Matt Colville Videos

How to make interesting descriptions of encounters, adventures, items, lore, events, etc. by using 6 simple questions. Who, what, when, where, why and the the most important why is it important to the players. Also exclusions of different...

I’ve seen this done on multiple streams (Critical Role I think) and I alwys wonderen how to properly do that. Or do you recommend just rolling the appropriate treasure tables? I have always found loot to be a confusing thing to do, which table...

Archetypes: are they useful or harmful, is it better if people play accordingly or should the play against them? Which characters are more fun to play and play with?

Too often the idea of horror in Tabletop RPGs seems to rely on bodies ripped apart and strewn about. How would one go about creation horror and tension and suspense without just grossing the players out?

How and why making what happens in one game effect what happens in a second game.

I'd love to hear how you would handle a Spelljammer campaign. I feel like Spelljammer has such a STRONG 80's vibe to it, I don't know if it would be better to modernize it or preserver that feel.

You've talked a couple of times about cool stories that really needed you to communicate with your players, like the time you had one of the PCs replaced by a Slaad. I would like to see a video about how you communicate with your players to...

I am a new DM (inspired by your series) and in a new campaign I am struggling to keep my players invested in my setting. I am trying to figure out how to make the world more immersive however I am really struggling.

In a recent game, my players made a lot of bad decisions and now they are in trouble with a powerful faction of a city (murders of guards just doing their jobs were involved). Are there any ways to give my players consequences without taking away...

A video on techniques to effectively roll play the nafarious black dragon.

A continuation of the prior video in which certain external but engaging/fun duties can be delegated to the players.

How do you handle a total party kill? How do you help the characters recover from such a major downer and want to continue on -- especially for newer players.

There have been a lot of videos about stealth, but mostly from the players perspective. If you are the dm and you have a monster that tries to hide, how do you handle that? Remove the mini from the board? If it pops back up before anyone has found...

How to improvise entire story arcs when things go unexpectedly, make up random npcs, and anything else that remotely has to do with going with the flow.

What tips do you have for running a game for kids between 8 - 14ish.

Has Matt Colville ever run a game with only one other player? If so what did he do differently from an ordinary campaign and how did he feel about the experience? If not what would you believe to be necessary changes to the formula to make it...

How to run a campaign that primarily takes place on and possibly in the sea, both combat & roll-play. With combat how to make the most of in water fights & ship on ship combat. for roll-play how to incorporate the environment, culture & politics,...

My table often wants to start a new adventure at a predetermined level higher than first. Generally, the target range for these accelerated starts is somewhere between 3rd and 7th level. We want to play a certain adventure or just want to test...

Pre-campaign world building seems to be a void of endless creation... How much is enough to get things rolling?

I'd love to see a video about being completely impartial as a DM when things go south for the players in battle, especially when a potential TPK is likely.

A video about conflict in the dialogues between players and npcs, and making discusions interesting and engaging could be helpfull

You've been playing D&D for a while and I'm sure you've seen the ups and downs in the games, not only from just the game but from the outsiders looking in. I was hoping you'd share some of those experiences when other's reactions are, "You play...

It's the 1920's, your band of rag-tag investigators stands before the "Monolith of Yog-Sothoth", feeling it's putrid, pulsating, energy warp reality to the Outer God's whims. Indeed, the ancient marker seems to swell as a primordial ooze seeps...

Matt Colville, you often mention that you like to rip off story ideas from your favorite books and movies. How do you choose what to take and how do you adapt it to your system and campaign?

in the recent video about how to be a better player, there was a little blurb about how to take notes,and I feel like a more in depth look at that could be really helpful.

The rules for D&D and other RPGs are usually complex and very hard to groc at times. More so with players with learning difficulties. I was wondering what are good methods a GM can use to help players with Learning Difficulties eg Dyslexia get the...

Hi Matt, I am running D&D games on FG2 for exactly one player. Right now, I've been roleplaying the player's two other party members, but allowing the player to control the entire party on a battle map. I am looking for some insight,...

Navigating the balance of having real-world consequences for your setting versus not making your characters uncomfortable. If players decide to go to the seediest level of your town and try to manipulate people and running into criminals having...

Your first videos talked about how much you loved Fantasy Grounds. I loved those enough to get hooked, and now run my online campaign through Fantasy Grounds. I plan on running a West Marches in the future in the world I've been building for years...

Trying to "broad" the spectrum on who is the D&D player/DM. Trying to express how this awesome hobby, educational tool, leisure activity, snack pile tragedy is for everyone and anyone no matter what gender, color, age, country, religion (etc)...