Ranked #1
Storytelling in a Sandbox with Setting
Storytelling in a Sandbox with Setting
In this episode, I discuss strategies for using setting elements in a sandbox RPG campaign to reinforce a wider story. I... Read more
3 Mar 2020
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1hr 4mins
Ranked #2
The Promise of Old School Play and the Virtue of Simplicity
The Promise of Old School Play and the Virtue of Simplicity
In this episode, I talk about some of the lessons learned from the past year's exploration of the OSR movement and how t... Read more
26 May 2019
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1hr 31mins
Ranked #3
History as a Consequence of Mechanics in Modern and Old School Games
History as a Consequence of Mechanics in Modern and Old School Games
In this episode, I discuss how the mechanics of different games, particularly the pace with which a character recovers r... Read more
31 Mar 2020
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1hr 14mins
Ranked #4
Considering Adventure Design
Considering Adventure Design
In this episode, I discuss the topic of adventure design and how it relates to choice of game. I also give an example of... Read more
30 Jan 2020
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1hr 20mins
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Ranked #5
Campaign Corner 2: Pathfinder 2nd Edition - Back in the Barrowmaze
Campaign Corner 2: Pathfinder 2nd Edition - Back in the Barrowmaze
In this episode, I discuss the approach I am taking on my second effort at running a Pathfinder 2nd Edition campaign set... Read more
9 Aug 2019
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1hr 5mins
Ranked #6
Overview and Review of the One Ring RPG
Overview and Review of the One Ring RPG
In this episode, I share some recent experiences I had with Cubicle7's terrific The One Ring RPG and provide my thoughts... Read more
18 Nov 2019
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56mins
Ranked #7
Finding Your Voice as a Dungeon Master
Finding Your Voice as a Dungeon Master
In this episode, I talk about the importance of running games in a manner that is authentic to your personality and pref... Read more
10 May 2019
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25mins
Ranked #8
Campaign Corner 1: Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea - Beneath the Boneyard
Campaign Corner 1: Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea - Beneath the Boneyard
In this episode, I discuss one of my current ongoing campaigns, Beneath the Boneyard, which is played using a heavily ho... Read more
16 Jun 2019
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48mins
Ranked #9
The Value of Muscle Confusion in the DM Brain
The Value of Muscle Confusion in the DM Brain
In this episode, I discuss some lessons I feel I drew from my first successful effort at running a Story-focused or Narr... Read more
20 Oct 2019
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44mins
Ranked #10
Hello 2020
Hello 2020
In this episode, I discuss the games run, and lessons learned, in 2019.
13 Jan 2020
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #11
Games in Play, Games on Deck, and Games on the Bedside Table
Games in Play, Games on Deck, and Games on the Bedside Table
In this episode, I talk about the slate of games I am currently running, some of the games coming soon to the Dungeon Mu... Read more
13 Jul 2019
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1hr 39mins
Ranked #12
Death in RPGs: Explicit and Implicit Rules and Assumptions
Death in RPGs: Explicit and Implicit Rules and Assumptions
In this episode, I tackle the issue of Player Character mortality in RPGs, how campaign design affects the impact of PC ... Read more
18 Jul 2019
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1hr 11mins
Ranked #13
Story Choices and Framing Your Heroes
Story Choices and Framing Your Heroes
In this episode, I discuss how choices in setting/story can have a structural effect on character ethics, and how that r... Read more
27 Aug 2019
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57mins
Ranked #14
Campaign Corner: Starfinder - Against the Aeon Throne
Campaign Corner: Starfinder - Against the Aeon Throne
In this episode, I chat about my ongoing campaign running Paizo Publishing's awesome science fantasy RPG, Starfinder
11 Sep 2019
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47mins
Ranked #15
The Function of Level in Non-Combat Scenes
The Function of Level in Non-Combat Scenes
In this episode, I discuss the consequences of linking all aspects of game play in tabletop RPGs to character level.
25 Feb 2020
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1hr 14mins
Ranked #16
War Stories
War Stories
In this episode, I discuss a flashback technique I use in my RPG campaigns and provide an assessment of the state of pla... Read more
20 Jan 2020
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41mins
Ranked #17
Introducing Reluctant New Players to RPGs
Introducing Reluctant New Players to RPGs
This episode, I answer a question posed on my YouTube channel about introducing reluctant new players to RPGs
21 Nov 2018
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12mins
Ranked #18
The Holistic Game
The Holistic Game
In this episode, I discuss how the game mechanics of tabletop RPGs determine the overall experience of ongoing campaigns... Read more
6 Dec 2019
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1hr 53mins
Ranked #19
A Little Bitta Love
A Little Bitta Love
The last few episodes of this podcast have been a bit more negative than normal, so here is my discussion of some of the... Read more
26 Feb 2020
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27mins
Ranked #20
The Roadrunner Rules
The Roadrunner Rules
In this episode, I discuss the lessons that can be learned from Chuck Jones' Roadrunner Rules and how they can be applie... Read more
15 Jun 2019
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41mins
