The Dungeon Master's Handbook Podcast

Quick update on how I'm doing and thoughts on in-person events.

After hitting a point in May, I've been taking care of my mental health. Slowly getting back into gaming. Plus, No Man's Sky!

By Crom, I've finally reached the (infamous) Barbarian class as I read through 1st edition AD&D's Unearthed Arcana! This episode, I review the class and share if I'd use it in my campaign. What do you think?! Leave me a voice message and let me know what you think or ask questions if you have them! (312) 625-8281‬ (US/Canada)  You can also leave a message on Anchor: anchor.fm/thedungeonmastershandbook/message  or email me at chgowiz@gmail.com.   I blog at: https://chgowiz-games.blogspot.com I stream at: http://twitch.tv/chgowiz  Credits Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK) All music used with permission.

Join me as I continue my a series of episodes where I read through the (in)famous supplement to AD&D: Unearthed Arcana! Will I use UA in my campaign? Let's find out! This episode, I cover the Paladin, the Druid and the Fighter. I found some surprising elements in each, see what I think about the changes to each class! Show Notes Links: Con of Champions - (May 23-25, 2020) - https://tabletop.events/conventions/con-of-champions What do you think?! Leave me a voice message and let me know what you think or ask questions if you have them! (312) 625-8281‬ (US/Canada) You can also leave a message on Anchor: anchor.fm/thedungeonmastershandbook/message  or email me at chgowiz@gmail.com. I stream at: http://twitch.tv/chgowiz Credits Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK) All music used with permission.

Join me as I continue my a series of episodes where I read through the (in)famous supplement to AD&D: Unearthed Arcana! Will I use UA in my campaign? Let's find out! This episode gets into the classes section of UA, where I discover and consider the cavalier! I had a lot of fun considering the options presented, but let's see if it will make it into my campaign as a PC option. What do you think?! Leave me a voice message and let me know what you think or ask questions if you have them! (312) 625-8281‬ (US/Canada) You can also leave a message on Anchor: anchor.fm/thedungeonmastershandbook/message  or email me at chgowiz@gmail.com. I blog at: https://chgowiz-games.blogspot.com/ and stream at: http://twitch.tv/chgowiz Credits Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK) All music used with permission.

I've decided to pick up the (in)famous supplement to AD&D: Unearthed Arcana! Join me as I begin a series of episodes where I read through the book and see what all the controversy is about. Will I use UA in my campaign? Let's find out! This episode is the introduction to the series, and I go over the comeliness attribute option and the rules expansions for races and sub-races. What do you think?! Leave me a voice message and let me know what you think or ask questions if you have them! (312) 625-8281‬ (US/Canada) You can also leave a message on Anchor: anchor.fm/thedungeonmastershandbook/message  or email me at chgowiz@gmail.com. Find episode posts and other D&D content on my blog: chgowiz-games.blogspot.com - I stream at: http://twitch.tv/chgowiz Credits Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK) All music used with permission.

It's been a month or so since I've caught up with my call-ins, and I have plenty of observations and questions from some other great podcasters! This is a bit longer than my usual episode, but I hope you enjoy!!  Thanks to these great folks for the call-ins and messages! Nerds RPG Variety Cast - Jason Gothridge Manor - Tim Shorts Roleplay Rescue - Che Webster Hindsightless / Weal or Woe - Joe Richter Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi - Menion (aka Rob) Thank you for listening and calling in! Show Notes and Links: Target 20 (link to Delta/Daniel Collin's blogpost on D&D combat algorithms) Philotomy's Combat Sequences  (link to PDF of Philotomy's OD&D Musings which include this sequence) The Domesday Book (PDF of essay by S. James Ross on Medieval Demongraphics in RPGs) Road stops for overland adventures (blogpost of mine on generating road stops/rest areas during your game) My interview on Hobbs & Friends podcast What do you think?! Leave me a voice message and let me know what you think or ask questions if you have them! (312) 625-8281‬ (US/Canada) You can also leave a message on Anchor: anchor.fm/thedungeonmastershandbook/message  or email me at chgowiz@gmail.com. Find episode posts and other D&D content on my blog: chgowiz-games.blogspot.com - I stream at: http://twitch.tv/chgowiz Credits Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK) All music used with permission.

