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How to Be a Better DM: Dungeon Master Tips for the DM Newbie, the Hobbyist and the Forever DM

How to Be a Better DM: Dungeon Master Tips for the DM Newbie, the Hobbyist and the Forever DM

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Have you ever wanted to go to that cool game store down the road and play a fun game of D&D but are maybe somewhat shy and nervous about being a DM in a public place?

Wouldn't you like the ability to DM in any place at any time?

Today we are going to walk you through some tips on how to manage yourself in those public places and how to make sure it's fun for you and your players every single time!

This is How to Be a Better DM. Today, Justin, Tanner and Cayden sit down with Tavern Keeper Andrew Ashby from https://www.wegeektogether.org/.

Here's what we talked about:

Always make sure everyone at the table is having fun and feels safe
If your party is shy about being in public, make something exciting happen to get them out of their own heads
Talk to the owners of game stores to find out what tools they have for you
Find the locale that fits what you need
Find ways to mitigate distractions even while out in public
The best thing to do is to commit to doing the DM thing and everything else will be much better.

We enjoyed today's episode so much and want you to check out We Geek Together.

Make sure to get your seat for the upcoming Dead Wars event (the world record breaking D&D game that's coming up, yeah you should be there!). Go to https://www.thedeadwars.com/ and get your seat!

Mentioned in this episode:

Brought to you by Session 0 Studios

Visit session0studios.com for more information.

Save time with Roll and Play Press

Save yourself some precious time with Roll and Play Press. Go to https://session0studios.com/rollandplay and use code BETTERDM10 at checkout.

Do You Want to Earn some Money?

🎲 Want to Earn Some Extra Gold? We’re offering a referral incentive for our professional Dungeon Mastering services! Here’s how it works: 1️⃣ Refer someone to session0studios.com/prodm 2️⃣ They sign up for a free consultation. 3️⃣ They mention they were referred by a podcast listener. 4️⃣ We DM an unforgettable session for them. 5️⃣ They get 10% off their booking. 6️⃣ You get 10% of what they paid—straight into your coin purse. 7️⃣ We celebrate with a virtual high-five. 🙌 We run games for private groups and corporate teams—whether it’s a one-shot or a long-term campaign. 💰 Want to earn some gold and help someone level up their game night? Send them to session0studios.com/prodm and start earning today!

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How to Be a Better DM: Dungeon Master Tips for the DM Newbie, the Hobbyist and the Forever DM

How to DM in a Public Place | Tips for Public Dungeon Mastering with Andrew Ashby from We Geek Together

How to Be a Better DM: Dungeon Master Tips for the DM Newbie, the Hobbyist and the Forever DM

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Have you ever wanted to go to that cool game store down the road and play a fun game of D&D but are maybe somewhat shy and nervous about being a DM in a public place?

Wouldn't you like the ability to DM in any place at any time?

Today we are going to walk you through some tips on how to manage yourself in those public places and how to make sure it's fun for you and your players every single time!

This is How to Be a Better DM. Today, Justin, Tanner and Cayden sit down with Tavern Keeper Andrew Ashby from https://www.wegeektogether.org/.

Here's what we talked about:

Always make sure everyone at the table is having fun and feels safe
If your party is shy about being in public, make something exciting happen to get them out of their own heads
Talk to the owners of game stores to find out what tools they have for you
Find the locale that fits what you need
Find ways to mitigate distractions even while out in public
The best thing to do is to commit to doing the DM thing and everything else will be much better.

We enjoyed today's episode so much and want you to check out We Geek Together.

Make sure to get your seat for the upcoming Dead Wars event (the world record breaking D&D game that's coming up, yeah you should be there!). Go to https://www.thedeadwars.com/ and get your seat!

Mentioned in this episode:

Brought to you by Session 0 Studios

Visit session0studios.com for more information.

Save time with Roll and Play Press

Save yourself some precious time with Roll and Play Press. Go to https://session0studios.com/rollandplay and use code BETTERDM10 at checkout.

Do You Want to Earn some Money?

