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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 262 - Editing In Progress

PTG 262 – Editing In Progress

Posted on January 24, 2022April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you edit your best laid plans when the campaign has already started! Senda and Phil chat about potential pitfalls and some ways to edit your story that’s already in progress, whether at MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged best laid plans, Editing, shorten
PTG 261 - Turgamen

PTG 261 – Turgamen

Posted on January 17, 2022April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you stuff one game inside another and cook it up for gaming! Senda and Phil talk about using side games and main games to create specific experiences in a campaign or story. MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged Indie Games, MOAR GAMES, side games, using other systems
PTG260 - You've Lost That Plotting Feeling

PTG260 – You’ve Lost That Plotting Feeling

Posted on January 10, 2022April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you make a good plot! Phil and Senda sit down with an email about nerves setting up a new plot, and dive in on some advice to hopefully help. Bamboo Lounge for MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged GM nerves, good plots, Plot
PTG December Chit Chat

PTG December Chit Chat

Posted on December 20, 2021April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Things are getting a little wild around here — so it’s back to a chit chat for us! If you’re new here, that means we drop our normal show format of answering listener questions to MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged chit chat, meow wolf
PTG 259 - Buffalo and Session Zero

PTG 259 – Buffalo and Session Zero

Posted on December 13, 2021April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you do a one on one session zero for a campaign! No really! We haven’t done one before! Senda was in Buffalo, so we did one in person — here’s our debrief. MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged cats like us, one on one, thirsty sword lesbians, TSL, vintage
PTG 258 - One on One Games (Birthday Edition)

PTG 258 – One on One Games (Birthday Edition)

Posted on November 22, 2021April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you approach a one on one GM-ful game! Well, really, let us chat since we weren’t sure we were going to get to record this week at all (Senda’s been down with MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged IT'S MY BIRTHDAY, one on one games, two player games
PTG 257 - All In The Family

PTG 257 – All In The Family

Posted on November 15, 2021April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you set up family dynamics in your game! Phil and Senda talk family dynamics and specific safety conversations you might want to have when setting up PCs who are all related. Also: MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged family, family dynamic
PTG256 - Conflicted without Combat

PTG256 – Conflicted without Combat

Posted on November 1, 2021April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you design non combat conflict for your campaign! Phil and Senda talk non combat conflict. A quick heads up: there will NOT be an episode on Monday, 11/8. We’ll return to our MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged chases, conflict, social conflict
PTG 255 - I'm a New Tone

PTG 255 – I’m a New Tone

Posted on October 18, 2021April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you manage changes in your campaign and game tone! Senda and Phil talk managing big changes and how they can effect your tone, and taking time to stop and talk to the MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged add a player, change, forming, lose a player, norming, performing, storming, tone
PTG Chit Chat 15

PTG Chit Chat 15

Posted on October 11, 2021April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Things got away from us this week — so we’re back with a chit chat! Phil and Senda talk what’s giving them life in gaming, and what’s giving them life outside of gaming (more briefly). MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged chit chat, Cortex Prime, ikea, meow wolf
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