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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 380 - Going from GM to Player

PTG 380 – Going from GM to Player

Posted on February 26, 2025February 26, 2025 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you go from GM to player — especially if you’re a forever GM! How do you transition your skills and hand over default leadership gracefully? Phil and Senda talk this and also MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged be the player you want as a gM, gm to player, good player
PTG 379 - A Chit Chat!

PTG 379 – A Chit Chat!

Posted on February 19, 2025February 17, 2025 by Senda Linaugh

Phil and Senda are having a busy *life* moment, so for your listening pleasure we bring you this chit chat! The chit chat is not our normal format of show, for which we’d recommend going MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged chit chat, dresden files, LARP
PTG 378 - Playing Characters in Other IPs

PTG 378 – Playing Characters in Other IPs

Posted on February 5, 2025February 5, 2025 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you handle known characters in known IPs (intellectual properties)! Phil and Senda talk characters, setting, and what kind of characters you might be bringing in. Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged Characters, Forgotten Realms, IP, IP NPCs, Star Trek, Star Wars
PTG 377 - Book Inspiration

PTG 377 – Book Inspiration

Posted on January 29, 2025January 28, 2025 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you take inspiration from the books you’re reading — or really any media? Phil and Senda talk about distilling the experience of reading to various levels of specificity and applying that potential MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged books, inspiration, vibes
PTG 376 - Worldbuilding - To Collaborate or Not

PTG 376 – Worldbuilding – To Collaborate or Not

Posted on January 22, 2025January 21, 2025 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you world build — and is it collaborative? Phil and Senda talk worldbuilding in quadrants from not collaborative to all collaborative and do you do it alone or as a group (trust MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged collaborative, game prep, source the world, world building
PTG 375 - One on One Games

PTG 375 – One on One Games

Posted on January 15, 2025January 14, 2025 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you play a one on one game! Phil and Senda talk one on one games and some tips on making them successful. We are back! Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged one on one, one on one games
PTG 374 - Project Management and the GM

PTG 374 – Project Management and the GM

Posted on December 11, 2024December 9, 2024 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how project management skills can help you GM — and vice versa! Phil and Senda are both professionals in various project management offices at this point in their careers, and have a conversation MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged PM, project management
PTG 373 - GM Mastery Part II

PTG 373 – GM Mastery Part II

Posted on November 27, 2024November 26, 2024 by Senda Linaugh

Show us…Gary Gygax’s tenants of GM Mastery! Phil and Senda go back for one more part on the 1987 book Role-Playing Mastery. Do they stand up to the test of time? Our take is…well, mostly. MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged gary gygax, gm mastery, role playing mastery, role-playing mastery
PTG 372 - Gygaxian GM Mastery Part I

PTG 372 – Gygaxian GM Mastery Part I

Posted on November 20, 2024November 19, 2024 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how Gary Gygax thought you should be a master GM! Phil and Senda continue their conversation about the 1987 title Role-Playing Mastery by Gary Gygax, deciding what they think still holds true, what MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged gary gygax, gm mastery, role playing mastery, role-playing mastery
PTG 371 - Master Player Part II

PTG 371 – Master Player Part II

Posted on November 13, 2024November 13, 2024 by Senda Linaugh

Show us what Gygax considered a master player! Do we agree? Do you?! Phil and Senda talk through the first 9 steps to being a Master Player according to Gary Gygax/s 1987 book Role Playing Mastery. MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged gary gygax, master player, role playing mastery
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