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Dungeons, Dragons, & Psychology Podcast

The Dungeons, Dragons, & Psychology Podcast is a TTRPG podcast that helps collaborative storytellers build great campaigns using psychology. Each episode dives into different aspects of tabletop roleplaying games, and offers listeners (psyclithids) tricks of the trade for how to improve their own games. Your host, Robert Walker, is a longtime DM and holds a MS in I/O Psychology. He is also the author of "Session Zero: The DMG to Writing Great Campaigns in any System."

Emotional Regulation with Session Zero

12 mins; October 05, 2025

Defense Mechanisms for RPGs: Realism at the Table

18 mins; October 01, 2025

The Impostor Syndrome of the DM (a.k.a. The Matt Mercer Effect)

18 mins; September 28, 2025

The Psychology of the Bard's Influence

13 mins; September 24, 2025

Cognitive Dissonance in Immersive TTRPGs

15 mins; September 21, 2025

Critical Comeback: More Episodes, More Guests, More Psychology, New Directions

10 mins; September 11, 2025

Using Statistics in TTRPGs to gain Advantage at the Table

19 mins; September 23, 2024

In-Depth with Tabletop Misfits: DM James Jackson on Immersive Storytelling & RPG Adventures

37 mins; September 20, 2024

Character Death Revisited

23 mins; September 19, 2024

The Roadmap Method

17 mins; September 18, 2024

Paradigm Shifts

16 mins; September 17, 2024

Master of Mindful Action: Level Up as a Monk

24 mins; September 16, 2024

A Beacon of Hope: Level up as a Cleric

18 mins; September 03, 2024

Follow Your Code: Level Up as a Paladin

17 mins; August 04, 2024

Forge Your Pact: Level Up as a Warlock

24 mins; July 30, 2024

Master of Primal Power: Level up as a Barbarian

27 mins; July 23, 2024

Survival of the Fittest: Leveling up as Ranger

30 mins; June 17, 2024

Champion of Balance: Leveling Up as a Druid

29 mins; June 10, 2024

Expand your Mind: Leveling Up as a Wizard

31 mins; May 20, 2024

Jack of All Trades: Leveling Up as a Rogue

22 mins; May 07, 2024

Achieving Flow State in RPGs

22 mins; May 07, 2024

Meta-Gaming: Friend or Foe?

15 mins; April 30, 2024

Leveling Up as a Sorcerer: Embrace your Inner Power

29 mins; April 30, 2024

Leveling up as Bard: Unleash Your Inner Voice

27 mins; April 22, 2024

Level up as a Fighter: Fit to Fight

27 mins; April 03, 2024

Creating YOUR Character Sheet: Leveling Up IRL

24 mins; April 01, 2024

Leveling up in Real Life(IRL): The Introduction

22 mins; March 12, 2024

Generative AI In TTRPGs

31 mins; January 30, 2024

(Remastered) Season 2 Finale: 10 Psychological Concepts in TTRPGs

18 mins; November 27, 2023

Season 2 Finale: 10 Psychological Concepts in TTRPGs

16 mins; November 19, 2023

Psychology of Manipulation

19 mins; November 14, 2023

The Psychology of Fear

18 mins; October 29, 2023

Campaign Longevity and Burnout

13 mins; October 22, 2023

Handling Rule Disputes

15 mins; October 15, 2023

Creating your own Pantheon

22 mins; October 08, 2023

Research and Reuse: Borrowing Ideas for your Stories

15 mins; October 01, 2023

Using Music for Greater Game Immersion

16 mins; September 24, 2023

The Psychology of Character Death

16 mins; September 10, 2023

The Dice as Narrators

10 mins; September 03, 2023

10 Tips to Quickly Improve your Storytelling

13 mins; August 27, 2023

How Stats can Foster Player Cooperation

41 mins; August 20, 2023

Why We Should Play Characters Who Don't Represent Us

15 mins; August 13, 2023

Core Assumptions of the Game: Embrace or Ignore?

