Show us how you handle denouement in one shots and campaigns! Phil and Senda talk denouement as it applies to con games and one shots vs. the fractal of denouement for campaigns. Also, the Lord of the Rings (because of the longest denouement ever), Phil makes weird cat faces, and Senda’s brain doesn’t mix languages. MORE
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GnomeCast #24 – Are They Having Fun Yet?
Welcome to the Gnomecast, the Gnome Stew’s tabletop gaming advice podcast. Here we talk with the other gnomes about gaming things to avoid becoming part of the stew. So I guess we’d better be good. This episode we have Ang, Chris, & J.T talking about reading the table and experiences they’ve had where a player they MORE
MMP #275 – QCC 2017 Recap
Phil, Chris, Bob, & Nikki talk about their Queen City Conquest 2017 experiences and many of the games they played and ran. Links Dungeon World Rockalypse Undying Urban Shadows Swords & Wizardry Lightsabers without Master TAG Action Movie World
MMP#274 – Con Games and QCC
Sean Gilgore is in house Misdirected to talk QCC and then Phil and Chris talk con games. Come hang with us at the QCC. Sponsors Wayward Masquerade Time Stamps 1:57 – What’s Going On 23:48 – The QCC 48:09 – The Workshop: Con Games 1:29:49 – The Social Media Depository
61 – Masks: Origin Story
Emily and Senda are joined by Angela Murray of Gnome Stew and Emily Buza of the Whelmed podcast to play Masks, a game of teenage superheroes from Magpie Games. On today’s episode: an origin story of oceanic immensity! How a… Source: She’s A Super Geek
Panda’s Talking Games 74: Phil is Old (Playing with Age)
Show us how you handle older and younger characters at your table! Phil and Senda talk playing characters outside of the average age range for a PC. Also, giggle scripting, the best of the “Tasha” spells, and Senda’s childhood moose obsession. The Gnome Stew article Senda mentioned in the episode:http://www.gnomestew.com/player-perspective/playing-characters-gamers-hate/ Bonus outtakes available for MORE
GnomeCast #23 – Games That Changed Us
Welcome to the Gnomecast, the Gnome Stew’s tabletop gaming advice podcast. Here we talk with the other gnomes about gaming things to avoid becoming part of the stew. So I guess we’d better be good. This episode we have Matt, John & Ang talking about Games that changed the way they played. Links Which Game MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 73: Wait Wait! I Know This One!
Show us how you handle meta gaming as players and GMs! Phil and Senda talk through how to avoid meta gaming, how to keep ideas in the fiction, and how to communicate at the table about meta gaming. Also, more Steven Universe, The Hunt For Red October, Highlander, kilts, Star vs. the Forces of Evil. MORE
MMP#272 – RPGs as Entertainment
Hey folks. Chris and Phil are talking about how RPGs compare to books, other games, movies, comics and the media we love to enjoy.. Sponsors Bagthulhu & Wayward Masquerade The Queen City Conquest Time Stamps 1:40 – What’s Going On 16:07 – The Workshop: RPGs as Entertainment 1:29:48 – The Social Media Depository
MMP#273 – Failure
Hey folks. Chris and Phil are talking about failure in RPGs as a mechanic in the garage. Sponsors Bagthulhu & Wayward Masquerade The Queen City Conquest Time Stamps 2:01 – What’s Going On 22:44 – The Workshop: Failure SINS – The Roleplaying Game 1:20:46 – The Social Media Depository