Castos https://roll-mates.castos.com Greg is an experienced DM. Allie is a novice player. What keeps their marriage together? Learning about Dungeons and Dragons together! In each episode, Allie asks Greg a question about D&D. The answers can help new players learn the game and experienced players think about it in new and interesting ways. Topics cover everything from mechanics and how-tos... all the way to pop-culture analyses and campaign reviews. Grab your sword, grab your dice, and get ready for some insightfully rambly conversation about Dungeons and Dragons. Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:22:00 +0000 en © 2020 US https://episodes.castos.com/5fc7919f27b383-30085050/images/rollmates.jpg https://roll-mates.castos.com Greg is an experienced DM. Allie is a novice player. What keeps their marriage together? Learning about Dungeons and Dragons together! In each episode, Allie asks Greg a question about D&D. The answers can help new players learn the game and experienced players think about it in new and interesting ways. Topics cover everything from mechanics and how-tos... all the way to pop-culture analyses and campaign reviews. Grab your sword, grab your dice, and get ready for some insightfully rambly conversation about Dungeons and Dragons. Gregory and Allie McMillan episodic Greg is an experienced DM. Allie is a novice player. What keeps their marriage together? Learning about Dungeons and Dragons together! In each episode, Allie asks Greg a question about D&D. The answers can help new players learn the game and experienced players think about it in new and interesting ways. Topics cover everything from mechanics and how-tos... all the way to pop-culture analyses and campaign reviews. Grab your sword, grab your dice, and get ready for some insightfully rambly conversation about Dungeons and Dragons. Gregory and Allie McMillan alliennimmons@gmail.com false https://feeds.castos.com/02707 yes Tue, 19 Oct 2021 17:22:00 +0000 Gregory and Allie McMillan https://roll-mates.castos.com/podcasts/16877/episodes/episode-12-all-about-backgrounds https://roll-mates.castos.com/episodes/episode-12-all-about-backgrounds 12 false 00:50:04 Thu, 14 Oct 2021 16:47:00 +0000 Gregory and Allie McMillan https://roll-mates.castos.com/podcasts/16877/episodes/episode-12-building-an-adventure-with-jim-evans https://roll-mates.castos.com/episodes/episode-12-building-an-adventure-with-jim-evans In this super special episode, Greg chats with his long-time friend and DND nerd - Jim Evans! Greg and Jim discuss all things building aventures. This is definitely an episode you cannot miss if you're a DM!

]]> full false In this super special episode, Greg chats with his long-time friend and DND nerd - Jim Evans! Greg and Jim discuss all things building aventures. This is definitely an episode you cannot miss if you're a DM!

]]> 00:47:35 Wed, 06 Oct 2021 13:21:00 +0000 Gregory and Allie McMillan https://roll-mates.castos.com/podcasts/16877/episodes/session-11-loot-and-xp https://roll-mates.castos.com/episodes/session-11-loot-and-xp Allie really likes loot, but she doesn't really understand how DMs know what loot to give when to who and why. Luckily Greg does... sort of.

]]> full 11 false Allie really likes loot, but she doesn't really understand how DMs know what loot to give when to who and why. Luckily Greg does... sort of.

]]> 00:54:13 Thu, 30 Sep 2021 18:12:00 +0000 Gregory and Allie McMillan https://roll-mates.castos.com/podcasts/16877/episodes/session-10-downtime https://roll-mates.castos.com/episodes/session-10-downtime In this mini-session, Greg flies solo and explains why downtime can be such a great thing for your session!

]]> 10 false In this mini-session, Greg flies solo and explains why downtime can be such a great thing for your session!

]]> 00:30:46 Wed, 15 Sep 2021 22:55:00 +0000 Gregory and Allie McMillan https://roll-mates.castos.com/podcasts/16877/episodes/session-9-minmaxing https://roll-mates.castos.com/episodes/session-9-minmaxing full 9 false 00:59:59 Wed, 08 Sep 2021 15:30:00 +0000 Gregory and Allie McMillan https://roll-mates.castos.com/podcasts/16877/episodes/session-8-what-makes-a-good-villain https://roll-mates.castos.com/episodes/session-8-what-makes-a-good-villain Allie and Greg like villains. Like, we really, really like villains. They pretty much make or break most stories for us. This week, Allie wants to know what makes a truly great D&D villain? What should you think about while homebrewing the villain of your story? What should you avoid? And how can DMs create villain their players will never forget?

]]> full 8 false Allie and Greg like villains. Like, we really, really like villains. They pretty much make or break most stories for us. This week, Allie wants to know what makes a truly great D&D villain? What should you think about while homebrewing the villain of your story? What should you avoid? And how can DMs create villain their players will never forget?

]]> 01:03:41 Wed, 01 Sep 2021 13:58:00 +0000 Gregory and Allie McMillan https://roll-mates.castos.com/podcasts/16877/episodes/session-7-dm-horror-stories https://roll-mates.castos.com/episodes/session-7-dm-horror-stories Allie and Greg are big fans of watching/listening to the horror stories other people share from their worst DnD sessions. There are tons of ways players can ruin the games, but most fall into specific categories. In this episode, Allie and Greg discuss how DMs can prevent and troubleshoot problem players at the table.

]]> full 7 false Allie and Greg are big fans of watching/listening to the horror stories other people share from their worst DnD sessions. There are tons of ways players can ruin the games, but most fall into specific categories. In this episode, Allie and Greg discuss how DMs can prevent and troubleshoot problem players at the table.

]]> 00:56:05 Mon, 09 Aug 2021 15:38:00 +0000 Gregory and Allie McMillan https://roll-mates.castos.com/podcasts/16877/episodes/we-are-back-1 https://roll-mates.castos.com/episodes/we-are-back-1 Allie and Greg took a bit of a break, but they are coming back with new episodes of Roll Mates! 

