Dont Let Feats Stop You from Improvising Arcane Mark 2026-09-20 | Dont Let Feats Stop You from Improvising
Roleplaying, Cards, and Battles: Go Across the Obelisk with Arcane Mark Arcane Mark 2025-07-27 | Join Mark and Linda live as we play through rogue-lite RPG card battler Across the Obelisk!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Need an Adventure Fast? Learn Our TTRPG Adventure Design Tips as we Put them in Practice! Arcane Mark 2025-07-23 | Sometimes as a GM you need an adventure fast, whether that's because the PCs did something out of left field or you just didn't have time to think about the next session. Join us as we build an adventure framework from the seed and concept outward, usable for any TTRPG system. With these tips and techniques from the professionals, you'll be able to create an adventure skeleton fast!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Magic+ Essence Casting Preview with Dawnsbury Days Grand Finale! Arcane Mark 2025-07-20 | Join us for our final exclusive first look at the Pathfinder2e Essence Casting System by Team+ and Mark Seifter, implemented in Dawnsbury Days. How will we stack up against a tough multi-stage boss encounter? Leave a comment to qualify for a raffle to win your own copy of Magic+ on its release!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Learn These Techniques to Build Magic Items With Ease Arcane Mark 2025-07-16 | Ever wanted to make a fun custom item as a reward for one of the players in your game but worried that it might throw things off, or just hit a wall trying to design it? In this video, we'll go step by step from start to finish to show you how to build a magic item based on a concept suggested and voted by you, the viewers, that we didn't know in advance. We'll use Pathfinder 2e as the example system but demonstrate techniques that work for any game!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Magic+ Essence Casting Preview with Dawnsbury Days Aeon Structure! Arcane Mark 2025-07-13 | Tired of spell slots? Want to see Saffi cast some fireballs now that the glitch on variable action spells is fixed? Join us for another exclusive first look at the Pathfinder2e Essence Casting System by Team+ and Mark Seifter, implemented in Dawnsbury Days. We'll cast spells all day long, instead of just using cantrips all the time like we did in our main run! Last time our level 5 bard cast around 13 3rd-rank spells in two adventuring days! What will happen this time? Leave a comment to qualify for a raffle to win your own copy of Magic+ on its release!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Force Element Beginner Guide: All the Powers and How to Use Them! Arcane Mark 2025-07-09 | Want to play a blaster who's constantly messing with positioning on the battlefield in Pathfinder 2e or D&D 5e? The force element is a great way to mix repositioning and effective damage, and we'll show you what you options you have for different builds (control vs object throwing and more). Plus who can say no to a t-rex using giant telekinetic hands since their own hands are so stubby?Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
First Look at the Pathfinder2e Essence Casting System From Magic+ with Dawnsbury Days! Arcane Mark 2025-07-06 | Tired of spell slots? Join us for this exclusive first look at the Pathfinder2e Essence Casting System by Team+ and Mark Seifter, implemented in Dawnsbury Days. We'll cast spells all day long, instead of just using cantrips all the time like we did in our main run!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Crit, Fumble, or Succeed? How Tabletop RPG Success Systems Shape the Universe Arcane Mark 2025-07-02 | It's not just math! The way your favorite TTRPG determines success and failure goes a long way to shaping the very universe of the game, altering the feel, tone, genre, and possibilities in ways both subtle and overt. Join us as we explore how the success system for a game can alter the very way you think and feel about the game and accomplish things in game.Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Why Are Your Players Confused? Paint a Picture of the Fantastic With Your Descriptions! Arcane Mark 2025-06-29 | When it comes to fantastic creatures and locales that don't exist in real life, it's up to you as a GM to describe them so your players can imagine them. Here's some tips to make that easy and effective!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Why Do Recurring Villains FAIL In D&D and Pathfinder? Use These Tricks to Fix It! Arcane Mark 2025-06-25 | It's something every GM has experienced: there's a plan for this great recurring villain, but if they show up, the PCs find some unexpected strategy to kill them off and prevent their escape, and if they stay in the background as a vague presence, they lose their impact. How can we fix this? We'll give you veteran advice of advanced tips to work within the system, as well as examining how we can use lessons from other TTRPGs to more easily create recurring villains who excel! Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Need a Monster Quick? Follow The Steps in this Example to Create One in a Flash! Arcane Mark 2025-06-22 | In games like Pathfinder and D&D, monsters have a certain amount of complexity to them, so they can sometimes seem intimidating for a GM who needs to create their own. But there's a way to create them quickly and effectively by starting with a concept and building out the parts you need from there! Watch us take unexpected ideas and ingredients we didn't know in advance and use our formula to put together a brand new creature using the Pathfinder 2e! Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
The D&D and Pathfinder Players Guide to Play to Find Out What Happens What Does it Mean For You? Arcane Mark 2025-06-18 | The philosophy "play to find out what happens" is common in all sorts of Tabletop RPGs that share DNA with Powered by the Apocalypse style games, but what does it actually mean in practice? But if you're a D&D or Pathfinder player, especially if you run prepublished adventures, you might be more used to a different playstyle. In this episode, we'll explore what this gameplay philosophy means overall, how it's used in the games that espouse it, and how you can use it to enrich your own games, even in systems like D&D and Pathfinder! Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Need a Great Trap for Your Game? Follow These Steps To Build One FAST! Arcane Mark 2025-06-15 | Sometimes you don't have all the time in the world to create a trap for your TTRPG game, and especially in a game like Pathfinder or D&D, they can get a bit complicated. If you use these techniques, which we'll show you in this video, you can build a brand new trap from concept to finish in just a few minutes!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Riding a Pale Horse: Arcane Marks Guide to the Death Element Arcane Mark 2025-06-11 | Ever wanted to mix damage and debuffs, with some options for pure death and damage mixed in? The death element is just the playstyle you've been looking for! So join us on Arcane Mark as we take a look through all the options for synergies and strategies to make the most of the death element!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Why Do Themed Spellcasters Crash and Burn in D&D and Pathfinder? Arcane Mark 2025-06-08 | In fiction, very few spellcasters are generalists who can do just about anything. Usually they have a theme like a fire mage or an ice mage. So why do those kinds of characters tend to fail in games like D&D and Pathfinder while they can succeed in other Tabletop RPGs? And what will it take to make a character like that succeed, even in games where they aren't the norm? Join us for a design deep dive on themed spellcasting, generalized spellcasting, and how the game system influences your character choices!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Multiclassing Epic Wins and Epic Fails: How to Build a Better Hybrid Character Arcane Mark 2025-06-04 | Chances are if you've played D&D, Pathfinder, or any other system with multiclassing or hybrid characters, you've come across some truly amazing and three-dimensional characters, some concepts that fell flat and failed to live up to their potential, and (depending on your system of choice) some unholy abominations that broke the game. But what's the game design reason behind this wide range of outcomes? Together we'll examine a variety of multiclassing and hybrid character systems across several RPGs, as well as the principles behind them, and get to the bottom of this!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Are You Making the Worst Houserule Mistakes? Heres How to Avoid Them! Arcane Mark 2025-06-01 | When you're playing D&D, Pathfinder, or any other mechanically hefty TTRPG, the topic of houserules is going to come up. Almost everyone has a houserule or two, but some houserules (and particularly some POLICIES around houserules) can cause big problems for your group. See how you and your group fare against these houserule mistakes, as well as how to avoid them. Even if your group doesn't have any houserules, it's worth your while to check this video out and watch at least the #1 houserule mistake! Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
You Can Play a Giant Brain? Insiders Guide to the Mind Element! Arcane Mark 2025-05-28 | Want to blow your enemies' minds? The mind element might have the right playstyle for you, with abilities that allow you to cleverly synergize with yourself and your allies using conditions and debuffs! Join Mark and Linda for an insiders' guide to the mind element (in Battlezoo Eldamon, which is for Pathfinder or D&D), with everything you need to know as a beginner plus tactical insights and ideas. Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
