Episode 91

Driving Character Development and Conflict as a DM with Rob Wells

This episode of How to Be a Better DM is a special one! Justin and Tanner talk with Rob Wells (New York Times best selling author and avid wargame enthusiast) about how to write compelling characters as a DM, and how to help players develop their characters to the fullest.

To read more about Rob's books, visit here: https://robisonwells.com/

Or, if you want to see his amazing wargame blog, visit here: https://wargameexplorer.com/

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Tanner Weyland

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Justin Lewis

Justin has been playing D&D for about 5 years and has been DMing for the last 2. He is a student of the game and genuinely loves the art of storytelling. In his day-job he performs SEO at an agency called NPDigital, but at night, he furthers the hobby of cooperative storytelling that is Dungeons and Dragons.