Archetypes of the Dungeon Master - Nerdcognito Episode 321

About this episode

The episode discusses various archetypes of Dungeon Masters and their impact on gameplay.

You know them. You are them. Dungeon Masters and DMing all fall into certain archetypes; today we breakdown the different categories -- good and bad -- and talk about how each impacts the table. It's a great conversation with RD, Kyle, Grim, and Siobhan! *** SUPPORT THE SHOW! Be a Check Mark Hero: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA *** Episode Sponsors and Affiliates We earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Looking for dice? ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognito⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code NERDCOGNITO to save 15%! Grab something from DriveThru! ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get YOUR T-shirt!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3D5xr0z⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop Amazon and Support the Show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3djotja

People in this episode

Guests: RD, Kyle, Grim, Siobhan

Topics covered

• Dungeon Master archetypes
• tabletop gaming
• role-playing games
• DMing styles
• game mechanics

Keywords

• Dungeon Master
• archetypes
• DMing
• tabletop games
• role-playing games

Sponsors

Only Crits, DriveThru, Amazon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: INFAMOUS Media Group

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