Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 4 hours ago

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You should run a game made up of a bunch of shorter, unrelated adventures! How would that work? Let’s talk about it.

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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
04:05 - Stand-Alone Adventures
13:50 - Engines That Generate Stories
28:20 - A Word From Our Sponsor
29:48 - Freak of the Week
36:31 - Avoid Overplanning
51:19 - Setting Expectations for an Episodic Campaign

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Matt Colville: How Long Should An Adventure Be? youtube.com/watch?v=RcImOL19H6U

Using the 5-Room Dungeon Method to Build a Fire Plane Fortress! (Dungeon Jam 2025) youtube.com/watch?v=kt-5OMyBZyY

Comparing Fizban's Treasury of Dragons and The Game Master's Book of Legendary Dragons: youtube.com/watch?v=eX2lCJsbdy4

How to Think of Your D&D Campaign as a TV Series: youtube.com/watch?v=ZLzzIE2nLTU

Foreshadowing Your Campaign Finale (Just Like Doctor Who!) youtube.com/watch?v=1Qws6GR2UUg

Does the "5-Room Method" Create Formulaic Dungeons? (Creating an Undead Dungeon) youtube.com/watch?v=cpaouDC8bOI

Overly Sarcastic Productions: Trope Talk: Filler: youtube.com/watch?v=aGAJd5_QrtA

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