Episodios

  • Episode 625 – profiting from session one

    Episode 625 – profiting from session one
    Jul 21 2024
    * (0:29) What is your goal for the first session of a game? * (2:10) Who are these characters really? * (6:08) When the person you wanted to be isn’t who you became. * (11:34) A buffet of NPCs. * (16:14) Keeping the first session low pressure and shorter length. * (20:33) The social leader […]
    Más Menos
    43 m
  • Bonus Episode 103 – WGM 3: clockwork crystals

    Bonus Episode 103 – WGM 3: clockwork crystals
    Jul 12 2024
    * (0:23) Prompts and prepositions. The clockwork circus is coming to town! * (1:40) Wayne’s circus in space. * (4:13) Mary’s circus on the frontier. * (7:53) Doug’s carnival of nightmares. * (8:41) Dan’s carnival of hope. * (13:10) Celestial crystals that grant power. * (14:05) Mary’s crystal preppers. * (16:08) Dan’s crystal entanglement. * […]
    Más Menos
    35 m
  • Episode 624 – back to what you enjoy

    Episode 624 – back to what you enjoy
    May 26 2024
    * (0:29) Fear the Con has funded and the sign-up site is live! We hope to see you Thursday, June 20th to Saturday, June 22nd. * (1:58) Getting back to what you love, inspired by Ray Bradbury’s Zen in the Art of Writing. * (5:16) The tyranny of compromise. * (9:54) Wanting the GM to […]
    Más Menos
    32 m
  • Episode 623 – too big to fail

    Episode 623 – too big to fail
    May 13 2024
    * (0:29) Wayne has a problem: the Wardens from Dresden Files. Coming up with too many excuses for why powerful organizations don’t care about the characters’ problems. * (7:14) Session Zero can help…or maybe not. * (10:29) There’s always someone bigger, and maybe your allies lack what you need. * (14:42) What if the characters […]
    Más Menos
    34 m
  • Episode 622 – bringing your PC to life

    Episode 622 – bringing your PC to life
    Apr 17 2024
    * (0:30) What steps do we take to bring a character to life? * (1:49) Ask what’s important. * (6:53) Seeing the good and bad in a single trait. * (8:06) Doug’s personality triangle model. * (10:54) Demonstrating character quirks. * (16:34) Making characters that both have and express personal growth. * (18:57) Taking a […]
    Más Menos
    37 m
  • Bonus Episode 102 – WGM 2: dead consuming the living

    Bonus Episode 102 – WGM 2: dead consuming the living
    Apr 9 2024
    Today’s ingredient: The dead are consuming the living. Why and how? Let’s find out! Fear the Con 2024’s Kickstarter can be found here. Hosts: Dan, Doug, Mary, Wayne
    Más Menos
    27 m
  • Episode 621 – juice is worth the squeeze

    Episode 621 – juice is worth the squeeze
    Mar 31 2024
    * (0:29) In defense of technology at the gaming table. Caleb’s setup with Owlbear Rodeo. * (5:13) Dan’s Lion King sing-a-long and Wayne’s Ghostbusters game. * (6:27) The deeper pool of online players, including AIs. Remoting in a missing player for an in-person game. * (14:04) Working distance and distraction into the game. * (17:54) […]
    Más Menos
    49 m
  • Bonus Episode 101 – WGM 1: dead air

    Bonus Episode 101 – WGM 1: dead air
    Mar 25 2024
    I decided to skip over the Iron GM and go for a Tungsten GM. The ingredient? All broadcasts cease because something won’t let them get through. What’s the game plot? Also, the Fear the Con 2024 Kickstarter is now live here! Hosts: Dan, Doug, Mary, Wayne
    Más Menos
    36 m