<![CDATA[Prep and Presence]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/prep-and-presence Prep & Presence is the workshop for dungeon masters who want to run better games. Every session you run is a craft — and like any craft, it can be practiced, sharpened, and made to feel easy.

Each episode takes one real skill — hooking your table in the first five minutes, building a world that feels alive, writing a villain whose plan actually matters — and turns it into something you can use at your very next session. You'll get the core principle, examples from the table, and practical takeaways at two levels: a starter move anyone can try tonight, and a level-up for veterans who want to go deeper.

It's made for D&D dungeon masters of every kind — whether you're prepping your very first session or you're two hundred deep into a campaign. New episodes every two weeks, hosted by Soren Blackwell.

Independent and unofficial; made by and for DMs.

]]> RSS.com 2026.721.95756 Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:24:47 GMT en a50fd543-47a8-5791-ba4e-bad28f277339 https://media.rss.com/prep-and-presence/podcast_cover_20260721_040717_2dafb75e6900f7affcde857f994145c0.png Prep and Presence https://rss.com/podcasts/prep-and-presence no Soren Blackwell 2026 Soren Blackwell Soren Blackwell false episodic podcast true <![CDATA[The First Five Minutes]]> How you open a session sets the temperature for the whole night — and most of us open with "so, where were we?" without realizing what that quietly promises the table.

This episode is about the first five minutes: why the recap-and-housekeeping open drains the room before the game starts, and how to open in motion instead. You'll get three reliable ways to hook your table from the first sentence — an image, a tension, or a change — plus a one-sentence prep trick you can use at your very next session, and a level-up move that hands the spotlight to your quietest player.

First episode of Prep & Presence, the workshop for dungeon masters. Hosted by Soren Blackwell.

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