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On this episode, we're speaking to Judd Karlman, the podcaster behind Daydreaming about Dragons, my personal favourite source of GM advice. Every episode of his podcast has two parts: table techniques, where Judd talks offers techniques to play roleplaying games, and inspiration goat, where a real goat recommends media to Judd and he explains how that media can inspire your game. Judd is also the author of gaming supplements, most notably Dictionary of Mu, a setting for Sorcerer written like a dictionary. And you can find Judd's blog at GithyankiDiaspora.com. Also on reddit, where he's often on DM advice subreddits helping new DMs picking up D&D for the first time.
Some helpful timestamps:
00:54 - Introducing Judd
02:24 - Talking about Sons of Kryos, an early experiment in RPG podcasting
06:38 - Talking about friendly versus snarky advice, and generally the problem of talking on the internet
11:47 - My favourite episodes of Daydreaming about Dragons: Episode 85. Playing Chess With Villains and Episode 70. Making World History Relevant.
24:45 - How Judd preps for games
26:10 - Using socialism to find the fun in dungeons (the municipal, unionized dungeon-delving actual play with Sean Nittner)
31:19 - Infectious Enthusiasm: Judd recommends The Between, Into the Odd, and As The Sun Forever Sets
34:48 - Tyranny of Numbers: Judd shares his podcasting statistics
37:30 - RePlay: Judd shares a Dictionary of Mu gaming story
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