Behind the Screen w/ Murph Livestream

Lawful Evil are MachiaVillains 😉

Highly recommend the first law series books! It’s some fantasy but mostly about the people with some really excellent characters

Speaking of Emily’s dice witchcraft, I’ve wondered if you roll so poorly bc she does more moon-marinating with her dice than yours (I assume? She’s mentioned doing it more than once on shows in the past) and maybe her dice just suck up all the good rolls in the vicinity leaving yours depleted of high-rolling dice nutrients. 🤷🏻

Are you ou planning on doing these on the 26th of each month or is that just a coincidence? I wanna join to ask questions about creating an actual play podcast, I'm trying to start my own

I would love to see one of these be a training session of Murph to Jake on how to DM. Like Mickey to Rocky

Amazing answer to the haircut question lmao

please do more of these! i have questions, but i haven't been able to attend while you're streaming!

Murph! I just started WH painting too. Been loving it. What race/chapter did you choose??

my first real campaign was ended when the party got trapped in the bottom of a well with the bbeg, mage cast fire ball, and the ladder that was never described as wood until now was burnt, for the next 6 real life hours we tried and failed to escape the well until finally a grappling hook landed, never make a cut scene a horrible battle

murph looks so cute!

Caldwell as a double level Monk and Druid would be awesome, and then he flavors all of the Wild Shapes to be different Frogs...

Fun livestream, thanks! What DM episode between Caldwell and Murph was that mentioned at: https://youtu.be/y8_mMqYzATs?t=1677 ?

This was so fun!! Thank you for making this livestream. I know you guys are busy and tired, but I’d love to see more DM advice added into the mix, when time allows. Take care!

commented abt this on the yt vod as well but any chance of these streams being incorporated into the patreon perks? community has loved them so far! i'm sure murph's a busy man but if it's okay with him then we would be ecstatic abt it lol

a real delight, thanks Murph!

MURPH MURPH MURPH MURPH MURPH MURPH MURPH MURPH MURPH!!

Thanks Murph!! This was awesome.

No question, just wanted to say thank you for all that you do Murph! You are an inspiration!

Hey Murph, if you and Em are getting into 40k on the side, have you considered doing a one-shot or mini-campaign in one of the 40k RPGs like Dark Heresy, Rogue Trader or the funky-fresh new Imperium Maledictum?

If a DM wants to keep an antagonist NPC alive so that they can return later, what are some ways to have the NPC escape without simply saying "they run away, you can't catch them."

Hey Murph! Were you prepared to stick with the storyline no matter what if things had gone bad with the Deck of Many Things? PS - What do you think my halfling wild magic sorcerer should do with his 3 wishes?

Hi Murph, I am running a high level campaign and the goal is to sustain epic level play despite 5e not really having good mechanics for it. The Band of Boobs was one of the best examples of high level play I've seen in a long time. I loved the things you did like giving low level class abilities from other classes to the players (Action Surge/"Selfless" Attack/Etc) as growth rewards at higher levels. Were there other things you considered giving out instead, and if so, what were things that didn't make the cut?

Have you ever DMed for a younger group (my nieces/nephew are all about playing nowadays with their grandparents and want to do a multi-session campaign and normally I DM), and if so, have you noticed any specific details or mechanics that should be shelved and/or focused on for an age group 8-12? PS, also I sent in a homemade laser-etched cutting board a while back and never heard if it delivered - just wanted to see if you all got it?

Hi Murph! If you’ve DMed before, is it kosher to give a new DM advice, in-game, if you’re one of their PCs? It feels rude, but they’re struggling

You are so good at RP during combat encounters. I often forget to do this. Is that something you naturally gravitate towards, or is there something you can suggest to work towards getting better at that?

Is he taking questions here or on YouTube chat?

Any tips on giving the players info but they keep failing their rolls?

​Flavoring a magic system as science based? Specifically the divine. I'm concerned that a science based hard magic system feels inconsistent with more traditional fantasy settings

Hey Murph! I have never DM’d before but a friend of mine gave me a Hyrule compendium book, so for fun I have been building a campaign using that as a guide. My question is, is doing this type of campaign too grandiose to undertake as my first campaign? Should I stick with classic for my first time? Or would doing something stylized in the world of Zelda be ok?

If some players end up being evil and your other players wanna kill them should you take a side(even secretly) to set up the pvp. Ex one player was fat bastard and wanted to rest people

Your hair looks really nice!

​how often you use the given stats of creatures either as the specific creature or something similar. do you change the hp, damage, or traits to match your vision better for a creature, npc’s as well?

I really need motivation for my player to reach planned locations but don’t want to hold their hand and railroad. Tried giving them deck of many things so that if a bad outcome happened they’d have to go somewhere for solution but now they are all rich and leveled with extra magic items. Thoughts on how to motivate and what to do when players are powerful and cocky

Hi! My group has been on a several month break, any good recommendations on having a solid first session back?

Also, will there be an archive of this? I'm off to the airport right now and unable to tune in.

What app(s), if any, do you use for your notes, campaign building, npcs, etc? How do you wrangle all the info?

Emily is right (as usual) your teeth are cute

Have you or Caldwell ever grown out a beard?

Murph, do you ever struggle with too many ideas? How do you narrow things down?

Same predicament as Daniel would love advice

Played for a while, DMed a few (less than five) sessions, and am trying hard to incorporate backgrounds for the players. How interactive are you with the players in terms of filling out background for the players?

Any advice for DMing a group of players with different play styles (some more crunchy, some more into roleplay/story beats, different comfort levels with their characters going down, etc)?

I am DMing a campaign and have trouble building a BBEG/integrating that into the story. At what point did you transition from Moonstone/Ezri to introducing the Chosen and the larger campaign narrative?

Do you think you have more Notoriety doing this then your old material?

Sup Murph, so one of my players is a kenku artificer who wants to be a mad tinkerer, obsessed with loot. Any advice for items to give them? Or how to balance cool items without game breaking consequences. I too am not a big loot person myself so I’m feeling uninspired.

Is this your only job now, or do you and Emily do this on the side?

When you plan a combat encounter, what do you think about to make it unique and exciting? I worry that some of my encounters feel too similar and your encounters all feel very distinct.

Can't figure out how to post in chat!

What are your thoughts on flashback systems (like in blades in the dark), and would you be interested in having such a thing for a heist in 5E? If so, what kind of mechanics would you use to limit how often they can be used?

If you get the 1min 51 sec video, refresh it should work

Poor our sweet Murph

It’s just going to be a silent video as Murph plans an upcoming session. A true peek behind the screen.

A Q for murph! Have an old friend who is trying is hand at DMing, 2 years in and his pace is so slow, gives us no direction, refuses to level up. Do we try to give him advice? Leave the campaign? What is less rude

What's the best way to introduce story necessary lore to your characters that feels natural

It has happened again. 1min 51 sec video

I was yes then I was Ah ok

Ryan is looking rough

hey murph! working on building out relatable villains, do you think lawful evil people know that they're lawful evil or do they think they're lawful good?

is there a new link for the stream?

silent murph

oh thank god, i was worried i did something wrong

Are we live???

Love the minute and a half of silence - a fun new angle!

nice haircut tho lol

murph it's another ~2min video againnnn rip