Learn narrative structure and improv to improve your Dungeon Mastering Experience!
What you’ll learn
Learn how to improvise
Narrative structure
Convincing Storytelling
How to have fun as the Dungeon Master
Requirements
No Dungeon Master experience necessary, Recommended to have played D&D, Rudimentary knowledge of game mechanics,
Description
With the increase in popularity of Dungeons and Dragons in recent years, are you being pressured by your friends and loved ones to Dungeon Master a game for them? Or are you a D&D expert who knows the ins and outs of every mechanic but want to increase the roleplaying of your players and get them invested in an epic tale in a setting of your own design? Well you’re in luck, this course is for Dungeon Masters of all levels as every level of Dungeon Master has something they can take away from this course and use to improve their home games. Improve your Dungeon Mastering skills by learning narrative structure, improv, and how to create your own setting in order to become the awesome Dungeon Master you were meant to be! This course goes over archetypes, the hero’s journey, tone, tropes, genre, and the Rules of Improv in order to build your skill set as a DM so that you can craft a fun and fulfilling story together with your players! This course also has a lesson on how to introduce D&D to new players and some tips and tricks for running published adventures! Follow along with a unique brainstorming activity to kickstart the creation of your own D&D setting.
Overview
Section 1: Introduction
Lecture 1 Introduction
Section 2: New Player Introduction
Lecture 2 Introducing New Players
Section 3: Running an Adventure
Lecture 3 Published Adventures
Lecture 4 Adventures from Scratch
Lecture 5 Brainstorming Exercise!
Lecture 6 From Scratch Continued: Story Elements
Section 4: Improv!
Lecture 7 Improv!
Section 5: Summary!
Lecture 8 Recap!
Beginner Dungeon Masters, New Players, Experienced Dungeon Masters
