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Ep 1215Hanging Your Clothesline

I talk about how I like to simplify as much as possible to use the story as a line to hang events.

Dec 5, 20217 min

Ep 1214Where To Stop?

I talk about where is a good stopping point for the campaign leveling-wise.

Dec 4, 20217 min

Ep 1213Warning Shot

I talk about how a GM should, IMO, give at least one warning to the PCs on the danger of a situation.

Dec 3, 20218 min

Ep 1212DO SOMETHING!! or It's Okay to Give Them A Nudge

I talk about how GMs sometimes have to give PCs a bit of direction for the sake of pacing.

Dec 2, 202112 min

Ep 1211How Do You Stock A Dungeon?

I talk about setting up dungeons - theme first or stocking first.

Dec 1, 20218 min

Ep 1210Handling Your NPCs

I talk about the care and treatment of NPCs by the GM in-game.

Nov 30, 20217 min

Ep 1209Be Yourself (or Not)

I talk about playing variations on a character to differentiate NPCs.

Nov 29, 202110 min

Ep 1208In My Day You DIED!

I talk about the way PC death was done In The Day.

Nov 28, 20219 min

Ep 1207Write A Spell

I talk about spell books and their use in-game.

Nov 27, 20217 min

Ep 1206Scrolls For All

I talk about the most useful magic item - the scroll.

Nov 26, 20218 min

Ep 1205Hoarders: RPG Edition

I talk about a gamer's RPG collection and deciding just how much you need.

Nov 25, 202110 min

Ep 1204Dicing Down

I talk about the types and number of dice.

Nov 24, 20217 min

Ep 1203Actions and Zones

I talk about PC actions and zones for theater of the mind.

Nov 23, 20217 min

Ep 1202Know Your Lines

I talk about how GMs work up some standard lines and routines to keep the players guessing.

Nov 22, 20216 min

Ep 1201Digging Your Lore

I talk about mining the lore in your campaign world and let the PCs do the rest.

Nov 21, 20216 min

Ep 1200Red Flags

I talk about ways GMs can warn PCs that encounters may be a bit TOO dangerous for them.

Nov 20, 20217 min

Ep 1199Heal Thyself

I talk about healing, healing potions and how it differs in editions.

Nov 19, 20218 min

Ep 1198Goodies

I talk about PC equipment and a way to give them a boost in that regard.

Nov 18, 20218 min

Ep 1197Dead is Dead

I talk about death and dying in RPGs.

Nov 17, 20217 min

Ep 11196Slow Down

I talk about how GMs should take it easy with description and pace your narration of the game.

Nov 16, 20217 min

Ep 1195Setting the Hook

I talk about how PCs can miss plot hooks and how GMs can deal with it.

Nov 15, 20218 min

Ep 1194Mine the Players Too

I talk about using PC backstories and/or your player knowledge for adventure fodder.

Nov 14, 20217 min

Ep 1193Old and Gold Dragons

I talk about some old articles in Dragon back issues and how they can be quite useful for GMs.

Nov 13, 20219 min

Ep 1192Make Your Mark

I talk about how to play tactically without minis or tokens.

Nov 12, 20216 min

Ep 1191In Praise of Lamination

I talk about the use of lamination and page protectors in RPG play.

Nov 11, 20217 min

Ep 1190Back Up

I talk about BECMI D&D and the Fighting Withdrawl.

Nov 10, 20217 min

Ep 1189The Claw and the Shiny

I talk more about ad-libbing monsters and treasure.

Nov 9, 20218 min

Ep 1188The Magic In the Item

I talk about making and using magic items.

Nov 8, 20218 min

Ep 1187How to Blend

I talk about converting material from one game system to the one you use.

Nov 7, 20218 min

Ep 1186How to Hit

I talk about the idea behind hit points and how other games do them.

Nov 6, 20218 min

Ep 1185Spooky Tunes

I talk about how to use music in horror games.

Nov 5, 20217 min

Ep 1184Into the Blender

I talk about how to blend your plot hooks into a more cohesive framework.

Nov 4, 202110 min

Ep 1183GM's Pocket Survival Kit

I talk about working on a GM kit that can be carried in one's pocket.

Nov 3, 202110 min

Ep 1182One Foot in Here

I talk about the suspension of disbelief that players should have and how it shouldn't go too far.

Nov 2, 20218 min

Ep 1181Refining Your Prep Time

I talk about ways to improve your prep time.

Nov 1, 20217 min

Ep 1180Placing the Critters

I talk about stocking dungeons with monsters.

Oct 31, 20219 min

Ep 1179Check Your Surroundings

I talk about how PCs and NPCs should be aware of the encounter areas and use them to advantage.

Oct 30, 20218 min

Ep 1178Alignment Job

I talk about alignments as it relates to my games.

Oct 29, 20219 min

Ep 1177Plannig the Plan

I talk about outlining what the adversaries' plans are and where the PCs may interact with them.

Oct 28, 20218 min

Ep 1176Empty is Not Empty

I talk about stocking dungeons.

Oct 27, 202110 min

Ep 1175Sounds of Gaming

I talk about planning sounds, ambiances and SFX for your RPG sessions.

Oct 26, 20217 min

Ep 1174Role, Then Roll

I talk about what stat/save/skill rolls should be secondary to role-playing (P.S. they all are).

Oct 25, 20218 min

Ep 1173No Names

I talk about how little things like names should NOT stop a GM's creation process.

Oct 24, 20218 min

Ep 1172Leave It Alone

I talk about a way to do prep by not doing prep (temporarily).

Oct 23, 20219 min

Ep 1171The First One

I talk about what makes a good first character for new players.

Oct 22, 20218 min

Ep 1170They Can Cast Too

I talk about spell-casting monsters.

Oct 21, 20217 min

Ep 1169Clowns of RPG

I talk about my take on a few developments in the RPG community.

Oct 20, 20217 min

Ep 1168What To Do?

I talk about ideas and how a GM can process them.

Oct 18, 20219 min

Ep 1167The Peasants Are Revolting

I talk about unrest and how to use it in your campaign.

Oct 17, 20219 min

Ep 1166Dungeon Demo

I talk about how to gut a dungeon and restock it.

Oct 16, 202110 min