Potions and Potpourri

We talk about the utility of Cantrips in this one. How can they work as a DM, and also some of the more useful ones for players. There's also those Cantrips that we think are well, pretty useless....
Let us know what your favorite or most useful cantrips are in the prompt above, or come find us on Social Media! 

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Just in time for Pride month, we're excited to release this special interview with the wonderful Madison Generoux, who wrote a pretty cool paper called "DRIVEN BY DESIRE: FAN PRACTICES AND THE PROMISE OF QUEERNESS".

Basically we got to talk all about how fandoms can harbor safe spaces for Queerness, TTRPGs can allow people the ability to explore critical aspects of their identity, as well as just generally nerd out with a really cool friend of the show.

You can find Maddi on lots of places on the socials, including:
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TW: This episode is predominately about death, in many fashions. While we don't go too heavily into details in manner of deaths, there is a little bit of talk of how characters die. If this is a touchy subject for you dear listener, than feel free to sit this one out. 

In this one we talk a lot about what makes a PC's death memorable, including lots of really specific examples! Also posing the question: Do the Death mechanics in D&D5e work well enough, or is there something that can be improved upon? 

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We've finally reached the NICEST episode! This time we get down and dirty to tell you all the hot goss about in-game romance. 
From managing certain types of relationships to flirting with your friends through your characters, we cover it all. 
We even given lots of examples of relationships we've developed in past games. 
So slip into something more comfortable and come along on a sensual ride with the Gal Pals.

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We sit down with Justin and Taylor from the podcast So You Want To Be A Dungeon Master to discuss all sorts of things about being a new DM!
From things we wish we knew before our first session, to some really great examples of collaborative roleplaying, we cover all sorts of tips and tricks for taking the plunge into being a first time Dungeon Master.

Be sure to check out Justin and Taylor's podcast for more advice on being a new DM!
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(And more!) 

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Join us on the wrap-up episode of our Thirsty Sword Lesbians adventure presented by Even Footing Games! 
Aaryn of EFG joins us to discuss some of our favorite moments in the TSL: Gal Paladins game, as well as schooling us with all of her knowledge of Powered by the Apocalypse games. 
We share our favorite up-beats in this story, the reasons of why we chose the play books that we chose, and also discuss the things we like best about playing this narrative TTRPG. 
Be sure to catch the full game over on the Even Footing Games Presents podcast, and then come listen to Kala, Keisha and Aaryn talk about the story! 

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Join us on a new live-play adventure!
We team up with our pals over at Even Footing Games to bring you this exclusive episode zero of our new story, Thirsty Sword Lesbians - The Gal Paladins!

Listen to our humble queerdos talk about their characters, get the scoop on Thirst Master Keisha's world of Vivacia, and hear the heroes learn more about themselves and their noble quest in this episode zero of our exciting tale.
Our guests in this story include Aaryn Easton of Even Footing Games, Penny LeScorche of Titterpig Academy and CedartheBarefoot.
-Penny: https://pennylescroche.github.io/
-Cedar: https://www.twitch.tv/cedarthebarefoot
-Aaryn: https://evenfootinggames.com/

Be sure to check out the full play through episodes over on the Even Footing Games Presents podcast!

Additional music provided by Pixabay:
Koi-Discovery - Astaroth
Coniferous forest
Medieval Star
Middle Ages
The Trickster
Traveling With Rainbow

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Have you ever given your players a really cool homebrew item that you were stoked to see in action, only to quickly realize that it was in fact, way more OP than you anticipated? 
Well Keisha certainly has. Many, many times. 

Listen to Keisha teach herself, (and you) some of the ways that you can balance homebrew content in your games, so that way things are fun and also fair for all of your players. 

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It happens to us all at some point; the inevitable burnout of your beloved games and hobbies. Too many things to do but not enough time to do them. 

Between DM burnouts and Player burnouts, the Gal Pals discuss how to recognize some common signs, but also how to maybe manage your time so that way you can continue to have fun and play as many games as you are able! 

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Listen, we start this episode off by going down a deep, dark rabbit hole of all our new Roman Empire; the cartoons from the early to mid 2000's.

But once we get that out of the way, we actually talk a lot about all of the ways you can create minis, props and terrain if you don't want to flat out buy them! Remember to find us on social medias, or give us a shout on email if you have some cool homemade props you want to show us.

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