A Halloween themed episode where we discuss spookifying your session as well as what makes things scary. Plus, a special scripted sketch

A discussion on the issue around realizing you don't like your character.

We discuss the qualities of a good RP group member as well as how your play style can affect the experience of others.

We discuss starting up a campaign and what players and DMs alike can do to prepare.

As the finale of season 1, we talk about how backstories can benefit player and DM both practically and emotionally as well as sharing some backstories from previous characters we've played.

We discuss creating, awarding, selecting, and using loot, that sweet sweet material reward for adventuring so successfully.

In this episode we toy with the ideas around modifying system rules and the pros and woes of using a pregenerated adventure and writing your own from scratch.

Constructing a role playing campaign plot and setting from the top down. No pre-planning. Just wingin' it.

Many tools and supplements, while not required to play, really help to enhance the role playing experience. We discuss a lot of them and the ways we've found them enjoyable.

All of us players participate in the telling of a story, but the DM sets the stage. We discuss how to do that well.