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Episode 121 — What Makes a Good Flawed Hero?
What makes for a good flawed player character? Chris and Andy explore what it means to be an interesting flawed or anti-hero. But before they do that, they check in on Andy’s...
Episode 120 — Choosing the Right Convention Game
In a break from the usual format, Andy and Chris talk through the process of choosing the right game to run for a convention one-shot. Together, they go through the half-dozen game...
Episode 119 – Audio Equipment, Mysteries, Aliens, and Repetition
Andy and Chris fail to roll on the table for a topic, but of course have plenty to talk about. Listen as they talk about wrangling audio equipment for a live taping, Brindlewood Ba...
Episode 118 — How to Make Small Towns in Your Fantasy Setting Memorable
Andy’s back from a cross-country road trip, and he’s eager to talk about all weird and wonderful claims to fame that small, rural towns celebrate. In this episode, Chri...
Episode 117 – How do You Steal from Movies and Books?
Andy and Chris are thieves! Everyone likes reading books and watching movies, but have you ever lifted a scene or character from them for your campaign?...
Episode 116 — What Goes Into a Great Online TTRPG Experience?
We cover a lot of ground in this episode! We talk about health and injury rules, the quirky LitRPG genre, and rethinking alien species in tabletops RPGs. And of course we move onto...
Episode 115 — The 30-Year D&D Campaign (with Bryn Mills)
What’s the longest RPG campaign you’ve ever run? Six months? A year? Two? We’re pretty sure you can’t beat our guest for this episode, who’s been runn...
Episode 114 — Making Food and Meals a Part of an RPG Campaign (with Jeremy Bai)
Chris and Andy are joined by Jeremy Bai, a prolific translator and author whose RPG Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades: Wuxia Roleplaying brings the wuxia genre to your game table! W...
Episode 113 – Running Hacking Scenes (with James Pozenel)
Andy and Chris are joined by James Pozenel of Horse Shark Games to talk about the best way to handle hacking scenes in your TTRPGs (as well as others scenes in which one PC is the ...
Episode 112 — Running RPGs with Kids
What do you need to know to run tabletop RPGs with kids? Guest GMs Liz Decker and Tim Saucer bring their experience organizing games for kids to a special roundtable discussion. Li...
Episode 111 – What Role Does Nostalgia Play in Your Games?
Does nostalgia for your youth, and the games you played as a kid, play an active role in the games you play today? And it’s impossible to talk about D&D nostalgia without...
Episode 110 — How Do You Adjust the Tone at Your Gaming Table?
How do you fine-tune the tone–whether it’s grim, comedic, or something else–at your gaming table? Chris and Andy talk about this, but not before they muse on the ...
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