk about Kerri's experience weaving stories with several players across short adventures and how planning as little as possible helped her work with the players to create compelling narratives.
If you want to see Kerri in action you can find her games on YouTube to keep up to date with her latest projects follow her on Twitter @KerriSmith2012 catch all of her projects on her linktree as well: https://linktr.ee/KerriSmith2012
Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans.
You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see her awesome crafts and get updates on edits and her craft streams. 
Intro and Outro music by Paul Mackie
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Season 3 Episode 10: Planning to Wing It w/ Artemis of Cyberpunk Tales From the Oasis

Dungeon Master. Storyteller. Game Mom. Keeper of Arcane Lore. Whatever you are called, running any Tabletop RPG requires a lot of effort and a ton of labor on the part of the narrator. Countless hours can be poured into planning and preparing your games, especially if you're running a long form campaign. Well today I'm joined by Artemis the GM of the podcast Cyberpunk Tales From the Oasis to offer advice on how to cut down on the time you spend planning and put that effort into each session instead. We talk about how to keep your stories personal, keep the action of your games flowing, and how to make it all look like you were planning everything to happen that way all along. 
To hear more from Artemis and the story he and his crew are telling you can head over to https://talesfromtheoasis.com/ or follow them on twitter @OasisCyberpunk
Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans.
You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see her awesome crafts and get updates on edits and her craft streams. 
Intro and Outro music by Paul Mackie
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Season 3 Episode 9: Finding Your DM Style w/ 4ever DM Justin

There are so many different types of Game Masters out there. It can be easy to try and emulate what you've seen on Actual Plays or try to copy your previous GM in your own games. But how do you find your own voice, your own style? 
Today I'm joined by Justin aka 4everDM_Justin to talk about his own style and approach to the table. We swap stories about how we've found our own style and the ways it's impacted our games for better or worse and how we've learned from mistakes along the way. 
For some great insight and hilarious sketches, you can follow Justin on Twitter or TikTok or catch him streaming with Bards and Brews or catch his DM Prep streams. 
Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans.
You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see her awesome crafts and get updates on edits and her craft streams. 
Intro and Outro music by Paul Mackie
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Season 3 Episode 8: Let The Chips Fall Where They May; Crafting Engaging Stories With Miss-Rolled Adventures

Often in my conversations with guests, we talk about how TTRPGs are really just a form of collaborative storytelling. But DnD and other games like it have a habit of becoming a situation where the players are playing through a story that kind of exists without them specifically. So how do we change that and make our games something that can feel more like players have an impact on the story? 
Well I'm joined by Tyler of Miss-Rolled Adventures to discuss exactly that. Tyler talks us through his journey as a beginning DM that went from focusing on every little detail of the world and rigid story structure to a more engaging and interactive game that is much more fun for everyone. We discuss a lot of great tips and talk about some missteps that have been made a long the way. We also have some fun story time talking about our games and giving examples of things that have gone well or poorly and what we've learned from those experiences. 
If you're interested in seeing what other shenanigans Tyler and his players have gotten up to you can check them out on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/missrolled_adventures or give them a follow on Twitter: @missrolled
Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans.
You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see her awesome crafts and get updates on edits and her craft streams. 
Intro and Outro music by Paul Mackie
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Season 3 Episode 7: Does Experience Matter? New Players vs. Old Players w/ The Hussman

I love sitting down at a table with people who are new to TTRPGs. New players are the best! They bring such life and nuance to games without any presumptions and expectations about what a game "should be." Though it can be kinda tough to get them out of their shell and I guess teaching them the mechanics of a game can take a while. You know what? There's nothing like a veteran player that knows the game and can sit down with a filled out character sheet and is ready to roll. I love playing with experienced players; they're the best! Which do you prefer?
Today I'm joined by Chris Hussey aka The Hussman to talk about players old and new. What's so great about new players? Why is playing with the veterans of the game a great time? What are some struggles you might face with either type of player? How do you work with them? Well fret not cause we've got all the answers for you. 
You can follow Chris on twitter @TheHussman and check out his podcasts at youngandholt.com and gunnforhireap.com  
Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans.
You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see her awesome crafts and get updates on edits and her craft streams. 
Intro and Outro music by Paul Mackie
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Season 3 Episode 6: Build-a-Bard - Player Focused Homebrew with DragonRoc RPG Design

I've mentioned several times that Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition is a build-your-own TTRPG. The source books also do a great job of encouraging players and GMs to create their own content for the game. In today's episode I'm joined by some excellent creators who are doing just that. 
Daniel Lieberman and Rene Beauregard of DragonRoc RPG Design have built up a catalogue of player focused homebrew content. They've created lots of great subclass options, spells, feats, races, and even a few original classes and they're here today to share what they've learned in the design process to make sure the homebrew you create is the exact fit for your table or is something great to put out into the world for others. 
To see more from the guys at DragonRoc you can follow them on twitter @DragonRocRPG and IG @dragonrocrpgdesign you can search for their content on the DMsGuild or check out their link tree for a links to all of their released content: https://linktr.ee/DragonRocRPGDesign 
You can catch Rene's streams with the Red Hare Inn on twitch and The Initiative Order on Youtube or follow them on twitter @InitiativeOrder. They've got an upcoming Smash Bros themed Mythical Melee with subclasses designed by DragonRoc. Lastly look out for launch dates on the anime inspired setting "Deep Breadth" Kickstarter soon. 
Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans.
You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see her awesome crafts and get updates on edits and her craft streams. 
Intro and Outro music by Paul Mackie
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Season 3 episode 5: Put Your Players to Work; Collaborative World Building With Mike Ashmoore

GMs, don't you just hate when your players trip you up by asking the name of an unplanned NPC and you have to make something up on the spot as if you had the answer all along? Well today I'm joined by Mike Ashmoore of Tales of Asperran to tell you to how to stop doing that. 
Aside from setting the precedent of having the first Mike to make a guest appearance on the show, I'm very excited for this discussion because it touches on a topic that is near and dear to my heart of how to make your players do some of the heavy lifting you do at a GM or at least sharing in the burden. 
Mike has some really great advice specifically on how to involve your players in the world building of your campaign. From Session 0 and beyond we've got tips for you to keep your players invested in the world around them by having them make decisions about who and what is in it. 
Tales of Asperran is an actual play podcast to hear Mike and his crew implement the techniques we discuss in todays episode you can check them out here: https://www.toapodcast.com/ and follow them on Twitter @TalesofAsperran
Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans.
You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see her awesome crafts and get updates on edits. 
Intro and Outro music by Paul Mackie
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Season 3 Episode 4: How To Be Creative; The Secret Ingredient Is Crime

There are some incredibly talented people in the TTRPG community. With new content getting churned out all the time you gotta wonder, how do creators keep coming up with ideas? Well today I'm joined by Zac Harrison aka Conan Lybarian to discuss ways to keep filling your well of ideas. We talk about how to draw on other works, monster books, mythology and the like. Zac gives some insight into the card pack cracking he does to create TTRPG adventures on the Obsidian Portal page and about how the absurdity of corporate America influenced the design of his TTRPG Corner Office. 
If you want to know more about Zac you can follow him on Twitter @Conan_Lybarian, check out his videos on Obsidian Portal's YouTube Channel, or get his games on his itch.io page here: https://conan-lybarian.itch.io/ 
Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans.
You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see her awesome crafts.
Intro and Outro music by Paul Mackie
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