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The GM's Guide

The GM's Guide

Dan Felder

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 paper campaigns. There's a lot to get into, so let's get started.
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We establish our final adventurer's character arc, then lay out the core process I use to destroy writer's block and build the materials for my campaigns. We even start putting together a soundtrack.

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The GM's Guide - The GM's Guide 17 - Dan Makes an Adventure
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05/01/16 • 73 min

Dan designs an adventure from scratch live on the podcast.

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The GM's Guide - The GM's Guide 16 - Villainous Practices
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04/08/16 • 56 min

Tips and tricks and example villains.

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The GM's Guide - The GM's Guide 5 - Environment of a Battle
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12/05/15 • 22 min

Don't set your encounter in an empty box.

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The GM's Guide - Live World Building Part 2
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04/09/21 • 84 min

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 Necropolis.

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The GM's Guide - The GM's Guide 13 - Puzzles and Traps
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02/20/16 • 43 min

Traps have a huge history in RPGs and they're a MOUNTAIN of missed opportunity.

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The GM's Guide - GM's Guide 28 - Conversation with Mark Yohalem
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01/30/17 • 50 min

The brilliant Mark Yohalem, brilliant writer and designer of the cult classic Primordia, drops by for a chat about world building.

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The GM's Guide - I'm Releasing a Game!

I'm Releasing a Game!

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06/25/21 • 36 min

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 Allen, and we're going to talk about what we're doing and when it might be finished.

I might even hand out some playtest files to listeners. If your interested, contact me on twitter @designerdanf.

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The GM's Guide - Trail of the Behmoth is Out!
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10/24/22 • 43 min

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 we made for the system and other cool aspects you can steal for your own games.

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The GM's Guide - GM's Guide 22 - Gothic Horror and Hallowed Ground
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09/16/16 • 42 min

We start creating the foundation of Ravenshadow's world and design a way to get the most out of our player's characters.

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FAQ

How many episodes does The GM's Guide have?

The GM's Guide currently has 52 episodes available.

What topics does The GM's Guide cover?

The podcast is about Dungeons, Leisure, Dragons, Games, Tabletop, Design, Podcasts, Arts, Rpg, Ttrpg and Pathfinder.

What is the most popular episode on The GM's Guide?

The episode title 'GM's Guide 35 - We're Going to Disney World!' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on The GM's Guide?

The average episode length on The GM's Guide is 45 minutes.

How often are episodes of The GM's Guide released?

Episodes of The GM's Guide are typically released every 8 days, 7 hours.

When was the first episode of The GM's Guide?

The first episode of The GM's Guide was released on Nov 17, 2015.

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