* (0:28) Fear the Boot is everywhere! The actual play site, Discord, Facebook, our forums, Patreon, and a whole lot of podcast aggregators. * (3:30) Handling player-characters that are being kept out of the action. * (7:56) Let some time pass. * (10:05) Play a different character. * (18:32) Hand-wave whatever is benching the character. * (23:04) The importance of player enjoyment over all else. * (25:08) Compensate for the problem. * (30:30) Have the game come to the player. * (37:32) Be receptive to the Game Master's help. * (43:09) Picking a solution for our current game. Hosts: Chad, Dan, Wayne

* (0:28) Creating life from lifelessness. Rapidly replacing a player-character that's died. * (10:35) Making a character that's already tied to the party. * (13:05) An introduction that helps the moment. * (14:28) Accepting the unanswered questions. * (18:48) Helping nurture the character concept into the game. * (21:19) Adjusting the plot to make the character meaningful in the moment. * (24:50) Chad's murder mystery. The flow of character growth. * (31:01) How the murder creates the growth. * (38:21) Guilt vs evil. * (41:59) Two knives to the throat, a red herring, and following the law. * (52:51) Fear the Boot's Patreon and Discord. You can also now find our show on Spotify (regular show, actual play). Hosts: Chad, Dan, Wayne

* (0:47) Derek Knutsen's Kickstarter for Flower of Heaven. * (0:57) The Kickstarter for GamersTable, Season 2. * (1:25) Explaining what we mean and don't mean by "recycling." * (5:51) Reasons not to recycle. * (9:17) How the What's Really Going On document helps. Separating the game from the experience. * (15:13) Embracing the passage of time. * (18:57) Dan's own Mandela Effect. * (24:31) Parallels to playing in a licensed setting. * (26:47) Running the same campaign for the same players. * (35:47) Picking a campaign to rerun. Hosts: Chad, Dan, Wayne

* (0:41) Derek Knutsen's Kickstarter for Flower of Heaven. * (1:27) The Kickstarter for GamersTable, Season 2. * (2:51) Defining C.A.R. NPCs with a few examples. * (11:42) Why GMs accept unacceptable behavior. * (21:34) Minding how an NPC is setup and used. * (27:35) Advice for players. * (35:24) Advice for GMs. * (45:39) Being cognizant of your character's nature. * (50:56) Good versus good. * (52:48) How video games might be helping. Hosts: Chad, Dan, Wayne

* (0:27) Never old news! A club eats a mammoth. Or not. * (3:13) Unintentionally scaring your players out of a course of action. * (8:50) Players scaring themselves. * (20:23) The distinction between railroading and GM expectations. * (22:33) Determining why the players are reticent and addressing that. * (36:13) Motivation to overcome fear. * (42:37) Hiding the source of danger. Richard Pryor games. Hosts: Chad, Dan, Wayne

* (0:28) The wonderful, illusory door. * (5:21) A warning to stop here. Hijacking Lasers and Feelings. * (10:50) Dark improv on a minimal pitch. * (15:20) The role of the alternates. * (18:39) The start of the game. * (25:02) Hijacking the party and hijacking the game. * (39:06) An NPC becomes the real game. * (43:55) Counting down. * (48:08) The missing Ruben. Significance and urgency. Hosts: Chad, Dan, Wayne

* (0:17) Thanking the people that made the convention happen. * (3:35) Mikey Mason's performance can be picked up here. * (4:37) Our thanks to St. Charles Nissan. * (5:29) Heather Phillips does an awesome job on a Masakari for Dan (pic 1, pic 2, pic 3). You can find her portfolio and contact info on Facebook. * (7:46) Brodeur figures out how to defeat Wayne's dice magic. * (11:25) Scooby Doo meets Army of Darkness. * (17:47) InSpectres and Lasers and Feelings. * (28:31) A Harry Potter game. * (34:49) Exiles. * (39:01) Hitting pretty close to the slot length. * (50:51) D&D 5th edition, and spending your energy well. Hosts: Chad, Dan, Wayne

* (0:30) Setting a boundary on the topic. * (2:16) Keeping an NPC fair. * (6:07) Tactical vs compassionate vs in-character. * (14:01) Enemy fear and greed. * (33:30) When the enemy's reality changes. The shock of success. * (40:24) Playing favorites. Hosts: Aisha, Chad, Dan, Wayne

* (0:29) Fear the Boot's Patreon site. * (2:05) Dan's dream comes true! * (4:49) Relationships between characters. Some examples to set it up. * (10:07) The difficulty of engineering relationships. * (17:51) Build common ground. Remember what really matters. Accept reality. * (23:59) Experiencing the backgrounds—not just writing them. * (26:05) The relevance of the players. * (44:39) Show me your war face! Hosts: Chad, Dan, Julia, Wayne

* (0:28) Welcoming Stu and Kimi from Happy Jack's family of podcasts. * (0:49) Fear the Boot tries to pick out a sponsor. * (3:03) Playing yourself in a roleplaying game. Stu did it in college. * (8:22) The "show me" test and its relationship to the dice. * (16:01) Creating the character stats. Overestimating and underestimating. Level-setting. * (19:56) Avoiding the outliers. Why point-buy systems may be fair but inaccurate. * (23:32) Determining everyone's role in character creation. The time traveler's cheat sheet. * (32:05) Handling the transition. Dealing with family and friends. Hosts: Chad, Dan, Kimi, Stu NOTE: You can see the visit Chris and Dan made to Happy Jack's on YouTube or via MP3.