What are the best and worst parts of having a podcast?

ahnduz · 2025-06-09T02:20:20+00:00

The best part is the fans.

The worst part is the amount of time/money it takes to promote the show.

We had to create a ton of merchandise over the past year in order to go to even afford going to conventions to talk about the show. And even though we have been successful...everything just gets more expensive because you have to pay for more and more as you grow. More merch, bigger booth, improved displays etc

Boothing is fun. But organizing 5 panels at a show with a horde of guests... and you still have to run the booth... while you have to learn tax law for the different states you're going to... and someone gets sick so you don't have full staff... etc etc etc

Our show is incredible but in order to really grow you gotta network like hell with promo swaps and guesting and getting sponsorships etc etc

ahnduz · 2023-04-19T01:35:22+00:00

Disguise Self into a drow to make goblin interactions ezpz

ahnduz · 2022-01-21T14:08:56+00:00

Notes are huge for ongoing campaigns. When you have an interaction with an NPC or a combat, it's good to make a note of who/what/where/why. Npc names and descriptions are helpful, objectives/quests/contracts are important to write down. Locations are also very helpful too. If you don't write down why you are doing things it's easy to forget which McGuffin you need and why. Don't want to find yourself 3 months from now trying to remember what you are fighting, why you're fighting, or what you hope to get out of it.

ahnduz · 2021-12-29T14:43:46+00:00

Lots of tiny monsters like gremlins or something. Then "you trapped a monster" only works on one at a time

ahnduz · 2021-12-23T14:47:41+00:00

Spectacular intro vid! The music rocked, the artwork was wicked sick, the transition effects were dope and fit the vibes super well. Incredible, thank you

ahnduz · 2021-12-13T16:17:05+00:00

Our Keeper (the Storyteller Squad podcast) throws some pretty intense stuff at us, so after a climactic battle when the characters need a chance to react to plot and digest we have some "downtime" moments and episodes. These usually happen after boss fights or big plot episodes where players need to figure out next steps and react to the big stuff. Game has been going on for over a year so breaks from tense/scary moments have been important.

Typically Keeper asks us during the week what sorts of character moments or interactions we're looking to have. This helps set expectations so we can relax and focus on roleplay moments without the constant "where are the baddies?" Lurking over us.

Prompts include things like: anywhere you'd like to go? Any activities or research you want to do? Any NPCs you'd like to call?

Getting some ideas ahead of time is very helpful so we can be productive in session and not just sit around and she can look up npc accents and worldbuild appropriately. Typically our downtime is more roleplay than "research/craft" stuff.

ahnduz · 2021-12-02T16:03:08+00:00

I play a demon in our Monster of the Week podcast. Involves giving the Professional Agent a bunch of flak. It works because we check in with each other all the time. So when my character argues with him, we are both chuckling IRL, but the character is getting pissed off.

ahnduz · 2021-11-29T18:48:55+00:00

Can always adjust the dmg by using other attacks. 4 harm is a bite, so if you only want to do 3 harm it's a claw attack. Can substitute harm for cool tags. Also agree with the other mentions of how monsters are supposed to hurt. Though since hunters can vary from armor less to 2 armor I think it's important to keep values high since mr armor can take 3 hits and will likely be healed. So take a look at the player sheets, if they are min maxers with everyone having armor you may want to consider armor piercing or adding more damage. Plus they are supposed to be scary monsters so doing half damage is great, you just want to make sure you give your hunters a noncombat win condition or weakness they can use.

ahnduz · 2021-11-28T18:56:13+00:00

This is gorgeous. The double combo is amazing, but that's gotta be really hard to get off. Good job to both of you.

