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April 04, 2019 Episode 8 — How to Handle Consequences for Player Characters (with John Corey)
What do you do when the PCs take actions that have severe consequences? How do you make sure that in-game consequences add to the game, rather than detract from it? Guest GM John Corey joins Andy and Chris to discuss! Episode 8 appendix (aka show notes): Microscope by Lame Mage Productions, one of John’s go-to …
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40 min
April 04, 2019 Episode 8 — How to Handle Consequences for Player Characters (with John Corey)
What do you do when the PCs take actions that have severe consequences? How do you make sure that in-game consequences add to the game, rather than detract from it? Guest GM John Corey joins Andy and Chris to discuss!
Episode 8 appendix (aka show notes):
Microscope by Lame Mage Productions, one of John’s go-to RPGs.SPI’s DragonQuest, one of John’s early RPGs. See also a nice retrospective on the game at Grognardia.Victory Games’ celebrated James Bond 007 RPG (the source of John’s d10, pictured above).Kids on Bikes and Blades in the Dark, two RPGs that we just can’t stop talking about.UCon and GrandCon, two Michigan game conventions that we hope to attend.
40 min
March 21, 2019 Episode 7 — How to Keep Combat Scenes Moving (with Caitlin Sanders)
It’s every GM’s worst fear: a combat scene that drags on forever as players lose interest. What are some tips for keeping combat scenes focused and interesting? Andy and Chris are joined by Caitlin Sanders to share their thoughts and experiences.
50 min
March 21, 2019 Episode 7 — How to Keep Combat Scenes Moving (with Caitlin Sanders)
It’s every GM’s worst fear: a combat scene that drags on forever as players lose interest. What are some tips for keeping combat scenes focused and interesting? Andy and Chris are joined by Caitlin Sanders to share their thoughts and experiences.
50 min
March 07, 2019 Episode 6 – Running Roleplaying Games for Different-sized Groups (with Jessica Snyder)
Have you ever run a game for just two people–or a group of ten? Does your game group size fluctuate from week to week? Jessica Snyder joins Chris and Andy to discuss the challenges (and fun!) of running games for groups of varying sizes.
39 min
March 07, 2019 Episode 6 – Running Roleplaying Games for Different-sized Groups (with Jessica Snyder)
Have you ever run a game for just two people–or a group of ten? Does your game group size fluctuate from week to week? Jessica Snyder joins Chris and Andy to discuss the challenges (and fun!) of running games for groups of varying sizes.
39 min
February 21, 2019 Episode 5 – Bringing Elements from Other Game Systems into Your Game (with Mark French)
Have you ever imported a rule or system from a different roleplaying game into the one you’re running? Andy and Chris are joined by Mark French as they discuss GURPS-eating rabbits, which games model recoilless rifles, and also the topic at hand. Episode 5 appendix: The infamous GURPS-eating rabbit. GURPS Special Ops, the game sourcebook …
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54 min
February 21, 2019Episode 5 – Bringing Elements from Other Game Systems into Your Game (with Mark French)
Have you ever imported a rule or system from a different roleplaying game into the one you’re running? Andy and Chris are joined by Mark French as they discuss GURPS-eating rabbits, which games model recoilless rifles, and also the topic at hand.
Episode 5 appendix:
The infamous GURPS-eating rabbit.
GURPS Special Ops, the game sourcebook with rules for occupying and defending oil rigs.
The World Wide Wrestling RPG by NDP Design.
How Rolemaster was originally used to replace the combat system in whatever presumably inferior game you were playing.
54 min
February 07, 2019 Episode 4 – Props and Handouts and When to Use Them (with Kyle Latino)
What do props and handouts add to a roleplaying game session? Special guest gamemaster Kyle Latino joins Chris and Andy to discuss the pros and cons of using handouts in your game. Episode 4 appendix: The Dragon Ball Z roleplaying game, which served as Kyle’s entry into the roleplaying hobby. The Savage Beard of She …
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44 min
February 07, 2019Episode 4 – Props and Handouts and When to Use Them (with Kyle Latino)
What do props and handouts add to a roleplaying game session? Special guest gamemaster Kyle Latino joins Chris and Andy to discuss the pros and cons of using handouts in your game.
Episode 4 appendix:
The Dragon Ball Z roleplaying game, which served as Kyle’s entry into the roleplaying hobby.
The Savage Beard of She Dwarf, Kyle’s online comic.
Kyle’s Tomb of the Exquisite Corpse crowdsourced dungeon experiment.
44 min

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GM/DM discussions on topics related to running tabletop games. Each episode is a 30-45 minute conversation about one specific topic chosen by rolling 1d10 on a table of topics.