<p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Today I discuss Daggerheart’s GM Principles, which are begin and end with the fiction (story); collaborate at all times, especially during conflict; fill the world with life, wonder, and danger; ask questions and incorporate the answers; make every roll important; play to find out what happens; and hold on gently. I talk quite a bit about why you don’t want to call for too many rolls, and how to know when to call for a roll versus when not to. I specifically discuss the two main areas where some GMs call for way too many rolls: actions involving perception and knowledge. I also go into preparing for an adventure or game session by creating an inciting event to kick things off, and not planning too much beyond that point. I also share how I prepare to improvise. Finally, I talk a bit about advancing and modifying my setting of Primordia. I originally designed the setting for D&amp;D, so I wanted to make some changes to better fit Daggerheart and allow the players more design space to collaborate with the world building.</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a target="_blank" href="https://startplaying.games/gm/lexstarwalker">Play Daggerheart with Me</a> on Start Playing Games.</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://lexstarwalker.squarespace.com/about">Sign up for my newsletter</a>.</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="https://lexstarwalker.squarespace.com/about">Subscribe via RSS, Appl</a><a target="_blank" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/game-masters-journey/id963947734">e Podcasts</a>, or <a target="_blank" href="https://open.spotify.com/show/5pMLgilEZolTo9I1ceSmnc?si=2d6ded486ec34eb4">Spotify</a>.</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Check out my sci-fi novel, <a href="/criticalbalance"><em>Critical Balance</em></a>.</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Have you read <em>Critical Balance</em>? Please<a target="_blank" href="https://www.amazon.com/review/create-review/?asin=B0FMCKXNDG&amp;channel=glance-detail&amp;ie=UTF8"> leave a review on Amazon</a>.</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Follow me on <a target="_blank" href="https://bsky.app/profile/lexstarwalker.com">Bluesky</a>.</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Join my <a target="_blank" href="https://discord.gg/YgyH2Q7ybp">Discord server</a>.</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;"><a href="mailto:[email protected]">Email me</a>.</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Check out my <a target="_blank" href="https://www.youtube.com/user/StarwalkerStudios">YouTube channel</a>.</p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Join <a target="_blank" href="https://discord.gg/YgyH2Q7ybp">my Book Club</a>, now on Discord.</p><p data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Check Out my <a href="/lol">OTHER PODCAST</a> - <a href="/lol">Lex Out Loud</a></p><p class="" data-rte-preserve-empty="true" style="white-space:pre-wrap;">Call the Game Master's Journey voice mail:&nbsp;951-GMJ-LEX1 (951-465-5391).</p>