Join Ang and Jared as they sit down with Mike Shea from Sly Flourish and talk about his latest GMing advice book, Rise of the Lazy Game Master, as well as a bunch of other topics related to creating content for the RPG community. Links: Sly Flourish Rise of the Lazy Game Master Kickstarter
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Gnomecast #241 – Seeking Good Players
Join Ang along with JT and Tomas as they talk about what they think makes for good players. What qualities in a player make them excited to see someone coming back to their table again and again? Links: Rise of the Lazy Gamemaster Crypt of the NekroLych Masks: A New Generation Second Edition
Gnomecast #239 – Perfecting Genre Details
Join Ang, along with Jared and friend of the show, Carl Lehmann, as they talk about all the little details you need to have in place when playing RPGs in certain genres. We talk about genres with broad strokes, but when you dig down in, there are a lot of small details to decide before MORE
Gnomecast #238 – Teaching New Rules
Join Ang, Josh, and JT as they talk about how to teach new rules to your tables. They cover their best practices, the difference between one-shots and campaigns, and many other aspects of incorporating new rules, systems, and mechanics to your table. LINKS: How To Make Your Own GM Screen Libra Valoris Edge Cases Series MORE
Gnomecast #237 – New Campaign Beginnings
Join Ang, along with Jared and guest Andy Jaksetic as they talk about starting new campaigns and everything we need in place before we can start to think about session zero. LINKS: Matinee Adventures Origins Game Fair DC Justice League Unlimited RPG
Gnomecast #236 – Real Life Interruptions
Join Ang along with Josh and JT as they talk about how to navigate the curveballs life throws at us and gets in the way of us playing RPGs. It’s going to happen at some point or another, so let’s figure out how to handle these speed bumps! LINKS: Podcasts JT Listens To Just Dice MORE
Gnomecast #235 – Short Campaign Considerations
Join Ang along with Jared and Tomas as they talk about short campaigns. They cover the major differences between a traditional long campaign with a short one, the reasons we might want to run one, and many things to keep in mind. Links: Dungeon Crawler Carl RPG Pirate Borg Starter Set Goth Borg
Gnomecast #234 – Positioning the Narrative
Join Ang along with Chris and JT as they talk about Narrative Positioning! What even is that and what does it mean for our games? They dig in and have a conversation about it. LINKS: The Streets of Avalon MinMaxed Tentacles and Tales Origins Game Fair 2026
Gnomecast #233 – Player Types: The Pros and Cons
Join Ang along with Jared and friend of the show, Carl Lehman, as they talk about four different player types we often see at our tables. We go over the good and the bad they can bring to the table and offer advice how to turn these tendencies towards helping the game. Links: Symphony Entertainment MORE
Gnomecast #232 – The Art of the Con Game
Join Ang along with guests Jason Haskins and Mike Mistele as they talk about the components that make for a good convention one-shot! Links: Origins Game Fair Matinee Adventures