Becoming a Great GM with Guy Sclanders

Guy Sclanders

Hello! I'm Guy from 'How to be a Great GM', and in this weekly podcast series I cover everything you can do in your tabletop roleplaying games as a Game Master or Dungeon Master to take your roleplaying games, stories, and worlds to the next level, from adventures to locations and everything in between. So come join me as we chat about everything TTRPG!Who am I?I have been playing TTRPGs, game mastering TTRPGs, teaching, making videos, writing books about role playing and being a great GM for many years on our YouTube channel.I'm honoured to be part of the roleplaying community as its a special one, and being able to contribute to it has always been my ambition. I love feedback, and I will not know all the answers and hope to chat about these in these series and on our videos!Join me in rolling the dice, and diving into the world of tabletop roleplaying.

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EP 04 Making more of known Encounters

Support the showIf this podcast means something to you, please consider following the channel so that you never miss an episode or maybe you'd like to consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can do that here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018827/supportCheck out our YouTube Channel where we release weekly videos on How to Become a Great GM - videos released every Monday. Follow us on our social media here: Twitter Facebook Instagram TikTok

Feb 28, 2024

13 min

EP 03 Making known encounters better

If the PCs expect there to be an encounter, learn how to make the most of it. There are things you can do to build the hype!Support the showIf this podcast means something to you, please consider following the channel so that you never miss an episode or maybe you'd like to consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can do that here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018827/supportCheck out our YouTube Channel where we release weekly videos on How to Become a Great GM - videos released every Monday. Follow us on our social media here: Twitter Facebook Instagram TikTok

Feb 21, 2024

13 min

EP 2 Love to Hate NPCs

Having and NPC that your PCs can hate is really useful. Especially if that NPC is untouchable. Here's why.Support the showIf this podcast means something to you, please consider following the channel so that you never miss an episode or maybe you'd like to consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can do that here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018827/supportCheck out our YouTube Channel where we release weekly videos on How to Become a Great GM - videos released every Monday. Follow us on our social media here: Twitter Facebook Instagram TikTok

Feb 14, 2024

13 min

EP 01 Moral Magic Items

What makes magical items challenging? Instead of just being a cool ability or stat mod, magic items can be so much more!Support the showIf this podcast means something to you, please consider following the channel so that you never miss an episode or maybe you'd like to consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can do that here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018827/supportCheck out our YouTube Channel where we release weekly videos on How to Become a Great GM - videos released every Monday. Follow us on our social media here: Twitter Facebook Instagram TikTok

Feb 7, 2024

8 min

EP 00 Create a lovable NPC for your game this week

It's time for a lovable NPC this week. Time to add yours!Support the showIf this podcast means something to you, please consider following the channel so that you never miss an episode or maybe you'd like to consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can do that here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018827/supportCheck out our YouTube Channel where we release weekly videos on How to Become a Great GM - videos released every Monday. Follow us on our social media here: Twitter Facebook Instagram TikTok

Jan 3, 2024

14 min

Ep 67: Cafe du Juiblex

How a breakfast morning changed my entire 3 day mini-campaign and made it so much better!Support the showIf this podcast means something to you, please consider following the channel so that you never miss an episode or maybe you'd like to consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can do that here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018827/supportCheck out our YouTube Channel where we release weekly videos on How to Become a Great GM - videos released every Monday. Follow us on our social media here: Twitter Facebook Instagram TikTok

Dec 27, 2023

24 min

Eps. 66: Working with PC Backstories

Just how do you work with PC backstories to get the most out of them? Here's what I do.Support the showIf this podcast means something to you, please consider following the channel so that you never miss an episode or maybe you'd like to consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can do that here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018827/supportCheck out our YouTube Channel where we release weekly videos on How to Become a Great GM - videos released every Monday. Follow us on our social media here: Twitter Facebook Instagram TikTok

Dec 20, 2023

14 min

Eps. 65: How to start a club and why you should do it!

How I have run my clubs in the past, and what you should and should not do!Support the showIf this podcast means something to you, please consider following the channel so that you never miss an episode or maybe you'd like to consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can do that here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018827/supportCheck out our YouTube Channel where we release weekly videos on How to Become a Great GM - videos released every Monday. Follow us on our social media here: Twitter Facebook Instagram TikTok

Dec 13, 2023

14 min

Eps. 64: How to publish your own work!

This is the process I take to publishing my own books.Support the showIf this podcast means something to you, please consider following the channel so that you never miss an episode or maybe you'd like to consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can do that here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018827/supportCheck out our YouTube Channel where we release weekly videos on How to Become a Great GM - videos released every Monday. Follow us on our social media here: Twitter Facebook Instagram TikTok

Dec 6, 2023

22 min

Eps. 63 100 Character questions to get you going!

I select just a few of the top 100 character questions to explore.Support the showIf this podcast means something to you, please consider following the channel so that you never miss an episode or maybe you'd like to consider becoming a supporter of the show. You can do that here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2018827/supportCheck out our YouTube Channel where we release weekly videos on How to Become a Great GM - videos released every Monday. Follow us on our social media here: Twitter Facebook Instagram TikTok

Nov 29, 2023

9 min