The Lonely Crowded Table

Trent Matteau
  • 5.0 (2)
  • Games
  • Updated Biweekly

Lets take a step back from the Dungeons and Dragons table and take a look at the whole picture, a lot of work goes into these games. The Lonely Crowded Table is here to explore world building, story telling, and game mechanics. Whether you're a new completely or a veteran at the table, this podcast is here to offer practical tips, fresh ideas, creative concepts and discussions about the whole process start to finish. Follow me as I break downs fundamentals of TTRPG story telling, and share person insights, all while providing a collaborative space for us to make your adventures more memorable, smooth, and entertaining for everyone.

Episodes

  1. Episode 5- Building World Shape and Lore Pt. 2

    09/02/2025

    Episode 5- Building World Shape and Lore Pt. 2

    Episode 5 is a continuation to 4, helping you build your world and using some tips and tools I use myself

    10 min
  2. Episode 4 - World Building Part 1

    02/03/2025

    Episode 4 - World Building Part 1

    Episode is the first of two parts discussing crafting the world you plan to play and expand on.

    10 min
  3. Episode 3- Creating Your Starting Quest

    01/21/2025

    Episode 3- Creating Your Starting Quest

    Episode 3 is here to get your table game going, continuing getting your game started as soon as possible, before we slow down and begin making is as fantastic as possible.

    12 min
  4. Episode 2- Creating your starting town

    01/13/2025

    Episode 2- Creating your starting town

    Episode 2 discusses creating a starting town, breaking it down in a way to hopefully give you more confidence in what can be the first hurdle in creating a campaign.

    9 min
  5. Episode 1- Session 0

    01/06/2025

    Episode 1- Session 0

    This is what I could consider to be step 1 in building a tabletop campaign. Feel free to email or contact me at TheLonelyCrowdedTable@gmail.com or @ThelonelyCrowdedTable on Instagram, thank you and I hope to hear from you and improve with you.

    8 min
  6. Episode 0 - Welcome to The Lonely Crowded Table

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    Episode 0 - Welcome to The Lonely Crowded Table

    This is the introductory episode, where I introduce myself and outline what you can expect in future episodes. Feel free to contact me and ask questions or pose discussion ideas and topics at TheLonelyCrowdedTable@gmail.com. Thank you and be sure to tune in January for Episode One.

    5 min

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Lets take a step back from the Dungeons and Dragons table and take a look at the whole picture, a lot of work goes into these games. The Lonely Crowded Table is here to explore world building, story telling, and game mechanics. Whether you're a new completely or a veteran at the table, this podcast is here to offer practical tips, fresh ideas, creative concepts and discussions about the whole process start to finish. Follow me as I break downs fundamentals of TTRPG story telling, and share person insights, all while providing a collaborative space for us to make your adventures more memorable, smooth, and entertaining for everyone.

Information

  • Creator
    Trent Matteau
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    6
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Trent Matteau
  • Show Website
    The Lonely Crowded Table