Exodus of Magic - Episode 10 - DM Stories
First published
10/16/2021
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Summary
Dungeon Master Eddie gets to sit down with his old friend Dungeon Master Tom to talk about approaches to being a dungeon master. They discuss styles, experience of being a first time DM, lessons learned, strengths and weaknesses, keeping balance at the table, and the value of a good NPC. Plus they talk about understanding how a player truly works with or against the party when seeing it from the other side fo the table. Settle in for a good conversation between two dungeon masters who ran the marathon, campaigns where players went from level 1 to level 20, and hear some gaming war stories to boot.
Duration
50 minutes
Parent Podcast
Exodus of Magic
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