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BBS017 Wizards of the Coast at Gamehole Con Nov 12, 2016

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Recorded at Gamehole Con 2016, a tabletop gaming convention held in Madison, Wisconsin, this bonus episode features Mike Mearls, Christopher Perkins and Jeremy Crawford from Wizards of the Coast. This is the unedited seminar that they hosted. They discuss Volo’s Guide to Monsters, the differences in settings and the design approach to each one, field Q&A’s from...

BBS016 Marc Miller of Traveller Nov 10, 2016

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Recorded at Gamehole Con 2016, this bonus episode features Marc Miller. Marc is the person behind the 40 year old role-playing game Traveller. We want to thank Marc for allowing us to record his seminar. [shadowbox]This show brought to you by fans of the show, like you. Support the show. Become a patron![/shadowbox]

113 Post Gamehole Con 2016 Nov 08, 2016

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Brett and Sean attended the popular tabletop gaming convention, Gamehole Con, in Madison, Wisconsin. A gaming convention that occurred the first weekend of November, the year was 2016. We talk about the games we ran and the crazy good fun we had, the best thing was the people we met. Thanks for stopping by the...

112 Player Character Aging in RPG’s Nov 01, 2016

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Time passes, and player characters are aging in your role-playing games. Or are they? First edition Dungeons & Dragons had the young be strong and dextrous, but as your pc aged you became weaker, wiser and smarter. How often we do find players role-playing age? Random Encounter Craig Huber comments on G+ James emails us OFTHEHILLPEOPLE corrects...

111 What is Heroic in RPG’s Oct 25, 2016

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What does it mean to be heroic in tabletop rpg’s? Aside from sitting as a player in one of Brett’s games, some would argue that having a player character at full strength and rushing into battle is not as heroic as being down to one hit point and entering battle to slay the dragon and...

110 Traps in Role-playing Games Oct 18, 2016

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Traps in role-playing games, they’re used for a variety of reasons as a GM, but player characters can also setup traps to ensnare their foes. There is the popular mechanical trap as well as the social trap, “aha! We’ve got you now!” Brett shares a funny story about his son’s, AJ, approach to littering a dungeon with...

109 Organizations in RPG’s Oct 11, 2016

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Organizations in RPG’s, inspired by community member Sgt Pemberfoot, we talk about the roles of cults, sects, clubs, fraternities, sacred orders and what you can do with them. Want to build your own? We talk about the elements that make up an organization in fantasy RPG setting. Announcements Evercon.org – Come and run games for...

108 Side Quests Oct 04, 2016

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Side quests, how do they fit in to the grand scheme of the story, or does it? What if the party is sent on a side quest, but it doesn’t serve a purpose? Announcements Evercon.org – Come and run games for us! Games on Demand! Gamehole! – you need the G&BS Uber? Rat Patrol Random Encounter...

BBS015 Gabe and Yggdrasill Oct 03, 2016

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We asked game masters, that are gracious enough to run games under the Gaming and BS banner at Gamehole Con 2016, to give us some insight into what they’re running. This is a segment of that series. In this bonus episode Gabe D. talks about running Cubicle 7’s Yggdrasill rpg, his first trip to a tabletop gaming convention...

107 Evil Games Sep 27, 2016

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Evil games, or allowing your players to play evil characters. According to Sean, all players are evil. Well, to some degree. Many people may say that alignment/good/evil are all relative. Have you ran an evil group of player characters through adventures? What pitfalls or triumphs have you experienced? Maybe you’re vehemently against being involved in...

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