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Live from Orccon 2020.

Thank you to the Strategicon staff and volunteers for allowing us to take over the auditorium for the show!

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Your Hosts: Stu, Kimi, Tappy

In this Episode: Jason writes in proclaiming Don’t Kill Your Characters. James from New Zealand asks if computers will replace GMs.  Adam from Utah asks how to play deities.

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Your Hosts: Stu, Kimi

In This Episode: Jeremy in Missouri writes in about PC backstories. John from Iowa asks about GMing with One Note. Andreas writes in about game pacing and pick-up-and-play games.

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Your Hosts: Stu and Kimi

In this Episode: We kick off our fundraiser, Rainbow Railroading 2020, for Rainbow Railroad. This organization helps get LGBTQIA+ people in hostile countries to safety. If you'd like to donate, go to happyjacks.org/rainbow. We're streaming six games, starting now, until 8pm on Saturday, January 25. Watch them at happyjacks.org/live. Andrew writes in about running a court game in L5R. And Eric from New Jersey writes in with a heart-warming comic book store story.

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Your Hosts: Kimi, Jason, Stork.

In this Episode: MRCJ writes in about Orcs Tropes.  Jeff from NYC writes in about simulating an epic journey into the unknown. JoeCrak asks about playing in existing IP.

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Your Hosts: Stu, Tappy, Jason

In this Episode: Len from Miami writes in about Fantasy Flight Games. Joshua from Canada writes in about leveling and acquiring new abilities. Leatherneck writes in with a horror story. 

Links:

Gamasutra article on FFI/FFG.

Wikipedia on FFG.

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Your Hosts: Stu, Pooja, Stork, Jason

In this Episode:

Mixing spell-based and free-form magic systems. 

Uncommonman sends us another GMing exercise. 

JimTo writes in about a player getting a little too in to his character.

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Your Hosts: Stu, Kimi, Pooja

In this Episode: Jonas asks How do you handle a player who can’t handle PC death? Niklas asks: What’s the right amount of backstory? And Greg in Virginia asks a question about the show.

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Your hosts: Stu, Kimi, Pooja, Stork

In this Episode: Mogens in Denmark writes in about random chargen vs. standard arrays. Derk writes in about campaign structure. Ben from Texas asks "is deadliness in a game really about perception?"

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Your Hosts: Stu, Kimi, Tappy

In this Episode:

GM Radio Rob writes in on Pick-up-and-play games. 

Eric from NJ sends us an update and question on difficult systems

And Davio writes in with a GM/player philosophical disagreement.