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DoubleDM is a show by two passionate game masters, Nils and Emil, where we take you on a fun, insightful, and inspiring journey into the world of Tabletop Roleplaying every single week!
We dive deep into key aspects of running TTRPGs like Dungeons and Dragons, Masks: A New Generation, or Cyberpunk Red, from crafting great and compelling stories and plots to developing new and exciting homebrew content for your games. Every Episode comes packed with actionable Game Mastering Advice ready for you to implement directly, Ideas and Inspiration for you to use, develop, and expand upon, and a massive amount of Insight from two Game Masters that have run games for nearly 25 years combined!
And then we also invite and host guests on our shows that can give you a peek behind the curtain of their projects and products and share their insightful wisdom with us and you!
So come on, sit down, Play Games, have fun, and don't forget to talk about it! Join us now on the Journey that is DoubleDM!
Do you have a topic you want us to cover? Hit us up on social media (@doubledmpod nearly everywhere) or email us at doubledm@gmail.com
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Now traveling the outside world for the first time, what dangers will wait ahead?Check here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links:https://www.doubledm.com/https://twitter.com/DoubleDMpodhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=dehttps://ko-fi.com/doubledmIf you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comAttribution:-Our Intro Music was created by Screwdiver, find him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/2H2bSfkRbeEksjbwMZ2dbX-The Titan Sounds as well as the Magical Built-Up Sound were both created by Eli through their Ko-Fi Commissions: https://aghostofeli.carrd.co/-(Audio by) Michael Ghelfi Studioshttps://michaelghelfistudios.com/Tracks include:-Aimless Wandering-Near The River-Nothing Left-A Rocky Intervention-Victory On the Horizon-Hidden Gem Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We need to move forward, We need to find out why and how this tragedy happened. Will the Diary of a Long Dead Man even help?Check here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links:https://www.doubledm.com/https://twitter.com/DoubleDMpodhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=dehttps://ko-fi.com/doubledmIf you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comAttribution:-Our Intro Music was created by Screwdiver, find him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/2H2bSfkRbeEksjbwMZ2dbX-The Titan Sounds as well as the Magical Built-Up Sound were both created by Eli through their Ko-Fi Commissions: https://aghostofeli.carrd.co/-(Audio by) Michael Ghelfi Studioshttps://michaelghelfistudios.com/Tracks include:-The Forbidden Garden-Starlight Passage-Jorans Woods-Exploring the Unknown Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The City is destroyed and lies in Ruins. What will the people of Andoras do? How can they keep going?Check here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links:https://www.doubledm.com/https://twitter.com/DoubleDMpodhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=dehttps://ko-fi.com/doubledmIf you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comAttribution:-Our Intro Music was created by Screwdiver, find him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/2H2bSfkRbeEksjbwMZ2dbX-The Titan Sounds as well as the Magical Built-Up Sound were both created by Eli through their Ko-Fi Commissions: https://aghostofeli.carrd.co/-(Audio by) Michael Ghelfi Studioshttps://michaelghelfistudios.com/Tracks include:-The Forbidden Garden-Ruins of Alggar-Can't Recognize My Own City-Action Interlude 1 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Titan crushes the City of Andoras. Will our fated heroes survive the assault?Check here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links:https://www.doubledm.com/https://twitter.com/DoubleDMpodhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=dehttps://ko-fi.com/doubledmIf you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comAttribution:-Our Intro Music was created by Screwdiver, find him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/2H2bSfkRbeEksjbwMZ2dbX-The Titan Sounds as well as the Magical Built-Up Sound were both created by Eli through their Ko-Fi Commissions: https://aghostofeli.carrd.co/-(Audio by) Michael Ghelfi Studioshttps://michaelghelfistudios.com/Tracks include:-A Home, A Firewood, A Family-Aimless Wandering-Ruins of Alggar-A Dreadful ReflectionKevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Tracks Include:-Oppressive GloomTabletop Audio (tabletopaudio.com/)Licensed under Creative Commons: by Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Tracks include:-Terror in the Woods Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Mysterious Story of Titans, Cultists, and the Apocalypse begins. We meet the Trio of Characters that might be able to stop it all.Check here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links:https://www.doubledm.com/https://twitter.com/DoubleDMpodhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=dehttps://ko-fi.com/doubledmIf you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comAttribution:-Our Intro Music was created by Screwdiver, find him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/2H2bSfkRbeEksjbwMZ2dbX-The Titan Sounds as well as the Magical Built-Up Sound were both created by Eli through their Ko-Fi Commissions: https://aghostofeli.carrd.co/-(Audio by) Michael Ghelfi Studioshttps://michaelghelfistudios.com/Tracks include:-A Dreadful Reflection-An Orphans Nightmare-Nothing Left-Of Fire And Steam-He's rising from the Dark-Aimless Wandering-Bal'Kor The Forge MasterKevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Tracks Include:-Full OnTabletop Audio (tabletopaudio.com/)Licensed under Creative Commons: by Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Tracks include:-Plans in Motion-Gateway to Hell-Defiled Temple-Terror in the Woods Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
