Starting Equipment Podcast

The larcenous hijinks continue in our second portion of our first lets play.

The first part of our first let's play. Join our crew as they explore Duskvol and break into a facility during a fancy party to do their dastardly work.

A model session zero for our actual play of Blade in the Dark. We talk about the scenario we are running and give a practical example of what we believe makes a session zero while not skimping on the silly fun

The exciting conclusion of our series on Blades in the Dark

Part three of our Blades in the Dark review. More sneaky crime-filled dystopian heist fun!

Part two of our Blades in the Dark review. More sneaky crime-filled dystopian heist fun!

Blades in the Dark is a TTRPG that was first published in 2017 and has since widely spread in popularity as well as inspiring/enabling several other games using its ruleset. This is the first part of a multiple episode series we are doing giving a deep dive review on all aspects of Blades in the Dark. We talk about the setting, the rules, and running a game set in this universe. There is an incredible amount of fun to be had here and we tell you how we found it.

There is a lot of information that has to be handled while playing TTRPG's, both by players and especially by storytellers. In this episode we talk about how to manage and utilize all of the minutiae that makes up your game, from complex multi-year plots to keeping track of every spell and skill your character has. Most difficult and most importantly we discuss how to make that management streamlined and entertaining. As always, we show you how to find the fun

This episode is all about how to get and keep buy in from your group. Sometimes a new group isn't gelling well and someone feels like an outsider- bam we can help with that. Sometimes a veteran in your group suddenly is tuning out more than normal- bam we can help with that too. All good social activities are about finding the fun and in this episode we talk about how to manage all the book keeping and social aspects of your group so that you can find as much of that fun as possible.

There are thousands of RPGs on the market to choose from the simplest fantasy games to the most complicate alternate history political games. Maximizing the fun and engagement of your game group begins before you ever start playing by picking what game is right for you. In this episode we lay out a handful of metrics by which you can easily compare new games you come across and find the best fit for you and your friends.