The crew takes on how you flavor magic or special abilities in tabletop RPG such as Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) to create a more interesting character concept.

00:00 - Introduction

06:31 - Main Topic

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The crew take a look at their physical and virtual RPG bookshelves to talk about the most interesting books and items they have on them.  Some of the items are rare or somewhat unique and some are simply cannot-live-without books.

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The crew answers an email asking about favorite characters and NPCs. Another email asks about how to find and vet players when Looking For Group online.  The main topic discusses ways a GM can be creative and handle curve balls thrown at them from players moving in unanticipated directions during our tabletop RPG sessions.

00:00 - Introduction

02:54 - Email

20:57 - Main Topic

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James, Eric, and Carl talk about different ways player characters could be introduced to each other at the beginning of a tabletop RPG campaign.  They include the ways players might link backstories and why a tavern isn't such a bad place to meet after all.

00:00 - Introduction

04:29 - Email

12:10 - Main Topic

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The crew talks about ideas for bringing a new player into the RPG hobby. They touch on how do you introduce them to rules, character creation, and RPG concepts.  In addition, they also cover bringing a new player into an existing group (both new to hobby or experienced).  

00:00 - Introduction

03:50 - Email

10:40 - Main Topic

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The crew talks about some of the greatest games they played or GM’d … and some of the not-so-great.  Just a fun discussion for the season finale about our memories of games past.

00:00 - Introduction

02:50 - Email

15:00 - Main Topic

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Eric, Carl and James talk about how to run a horror game in a tabletop RPG.  Ideas on how to engage players, set expectations, and drive the narrative are presented.

00:00 - Introduction

04:20 - Main Topic

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Eric, James, and Carl talk about what essentials are in their RPG GM toolkit.  Everything from websites, books, and tools for running their role-playing game in person or online.  

Some of the items mentioned in the episode:

Savage Worlds Characters - Saveged.us

Carl’s OneNote template - https://youtu.be/41_HXccph1k

Lazy DM Notion Template

TokenStamp - https://rolladvantage.com/tokenstamp/

Tokens: Splattered Ink Tokens, Forgotten Adventures, Jan Loos and David North

Battlemap Creators: DM Andy, Morvold Press, Mythos Maps, Tych Maps 

Music: Syrinscape

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James, Eric, and Carl discuss ways of providing the lore of your setting without the dreaded lore dump. They also discuss how knowledge skills play into discovering this information.  The team walks through the good and bad ways to provide information to players during the game.

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Carl, Eric, and James discuss ideas on how to make combat and fights in RPGs more interesting and engaging for players regardless of the game system.  They offer advice around four pillars-maps, enemies, victory conditions, and narrative aspects. Thank you to a listener for a cool stuff found this week!

00:00 - Introduction - Fun talk about 150th episode of Tabletop Tango and Jame’s campaigns

09:55 - Cool Stuff Found:  https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/391108/Backstory-Cards-for-Foundry-VTT?manufacturers_id=17009

16:40 - Main Topic

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