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- Death In Space! (Welcome to the Ring)
Tanner ran Dusty through a one-on-one sci-fi OSR adventure in Death In Space, and it wasn't great! They chat about the joy of creating characters by rolling on random tables, playing a character with 1 HP, the power of a good setting and a pretty book, unstructured adventures, and the struggle to find one-on-one games that suit Dusty and Tanner's tastes.
- Death in Space: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/death-in-space/
Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100!
27 min - Hex Dungeons At Home! (Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game)
Dusty tells Tanner about running games for some family and friends, and talk about secret doors in dungeons, metagaming the map, Jaquaysing the dungeon, keying your maps, pacing and indecision, red dragons vs green dragons, running Dusk again (!), homebrewing monsters, considerations for running games for youngsters, and the evils of fudging dice rolls!
- The Hex Dungeon Manifesto by Tanner on Itch: https://thecrystalmaw.itch.io/the-hex-dungeon-manifesto
Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100!
37 min - Lancer, Part 2: Campaign Update! (LANCER: Operation Solstice Rain)
Tanner gives Dusty an update on his Lancer campaign with his home group, talking about how long combat takes, the importance of scheduling, designing tactical combat encounters, roleplaying mechanics, and the strengths of different mecha and sci-fi subgenres.
- LANCER RPG: https://massif-press.itch.io/corebook-pdf
- Operation Solstice Rain: https://massif-press.itch.io/operation-solstice-rain
Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100!
31 min - Escape from Drassana! (Star Wars d6)
Dusty ran Tanner a one-on-one one shot in West End Game's Star Wars d6 system. Discussions include the fun of making an adventure vs running one, the best types of characters to play for a game with only one player, concepts vs practicality in adventure design, failing forward, and scripted lines for players!
- Escape From Drassana: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gPjMBwcw-eC8Iz_gOPQVw7zI-CpShBzV/view
Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100!
22 min - Best and Worst GM Advice!
Dusty and Tanner talk their favorite GM advice from games they love, as well as some not-so-great advice, including advice on random encounters, asking your players what they want, magic tricks at the table, building trust between players and the GM, railroading in published adventures, and linear story structure.
- The Black Hack 2e by Gold Piece Publications on DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/255088/the-black-hack-second-edition
- The Lazy Dungeon master by Sly Flourish on DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/108572/the-lazy-dungeon-master
- Legend of the Five Rings 4th Edition: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/83945/legend-of-the-five-rings-4th-edition
- So You Want To Be A Gamemaster: https://thealexandrian.net/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-master
Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100!
39 min - Lancer, Part 1: Pre-Campaign Advice (LANCER)
Tanner seek's Dusty's advice for his next campaign he is running for his home group, the LANCER RPG. Topics of discussion include 4th edition D&D, scenario design, roleplaying in combat, and lair assaults.
- LANCER RPG: https://massif-press.itch.io/corebook-pdf
Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100!
22 min - Cyberpunk, Part 3! (Cyberpunk RED)
Tanner and Dusty talk the finale of their Cyberpunk RED mini-campaign, discussing tactical combat on battle maps, virtual tabletop gaming, and the campaign and system as a whole.
- 2-Minute Tabletop: https://2minutetabletop.com/product/secret-research-facility-pack/
Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100!
28 min - Cyberpunk, Part 2! (Cyberpunk RED: Agents of Desire)
Dusty and Tanner talk about their second session in Cyberpunk RED, playing the published adventure Agents of Desire, discussing pre-written adventure layouts, PC and GM expectations for combat, and if a twist can be too obvious.
- Tales of the RED: Street Stories: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/404486/tales-of-the-red-street-stories
Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100!
27 min - Cyberpunk, Part 1! (Cyberpunk RED: Cyberpunk RED Easy Mode)
Tanner ran the quick-start adventure for Cyberpunk RED for Dusty, and they chat after the game about their first impressions of the system, cyber Joe Rogan, the necessity for a Cyberpunk game to feel like cyberpunk, strangely-written adventures, pre-made characters, and combat rules.
- Cyberpunk RED Easy Mode: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/409912/cyberpunk-red-easy-mode
Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100!
28 min - Martin's Game, Part 2! (Old-School Essentials: Palace of the Silver Princess)
Dusty gives Tanner an update on his long-running OSE campaign with the world's greatest GM, Martin, and they talk simulationism in RPGs, GMPCs, missing content in games, remembering RPGs for posterity, and expanding a published adventure into a campaign.
- Old School Essentials: https://necroticgnome.com/products/old-school-essentials-basic-rules
- Palace of the Silver Princess: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/17159/b3-palace-of-the-silver-princess-basic
Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100!
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