Give Us a Rating and Review

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Here are today's sponsors: Worldsmith - Easy D&D Prep - Start a Free 7 Day Trial: https://session0studios.com/worldsmith-podcast Roll and Play Press - Easier D&D: https://session0studios.com/rollandplay Studio Fantasms: https://session0studios.com/fantasms Our Patreon: https://session0studios.com/patreon You sit down at the fire. You’ve traveled a long distance to reach these particular nomads. You’ve heard tell that these nomads have mystical powers and can guide you on finding unknowable secrets. You look around. Their long arms show a fierce exterior, but they’ve let you sit in their circle. They’ve shared their meat with you. Their hair hides their faces though you can see pinpricks of light reflect off of their eyes and hidden behind their hair. They seem to look at you expectantly. “Um… what am I…” It’s at that moment that one of their numbers starts beating a drum produced from somewhere within the folds of their outer garments. More drums are produced and the rhythm continues and amplifies. Soon the sound of beating drums is all you hear. It echoes the beating of a heart. Not your heart but the communal heart of this tribe. You let yourself fall into the rhythm. After a moment, you notice an elder stand up and walk towards the central fire. He chants some things and then throws some dust into the fire. There’s a puff of green smoke and you smell a distinct earthy smell. Soon, your senses become slurred and you seem to drift from reality. Your eyes open and instead of at a ritual fire, you’re standing waist-deep in the ocean. You look over and see another tribal member standing with you. You both wield spears and look for fish. You throw your spear. Flash. Instead of being near a ritual fire, you’re crouching low in a snowy copse of trees. You peer out from behind some bushes and see an auroch munching on greenery. The rest of your hunting party has snuck around to flank the beast. You hear the double hoot of an owl. That’s the signal. You jump up and charge to attack the beast. Flash. Instead of at a ritual fire, you’re in a grotto. You see a large stone monolith. Inscribed on the giant stone are ancient runes. They glow softly blue in the dim light. At the base of the monolith is a pool of water that seems pure and as you approach it starts to glow light blue. This is what you’ve come for. So what would you like to do? Welcome back to another episode of How to Be a Better DM. I’m your host Justin Lewis and together you and I will learn how to tell better stories as we DM sessions of Dungeons and Dragons 5e. First of all, I’ve got to say thank you so much. Since we started the show, we’ve seen amazing growth that I never could have predicted. It’s all because of you guys. You guys have allowed us to create cool content and spread it to some awesome people. Next don’t forget to listen to the end of today’s episode to hear how you can support the show. Today, let’s talk about immersion. Now, I’m not going to be talking about Virtual Reality, though we can all expect that within our lifetimes we’ll see all sorts of leaps in bounds in that area. No, I’m talking about learning to help your players feel like they are in your world. You have to help your players slip the bonds of our time and space and instead drift through the planes to the material plane on which you play D&D. Better descriptions No amount of cool voice-changing software or LED lights will cover up bad storytelling. Storytelling is character, plot, voice, and conflict. It’s also scene. You need to be able to paint pictures with your words. Work on your descriptions of all points of your gameplay. There’s a fine balancing act here though. You can’t take forever describing something but you also shouldn’t do it in just one word. You need to be concise and evocative. It’s helpful to describe things using your senses. Don’t forget that sixth sense we all get. You know like when there’s tension in the air and no one is saying anything but you can feel that something is wrong. One thing I’d recommend steering away from that is somewhat a crutch is using analogies from our world. I struggle with this because it’s so helpful and easy but I think it pulls your players out of the world you’re describing when you compare something to a thing that exists in the real world. Know the Lore I know you thought you were done studying after you graduated high school or college but it makes things feel real when your player asks an NPC a question and the NPC can respond almost immediately. There’s something magical when you as the dungeon master know the names and major players in the plot and you don’t have to immediately reference the guidebook to remember that the villain's henchman’s name is Botheg and that Botheg loves to eat silver spotted mushrooms that allow him to have very special dreams at night. If you’re an advanced dungeon master, you can do better than that. Seamless Experiences Know what you’re going to do every session. I completely understand having to take a minute to make up an entire encounter that you didn’t plan on. We’ve all been there. But you can at least put in the effort to make sure the encounters you did plan on are seamless. Part of it is making sure you’ve understood the sequence of events. Another part is making sure you have the NPCs lined up. A final part is going through all of this in your head so you aren’t constantly checking notes and stammering, “One second.” It takes