The time has come for your first session, session zero. Well... kinda. There's a bit to unpack there. Session 0s are great until they aren't when it comes to West Marches style campaigns. I'm here to explain why and help you identify when they start being not so great. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marchingwest/message

Marching West

Episode 6: Session 0

With the setup and the players all taken care of it's time to get everyone on the same page, and what better way to do that than an FAQ that anyone can refer to at any time for solid, consistent info about your game. I wrap up with an overview of the variant/optional rules I use in my game to enrich the variety of options and empower the players to take creative approaches to solve problems. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marchingwest/message

Episode 5: The FAQ and Variant/Optional Rules

This episode is going to be a dive into how I populate my world. No, not NPCs, those are covered off the cuff in How I Make Characters. This episode is about developing your campaign pitch and using the full power of various social media to cast that net wide and catch the players you're looking for! --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/marchingwest/message

Episode 4: Populating Your World

Sometimes you just gotta bullet it out and shoot from the hip. Rough outline of my method for creating characters. Hope you like it, hope it helps, most people are boring (that's an inside joke you gotta listen to get it).

How I Make Characters

Time to get something on paper, as it were. In this episode, we're gonna talk about world-building as it pertains to setting the tone for the rest of the campaign and some of the pros and cons of 6-mile and 24-mile hexes. Make sure to check out YouTube for the companion to this episode to see how I set my map up to be revealed as the game unfolds!

Episode 3: The Map and the Territory

In this episode I talk about some of the in browser and standalone tools I use to communicate with my players, organize my game, run my game, and create the maps my players see.

Episode 2: Tools of the Trade

Just a quick intro to the West Marches style of play. I talk about what it is, the benefits of it, and where I want to go with the podcast.

Episode 1: Marching West

For the past while I’ve been running a West Marches style Dungeons and Dragons campaign. I’ve had some great experiences and learned much. Now I want to impart some of the lessons I’ve learned through my own game onto other DMs who now stand where I once stood looking to start a West Marches campaign of their own.

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Marching West

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