Episodes

  • Differences Between Antagonists And Villains ft Ken
    Oct 23 2024

    In today's episode we difference between an antagonist and villain. What is the difference between an antagonist and a villain? Is there a difference at all? How can we make multiple antagonists within a story. We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.

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    48 mins
  • Let's Make A One Shot: Popup Spirit Halloween Store
    Oct 9 2024

    In today's episode we continue our series of Let's Make A One Shot. The game we make a one shot for comes from the prompt Popup Spirit Halloween Store. We describe all the details you would need to consider to pull this one shot off. Enjoy this episode as we make a one shot using the tools we talk about.

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    38 mins
  • Terror at the Table - With Ken Spensley
    Oct 2 2024

    In today's episode, I talk with Ken about terror in role-playing. What makes a story scary? What are different ways to tell a scary story? How do you make a horror story work for your players? What sorts of spooky tales are our personal favorite? We answer all of these questions and more!

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    58 mins
  • Living Worlds - With DJ Hird
    Sep 25 2024

    In today's episode I discuss Living Worlds with DJ Hird. DJ has been participating and running Living Worlds for some time now and has plenty to say about joining or running these unique games. Specifically, we talk about what it is like to play in one of these games, what it is like to run a session, what the modules look like, what types of players you might encounter, and where to find a game to either join or possibly run. There is a lot of information in this episode, so sit back and enjoy!

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    42 mins
  • A Talk with John
    Sep 18 2024

    In today's episode we discuss Virtual Tabletops and different Tabletop Role-playing systems with our good friend John. He is a member of the Tuesday game that Josh sometimes runs. He lives out of state in Ohio and games with us virtually, so he has specific feelings about the how the different systems are represented in the virtual world of online gaming.

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    58 mins
  • Politics in Gaming
    Sep 11 2024

    In today's episode I talk about politics in your stories. I try to take a look at how you can make a game using political systems and give your placers choices that are political in nature. Can you get your players more engaged if the options they need to choose from are morally gray? What types of governments can we use to make interesting stories and what sorts of political intrigue can we have with them? I try to answer these questions and more.

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    25 mins
  • Let's Make A One Shot: Zombies Ate My Neighbors
    Sep 4 2024

    In today's episode we continue our series of Let's Make A One Shot. The game we make a one shot for comes from the title of a fantastic Super Nintendo Game, "Zombies Ate My Neighbors". We describe all the details you would need to consider to pull this one shot off. Enjoy this episode as we make a one shot using the tools we talk about.

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    33 mins
  • Making a Rural Game
    Aug 26 2024

    In today's episode we discuss games in a rural setting. What are the benefits of the rural setting? What makes a rural game so inviting and interesting? How can you get your players invested in the wilds? What types of stories can you tell in places where the people are sparse? We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode.


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    35 mins