[#83] The entire crew gathers to go over how we'd stat out a bunch of fairy tale/Disney characters! There's some confusion over which versions we're working with but it gets sorted eventually.

• Check out the orginal article we used as our inspiration. 
• Here's Rolling Stone on the much-loathed 'Disney Adult' .
• This is the Tangled trailer that confused Jim with its lack of actual Rapunzel.
• The Three Rules of Genie Wishes are a best practice for any D&D game. 

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[#82] This week, Greg brings a tale of the DM who didn't know how creature types worked. Jim is stil travelling this week.

• You can read the original post and comments.
• The campaign in question was set in the Warhammer Fantasy World (Note from Jim: Not 40k like Jason said). 
• Here's a pretty good overview of how creature types work in 5e.
• There is apparently a Pokemon called Grapploct .
• For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit.  

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[#81] This week, Jason shares the tale of a young player who didn't really get how D&D works. Or maybe understood it too well. Jim is on the road this week.

• Read the original post and comments.
• Josey mentioned the stages of cognitive development.
• Jason mentioned No Thank You, Evil! 
• For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit. 

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[#80] The party gathers 'round as Jason tells the tale of the player who "won" Call of Cthulu: Old Man Henderson.

• You can read the original post and comments. 
• Catch up on the Call of Ctulhu RPG.
• For stories of currently terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit.

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[#79] We dive into the DMAcademy SubReddit to offer our takes on a handful of D&D-related conundrums.

• How do you feel about Saying NO? (Spolier: We're mostly fine wth it!)
• Recruiting and the challenges of playing with strangers .
• How to make things easier for your DM. 
• Murder Hobos: Threat or menace? 
• Keeping the peace when handing out magic items . 
• A question that goes much better than we expected it to. 
• How clear about the consequences of your party's actions is clear enough?
• Join the conversation at the DMAcademy subreddit.

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[#78] In this episode, Jim brngs a horror story about the difference between problematic jokes in private games with your friends and making strangers uncomfortable in public settings. CW: Veiled discussion of sexual abuse of minors by clergy.

• You can read the original post and comments here.
• The BBC has a good overview of the history and scope of the scandal the post refers to.
• There's lots of good, actionable advice ut there for dealing with creeps like the one in this story.
• For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit.

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[#77] It's an anti-advice espiode, as we delve into the Top 15 WORST Pieces of DM Advice, (possibly) Ever.

• Follow along as we cover the first half of the list.

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[#76] In this Horror Story, Josey is our host (at least for the into)! Jason brings us the tale of miscommunication between the DM and the party. Jim is off this week.

• You can read the original post and comments here.
• Josey invoked Skyrim's Golden Claw Quest .
• For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit.

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[#75] In this NEW segment Jason, Josey, and a very laggy Greg (sorry! I tried fixing it!) talk about their favorite books published by anyone other than WotC, Jim is off this week.

• THis week, we're talking about the pretty brilliantThe Monsters Know What They're Doing.
• There's MORE The Monsters Know What They're Doing!  
• These books spin out of the long-running blog of the same name. 

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[#74] This week's Horror Story comes from Josey. Jim and Greg are off this week.

• You can read the original post and comments here.
• This story is about a superheroic game using the Savage Worlds system.
• We talk a lot about Session Zero.
• Josey mentioned a book about the Stamford Prison Experiment. 
• For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit.

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