Your players will inevitably end up in some city, town, or village during the campaign. Setting the scene as a DM can be quite challenging, but there's no reason you have to start from scratch every time. In this article, I'll introduce some of my favorite tools to build out town and shop experiences for my players in the hopes that you will benefit as well. If you have any additional suggestions, please feel [...]
Maps are a fantastic visual aid for creating a fun and immersive experience for your D&D players. They are also a great tool for a DM to plan and plot to provide a challenging and entertaining story. However, creating maps can be a time consuming and exhausting process. That's why I thought it would be fun to share a few of the dungeon generators I've collected to help me build maps without the hours [...]
Being a Dungeon Master (DM) is no walk in the park, but it's a rewarding and fun way to express your creativity. You get to be the boss, that's always fun, but more importantly you get to narrate a fun and imaginative story. Setting the mood with sound effects and music will really pull your players into their imagination. I put together a list of my favorite DM ambience tools that I have used in [...]
Show Notes In this episode I’m going to talk a about Chapter 5 of the Player’s handbook which deals with equipment and expenses that your character has to manage. Equipment can be a bit challenging sometimes, but hopefully I’ll help shed some light on the subject. What The Geek! Dune Official Main Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9L9w9XUUPy0 Nerds Candy with 7 custom D&D adventures https://nerdvanamedia.com/gaming/rpg/dungeons-dragons-live-2021-g4/151625/ The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers season 2 (Tom’s Guide): [...]
Show Notes In this podcast going to talk about Chapter 4 of the Player’s Handbook which describes how to build your character’s background and personality. If you’re starting on this podcast, I suggest going back and listening to episodes 6 through 9 to get caught up. What The Geek! Owen Wilson joins the MCU: https://youtu.be/7y4-WSywiSY Lord of the Rings Anime: https://geekculture.co/lord-of-the-rings-gets-anime-film-at-warner-bros-entertainment/ What if ‘Sweet Tooth’ Was real Life: https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/crowds-react-to-hybrid-baby-in-Sweet-Tooth-prank-video Show Links [...]
Show Notes I’ve been discussing the Player’s Handbook which is one of the three core rulebooks of Dungeons and Dragons or as we like to call it D&D. If you’d like to get caught up, check out Episode #6 for a quick intro to D&D, Episode #7 is from Chapter 1 of the PHB and discusses the process of creating a character and getting started, and Episode #8 talks about Chapter [...]
Show Notes Learn a little more about the Player’s Handbook and the different core races, I also throw in four non-standard races that are fun and unique. Our Links Send us an email or visit our social media: https://geektastic.link/contact Visit our podcasts: https://geektastic.link/podcast Support our podcast: https://geektastic.link/support Leave me a voicemail and I’ll play it on my show: https://geektastic.link/voicemail Credits Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com [...]
Show Notes Join me while we delve into the wonderful world of D&D and the famed Player’s Handbook. Starting with Chapter 1 where we discuss basic character creation and what we need to know for good role play as you devise your first (or next) character. Fantasy Name Generator: https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/dungeons-and-dragons.php Music: Fiddle-De-Dee by Shane Ivers - https://www.silvermansound.com
Show Notes This is a short episode to do a brief introduction into the wonderful world of Dungeons & Dragons. We’ll talk about what D&D is, a brief history of D&D, as well as how to get started. Things mentioned in the show Geek & Sundry Satanic Panic Articles: https://geekandsundry.com/tag/satanic-panic/ 60 Minutes “Is Dungeons and Dragons Evil?”: https://youtu.be/yShqF1YSfDs Critical Role Handbooker Helper Videos: https://critrole.com/filter/handbooker-helper/ Critical Role YouTube Videos: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpXBGqwsBkpvcYjsJBQ7LEQ Critical Role [...]
The world of Alverion is a diverse and wonderful place, filled with a variety of races and religions. But worlds that have so many different types of creatures, often lives in disharmony and conflict. The races have survived a great war of good and evil, where the Dragons fought for the soul of the world. Goblins, Orcs, and other nefarious races were organized and armed by a dark Queen while the races of [...]
