Game Master’s Journey is a discussion podcast for GMs and players of 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 often uses Dungeons & Dragons as an example, but many of the topics are relevant to all RPGs. Lex also discusses the creation of his homebrew D&D setting, Primordia, providing a valuable worldbuilding resource for GMs creating their own setting.
Lex explores the Star Trek Adventures RPG. Although this is a game with a lot of flaws, there are some cool ideas and innovations you can apply to any...
In this worldbuilding episode, Lex explores how to created a world your players are invested in and how to increase player interest in the setting. Le...
Lex returns to Game Master's Journey to discuss worldbuilding. In the first of a two episode series, Lex talks about how to use cliches in your game. ...
In this worldbuilding episode, Lex explores how to created a world your players are invested in and how to increase player interest in the setting. Le...
Lex returns to Game Master's Journey to discuss worldbuilding. In the first of a two episode series, Lex talks about how to use cliches in your game. ...
In the season 14 finale episode, Lex revisits his discussion of degrees of failure, success at a cost and player agency. He also talks about some of h...
Lex discusses reskinning or redesigning a class that doesn’t fit your campaign instead of removing it. Just as the classes available to play in a camp...
For many DMs the default assumption is that all the player character options in the Player’s Handbook should be allowed in their game. However, one of...
For many DMs the default assumption is that all the player character options in the Player’s Handbook should be allowed in their game. However, one of...