Game Master's Journey
Game Master’s Journey is a discussion podcast for GMs and players of Dungeons & Dragons and other tabletop RPGs hosted by Lex Starwalker. The show explores strategies players and GMs can use to enhance the gaming experience for everyone at the table. Lex also discusses the creation of his homebrew D&D setting, Primordia, providing a valuable worldbuilding resource for DMs creating their own setting.
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Episodes (659)
My Ideal RPG System | GMJ 290
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My Approach to Game Mastering & Returning to the World of Darkness | GMJ 289
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Problem Solving & Combat | GMJ 288
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Game Master's Journey Grand Finale - Campaign Length | GMJ 287
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Star Trek Adventures: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly | GMJ 286
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Reflecting Diverse Cultures in Your World & Creating a World Your Players are In...
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Worldbuilding for Small-Scale Stories & Using Cliches | GMJ 284
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All Good Things... | DMJ 283
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PC Races & Subraces, Reskinning Classes, Mining from Previous Editions, Beyond P...
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Removing Classes from the PHB - Feedback | DMJ 281
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Maybe You DON'T Want to Use Everything in the Player's Handbook | DMJ 280
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Campaign Recap: For Whom the Bel Trolls & Where's Wahl, Though? | DMJ 279
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Creating a Monster | DMG Chapter 9 | DMJ 278
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Campaign Recap: Arkhan? No, Ar-CAN'T! & Pit Stop | DMJ 277
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Modifying a Monster & Creating Quick Monster Stats | DMG Chapter 9 | DMJ 276
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Matt Mercer's Heroic Chronicle from Explorer's Guide to Wildemount | DMJ 275
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Running Higher Level Characters in a Lower Level Adventure | DMJ 274
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Blood of the Avatars 26: S'up, Minotaur? | GMJ 273
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Blood of the Avatars 25: Arkhan's Tower | GMJ 272
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Blood of the Avatars 24: Highway to Hell | GMJ 271
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More Combat Options! | DMG Chapter 9: Dungeon Master's Workshop | GMJ 270
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Combat Options: Initiative Variants & Action Options | DMG Chapter 9: Dungeon Ma...
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Blood of the Avatars 23: Willim the Wondrous | GMJ 268
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Blood of the Avatars 22: Homecoming | GMJ 267
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Fear & Horror, Healing & Rest Variants, Plot Points and More! | DMG Chapter 9: D...
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Hero Points, Honor & Sanity | DMG Chapter 9: Dungeon Master's Workshop | GMJ 265
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Homebrewing Guidelines, Ability Options & Skill Variants | DMG Chapter 9: Dungeo...
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D&D Essentials Kit Review & Discussion | GMJ 263
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DMG Chapter 8: Running the Game: Combat, Chases, Diseases, Poisons, Madness & Ex...
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DMG Chapter 8: Running the Game: Exploration, Social Interaction & Objects | GMJ...
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DMG Chapter 8: Running the Game: The Role of the Dice | GMJ 260
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DMG Chapter 8: Running the Game: Table Rules | GMJ 259
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GM-to-GM Campaign Discussion | GMJ 258
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DMG Chapter 7: Treasure | GMJ 257
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DMG Chapter 6: Between Adventures: Downtime Activities | GMJ 256
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How to Run a Good Dungeon Crawl | GMJ 255
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Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage | GMJ 254
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Reveals & the Long Con, Initiative Revisited & Tailoring the Game to Your Group...
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Blood of the Avatars 21: Axis & Avatars | GMJ 252
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Hinterlands of Elandria 20: We Are SAMM | GMJ 251
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Hinterlands of Elandria 19: Legacy of the Night Elves | GMJ 250
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Hinterlands of Elandria 18: Glamour Bard Outlaw | GMJ 249
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Hinterlands of Elandria 17: Skedaddle Skedu | GMJ 248
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GMJ 247: Hinterlands of Elandria 16.2: Bacon Ninja Part 2
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GMJ 246: Hinterlands of Elandria 16.1: Bacon Ninja Part 1
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GMJ 245: Waterdeep: Dragon Heist Review
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GMJ 244: Hinterlands of Elandria 15.2: Explanations
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GMJ 243: Hinterlands of Elandria 15.1: Aftermath
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GMJ 242: DMG Chapter 6: Between Adventures: Linking Adventures Together into a C...
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GMJ 241: Hinterlands of Elandria 14.2: Ezryn the Mad
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