The Inspired DM Podcast
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.
Episodes
17 episodes
Book Inspiration - Fizban's Treasury Of Dragons
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, h...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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41:25
Solo Discussion - Tabletop Miniatures and Tangible Media
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 Drago...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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45:43
Session 13 - Animal Companions Gameplay (ft. Adam, David, Hannah and Jared)
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 e...
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Season 1
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Episode 13
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1:06:51
Session 12 - Companion Animals
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.
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Season 1
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Episode 12
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42:46
Session 11 - Weaving Worlds: Magic Systems
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 11
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1:10:52
Session 10 - Starting Campaigns
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 cur...
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Season 1
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Episode 10
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1:10:46
Session 9 - New Player Experience (ft. A New Player!)
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 dis...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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1:21:49
Session 8 - Making Monsters: Monsters with Magic Items
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 ...
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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1:30:57
Session 7 - Creating Characters: Monstrous PCs
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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1:00:56
Session 6 - Anime Protagonists
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&...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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1:24:05
Session 5 - Weaving Worlds: Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft
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...
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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1:04:54
Bonus Round - Logan's Guide to Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft
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...
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Season 1
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14:17
Bonus Round - Mathew's Guide to Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft
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 fir...
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Season 1
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14:23
Session 4 - Regulating Rules: Item Durability
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 p...
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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1:12:51
Session 3 - Inventing Items: Castlevania
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. S...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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1:30:13
Session 2 - Creating Characters: Hades
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. ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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1:03:55
Session 1 - Making Monsters: Lycanthropes
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 wonderfu...
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Season 1
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Episode 1
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1:26:32