The Dungeon Master's Handbook

The Dungeon Master's Handbook


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Episode 66 - 2023 Year-end Update
December 19, 2023

End of year thoughts on 2023

Episode 66 - 2023 Year-end Update
December 19, 2023

A quick year-end update, since I’ve been busy with holiday and hunting season activities. I want to wish all of you a very Happy Holidays and Happy New Year! If you celebrate, have yourself a Merry Christmas!I did finish my Dungeon23 project! Here’s the d

Episode 65 - Q/A Catch-up from October
November 16, 2023

Callins and answers from October

Episode 65 - Q/A Catch-up from October
November 16, 2023

October was a much busier month than I anticipated, so these Q/A call-in answers are a bit late, my apologies!I answer questions/comments about OSR October, OD&D alignment, and module deconstruction from:* Jason of Nerd’s RPG Varietycast podcast ( )* Bos

Episode 64 - Infinite Barrel of Monkeys
October 24, 2023

How I deconstruct modules into sandboxes

Episode 64 - Infinite Barrel of Monkeys
October 24, 2023

In this episode, I go over how I deconstruct modules for my own use, whether in my campaign or as one-shots. This is how I get around the linear (and sometimes railroad) designs of many modules.Im sorry I wasnt able to get to call-ins, as this was reco

Episode 63 - Moving and OSR October
September 28, 2023

A quick update on my move and October

Episode 63 - Moving and OSR October
September 28, 2023

Im in the middle of a physical move from one side of Illinois to the other, so this is just a quick update and some thoughts on what Ill talk about in October.Full credit for the phrase Chgowizs Infinite Barrel of Monkeys goes to Menion/Rob of the po

Episode 62 - Help with OSR October and Answering Callins
September 15, 2023

OSR October is coming - what do I do?

Episode 62 - Help with OSR October, and Callins
September 15, 2023

This episode, I ask what YOU want to hear about in OSR October, and I discuss some great call-ins with more about Holmes Basic and OD&D. Help! Id like to participate in OSR October, but Im not sure what youd like to hear about! If you have ideas, sugge