The GM's Guide podcast

The GM's Guide

Dan Felder

In-depth podcast on how to improve your campaign, focusing on the adventure, world and character design. We apply proven and practical game design techniques to the world of running pen and paper campaigns. There's a lot to get into, so let's get started.

52 Episodes

Trail of the Behmoth is Out!
10/24/2022
43:20
Check out Trail of the Behemoth on Drivethru RPG! Seamus and I go deep behind the scenes and talk about the favorite parts of the adventures we made for the system and other cool aspects you can steal for your own games.
I'm Releasing a Game!
6/25/2021
36:12
Trail of the Behemoth is an game about hunting giant monsters, a TTRPG you can bring to a boardgame night. I'm working on it with Seamus Allen, and we're going to talk about what we're doing and when it might be finished. I might even hand out some playtest files to listeners. If your interested, contact me on twitter @designerdanf.
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Dealing with Evil PCs (and Paladins)
5/31/2021
31:42
A listener sent me a question on how to deal with evil PCs, and how to deal with lawful-stupid paladins. I answer.
Designing Your Own RPG System (Part 3)
5/7/2021
41:48
How do you identify an inherently fun mechanic anyway? What's this 'Decision Engine' thing Dan loves so much and how do you make one yourself? Listen and find out.
How to GM for New Players
5/1/2021
31:00
Want to run RPGs for new players? Want to get them hooked on this hobby we love? Here's how Dan does it.
Live World Building Part 2
4/9/2021
1:24:17
The second part of Dan and Reuben's live world building session. This time we're digging into Adventure Hooks and Sample Locations in the Necropolis.
Live World Building!
4/2/2021
1:11:08
Dan and Reuben recorded a live session of their world building. They had fun recording it. Will you have fun listening to it? Let's find out.
Designing Your Own RPG System (Part 2)
3/26/2021
49:45
We didn't finish everything about this topic in one podcast? Huh, who would've thought? Game Designer Dan Felder breaks down how he starts working on a game and the common pitfalls new designers get stuck in when starting a project.
Designing Your Own RPG System
3/21/2021
53:06
I get a lot of requests to talk about designing and hacking TTRPG systems, so here we go! I make my own systems for nearly every campaign I run. It's a huge topic, so today we're going to lay the foundation.
Content Forge - The Gardens of Ynn
3/15/2021
51:55
First example of the Content Forge, where we talk about a setting, system, or adventure we've found inspiring and pulled pieces from to use in our own games. Sometimes it'll be the royal we, but this time we're joined by Reuben Covington to talk about the whimsical and creepy Gardens of Ynn. Check out The Gardens of Ynn And the Gardens of Ynn Generator

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