52 mins; August 06, 2023

Making the Best Villains for you Campaigns

28 mins; July 30, 2023

Guiding Campaigns to a Successful Conclusion

34 mins; July 23, 2023

5 Unique NPCs to use in Your Campaign

10 mins; July 16, 2023

Realms of Elghrune TTRPG with Cory and Chaney of Super Blood Moon Studios

33 mins; July 09, 2023

Why you Should Try a System Agnostic Game

14 mins; July 02, 2023

Testing Four Editions Through the Same Scenarios as a 1st Level Wizard

92 hours 23 mins; June 25, 2023

10 Dos and 10 Don'ts for Dungeon Masters

19 mins; June 18, 2023

The Power of Choice: Agency and Autonomy in TTRPGs

25 mins; June 11, 2023

Exploring Real World Benefits of Roleplaying

24 mins; June 04, 2023

From Satanic to Streamlined: The Evolution of Nerd Culture

24 mins; May 28, 2023

From Hero to Villain: The Psychology of Moral Choices in Roleplaying Games

24 mins; May 21, 2023

Sean K Reynolds on Campaign Setting Creation

45 mins; May 14, 2023

Safely Running Darker Stories With Dan from Beddlym’s Social Hour

30 mins; May 07, 2023

Understanding Player Archetypes

21 mins; April 30, 2023

Running the First Adventure in a Campaign

25 mins; April 23, 2023

Writing your Introduction and NPCs

22 mins; April 16, 2023

Session Zero and the Main Characters

22 mins; April 09, 2023

Bonus Episode: Live from Gem State Comic-Con: Using Rules from Multiple Systems

13 mins; April 02, 2023

All About Dragons

28 mins; April 01, 2023

Laying the Foundation of a Campaign

18 mins; March 26, 2023

Invested Players

17 mins; March 19, 2023

Game Group Conflict

23 mins; March 12, 2023

Improving your Improv w/ Dungeon Radio Hour

44 mins; March 05, 2023

Debunking Gamer Stereotypes W/ John Eric Welker

46 mins; February 26, 2023

The Power of Three

33 mins; February 19, 2023

Monster Psychology with Author Keith Ammann

38 mins; February 12, 2023

Winning at TTRPGs W/ Nate & Chris Pohl

30 mins; February 05, 2023

Running Low or No Prep Sessions w/ Do We Level Up Podcast

27 mins; January 29, 2023

The Psychology of Paying Attention

18 mins; January 22, 2023

Creature Centered Campaigns w/ Matt & Bobby from Twenty Sides

38 mins; January 15, 2023

To Retcon, or Not to Retcon w/ Dustin Archer

32 mins; January 08, 2023

Monte Cook on Worldbuilding

50 mins; January 01, 2023

The Introspective Leader Podcast: Robert Walker: Role-Playing, Psychology, and Leading

44 mins; December 08, 2022

BONUS: Welcome to Dragon Talk w/ Greg Tito & Shelly Mazzanoble

45 mins; November 13, 2022

Season 1 Finale W/ Nate, Joe, & Dustin

40 mins; October 30, 2022

Author J.V. Hilliard and Turning RPG Stories into Novels

40 mins; October 23, 2022

The Value of Comic Relief in TTRPGs w/ Dungeon Radio Hour

35 mins; October 16, 2022

Making RPGs Less Complicated w/ Cory & Chaney from Super Blood Moon Studios

41 mins; October 09, 2022

The Psychology of RPG Friendships w/ Tom Sanderson

40 mins; October 02, 2022

Why You Can and Should Play Characters Who Don’t Represent You IRL

15 mins; September 25, 2022

The Problem with the Drow

16 mins; September 18, 2022

Bringing Campaigns to an End W/Nate and Chris Pohl

33 mins; September 11, 2022

BONUS: Playing Characters with Dissociative Personality Disorder

30 mins; September 07, 2022

Dreamscapes W/ Jordan from Modified Roll

40 mins; September 04, 2022

NPCs W/ Potions & Potpourri

32 mins; August 28, 2022

Adventure Writing W/ Logan from The Red Hare Inn

33 mins; August 21, 2022

The Great Alignment Debate W/Nate, Kimothee, & Jamae

85 hours 14 mins; August 14, 2022

Twentieth Episode Extravaganza Roundtable W/ Nate, Keegan, Kimothee, & Dustin

61 hours 32 mins; August 07, 2022

Using Stat Methods to Foster Player Cooperation W/ Nate, Keegan, & Jamae

40 mins; July 31, 2022

Character Backstories

33 mins; July 24, 2022

Monsters are not Stupid... Unless they have a low Intelligence W/ Dustin, Kimothee, & Jamae

37 mins; July 17, 2022

Alchemy, Mundane Items, and Powering them up W/ Jamae

22 mins; July 10, 2022

Making Your Stories Canon W/ Dustin & Kimothee Archer

26 mins; July 03, 2022

Time Skipping and Fast Travel W/ Dustin Archer

26 mins; June 26, 2022

Collaborative Storytelling w/ Hunter the MC from Misteries Unknown

36 mins; June 19, 2022

Alternate History Homebrews W/ DM Rick from Hammer of the Gods Podcast

31 mins; June 12, 2022

Coffee & Chill - Roleplay for Stress Relief W/Homebrew Coffee & Co

35 mins; June 05, 2022

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