A recent question on the AD&D subreddit (/r/adnd) serves as the topic for this episode - regarding the rules around pursuit and evasion in both the dungeon and wilderness. This is also my first ever streamed recording session! I had two supporters ask some great questions after the recording. Stream recording: https://youtu.be/YrzWX6l2atI  What do you think?! Leave me a voice message and let me know what you think or ask questions if you have them! (312) 625-8281‬ (US/Canada) You can also leave a message on Anchor: anchor.fm/thedungeonmastershandbook/message  or email me at chgowiz@gmail.com. Find episode posts and other D&D content on my blog: chgowiz-games.blogspot.com - I stream at: http://twitch.tv/chgowiz Credits Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK) All music used with permission.

A quick episode to talk about what's going on with my shelter-in-place gaming life. Lots of changes and I'm very busy these days!  What do you think?! Leave me a voice message and let me know what you think or ask questions if you have them! (312) 625-8281‬ (US/Canada) You can also leave a message on Anchor: anchor.fm/thedungeonmastershandbook/message  or email me at chgowiz@gmail.com. Find episode posts and other D&D content on my blog: chgowiz-games.blogspot.com  Credits Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK) All music used with permission.

My first guest on The Dungeon Master's Handbook! I interview my wife who has been the player in our 11 year one on one OD&D campaign. She talks about what makes it work for her and answers questions from redditors! Show Notes Link to a very old wiki I maintained for the 1 on 1 campaign: https://the-vale-solo-campaign.obsidianportal.com/ What do you think?! Leave me a voice message and let me know what you think or ask questions if you have them! (312) 625-8281‬ (US/Canada) You can also leave a message on Anchor: anchor.fm/thedungeonmastershandbook/message  or email me at chgowiz@gmail.com. Find episode posts and other D&D content on my blog: chgowiz-games.blogspot.com  Credits Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK) All music used with permission.

In this episode, I take a break from AD&D and talk about a different gaming love - how I combined OD&D and the Ultima CRPG setting from the early 80s into a great homebrew RPG game! Show Notes Links to my Ultima/OD&D Game "Siege Perilous" Players Rulebook: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwiMsojGKI2KUldjYjRGRXhNWjg Game Referee's Guide: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BwiMsojGKI2KT29LTWdWdms4TW8 Inspirations and Sources Swords & Wizardry White Box (this page has links to all free PDF versions of Swords & Wizardry): http://snw.smolderingwizard.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=4 Skathros's Swords & Wizardry Companion: http://swcompanion.wikidot.com/ Minimal Space Combat by Timothy Swenson: http://www.oocities.org/svenqhj/MSCbook.pdf Ultima Codex Wiki: http://wiki.ultimacodex.com/wiki/Main_Page What do you think?! Leave me a voice message and let me know what you think or ask questions if you have them! (312) 625-8281‬ (US/Canada) You can also leave a message on Anchor: anchor.fm/the-dungeon-masters-handbook/message  or email me at chgowiz@gmail.com. Find episode posts and other D&D content on my blog: chgowiz-games.blogspot.com  Credits Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK) All music used with permission.

In this episode, I wrap up my attempt to demystify AD&D combat with a correction, some odds-ends and Weapons vs. AC!  What do you think?!  Leave me a voice message and let me know what you think or ask questions if you have them! (312) 625-8281‬ (US/Canada) You can also leave a message on Anchor: anchor.fm/the-dungeon-masters-handbook/message   Find episode posts and other D&D content on my blog: chgowiz-games.blogspot.com   Credits Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK) Stinger music by TJ Drennon - Check out his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/TJD/ Stinger music by Nightingale - https://www.looperman.com/users/profile/207475 All music used with permission.

There have been many attempts to house-rule and update AD&D Initiative/Surprise rules to make it more "realistic." I visit one of those alternative systems from an email I received, as well as talk about what happened with my player that I thought was leaving my campaign! Plus... I'm nervous about a new type of game! You can find the show notes with links to resources on my blog at: https://chgowiz-games.blogspot.com/2020/02/podcast-episode-29-realistic-ad.html What do you think?!? Leave me a voice message and let me know what you think or ask questions if you have them! (312) 625-8281‬ (US/Canada) You can also leave a message on Anchor: anchor.fm/the-dungeon-masters-handbook/message  Credits Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK) Stinger music by TJ Drennon - Check out his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/TJD/ Stinger music by Nightingale - https://www.looperman.com/users/profile/207475 All music used with permission.

