<p><strong>lightguard40 </strong>is highlighting his players with special encounters and puzzle and wants to do a "Battle of the Bards" for the Bard but needs help making it awesome.</p> <p>Then, <strong>Pending987</strong> wants to know, "What's in the box?"</p> <p>After the break, <strong>Bolognagiri</strong> wants to give their players a cursed item. Should Bolognagiri tell them it's cursed before hand?&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Use That Spell!</strong> Blight!</p> <p>Thanks for listening!</p> <p>As always, you can ask us a question at <a href="http://www.nextsessionpodcast.com/" target="_blank">www.nextsessionpodcast.com</a><br> Instagram: @nextsessionpodcast</p> <p>Twitter: @thenextsession</p> <p>Facebook: @thenextsession</p>

<p><strong>Capsr's </strong>players killed a baby black dragon and needs help figuring out how to drive up the threat level when momma dragon figurers out what happened.&nbsp;</p> <p>Then, <strong>Omnipotentdrop</strong> wants our thoughts on an adventure based around the show Samurai Jack! Um... Yes. Do it, it sounds awesome!&nbsp;</p> <p>After the break, <strong>LittleGr33nMen</strong> wants to know how to accommodate a player that doesn't want to kill anything. &nbsp;</p> <p>New Segment! <strong>Search the Room!</strong> This week we took a listener's suggestion and decided to discuss a magical item rather than a spell.</p> <p>Thanks for listening!</p> <p>As always, you can ask us a question at <a href="http://www.nextsessionpodcast.com/" target="_blank">www.nextsessionpodcast.com</a><br> <br> Instagram: @nextsessionpodcast<br> Twitter: @thenextsession<br> Facebook: @thenextsession</p>

<p><strong>Kaede_miura </strong>wants to do a fake total player knockout (TPK) and is asking if it's okay. Yeah sure! Just don't make it suck.&nbsp;</p> <p>Then, <strong>TcFir3</strong> has a player who made a deal with a "potion salesman" who gave away 50% of his wife's lifespan for the opportunity to be resurrected should the need arise. TcFir3 needs help coming up with the consequences of that action.&nbsp;</p> <p>After the break, <strong>Friend135</strong> asks about how to deal with material spell components.&nbsp;</p> <p>Use that Spell: <strong>Dawn</strong></p> <p>Thanks for listening!</p> <p>As always, you can ask us a question at <a href="http://www.nextsessionpodcast.com/" target="_blank">www.nextsessionpodcast.com</a><br> <br> Instagram: @nextsessionpodcast<br> Twitter: @thenextsession<br> Facebook: @thenextsession</p>

<p>No, we didn't travel to Canada. Not only is there a pandemic, Canada doesn't exactly want visitors right now. However, every question on today's episode is from Toronto, Canada. Weird coincidence? Maybe!&nbsp;Enough to break out of my naming convention? Eh...</p> <p>In this episode, <strong>TabaxiCab</strong> has a game with a team of "Suicide Squad - style Dark Knights" and is wondering how to "balance creating the space for players to be nefarious with rewarding goodness" and also letting them shine.&nbsp;</p> <p>Then, <strong>Free Range Narwhal</strong> wonders if it is selfish to only want to play when the entire party is there and asks how we handle that situation.&nbsp;</p> <p>After the break, <strong>TabaxiCab</strong> comes back to ask about what storylines/ plotpoints do we reskin steal for our own games.</p> <p><br></p> <p>Use that Spell: <strong>Snilloc’s Snowball Swarm!</strong></p> <p><br></p> <p>Thanks for listening!</p> <p>Instagram: @nextsessionpodcast<br> Twitter: @thenextsession<br> Facebook: @thenextsession</p>

<p>In this episode, &nbsp;<strong>DocCaesar</strong> has a player with a backstory that is coming back to haunt them, but the player doesn't believe it to be true.&nbsp;</p> <p>Then, <strong>stryke360 </strong>has a player who has a broken Ring of Spell Storing and wonders what spell they should have preloaded in the ring once it is fixed.&nbsp;</p> <p>After the break, <strong>Anosmiyas' </strong>entire party are ranged attackers and they are wondering how to make combats more interesting.&nbsp;</p> <p>Use that Spell: Ray of Sickness!</p> <p>Thanks for listening!<br> <br> As always, you can ask us a question at <a href="http://www.nextsessionpodcast.com/" target="_blank">www.nextsessionpodcast.com</a><br> <br> Instagram: @nextsessionpodcast<br> Twitter: @thenextsession<br> Facebook: @thenextsession</p>

