Dungeon Master’s Block
The Block Party Network·Hosted by Neal Powell, Derrick and Celeste Conowitch·427 episodes
Welcome to the Dungeon Master/’s Block the place where we focus on the dungeon master, the most important person in the game. The only person capable of playing god, killing characters, and lowering the egos of people at the table. Follow us on twitter @DMs_Block. A Proud member of the Block Party Podcast Network!
Why listen
Dungeon Master's Block is a practical, table-tested advice show for D&D Dungeon Masters who want sharper encounters, richer worlds, and better sessions. Episodes mix host conversation, expert interviews, live-panel discussions, listener questions, and shorter DM-Nastics prompts that turn one idea into something you can use at the table. It is especially useful for DMs who like playful brainstorming as much as rules and prep advice.
Episodes
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: We test our knowledge and talk about all the answers. Inspiration: Diabolical D&D Quiz Exercise: Our brains! Supplements: D&D Trivial Pursuit Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DMs Neal and Derrick sit down with Dani aka Hofzinser from How to be a Better DM to discuss bringing new to your table from anywhere and everywhere! How To Be A Better DM Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: Every species you know the PCs will take. Inspiration: Best Weird D&D Species Exercise: Wonderfully Weird World Supplements: Pirate Borg Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DM Neal sits down with Lewanika Miller from Tabletop Journeys to discuss bringing new systems to your table! Tabletop Journeys Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: We move right through this one! Inspiration: Best Mobility Spells Exercise: Gotta Move It Move! Light Bulb: Loke Battle Mats Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DM Neal sits down with Jim Zub to discuss about bringing the next generation of D&D players no matter their age. Jim Zub Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: Time to break the mold! Inspiration: Builds That Can Break the Rules of Their Class Exercise: C-C-C-Class Breakers Light Bulb: Time Timer Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DMs Neal and Derrick sit down with Kate Korsak and talk about all things clerics. Kate Korsak Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: More than just magic! Inspiration: Magic Weapons That Do More Than +1 Damage Exercise: More Fun Than Just +1 Supplement: Mycologist’s Primer Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DMs Neal and Derrick sit down and tackle some of your burning questions in the latest installment of the Mailbag of Holding! Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: Things get weird and we love it! Inspiration: Weird Gods Exercise: Get Weird With Gods Supplement: Stranger Things: D&D: Tales from the Table Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DMs Neal and Derrick sit down with Maxwell Zener and break down some of the ways to make great character voices and then make some voices too! https://www.dialectsarchive.com/ Joel Froomkin audiobooks: https://www.audible.com/search?searchNarrator=Joel+Froomkin He Who Fights With Monsters audiobooks: https://www.audible.com/series/He-Who-Fights-with-Monsters-Audiobooks/B08WJ59784 Scott Brick audiobooks: https://www.audible.com/search?searchNarrator=Scott+Brick Max FB: https://www.facebook.com/maxwellzener Max Insta: https://www.instagram.com/maxzener/ Max ooo Audiobooks: https://www.audible.com/search?searchNarrator=Maxwell+Zener Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: If you blink you'll miss it! Inspiration: 244: Blink Dogs Exercise: Don't Even Blink Supplement: Night Hunters Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DM Neal and Derrick sit down with the ever-amazing DM Jerad to talk about how to handle TPKs in your games during a panel at Acadecon 2025. Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: We dive into homebrew potions and talk AI for good measure Inspiration: Homebrewed Potion Ideas Exercise: Have A Potion On Me Supplement: Worldsmith.io Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DMs Neal and Derrick sit down and let the DM thoughts of past, present, and future loose. This one is a bit all over the place, but a ton of fun! thestruggleisneal.com Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: We dive deep into curses and deep into the mind of a ruby dragon! Inspiration: Curses For Players Exercise: Curse You! Supplement: Enter Neurochateau Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DM Neal and Rev from the Crit Show talk about how to run horror campaigns during a panel at Acadecon 2025. The Crit Show Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: We build a random loot table! Inspiration: Rewarding Your PCs Exercise: The Reward Is The Reward Lifting Partner: Jeff Stevens Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DM Neal sits down with Jess Parks to talk about finding our DM voice(s) through some actionable tasks. istdpod Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: We talk about some consumables that are absolutely worth the gold! Inspiration: Five Consumables That Are Worth the Gold Exercise: Totally Worth It! Light Bulb: AuroraAthenaeum Holy Water Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DMs Derrick and Neal sit down with Keith Amman to talk about making smarter monsters for our The Monsters Know Spy & Owl One Foot In Fairyland Acadecon the 13th Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: We meet a new NPC from the world of Dayeimbe! Kuranur Inspiration: California's Gold Exercise: Dayeimbe’s Gold Light Bulb: D20 Lock and Pick Set Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DMs Derrick and Neal sit down with Andrew Fischer and Meric Moir to answer the question What is? Cosmere RPG. Cosmere RPG Acadecon the 13th Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: