Do you meticulously track the light radius of each torch? Do you handwave it away? Something in between? Inspired by Andy’s recent trip to Mammoth Caves, Andy and Chris talk about the challenges and rewards of taking lighting seriously in your dungeon crawls.
Episode 143 – How Do You Convey Setting Detail to Your Players?
Your setting is full of interesting history and fascinating detail. How do you convey that to your players at the table with boring or overwhelming them? Chris and Andy discuss, but not before they talk about what the movie Furiosa can teach us about good RPG action scenes.
Show notes:
- Sincerely, Departed, the anthology of epistolary zombie stories that contains a story by Andy
Episode 142 – Our Mount Rushmore of Gaming
Andy and Chris talk for a while about books and then talk about their own personal Mt. Rushmore’s of RPG Creatives:
Episode 141 – How Do You Help Players with the Rules?
Do any of your players struggle to grasp the rules of the game you’re all playing? How can GMs help them? Andy and Chris discuss, along with discursions into the weirdness of everyday life and Andy’s recent GMing for a group of sixth graders.
Episode 140 – Live from the AADL Game Con 2024!
Andy and Chris were on a panel with Phil Cameron at the AADL Game Con! We talked about “How to GM like a pro”. Thanks to everyone who came out! It was a lovely time.
The panel is also on youtube if you want to watch us talk instead of listen.
Episode 139 – When do you invite players to help you build the world?
Andy and Chris talk about sharing the narrative at the game table. It gets surprisingly philosophical!
Also, Andy and Chris will be at the 2024 AADL Game Con on Saturday April 13th! Come say hi!
Episode 138 – How Do You Spotlight Characters?
What does it look like to shine the spotlight on a particular character in a TTRPG? In this episode, we talk through some player feedback about our last episode, then move on to this important GMing practice.
Show notes:
- The Ann Arbor District Library’s upcoming (April 13) Game Con, at which Andy and Chris will participate in a GMing panel.
Episode 137 – What Famous Person Would You Like to Game With?
Andy and Chris ponder what famous figure, past or present, would be most fun to have at the gaming table! We also check in on Andy’s Band of Blades game and Chris’ progress through The Lord of the Rings.
Episode 136 – Band of Blades and One Gandalf is Enough
Join Andy and Chris as they talk about LotR and Andy’s Band of Blades game!
Episode 135 – Dialect, Savage Worlds, and Campaign Length
Andy and Chris got to game in-person with each other! They talk about the experience of playing Dialect as a world building game for a campaign.