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Often in my conversations with guests, we talk about how TTRPGs are really just a form of collaborative storytelling. But DnD and other games like it have a habit of becoming a situation where the players are playing through a story that kind of exists without them specifically. So how do we change that and make our games something that can feel more like players have an impact on the story?  Well I'm joined by Tyler of Miss-Rolled Adventures to discuss exactly that. Tyler talks us through his journey as a beginning DM that went from focusing on every little detail of the world and rigid story structure to a more engaging and interactive game that is much more fun for everyone. We discuss a lot of great tips and talk about some missteps that have been made a long the way. We also have some fun story time talking about our games and giving examples of things that have gone well or poorly and what we've learned from those experiences.  If you're interested in seeing what other shenanigans Tyler and his players have gotten up to you can check them out on Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/missrolled_adventures or give them a follow on Twitter: @missrolled Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans. You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see her awesome crafts and get updates on edits and her craft streams.  Intro and Outro music by Paul Mackie If you enjoy the show consider leaving us a comment, rating, or review on your platform of choice then go out and tell 19 of your closest friends about us!

I love sitting down at a table with people who are new to TTRPGs. New players are the best! They bring such life and nuance to games without any presumptions and expectations about what a game "should be." Though it can be kinda tough to get them out of their shell and I guess teaching them the mechanics of a game can take a while. You know what? There's nothing like a veteran player that knows the game and can sit down with a filled out character sheet and is ready to roll. I love playing with experienced players; they're the best! Which do you prefer? Today I'm joined by Chris Hussey aka The Hussman to talk about players old and new. What's so great about new players? Why is playing with the veterans of the game a great time? What are some struggles you might face with either type of player? How do you work with them? Well fret not cause we've got all the answers for you.  You can follow Chris on twitter @TheHussman and check out his podcasts at youngandholt.com and gunnforhireap.com   Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans. You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see her awesome crafts and get updates on edits and her craft streams.  Intro and Outro music by Paul Mackie If you enjoy the show consider leaving us a comment, rating, or review on your platform of choice then go out and tell 19 of your closest friends about us!

I've mentioned several times that Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition is a build-your-own TTRPG. The source books also do a great job of encouraging players and GMs to create their own content for the game. In today's episode I'm joined by some excellent creators who are doing just that.  Daniel Lieberman and Rene Beauregard of DragonRoc RPG Design have built up a catalogue of player focused homebrew content. They've created lots of great subclass options, spells, feats, races, and even a few original classes and they're here today to share what they've learned in the design process to make sure the homebrew you create is the exact fit for your table or is something great to put out into the world for others.  To see more from the guys at DragonRoc you can follow them on twitter @DragonRocRPG and IG @dragonrocrpgdesign you can search for their content on the DMsGuild or check out their link tree for a links to all of their released content: https://linktr.ee/DragonRocRPGDesign  You can catch Rene's streams with the Red Hare Inn on twitch and The Initiative Order on Youtube or follow them on twitter @InitiativeOrder. They've got an upcoming Smash Bros themed Mythical Melee with subclasses designed by DragonRoc. Lastly look out for launch dates on the anime inspired setting "Deep Breadth" Kickstarter soon.  Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans. You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see her awesome crafts and get updates on edits and her craft streams.  Intro and Outro music by Paul Mackie If you enjoy the show consider leaving us a comment, rating, or review on your platform of choice then go out and tell 19 of your closest friends about us!

