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	Podcast:		Game Master's Journey
	Episode:		Game Master's Journey 150: Preparing for a D&D Session
	Category:		Games & Hobbies
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	Publish Date:		2017-04-10 18:00:00
	Description:		Lex discusses how he prepared for an upcoming D&D session. He explains how he took a problem encounter and used it as an opportunity to reinforce the themes of the campaign and further the goals he has for this particular session and the campaign overall. RSS Download iTunes Google Play Patreon Call the Game Master's Journey voice mail: 951-GMJ-LEX1 (951-465-5391) The Trickster’s Labyrinth is coming soon! Resources Article on reverse-engineering the neothelid Watch Lex's first Curse of Strahd campaign on YouTube. Download the Death House adventure. Lex's article on how to run Death House without a TPK Lex's review of Curse of Strahd Watch Chris Perkins run Curse of Strahd on Dice Camera Action. Topics Preparing for a session Evaluating an encounter while keeping your specific group of PCs in mind Interpreting the intentions of a published encounter Keeping your goals for the session and encounter clear in mind and making sure you run the session and encounter in a way that furthers those goals Evaluating the difficulty of an encounter for your specific group of PCs An example of how to take an encounter that just won’t work for your party and run it such a way that it will work. An example of how to take the disadvantage of an encounter that won’t work, and not only make it work, but also use it as an opportunity to improve the adventure overall by reinforcing the themes of the adventure, providing hooks into areas the PCs might skip otherwise and hooks into ways the PCs can learn information they wouldn’t learn otherwise. There are always multiple ways to approach any encounter. Don’t get tunnel vision and limit yourself to one method. Don’t be afraid to think outside the box and do whatever you need to do to make the most out of an encounter. Getting in the head of your NPCs, yes, even monsters How to Support the Podcast Visit our Support page to learn the many ways you can help us out and help support the show. Subscribe to our Newsletter YouTube Twitter Email Community Music Credits Heaven's Journey by Cloudwalker Heroic Temples by TranceBoy Oceanview by Ish Shine by Renfield Dream Destination by Stenko ©2016 Starwalker Studios LLC
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