The Trouble With Ambushes in RPGs Arcane Mark 2025-05-25 | Ambushes are a common trope in Tabletop RPGs but they can also be surprisingly frustrating for players, GMs, or both. Join us for an analysis on why ambushes can be that way as well as tips for how to avoid it!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
What Will YOU Find in the Goblin Market? (Dungeon Jam 2025) Arcane Mark 2025-05-25 | This is our 5 Room Dungeon for Dungeon Jam 2025, a goblin market based on the 1862 poem by Christina Rosetti. Find all the information on the dungeon for free at http://tiny.cc/arcanemark !Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Reaping What You Sow: Arcane Marks Guide to the Wood Element Arcane Mark 2025-05-21 | The wood element in Battlezoo Eldamon is especially fun but can be complex, since you sow plants onto the battlefield to harvest them later for special benefits. But with this guide, we'll bring Mark's familiarity from designing the element and Linda's plant power as the Queen of Leshies to ensure you make the most of what wood has to offer!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Arcane Mark Plays Dawnsbury Days: Beyond the Barrier! Arcane Mark 2025-05-18 | Let's peek beyond the barrier together in Dawnsbury Days. Join us for adventure with the wacky team of all fighters except one cleric. Watch the stream that the game's creator has called "very inspiring" and "a little bit like I'm undergoing a test or exam."Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Build a Better Backstory! Arcane Mark 2025-05-14 | What makes a backstory sing, getting the rest of your TTRPG group excited rather than making them groan? Join Mark and Linda as we delve into the secrets of compelling backstories, focusing specifically on making the most of player character backstories with a side dish of other campaign backstories for good measure!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
No Plan Survives Contact With Your Players! What Now? Arcane Mark 2025-05-07 | It's a long-held truth in tabletop RPGs: no matter how well you plan ahead, your players will think of something you never anticipated. So given that, what can you do? Join us as we discuss how to be ready even when your plans go up in flames!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Arcane Mark Plays Dawnsbury Days: Heaven Arcane Mark 2025-05-04 | Let's go to Heaven together in Dawnsbury Days. Join us for adventure with the wacky team of all fighters except one cleric. Watch the stream that the game's creator has called "very inspiring" and "a little bit like I'm undergoing a test or exam."Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Why Your Players Ignore Your Adventure Hooks, and How to Grab Their Attention Arcane Mark 2025-04-30 | It's a time-honored tradition in Tabletop RPGs: you plotted out an amazing adventure, only for the players to ignore the hook. At best, you can beg them to just follow it anyway and they'll listen because they know you put in so much effort, but even that can feel like a kluge as opposed to organic interest. So how do you innovate adventure hooks beyond the tried and true that will grab your players' attention and make them want to go on the quest? Join us as we reveal secrets from professional adventure design! Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Arcane Mark Plays Dawnsbury Days Aeon Structure Arcane Mark 2025-04-27 | Join Mark and Linda as we challenge the Aeon Structure in the Pathfinder 2e-style CRPG Dawnsbury Days!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
The Top Three Failures in Dragon Encounters (And How to Fix Them) Arcane Mark 2025-04-23 | Dragons are some of the most fearsome and impactful creatures in D&D, Pathfinder, and many other fantasy Tabletop RPGs, but that also makes encounters with them special. Join us as we cover the top three ways dragon encounters fall short, and how to avoid those pitfalls! Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Arcane Mark Plays Dawnsbury Days Demonic Fortress Arcane Mark 2025-04-20 | Join us as we challenge the Demonic Fortress in the PF2 CRPG Dawnsbury Days!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Make Choices Matter: Add Time Pressure! Arcane Mark 2025-04-16 | GMs and players alike often want their choices to matter in Tabletop RPGs, but what gives a decision meaning? A big part of it is the benefit of the decision compared to the opportunity cost, what they gave up when they made that decision. And time pressure is one of the simplest and most satisfying ways to set that up! We'll discuss time pressure both in the game world and around the table in our world, and how you can use these techniques to enhance your game.Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Arcane Mark Plays Dawnsbury Days Profane Barrier Arcane Mark 2025-04-13 | We've completed the original Dawnsbury Days campaign, but now it's time for the expansion!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
