In this episode, I talk about the games we have been playing over on the Dungeon Musings YouTube channel, including a terrific experience we had with Modiphius' new Achtung! Cthulhu 2d20, and some of the games that I plan to get to the table in the new year.

The State of Play at the End of the Year

In this episode, I share my frustration with the Resident Evil 7 video game and discuss lessons that might be drawn from such video games that are applicable to TTRPGs.

Lessons from Horror Video Games for Tabletop RPGs

In this episode, I discuss the games that we have been playing on the Dungeon Musings YouTube channel and some games in the pipeline.

The End of Summer Update

In this episode, I discuss a history of nerd canon, from comics to Star Wars to Dungeons and Dragons, and share thoughts on Wizards of the Coast's new statement on D&amp;D canon.

Canon

In this episode, I discuss some of the changes I have made to the line up of games on the Dungeon Musings YouTube channel, and my reasons for those changes.

Falling In and Out of Love (with Games)

In this episode, I provide an analysis of the planning, execution, and aftermath of this year's gaming marathon on the Dungeon Musings YouTube channel.

The Musers' Marathon 2021

In this episode, I discuss the lessons that can be drawn from the early decades of the Marvel Comics Universe amd how they relate to ongoing RPG campaigns that have no planned ending.

In Defense of the Unplanned Ongoing Campaign 

In this episode, I dig into the mailbag and offer my answers to questions about player absences, metagaming, and other "table rules" issues.

Mailbag Questions!

In this episode, I discuss the stats I drew from my overview of the Dungeon Musings YouTube channel's games played, and lessons that I may draw from the past year.

One More For The Road

In this episode, I discuss the games I have run this year, the games currently demanding my attention, and the games coming up in 2021.

Goodbye 2020

Idle thoughts on roleplaying games, and the folks what play them.See more of me on the Dungeon Musings YouTube channel, available at fine internets everywhere.

Idle thoughts on roleplaying games, and the folks what play them.<br><br>See more of me on the Dungeon Musings YouTube channel, available at fine internets everywhere.

Dungeon Musings

In this episode, I discuss strategies for using setting elements in a sandbox RPG campaign to reinforce a wider story. I also get caught up with this week's games in my State of Play segment.

Storytelling in a Sandbox with Setting

In this episode, I talk about some of the lessons learned from the past year's exploration of the OSR movement and how they have impacted on my plans for the next six months of gaming.

The Promise of Old School Play and the Virtue of Simplicity

In this episode, I discuss how the mechanics of different games, particularly the pace with which a character recovers resources, has a consequence on the time that passes in the game, and how that impacts the story developing therein.

History as a Consequence of Mechanics in Modern and Old School Games

In this episode, I discuss the topic of adventure design and how it relates to choice of game. I also give an example of adventure design, using the upcoming October Faction one-shot I will be running as an example. Warning: SPOILERS for October Faction (the series) and my one shot are in segments 3 and 4, so skip those if you want to avoid spoilers.

Considering Adventure Design

In this episode, I discuss the approach I am taking on my second effort at running a Pathfinder 2nd Edition campaign set in Greg Gillespie's awesome megadungeon adventure, Barrowmaze Complete.

Campaign Corner 2: Pathfinder 2nd Edition - Back in the Barrowmaze

In this episode, I share some recent experiences I had with Cubicle7's terrific The One Ring RPG and provide my thoughts on same.

Overview and Review of the One Ring RPG

In this episode, I talk about the importance of running games in a manner that is authentic to your personality and preferences.

Finding Your Voice as a Dungeon Master

In this episode, I discuss one of my current ongoing campaigns, Beneath the Boneyard, which is played using a heavily houseruled version of Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea to play a Gothic Mystery Pathfinder adventure.

Campaign Corner 1: Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea - Beneath the Boneyard

In this episode, I discuss some lessons I feel I drew from my first successful effort at running a Story-focused or Narrative-focused game, in this case Son of Oak Game Studios' awesome City of Mist RPG.

The Value of Muscle Confusion in the DM Brain

In this episode, I discuss the games run, and lessons learned, in 2019.

Hello 2020

In this episode, I talk about the slate of games I am currently running, some of the games coming soon to the Dungeon Musings YouTube channel, and my love for the ugly stepchild that is the Mechwarrior 3rd edition RPG (aka the Classic Battletech RPG).

Games in Play, Games on Deck, and Games on the Bedside Table

In this episode, I tackle the issue of Player Character mortality in RPGs, how campaign design affects the impact of PC death, and how systems can influence how death is presented in the games.

Death in RPGs: Explicit and Implicit Rules and Assumptions 

In this episode, I discuss how choices in setting/story can have a structural effect on character ethics, and how that relates to RPG campaigns.

Story Choices and Framing Your Heroes

In this episode, I chat about my ongoing campaign running Paizo Publishing's awesome science fantasy RPG, Starfinder

Campaign Corner: Starfinder - Against the Aeon Throne 

In this episode, I discuss the consequences of linking all aspects of game play in tabletop RPGs to character level.

The Function of Level in Non-Combat Scenes

In this episode, I discuss a flashback technique I use in my RPG campaigns and provide an assessment of the state of play of my ongoing campaigns.

War Stories

This episode, I answer a question posed on my YouTube channel about introducing reluctant new players to RPGs

Introducing Reluctant New Players to RPGs

In this episode, I discuss how the game mechanics of tabletop RPGs determine the overall experience of ongoing campaigns.

The Holistic Game

The last few episodes of this podcast have been a bit more negative than normal, so here is my discussion of some of the RPGs that I am or will be running that have me VERY excited. :)

A Little Bitta Love

In this episode, I discuss the lessons that can be learned from Chuck Jones' Roadrunner Rules and how they can be applied to RPG campaign design, using one example from my own list of "to do" games.

The Roadrunner Rules

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