The NPC Dungeon
The NPC Dungeon
A Random Guy
A podcast where I share DM/GM tips and tricks for anyone looking to run tabletop role playing games. I’ll also talk about things from a player’s perspective and tell the occasional story from a campaign I’ve run in the past or am currently running.
DM Advice: How Good Worldbuilding can Change the Context of your Game Pt. 2
Welcome back everyone. I'm continuing the series I started last time on worldbuilding with a video today about how worldbuilding should fit the mood and themes of your game. As the title suggests, it's how good worldbuilding can change the context of your game pt. 2. Thanks for listening, thanks to the viewer who recommended this topic, I hope I did it justice, and I hope you all find it useful.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/"Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" 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
Oct 17, 2023
10 min
DM Advice: How Good Worldbuilding can Change the Context of your Game Pt. 1
Hello everyone, today, I'm talking about how good worldbuilding can change the context of your game. Worldbuilding on its own isn't good or bad. Instead, it's all about how you use it. I also want to thank one of my viewers for recommending this topic, and I want to thank all of you for listening. I hope it was helpful, and until next time, let's learn something.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/"Monkeys Spinning Monkeys" 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
Oct 17, 2023
12 min
D&D Story: The Beginning of Greks
As the title says, this episode is all about the beginning of Greks, the backstory for a character I recently played. Thanks for listening, and I hope you enjoy it.Musci Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay"Magic in the Air" by geoffharvey via pixabay"Trygve Larsen -The Swamp -Background Music" by Nesrality via pixabay
Oct 17, 2023
4 min
DM Advice: 3 Ways of Dealing with DM Fatigue
DM fatigue is something that plagues us all. It sucks, but it's completely normal. In this episode, I take a look at 3 ways of dealing with DM fatigue that I use whenever this happens to me. As always, thank you for listening, and I hope it helps.Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay“Bring On The Maestro - Tavern Folk Music” by kaazoom via pixabay
Oct 9, 2023
7 min
D&D Story: The Beginning of Vinkent
Here's the story about the beginning of Vinkent, the backstory for a character I played a while back. I hope you enjoyed it, and always, thank you for listening.Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay"Hard Boiled" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Oct 9, 2023
3 min
DM Advice: 5 Tricks I Use to Plan for a Session
As DMs, we spend a lot of time planning. Well, here are 5 Tricks I use to plan for a session. I really hope you found it helpful, and I appreciate you listening to it.Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay"Hidden Agenda" 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/“Bring On The Maestro - Tavern Folk Music” by kaazoom via pixabay
Oct 2, 2023
12 min
D&D Story: Brynwyn in Battle
As the title suggests, this one's all about Brynwyn, a recurring character I've been talking about on this channel, and this one's all about her in battle. The party had to attack a castle, and here's how it went. As always, I hope you enjoyed it, and thanks for listening.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/"March of the Spoons" 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
Oct 2, 2023
3 min
D&D Story: The Origin Story of Mizet
In this episode, I tell another story about a character I once played, but this time, it's about the origin story of Mizet, a backstory that I'm particularly fond of, and I hope you will be too. Thanks for checking this episode out, and as always, I hope you enjoyed it.Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay"Magic In the Air" by geoffharvey via pixabay"Deep in the Dell" by geoffharvey via Pixabay
Sep 25, 2023
5 min
5 Character Backstory Tips
Hey, everyone, I've got 5 character backstory tips for you today. If you're anything like me, you love making character backstories, but it can be hard to make a good one that suits the game, your play style, and is just generally fun to play. Again, thanks as always for listening, and I really hope that 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/“Bring On The Maestro - Tavern Folk Music” by kaazoom via pixabay
Sep 25, 2023
10 min
4 Ways to Help Your DM Not Lose Their Mind
I've talked about how we can help the game run just a little bit more smoothly as players on this show before, and as I said then, I still have a lot more to say about it. As always, I want to thank you for listening, and I hope you enjoy it.Music Credit:“Musik Taverne” by dueg-oth via pixabay"Hidden Agenda" 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
Sep 18, 2023
7 min
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