Episode 112

The Key to DM and Player Interactions in D&D: "Yes And"

Hello, and Welcome to How To Be A Better DM, the official podcast of Monsters.Rent. Little 'ol Tanner is flying solo today with a great topic. We are going to talk about something that is important to every D&D interaction that we have with players: “Yes And”

This improv ability isn't just for comedy, and it isn't something that takes an improv class to implement in your D&D campaign. It just takes a shift in mindset and some practice.

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About your hosts

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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.