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I talk about how rolling dice does not trump role-playing.

I talk about how to break down a module for play.

I talk about some riffs on the standard holiday RPG session.

I review The Prepless Game Master by Drag N' Drop Games.

I talk about using encounter tables as springboards for adventures.

I talk about getting inspiration by observing the world around you.

I talk about where to start campaigns in established (i.e. store-bought) worlds.

I ruminate on ways to start, grow and maintain a group.

I watched a YouTube video and decided to muse about character arcs. Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qe-GvxooYDs

I talk about PC gambling in adventures and a few ways to do it.

I review Minimal Worlds Fantasy by QuestWise Publishing. Link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/323605/Minimal-Worlds--Fantasy

I talk about learning a few things about plotting adventures from the comics.

I talk about the "what if?" in your game.

I talk about a possible way to stage cutscenes in adventures.

I talk about how to end your adventures and announce a drawing for some stuff.

I talk about how to organize a pointcrawl for sandbox (and non-sandbox) adventuring.

I talk about adapting outside adventures to your campaign world.

I talk about my love of sea-going adventures and dislike of underwater ones.

I talk about creating custom classes or sub-classes.

I talk about the type of RPGs beginning gamers should play.

I talk about low-level characters and a few tips on how to survive those levels.

I talk about how becoming a better GM is all about practice and how GMs should not stop learning and improving.

I talk about dungeons and how to find them.

I talk about underused resources for handouts and visual aids, focusing on the camera on your phone.

I talk about identifying the potential stop-points in your game and working with the players to fix them.

Wrapping up the look at Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea, I look at the resources within the Appendixes.

I talk about the campaign world as I go through the Gazetteer for Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea.

I talk about how Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea deals with treasure.

I talk about the mundane and unique critters in Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea.

I continue looking at Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea, today focusing on the magic system.

I talk about combat in Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea.

In this short series I talk about the classes in Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea.

I talk about fudging dice and make a personal challenge.

I talk about campaign timelines and how to handle them.

I talk and muse about the Save or Die mechanic and alternatives.

I talk about contacts, resources and how Chekov's Gun figures into all of this.

I talk about things like generic and blank tokens to use to beef up you mini/token collection.

I talk about things PCs can do to prep for adventure.

I talk about different ways to do combat.

I talk about how PCs don't always get the whole story and that's okay.

I talk about party/encounter balance and how it's not as important to me as you may think.

I talk about mixing your fantasy with some sci-fi and How I do it.

I talk about a couple of premises for a campaign: PC Specialists and Temps hired by an Agency.

I talk about the things I go through to keep the RPG torch burning and forcing creativity.

I talk about the need, or absence, of skills, feats, special abilities, etc. and if used, how much is enough?

I talk about Surreal situations and plot twists and how you should be careful using them.

I talk about PCs having a daily routine and what happens when the adventure messes with it.

I talk about the length of RPG sessions and how shorter ones my benefit your campaign.

I talk about how groups usually have natural leaders and how it's okay to be the supporting PC.

I talk about making sure everyone (including the GM) has fun by not letting a player or GM ruin it.