The Most Time Consuming Decision in D&D and Pathfinder... And How to Fix It! Arcane Mark 2025-04-09 | As a player, choosing spells is one of the most time-consuming and mentally-intensive tasks in Pathfinder, D&D, and any similar Tabletop RPG with hundreds (or even thousands) of spells available. But with these techniques, you can turn a daunting task into one you can manage quickly and efficiently. Join us as we break up the problem into specific cases and provide concrete advice to speed up your spell choice!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Are Your TTRPG Games Repetitive? Heres How You Can Tell, and How to Fix It! Arcane Mark 2025-04-06 | Sometimes we repeat ourselves without even realizing it! When it comes to a TTRPG, some repetition is natural and even useful, but too much repetition can get you stuck in a rut as a player or cause your players to be bored or find things too predictable as a GM. We'll talk about how to identify what's getting repetitive in your characters or games and how to make sure you shake things up!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
You can Actually Play a (Demi)god in D&D and Pathfinder, No Fooling! Arcane Mark 2025-04-02 | Yes, it's April Fool's when this video goes live, but it's about a real product, we promise! Battlezoo Ancestries Demigods lets you play as a deity for real, complete with a religion subsystem for building up your faith and gaining powerful boons. And it's free! Join Mark and Linda as we dive into the lore and mechanics of the demigod ancestry.Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
The Secret to Using TTRPG Random Tables Like a Pro Arcane Mark 2025-03-30 | Whether you use random tables frequently or rarely, as a GM, you can get more out of your random tables (and learn when best to use them) with our tips and tricks from experienced TTRPG designers!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
The Hidden Secrets Behind the GM Screen: How to Manage Information Like a Pro Arcane Mark 2025-03-19 | As the GM for a tabletop RPG, it's your job to paint a picture of what happens, substituting in for the characters' various senses and creating a window into a new world... but every window only reveals a fraction of what lies on the other side. Whether you use a physical GM screen or not, there's always more information hidden on your side of the screen. But how do you decide what to share and what to keep hidden? And when is it right to change things up? Join Mark and Linda as we answer that question from the perspective of professional game designers!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Your RPG Campaign is at Risk if Players Leave: Heres What to Do! Arcane Mark 2025-03-16 | The sad truth is that most campaigns fizzle out before they can come to their planned finale. Players come and go, everyone has a life outside of Tabletop RPGs (even TTRPG professionals like us). But if you prepare in advance for the possibility of player turnover, you can be ready to hit the ground running, and you just might be able to save your campaign time and time again. Join Mark and Linda for a deep dive into how to protect your campaigns, with plenty of examples, including one campaign Mark ran that nearly collapsed. Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
How to Play a Legend in 14 Easy Steps Arcane Mark 2025-03-12 | What does it mean to be a legend? Join us as we take a deep dive into all 14 ancestries from Battlezoo Ancestries Living Legends and ask us any questions you have!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Monsters, Stickers, and Cassettes? Arcane Mark Plays Cassette Beasts! Arcane Mark 2025-03-02 | In a world with cassette tapes that transform people into monsters, can we find the truth and escape back to Earth? Join us as Arcane Mark plays the 2023 indie RPG Cassette Beasts!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Lightning Speed RPG Settlement Creation! Arcane Mark 2025-02-23 | Settlements are more than just a backdrop for a Tabletop RPG: they play a major role in the story and plotlines and set the stage for the tone of the adventure. As the GM or worldbuilder, sometimes you need a settlement quickly, even if you'd like to take your time and build it carefully to fit the campaign's needs. Join Mark and Linda as we build a settlement from scratch based on an idea we haven't seen in advance, demonstrating techniques you can use to quickly and efficiently create the settlement you need for your next game! Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
