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151 Back to NPC’s Aug 01, 2017

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We go back to NPC’s because we wanted to chat about why it’s important to have non-player characters with personality. Announcements Sponsor: Gamehole Con Avalon Kickstarter still being kicked around.

150 Mega Dungeons Jul 25, 2017

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Mega dungeons, you know, the big ones. There’s Undermountain, Castle Greyhawk, Barrowmaze and many more. We talk about ’em. Announcements 28 games being run by friends of ours at Gamehole Con. Board and card games are also welcome. More talk about Brett’s Avalon setting. Random Encounter All comments this week are about episode 149 – Time...

149 Lapse Between Game Sessions Jul 18, 2017

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More commentary on this one. Some of us have consistent weekly games and some of us play with a group every few months. We share our experiences with how frequent we play. Announcements Sponsor – Gamehole Con Thanks Ray Otis for doing up the Zip Zaps art! Random Encounter Unveiling the Mystery Crimfan writes Peter...

148 Unveiling the Mystery Jul 11, 2017

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Mystery, or the unknown, is a good trope to incorporate into your RPG. But, how far do you go before the players hit a brick wall of frustration and don’t know what to do or what path to pursue? Inspired by an email to us from Michael Drescher, we take a stab at providing some...

147 Mass Combat Jul 04, 2017

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Mass combat, we’re not talking specific rules or mechanics. More high level than that. We explain our definition and the tie into miniature war games. A topic suggested by Gabe Dybing. Announcements OSR Contest Winners! Random Encounter Blake Ryan, Crimfan, Bill Durfy, Stacie Winters and Steve Orlik emails us about episode 146 on Tactical Combat...

146 Tips for Tactical Combat Jun 27, 2017

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Are your players neutralizing your combat encounters in rpg’s quicker than you can say “save or die”? Well our friend Walt has just those players. But fear not, Walt! We’ll give you some tips on how to beef up a tactical encounter so it’s challenging for your players! Announcements Want to run games under our...

145 Pregen or Roll Your Own Jun 20, 2017

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Pregens are good for one shots and con games. Roll your own pc is good for campaigns, but what if you flip it? Is there a time when pregens could be used for an rpg campaign? :gasp: How about rolling up characters for a convention game or one shot? Announcements Want to run games under...

144 Character Development Jun 13, 2017

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As part of a character concept, we pose different questions you can ask yourself when creating your player character. Inspired by feedback on our player series from Jim Fitzpatrick. Announcements Want to run games under our Banner at Gamehole? Submissions are open! So let us know what you’d like to run Brett in Origins this...

143 Kids Track at Cons Jun 06, 2017

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We have Alex Kammer, Director of Gamehole Con, come on so we can ask him about the kids track that they have in place for this year’s event. Announcements Want to run games under our Banner at Gamehole? Submissions are open! So let us know what you’d like to run Brett in Origins What’s the...

142 Supernatural Horror and Mystery May 30, 2017

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Chris Lange wrote us: “…my question is, when your players know they are playing a supernatural horror game, what are some ways to rend their understanding of the world, to, hopefully, make them uncomfortable due to lack of understanding the world, much as their characters should be feeling.” Random Encounter Jared Rascher comments on Ep...

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