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122 Weather in Role-playing Games Jan 10, 2017

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Talking about weather in role-playing games. After all, we live in Wisconsin and every bit of small talk is about the weather. “Oooh, it’s cold outside.” or “Ufda, it sher is humid out.” Many times we gloss over the thing that can really have an impact on the characters, and it’s something they can rarely...

121 What’s in a Player Character’s Name? Jan 03, 2017

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Peeneel Testiclees! Yes, we’re talking about what’s in a player character’s name in this episode. How do you handle those players that insist on have a player character with a goofy name? It could be as easy as saying, “seriously? you want to name your character Peeneel Testiclees? No.” Or, you could roll with it...

120 Goals for 2017 Dec 27, 2016

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The new year, 2017, is upon us and this is the last show of the year. We talk about what we’d like to accomplish, as it pertains to role-playing games, for 2017. Whether it’s playing new games or GM’ing ones we haven’t received yet, we’re looking forward to some great things. We even share some...

119 Race as Class in RPG’s Dec 20, 2016

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Race as class in role-playing games, it goes back to Basic, Expert, Companion, Master’s and Immortal’s (BECMI) sets of Dungeons and Dragons. It is also part of many other rpg’s like Dungeon Crawl Classics, Lamentations of the Flame Princess, and many, many, more. Like two guys sitting at the lunch table, we banter a bit about this...

118 Urban Adventuring Part 2 Dec 13, 2016

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We revisit urban adventuring. We had some good feedback on the original episode 116 that we wanted to fill in some blanks. We mention how some city-based prepublished supplements offer tables and encounter charts that may help GM an urban adventure. We talk about the interesting roles NPC’s play and how they can be resources...

117 Creative Spell Casting Dec 06, 2016

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Creative spell casting could be a synergy of spells. Casting grease down a hallway and then a flame-based spell to light it on fire. Brett mentions someone casting climb walls to better pick pocket an NPC. These are just a couple examples of how spell casters can get creative with their craft. How creative do...

BBS018 Monte Cook Games at Gamehole Con 2016 Dec 05, 2016

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Recorded at Gamehole Con 2016, a tabletop gaming convention held in Madison, Wisconsin, this bonus episode features Monte Cook and Shanna Germain from Monte Cook Games. This is the unedited seminar that they hosted.

116 Urban Fantasy Adventures Nov 29, 2016

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What makes for a good urban adventures for our fantasy games? Well, it’s a city, but how does that change the adventure? The surroundings differ, and there are other obstacles to throw at the players. Announcements Evercon is coming up fast! Random Encounter Spenser Clark drops us a line at our G+ community Buckle in...

115 Gods in RPG’s Nov 22, 2016

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Gods in rpg’s, what role to they play in your game? Do they interact with the common player? We talk about whether we incorporate them and what effect it has on player characters that have a religious bend to them. You know, like taking powers away from clerics if the cleric falls out of favor...

114 Chain of Command in RPGs Nov 15, 2016

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Chain of command in rpg’s, it can allow a single player character to have authority over the rest of the pc’s in the group. It can also create drama and a different type of game. Announcements Evercon.org Patreon levels updated with new goals. Random Encounter Gabe emails us on aging characters. Graham comments on G+ on...

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