Ep. 7 The DM’s Spellbook!

Eric shares the secrets of putting together a DM Spellbook; a document filled with generic NPCs, settings, and magic items to help fill in your session planning, or grab on the fly in game.

News

 * Dragon+ Issue 13 (Tales from the Yawning Portal Special)
 * Unearthed Arcana: Feats for Races
 * Unearthed Arcana: Revised Subclasses

Summary

 * 0:00:26: Introduction
 * 0:03:05: News
 * 0:13:33: Main discussion
 * 0:14:33: What is the Dungeon Master's Spellbook?
 * 0:21:47: Set pieces
 * 0:35:04: NPC Library
 * 0:48:44: Item Library


 * 0:55:33: Examples
 * 00:55:58: Set piece
 * 1:01:34: NPC
 * 1:08:29: Magical item


 * 1:13:10: Purpose of the DM Spellbook
 * 1:14:11: Tools for creating the DM Spellbook
 * 1:26:19: Wrap-up

Tools for Prepping

 * Evernote
 * Google Docs
 * Microsoft OneNote
 * Obsidian Portal
 * Roll20
 * Scrivener

Plugs

 * Order 66 Podcast Episode 11: The GM Holocron

Mentions

 * Acquisitions Incorporated
 * Against the Giants
 * Eberron Renewed Episode 9
 * The Dragon's Demand (Pathfinder module)
 * J.R.R. Tolkien
 * Storm King's Thunder
 * Whispers of the Vampire's Blade