Tips and tricks to be the best Dungeon Master you can be! Taylor and Justin bring you into the world of Dungeons & Dragons and other TTRPGs through this educational and comedic podcast. Weekly episodes will cover a wide array of themes and topics. And along the way, they fall victim to the disruptive, yet hilarious, tangent. So grab your armor, sharpen your blade, and pack your spellbook... it’s time to roll Initiative!
This week it’s Halloween! So we’re talkin’ scary and we’re stayin’ scary… D&D Monsters. Some of them are so ubiquitous that even people unfamiliar with D&D have heard of them. So which monsters should Dungeon Masters use, and then how do we use them? We’re covering 7 Monsters that will scare your whole table!
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21 Oct 2026
Ep.148 - Horror 101
This week, keeping with the spooky theme, we’re talking about one of the most divisive genres on the planet: … Horror! We’re going to discuss the genre, breaking it down so that Dungeon Masters can pull from this terrifying toolbox! What makes horror what it is and how do we incorporate it into our TTRPGs? Let’s find out!
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14 Oct 2026
Ep.147 - Put Resident Evil into your D&D Game
This week, in celebration of Spooky Month, we are going EVIL!… but not just any kind of Evil… Resident Evil! That’s right, gang! This episode, we’re breaking down how a Dungeon Master could bring the vibes and story of the Resident Evil franchise to their D&D game! So whether or not you’re a Barbarian, grab your Weapons, because we’re jumping into Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil!
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Dale Daniels Jr
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