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Doppelgangers are terrifying shapeshifters that are in the game solely to make an already paranoid group of players even more so.  After all, how can you trust anyone if anyone could be lying about who and what they are?  In this episode, I give you some common motivations for these monsters and tips for introducing them into your game.
 
#dmtips #doppelgangers #dnd #pathfinder #pathfinder2e
 
Resources:
The Monsters Know What They’re Doing:  Doppelgangers:  https://www.themonstersknow.com/doppelganger-tactics/
Doppelganger Origin:  https://www.britannica.com/art/doppelganger
Psychology of the Doppelganger:  https://annarchive.com/files/Drmg080.pdf

Baldur's Gate 3 is an amazing game and even though it doesn't have a Dungeon Master per se, it does have some good advice and lessons that all of us can use to improve our DM style.  In this episode I give 8 tips I learned about DMing from Baldur's Gate 3
 
#dmtips #baldursgate3 #dnd #pathfinder
 
Resources:
https://www.hipstersanddragons.com/difficulty-classes-for-ability-checks-5e/
Larian Studios:  https://larian.com/

A very special thank you to Rick Sandidge of Find the Path Ventures who was kind enough to come on the episode to discuss integrating character backstories into your game.  Please give their amazing podcasts a listen at find-path.com. 
Resources:
Find the Path Ventures:  https://find-path.com/
Find the Path Podcasts:  https://find-path.com/podcasts/ 
Find the Path Twitch:  https://www.twitch.tv/findthepathpod
 

Some decry AI as the worst thing to come to RPGs since THAC0.  However, I’d like DMs and players to acknowledge the problems associated with AI use but also consider using AI as a tool to augment our games to make us better DMs and better players.
 
#dmtips #dnd #Pathfinder #ArtificialIntelligence #rpgtips
Resources:
How to use AI as a Dungeon Master by Annabelle Collins:  https://www.modularrealms.com/en-us/blogs/news/dungeon-master-tools-how-can-ai-help-me-dm
https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2023/05/we-played-dd-with-a-chat-gpt-dungeon-master-can-ai-really-run-your-campaign.html

Positive Experiences with an AI DM
https://www.reddit.com/r/DnD/comments/zpepxi/i_played_dnd_with_an_ai_robot_and_it_was_amazing/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web2x&context=3
 
Cros.land generators:  https://cros.land/ai-rpg-location-generator/
https://bard.google.com
 
Game Master’s Book of Random Encounters:  https://a.co/d/4BtkOYL
Bloomberg Article on AI face generation:  https://www.bloomberg.com/graphics/2023-generative-ai-bias/

Many moons ago I gave tips on character death but as The Mummy said, death is only the beginning.  How do you let your player gracefully replace their character in your game?  
 
#dmtips #dnd #Pathfinder #CharacterDeath
 
Resources:
Pathfinder 2e:  Wealth by Level:  https://2e.aonprd.com/Rules.aspx?ID=587

In this short episode I talk about a common feeling among DMs:  imposter syndrome and give DMs some advice for dealing with it.
 
 #dmtips #dnd #Pathfinder #ImposterSyndrome