The Inspired DM Podcast: Recent Episodes
Mathew & Logan
Taking a world of inspiration, and boiling it down to the ideas that can become Tabletop RPG content. Each episode comes with classic podcast conversation followed by a small gameplay segment.
Welcome weary adventurers! Come on in and join Podmaster Mathew as he discusses the wonderful new(ish) book published by Wizards of the Coast for D&D. While this conversation wont be a page by page review of what can be found in the book, hopefully the parts that inspired Mathew will help inspire you.
Welcome weary adventures! Come on in and join Podmaster Mathew as he discusses the wonderful world of representative miniatures when it comes to tabletop roleplaying games. Learn all about some of the direct options meant for Dungeons and Dragons as well as some ways to extrapolate other existing miniatures to fit at your table.
Welcome weary adventurers. Come on in and join Podmasters Mathew and Logan as they work with some friends to solve the dastardly disaster of an enemy far too eager to hurt the thing these players love the most: their companion creatures! This episode is a partner episode to session 12 wherein the Podmasters talked about how to incorporate and run companion animals in your tabletop games. Will our players keep their furry friends safe, or will they fall to the dubious plans of the Great Orc Shaman, Pir'Gok! Only one way to find out.
Special thanks to our friends joining as Player Characters today: Adam, David, Hannah, and Jared.
Welcome weary travelers! Come on in and join Podmasters Logan and Mathew as they discuss the wonderful world of animal companions in tabletop roleplaying games.
Welcome Weary Travelers! Come on in and join Podmasters Logan and Mathew as they discuss the wonderful world of magic that is magic systems in tabletop roleplaying games! They dip all around the multiverse discussing the tropes across media to see if theres hope yet to build a system thats just right for your table. Stick around till the end when Logan's Wizard undergoes the perilous process of inventing his own spell. Will the spell conquer his foes or leave him in ruins? Only one way to find out!
Welcome weary travelers! Come on in and join Podmasters Logan and Mathew as they discus starting campaigns and kicking off adventures in this weeks episode. Logan and Mathew talk about past campaigns and experiences that have inspired their current methods of making campaigns interesting from the very first session. Stay tuned until the end where Mat starts his adventure in Logan's tavern, where only chaos survives!
Welcome weary adventurers! Come on in and join podmasters Logan and Mathew as they sit down with a brand new player, special guest Samantha Martinez, to discuss D&D in popular media and start the process of learning the game. They discuss the wonderful influence of Stranger Things and dive into a beginner's session taking place in a modified modern day setting. Stick around till the end to see if Samantha can get the hang of things while hopefully inspiring you to send this episode to someone you know who wants to learn how to play the worlds greatest roleplaying game!
Big thank you to Belcampo Santa Monica for providing their media room to help us record this episode!
Welcome weary adventurers! Come on in and join Podmasters Mathew and Logan as they discuss enhancing your classic combat encounters by giving wonderful loot to the enemies. They discuss all manner of ways to implement the three main categories of items in ways that are simple and effective. Stay till the end when Mathew (as Game Master) leads Logan (playing his trusty recurring character Ash) though a wonderful encounter into the treasure horde depths of the hobgoblin known as Turgit the Greedy! Will Ash survive? Only one way to find out!
Welcome weary travelers! Come on in and join Podmasters Logan and Mathew as they discus implementing some of the non-standard character options in this weeks episode. Come join us as Logan and Mathew talk about their favorite character builds that break the standard mold. Stay tuned until the end where Logan and Mathew represent their favorite monstrous options in the heat of gladiatorial battle. Which monstrosity will come out victorious? Only one way to find out!
Welcome weary travelers! Come on in and join Podmasters Logan and Mathew as well as SPECIAL GUEST and friend of the Pod, Dana Searing, as they discus their favorite anime in this weeks episode. Which anime protagonists are best suited for D&D? Come find out as Dana, Logan, and Mathew talk about their favorite anime protagonists and what makes them unique and powerful. Stay tuned until the end where Dana and Mathew put their anime characters to the test against a hideous monstrosity run by Logan in the anime mashup live-play. Will our protagonists make it out alive and see another episode? Only one way to find out.
Welcome weary travelers! Come on in and join Podmasters Logan and Mathew as they discuss the recently released D&D sourcebook, Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft. They explore some of the many domains of dread and their unique characteristics, discuss the unique new monsters introduced, and attempt to summon the bagman. Stay tuned till the end where your beloved Ashe finds himself lost in the mists, stumbling into one of these domains of dread. Will he be able to find his way out? Will his sanity ever be the same?
Welcome weary travelers! The encounter has already begun as Podmaster Logan discusses the recently released 'Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft'. Initiative has been rolled and its Logan's turn to take a first look at the book and share his first impressions. Hopefully you'll be inspired to pick up a copy of your own and check in soon when Logan and Mathew Discuss a topic after reading it themselves.
Welcome weary travelers! The encounter has already begun as Podmaster Mathew discusses the recently released 'Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft'. Initiative has been rolled and its Mathew's turn to take a first look at the book and share his first impressions. Hopefully you'll be inspired to pick up a copy of your own and check in soon when Logan and Mathew Discuss a topic after reading it themselves.
Welcome weary travelers! Come on in and join Podmasters Logan and Mathew as they discuss ways to attack more than just hit points in Tabletop RPGs. They muse on the popular media trope known as "Hollywood Acid" and discuss ways to engage with pre-existing mechanics to make your own. Stay tuned till the end when Mathew runs Logan through the ringer, threatening to cut, crush, and dissolve all the things he holds dear on his 5th Edition character sheet.
Welcome weary travelers! Come on in and join Podmasters Logan and Mathew on their discussion of season 4 of the Netflix show Castlevania. We will be focusing on the amazing items that appear in the show, like forge weapons and daylight armor. Stay tuned for the end where Logan and Mathew stat up Alucard's weapons to be used in a 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons game.
Welcome weary travelers! Come join us as we dive deep into the award winning video game, Hades! Podmasters Logan and Mathew discuss all things Hades and how you can incorporate mechanics and character ideas into your Dungeons and Dragons game. And in the end, we create a character to escape the underworld using 5th Edition rules and put them to the test!
Welcome weary travelers! Come join us as we talk about one of the most prolific monster types of all time: Lycanthropes! Podmasters Logan and Mathew go on a deep dive discussing the intricacies of werewolves and their kin followed by a wonderful little 5th Edition gameplay session where a monster of our own creation rolls its first dice.