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Ep 915Phoning It In

I talk about how cameras on phones and tablets can help GMs in campaign session planning.

Jan 29, 20219 min

Ep 914ALL the Rules? Nope!

I talk to the new GMs out there about how you don't need to know all the rules to run a good game.

Jan 28, 202110 min

Ep 913Not Feelin' It

I talk about when you're not at 100% but you have to run a game.

Jan 27, 20219 min

Ep 912Chekov's RPG and Other Stuff

I talk about Chekov's Gun and other things about RPG ruleset creation.

Jan 26, 202110 min

Ep 911Why Polearms?

I talk about my views on polearms and things for players to think about if you use them in the game.

Jan 25, 20216 min

Ep 910Stats and The Human Monster

I talk about using human or demihuman adversaries and if they should be fully statted or not.

Jan 24, 202110 min

Ep 909Fake-Out

I talk about an interesting adventure premise: the (Not So) Fake Dungeon.

Jan 23, 202110 min

Ep 908The Multi Problem

I talk about multiclassing as it was in D&D/AD&D and how I'd run it.

Jan 22, 202112 min

Ep 907Preserving for Next Time

I talk again about notes for a mid-session stop - how to preserve them for next time.

Jan 21, 20218 min

Ep 906Find Out Next Time

I talk about how GMs could save notes if the session ends in the middle of an encounter.

Jan 20, 202113 min

Ep 905Premise and Execution

I talk about how you run an adventure is as important as the what.

Jan 19, 20219 min

Ep 904Digging for Gold

I talk about looking for inspiration in alternate places.

Jan 18, 202110 min

Ep 903Store-Bought Crawls

I talk about how to tailor published campaign setting to hexcrawls.

Jan 17, 202111 min

Ep 902Crawling the Dungeon

I talk about planning a dungeon like a hexcrawl.

Jan 16, 202110 min

Ep 901Grog Review: 30 Things Can Happen

I review the RPG PDF 30 Things Can Happen.

Jan 15, 20218 min

Ep 900Why GMs Must Be Flexible

I talk about the unpredictability of PCs from the player's POV.

Jan 14, 202113 min

Ep 899Start with A Situation

I talk about how you can start a game with tension just as easy as action.

Jan 13, 202111 min

Ep 898Keeping the Brain Sharp

I talk about using gaming and writing aids to keep your mind sharp if you have to improvise stuff during the game.

Jan 12, 202110 min

Ep 897Mentoring En Masse

I talk about the possibility of have a "group mentor" for the PCs.

Jan 11, 202110 min

Ep 896Grog Review: Domain Building

I review the RPG PDF Domain Building by Todd Leback, available on Drive Thru RPG.

Jan 10, 20219 min

Ep 895Hexcrawls: How Much?

I talk about how much a GM thinks is enough in a hexcrawl.

Jan 9, 202111 min

Ep 894Public Performance

I talk about rights and using music in your game at public places.

Jan 8, 202111 min

Ep 893Party Shenanigans

I talk about how some parties split alignment-wise and how to handle it.

Jan 7, 20219 min

Ep 892Dealing With Gear

I talk about different ways to deal with equipment.

Jan 6, 20218 min

Ep 891THAC0 Redux

I talk once again about THAC0 and a trick for how to figure it out.

Jan 5, 20218 min

Ep 890The Top-Down Approach

I talk once again about my adventure-creating techniques, namely taking a top-down approach to RPG game creation.

Jan 4, 202111 min

Ep 889Rolling With the Sprouts

I talk about the things to keep in mind when GMing for young kids.

Jan 3, 202113 min

Ep 8882020: The Year Without Fantasy

I talk about my year not GMing fantasy and what I learned.

Jan 2, 202116 min

Ep 887No For Tone

I talk about the reasons and ramifications of saying "no" at the gametable.

Jan 1, 202113 min

Ep 886Gold for Levels

I talk about if the "Gold for XP" advancement model is workable in RPGs.

Dec 31, 20209 min

Ep 885The Race's On

I talk about what you should think about when adding new races into your campaign.

Dec 30, 20208 min

Ep 884RPG Perfect Storm

I talk about what would be a gamer's "perfect storm" RPG.

Dec 29, 202012 min

Ep 883Grog Review: Knave

I review the PDF RPG Knave by Questing Beast.

Dec 28, 202014 min

Ep 882Grog Review: Maze Rats

I review the PDF RPG Maze Rats by Questing Beast, available on Drive Thru RPG.

Dec 27, 20206 min

Ep 881Gamus-Interruptus

I talk about what to do when the session ends in the middle of a major encounter.

Dec 26, 202010 min

Ep 880Holiday Road

I play a voicemail and ruminate on the season.

Dec 25, 20207 min

Ep 879The High Ground

I talk about dealing with different elevations in RPG encounters.

Dec 24, 202010 min

Ep 878Making the Sheets

I talk about character sheets and how everyone should try to make their own.

Dec 23, 202011 min

Ep 877Dam RPGs

I talk about using construction projects as adventure fodder.

Dec 22, 20207 min

Ep 876Fun Between the Sheets

I talk about getting ideas and plot hooks from old character sheets.

Dec 21, 20206 min

Ep 875Grog Review: Hexcrawl Basics

I review the PDF Hexcrawl Basics by Populated Hexes.

Dec 20, 20209 min

Ep 874GMs as Pack Rats

I talk about coming up with adventure hooks, encounters, monsters, anything you can stash away for future adventures.

Dec 19, 20208 min

Ep 873Tell the Tale With Action

I talk about working your exposition and info into encounters.

Dec 18, 20209 min

Ep 872Dig Deeper

I talk about using stat and skill rolls to enhance the investigation.

Dec 17, 202011 min

Ep 871Isn't That Special?

I talk about monster stats, in particular about how special abilities are handled.

Dec 16, 20209 min

Ep 870Willy Wonka With Beer

I talk about staging adventures and encounters in unusual locations.

Dec 15, 20207 min

Ep 869Gear Gab

I talk about equipment and how spending a little more in certain games is better in the long run.

Dec 14, 202012 min

Ep 868The Specialists

I talk about the campaign premise of PCs who are part of a shop or traveling craftsmen who get into unusual adventures revolving around their specialities.

Dec 13, 20208 min

Ep 867Quixotic

I talk about adventures that are quixotic by nature and how to manage them.

Dec 12, 202012 min

Ep 866Encounter Freethink

I talk and muse about encounters - planning them, stockpiling them and placing them in your campaign.

Dec 11, 20207 min