Gaming and BS RPG Podcast

The year? 2020. The tabletop industry at its core is still books, pen, paper, and dice. PDF’s are just electronic versio... Read more

Like many topics we try to define it, adversarial game-mastering in your rpg, but you know how that goes. Random Encount... Read more

We actually define immersion, thanks dictionary! Then we go into what it means for our role-playing game, and some thing... Read more

Kids on Bikes and Tales from the Loop, two RPG’s that take you back to youth. RPG’s inspired by Stranger Things and The ... Read more

We’re glad you’re getting back to rpg’ing. It’s never too late. We try to settle your nerves with words of encouragement... Read more

Over time our rpg ame mastering style or the way we play has changed. We talk about some things we stopped doing. Announ... Read more

Puzzles in games.  How do we set them up? How do we use them? Announcements Sign up to receive updates, insights, deals ... Read more

We often talk about mechanics, settings, options, and features of an role-playing game system that we like or don’t like... Read more

What system neutral GM aids you keep in your toolbox, to help you craft your games and worlds?  Do you have any that you... Read more

Inspired by DM Cojo, we talk about low-level play. Only this time we have someone help us define it and stay on track. C... Read more

Brett wants to talk about one of the few modules he actually runs. It’s the Temple of Elemental Evil. A 1st edition Adva... Read more

Meta gaming round 2 with Alex. Then it’s Random Encounter, Die Roll and a special thank you. Announcements Evercon submi... Read more

We talk a bit about undead and how energy drain or similar super damage can really put the fear into players. Announceme... Read more

Has tabletop role-playing game prep changed for us over the years? If so, why? It depends on the game. Be it a one shot,... Read more

Playing characters with low abilities, aka stats for rpg pc’s. Good? Bad? Hopeless? Announcements Gamehole Con submissio... Read more

We have skimmed the surface of rpg campaign settings every once in a while. While we don’t go into detail on any one spe... Read more

For some reason, arms and armor never seem to get “used up” or replaced, unless it’s to get better stuff that we found i... Read more

Sub-optimal behavior is core to tabletop role-playing games. Matt Colville mentions this in his Running the Game #56 and... Read more