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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!

PTG281 - Treat or Treat

PTG281 – Treat or Treat

Posted on June 29, 2022 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you manage treating (or bribing) at your game table! Today’s episode had some serious time constraints. Also, welcome to Wednesdays! This podcast supports the bodily autonomy of all womb bearing people. We MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged bribe, bribes, food, treats
PTG 280 - Ain't Nothing But A Mistake

PTG 280 – Ain’t Nothing But A Mistake

Posted on June 20, 2022 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you handle mistakes at the table! Phil and Senda talk about managing significant mistakes (not minor, and not big like a safety break) at the table, and a thought process for deciding MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged mistake
PTG279 - Analyze This! ... Media

PTG279 – Analyze This! … Media

Posted on June 13, 2022 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you analyze media as if it were a game! Phil and Senda talk about consuming stories in other mediums as if they were games, and how you can use it to practice MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged books, GM practice, media, media analysis, movies
PTG 278 - Failing Forward

PTG 278 – Failing Forward

Posted on June 7, 2022 by Senda Linaugh

On today’s episode, Phil and Senda talk about failing forward, how it differs from success with consequence or complication, and using it in your game! How do you tell if you’re talking about failing forward MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged fail forward, Failure, partial success, success with complication, success with consequence
PTG 277 - Memorial Day Chit Chat

PTG 277 – Memorial Day Chit Chat

Posted on May 31, 2022 by Senda Linaugh

A bit late for the US holiday, but better late than never! Phil and Senda are having a chit chat as scheduling was very up in the air this last week. We talk what’s giving MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged buffalo, chit chat, memorial day, the 716
PTG 276 - Player Loss

PTG 276 – Player Loss

Posted on May 16, 2022 by Senda Linaugh

CONTENT WARNING: This episode is specifically a discussion of your ongoing game when one of your players has passed away. For tips on rearranging groups or when a player leaves, check out Episode 41 (Missing MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged player death, player loss
PTG 275 - Relationship Disasters

PTG 275 – Relationship Disasters

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you handle relationship disasters in games — whether between PCs or with NPCs! Phil and Senda talk disaster relationships, the axis on which you can slide some of the controls, and how MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged disaster relationships, NPC relationships, relationships
PTG274 - April Chit Chat Brings May Down Pat

PTG274 – April Chit Chat Brings May Down Pat

Posted on April 25, 2022 by Senda Linaugh

Join Phil and Senda for a quick chit chat! Yes, life got away from us again. As usual for our chit chats, we’re talking what’s giving us life in gaming and outside of gaming. Phil: MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged chit chat, pacing, the hollow heart, the midnight lie
PTG 273 -- Nothing But A Good Time (Substance Expectations at the Table)

PTG 273 — Nothing But A Good Time (Substance Expectations at the Table)

Posted on April 18, 2022 by Senda Linaugh

CONTENT WARNING: discussion of alcohol and adult substances with mentions of substance abuse. Show us how you deal with adult substances at your table! Phil and Senda talk about table behavior expectations, and some ideas MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged adult substances, alchohal, substances
PTG272 - Getting Into Character

PTG272 – Getting Into Character

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you get into character for the first time! Phil and Senda talk about some ways to approach that awkward first set up when you are trying to bring a character out for MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged acting, character, Crafting, getting into character, player advice, writing
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