The guys get together to discuss applying narrative to Savage Worlds dice rolls and Shaken.

Your hosts: Jerrod ‘Savage Daddy’ Gunning, Chris Fuchs, JiB, and Scott W

Shaken

Player Narrative Control

Mixing Narrative and Mechanics

Importance of Trappings

Embracing Failure

Narrating Raises

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The guys get together to discuss the Social Contract: the spoken and unspoken agreement of play between Players and Game Masters in a roleplaying game.

Your hosts: Jerrod ‘Savage Daddy’ Gunning, Chris Fuchs, Scott W, Kristian Serrano, and Ron Blessing

What is a ‘Social Contract’

Agreed Upon Consequences

Character Concepts / Death

Setting Rules

Table Rules and Player Behaviors

Ejecting Players

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The guys get together to plumb the depths of GM inspiration.

Your hosts: Jerrod ‘Savage Daddy’ Gunning, Chris Fuchs, and JiB

Forms of Media

Actual Play Podcasts

Other GMs’ games

Classic Literature

Mythology

Mashup

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Con!!!!  The guys get together to discuss running convention games in Savage Worlds.

Your hosts: Jerrod ‘Savage Daddy’ Gunning, Chris Fuchs, JiB and Scott W.

Building Pregenerated Characters

Production Values and Immersion

Flight of the Living Dead example

Bennies, Card Decks, Character Sheets

Keep the Bennies Flowing!

Start with Interludes and Combat

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Getting to Darth Vader. The guys get together to discuss tips, tricks, and advice for presenting your Big Bad in Savage Worlds.

Your hosts: Jerrod ‘Savage Daddy’ Gunning, Chris Fuchs, Kristian Serrano, Ron Blessing, and Scott W.

Save GM Bennies for the Big Bad

Spending GM Bennies offensively

Established goals and scripted series of actions

Monologuing when genre appropriate

Fanatics Setting rule

The Lex Luther Effect

Big reveal for your Big Bad

Character generated villains

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The guys get together to discuss the pacing to get more out of your Savage Worlds games; especially convention games.

Your hosts: Jerrod ‘Savage Daddy’ Gunning, Chris Fuchs, and Scott W.

Movie examples

Pacing equals planning

The 3 Act Design Method

In Media Res and Flashbacks

Slowing it down

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The guys get together to discuss the finer points of keeping combat  in your Savage Worlds games running smoothly

Your hosts: Jerrod ‘Savage Daddy’ Gunning, Chris Fuchs, JiB,Kristian Serrano, and Scott W.

Mind Maps and Venn Diagrams

Plot hooks versus events

Realistic scheduling

Savage Worlds Plot Points

Microsoft OneNote

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The guys get together to discuss the finer points of keeping combat  in your Savage Worlds games running smoothly

Your hosts: Jerrod ‘Savage Daddy’ Gunning, Chris Fuchs, JiB, Kristian Serrano, Ron Blessing, and Scott W.: the Savage Cheerleader

Distracted players

Planning and metagaming during combat

Vapor lock (overwhelmed players)

Keep character crib sheets (Toughness, Parry, etc.).

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The guys get together to discuss dealing with players who are more focused on rules and mechanics than roleplaying.

Your hosts: Jerrod ‘Savage Daddy’ Gunning, Chris Fuchs, JiB, Kristian Serrano, and Scott W.: the Savage Cheerleader

Address the character (not the player)

Play without maps or miniatures

Meta Mechanic discussions at the table

Clearly explain your expectations

Lead by example

Immediately reward good behaviors with Bennies

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With seven days remaining on the ETU Kickstarter,  Ed Wetterman joins the gang to discuss the finer points of horror gaming in Savage Worlds, and answer questions about the East Texas University setting and Degrees of Horror plot point campaign. 

Your hosts: Jerrod ‘Savage Daddy’ Gunning, Chris Fuchs, Kurt Wiegel, Ron Blessing, Kristian Serrano, and Scott W.: the Savage Cheerleader

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