The Fated Three follow the trail of the automatons to find a field of corn, they also finally meet the Professor and have their bookclub meeting.Check here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links:https://www.doubledm.com/https://twitter.com/DoubleDMpodhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=dehttps://ko-fi.com/doubledmIf you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comAttribution:-Our Intro Music was created by Screwdiver, find him on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/intl-de/artist/2H2bSfkRbeEksjbwMZ2dbX-The Titan Sounds as well as the Magical Built-Up Sound were both created by Eli through their Ko-Fi Commissions: https://aghostofeli.carrd.co/-(Audio by) Michael Ghelfi Studioshttps://michaelghelfistudios.com/Tracks include:-Nothing Left-The Forbidden Garden-Evocation Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today we talk about Game Mastering, what a surprise, and a special way of Game Mastering, that we dubbed "All Paths Lead to Rome" wherein gamemasters lead their players to the right outcome all the time and make sure they arrive there together.This provides some problems if done excessively, in moderation, this is not bad practice, but if done too much, it can quickly lead to a stale game where creativity is stifled, so how do we stop ourselves from GMing like that?Check here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links: https://www.doubledm.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/doubledm.bsky.socialhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=de https://ko-fi.com/doubledmIf you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comOur Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, we have another episode of our worldbuilding Show, Realm Forge, for you! And this time we are talking about the crucial parts of Omen, It's Celestial Bodies and the Religions and Cults that revolve around them. We discuss some of the many celestial bodies in the sky and what they represent, who they are and what they do. And then we focus on the people on Omen that worship and fear these bodies in the sky that dictate their life.We are using two games in this episode and you can check out both of them right here:https://possible-worlds-games.itch.io/suphttps://mousewifegames.itch.io/fallible-godCheck here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links: https://www.doubledm.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/doubledm.bsky.socialhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=de https://ko-fi.com/doubledmIf you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comOur Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In today's episode, we talk about other ways to change the D&D Rules that we thought up and would like/not like to see in our games. We muse on different rule changes we thought about implementing, but haven't actually done. We don't mean homebrew rules that change on little aspect of the game, but rules that fundamentally change the game we are playing, and we talk about if that is a good or a bad thing to do. Join us as we discuss things we would like to see and think about that could make D&D Cooler, like weapon variety, more class changes and a whole lot more.Check here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links: https://www.doubledm.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/doubledm.bsky.socialhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=de https://ko-fi.com/doubledmIf you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comOur Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In today's episode, we are dissecting an Article published by The Gamer about 8 Rules we should do away with D&D Combat... And we have opinions about these rules... Most of the tim,e we disagre,e and we will explain for what reasons to,o but for some of these rule,s we see a reason and an explanation, but still think that maybe dnd's rules are there for a reason.The Article can be found here: https://www.thegamer.com/dungeons-dragons-dnd-dungeon-masters-dm-rules-combat-dont-use/. We do criticize the article, The Gamer, and the author of this article in our episode; however, we do not condone any form of hate towards the author or their style of play. It is not for us, and we explain why we are not here to just tear down their article and do not wish anyone to do so.Check here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links: https://www.doubledm.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/doubledm.bsky.socialhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=de https://ko-fi.com/doubledmIf you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comOur Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, we have another episode of our worldbuilding Show, Realm Forge, for you! And today, we focus on the history of our fantasy world of mystery and celestial alignments, Omen. However, we aren't doing so simply by writing down random information. We are focusing on the Time of Revelations, the time the world changed from its old ways to the new, and we are using Microscope for it!! So let's get right into it.If you want to check out Microscope, you can do so right here: https://lamemage.com/microscope/Check here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links: https://www.doubledm.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/doubledm.bsky.socialhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=de https://ko-fi.com/doubledmIf you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comOur Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today, we're talking about D&D, but not exactly. We're discussing the D&D Experience and what it entails. What does D&D stand for? (Aside from Dungeons & Dragons) And what makes certain things an experience of D&D and what does not?This episode was sparked and came from an article from Rascal News Lin Codega about the D&D Experience, we do discuss parts of the article and its central question "What is a D&D Experience anyway?" but do not read passages from it, if you wish to read the article and i highly recommend you do, you can do so on rascal news website: https://www.rascal.news/what-is-a-dnd-experience-anyway-universal-fan-fest-nights-xanathar/We discuss what D&D is about, why it's hard to define without caveats, and especially why we have to define it in the first place. Check here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links: https://www.doubledm.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/doubledm.bsky.socialhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=de https://ko-fi.com/doubledmIf you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comOur Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today is about consequences and how we, as Game Masters, can set them up perfectly to crash down onto our player characters when they least expect it. At least that is the idea behind Long Term Consequences, but they aren't always that easy to manage.That is exactly what today is about, we are here to help you manage and create those long term consequencesCheck here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links: https://www.doubledm.