<p>In this episode, &nbsp;<strong>Diet Toothpaste</strong> asks about using the Mirror of the Past to give breadcrumbs to their party members.</p> <p>Then, <strong>TolBeardBoi </strong>asks what to do about their party unleashing 11 crazy creatures from the Mirror of Life Trapping in a small tavern.</p> <p>After the break, <strong>Jajohnja</strong> wonders<strong> </strong>how to present unknown effects to players?</p> <p><br> Use that Spell: Maelstrom!</p> <p><br> Thanks for listening!<br> As always, you can ask us a question at <a href="http://www.nextsessionpodcast.com/" target="_blank">www.nextsessionpodcast.com</a><br> <br> Instagram: @nextsessionpodcast<br> Twitter: @thenextsession<br> Facebook: @thenextsession</p>

In this episode,  IAmTotallyNotSatan asks about how to get out of a confrontation that is brewing in their sci-fi campaign. Then, yostypants wants to flip a campaign on itself and have the players make a dungeon for some heroes. After the break, daringStumbles wonders how long we let our players metagame for. Use that Spell: Feign Death! Thanks for listening! As always, you can ask us a question at www.nextsessionpodcast.com Instagram: @nextsessionpodcast Twitter: @thenextsession Facebook: @thenextsession

<p>In this episode, &nbsp;<strong>Pretender37 </strong>asks about using Mage Hand in combat.</p> <p>Then, <strong>WereRob0t</strong> needs some help figuring out how to save their players from a TPK realistically.</p> <p>After the break, <strong>Bite-Sized- Ewan</strong> asks how to motivate their party to go after the BBEG, and Adam and Allysa get on a rant about player responsibility at the table.&nbsp;</p> <p>Use that Spell is quite a doozy! <strong>Magic Jar</strong></p> <p>Thanks for listening!</p> <p>As always, you can ask us a question at <a href="http://www.nextsessionpodcast.com/" target="_blank">www.nextsessionpodcast.com</a><br> <br> <br> Instagram: @nextsessionpodcast<br> Twitter: @thenextsession<br> Facebook: @thenextsession</p>

<p><strong>It's the Season 1 Season Finale!&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>We decided to shake it up and bring you an entire episode on joke magical items. But we couldn't do it alone and welcomed back the ever amazing <a href="https://twitter.com/Wax_Da_Stache">Greg Barrett</a> to help us on our quest!</p> <p>This episode is literally just us joking around about joke magical items.&nbsp;</p> <p>Tune in to Season 2 for our regularly scheduled content. ;)</p> <p>Hope you all have a Happy New Year!<strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Thanks for listening!</p> <p>You can ask us a question at <a href="http://www.nextsessionpodcast.com/" target="_blank">www.nextsessionpodcast.com</a><br> <br> Instagram: @nextsessionpodcast<br> Twitter: @thenextsession<br> Facebook: @thenextsession</p>

<p>In this episode, &nbsp;<strong>combatmedic22 </strong>needs helping killing all light in their kingdom.</p> <p>Then, <strong>realarksendis</strong> has an item that the players are salivating over... but it turns out it's a joke item.&nbsp;</p> <p>After the break, <strong>Jaketatoes</strong> wonders how much money everybody else gets. Not much!&nbsp;</p> <p>Use that Spell: <strong>Maze</strong></p> <p>Thanks for listening!</p> <p>As always, you can ask us a question at <a href="http://www.nextsessionpodcast.com/" target="_blank">www.nextsessionpodcast.com</a><br> <br> <br> Instagram: @nextsessionpodcast<br> <br> Twitter: @thenextsession<br> <br> Facebook: @thenextsession</p>