How Does an Idea Become an NPC? Arcane Mark 2025-02-19 | What does it take to turn an idea into a full-fledged NPC ready to use in your game? What techniques can you use to build that NPC quickly and effectively? Join Mark and Linda as we take an NPC idea we hadn't seen in advance and turn it into a full-fledged NPC!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
How Does an Idea Become an Adventure Plot? Well Show You! Arcane Mark 2025-02-16 | Ever wonder how an initial idea becomes the plot of an adventure? Watch two professional narrative designers take ideas we didn't see in advance and transform them into an adventure structure in real time!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Three Tabletop RPG Naming Disasters... and How to Avoid Them! Arcane Mark 2025-02-12 | What's in a name? More than any other single component of GMing, otherwise experienced GMs mention choosing names to be an Achilles' heel. This is also important for players, but they don't need to generate nearly as many names as a GM does. It can be especially tricky for improvisational GMs who might have to come up with names on the fly, when you don't have time to research before naming something. Join us to hear about three tabletop RPG naming disasters, and how you can avoid them!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Need an Item Fast for Your Game? Watch Us Build One in Real Time! Arcane Mark 2025-02-05 | Building magic items can sometimes seem like a daunting task for a GM, but there are ways to create items quickly as you need them. Want to see it in action? Join Mark and Linda as we use viewer suggestions to build an item!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Are You Overcomplicating Your Character? Heres How to Simplify the Parts that Can Slow You Down! Arcane Mark 2025-02-02 | In order to increase the depth of options in a TTRPG, a side effect is that the game will have areas of increased complexity, even for experienced players. And whether it's for a simpler or a more complex game, there will be some areas that feel intuitive to each person and others where complexity rears its head. Join Mark and Linda for tips and tricks to identify your areas of complexity and then manage them, so you can enjoy what you love without getting bogged down! Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Are You Making the #1 Mistake in Published Adventure Battlefields? Heres How to Fix It! Arcane Mark 2025-01-29 | It's no secret that even experienced adventure authors and publishers sometimes create adventures with encounter areas that don't suit the encounter, sometimes to the degree that they are too small to fit all the combatants! Join Mark and Linda for tips to avoid the dreaded tiny featureless room and take your encounter areas to the next level!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Is It Wrong To Build the Players Characters For Them? A Guide to Breaking the Taboo Like a Pro! Arcane Mark 2025-01-26 | It's no secret that it's not general practice for the GM to build the characters for an adventure. Pregenerated or GM-generated characters are seen as a taboo by many groups outside of specific situations with walk-in players or one shots because of the fear of taking away player agency. But sometimes they can be just the right thing for your players and campaign. Come break the taboo with us as we share advanced techniques you can use to make awesome pregenerated characters that make your campaign sing and your players smile.Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
Weird TTRPG Characters Can Cause Problems For Your Group. Heres How to Fix It! Arcane Mark 2025-01-22 | Weird and wacky characters can be as memorable in TTRPGs as they are in other games, books, movies, TV shows, and more... but sometimes it can be in all the wrong ways. Join Linda and Mark for tips and tricks on how to build and play a weird and unique character in a way your group will love!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
How Do You Create a TTRPG Deity? Watch Us Build One! Arcane Mark 2025-01-19 | Whether you're building a pantheon for your home setting or adding a new deity to an established setting, creating deities can be a challenge. Join Mark and Linda as we build a brand new deity from scratch based on votes from viewers!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
The Secret to Easy and Fun Prophecies, Divinations, and Magical Clues Arcane Mark 2025-01-15 | You can't see the future, so how do you run a game with magical divinations that can? These kinds of spells often prove some of the most difficult for GMs to handle, but we have you covered with tips and tricks to make those divinations fun for everyone at the table and less stressful for you!Join this channel to get access to perks:youtube.com/channel/UCwu461M_OUmLWN20_q_P1JA/join
