Hey Storytellers,We started this channel in Sept 2020 and since then we have received 3000 downloads. That is really good for not advertising this channel and just getting organic reach.Because we do pay a premium for podcast hosting, publishin

How to Take an Idea and Make it a Campaign

Mar 19th, 2021 7m 4s

Hey Storytellers,Sometimes you have a great idea but it isn't connected to anything at all, nor do you always know how to scale it up to use in a larger context.Visit https://www.Skullrpg.com to see what books, free courses, and other resources

Why Most of Our D&D Adventures Are in a Dungeon or Town

Mar 17th, 2021 7m 25s

Hey Storytellers,Have you ever noticed why most D&D / Pathfinder games occur in a place with definite boundaries?Visit Skullrpg.com to see what books, free courses, and other resources are available for you and your gaming needs.In this episode

GM 101 - World Creation - Creating Realistic Fantasy Races

Mar 15th, 2021 8m 28s

Hey Storyteller,Creating a fantasy race can be daunting. Are my players going to be in this race? Are they trying to save this race?How does this race fit into the larger campaign? Do they worship different gods? Who are their heroes, villains

GM 101: World Creation - Creating a Realistic Fantasy City

Mar 13th, 2021 12m 1s

Hey Storyteller,Creating a fantasy city can be daunting. Do you need a map? How many store owners and types of stores do I need to have created? What about guilds / factions / temples? Do I need to know what the tech / magic limit is for this

GM 101: World Creation - Create a Fantasy Kingdom

Mar 11th, 2021 13m 39s

Hey Storyteller,Creating a fantasy kingdom can be daunting. How many people do you need to create? Do you need to flesh out one or more temple systems? What do you do about the economy or leadership or any number of things?Check out our newest

GM 101: How Much Mythology Do You Need in Your RPG Game

Mar 9th, 2021 10m 45s

Hey Storyteller,After reading many fantasy series it feels like in order to start a campaign some people feel like they have to recreate the Silmarillion. But do you?Check out our newest book - Human NPC's: 84 Complete NPC's for 5th edition to

GM 101: World Creation - Play an RPG in the Modern Era

Mar 6th, 2021 7m 22s

Hey Storytellers,We have moved to posting every Monday/Wednesday/Friday.To finish up our how to play an RPG in ____ era. We turn to the modern era or the clay era. Check out our newest book - Human NPC's: 84 Complete NPC's for 5th edition to us

GM 101: World Creation - Play Your RPG in the Silver Era

Mar 4th, 2021 9m 9s

Hey Storytellers,We have moved to posting on Monday / Wednesday / Friday.The Silver era or age can be explained this way. Atlantis (golden age) has just fallen. The survivors have landed, scattered across the world. They don't have the technolo

GM 101: World Creation - Play an RPG in the Bronze Era

Mar 2nd, 2021 7m 30s

Hey Storytellers,We are moving to a Monday / Wednesday / Friday publishing schedule at this point. We hope that lets you catch up and listen to each episode as they land.In today's episode, we talk about most of the RPG's we play. This is the b

GM 101: World Creation - How to Play a Game in the Golden Era

Feb 27th, 2021 11m 38s

Hey Storytellers,Two episodes ago we talked about the different eras of games using the Greek understanding of creation. So there were the golden, silver, bronze, and clay ages of humanity. Today we explore playing a game at the height of magic

GM 101: World Creation - Do You Need a World Map?

