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Ep 1115When to Roll

I talk about Charisma and/or related skill checks and when to use them.

Aug 26, 202110 min

Ep 1114Ration Rationales

I talk about PC rations and variations thereof.

Aug 25, 20217 min

Ep 1113Crazy Scared

I talk about my dislike of Fear and Insanity Checks, yet acknowledge their occasional usefulness.

Aug 24, 20217 min

Ep 1112Job = Name

I talk again about naming characters and one suggestion.

Aug 23, 20216 min

Ep 1111Make Theirs Yours

I talk about home-brews, published worlds and how to adjust them to your syle.

Aug 18, 202111 min

Ep 1110Setting the Tone

I talk about the tone of the game and how it affects play.

Aug 17, 202111 min

Ep 1109I Don't Know My PCs!

I talk about how you sometimes get wrapped up in the story and you forget about your PCs.

Aug 16, 20219 min

Ep 1108Markup

I talk about mats, maps and the markers I like to use.

Aug 15, 20219 min

Ep 1107More the Merrier

I talk about having players roll up multiple characters at the start of a campaign.

Aug 14, 20218 min

Ep 1106Zoom Out

I talk about sandboxes in conjunction with developing a campaign world.

Aug 13, 20219 min

Ep 1105My Friend D6

I talk about how the D6 is the most useful die in the GM's dicebag.

Aug 12, 202111 min

Ep 1104Switch Hitters

I talk about keeping your players, and yourself, on your toes by switching things up mid-encounter.

Aug 11, 20219 min

Ep 1103Permission Granted

I talk about how it's okay to be a Game Master.

Aug 10, 20217 min

Ep 1102Lies, Damn Lies and Rumor Tables

I talk about rumor tables and how to tweak them for your games.

Aug 9, 20217 min

Ep 1101Salvaging A Game

I talk about a new premise for a fantasy game that came to mind - Underwater Salvage.

Aug 8, 20218 min

Ep 1100Monster Switcharoo

I talk about changing up monster habitats and other things like that.

Aug 7, 20219 min

Ep 1099To the Boards!

I talk about possibly storyboarding a few encounters for session flow.

Aug 6, 20216 min

Ep 1098More Fudge

I talk about GM screens and fudging dice rolls.

Aug 5, 20218 min

Ep 1097Complex or Not?

I talk about simple vs. complex RPGs and my preference (guess).

Aug 4, 202112 min

Ep 1096Critical Condition

I talk about the different ways to do crits and fumbles.

Aug 3, 202111 min

Ep 1095Trust the Hooks

I talk about making a point crawl and trusting the plot hooks therein.

Aug 2, 202110 min

Ep 1094Time for Timer

I talk about using a small timer to help with pacing your adventures.

Aug 1, 20216 min

Ep 1093GM Loadout 4: 'Tis the Season

I talk more about GM loadouts. this time seasonal.

Jul 31, 20219 min

Ep 1092Choose Wisely

I talk about choosing which rules to use and sticking to your guns when you make the decision.

Jul 30, 20218 min

Ep 1091Kitbashing an RPG

I talk about using other RPG systems to fill in the gaps.

Jul 29, 202112 min

Ep 1090Of PDFs and Tables

I talk (in a roundabout way) about a current campaign and how I use PDFs for session support.

Jul 28, 20216 min

Ep 1089EVERYBODY SAVE!

I talk about the theory of the Group Save.

Jul 27, 20215 min

Ep 1088Picture It

I talk about your descriptive powers as player or GM - either graphically or verbally.

Jul 26, 20217 min

Ep 1087Meanwhile...

I talk about preppng an adventure by writing out the entire plot...from a certain POV.

Jul 25, 202111 min

Ep 1086Nested Hewcrawls

I talk about The Isle of Dread and how GMs should use that as an example of planning areas in your campaign world for the PCs to pick their own path.

Jul 24, 20218 min

Ep 1085Trash or Treasure?

I talk about gleaning as a campaign premise.

Jul 23, 20218 min

Ep 1084Your Move

I talk about character movement in the game.

Jul 22, 20217 min

Ep 1083Use What's Around You

I talk about PCs using their environment to their advantage.

Jul 21, 20218 min

Ep 1082Not Google Maps

I talk about theater-of-the-mind, using a mat, minis and terrain and the lost tradition of having a party "mapper."

Jul 20, 20218 min

Ep 1081Take Note

I talk about note taking and note passing between GMs and players.

Jul 19, 20217 min

Ep 1080Grub in the Rough

I talk about rations - what they mean to the PCs and how you may want to role-play it.

Jul 18, 20218 min

Ep 1079GM Diddy Bag

I talk about what to put in your GM Kit for running games.

Jul 17, 20218 min

Ep 1078Gotta Put In the Time

I talk about prep and no matter how much you need to do, to have a good game GMs gotta put in the time.

Jul 16, 20218 min

Ep 1077Pacing and Prep

I talk about pacing, tone and a way for GMs to roughly pace their game in prep.

Jul 15, 20219 min

Ep 1076Investigating Initiative

I talk about different kinds of initiative and my preference.

Jul 14, 20218 min

Ep 1075A Little Backstory Goes A Long Way

I talk about backstories for PCs - how to create and develop them.

Jul 13, 20218 min

Ep 1074Eyeball It

I talk about how encounter balance is not a science.

Jul 12, 20218 min

Ep 1073Campaign Follies

I talk about more things I'm dealing with while trying to come up with a new campaign world for my group.

Jul 11, 202110 min

Ep 1072Keeping the Mystery

I talk about how GMs can keep mysteries mysterious in your campaign world.

Jul 10, 20217 min

Ep 1071Fiduciary Problems

I talk about money, barter and ways PCs get what they need.

Jul 9, 202116 min

Ep 1070Stupid Is as Stupid Does

I talk about intelligence - playing it well, whether it's monsters or PCs.

Jul 8, 202110 min

Ep 1069Filtering RPG Stuff

I talk about how GMs should say "no" more - especially to themselves.

Jul 7, 20219 min

Ep 1068Skills: If It Ain't Broke...

I talk about the development of skill systems in D&D-type games and if that's a good thing or not.

Jul 6, 202110 min

Ep 1067RAW? NAH!!

I talk about how Rules As Written isn't necessarily Old School and how I deal with it.

Jul 5, 20217 min

Ep 1066From the Ground Up

I talk about a new campaign I'm starting - new rules, new world, new everything.

Jul 4, 20218 min