<p>In this episode, A&amp;A tackle <strong>pigoman92</strong>'s question about what projectiles you could use to hurl at a party to slow them down.&nbsp;</p> <p>Then, <strong>LearningFeed</strong> wants to follow a Greek myth and asks if it is possible to petrify someone.&nbsp;</p> <p>Adam later commiserates with <strong>LongLing26</strong> about how broken Conjure Animals really is.&nbsp;</p> <p>Use that Spell: <strong>Primal Savagery</strong>!</p> <p>Thanks for listening!</p> <p>As always, you can ask us a question at <a href="http://www.nextsessionpodcast.com/" target="_blank">www.nextsessionpodcast.com</a><br> <br> Instagram: @nextsessionpodcast<br> Twitter: @thenextsession<br> Facebook: @thenextsession</p>

<p>A&amp;A are back with special guest <strong>Zachary Zelinski</strong>! Zach is a good friend with a great talent for story creation and making A&amp;A crack up. In fact, more than 30 mins of laughter was cut from this episode.</p> <p>Together, Adam, Allysa, and Zach answer <strong>furac0nas</strong>' question about a blacksmith encounter, &nbsp;and <strong>Causticberries</strong>' question what would happen if someone lost their shadow.&nbsp;</p> <p>Later, <strong>williamsettler</strong> asks, "what happens if a red dragon loses its fire breath weapon?"</p> <p>Use that Spell: <strong>Sword Burst</strong>!</p> <p><br></p> <p>As always, you can ask us a question at <a href="http://www.nextsessionpodcast.com/" target="_blank">www.nextsessionpodcast.com</a><br> Thanks for listening!</p> <p><br> Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nextsessionpodcast/">@nextsessionpodcast</a><br> Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/thenextsession">@thenextsession</a><br> Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheNextSession">@thenextsession</a></p>

This week A&A tackle the age old question, how do you get a corpse drunk? Then the team ruminates on a dungeon based on different musical genres.  After the break, the question of what should your role-playing game room have in it comes up, and then Allysa tries to stump Adam with the spell Dragon's Breath.  As always, you can ask us a question at www.nextsessionpodcast.com Thanks for listening! Instagram: @nextsessionpodcast Twitter: @thenextsession Facebook: @thenextsession

<p><strong>Trigger Warning</strong>: Talk about death.</p> <p>Two big questions today about what to do when a player is missing from the session. &nbsp;</p> <p>After the break, A&amp;A talk about the birds and the bees and D&amp;D, and then the ridiculousness of the spell Awaken.&nbsp;</p> <p>As always, you can ask us a question at <a href="//www.nextsessionpodcast.com">www.nextsessionpodcast.com</a></p> <p>Thanks for listening!</p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nextsessionpodcast/">@nextsessionpodcast</a></p> <p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/thenextsession">@thenextsession</a></p> <p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheNextSession">@thenextsession</a></p>

<p>A player "fun-dipped" some powdered Flameskull and A&amp;A help figure out the consequences.&nbsp;</p> <p>Then, Novisstatic asks about the best way to dump lore onto players and A&amp;A go over the spell Fabricate.</p> <p>As always, you can ask us a question at <a href="//www.nextsessionpodcast.com">www.nextsessionpodcast.com</a></p> <p>Thanks for listening!</p> <p><br></p> <p>Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nextsessionpodcast/">@nextsessionpodcast</a></p> <p>Twitter: <a href="https://twitter.com/thenextsession">@thenextsession</a></p> <p>Facebook: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheNextSession">@thenextsession</a></p>

<p>A&amp;A are back with special guest <strong>Andy Clodfelter</strong>! Andy is a co-host of the podcast <a href="https://anchor.fm/90scourt">90s Court</a>, a player in the actual play D&amp;D game known as <a href="https://buzzedandboard.com/">Daring Adventures</a>, and just launched his new podcast, <a href="https://anchor.fm/anomalous-fascination">Anomalous Fascination</a>.&nbsp;</p> <p>Together, Adam, Allysa, and Andy answer <strong>Deekester</strong>'s question about his sister's Shrek themed campaign, &nbsp;and <strong>Lowkileet</strong>'s question about a very cursed item and the effects it has on the cleric that just attuned to it.&nbsp;</p> <p>Later, <strong>OneManDustBowl</strong> asks, "what are some of the best pieces of positive feedback you've received?"</p> <p>Use that Spell! It's Color Spray! Or, maybe it should be known as Color Light Show!&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Thanks for listening!&nbsp;</p> <p>Please submit your questions at: <a href="https://www.nextsessionpodcast.com">NextSessionPodcast.com</a></p> <p><br></p> <p><br></p>

