The NPC Dungeon

Keeping my D&D players in my D&D campaigns engaged felt like such a difficult task for the longest time, but in this episode, I outline three tricks that I figured out that really helped keep my players engaged by making my campaigns more character motivated. Thanks for listening, and I hope you found it helpful.Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay"Sneaky Snitch" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/“Bring On The Maestro - Tavern Folk Music” by kaazoom via pixabay

In this D&D story, I'm continuing the series based on a D&D campaign that I recently ran. The players get roped into a quest that the didn't sign up for and end up fighting alongside some pretty interesting and unlikely characters when an unexpected threat emerges. Thanks for listening as always, and I hope it was as fun to hear as it was to run.Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay"Mischief Maker" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Moonlight Hall" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Professor Umlaut" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Crafting a satisfying ending for your D&D campaign can be stressful, because you want the story to come to a satisfying close and meet all expectations that you set up for throughout the story. But it doesn't have to be terribly difficult. In this episode, I go over 3 tips for ending your D&D campaign. Thanks for listening, and I really hope that you enjoyed it and found it useful.Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay“Bring On The Maestro - Tavern Folk Music” by kaazoom via pixabay

My last episode about how to start a D&D campaign got me thinking, so in this one, I'm talking about the first D&D session that ran for a recent campaign. Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy it.Music Credit“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay"March of the Spoons" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Starting a D&D campaign can be tough. The first D&D session can be so daunting because it can be hard to know where to start. In this episode, I not only talk about how to start a first D&D session for your D&D campaign, but I also go over the 4 parts that I think every first D&D session should have. Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy it.Music Credit“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay"Sneaky Adventure" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Let the Mystery Unfold" by geoffharvey via pixabay"Sneaky Snitch" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/“Bring On The Maestro - Tavern Folk Music” by kaazoom via pixabay

I recently talked about how to run a mystery, so now it's time to hear about one. In it, my player have to find a dwarf named Copper who went missing. I hope you enjoy it, and I hope it serves as a good example of how to run a mystery. Thanks for listening as always.Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay"Sneaky Adventure" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Scheming Weasel (faster version)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Hard Boiled" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Sneaky Snitch" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Mysteries in D&D can be tough, so in this video, I'm talking all about how to run a great one. Thanks for listening, and I hope it was useful for you!"Sneaky Snitch" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Hard Boiled" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Umbrella Pants" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Sneaky Adventure" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Sneaky Feet" by geoffharvey via pixabay“Bring On The Maestro - Tavern Folk Music” by kaazoom via pixabay

Welcome back to the story I started in my last D&D Story episode. In this one, the rest of the party meets and begins their very first adventure together. Thanks for listening!Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay"March of the Spoons" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Hard Boiled" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Confused State" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Moonlight Hall" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Professor Umlaut" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Last week, we talked about session zeros. Now, it's time for the art of the epilogue session. How do I use it in my D&D campaigns, and how can other DMs implement it into their own tabletop games? Thanks for listening!Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay"Before the Sky Sheds a Tear: by geoffharvey via pixabay“Bring On The Maestro - Tavern Folk Music” by kaazoom via pixabay

A dino and some devils - it's exactly what it sounds like... well maybe not exactly what it sounds like. It's the first episode in a series of stories that I intend to tell that all come from a campaign that I recently ran. It was really fun, I've really been looking forward to telling it for a while now, and I hope you all enjoy it as much as I did. Thanks as always for listening.Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabaySneaky Feet by geoffharvey via pixabayWhere The Brave May Live Forever - Viking Background Music by OB-LIX via pixabay

This one's all about the importance of a session zero. It's time to be honest. I used to not run a lot of session zeros. I just kind of delt with problems as they arose, but recently, I realized just how key they were to being proactive about the problems that may come in these types of games. It really does pay to think ahead. As always, thanks for listening, and I hope you found this helpful.Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay"Scheming Weasel (faster version)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Let's get this done by geoffharvey via pixabay“Bring On The Maestro - Tavern Folk Music” by kaazoom via pixabay

The finale of the first campaign I ever started pulling stories from on this podcast. I hope you enjoy it, and thanks for watching.Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay"New Hero in Town" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"Spellcraft" by geoffharvey via pixabay

We all hate hearing "It's what my character would do." Here's how to avoid it. Thanks for listening, and I really hope you enjoyed it.Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay"Sneaky Feet" by geoffharvey via pixabay“Bring On The Maestro - Tavern Folk Music” by kaazoom via pixabay

I've talked about Vinkent on this podcast before. This video is all about Vinkent in action. I just tell a few funny, little anecdotes about him. Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoyed it.Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay"Scheming Weasel (faster version)" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It can be difficult to know exactly what kinds of NPCs to make, find inspiration for them, and then characterize them over the table. In this episode, I talk about how to make and characterize NPC personality. Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoyed it.Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay“Bring On The Maestro - Tavern Folk Music” by kaazoom via pixabay"Let's get this Done" by geoffharvey via pixabay

Sometimes, you just have to develop an NPC relationship. It's Brynwyn's relationship arc. Thanks for listening, and I really hope you enjoyed it.Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay"Mischief Maker" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Managing NPC actions can be challenging, and part of that is knowing which and how many stats to make. In this episode, I talk all about how to make NPC stats. Thanks for listening, and I really hope you enjoyed it.Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay"Spellcraft" by geoffharvey via pixabay“Bring On The Maestro - Tavern Folk Music” by kaazoom via pixabay

This one has it all. My players are fighting with vines, going on a sacred pilgrimage for a bunch of cute forest creatures, and even fighting a demon... well, maybe not exactly a demon. Anyway, thanks so much for listening, and I hope you enjoy this story as much as I do.Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay"180126 - Ambient Morning Chill with Birds" by WELC0MEИ0 via pixabay"Hiding place in the Forest" by geofharvey via pixabay"Magic in the Air" by geofharvey via pixabay

I already talked a little about how I come up with encounter ideas on this show before, but here's how to come up with D&D campaign ideas. I hope you like the different format, and thanks so much for listening.Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay“Bring On The Maestro - Tavern Folk Music” by kaazoom via pixabay

I hope you liked Greks's backstory, because here is more on Greks, that fun, lovable, little fish man I played a while back. Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoyed it.Music Credits:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay"Moonlight Hall" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/