Jared is joined by very special guest James Introcaso, Lead Designer of MCDM Productions, to discuss “Flee, Mortals!”, the MDCM monster book for 5e. They talk design process and decisions, plus some of James’ other MORE
Category: GnomeCast
A bunch of gnomes from the gnome stew get together to talk gaming, game mastering, tabletop games, playing games, and gab about games. It’s a gaming gab off to avoid becoming part of the stew.
Gnomecast #138 – Helping Magic Happen
Join Ang, Jared, and Senda for a discussion about those magical gaming moments that keep you coming back for more, and how as a GM you can help those moments along. Can these gnomes have MORE
Gnomecast #137 – Playing with Canon
Join Ang, Jared, and Phil for a discussion about running games in settings with established canonical storylines in other media. Is it canon that these gnomes will end up in the stew? Links for this MORE
Gnomecast #136 – Getting Players to Try New Games
Join Ang, John, and Tomas for a discussion about how to expand the selection of new games that you and your group can enjoy. Can these gnomes try enough new games to escape the stew? MORE
Gnomecast #135 – Take a Break
Join Ang, Chuck, and Jared for a discussion about balancing gaming with the rest of life and recognizing when you might want to step back for a while. Can these gnomes achieve enough gaming-life balance MORE
Gnomecast #134 – A Valentine’s Day Reading
Join Ang, Matt, J.T., and Senda for Valentine’s Day readings of excerpts from stories in 26.5 Shades of Scarlet, Gnome Stew‘s collection of gnome-based romance stories. Will these gnomes be gnomantic enough to escape the MORE
Gnomecast #133 – Tropes!
Join Ang, Jared, and J.T. for a discussion about how GMs can make good use of story tropes for the benefit of the game as well as how to avoid common trope pitfalls. Can these MORE
Gnomecast #132 – NPC Variety
Join Ang, John, and Senda for a discussion about tips and tricks for keeping your NPCs varied and interesting. Can these gnomes come up with enough interesting NPCs to avoid the stew? Check out Short Order Heroes MORE
Gnomecast #131 – Meet a New Gnome: Andrew
Join Ang for the latest installment of “Meet a New Gnome” as the latest gnome, Andrew (of the blog Tangible Day), joins the stew! Learn about Andrew’s gaming origin story, his own blog, and his MORE
Gnomecast #130 – The Man With More Than One Name
Jared is joined by return guest Chris Spivey of Darker Hue Studios for a conversation about the development of Haunted West and some of Chris’s design philosophies. Follow Chris at @Darker_Hue on Twitter and check MORE