Radio Grognard KING SIZE

I talk about the reason and function of stereotypes in RPGs.

I talk about the difference between a linear adventure (good thing) and a railroad (bad thing).

I talk about how players should check their character sheets to refresh themselves of the character's inventory.

I talk about different way of determining stats and my preferred way.

I talk about level caps, the sweet spot of leveling and how it relates to the magic system.

I talk about how you can use PC shopping trips to advance the adventure.

I talk about how I found my RPG niche and why I like class abilities vs. skills/feats/builds, etc.

I talk about figuring out how long adventurers have been around in your campaign world.

I talk about a premise I came up with - Dungeon Excavation.

I talk about how GMs should keep physical copies of their notes and prep.

I talk about coming up with a timeline for your dungeons.

I talk about how there's never enough time to prep and that's okay.

I talk about some things that either can be simplified or the GM can get the players to help out.

I talk about how GMs may want to think about where that new critter he just made fits in the food chain of his campaign world.

I talk about how to change/customize generic encounter tables.

I talk about an idea I had for an adventure: having to go back in time to get out of a dungeon.

I talk about how gamers should never assume anything at the table.

I talk about just a few things GMs gotta think about when using milestone leveling.

I talk about how GMs should try to keep the PCs out of no-win situations.

I talk about what makes me thrilled as a GM and how GMs should remove fear from their sessions.

I talk about PC adversaries, break them down into 2 categories and see how they interact.

I talk about when the GM wants to end the campaign but the players don't want to.

I talk about how a GM can determine a campaign's sex appeal AKA the concept that makes him want to run it and the players want to play it.

I talk about limiting hit points and a possibly better way to do it.

A short episode pondering the year 2021, in gaming and out.

I talk about the pluses and minuses of skills as opposed to class abilities.

I talk about character death and why don't the monsters just kill downed PCs.

I talk about premises again and how the GM should let the players figure out how they fit into it.

I talk about the Triangle of RPGs© and not letting situations depend on a die roll.

I again talk about level drains.

Just a short one wishing all a great Christmas.

I talk about times when the PCs should throw caution to the winds.

I talk about placing all or part of an adventure in or around a big event such as a natural disaster.

I talk about how GMs can create an adventure based on a few maps.

I talk about how sometimes GMs need to give the PCs a bit of a push in the right (or any) direction.

I talk about how GMs should never stop listening to players

I talk about me not caring for solo adventures, preferring one-on-one sessions.

I talk about how GMs should establish a treasure/magic item budget for their dungeons.

I talk about making an overarching Big Bad.

I talk about how both players and GMs should let the character/campaign develop a bit.

I talk about a few ways GMs can handle exposition.

I talk about my style of Game Mastering, which I call "Meatball GMing."

I talk about how GMs should connect with the players by making eye contact.

I talk about your recurring Big Bad and the difficulty of keeping him alive.

I talk about "professional" GMs and different way to make it pay (a little).

I talk about how earlier editions of D&D deal with leveling and character development.

I talk about hit points and another way to do them.

I talk about group cohesion and how to deal with the Loner.

I talk about magic items that are not what they seem.

I talk about how and what I listen to when doing prep.