practice of course, but this is the standard you want to set for yourself. Voice Changing While being one of the most common things most of us do while driving to work in the morning… No… just me? Anyways, changing your voice to fit your NPCs can go a long way to helping your players immerse themselves into the game. A quick Youtube search will give you many results for tips and tutorials on how to actually make your voice change in a convincing way. Another option is acting lessons. Most of us wrote off acting when we were younger. Now we spend a lot of time watching professional actors on TV and think, “maybe it wasn’t good to brush that off.” Better Roleplaying I know that most of us feel awkward roleplaying. We grew up playing make-believe and then for some reason we stepped away from it. It felt childish to pretend to be someone we’re not. So we stopped. We hid it. We found that we do funny voices and accents while we’re alone in our car driving to or from work, but we never do that in front of someone else. Or if we do, it’s never in a structured way, it’s just fun. Let me tell you, roleplaying can make or break the immersion. There have been times when I’ve paused and said, “What would they say?” because I didn’t know what a particular NPC would say. The momentum halted and the mood broke. There have been other times when I’ve thrown caution to the wind and said something somewhat ridiculous but I committed and I felt that the table enjoyed the risk. So when you sit at your table, try and step into the role of the character you are playing. Try being an actor for a second. It’s ok. You won’t be perfect and no one will judge you. If they do, just add 10 hitpoints to their next encounter. Mood Lighting This one is admittedly low on the list of things you should do to make your game more immersive. Mood lighting can be an awesome way to, well, get your players in the mood. It also can become a distraction if you make it really complicated. I would say keep it simple stupid and set something up and leave it for a while to see how it works before changing it over and over and over. Remove Distractions This is a tough one specifically for those of us who like to use our phones for managing our character. You need to make a rule at the table that everyone’s main focus will be on the game. There are always extenuating circumstances but for the most part, removing distractions is an easy and in my opinion necessary step to achieving the nirvana of a gameplay experience. It gets very old looking up from my DM screen and seeing certain players scrolling on their phones rather than engaging in the game. I also do appreciate the fact that my wife uses a paper character sheet. She says she prefers it, but I think it has something to do with her knowing that being on her phone would be distracting. The Occasional Real LIfe Prop While a most costly method of immersion, popping out the occasional prop can help your players transcend their natural bonds and reach an elevated space of gameplay. When your characters buy a map it can drastically change the way they play when you hand them a real-life map to be sure. Again, this is more costly in terms of time and money, but it could be just the juice you need to spice things up. Practice Nothing beats practice. Period. No amount of cool props or amazing voices will cover for the fact that your story is garbage. If you can’t tell a story, you can’t make up for it. At least not in the long run. So first things first are if nothing else, start playing D&D. You need to at least get in the habit of role-playing. The next step after that is to start DMing. Find a group where you can experiment and try things out. What you are looking for is iteration and repetition rather than one-and-done experiences. True Mastery of Plot Crafting Almost nothing can cover up a bad plot. Your players will never enjoy a bad or boring story, no matter how many cool doodads you have. So spend time working on the main tenets of a plot. Improve the conflicts, twists and tension, and resolution. You can’t expect your players to enjoy or immerse themselves in a story that you truly aren’t immersed in or crazy about. There you have it, 10 ways to make your DND Campaign more immersive. Thanks for listening to today’s episode. Make sure to stick around after to hear some announcements but until next time, Let’s roll initiative. Music from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tCBCLYvWGwI Special thanks to: Benj Weyland for Graphic Design ( https://www.instagram.com/benjweydesign/ ) TJ Max, Juka, and TechSenpai for being amazing moderators Kyle Wilson, Nick Ammann and Professor Nobody for being our patrons. Mentioned in this episode: Do You Want to Earn some Money? 🎲 Want to Earn Some Extra Gold? We’re offering a referral incentive for our professional Dungeon Mastering services! Here’s how it works: 1️⃣ Refer someone to session0studios.com/prodm 2️⃣ They sign up for a free consultation. 3️⃣ They mention they were referred by a podcast listener. 4️⃣ We DM an unforgettable session for them. 5️⃣ They get 10% off their booking. 6️⃣ You get 10% of what they paid—straight into your coin purse. 7️⃣ We celebrate with a virtual high-five. 🙌 We run games for private groups and corporate teams—whether it’s a one-shot or a long-term campaign. 