Episodes
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
10 - Feature Presentation
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
Saturday Dec 19, 2020
In this episode I carve right through the Player's Handbook's list of available feats and offer unconventional ways to include those feats into other parts of your story's narrative. I also take advantage of the word play opportunity to joke about feet, and make a Jackie Chan reference, but those are less important.
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
9 - The Environment and You
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
Wednesday Dec 02, 2020
A short episode covering the value of object interactiveness in your world and the differences in a sandbox and a railroad. There's also a little blumper bloop left in around minute 9. How rare!
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
8 - Inspiration for your Narration
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Thursday Nov 19, 2020
Inspiration, how we earn it, how we use it, and what that means in the story. Consider interweaving this common mechanical tool into your narrative (and more!) in this episode of OtD.
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
7 - Wasn't Expecting That
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Wednesday Nov 04, 2020
Expect players to not expect the unexpected as we focus on ways to defy expectations and keep our players on their toes in this episode of OtD!
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
6 - Is that a Threat
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
Wednesday Oct 21, 2020
World building is an all encompassing journey with many a-detail to over look, but this episode covers some details you may have not even thought about! Namely, the main threat of your campaign, but more specifically, how it relates to your players characters, the world they reside in, and the thoughts and opinions the local NPC's might have about them.
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
5 - The Tongue, the Mind and the Heart
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Thursday Oct 08, 2020
Magic and spellcasting: they play a huge role in any fantasy setting, but, while there are pages and pages of how magic works mechanically in D&D, there's not much information on the narrative aspect. Add depth to your campaign by exploring how magic differentiates between classes, spell schools, types of spell focuses and more. Listen to the ramblings of a mad podcast host and hear all about magic in D&D right here!
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
4 -Setting the Tone
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Wednesday Sep 16, 2020
Comparing different methods on solidifying tone in your campaign is what you can expect in this episode of OtD! Whether it's silly and cute or very super surius, hopefully you can find some sparks of inspiration on how to go about setting up that tone. This episode specifically explores the addition of lingering wounds, the length of long and short rests, aesthetic alterations to magic and how many times I can say "or something" in a single episode.
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
3 - How the Attributes Contribute
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
Wednesday Sep 02, 2020
STR, DEX, CON, INT, WIS, CHAR. Even HP and AC! They're not just random letters; they represent some of the most crucial components to NPC's and PC's alike, and, in this episode, we're going to take a closer look at how we can fit them into the narrative.
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
2 - Fight Like a Boss
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
1 - It's All About Dice
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
In this very first episode of Outside the Dice, I'll rant about one of the most fundamental and, simultaneously, frustrating components of D&D: the dice.