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Back to SearchEpisode 178 – Stranger Things and Aliens
Andy and Chris talk about Stranger Things and then an issue that Andy had at the table with players and their pregen characters.
Published on 10 hours ago
Episode 177 – RPG Trivia from RfT Con 2025
Every year, we host a game convention in Ann Arbor. And every year, a highlight of the con is our obscure RPG trivia contest! This is the live recording of RfT Con 2025’s trivia segment. How does you…
Published on 2 weeks ago
Episode 176 – Autumn GM Plans and Convention Prep
Chris and Andy are busy planning RfT Con, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t brainstorming new campaigns they want to run. In this short pre-convention episode, they chat about the campaigns they’re g…
Published on 4 weeks ago
Episode 175 – How Do You Run a Game in Two Hours or Less? (with Garrett Douglas)
We revisit one of our earliest topics, this time with guest Garrett Douglas, creator of Wayne Scotting’s Guide to the Very Small Folk! Garrett shares insight from the many short-duration game session…
Published on 1 month, 1 week ago
Episode 174 – Theater and Gaming with Andy Jones
Chris is joined by guest GM Andy Jones to talk about the intersection between gaming and theater and how good kids these days have it with being able to talk openly about their hobbies.
Published on 1 month, 3 weeks ago
Episode 173 – Mechs with Toby Shearman
Toby’s going to run a game at RfT Con 2025 about mechs! He comes on to talk through some design ideas and Andy and Chris get very excited about mechs!
Published on 2 months, 1 week ago
Episode 172 – D&D on the Beach, Blue Prince, and The Gunslinger
Chris wants to pitch Andy on Blue Prince, but decides he should probably talk about some other stuff too.
Published on 2 months, 3 weeks ago
Episode 171 – The Kids Are Alright
Chris shares the experience of watching his young daughter and her friends play D&D for the first time. What can jaded adult GMs learn from watching kids hack their way through a D&D adventure? And i…
Published on 3 months ago
Episode 170 – How Do You Run a One-shot for Non-gamers?
Andy seeks advice about an upcoming game for a group of newbie players. But not before our hosts talk books, Andy excitedly describes his first trip to a swamp, and Chris reveals that his young daugh…
Published on 3 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 169 – I Know a Guy and Changing Rules
Andy and Chris are both about to go on trips so they freewheel a conversation about buying a suit and changing the system for a currently running campaign.
Published on 4 months ago