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Chris has found himself playing in two campaigns so Andy and Chris talk about how he can be the best player he can be!
180: How to be a good player
Episode 179 – Daggerheart, Draw Steel, and the Post-OGL Landscape
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Chris and Andy take a break from their usual format and have an open discussion about Chris’ new Daggerheart game, and what has their attention now that a wave of post-OGL D&D-alikes are finally arriving. As a bonus, we learn about the corporate merch with which Chris bedecks himself.
Episode 178 – Stranger Things and Aliens
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Andy and Chris talk about Stranger Things and then an issue that Andy had at the table with players and their pregen characters.
Episode 177 – RPG Trivia from RfT Con 2025
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Every year, we host a game convention in Ann Arbor. And every year, a highlight of the con is our obscure RPG trivia contest! This is the live recording of RfT Con 2025’s trivia segment. How does your RPG trivia knowledge stack up?
Episode 176 – Autumn GM Plans and Convention Prep
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Chris and Andy are busy planning RfT Con, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t brainstorming new campaigns they want to run. In this short pre-convention episode, they chat about the campaigns they’re gearing up to run this autumn/winter.
Episode 175 – How Do You Run a Game in Two Hours or Less? (with Garrett Douglas)
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We revisit one of our earliest topics, this time with guest Garrett Douglas, creator of Wayne Scotting’s Guide to the Very Small Folk! Garrett shares insight from the many short-duration game sessions he’s run, but not before we chat Ars Magica and share our favorite Chicagoland game stores.
Show notes
- Wayne Scotting’s Guide to the Very Small Folk Kickstarter
- Garrett’s Itch.io page, featuring his mini-games Not a Deer and I’m In!
Episode 174 – Theater and Gaming with Andy Jones
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Chris is joined by guest GM Andy Jones to talk about the intersection between gaming and theater and how good kids these days have it with being able to talk openly about their hobbies.
Episode 173 – Mechs with Toby Shearman
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Toby’s going to run a game at RfT Con 2025 about mechs! He comes on to talk through some design ideas and Andy and Chris get very excited about mechs!
Episode 172 – D&D on the Beach, Blue Prince, and The Gunslinger
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Chris wants to pitch Andy on Blue Prince, but decides he should probably talk about some other stuff too.
Episode 171 – The Kids Are Alright
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Chris shares the experience of watching his young daughter and her friends play D&D for the first time. What can jaded adult GMs learn from watching kids hack their way through a D&D adventure? And in what is becoming our regular book discussion segment, Chris and Andy discuss the gaming appeal of Stephen King’s The Gunslinger.