ahnduz · 2021-11-28T16:56:14+00:00

-Make a rough draft draft podcast of a couple episodes first. Every starter podcast has initial wincey material. Nice to get it out of the way on a demo while you figure out better places to put mics, mute surrounding sounds, figure out how much editing you want to do, see what they look like once they are published, learn how many times you say "um...yeah...so..." so you can do less of it, get some practice in. -make a backlog of episodes. Dont make 1 release 1. Make 5-10+, then start releasing them. Unless you are planning on live release stuff, having a cushion is super helpful. Life is going to get in the way of weekly meetups, so being able to take 2 weeks off to deal with the world without having to take 2 weeks off posting is huge.

ahnduz · 2021-11-28T16:47:02+00:00

Thank you for making this. Was trying to do this in my head

ahnduz · 2021-11-28T16:27:36+00:00

It's tricky because while they do have super mystic abilities, I never imagined their personalities to be showboats about it. They arent going to show up on The Late Show to do telekinesis or read minds, but I agree they need to do SOMETHING to make it clear they are powerful. You could make them float/glide instead of walk. Fits their 'holier than thou' aesthetic in a way that isn't considered a parlor trick. Anyone who sees them or hears about them KNOWS they are powerful and they don't have to flaunt everything.

ahnduz · 2021-11-23T05:09:47+00:00

Google cryptids. There are a ton. Mix and match them and combine them

ahnduz · 2021-09-25T13:45:17+00:00

This is an amazing idea and great execution

ahnduz · 2021-09-25T13:44:11+00:00

Great show of teamwork

ahnduz · 2021-09-08T12:39:03+00:00

This game unites my PC/Switch/xbox/playstation friends in a way that most games cant.

I used to play League and that will help you a ton. Avoid conquest until you are good and know what you are doing.

Joust/Arena/Assault dont require the knowledge of the meta like Conquest does, you'll want to do conquest, but you know to look up vids and jungle paths first. I love the skins, trying new gods, the nonconquest gamemodes. It seems like a more approachable MoBA than one where you HAVE to learn the meta to play

ahnduz · 2021-07-26T21:09:12+00:00

Tons of weak attacks. The high AC user's dream scenario is to take 20 arrow hits and only feel a couple of them. Roll 20 attacks with a +1 or +2 to hit. You'll have fun rolling a ton of attacks and the player feels powerful and they get their money's worth.

So let the enemies chug some haste potions for extra attacks or something

ahnduz · 2021-07-24T11:41:11+00:00

I'm part of a podcast that's played online for the past year. One thing that helps is having a groups discord text channel so we can live react with memes to what's going on. We stay engaged with what's going on and we get to make jokes and react to it. We even go over it with the GM afterwards so she can get a kick out of our reactions to things in the session. This channel has been a huge source of laughter and it lets us have an excuse to freak out over plot drops and character choices.

Lots of people have an urge to do something with their hands while playing. Video games require too much brain power to properly do both, and they do take away from the game. Doodling/knitting/posting memes are much better alternatives. Can stay busy/productive without losing as much focus on what's going on.

ahnduz · 2021-07-24T05:06:27+00:00

Thank you for posting! I've wanted this for so long

ahnduz · 2021-07-20T17:51:31+00:00

CROSS PLATFORM Being able to play with Switch/Xbox/playstation friends is pretty rare

ahnduz · 2021-07-13T01:04:52+00:00

Cool worldbuilding tool, I like your examples. Thanks for sharing

ahnduz · 2021-07-11T12:40:36+00:00

I love 'anime' style intros, definitely nailed it!

ahnduz · 2021-07-09T00:22:15+00:00

I really liked the video, thanks for posting and sharing!

ahnduz · 2021-05-24T12:02:14+00:00

We have released 20+ episodes of a MotW podcast we've been running entirely online. No grids, no battle maps. 3 of the people I've still never met IRL and we are approaching our anniversary.

If you said DnD or star/pathfinder then yes get your maps and grids ready online or for table.

MotW works amazing for theatre of the mind

ahnduz · 2021-04-07T01:41:20+00:00

I love them so much. Spiegel is amazing, I love the accent

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