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]]> 00:02:13 Mon, 01 Feb 2021 15:32:00 +0000 Gregory and Allie McMillan https://roll-mates.castos.com/podcasts/16877/episodes/session-6-what-is-the-best-campaign-and-why-is-it-curse-of-strahd https://roll-mates.castos.com/episodes/session-6-what-is-the-best-campaign-and-why-is-it-curse-of-strahd In this episode, Allie and Greg talk about what makes Curse of Strahd such an amazing campaign. Everything from the characters, settings, story structure... down to Strahd himself! This episode also features a very special guest co-host!

]]> full 6 false In this episode, Allie and Greg talk about what makes Curse of Strahd such an amazing campaign. Everything from the characters, settings, story structure... down to Strahd himself! This episode also features a very special guest co-host!

]]> 00:55:12 Mon, 11 Jan 2021 17:57:00 +0000 Gregory and Allie McMillan https://roll-mates.castos.com/podcasts/16877/episodes/session-5-lights-camera-actions-1 https://roll-mates.castos.com/episodes/session-5-lights-camera-actions-1 Actions are what makes D&D stand out against a lot of other game styles. But Allie is strugglign a little bit to understand exactly how they work and all the different types of actions. This episode is great for players who want to know how to manage their action economy, but also good for DMs who want to encourage creative use of actions in their games!

]]> full 5 false Actions are what makes D&D stand out against a lot of other game styles. But Allie is strugglign a little bit to understand exactly how they work and all the different types of actions. This episode is great for players who want to know how to manage their action economy, but also good for DMs who want to encourage creative use of actions in their games!

]]> 00:52:24 Mon, 04 Jan 2021 17:15:00 +0000 Gregory and Allie McMillan https://roll-mates.castos.com/podcasts/16877/episodes/session-4-good-dms-vs-bad-dms https://roll-mates.castos.com/episodes/session-4-good-dms-vs-bad-dms So many people have had their interest in D&D destroyed by bad DMs. If you want to be a DM, or are wondering if you're doing a good job, give this episode a listen! Greg walks through what makes a good DM, his own DM best practices, and some common pitfalls that can make your session less than critical.

]]> full 4 false So many people have had their interest in D&D destroyed by bad DMs. If you want to be a DM, or are wondering if you're doing a good job, give this episode a listen! Greg walks through what makes a good DM, his own DM best practices, and some common pitfalls that can make your session less than critical.

]]> 00:54:48 Mon, 28 Dec 2020 16:11:00 +0000 Gregory and Allie McMillan https://roll-mates.castos.com/podcasts/16877/episodes/session-3-races-classes-and-backgrounds-oh-my https://roll-mates.castos.com/episodes/session-3-races-classes-and-backgrounds-oh-my Allie often gets races, classes, and backgrounds mixed up. In this episode, Greg goes over what races and classes and background are for, how they help build characters, and things to keep in mind when choosing them. Soon to come - deep dives into specific races, classes, and backgrounds!

]]> full 3 false Allie often gets races, classes, and backgrounds mixed up. In this episode, Greg goes over what races and classes and background are for, how they help build characters, and things to keep in mind when choosing them. Soon to come - deep dives into specific races, classes, and backgrounds!

]]> 00:57:48 Mon, 14 Dec 2020 14:40:00 +0000 Gregory and Allie McMillan https://roll-mates.castos.com/podcasts/16877/episodes/session-2-why-the-heck-are-there-so-many-dice https://roll-mates.castos.com/episodes/session-2-why-the-heck-are-there-so-many-dice We all know the D20 (see our logo!) But there are a handful (wink, wink) of other kinds of dice. Not knowing what they are for or how to use them can make the game much slower and more complicated. In this episode, Greg explains the benefits of having different kinds of dice and why we need each and every one.

]]> full 2 false We all know the D20 (see our logo!) But there are a handful (wink, wink) of other kinds of dice. Not knowing what they are for or how to use them can make the game much slower and more complicated. In this episode, Greg explains the benefits of having different kinds of dice and why we need each and every one.

]]> 00:57:26 Mon, 07 Dec 2020 12:41:00 +0000 Gregory and Allie McMillan https://roll-mates.castos.com/podcasts/16877/episodes/session-1-what39s-up-with-alignments https://roll-mates.castos.com/episodes/session-1-what39s-up-with-alignments In this episode of Roll Mates, Allie and Greg talk through the Dungeons and Dragons alignment chart. Usually applied in memes to pop culture characters, they go through what each alignment signifies, apply a popular character to each alignment, point out which alignments aren't best for player characters to choose, and discuss why the alignment system is inherently flawed.

]]> full 1 false In this episode of Roll Mates, Allie and Greg talk through the Dungeons and Dragons alignment chart. Usually applied in memes to pop culture characters, they go through what each alignment signifies, apply a popular character to each alignment, point out which alignments aren't best for player characters to choose, and discuss why the alignment system is inherently flawed.

]]> 00:57:00 Wed, 02 Dec 2020 21:38:00 +0000 Gregory and Allie McMillan https://roll-mates.castos.com/podcasts/16877/episodes/session-0-character-introductions-and-campaign-expectations https://roll-mates.castos.com/episodes/session-0-character-introductions-and-campaign-expectations In session 0, Allie and Greg introduce Roll Mates! They talk about their interests in Dungeons and Dragons, what the podcast will be about, and what listeners can expect from future episodes.

]]> trailer false In session 0, Allie and Greg introduce Roll Mates! They talk about their interests in Dungeons and Dragons, what the podcast will be about, and what listeners can expect from future episodes.

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