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• September 18, 2017

  Episode 8: Craig Charest & Magic Items

  In this episode we talk to Craig Chapman about magic items. We go over some basic tips on when to give them out to your players, and also talk about some of the ins & outs of creating brand new ones for your players.If you’ve got questions you...

• September 04, 2017

  Episode 7: Ayla Collins & Being A New DM

  This episode is a bit more freeform – we talk to Ayla Collins about what it’s like to be a new DM, things we’ve all discovered, and the stuff we love about being a DM.If you’ve got questions you’d like us to dive into, get in touch on Facebook or ...

• August 21, 2017

  Episode 6: Joeseph Stilwell & Historical Inspiration

  This episode we find ourselves talking to Joseph Stilwell about getting inspiration from ancient history, as well as myths and legends. Want advice on how to use historical figures as templates for creating good NPCs? Or maybe you want to adapt a ...

• August 07, 2017

  Episode 5: Sean Hobbis & Scope and Campaign Length

  In this episode we talk to Sean Hobbis about managing campaign scope and length. As a newer DM, it can be useful to reign in your scope and focus on a single city or region, instead of trying to create a whole world from scratch. We go over a few ...

• July 24, 2017

  Episode 4: Anna Braumberger & Player Schedules

  This episode we talk to Anna about dealing with scheduling games when everybody has a crazy schedule. How do you deal with a player missing a session, or multiple sessions in a row?If you’ve got questions you’d like us to dive into, get in touch o...

• July 10, 2017

  Episode 3: Craig Chapman & The Impact of Death

  In this episode we talk to Craig Chapman about what to do when a character dies at the table. How do you deal with the emotions at the table? How do you deal with things like getting a character resurrected?If you’ve got questions you’d like us to...

• June 15, 2017

  Episode 2: Jason Romein & Building Encounters

  Our buddy Jason Romein has been DM-ing for 20 years, and has plenty of experience building encounters. We talk to him about the basics of building encounters that will challenge your players, and give them plenty of opportunities to shine.If you’...

• May 18, 2017

  Episode 1: Ray Blackmore & Session Zero

  Hey! Welcome to our very first episode.Today we sit down to talk with our buddy Ray, who has nearly two decades ofDM-ing experience. The topic is Session Zero. If you’ve never heard of SessionZero, you’re in luck! In this episode we go over some o...

• May 15, 2017

  Episode 0: Introduction!

  Hey folks.We’re the DMs of Vancouver. We’re two new DMs, who are looking to get better at being Dungeon Masters for our friends. To do this, we figured we’d sit down and talk with our other friends who have decades of DM experience and pick their ...

• April 22, 2017

  Welcome to the DMs of Vancouver!

  Welcome to our humble site!If you want to know more about what’s going on here, check outour about page.We hope to be posting one episode a month at first. Once we get the hang of thiswhole podcasting thing ( scheduling, editing, etc ), we’re goin...