Level Up Your Gaming: Tabletop RPG Podcast

Level Up Your Gaming: Tabletop RPG Podcast

The Level Up Your Gaming Podcast is a tabletop RPG podcast. Assisting GM's DM's and Players, the Level Up Your Gaming Podcast is here to help you take your games to the next level. Each Wednesday your hosts, Aaron and Josh, talk about a new topic to help you improve your tabletop role playing games. You can email us your questions, comments, and episode suggestions at levelupyourgamingpodcast@gmail.comOr Follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/LevelUpYourGamingAlso leave us a review on apple podcasts or your favorite podcast site here. https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/level-up-your-gaming-tabletop-rpg-podcast/id1494186757

Episodes

December 25, 2025 50 mins

In today's episode we talk about Introducing New Players To Role Playing.  What is the best way to introduce new players to role playing.  How should you go about introducing new players to the hobby?  What types of games work best?  What can you do to be most successful in bringing new players into the hobby?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.

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In today's episode we talk about Giving Magic a Flare.  How can you make magic more meaningful in your game?  What does the added description offer to your game?  How can magical flare improve the narrative experience?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.

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November 24, 2025 34 mins

In today's episode we talk about The Importance Of Having More Than One GM.  Wy is it beneficial to having more than one gm in your group?  How can you foster a second GM?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.

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In today's episode we continue our series of Let's Make A One Shot.  The game we make a one shot for comes from the prompt Curtains Fall Secrets Rise.  We describe all the details you would need to consider to pull this one shot off.  Enjoy this episode as we make a one shot using the tools we talk about.

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October 31, 2025 39 mins

In today's episode we talk about Giving Your Players A Home.  Why do we want to give our players a home?  What does it offer for the game?  Should you always give your players a home?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.

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October 16, 2025 44 mins

In today's episode we continue our series of Let's Make A One Shot.  The game we make a one shot for comes from the prompt A Date With Destiny.  We describe all the details you would need to consider to pull this one shot off.  Enjoy this episode as we make a one shot using the tools we talk about.

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October 3, 2025 39 mins

In today's episode we talk about Murdering Your Player Characters To Make Them Better.  Why would you actively murder your player characters?  What lessons are learned by doing this?  How does it change the direction of your games?  What does it do for future games?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.

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September 18, 2025 44 mins

In today's episode we talk about Adjusting Difficulty On The Fly.  How do you adjust difficulty on the fly?  Why would you want to adjust difficulty in your game?  What are some good rules to follow when adjusting your game?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.

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September 10, 2025 50 mins

In today's episode we talk about Making Better Homebrew Items And Monsters.  What makes good homebrew items and monsters?  Why do you want homebrew items?  How do you make better items?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.

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September 1, 2025 49 mins

In today's episode we talk about Setting Up A Space To Play.  How do we set up a good play space?  What should we focus on?  will this cost me a lot of money?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.

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August 16, 2025 43 mins

In today's episode we continue our series of Let's Make A One Shot.  The game we make a one shot for comes from the prompt Grave Peril.  We describe all the details you would need to consider to pull this one shot off.  Enjoy this episode as we make a one shot using the tools we talk about.

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August 7, 2025 38 mins

In today's episode we talk about How To Write A Character Arc.  What makes a good character arc?  How do you make them meaningful?  How do you mix them into the other players at the table to keep everyone engaged?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.

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In today's episode we continue our series of Let's Make A One Shot.  The game we make a one shot for comes from the prompt Dungeons And Dine.  We describe all the details you would need to consider to pull this one shot off.  Enjoy this episode as we make a one shot using the tools we talk about.

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July 18, 2025 49 mins

In today's episode we talk about Daggerheart campaign frames.  What are campaign frames?  How can they be used to improve game planning?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.

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July 11, 2025 52 mins

In today's episode we talk about how to use excessive detail to improve your games.  Why use extra detail in your games?  What tools can you use to create this detail?  What areas of detail should you focus on?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.

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June 26, 2025 30 mins

In today's episode we talk about how make games less epic.  Why would you want a less epic game?  How do you not slip into epic?  Can less epic games make for something epic down the line?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.

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June 20, 2025 41 mins

In today's episode we talk about how to fight the Gods.  How do you fight beings that are beyond your characters power?  How can you beat something unstoppable?  What other options are there to win an unwinnable fight?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.

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In today's episode we continue our series of Let's Make A One Shot.  The game we make a one shot for comes from the prompt Labyrinth Of Leviathans.  We describe all the details you would need to consider to pull this one shot off.  Enjoy this episode as we make a one shot using the tools we talk about.

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May 29, 2025 39 mins

In today's episode we talk about using a theme to design your story.  Why use a theme for game design?  How does using a theme help you stay focused?  What are other benefits of using a theme?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.

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In today's episode we talk about creating boundaries in story creation.  How do you put boundaries in story creation?  Why should you put boundaries up?  What happens without boundaries in story creation?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.

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