GMs, don't you just hate when your players trip you up by asking the name of an unplanned NPC and you have to make something up on the spot as if you had the answer all along? Well today I'm joined by Mike Ashmoore of Tales of Asperran to tell you to how to stop doing that.  Aside from setting the precedent of having the first Mike to make a guest appearance on the show, I'm very excited for this discussion because it touches on a topic that is near and dear to my heart of how to make your players do some of the heavy lifting you do at a GM or at least sharing in the burden.  Mike has some really great advice specifically on how to involve your players in the world building of your campaign. From Session 0 and beyond we've got tips for you to keep your players invested in the world around them by having them make decisions about who and what is in it.  Tales of Asperran is an actual play podcast to hear Mike and his crew implement the techniques we discuss in todays episode you can check them out here: https://www.toapodcast.com/ and follow them on Twitter @TalesofAsperran Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans. You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see her awesome crafts and get updates on edits.  Intro and Outro music by Paul Mackie If you enjoy the show consider leaving us a comment, rating, or review on your platform of choice then go out and tell 19 of your closest friends about us!

There are some incredibly talented people in the TTRPG community. With new content getting churned out all the time you gotta wonder, how do creators keep coming up with ideas? Well today I'm joined by Zac Harrison aka Conan Lybarian to discuss ways to keep filling your well of ideas. We talk about how to draw on other works, monster books, mythology and the like. Zac gives some insight into the card pack cracking he does to create TTRPG adventures on the Obsidian Portal page and about how the absurdity of corporate America influenced the design of his TTRPG Corner Office.  If you want to know more about Zac you can follow him on Twitter @Conan_Lybarian, check out his videos on Obsidian Portal's YouTube Channel, or get his games on his itch.io page here: https://conan-lybarian.itch.io/  Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans. You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see her awesome crafts. Intro and Outro music by Paul Mackie If you enjoy the show consider leaving us a comment, rating, or review on your platform of choice then go out and tell 19 of your closest friends about us!

Sometimes when two, or more, classes really like each other they come together and make something really special. That dear listeners is called a Multi-class Character.  Today I'm joined by the hosts of Undercommon Taste to discuss mulit-classing in Dungeons and Dragons 5e. Ian and James and I got together for a cross-podcast collaboration to really dive into this topic. On their show we delved into the crunchy side of multiclassing where we discussed the intricacies of making a multiclass characters, talked about some neat options from previous editions like Gestalt characters. As they joined us we got a little weird with things. There are so many ways to mish-mash classes in 5e and we offer a lot of great options for interesting builds. We cover common combinations, unique pairings, and busted builds then get into some fun character concepts we created to showcase the things we discuss. We wrap things up with a conversation about our current characters and potential multi-class options we could take in our personal games.  Interested in hearing the crunchier side of this discussion? Catch the episode I joined Undercommon Taste for here. And check out the rest of their episodes while you're at it. You can find them on Instagram, Tiktok, Twitter, Twitch, and YouTube or check out their free and patron exclusive content on Patreon Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans. You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see her awesome crafts. If you enjoy the show consider leaving us a comment, rating, or review on your platform of choice then go out and tell 19 of your closest friends about us!

Think back on the games you've played. What are some of the most memorable moments from them? I'm willing to bet it wasn't the I'm willing to bet it wasn't the slower sessions, the down time between adventures. No, usually the most memorable gaming moments are moments of  high tension. When something important is on the line and there's a risk of losing it all.  Today I'm joined by Ian Tassin, the creator of Apotheosis, to talk about how to create those moments of tension at your games and to provide insight into how that drive to create tension factored into the mechanics he built for his game.  Interested in trying out Apotheosis for yourself? You can check out the game here: https://www.apotheosisrpg.com/ https://linktr.ee/ApotheosisRPG If you want to listen to the Actual play I did with Two Weeks One Shot you can find that here or on your podcatcher of choice.   Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans. You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see her awesome crafts. If you enjoy the show consider leaving us a comment, rating, or review on your platform of choice then go out and tell 19 of you closest friends about us!

