Web DM Podcast 191 Tactical Encouragement, Chivalric Inspiration, and Mirrors
Added 2021-04-30 19:56:28 +0000 UTCHappy Friday DMNs! It is a good one - Web DM is officially like 2/3rds vaccinated! Jim hits 2 weeks post-final-dose soon, and Pru and Emma are awaiting their second shots. Woot! We hope all of you who wish to get it have access and an easy time with side effects. You'll hear us chat about it a lil bit.
This week we're answering some questions from the new massive and wonderful crop you asked recently! We hope you like the answers, and if you have more, let us know. We keep track of all of em!
Time stamps for your tailored listening convenience:
We start off discussing this week in gaming, and Muddle’s Location Generator: http://picastudio.com/random/
20:00-21:07 Wandavision and Gilmore Girls spoilers
22:09 Felix asks how to make the PCs feel like more of a cohesive tactical unit?
32:18 Velvet Swamp Hag asks for tips on courtly intrigue, and examples in media or history that we might look to for inspiration for hooks?
47:20 part two of Velvet Swamp Hag’s question: any advice on how to present hooks where PCs can choose to get deeply involved?
52:43: part three! What to consider when worldbuilding for chivalric intrigue?
59:38 Space Zombies ask (intentional plurality, I choose to assume it’s an incalculably large group of space zombies) for our craziest sci-fi race and monster ideas.
1:08:49 Joe asks about interesting uses for mirrors?
1:14:21 Joe also asks how making the show has impacted our relationship to the game.
Thanks for being with us everybody! You mean the world to us, you really do. Keep in touch and have a great weekend!
