Game Master’s Journey is a discussion podcast for GMs and players of Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop RPGs hosted by Lex Starwalker. The show explores strategies players and GMs can use to enhance the gaming experience for everyone at the table. Lex also discusses the creation of his homebrew D&D setting, Primordia, providing a valuable worldbuilding resource for DMs creating their own setting.
https://lexstarwalker.com/gamemastersjourney/
Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 15 days 42 minutes
episode 220: GMJ 220: Relics of Power, New Players, Organized Play, Feedback & More!
This episode's topics of discussion are guided by fantastic feedback from listener-GMs. Lex discusses his new Relics of Power supplement for D&D, some thoughts about organized play as a first experience with RPGs, and a blast from the past--some thoughts on the Tyranny of Dragons campaign.
episode 221: GMJ 221: Does a New DM Need to Know the Rules to Run D&D?
How much of the rules should you know as a beginning GM? Lex gives a breakdown of where the basic rules of the game can be found and what to focus on. He also gives his thoughts on how to approach campaigns that make certain classes, subclasses, races, etc. undesirable to play as PCs.
episode 222: GMJ 222: Hinterlands of Elandria Vignette 10.1: Jaime as Marcos
In the latest installment of the Hinterlands of Elandria D&D actual play, Lex gets together with Jaime to flesh out the backstory of his character, Marcos the College of Lore Bard.
episode 223: GMJ 223: DMG Chapter 4: Creating Nonplayer Characters
Lex returns to his exploration of the DMG. He discusses Chapter 4: Creating Nonplayer Characters. This chapter has lots of useful advice and tables for fleshing out your NPCs.
episode 224: GMJ 224: Hinterlands of Elandria 11: Journey to the Faerie Forest
The PCs continue their journey to the Faerie Forest, and they meet a new companion along the way.
episode 225: GMJ 225: Hinterlands of Elandria 12: Faeries Wear Boots
The PCs enter the Faerie Forest and search for the magic tree. They get to know their new companion Dahlia, and they learn that not all denizens of Faerie are friendly.
episode 226: GMJ 226: Hinterlands of Elandria 13: The Unicorn, the Dryad and the Great Faerie Oak Tree
The PCs finally reach the magic tree and negotiate with Anna, the dryad, for a seedling to take back to Dianara’s Rest.
episode 227: GMJ 227: Day & Night, Darkness & Light
Lex investigates the rules and (not-so) common sense of darkness & light in D&D.
episode 228: GMJ 228: DMG Chapter 5: Adventure Environments - Dungeons
Lex returns to his exploration of the Dungeon Master's Guide to discuss one of his favorite adventure environments--dungeons.
episode 229: GMJ 229: Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes
Lex gives an overview of the new D&D supplement, Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes.