What Would The Smart Party Do?

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What Would The Smart Party Do? episodes

October 16, 2015 Games Workshop – The Ten Commandments
Episode 15 – Games Workshop (a.k.a Ten Commandments) Games Workshop – that most divisive of topics, known to all the gaming world and yet so misunderstood. Or is it? The Smart Party podcasters used to work for the GW and have insider knowledge. Come join us and find out what life is like on the […]
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October 07, 2015 This is a German Convention – Release the Kraken
Bonus Episode – The Kraken This week I was at The Kraken, a gaming retreat in Germany, halfway between Berlin and Hamburg at a lovely Schloss. I managed to grab half an hour with head honcho Fabian Küchler to ask him about this idea of a gaming vacation rather than convention, what motivates him and […]
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September 30, 2015 The Future – You Can’t Text in Traveller
Episode 14 – The Future (a.k.a You Can’t Text in Traveller) What is the future for RPGs? Are we destined to have a weird hobby that is only played in nursing homes and retirement communities, or is the hobby Strong Like Bull? What do two old men know about it anyway? Baz talks about rappers […]
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September 25, 2015 OSR – Arguing About Mindflayers
Episode 13 – OSR (a.k.a Arguing About Mindflayers) What the heck is OSR anyway? Damned if I know, so we got the lovely Dan (from The Undercroft fanzine fame) to come and school us like it’s 1987. So come find out what those letters stand for, what the gaming movement is about, does everyone on […]
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September 16, 2015 Historical Gaming – The Three Mathematicians
Episode 12 – Historical Gaming (a.k.a The Three Mathematicians) Why play in the real world when you’ve got a fantastical one? Wait, there’s our own history with lots of excellent genres and documents to mine! What do the Smart Party know about such things? Not enough, so we’ve recruited that bastion of Britishness and sartorial […]
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September 02, 2015 Social Conflict – I Hit It In The Ennui
Episode 10 – Social Conflict (a.k.a I Hit It In The Ennui) What do you do when you’re playing a silver-tongued devil but haven’t got the words as a player? I can’t fence, but sword-fighting seems well covered in RPGs. Do you need a doctorate to play a scientist? All these questions are more are […]
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August 31, 2015 Kickstarters – Crowd Source of Amusement
Episode 9: Kickstarters (a.k.a. Crowd Source of Amusement) Kickstarter, IndieGoGo and publishers getting money in advance – what’s the state of play and what does it mean for getting games published? Does it help the small guys? All this and more…
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August 20, 2015 Gaming Rock Stars – Giant Attack Redacted
Episode 8: Gaming Rock Stars (a.k.a. Giant Attack Redacted) We’ve all seen them, surrounded by groupies, sipping champagne from crystal d20s, but are writers and designers of games rock stars? Heroes? Have we got any, do they exist?
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July 28, 2015 Being a Better Player – I’ve Painted Myself Out of a Game
Episode 7: Being a Better Player (a.k.a. I’ve Painted Myself Out of a Game) There’s lots of advice for GMs, but how can we be a better player? Every day is a school day, so if only there was a podcast to help us with lessons on how to do a more sterling job of […]
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July 21, 2015 Keeping Everyone Together – a Fighter, a Thief and a Magic User Walk Into a Bar
Episode 6: Keeping Everyone Together (a.k.a. A Fighter, a Thief and a Magic User Walk Into a Bar…) You’ve sat down for a new game but you want to know how your group of adventurers fit together. Or do you? Why not just crack on with the adventure straight away? What happens when someone’s character […]
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