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Ep 1165It's A Natural Disaster
I talk about natural disasters and how GMs can use them in their games.

Ep 1164Keep To the Code!
I talk about alignment and my thoughts on them.

Ep 1163Run It 'Till You're On It
I talk about getting more experience GMing and the discipline it takes.

Ep 1162O.D.T.A.A.
I talk about encounter things and keeping the pace with encounter tables.

Ep 1161Very Superstitious
I talk about how superstitions can help your game.

Ep 1160Drift Playing
I talk about the state of class abilities/skills/feats in OSR D&D games.

Ep 1159On the Dot
I talk about HP tracking and another way to do it (taken from another RPG).

Ep 1158Making YOUR Move
I talk about PC free-agency and how players, not others, decide how their PC is going to act in-game.

Ep 1157XP or Not?
I talk about XP and leveling - the 2 ways to do it (as I see it).

Ep 1156And They Call Him...Fred?
I talk about naming PCs and NPCs again and where I get my inspiration.

Ep 1155Safe Equals Maturity
I talk about "safe games", which is just consideration and respect at the table.

Ep 1154Goldfish Poop Squad
I talk about planting not-so-competent bad guys in your game.

Ep 1153Don't Fear the Roll
I talk about stat rolls and saves and how YOU, the GM, should not be afraid to determine the outcome of the roll.

Ep 1152Too Too Much
I talk about having too much stuff in your campaign.

Ep 1151The Damage We Do
I talk about damage and how to deal with it.

Ep 1150Where's the Time?
I talk about how to play/run multiple campaigns.

Ep 1149How's It Going to End?
I talk about how GMs should think about, but not plan, the end of the adventure/campaign.

Ep 1148PCs Do Something Here
I talk about how I like to leave the adventure with "blank spots" to fill in at the table.

Ep 1147More Kit-Bashing: Pick Your Base Wisely
I talk more about RPG kit-bashing, primarily about choosing a base system.

Ep 1146Role First, Roll Last
I talk about how the mechanics and role-playing should work to enhance each other.

Ep 1145Kit-Bashing RPGs
I talk about using multiple elements from several RPGs for your unique homebrew.

Ep 1144Hook to Hook
I talk about using one plot hook to link to another plot hook.

Ep 1143Doug Rhea: A Eulogy
I reminisce about and give a s short farewell to Doug Rhea.

Ep 1142RPG Training
I talk about things you can do to train yourself to be a better GM.

Ep 1141The Big One
I talk about lake and river adventures.

Ep 1140Tripping Myself
I talk about how I like to sometimes throw in a twist to keep everyone guessing - including myself.

Ep 1139More About Stats and Checks
I talk again about stat checks and saves.

Ep 1138Pick Four
I talk about picking out plot hooks to set up for a sandbox campaign.

Ep 1137Cause and Effect
I talk about events and repercussions for PCs living in a dynamic and evolving campaign world.

Ep 1136Slowing My Roll
I talk about and question my use of stat/saving rolls and how it affects the game session.

Ep 1135The Top Three
I talk about my favorite 3 published campaign worlds.

Ep 1134Lists of Monsters
I talk about random monster lists and ways to concoct and use your own.

Ep 1133I'm Only Sleeping
I talk about a certain list floating around the ether.

Ep 1132When They Flip
I talk about how GMs handle player attrition and group movement.

Ep 1131Ah Where to Begin?
I talk about where I started in RPGs and how I really can't deal with OD&D.

Ep 1130The Myth of Old School
I talk about how old school and the OSR is what YOU make of it.

Ep 1129Rep? What Rep?
I talk about a PC/NPC's reputation and how a GM can use it.

Ep 1128Average? Maybe...
I talk about Average Hit Points for monsters.

Ep 1127Maps and Hooks
I talk about how to populate a small regional campaign map and how to place hooks there.

Ep 112650 Shades of Knavery
I talk about types and degrees of villains.

Ep 1125Twisting the Plot
I talk about how GMs can throw a twist in their adventures.

Ep 1124Rotating Plot Hooks
I talk about how to collect, compile and rotate through plot hooks for a sandbox campaign.

Ep 1123Sneaky Stats and Saves
I talk about the PC rolls that the GM makes.

Ep 1122Flies in the Ointment
I talk about the PC's foes; their plans, how the actions of the PCs affect them and how they react to them.

Ep 1121Bye Bye Grid
I talk about the possibility to go gridless with my maps.

Ep 1120Not Too Lazy
I talk about being a Lazy GM but warn about being too lazy.

Ep 1119NPC Hacks
I talk about how to twist and tweak your NPCs to make them memorable.

Ep 1118Many Hats
I talk about the processes GMs go through from prep to table.

Ep 1117Doug I Hardly Knew Ye
My tribute to Doug Rhea, Gamemaster, Mastermind behind North Texas RPG Con and Great Man.

Ep 1116The PC Snapshot
I talk about character backgrounds and how they relate to the game.