Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode 80 — Actual Play Retrospective, and New Year GMing Goals
It’s a brand new year! We start with Chris’ reflections on running last episode’s live game, and then Andy and Chris both talk about GMing goals for …
4 years, 2 months ago
Episode 79 — Play-a-Dungeon 2021!
Join Nicole, Cory, Phill, and Brandon as they explore the crazy sci-fi dungeon we created in Episode 78! With Chris as GM, they encounter space pirat…
4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 78 – Build a Dungeon Special 2021!
It’s our annual Build a Dungeon Special! Andy and Chris are joined by John Corey and Kyle Latino to brainstorm and build out a dungeon/adventure live…
4 years, 3 months ago
Episode 77 – What location or time would make a great RPG setting?
It’s our last “normal episode” of the year! Listen as Andy and Chris talk about what locations and time periods would make for great RPG settings.
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 76 — How Do You Incorporate PCs’ Family and Friends into Your Games?
Do the family, friends, and loved ones of your PCs play a role in your campaigns? Are they mostly there to disadvantage the PCs, or do they contribut…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 75 — How Do You Prepare a One-shot?
It’s Halloween one-shot season! Andy and Chris are both prepping spooky one-shots, and talk about how to quickly ease players into game rules that ar…
4 years, 4 months ago
Episode 74 — How Do You Deal with Imposter Syndrome?
This episode takes an unusual turn as Chris and Andy chat about the experience of “imposter syndrome”—of feeling unworthy to participate in this hobb…
4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 73 — How Do You Increase Player Investment in Your Game?
Andy and Chris discuss ways to get your players more invested in a roleplaying game—but not before they pursue tangents including Jack Vance’s “Dying…
4 years, 5 months ago
Episode 72 – Trent Reznor, butterflies, and puzzles (with Phill Cameron)
This week Chris talks with GM Phill Cameron! We talk about a lot of stuff including Vampire: The Masquerade, make a d6 table about the places you’ll …
4 years, 6 months ago
Episode 71 — What’s Up with D&D Character Creation?
Andy and Chris diverge from the show’s regular format to discuss a novel they both love and how to set meaningful stakes for RPG encounters… until Ch…
4 years, 6 months ago