We talk about spell combos that players are bound to try! Inspiration: Spell Combos To Surprise DMs Exercise: Wombo Combo! Light Bulb: A4 Dot Matrix Notebook Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DMs Neal and Derrick sit down with Ned from Improv Tabletop and Thomas from I Cast Fireball and discuss some practical advice for improving the improv at our tables! icastfireball and Improv Tabletop Acadecon the 13th Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: We talk about making a Sorcerous Society about undead dinosaurs! Inspiration: 239: Magics Sorcerous Society Light Bulb: LitEnergy LED Copy Board Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DM Neal sits down with Cristina Van Epps to discuss about using the Knife Theory she created to create better backstories for characters in our games. Istdpod Acadecon the 13th Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: We talk about creating a reading list for expanding your DM mind! Inspiration: Appendix Lit Exercise: Appendix N and Appendix E Lifting Partner: Appendix N Book Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac GM Tim thegmtim.ca BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DMs Neal and Derrick sit down with Alberto Bonilla to discuss about adding more emotional impact into our games. Alberto Bonilla Imdb Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: We talk about using different mounts in your games, including sharks! Inspiration: D&D Best Mounts Exercise: Jump That Shark! Lifting Partner: Sly Flourish Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DMs Neal and Derrick sit down with James Introcaso and Willy Abeel to answer the question What Is? Draw Steel. Draw Steel Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: We talk about Jim Jam the greatest Kobold Druid of Dayeimbe! Inspiration: The world of Dayeimbe! Exercise: Dayeimbe March; Building A Bridge Taking Your Supplements: Rascal News 291: Timed Sessions (feat. Rowan Zeoli) Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DMs Neal and Derrick sit down with Jonathon Myhre about prepping for running your first con game. Lurking Fears Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: We talk about cities to add to your game. Inspiration: 8 Classic Towns To Put Into Your Campaign Exercise: We Built This City! Taking Your Supplements: The Worldbuilder's Journal Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DM Neal sits down with Celeste Conowitch, Senior Game Designer of Kobold Press, and discusses the new ttrpg system Tales of the Valiant. Tales of the Valiant Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: 10 mental exercises for any DM Inspiration: 100 episodes of exercising! Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DMs Neal and Derrick sit down with Zachary Burrell and talk about the ways to add some anime flare into our campaigns! Warlock Pod Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: We talk about vampire school marms and more! Inspiration: The world of Dayeimbe! Exercise: Dayeimbe March; Lycille Village Taking Your Supplements: RiverBank Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DMs Neal and Derrick sit down with Blastin Astrid and talk about the ways to tackle Tier 4 Play in our campaigns! Blastin Astrid - Instagram Blastin Astrid - TikTok Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: We talk about how there's more than one way to heal a tabaxi! Inspiration: You Don’t Need A Cleric As Your Party Healer Exercise: Clerics, we don’t need no stinkin clerics! Light Bulb: Evan Designs Lights Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DMs Neal and Derrick sit down with GM Chase and talk about the ways that anachronisms can make their way into our games. GM Chase - @tqloudly Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: We talk about some DM Differences on this first episode of Between Two Screens Inspiration: Between Two Screens Exercise: Between Two Screens Light Bulb: Dot Graph Paper Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac GM Tim @thegmtim BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DMs Neal and Derrick sit down with Fiona Howat and talk about the Fighter and how we can bring them into our games and worlds. Fiona Howat Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: We take some random Magic cards and make D&D things out of them! Inspiration: Magic Cards! Exercise: Magic of Magic to D&D XIII Light Bulb: Emerald City Comic Con Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac GM Tim @thegmtim BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DMs Neal and Derrick sit down with Hannah Rose and Clara Daly from Wild Mage Press to discuss ways to breakdown designing things for the table! Wild Mage Press Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: We tackle some tips for using pre written adventures! Inspiration: 8 Tips To Prepare A Pre-Written Adventure Exercise: Preparation D&D Supplements: GM's Book of Instant Towns and Cities Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DMs Neal sits down with J. Tyler Pennington about how to make epic endings for our games! jtylerpennington.com Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
Welcome back to DM-Nastics - the gym for Dungeon Masters to work out their minds! Content: We delve back into the barrow we created and build more haunted traps! Inspiration: Build-A-Barrow Exercise Exercise: Barrow Been Built Supplements: Ultraviolet Grasslands Twitter: @DMs_Block DM Neal's @joatmoniac DM Celeste's @cconowitch BlueSky: @dmsblock.bsky.social Discord: https://bit.ly/DMBanter Intro/Outro provided by: @bomBARDedcast Check them out at bombardedcast.com
DMs Neal and Derrick sit down with Sammy Glicker about how we can make sure our TTRPGs are fun! Dungeons and Cabins Sammy Glicker Patreon @DMs_Block Discord Facebook Stitcher iTunes [email protected] Knocked Prone Badventure Club Episode edited by: Neal Powell
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