Down in a Heap

Down in a Heap episodes

June 03, 2019 Calls, ANA, job crap, and adventure recap.
Calls from Froth & Whisk, a question, and adventure recap: another 1st level MU goes Down in a Heap.
23 min
June 01, 2019 Take a little trip; take a little trip with me.
A look at The Fantasy Trip from Steve Jackson Games, plus calls and replies about the worst podcast ever.
38 min
May 31, 2019 Lead Balloon
A couple lead balloons.
19 min
May 27, 2019 Xpts & Advancement: Incentive & Rewards
Answer some calls with a ramble about cultures plus experience points and PC advancement.
32 min
May 22, 2019 Endangered PC Species: Humans
Why are humans so unappealing in fantasy adventure games, and how can you change that?
38 min
May 08, 2019 Movement, Encumbrance, and other physical realities in games.
Why does everyone move at the same rate in most games? Plus a Jackson from Tim Shorts.
28 min
May 07, 2019 Turning the Preference Dials: Role Playing
A call from Rich sends me on a tangent talking about role playing and adventure - two aspects of the game.
21 min
May 03, 2019 Game Design Feedback 1: I get lots of calls...even some “Jacksons”!
Feedback from Tim, Ray, Froth, and Cody. Thanks!
23 min
May 01, 2019 2d12 Game Design Pt 3: Class vs. Skills
Third installment of the 2d12 game design series. Class based PCs or skill based?
18 min
May 01, 2019 Game Design series 2: Attributes
Part 2 in the game design series. I do a recap and go into which attributes PCs will have.
19 min

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