💰 Want to earn some gold and help someone level up their game night? Send them to session0studios.com/prodm and start earning today! Brought to you by Session 0 Studios Visit session0studios.com for more information. Give Us a Rating and Review You obviously have really good taste, you’re listening to How to Be a Better DM after all. We thank you for your support. If you’ve ever gotten anything useful from our show, take a minute to give us a rating and a review. 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Are you interested in trying out being a dungeon master, but are not sure where to start? Maybe you’re a veteran DM and things have gotten a little stale. Regardless of where you are, one of the best ways to start D&D or spice up your current Dungeon Mastering is with a one-shot. But how do you make a one-shot lively, timely, and fun? In today’s show, I’ll give you 8 tips to make your one-shots better, more fun and easier to plan. Welcome to How to Be a Better DM. I am your host Justin Lewis and this is the show for Dungeon Masters old and new who just want every session to be better than the last. I’m here to help you plan better, and faster with less time, hassle and without spending anything (unless you want to). This is the first episode of the show and as such, I want to extend my deep gratitude to you for giving it a chance. As you listen to these episodes, you’ll hear tips and techniques that will shorten your DMing learning curve, but these tips only work if you put them into practice. I know you’re likely listening as you’re driving to work, workout out, doing dishes or walking the dogs, but when the time comes to put these tips into practice, make sure that you do. That’s how you’ll grow. Episodes will come out weekly every Thursday morning. For the most part you can expect these episodes to be presented by myself, but I will also have cohosts and guest shows as well. At the end of today’s show, I’ll give a brief introduction to myself but I don’t want to waste any more time and I want to jump into today’s topic. ONE SHOTS! For the uninitiated, a one-shot is a D&D story that takes place throughout a single session. It’s a great opportunity for Dungeon Masters to experiment with the hobby, try new settings or rules, and let the players try new characters. Overall, it’s an amazing way to spice up your gameplay and introduce something novel. When it comes to any session in D&D, you can either use a pre-written module or write your own, and the same rings true for one-shots. Now for the rest of this episode, we’ll assume that you are choosing to write your own one-shot. These are some helpful tips to get it done in an easier way and to greater effect. Tip #1: Talk with Your Players I’ve done quite a few one-shots and I’ve done them different ways. I think you can choose to write the story and let your players make their characters to suit it, or you can let your players make their characters and then make the one shot to suit the players. Both have their pros and cons, but what you should do first is talk with your players. Find out what they would prefer and what sort of one-shot you think they would like. This also changes by context. Some of the one-shots I’ve done, I’ve made the one-shot specifically to work on making one-shots. It wouldn’t make sense for me to ask my players what they wanted. So before you start planning anything, talk to your players. See what they want out of the one-shot. Tip #2: Flesh out the Big Baddie Each one-shot should feature some sort of conflict, most often against some creature. You can do one-shots that aren’t necessarily against an actual creature. In those cases, you’d be fighting a force of nature (think a natural disaster) or the creation of some sort of creature (think a cursed dungeon full of traps), but most of the time you will pitt your players up against some sort of creature. In order to have a really good one-shot, you should flesh out the Big Baddie a lot. This is primarily for the narrative aspect of the game. You want your players to feel that the villain is real. So dive into their back story. Make them have true motivations. Anime does this really well where almost every NPC has some sort of history and wants and wishes. You’ll never find a minor character in an Anime series that isn’t apparently willing to be the main character if given enough screen time. When working on your villain, ask yourself the following questions: What is it this creature truly wants? Why wouldn’t they take an easier path? How have they changed over time? What would stop them from wanting to achieve their specific goal? These questions should help you formulate the baddie in a way that feels real and helps you roleplay them. Tip #3: Location Location Location Another tip to improve immersion is to focus on the Location. In real estate, they say Location, Location, Location. In part, they say that because you can’t normally pick up buildings and move them, but it also rings true because where you are determines a lot about your life and experiences. You will meet the people you meet and do some of the activities you do because of your proximity to them. In D&D, the setting is as much a character as the actual characters. Flesh out the location to be able to make your players feel like it is a real place. Don’t forget to involve the five sense, focusing on pleasant and unpleasant sensations. If your party is walking through the desert, they should feel the heat of the sun overhead. If it is windy, they should be able to smell the scent of deeply fresh air. Don’t forget to flesh out the history of the location as well. The village where the party stays has been around for a few hundred