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How to Be a Better DM: Dungeon Master Tips for the DM Newbie, the Hobbyist and the Forever DM

How to Be a Better DM: Dungeon Master Tips for the DM Newbie, the Hobbyist and the Forever DM

De: Justin Lewis
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Learn how to be a better DM (Dungeon Master) so you can tell better stories for yourself and your friends. Learn things like how to start a campaign, how to create realistic NPCs, how to move the plot along, and how and why to use session 0's for your party. Join hosts Justin Lewis, Cayden Ottley and Tanner Weyland as they distill all the DM tips, tools and resources for the beginner DM, for the DM with a few years of experience and for the Forever DM who's been playing for 20 years. If you're sick of searching for things like, "How to create a homebrew DND campaign?", click the play button and listen to become the best dungeon master you ever could be! Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/betterdungeonmaster Discord Server: https://discord.gg/g77qt8quM2 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/howtobeabetterdmpodcast/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@session0studios YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/@session0studios Professional Dungeon Master Services: https://session0studios.com/dungeon-master-for-hire/ DM Coaching: https://session0studios.com/coaching/Justin Lewis
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  • Do Your Words Have Weight As A DM?

    Do Your Words Have Weight As A DM?
    Oct 9 2025

    Do you ever wish that players would just STOP and take things seriously for one minute?! After all, you want the next moment to FEEL important... but how can you do that? How can you add weight to your words? Namely, the type of weight that gets players to quiet down, lean forward, and think. It's not easy, but it is absolutely possible!
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    20 m
  • 4 Tools for Dungeon Master Improvement

    4 Tools for Dungeon Master Improvement
    Oct 2 2025

    Every DM wants to get better, but “improvement” can feel vague. In this episode, we break it down into four concrete tools you can use to actually level up your Dungeon Mastering—whether you’re running your first campaign or your fifth.


    The 4 Tools


    1. The Dungeon Master Level Up Guide

    • A free newsletter from Session 0 Studios that delivers practical advice and DM growth tips straight to your inbox.


    2. Record Your Sessions

    • Why listening back is one of the fastest ways to spot your blind spots.

    • Story: Grim casts Detect Thoughts—and how hearing it later changed how we thought about the moment.


    3. The After Action Report

    • A simple, repeatable reflection process:

    • What did we want to happen?

    • What actually happened?

    • Why did it happen?

    • What can we learn going forward?

    • Story: breaking down the last session at our own table.


    4. Content You Consume

    • People Management: The Like Switch, How to Win Friends and Influence People

    • Performance: YouTube channels like Improve Your Voice and PVImprov

    • Game Design: Game Maker’s Toolkit

    • Storytelling: Writing Excuses, Matt Colville, Mystic Arts, High Rollers


    These aren’t just entertainment—they’re study material for growing as a DM.


    Thanks for listening to today’s show. If you like our stuff and want to support us, here are some sponsor links and links to our other stuff:

    Worldsmith: http://session0studios.com/worldsmith

    Roll and Play Press:http://session0studios.com/rollandplay

    Phantasm Studios: https://session0studios.com/fantasms

    Monument Studios: session0studios.com/monumentstudios

    Discord: http://session0studios.com/discord

    Patreon:https://session0studios.com/patreon

    Dungeon Master Level Up Guide: https://session0studios.com/newsletter
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    11 m
  • How to Make Combat Encounters Fun Again: Part 3

    How to Make Combat Encounters Fun Again: Part 3
    Sep 18 2025

    Here are my tips:


    Use scatter terrain

    Use distance

    Use elevation

    Capture the Flag

    VIP

    Zombies

    Tag

    Hide and Seek

    Snatch and Grab

    Ingredient Gathering

    King of the Hill

    The Ground is Lava

    Shock and Awe

    Library Book

    The Shell Game

    Add Water Elements

    Add the Weather




    Thanks for listening to today’s show. If you like our stuff and want to support us, here are some sponsor links and links to our other stuff:

    Worldsmith: http://session0studios.com/worldsmith

    Roll and Play Press:http://session0studios.com/rollandplay

    Phantasm Studios: https://session0studios.com/fantasms

    Monument Studios: session0studios.com/monumentstudios

    Discord: http://session0studios.com/discord

    Patreon:https://session0studios.com/patreon

    Dungeon Master Level Up Guide: https://session0studios.com/newsletter
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    13 m
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it help me get my ideas in a more linear plot. thanks Justin Lewis for making this podcast.

very helpful

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