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Ep 1466Front-Load the Adventure Please!

I talk about module/adventure writers not explaining to the GM what's going on up-front.

Aug 25, 20227 min

Ep 1464Serial Gaming

I talk about thinking of your campaign as a serial.

Aug 23, 20228 min

Ep 1465Adapt or Die!

I talk about adapting a campaign world or supplement to the ruleset you're using.

Aug 23, 20228 min

Ep 1463Judging the Killing Floor

I talk about the lethality of your game, when to kill PCs and how to gauge what the PCs can handle.

Aug 22, 20227 min

Ep 1462Moving Your Mice

I talk about moving the PCs between sessions.

Aug 21, 20227 min

Ep 1461Looming Shadows

I talk about the importance of foreshadowing in campaigns.

Aug 20, 202210 min

Ep 1460One From Column A...

I talk about mixing two or more modules or original adventures.

Aug 19, 20226 min

Ep 1459Big Theme, Small Plot

I talk about how GMs should have a large campaign arc but focus on the small adventures.

Aug 18, 202210 min

Ep 1458Carving Up the City

I talk about having street gangs in your cities and other possible guild hi-jinks.

Aug 17, 20226 min

Ep 1457Kitted Out

I talk about PC kits and alternate pieces of equipment.

Aug 16, 20227 min

Ep 1456Pacing Your Leveling

I talk about how to pace your campaign's PC leveling.

Aug 15, 20229 min

Ep 1455Committed

I talk about how a GM should focus on only a few RPG systems.

Aug 14, 20227 min

Ep 1454Screener

I talk about how the role of the GMs screen has changed for me over the years.

Aug 13, 20228 min

Ep 1453The Point of Hexes

I talk about hexcrawl vs pointcrawl and how they can be used interchangeably.

Aug 12, 20226 min

Ep 1452Monster Drudgery

I talk about putting monsters in unusual occupations.

Aug 11, 20226 min

Ep 1451Recycle and Re-Secret

I talk about re-using secrets and clues.

Aug 10, 20225 min

Ep 1450Poof or Zap?

I talk about magic and tech and how to make them work together.

Aug 9, 20226 min

Ep 1449Staff Meeting

I talk about staff usage in RPGs.

Aug 8, 20227 min

Ep 1448Math or Not?

I talk about how some folks don't like the math in RPGs.

Aug 7, 20227 min

Ep 1447Tension

I talk about creating situations for adventures.

Aug 6, 20227 min

Ep 1446Tweak A Bit

I talk about optimizing a character and how it isn't always a good thing.

Aug 5, 20228 min

Ep 1445The Entourage

I talk about NPCs that are hangers-on.

Aug 4, 20227 min

Ep 1444Pro? Hell yeah!

I talk about what it means to be a Professional GM.

Aug 3, 20226 min

Ep 1443Take What Ya Get?

I talk about character concepts versus random rolls.

Aug 2, 20228 min

Ep 1442Logic is Overrated

I talk about how the occasional thing that makes no sense is good adventure fodder.

Aug 1, 20227 min

Ep 1441The Read

I talk about a premise - the reading/search for the will.

Jul 31, 20227 min

Ep 1440Not So RAW

I Talk about RAW (Rules-As-Written) and why it's not so true.

Jul 30, 20227 min

Ep 1439Bookwork

I talk about research for your games and things to think about when it's not an original world.

Jul 29, 20226 min

Ep 1438A Different Kind of Pool

I talk about HP pools.

Jul 28, 20227 min

Ep 1437Slip N' Slide

I talk about how tom set up modules for a more free-form type of game.

Jul 27, 20226 min

Ep 1436This Year's New Shiny

I talk about how RPGs are popular...for now.

Jul 26, 202211 min

Ep 1435Shopping for Danger

I talk about other things that can happen while the PCs are doing mundane things.

Jul 25, 20228 min

Ep 1434Fixing the Table

I talk about random encounter tables and which you use in what situation.

Jul 24, 20226 min

Ep 1433One of These Things is Not Like the Other

I talk about if PCs and monsters should have the same type of write-up.

Jul 23, 20227 min

Ep 1432WWGD: The Near-Miss

I talk about a new feature and answer my own question.

Jul 22, 20226 min

Ep 1431The Third Thing

I talk about wondering what else can happen in an encounter.

Jul 21, 20228 min

Ep 1430The Point

I talk about point-buy for RPGs.

Jul 20, 20227 min

Ep 1429Immerse 'Em, Don't Confuse 'Em

I talk about how less crunch in RPGs helps me add immersion for the PCs.

Jul 19, 20229 min

Ep 1428Be A Blockhead

I talk about using boundaries with your maps.

Jul 18, 20227 min

Ep 1427Hungry?

I talk about the underused premise of food in RPGs.

Jul 17, 20227 min

Ep 1426Enunciate

I talk about how speech and diction are important to the game.

Jul 17, 20226 min

Ep 1425Go the Distance

I talk about movement and distance in the game and other ways of using them.

Jul 15, 20229 min

Ep 1424Failing to Win

I talk about how PCs can fail and still succeed.

Jul 14, 20226 min

Ep 1423Dungeon Helper

I talk about how I use megadungeons as raw material.

Jul 13, 20227 min

Ep 1422Alterations While You Wait

I talk about random tables and customizing them by size.

Jul 12, 20226 min

Ep 1421Magical Basics

I talk about setting up a possible starting kit for Magic-Users and Clerics.

Jul 11, 20228 min

Ep 1420The Gang's All Here

I talk about the oft-forgotten use of henchmen and hirelings.

Jul 10, 20227 min

Ep 1419One Size Fits All?

I talk about dungeon size and what suits your campaign.

Jul 9, 20227 min

Ep 1418The Wheel of Prep

I talk about what routines GMs find that work best for their prep.

Jul 8, 20228 min

Ep 1417Welcome to Bartertown

I talk about how there should be more haggling and bartering in RPGs.

Jul 7, 20226 min