19 Hits the Dragon is back! *cue epic guitar solo* We've got a great season ahead and we're off to a hot start with our first guests, the creative minds behind The Real Thing RPG. We chat about some lessons learned in the development of this project and how their take on empowering players to be co-creators at the table influenced the decisions they made. They offer some great advice to designers and GMs about how to enable your players to tell the story they want to tell.  Check out the Real Thing Kickstarter and back it starting March 15th. Follow them on twitter for more updates @ThingRPG.  You can follow the Art Director and Illustrator James Mosingo on  Twitter or Instagram.  Find Co-Writer Jason Peercy on Youtube and check out his Music project Synthas on Youtube or Bandcamp  Wanna listen to get a taste for what playing The Real Things is like? You can listen to the Actual Play we did with The Tabletop Journeys podcast. Find the first episode here.   Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans. You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see her awesome crafts. If you enjoy the show consider leaving us a comment, rating, or review on your platform of choice then go out and tell 19 of you closest friends about us!  

Happy Holidays listeners!  Our Holiday Special concludes! With the Yule Cat having been run off and some special gifts from the big man himself, Santa's Helpers hop into his sleigh and pursue the Yule Lads back to their mother Gryla's hut for a final showdown to rescue the children of Mitten.  Special Guests:  Alex Rodriguez From Two Weeks One Shot Christian Borchert From My Sound Delve Ishmael Alvarez aka Elven Wizard King Ryan Johnson aka RJ Quest Giver Zac Harrison aka Conan_Lybarian   Theme by Paul Mackie   Music by Ivan Duch Sound Effects courtesy of My Sound Delve and the contributors to https://freesound.org/   Edited by Hannah Miller

Happy Holidays listeners!  The Holiday Special continues as our crew, Santa's Helpers, takes to the streets to find the rest of the Yule Lads and stop them from kidnapping any more children. But they had better watch out for that Yule Cat!  Special Guests:  Alex Rodriguez From Two Weeks One Shot Christian Borchert From My Sound Delve Ishmael Alvarez aka Elven Wizard King Ryan Johnson aka RJ Quest Giver Zac Harrison aka Conan_Lybarian   Theme by Paul Mackie   Music by Ivan Duch Sound Effects courtesy of My Sound Delve and the contributors to https://freesound.org/   Edited by Hannah Miller

Happy Holidays listeners!  We've got a special Holiday treat for all of you. Today I'm joined by many of the friends we've made through the year for a Yuletide adventure! It is a wintery night in the cozy village of Mitten on the first night of the Solstice. A motley crew is heading home after the festivities  when they come upon some mischievous lads kidnapping the good children of Mitten!  Special Guests:  Alex Rodriguez From Two Weeks One Shot Christian Borchert From My Sound Delve Ishmael Alvarez aka Elven Wizard King Ryan Johnson aka RJ Quest Giver Zac Harrison aka Conan_Lybarian   Theme by Paul Mackie   Music by Ivan Duch Sound Effects courtesy of My Sound Delve and the contributors to https://freesound.org/   Edited by Hannah Miller

Welcome to the darkest, most chilling reaches of deep space.   This is the Actual Play Miniseries, Chariot of the Gods, hosted by the Dads with Nerdy Ambitions, Tabletop Journeys, and 19 Hits the Dragon podcasts.   Subscribe at the following links so that you don’t miss a minute of the thrilling adventure:   Dads with Nerdy Ambitions:  https://redcircle.com/shows/dads-with-nerdy-ambitions Tabletop Journeys:  https://www.ttjourneys.com 19 Hits the Dragon:  https://nineteenhitsthedragon.podbean.com/   Prepare for a weekend of frightening encounters, wicked abominations, and fantastic role play.   This presentation is uncensored, and contains profanity and references to body horror and violence. Listener discretion is advised.   "Aliens: The RPG" and the "Chariot of the Gods" module are both copyright Free League Publishing. Sound effects obtained from ZapSplat.com. Introduction and Trailer music "Sea Hag's Shack" by Sean at McRoMusic. "Violin Concerto No. 1 in A Minor" by J.S. Bach (Episode 1), courtesy of Daniel Lozakovich, © 2018 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin. "Roadkill" (Episode 1) written and recorded by David Herrera. Other music and sound effects by Josh Newton. Galaxy image above by Luminas Art from Pixabay