Show us how you GM as a service! No, not that kind of service. Or that kind of service either. Phil and Senda talk servant leadership and the role of the GM in a game. MORE
Category: Panda’s Talking Games
Like Car Talk, but queerer and for your TTRPGs! Join pandas Phil Vecchione (Misdirected Mark, Gnome Stew, Encoded Designs) and Senda Linaugh (She’s A Super Geek, Gnome Stew) every Wednesday to answer listener questions about playing, running, and designing TTRPGs. Is your game making a funny noise when you start it up? Does the story feel clunky or lag when you try to accelerate? We’ve got you covered!
PTG 433 – When One Player Isn’t Into It
Show us how you find a solution when one person isn’t into the idea of the game! Phil and Senda talk consensus, negotiation, and options that let people in and out of games when they MORE
PTG 432 – How Much Game is Too Much Game?
Show us how you know when you’e in too many games! What a good problem to have! Phil and Senda talk game ratio vs. life ratio, and some things to consider to make sure you MORE
PTG 431 – I’ve Got Big Tables and I Cannot Lie
Show us how you run a table that is bigger than you expected! Sometimes you have time to plan for it, but sometimes you don’t. You can find our Bamboo Lounge at http://patreon.com/mmp — as soon as MORE
PTG 430 – Power Dynamics
Show us how you handle power dynamics at the table — in and out of game! Spoilers…it’s a conversation. You can find our Bamboo Lounge at http://patreon.com/mmp — as soon as we resolve the Patreon issues I MORE
PTG 429 – Key Gaming Experiences
Show us what it means if you’ve missed “key gaming experiences!” Phil and Senda talk nostalgia, FOMO, rust monsters, and playing as teenagers. You can find our Bamboo Lounge at http://patreon.com/mmp — as soon as we resolve MORE
PTG 428 – Splitting the Party
Show us your old school TTRPG wisdom — never split the party! Phil and Senda talk roots, if it’s still real, when you might want to listen, and when you inevitably do not care. You MORE
PTG 427 – They Did The Genre Mash
Show us how you mash genres for your game! Phil and Senda talk genre mashing two (2) genres on a sliding scale in consideration of trappings vs. tropes, but this is just a simplistic example MORE
PTG 426 – Summer Grab Bag
Show us how you manage to actually answer three questions in one show! Phil and Senda talk betraying characters without betraying your players, skills you might take with you to the game table from your MORE
PTG 425 – Are You Down With the OPC?
Show us how you play other people’s characters (gasp)! Phil and Senda talk about sharing characters, how and when it might happen, and some tips on how to approach it. You can find our Bamboo MORE