A lot of games over the past couple of weeks, and some lessons learned as a DM! Come listen as I share about running boss battles, using random events in interesting ways and how a big reveal had me worried that I'd lost a player! Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK) Stinger music by TJ Drennon - Check out his Patreon page at https://www.patreon.com/TJD/!

This is a VERY special episode and it's an experiment! David, player of Eadwig from my Etinerra campaign, submitted a fantastic adventurer's journal entry that I simply had to share. I've been listening to other spoken word/voice acting podcasts and thought I'd try my hand at reading the journal entry with some effects! I hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed creating it! Let me know what you think! Leave me a voice message and let me know what you think or ask questions if you have them! (312) 625-8281‬ (US/Canada) You can also leave a message on Anchor: anchor.fm/the-dungeon-masters-handbook/message  Find episode posts and other D&D content on my blog: chgowiz-games.blogspot.com  Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

Mr. Goblin's Henchman of Goblins Henchmen Podcast (https://anchor.fm/ghench) sent a message with two questions about AD&D - Magic Resistance and how spellbooks work in my campaign. I had great fun sharing the answers! Leave me a voice message and let me know what you think or ask questions if you have them! (312) 625-8281‬ (US/Canada) You can also leave a message on Anchor: anchor.fm/the-dungeon-masters-handbook/message  Find episode posts and other D&D content on my blog: chgowiz-games.blogspot.com  Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

I'm challenging conventional wisdom that AD&D by-the-book combat is too difficult! In this episode, I visit initiative one more time to talk about melee with a spell-caster, and then I cover charging. Leave me a voice message and let me know what you think! (312) 625-8281‬ (US/Canada) Leave a message on Anchor: anchor.fm/the-dungeon-masters-handbook/message Links from episode: My AD&D Combat Cheat Sheet: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1buc4Iubou-bH7V1Ud-h_4SkHm9wfm64a Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

My thoughts on the OSR of the past 2019 and coming 2020. As well, I answer call-ins from listeners and other podcasters!  John Alan Large of Red Dice Diaries (https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries) - Wargames in a D&D Campaign Che Webseter of Roleplay Rescue (https://anchor.fm/jbpublishing) - Thanks! Joe aka The Blind Rat of Hindsightless (https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9) - Kind words and why a spreadsheet for D&D 3.5? Tim Shorts of Gothridge Manor (https://anchor.fm/gothridgemanor) - Driving podcasts and attracting folks to the OSR Mr. Goblin's Henchman of Goblins Henchmen (https://anchor.fm/ghench) - Thanks and making init his own. Leave me a voice message and let me know what you think! (312) 625-8281‬ (US/Canada) On Anchor: anchor.fm/the-dungeon-masters-handbook/message  Find episode posts and other D&D content on my blog: chgowiz-games.blogspot.com  Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

Taking a cue from how Tim Shorts of Gothridge Manor Podcast makes episodes in his car, I do some philosophizing about attracting players to old school games. I also talk about the difficulties of some of the elders of the RPG community have with the changing world. On behalf of the Shorten family, we want to wish each and everyone of you a very Happy Holiday! Merry Christmas, if you celebrate. May your season be joyful and full of fellowship and games! I'll have a "end of year wrapup" next week and then we'll get back to AD&D crunchy topics in January! eave me a voice message and let me know what you think! (312) 625-8281‬ (US/Canada) OR on Anchor: anchor.fm/the-dungeon-masters-handbook/message  Find episode posts and other D&D content on my blog: chgowiz-games.blogspot.com Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

Bonus episode with Call-ins from listeners and other podcasters!  Josh Beckelhimer of JB Publishing (https://anchor.fm/jbpublishing) - Breaking assumptions  John Alan Large of Red Dice Diaries (https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries) - How do I keep interest in a 10 year campaign  Joe aka The Blind Rat of Hindsightless (https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9) - Why do secret reaction rolls? Different dice rolls. Leave me a voice message and let me know what you think! (312) 625-8281‬ (US/Canada) On Anchor: anchor.fm/the-dungeon-masters-handbook/message  Find episode posts and other D&D content on my blog: chgowiz-games.blogspot.com  Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

