The Next Session

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Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition podcast (with other role-playing games mixed in) where co-hosts, Adam & Allysa, answer real questions to help fellow Dungeon Masters plan for their Next Session! Segments include "Ask a GM" where Adam provides a technical in-game ruling, "Use That Spell", and "Search The Room" where they discuss a spell or magic item every episode. Join in on conversation by submitting your question to the podcast and Adam & Allysa will answer and discuss the world's most popular ttrpg in a casual, educational, and humorous conversation in an inclusive setting.

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Ep 107 Lycanthropy & Longstrider (with special guest Justin Lewis)

Apr 22 2024 57 mins  
Special Guest Justin Lewis, the host of How to Be a Better DM podcast, joins us this week! Visit: https://session0studios.com/better-dm-show/ to learn more! We had a great conversation with Justin on how to get more players at your DnD table. Next Session Help: Subject_Quail_31 asks “What might the consequences of elemental moons be on the lore of lycanthropes?” Ask a GM: Ki

Ep 106 Non-Combat Tournament & Nature's Mantle

Apr 08 2024 46 mins  
Next Session Help: Allovertheshop is asking why their Fey NPC would be collecting monsters for a non-combat tournament? Ask a GM: Admirable_Scarcity74 wants to know what we would do differently if we ran a campaign with sessions once a month versus once a week? Empty-School7479 is asking about 5 Room Dungeons which Adam has basically been doing, but didn't know that is what

Ep 105: Session Zero Part 2

Mar 18 2024 57 mins  
We're finishing what we started with the second-parter to our Session 0 discussion! This time we go over Character Creation, Map Building, and World Building! Search The Room: Spellwrought Tattoo Thanks for listening! As always, you can ask us a question at www.nextsessionpodcast.com Instagram: @nextsessionpodcast Facebook: @thenextsession

Ep 104: Session Zero Part 1

Mar 04 2024 52 mins  
Next Session Help: We took another awesome question from the Merch Maestro himself, Diet Toothpaste, and it turned out to be so big that we split it into two parts! As we get into the Session 0 discussion we talk about Session .2 (Or Session -1 depending on how you like your numbers) and we focus mainly on the tools you can use like X-cards, Fade to Black, and NO list / Please lis

Ep 103 Aging Fight & Arms of Hadar

Feb 05 2024 37 mins  
Next Session Help: Pretty_Papaya2256 needs help coming up with consequences for their players, especially in regards to an angry pirate crew hunting them down. NoDirection6223 has let the players discover some stones in an enemies bag. What could they be? Ask a GM: Deadra_Churl wants to create an encounter where the players would run into an enemy and as they fight it the chara

Ep 100 Season 5 Finale - Oops! All Adams

Jan 30 2024 65 mins  
Adam Davis from Game to Grow has joined the podcast this week to talk to our long time Australian listener ArtbyAdam. ArtbyAdam wrote in to tell us about his recent run in with the Satanic Panic that seems to follow roleplaying games like an evil shadow. We just had to have him on to tell his story and get his side of things. Search the Room: Adamantine Armor Thanks for listenin

Ep 102 Just Done & Jim’s Magic Missile

Jan 30 2024 36 mins  
Next Session Help: DarkestMoose is not having fun running their campaign anymore and needs help giving closure while they end. Stunning-Ad9453 is running Tomb of Annihilation and has a character in a no-win situation. What should they do? Ask a GM: Massaman955 wants to know how much poison a level 2 player can extract from a Giant Poisonous Snake. Use That Spell: Jim's Mag

Ep 101 Zero Weapons & Zone of Truth

Jan 18 2024 41 mins  
Next Session Help: John S. would like to start a campaign with all weapons removed from the players and starting in prison. Discuss! He also wants to know what materials/ tools we keep at our table. Ask a GM: MadmanPoet wants to know “What would be a plausible relationship between a Lich and their body?” and Stahl_Konig needs a technical ruling on an Eldritch Knight casting t

Ep 99 Arena Fight & Abi-Dalzim’s Horrid Wilting

Nov 27 2023 40 mins  
Next Session Help: AaLion95 is trying to figure out how to do an arena fight for a single player while the rest of the party sits out. Isaar42 needs some help populating their in-game Goblin Casino. Ask a GM: Spetzell asks, “Does Empowered Evocation apply to each round of a duration spell?” Use That Spell: Abi-Dalzim’s Horrid Wilting Thanks for listening! As always, you

Ep 98 Raven Queen Resurrection & Remote Access

Oct 30 2023 38 mins  
Next Session Help: DnDBambi has a Player Character that wants to be resurrected by the Raven Queen and would like help coming up with what the price of that transaction would be. Ask a GM: TheBlackIbis asks what could be in a used Bag of Holding that their players have come across? Ok_Box_7276 wants to know our opinion on players that are mechanically of one class, but played a