Gaming and BS RPG Podcast

After we talked about Adversarial GMing Andy Hall asked us to chat about Adversarial Players. This may be just as hard to define as Adversarial GMing, but let’s see what we can do with this. Lets talk about adversarial players in rpg’s. Random Encounter Emails from Matt Seiberlich, Vece Young and Abram Nothnagle. Mirko Froehlich...

Inspired by Pure Mongrel’s inquire on creating energy in our rpg games, we talk a bit about it. Maybe point out some things that will make you enthusiastic to play. Random Encounter crimfan comments on ep 177 Feedback on 178 Immersion on G+ Pure Mongrel comments on episode 178 too Email from Chris Jeffers Email from DM...

We actually define immersion, thanks dictionary! Then we go into what it means for our role-playing game, and some things you can do to be immersed. Announcements Paladinhood Henry Grady from Heroes & Adventurers. Based out of Nova Scotia, Heroes and Adventurers is a safe and all inclusive recreation program using tabletop roleplaying games to...

Like many topics we try to define it, adversarial game-mastering in your rpg, but you know how that goes. Random Encounter Crimfan comments on the site re: Sanity Check BS’ers chime in on G+ Robert Nemeth’s Point campaign journal Kyle Winter comments on facebook Emails from James Carruthers, Ed Nagy, and Angela Murray Die Roll...

Sanity. Some games have it, some games don’t. We certainly don’t. We even touch on having some fun as a Keeper, Game Master, DM when you want your player’s character to start losing it. Aside from Call of Cthulhu how do you use sanity in your rpg? Announcements Brett isn’t going to make Origins this year...

Brett references John Wick’s Play Dirty and a concept of not using numbers for hit points but rather describing the damage to reflect the condition of your pc. Cool concept or sheer madness? Random Encounter Erik Frankhouse calls into the show Emails from Cory Winn, Abram Nothnagle and Blake Ryan. Die Roll Brett Birds of Prey Deliberately...

Consider this a pre session zero where Brett wants to know what we want in our rpg. Announcements GaryCon Paladinhood Lawful Good Gaming (Facebook, Twitter) James Walls (Twitter) Random Encounter Feedback on episode 173 Mooks & Minions to include Jared Rascher, Mirko Froelich, Chris Shorb. Rich Fraser comments on you meet in tavern Die Roll...

Mooks and minions in your tabletop RPG. They are fun to mow down, but can it be too much? We know Savage Worlds and Fantasy Flight Games Genesys-based system rpg’s have them, but what about using them in games that don’t have mechanics to deal with them? Announcements EverCon :singing voice: Random Encounter Feedback from episode...

You meet in a tavern and have no connection with other player characters in your role-playing game. But what is your motivation young thespian of rpg’s? Come on, do you really need one? Announcements Happy New Year! Evercon 2018 January 5th, 6th, and 7th! Avalon KS – Quick note Random Encounter From Andy Hall on...

Thanks go out to Andy Hall, we discuss exploration in rpg’s. We share our thoughts and ideas on how to make it more fun than ‘you travel, you travel, and travel some more’. Announcements Brett pimps Evercon Random Encounter Emails from Michael Drescher, Sky Slayton and Steve Orlik. Crimfan comments on the blog Avi comments chimes...