I'm challenging conventional wisdom that AD&D by-the-book combat is too difficult! In this episode, I review surprise and initiative and those dreaded words/phrases: "segments" and "weapon speed". Let's learn and see that a bit of crunchy AD&D combat doesn't have to be hard! Leave me a voice message and let me know what you think! (312) 625-8281‬ (US/Canada) On Anchor: anchor.fm/the-dungeon-masters-handbook/message My AD&D Combat Cheat Sheet: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1buc4Iubou-bH7V1Ud-h_4SkHm9wfm64a Find episode posts and other D&D content on my blog: chgowiz-games.blogspot.com Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

I've had a busy couple of weeks with a lot of games, so I share some of the things I've learned and observed. Plus, I get to a topic that I've really been looking forward to doing - demystifying AD&D combat! I share some opinions on why I think AD&D by-the-book combat gets a bad rap, and I set the stage for the next couple of podcast episodes that dive deep. Enjoy! Leave me a voice message and let me know what you think! (312) 625-8281‬ (US/Canada) or on Anchor: anchor.fm/the-dungeon-masters-handbook/message Find episode posts and other D&D content at my blog here: chgowiz-games.blogspot.com Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

In this episode, I catch up on a couple of my AD&D games, as well as getting some momentum in playing my one on one OD&D campaign with my wife. Then I cover how I create towns and cities for my campaigns. Leave me a Voicemail Message!  https://anchor.fm/the-dungeon-masters-handbook/message Links from Episode: The Domesday Book - Medieval Demographics Made Easy Random Roadstop Generator Village Generator Jeff Rient's 20 Questions to Start a Campaign Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

Surprise! I promised no set schedule for this podcast, and yet here I am, a week later, with another episode. I DM'd quite a bit of AD&D last week, so I thought I would cover some of the more interesting elements: How I DM overland adventures Playing a strange race that is very alien in thought A quickie on AD&D by-the-book combat What happens when a thief fails to pick a lock I also talk a bit about my son, Vincent Victor, who lost his life last week. Leave me a message! Did you know that you can leave me voice messages on Anchor.fm? That's pretty damn cool! If you're listening to it there, click the "Send voice message" button. Or, use this handy link: https://anchor.fm/the-dungeon-masters-handbook/message Three Hexes 'Zine! I've created a 'zine for my Three Hexes blog series and campaign starter approach. First issue is here - please give it a read!  https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/293954/Three-Hexes-Zine-1?manufacturers_id=2806 I'd love to hear your questions, comments or if you just want to say "Hi!" Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK) Episode Artwork by Mark Allen (http://www.marjasall.com/)

From the unlikeliest of places came a great idea on how to continue this podcast! I talk about the current state of my campaign games, a few changes and future episodes. Thank you so much for the kind comments in the past year - I hope you continue to enjoy the show! Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

In this episode, Michael talks about how he populates his dungeons with monsters and treasures. Also, some trivia behind the lead-in music!

In this episode, I share how I came up with some logical, consistent weather rules and how I base that weather on the real world. It was a long journey through random charts and blog posts to get here, but I finally have a system that I'm happy with!  Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF)  Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

This episode, I talk through an example of what I do to play wargames in my campaign world - the tools I use, how I use them. There are links below to the books I use as inspiration and to my rules and records I use. Hopefully this brings together what I've been talking about the past few episodes. See here for links to books and files:  Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF)  Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

In this second of two parts, I finish talking about one of my favorite aspects of my D&D campaign world - wargaming alongside my D&D gaming in the same campaign. I share how I set up my campaign and the tools/books I use to help me.

