Show us how you play to find out! Phil and Senda talk play to find out, where it crystalized for them, and what it means for their style and process of gaming.

Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these and more at http://patreon.com/mmp.

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Join Ang along with special guests Steve Kenson and Alex Thomas from Green Ronin as they talk about Mutants & Masterminds Fourth Edition. You know Ang loves all things super heroes, so let’s find out together what the new edition of this beloved supers game has in store for us!

Links:

Mutants & Masterminds 4e Kickstarter

SteveKenson.com

Steve Kenson @ Bluesky

Untold Stories Project Twitch

AlexanderWrites.Com

Welcome to THAC0 . . . with Advantage! We’re two friends that have been playing D&D a long time. While we both love lots of other RPGs, D&D changes over time when we’re not looking.

When your NPCs has personalities and goals, it can make your world feel more dynamic. But what happens when that NPC depth remains static over a campaign that spans years? How can we advance our NPCs so that they’re not just two-dimensional, but they actually travel through the fourth dimension. Today on the show we’re going to look at how and why to change your campaign NPCs over time. 

Random tables for determining the traits of NPCs go all the way back to the AD&D 1e Dungeon Master’s Guide. The “Facts Tables” included details like Alignment, Possessions, Appearance, Sanity, General Tendencies, Personality, Interests, Collections, and Random Languages. You could have a neutral NPC with average wealth who is mature, neurotic, malevolent, friendly, and altruistic, collects books and scrolls, and speaks the language of stone giants. The DMG doesn’t say you need to use every table, just that you should have at least three general traits, and the DM is told to reroll any contradictory results. But is it REALLY contradictory to be malevolently friendly and altruistic? Was passive aggressiveness invented yet in the 1970s?

Show us what you do when you’re sitting in a game you’re not enjoying — for whatever reason! Phil and Senda talk sitting down to a game you discover you don’t like, and what we’d do in that situation (spoilers: be polite, but don’t cause yourself harm).

Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these and more at http://patreon.com/mmp.

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Also, if you are interested in that Larp Senda keeps talking about, there are three more runs upcoming in 2027 — check it out! https://www.mooneybinentertainment.com/2027-dresden

Under the Lamplight (UtLL) is the Streets of Avalon RPG companion podcast where Brett and Chris talk about the setting and the game. The Streets of Avalon RPG is a Low Fantasy Urban RPG focused on the stories of people living in a city of classism, corruption, and decay while trying to bring a little light into their lives and the people closest to them.

Episode twelve of Under the Lamplight. The Streets of Avalon RPG companion podcast. Brett and Chris chat about the Sewers and their dirty while useful role in the city of Avalon.

Here’s the playtest book: The Streets of Avalon RPG

This game is designed by Chris Sniezak. The setting and lore was created by Brett Bloczynski.

Chris here. Check for updates to the game and the ongoing development blog on thestreetsofavalon.com our home for all things Streets of Avalon

I’ll also be organizing some short 3 and 4 session games of the Streets of Avalon through the Thac0 with advantage discord.

Here’s the Goggle Sheet for feedback

Dom, Sheldon, and Colt are on the case of Deora Trots murder. Tune in this week to find out what happens next on Skritches. An athroanimal story of Crime, Comedy, and Drama

Content Warning: This episode contains depictions of violence, blood and gore.

Under the Lamplight (UtLL) is the Streets of Avalon RPG companion podcast where Brett and Chris talk about the setting and the game. The Streets of Avalon RPG is a Low Fantasy Urban RPG focused on the stories of people living in a city of classism, corruption, and decay while trying to bring a little light into their lives and the people closest to them.

Episode Eleven of Under the Lamplight. The Streets of Avalon RPG companion podcast. Brett and Chris chat about the ruins of Thorbrindor under the city of Avalon and the historic significance it plays there.

Here’s the playtest book: The Streets of Avalon RPG

This game is designed by Chris Sniezak. The setting and lore was created by Brett Bloczynski.

Chris here. Check for updates to the game and the ongoing development blog on thestreetsofavalon.com our home for all things Streets of Avalon

I’ll also be organizing some short 3 and 4 session games of the Streets of Avalon through the Thac0 with advantage discord.

Here’s the Goggle Sheet for feedback

It’s sure been a time! Phil and Senda talk their 2025 gaming, then things to look forward to in 2026.

This feels like a good time to reiterate that we have specifically chosen to maintain this podcast space (as much as we can) as a place where you will not be jump scared by current events. We’ve done this not because we don’t care, but because we all need a rest stop along the way so that we can keep going. We would like to create that space for you when you need it — come take a breath with us.

Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these and more at http://patreon.com/mmp.

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Join Senda with Erika Skirpan as they have a conversation about safety in LARPs and Tabletop RPGs and how to do it in ways that enhance your games.

Links:

Mooney Bin Entertainment

Sinking Ship Creations

Dom, Sheldon, and Colt are on the case of Deora Trots murder. Tune in this week to find out what happens next on Skritches. An athroanimal story of Crime, Comedy, and Drama

Content Warning: This episode contains depictions of violence, blood and gore.