<p>This week A&amp;A are joined by the incredible Lindsay Bernal de Barrett to answer your questions!</p> <p>First question comes from <strong>Iskotpop </strong>who needs help leaving clues behind for their Robin Hood plot.&nbsp;</p> <p>Then, <strong>RadPanda36 </strong>has a player with a demon inside of them and needs some advice on what kind of demon it should be.&nbsp;</p> <p>Later, Adam, Allysa, and Lindsay tackle <strong>Diet Toothpaste</strong>'s question about how to balance one outgoing player with four reserved players.&nbsp;</p> <p>Then, Lindsay gives the hot gossip on the amazing tricks of Rope Trick.&nbsp;</p> <p>Thank you all for listening! You can submit your question at our website: <a href="//Nextsessionpodcast.com">Nextsessionpodcast.com</a></p>

<p>Adam &amp; Allysa help Darkephoenixe explain how dragons returned from extinction, especially adult dragons. Draconic Park anyone? Also, there is a scientist turned chicken and BerryLerryTerry's girlfriend is keeping him as pet.</p> <p>Later, A&amp;A discuss a great question from DropShotEpee who asks how to DM when you are feeling depressed.&nbsp;</p> <p>Then, Allysa tries to bend all the rules with the spell Demiplane.&nbsp;</p> <p>You can submit your questions at nextsessionpodcast.com. Thanks for listening!&nbsp;</p>

<p>A&amp;A are back with special guest Rainier Powers! Besides having the coolest name, Rainier is a good friend, a great RPG player, and the genius behind The Next Session's logo. In this episode, A&amp;A&amp;Rainier answer the question, "What do I put on the top floor of an Eldritch library of all written knowledge?" and what to do about a doppelganger that has been masquerading as a friendly NPC the entire time.&nbsp;</p> <p>After the break, Adam &amp; Allysa answer a question about introducing a new Player Character to the group, even if they are only going to be there for one session.</p> <p><strong>Use That Spell: Time Stop!</strong></p> <p>How would you spend your 1d4+1 turns when time is frozen?</p> <p><br></p> <p>As always, thanks for listening! You can submit your questions and spell suggestions on our website:</p> <p><a href="//https:/www.nextsessionpodcast.com">www.nextsessionpodcast.com</a></p> <p><br></p>

<p>Halloween is coming!&nbsp;</p> <p>A&amp;A tackle a tricky question on running a Halloween game for teens who don't get to go out because of the pandemic. They also help a GM with their "bowel based dungeon." After the break, A&amp;A explore what is inside a golem, and go over the ever useful spell, Grease! Well, only if your DM lets you put it into a jar to save for later.&nbsp;</p> <p><br></p> <p>Thank you for listening and your support!&nbsp;</p> <p>You can submit questions on our website:&nbsp;</p> <p><a href="//www.nextsessionpodcast.com">www.nextsessionpodcast.com</a></p>

<p>Adam &amp; Allysa welcome their first guest, Greg Barrett! Greg Barrett is a Digital Dungeon Master who also runs LARP summer groups when not in pandemic times. He is sometimes featured on the podcast Geek in the City. &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Together they tackle two questions on NPCs and one funky scenario involving an Anti-Magic Field inside of Mordenkainen's Magnificent Mansion.</p> <p>After the break, A&amp;A discuss a level 5 spell called Negative Energy Flood.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A magical Tome of Symphony and how to incorporate it intrigues A&amp;A this week, along with a question about the consequences of splitting the party. After a break and another question, A&amp;A discuss the spell stoneskin and some cool ways to use it.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A&amp;A lend their ideas to Cryinguitar's really cool vertical dungeon and help Shattered158 with how soul magic might work. After the break, A&amp;A discuss phrases meant to scare players into listening and the spell Vitriolic Sphere.</p>

<p>A&amp;A answer two fantastic questions about how to make things more balanced in the game and still fun. After the break, they discuss a wizard's hat choices and the spell Hallucinatory Terrain.&nbsp;</p>

<p>A GM asks what to do next with their evil corporation plot line and another asks what system they should use at a senior center. A&amp;A also discuss the spell Earthbind and some modifications to help make it more versatile.</p>