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Keeping Track

I talk about keeping track of player characters.

Nov 30, 201810 min

The Hunt Goes On...

I talk about finding older used OSR games in this digital age.

Nov 29, 201811 min

Prepare Your Coffins, Sabata Is Rolling 20's

I talk about how Spaghetti Westerns are a good source of adventure ideas.

Nov 28, 201812 min

Mundane Made Awesome

I talk about how mundane random encounters can be good opportunities to spice up the game.

Nov 27, 201810 min

System Report

Back after a hiatus, I talk about setting your systems and sort-of balancing encounters.

Nov 26, 20189 min

An Obligatory E-Mail Episode

I answer a few emails pertaining to previous episodes.

Nov 15, 201812 min

Anyone Up For A Three-Way?

I talk about how running battles with more than 2 opponents will keep the PCs on their toes and help them think out of the box.

Nov 14, 201811 min

Fly Home Buddy!

I talk about the NPC admirer/hanger-on/pest that turns up all the time and how this is a good role-playing opportunity.

Nov 13, 201810 min

Storage Wars: The RPGs

I talk about how I have my physical books stored and what is the best way to do it for transient (and not so transient) people.

Nov 12, 20189 min

One Man's Meat...

I disjointedly talk and maybe semi-rant (I'm not sure) about RPGs that, while good systems, I don't care for and why,

Nov 11, 201810 min

Wise Guys

I talk about playing foes smarter.

Nov 10, 201810 min

Walls and Chains

I talk about walls and other fortifications in addition to having a "chain" of businesses in a campaign world.

Nov 9, 20189 min

More Map Stuff

A short episode about finding maps in unusual places.

Nov 8, 20186 min

Thunder & Cons

I go on a bit of a rant defending Thunder Rift then I talk about how to do convention game write-ups.

Nov 7, 201812 min

I Roll The Songs

I talk about getting inspiration from rock and country songs.

Nov 6, 201810 min

Chock Full O' Nuts

I talk alignment, that ol' bugaboo Chaotic Neutral and how to play crazy without ruining the game.

Nov 5, 201810 min

The Five "W"s or Fun With Tables

I pull the 1E AD&D DMG off the shelf and show how to use the 5 "W"s and the Appendix tables to create adventures.

Nov 4, 201813 min

The Slush Pile: Stygian Derp

I brainstorm about goblins tunneling.

Nov 3, 20188 min

The Slush Pile: Soo-Eee!

I brainstorm about a rather peculiar hog farm.

Nov 2, 20189 min

The Slush Pile: The Old Ogre

I dig into my slush pile and brainstorm about an elderly ogre visiting the city one last time.

Nov 1, 20189 min

Five-Finger Discount

I talk about stealing mechanics from other RPGs for your game.

Oct 31, 201813 min

Vorpal Bugbears

I talk about using monsters and magic items in your campaign world that fit.

Oct 30, 20189 min

Crawling In The Sand

I talk about running a hex crawl in a small sandbox

Oct 29, 20189 min

Bottles and Shifts

I talk about some game adventure premises: "bottle episodes" and a typical shift/day/night of a group.

Oct 25, 20188 min

Like Tears In The Rain

I talk about the the ways to use androids (especially replicants) in Mutant Future.

Oct 24, 20189 min

The OTHER Way I Organize

I talk about how I file and keep track of the physical papers, note and other ephemera of adventures I have ran.

Oct 23, 20187 min

Adventure Cookbooks

I talk about what I use to create adventures and what I take with me for such endeavors (plus a mini-review of the Table Fables books).

Oct 22, 20189 min

Leave The Damn Gate OPEN!!

I talk about my dislike for RPG gatekeepers and how the hobby always needs an influx of new gamers.

Oct 21, 20188 min

Gettin' The Word Out

I talk about how OSR books need more word-of-mouth.

Oct 20, 20189 min

Premises, Premeses...

I talk about how a good premise can give your campaign the foundation to thrive.

Oct 19, 201810 min

Heartbreaker!

I talk about my RPG heartbreaker systems.

Oct 18, 20189 min

Let's See What They're Made Of

I talk about testing the PCs and adjusting/ramping up encounters based on their stats and growth throughout the campaign.

Oct 17, 201812 min

Monster Stat Blues

I talk about writing monster stats for newly-created critters.

Oct 16, 201811 min

Pregens...Again

Thanks to Colin's voicemail I finish up my talk on finding/making/using pregens.

Oct 15, 201811 min

Play The Hand You're Dealt

I talk about playing the pre-gen you have at conventions.

Oct 14, 201810 min

Lordy It's Dark!

After I answer a voicemail from Chrispy I talk about how to handle demihumans' darkvision ability and plug an old TSR FR supplement.

Oct 13, 201810 min

The Other Side of The Sandbox

I talk about another way to prep sandbox sessions.

Oct 12, 201811 min

No Class

I talk about the migration to MeWe and how I don't like NPC classes.

Oct 11, 20186 min

What's My Motivation?

I talk about character backstories, their relation to Method Acting and my take on creating them.

Oct 10, 201813 min

Draino

I talk about my dislike of level-drains and a couple of alternates.

Oct 9, 20188 min

I Know A Guy...

I talk about how having character contacts can enrich the game.

Oct 8, 20189 min

A Twist In The Tale

I talk about making connections, plot twists and how you can use the players to enrich the adventure.

Oct 7, 20188 min

Stage To Table (And Back)

I talk about how I found out that playing or GMing an RPG game is closer to stage acting than I realized.

Oct 6, 201812 min

Starting Anew

I talk about having to start with a new character after a PC death in my Thursday Mithgarthr (http://www.rpgnow.com/product/213852/ME1001--Mithgarthr-RPG-Core-Rulebook) group.

Oct 5, 20189 min

The Social Contract

I talk about the social contract for RPG groups in a vague way.

Oct 4, 20187 min

The RPG Formula

I talk about how formulas can be used to create and enhance your adventures.

Oct 3, 20189 min

XP, Advancement & Creation

I talk about how to hand out XP and class/level systems vs. point-buy systems.

Oct 2, 201810 min

What Measure Is a PC?

I talk about the three things (stat-wise) that make up a good PC.

Oct 1, 201810 min

Dice Foibles

I talk about how I use dice and how I roll.

Sep 30, 20188 min

Man, Dig That Cat With The Craaaazy Dice!

I talk about how my GM sessions are like cool 50's jazz improvisations.

Sep 29, 20189 min