years, so there were naturally be history and legends within the town. Let the natural signs of life help develop the realism of your story. Also, don’t let the setting be a vanilla one. Let the setting be another character in your story and your players will enjoy it much more. Tip #4: Help Each Player Character Be Special Every person wants to be the hero of their own story. One-shots are shorter so often people may make more outrageous characters. Don’t stile this creativity. If you have someone make a Kobold professor who invented the Pita Pocket, make that an advantage to that character. Wade into the craziness that your players will introduce. It gets more fun that way. It also rewards your players for being creative. You always want to incentivize things that you want to be repeated. When players are creative, you should reward them so that they keep being creative. Lastly, you want to make sure that for new players who are trying out a one-shot as their first taste of RPGs or D&D, you want to make their experience fun so they come back. Tip #5: Do a Quick Run Through For most things in life, being overprepared is never a bad thing. When it comes to one-shots, you can easily just have a quick run-through before the session. This means you test out all of the technology and equipment you’ll be using so that when the time comes to use it, it works. Having a cool piece of equipment or technology can be a nice moment of surprise for your players, delighting them and captivating them. But if you attempt one of these moments, and it doesn’t pan out, it can be worse than if you never introduced the magical moment in the first place. Be careful when using new tech. Running through will also help cement the flow of things in your mind as well. It’s a better experience when you don’t need to check your notes to know the next major encounter. People want a polished experience that looks effortless and natural. The closer you can get to that, the better. Tip #6: Bring the Energy As the Head of the Table, the entire table is going to be keying off of you as they play. They will naturally mimic your energy if you have energy. Otherwise, if you give off a very low energy, the entire game will grind to a halt. This means that you maybe plan a break or two in the game so that you can keep y our energy up. It also means you should be excited to play. If you aren’t excited, rethink whether or not doing the one-shot is for you. Let me also say that bringing the energy isn’t just being loud, emotional, or extra. It means that you give 110% percent of everything you have to the game. Bringing the energy means investing in the game. You can invest financially, but more importantly, you need to invest emotionally, and maybe even physically. Tip #7: Remove Distractions Along with investing in the game, you should make sure the game can be as good as it can be. As a parent, I know how difficult it can be to give the very best to the game if you have kids around that also need your attention. Consider either getting a babysitter or shortening the game. Multitasking is a myth, especially when it comes to good storytelling. Remove all the distractions so you can have a much better game. This also means that some of your players may need to revert to pen-and-paper character sheets so that they aren’t tempted to waste time and attention on their phones. Tip#8: Invest and Commit The last tip I want to share with you is that you have to commit and you have to invest. This is really the test of a great DM regardless of their experience and their resources. How much are you willing to put into your game? You’ll hear me say this often, but committing can make up for a lack of planning, a lack of experience and a lack of cool fancy gizmos. When I say invest, I mean the same thing. What are you willing to do for your game? How does your game take up space in your mind when you haven’t devoted hours and hours to it? When you look at the great DMs, you know they are 100% committed and that thinking of the game happens naturally throughout their day just because it’s important to them. With that much thought-time, they naturally think up cool story twists and new ways to add flavor tot he game. Investing your mind and heart into the game and fully committing yourself are the true tests of dungeon master mastery. Make the choice and invest. You might be on the precipice of your first game or you may have already DMd about five thousand. No matter who you are, these tips will help you and push you on to being a better DM. As I promised, let me tell you who I am. I have been dungeon mastering for about five years now. I’ve always been a fan of fantasy and nerd of science fiction. I love story, as most people do. This podcast is my way of digging into the magic of storytelling and helping those of you out there, who like me, want to be a better DM. We’ll learn together and you’ll teach me as much, if not more than I will teach you. More than anything, these episodes will open your eyes and mind to new ways of doing things. You won’t be stuck anymore and that will make being a DM that much more fun. I can’t wait to see how you and I grow. As I said, we’ll have episodes every Thursday morning, so my friend, thank you for listening to How to Be a Better DM. Until next time…. Let’s go ahead and roll the initiative. Mentioned in this episode: Brought to you by Session 0 Studios Visit session0studios.com for more information.…

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