In this first of two parts, I talk about one of my favorite aspects of my D&D campaign world - wargaming alongside my D&D gaming in the same campaign. It's full of challenges and considerations, but the payoff is so much fun!  Links from this episode: Battle of McGillicuddy's Farm: http://oldguyrpg.blogspot.com/2011/04/chainmail-battle-of-mcguillicuddys-farm.html (Campaign lore from a wargame battle) Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF)  Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

In this episode, I take a break from talking about creating and running old-school style D&D campaigns to answer some questions that I've gotten from listeners. Thank you for the questions and please keep sending them in! I answer: How I make a wandering monster chart How I make the first level of a dungeon How I run wilderness campaigns PS! Once again, I had allergies, sorry if I sound so quiet! Allergy season was here in the Chicagoland area when I recorded this!  Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF)  Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

In this episode, Michael talks about how he's extended his campaign from the tabletop into the virtual world, running play-by-post and VTT games from his campaign world. Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

In this episode, Michael looks at how he makes his maps for his campaign world, tools he uses and how he approaches mapping in general. Link to Worldographer by Inkwell Ideas: http://worldographer.com/ PS! I'm really sorry my voice sounds so froggy! Allergy season is here in the Chicagoland area and I guess it's affecting me more than I realized! Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

Michael's just returned from GaryCon and had to share three lessons that he learned from running and playing in convention games. Plus, the nerdiest confession you'll hear all day, guaranteed! Three Hexes Blog Series mentioned in the podcast: https://chgowiz-games.blogspot.com/search/label/Three%20Hexes Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

In this episode, Michael talks about the ongoing 1-on-1 campaign (using the 1974 Original D&D rules) that he runs for his wife - thePrincessWife. 1-on-1 games have some interesting challenges and are a lot of fun to play! Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

In this episode, Michael explains the ways he has houseruled and modified Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1st Edition to his liking. He covers things like: Different combat mechanic and combat sequence -  no segments here! Encumbrance and counterspelling Expanding paladins and the all-mighty d30 dice Links mentioned in this episode are: Michael/Chgowiz's Houserules Document for the Chronicles of Etinerra Campaign https://docs.google.com/document/d/14ZXouC--Yyj3-CcDukJPI3FqVeVT794lWKUgWZHMhQ4/edit?usp=sharing Target20 mechanic by Daniel Collins http://www.oedgames.com/target20/ Philotomy's OD&D Musings (Writings by Jason Cone, PDF by Jason Vey) http://www.grey-elf.com/philotomy.pdf Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

In this episode, Michael explains how he finally found his Holy Grail - having a D&D game with a seamless transition from mass combat to 1:1 combat, and it was very easy! Books/Supplements mentioned in this episode are: Book of War by Daniel Collins Printed version: http://www.lulu.com/shop/daniel-collins/original-edition-delta-book-of-war/paperback/product-17158134.html PDF version: http://www.lulu.com/shop/daniel-collins/original-edition-delta-book-of-war/ebook/product-17391327.html The Fellowship - Supplement to Book of War by Michael Shorten Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

In this episode, Michael talks about when things didn't go exactly as planned in his campaign and how he handled it. He talks about: When his initial ideas didn't work Trouble players When real life interfered Mistakes in rulings TPKs (Total Party Kills) Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

In this short episode, Michael cover the benefits and challenges of running multiple different games in your campaign - at the same time! It might feel like fighting a multi-headed dragon, but it's really a lot of fun! Happy New Year! Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

In this episode, Michael talks about the things he ran into as he continued to run his new sandbox campaign over the next few months and years. He covers: Keeping the campaign fresh and dynamic Dealing with player scheduling How he awards XP And other great tips and tricks. Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

In this episode, Michael finishes talking about starting a sandbox campaign old school style. Don't let the myths and hype fool you. You don't need a lot to jump right into some great gaming! Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

Sandbox campaigns, one of the hallmarks of an old school AD&D D&D campaign, are easy to get started! Don't let the myths and hype fool you. You don't need a lot to jump right into some great gaming! Michael covers three tools that he uses to get the adventure started. Links mentioned in the show: Obsidian Portal campaign wiki - https://www.obsidianportal.com Hex map software - http://www.worldographer.com Intro music: Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) Outro music: Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK)

This episode, I cover how I put together a rockin’ AD&D convention game in under 5 hours! I had only a few days till GameHoleCon in November, and I hadn’t written my game yet. I pulled a few tricks out of the old Dungeon Master’s hat and wrote a great game. You can too!

This episode, Michael “Chgowiz” introduces himself and this brand new podcast that will focus on how to Dungeon Master an old school Dungeons & Dragons game. Michael talks about his AD&D/D&D background and what he’s going to do with this podcast. Plus, this was a great way to shake off the nervousness of doing something he’s never done before!