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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 291 - LEROOOOOY JENKINS

PTG 291 – LEROOOOOY JENKINS

Posted on September 28, 2022 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you handle the LEROY JENKINS! Phil and Senda talk about why this kind of move happens, how to prevent it when it’s not so good, and how to make it fun when MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged chaos player, communication, kender, leroy jenkins, passive agressive
PTG290 - I'm so SHINY

PTG290 – I’m so SHINY

Posted on September 21, 2022 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you make the other folks at your table shine! Phil and Senda talk about shining moments, which is more than just spotlight or even niche maintenance. Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged coplayer, if you look good then I look good, make your partner look good, shine, shiney
PTG289 - Driving The Game

PTG289 – Driving The Game

Posted on September 14, 2022 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you choose when to drive as a GM, or when you let the players drive! Phil and Senda talk about the give and take of proactive and reactive actions in games, and MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged gm driven, PbtA, player driven, Powered by the Apocalypse
PTG288 - A New Introduction To Panda's Talking Games

PTG288 – A New Introduction To Panda’s Talking Games

Posted on September 7, 2022 by Senda Linaugh

We have hit our 300 episode limit on our RSS feed, and our first episodes are dropping off! If you are new to the show and want a quick introduction to us, the show, the MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games Tagged introductions, Start Here, welcome aboard
PTG287 - Age Gaps (At The Table)

PTG287 – Age Gaps (At The Table)

Posted on August 31, 2022 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you manage age (and experience) gaps at the table! Phil and Senda chat about managing tables with mixed age groups, having managed to be inspired by a question isntead of actually answering MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged age gaps, kids, new players, playing with kids, playing with teens, teens
PTG286 - Cortex Prime and Denver

PTG286 – Cortex Prime and Denver

Posted on August 24, 2022 by Senda Linaugh

Sometimes, life comes at you fast — and then sometimes you also get to go on vacation! Today’s episode is a chit chat (not our standard format), but we are back from vacation. We talk MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged chit chat, Cortex Prime, denver
PTG285 - Too Clever: The Warning Signs

PTG285 – Too Clever: The Warning Signs

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Senda Linaugh

How do you know when you’re being too clever? There’s no perfect way to know, but we’re going to talk through some things to consider! NOTE! We will be taking another week off next week MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts
PTG 284 - Mini Campaigns Again

PTG 284 – Mini Campaigns Again

Posted on July 27, 2022 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you like your mini campaigns (again)! We talked about mini campaigns pretty recently (check out 268) but we still had this question sitting in the backlog — we’ll take any excuse. In MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged did we forget we'd done it or do we just really like them?, did we say the same things??, mini campaigns
PTG283 - The Chit Chat of July

PTG283 – The Chit Chat of July

Posted on July 13, 2022 by Senda Linaugh

Phil and Senda are flying with no show notes and no topic! If this is your first intro to our show, this is not our normal format. You may want to grab a show that MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged GM high, ms. marvel, rrr, session 0
PTG 282 - Later On, We'll Conspire

PTG 282 – Later On, We’ll Conspire

Posted on July 6, 2022 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you manage a player/GM conspiracy at the table! Phil and Senda use a cautionary tale of Phil’s GMing past to illustrate some potential pitfalls and how you might avoid them. Bamboo Lounge MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged conspiracies, secrets
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