Feb 26th, 2021 11m 28s

Hey Storytellers,I don't know about you but when I first tried to write my own adventures as a Dungeon Master for D&D 3.5 I thought I needed a world map. The same was true when I tried my hand at GURPS.Check out our newest book - Human NPC's: 8

GM 101: World Creation - Picking Your RPG Era

Feb 25th, 2021 11m 29s

Hey Storytellers,In today's episode, we cover different eras as an overview. Using the Greek understanding of Golden, Silver, Bronze and Clay age of Humanity we talk about this in RPG terms.Check out our newest book - Human NPC's: 84 Complete N

GM 101: How to Move Forward in Time Quickly in Your RPG

Feb 24th, 2021 7m 48s

Hey Storytellers,In one of my campaigns, I wanted to tell a story about the players hunting down a particular villain. I didn't want this game to last more than about 8 months of real-time and I didn't want to spend a year of in-game time that

GM 101: Combat Traps

Feb 23rd, 2021 8m 3s

Hey Storytellers,In our last episode, we covered if you should use traps or not. One really nasty thing to do is to incorporate them into a mini-boss encounter. Check out our newest book - Human NPC's: 84 Complete NPC's for 5th edition to use i

GM 101: Should You Use Traps in Your RPG?

Feb 20th, 2021 8m 59s

Hey Storytellers,Do you need traps in your RPG? Do you need to create a dungeon where every room somehow has a 20,000 GP trap designed to kill your players?Check out our newest book - Human NPC's: 84 Complete NPC's for 5th edition to use in you

GM 101: Scaling the Challenge Rating in the Middle of a Conflict

Feb 19th, 2021 8m 42s

Hey Storytellers,Sometimes in the middle of a conflict, you realize that your players are running through it too fast. So what do you do about that?Check out our newest book - Human NPC's: 84 Complete NPC's for 5th edition to use in your RPG in

GM 101: Scaling the Challenge Rating for Different Player Types in Your RPG

Feb 18th, 2021 12m

Hey Storytellers,In today's episode, we will cover how to scale the challenge rating of your encounters (up or down) depending on the players around your table. Check out our newest book - Human NPC's: 84 Complete NPC's for 5th edition to use i

GM 101: How to Transition to Custom Made RPG Adventures

Feb 17th, 2021 10m 51s

Hey Storytellers,Eventually, you may be ready to make your own custom RPG adventure and even campaign. This entire podcast is dedicated to helping you do just that and if you already make custom RPG's then our podcast is designed to give you mo

GM 101: Using One-Off Adventures Together to Form a Complete Story

Feb 16th, 2021 7m 26s

Hey Storytellers,The next step to running a premade is learning how to string together one-off adventures if you want to run these cheaply either from free adventures on the internet or with some patreons dedicated to these.Check out our newest

GM 101: How to Start as a New Game Master

Feb 13th, 2021 9m 19s

Hey Storytellers,Today we answer the question about what is the easiest way to get into being a Game Master. Check out our newest book - Human NPC's: 84 Complete NPC's for 5th edition to use in your RPG in minutes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0

GM 101: How to Recover from Ruined Plot Hooks

Feb 12th, 2021 8m 18s

Hey Storytellers,In today's episode, we cover what to do if your players kill your plot hook or just decide they don't want to do the adventure and want to do something else. Check out our newest book - Human NPC's: 84 Complete NPC's for 5th ed

GM 101: How to Create a Good NPC for Your RPG

Feb 11th, 2021 12m 54s

Hey Storytellers,In today's episode, we will cover how to create a backstory for your good NPC's in your stories. Check out our newest book - Human NPC's: 84 Complete NPC's for 5th edition to use in your RPG in minutes: https://www.amazon.com/

GM 101: How to Create a Villain for Your RPG

Feb 10th, 2021 9m 46s

Hey Storytellers,In today's episode, we talk about how to create a memorable villain. Check out our newest book - Human NPC's: 84 Complete NPC's for 5th edition to use in your RPG in minutes: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08TCKRZTM/ Check out our

GM 101: How to Know if You Are Planning Enough in Your RPG

Feb 9th, 2021 10m 57s

Hey Storytellers,This isn't a plug for our course "Just Enough Planning" (https://skullrpg.com/just-enough-planning-course/). Instead, we are covering how much planning you may feel comfortable with as a game master. Check out our newest book