In this episode Ryan, Ralf and Kade talk about how to use stakes, or the consequences of failing, to make your encounters more interesting.

The games we mention in this episode are Blades in the Dark, Powered by The Apocalypse, Gensys, Scum and Villainy, and Shadowrun. If you want to support our podcast you can buy those games through the affiliate links or head to our patreon page www.patreon.com/the_encounter_table. If you’d like to support us in a non-monetary way you can subscribe to our podcast, leave a five star rating and review, or tell your friends about us.

The music for our boxed text section is Flashing Runner by Blue dot Sessions.