Sean Merwin

And some of the tips they provide there are use repeated catchphrases and sayings to promulgate an understanding of a character. Impersonate a character you know well from other media. change your normal volume, pitch, and rhythm while speaking. Use an archetype like Batman Vigilante or Femme Fatale or Nerd or Bad Boy or Nosy Neighbor to get the character's personality across.

And some of the tips they provide there are use repeated catchphrases and sayings to promulgate an understanding of a character. Impersonate a character you know well from other media. change your normal volume, pitch, and rhythm while speaking. Use an archetype like Batman Vigilante or Femme Fatale or Nerd or Bad Boy or Nosy Neighbor to get the character's personality across.

Consider their primary emotion such as anger or happiness. And finally, be confident and carry through regardless of how you're feeling or how you're doing in the moment.

Consider their primary emotion such as anger or happiness. And finally, be confident and carry through regardless of how you're feeling or how you're doing in the moment.

And if you think, oh, but I'm great at accents, I will give you this tip. you know, you're doing your accent with your home group and everybody's happy and it sounds great.

And if you think, oh, but I'm great at accents, I will give you this tip. you know, you're doing your accent with your home group and everybody's happy and it sounds great.

Think about then going to a convention or going to a public place and DMing for someone from the place that you are accent is, because that happens a lot when you game master publicly, especially at larger conventions, when you may travel to say England,

Think about then going to a convention or going to a public place and DMing for someone from the place that you are accent is, because that happens a lot when you game master publicly, especially at larger conventions, when you may travel to say England,

to run a show that English accent that you thought was just killer may not go over as well while you're actually game mastering for a player that has that particular accent.

to run a show that English accent that you thought was just killer may not go over as well while you're actually game mastering for a player that has that particular accent.

True story. And speaking of killers, we have a couple killer things in our creator corner, starting with Jeff Stevens Publishing, who is about to launch a Kickstarter called Weapons of Lore. This will be PDF or print-on-demand, as well as for Roll20, Foundry VTT, and Shard Tabletop. It is in preview mode right now, but the Kickstarter launches on the 14th of January of 2025.

True story. And speaking of killers, we have a couple killer things in our creator corner, starting with Jeff Stevens Publishing, who is about to launch a Kickstarter called Weapons of Lore. This will be PDF or print-on-demand, as well as for Roll20, Foundry VTT, and Shard Tabletop. It is in preview mode right now, but the Kickstarter launches on the 14th of January of 2025.

And you can go there now, of course, and be subscribed to be told when it launches. What is Weapons of Lore, you ask? Well, it's a 5e supplement containing magical weapons for you to divvy out as treasure applied to enemies or trade in merchant establishments, including 40 Weapons of Lore. Weapons that increase in power as the attuned creature advances in power.

And you can go there now, of course, and be subscribed to be told when it launches. What is Weapons of Lore, you ask? Well, it's a 5e supplement containing magical weapons for you to divvy out as treasure applied to enemies or trade in merchant establishments, including 40 Weapons of Lore. Weapons that increase in power as the attuned creature advances in power.

40 traditional weapons in the style of traditional magic weapons with properties and no advancement. 20 cursed weapons, weapons that give and take. 20 rechargeable weapons, weapons with limited charges that can be replenished by completing rituals or other tasks. And then finally, encounter ideas to help you introduce these weapons into your game.

40 traditional weapons in the style of traditional magic weapons with properties and no advancement. 20 cursed weapons, weapons that give and take. 20 rechargeable weapons, weapons with limited charges that can be replenished by completing rituals or other tasks. And then finally, encounter ideas to help you introduce these weapons into your game.

Again, that Kickstarter will launch about two weeks from you hearing this episode when it drops.

Again, that Kickstarter will launch about two weeks from you hearing this episode when it drops.

Okay. And second creator corner is Ethan Yen, who in a blog talked about different RPG approaches to skills. You want to take this one, Teos?

Okay. And second creator corner is Ethan Yen, who in a blog talked about different RPG approaches to skills. You want to take this one, Teos?