Radio Grognard KING SIZE

I talk about the proper way to use rolls in RPGs.

I talk about encounters...again.

I talk about the early days of AD&D, how too many rules are not a new thing - and how to handle that.

I talk about magic in RPGs and a couple different ways to do it.

I talk about how RPGs used to be more adversarial back in the day.

I talk about how natural disasters can enliven encounters.

I talk about how, in the earlier days of the hobby, being a gamer was different than today and how rules and things have changed in the interim.

I talk about how when PCs go shopping sometimes it's the item they're looking for which makes the role-play.

I talk about mixing magic and baking in your adventures.

I talk about the exposition or "set-up" for your adventure and how NPCs can help.

I talk about how and when healing works in a campaign.

I talk about how to get your players to help you build the legends, myths and lore of your campaign world.

I talk about what control the GM has on the game.

I talk about The Tome of Adventure Design, Matt Finch's Holistic Dungeon Design and how the 5-Room Dungeon fits into that.

I talk about player/GM negotiation.

I talk about character backstories and my take on them.

I talk about when the party splits and how to do it.

I talk about quickly stocking a small to medium sized dungeon.

I talk about "choke points" in adventures and what a GM can do to identify and fix them.

I talk about sandboxes are developed with story hooks and what happens to the PCs when they bite on one.

I talk about preventing prepping so much you forget about the PCs.

I talk about finding a trusted gamer to help you out-of-game with tricky rules and to bounce ideas off of.

I talk about how, as a GM, you develop a style of play and how that can help you.

I talk about using tables to keep the campaign going by making adventure lists.

I talk about how backing up your prep is a good thing.

I talk about mystery adventures and how you should determine the common denominator of the clues to funnel the PCs towards a solution.

I talk about how to prep a module for use.

I talk about the 5-Room Dungeon and how you can expand upon it and adapt it to other situations.

I talk about being cautious when tweaking and/or house-ruling your RPG of choice.

I talk about using and making your own random encounter tables.

i talk about how I'm more comfortable with less rules in my RPG.

I talk about GM screens and what are the basic charts and info for D&D-type games.

I talk about how monsters AND PCs aren't always at 100%.

I talk about pacing and thinking about your sessions like movie serial chapters.

I talk about linear vs. non-linear adventures and how keeping the end in mind helps the story.

I talk about a pacing technique on how to streamline the plot by judicious narration.

I talk about how there is no one right way to prep for a game.

I talk about reminding mostly new GMs that RPGs are not novels.

I talk about the inevitable power creep in RPGs.

I talk about how some players/GMs are bad role-players and that's okay.

I talk about how to handle 1-on-1 games.

I talk about making lorebooks of your campaign world the players can peruse.

I talk about how much panthenstic or monotheistic faiths impact your game world.

I talk about the other material I have for extra inspiration or tough spots in adventure creation.

I talk about "nuisance monsters" those who are not powerful but will be a hassle to the PCs.

I review The Little Barbershop of Terror by John Alan Large.

I talk about how I miss the blending of older editions of D&D/AD&D and how the newer editions (house rules aside) don't do that as much.

I talk about the ol' Consent in Gaming flap and my take on it.

I talk (thanks the John Alan Large) about toys and other inanimate objects being possessed.

I talk about being able to tell time in an underground area.