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/doubledm.bsky.socialhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=de https://ko-fi.com/doubledmIf you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comOur Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today is all about making our D&D and TTRPG worlds feel alive and how do we do that incredibly quickly? Thats exactly what today is about, we talk about all the simple and easy ways we make prepping our worlds a whole lot easier. What ways are you using to make your worlds feel alive and full of stuff, people and more?Check here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links: https://www.doubledm.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/doubledm.bsky.socialhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=de https://ko-fi.com/doubledmIf you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comOur Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Today marks 200 Episodes of DoubleDM Podcast, 200 Episodes where we discuss TTPRGs and bring you the best advice, tips and tricks for your Dungeon Master. Today is no different (well maybe a little bit)We are talking about the most overrated stuff in TTRPGs, like the wish Spell, False Hydras or Curse of Strahd! Yes we think these things are overrated and the opinions presented in this episode are totally 100% true and not hyperboleCheck here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links: https://www.doubledm.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/doubledm.bsky.socialhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=de https://ko-fi.com/doubledmIf you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comOur Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Welcome back to another episode of Realm Forge, the Worldbuilding Show where we build a world completely from scratch until we are satisfied with it!! Today we focus on one of the special aspects of Omen, our Fantasy World of Celestial Alignment and Elemental Chaos... The Seasons that dictacte life in this world and how they work and how they come to be!Check here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links: https://www.doubledm.com/ https://twitter.com/DoubleDMpod https://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=de https://ko-fi.com/doubledmIf you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comOur Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Our Background Music is: "Teller of the Tales" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Some times we need our TTRPG players to deal with an issue immediately... and we need to put pressure on them inside of the game, but how do we even do that? Making an Issue and Situation urgent for resolution by adding Limits and Timers is a great way to put pressure on the players and their characters!!Today we talk about exactly that and how you can master urgency to create a crunch but not too much of it... we always want to have a bit of extra time for roleplay and shenanigans, but still keep the urgent matter in focus.Check here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links: https://www.doubledm.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/doubledm.bsky.socialhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=de https://ko-fi.com/doubledmIf you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comOur Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Characters in Video Games are tools to enjoy the game and some people enjoy killing other characters, that is what is usually called PvP in Gaming but is that true for TTRPGs? Yes and No. The Player Characters can still fight each other but in TTRPGs like D&D this can also mean so much more. As we immerse ourselves in these characters we can play out verbal arguments, confrontations and yes also physical fights.But PvP needs to be done right, if not it can lead to big problems around the table and maybe discomfort other players, if handled right it will give you some of the best experiences around the table. So in this episode we focus on helping you get it right!Check here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links: https://www.doubledm.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/doubledm.bsky.socialhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=de https://ko-fi.com/doubledmIf you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comOur Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
TTRPG Characters, especially D&D characters, should win and overcome most of the challenges and threats you put in front of them. There is fun in being the winner and succeeding. But failure is important too!! We need to have setbacks, failures, and losses so that our players can grow, learn, and play out these fun and exciting situations!!But how do we navigate the players failing, how often should they fail, and what should failure look like without it feeling forced and wrong? That's all on today's episode of DoubleDM!Check here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links: https://www.doubledm.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/doubledm.bsky.socialhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=de https://ko-fi.com/doubledmIf you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comOur Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Character Development is an integral part of playing TTRPGs, we all come to the table to play a game using a character to tell a story. And in that story our character develops, changes and grows. But how do we make sure players feel comfortable developing their character? How do we as Game Masters give them to opportunity to do so?This is exactly what today is about, how we as Game Masters can help our players develop their D&D characters, how we can encourage growth and set the stage for our players to have their moments.Check here for all further information:You can find us on the Web under these Links: https://www.doubledm.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/doubledm.bsky.socialhttps://www.instagram.com/doubledmpod/?hl=de https://ko-fi.com/doubledmIf you want to reach out to us via E-Mail use: doubledmpod@gmail.comOur Midroll Music is "Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Our Outro Music is "Ascending the Vale" Kevin MacLeod (imcompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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