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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!

PTG219 - Online Games

PTG219 – Online Games

Posted on November 30, 2020April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you’re managing your online games! Although we’ve talked about it in chit chats and off and on throughout the pandemic, we got a request to actually just talk about online games Bonus MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged online gaming, online tools
PTG218 - November Grabsgiving

PTG218 – November Grabsgiving

Posted on November 23, 2020April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

It’s a grab bag! We haven’t done one of these in a while since there’s no convention travel this year. We’re covering three questions: getting players to play more background and personality, spotlighting players, and MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged ditch lilies, DS9, grab bag, spotlight, spotlight management
PTG217 - Short Form Games: Old and New

PTG217 – Short Form Games: Old and New

Posted on November 15, 2020April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us what your favorite short form games are! Phil and Senda chat about old and new favorite short form games…many, many short form games. Bonus outtakes for Patreon backers today! Find these and more MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged One shots, short form games
PTG216 - Taking Stock

PTG216 – Taking Stock

Posted on November 2, 2020April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you’re taking stock of your gaming as we go into the holidays and the continuing pandemic! Phil and Senda talk about evaluating you current gaming habits to make sure they’re working for MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged online gaming, pandemic, pandemic play
PTG215 - GM Meta Talk

PTG215 – GM Meta Talk

Posted on October 26, 2020April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you do (or don’t) use meta game talk as a GM at your table! So sorry for the late drop — life definitely got in the way this week. Bonus outtakes for MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged GMing, meta
PTG214 - A Class in Classification

PTG214 – A Class in Classification

Posted on October 19, 2020April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you manage your digital RPG files! Phil has professional experience in this and Senda is terrible at maintaining the structure that she created. Join us for some half awake thoughts on managing MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged digital files
PTG213 - Layers: The Panda Redux

PTG213 – Layers: The Panda Redux

Posted on October 12, 2020April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you manage the layers of the game! Senda and Phil take a fly by on the old MMP game layers (with a few updates), what they are, when you’re in them, and MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged redux
PTG212 - Spoiling for a Stagefright

PTG212 – Spoiling for a Stagefright

Posted on October 5, 2020April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you manage your GMing stagefright! Phil and Senda talk about those butterflies (uh, were they cocoons?) in your stomach before you’re up in front of players, ways to manage, and ways to MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged con games, GMing Advice, jitters, stagefright
PTG211 - Personal Plots

PTG211 – Personal Plots

Posted on September 28, 2020April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you manage spotlight time as a GM and as a player when you have personal plots! Senda and Phil talk spotlight management and graceful plot sharing, and how to encourage it at MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged personal plots, player advice, spolight, spotlight management
PTG210 - Bringing Your B Game

PTG210 – Bringing Your B Game

Posted on September 21, 2020April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you manage when you’re not bring your A game to the table! Senda and Phil talk managing a session when you’re not up to your personal standards, and some thoughts on playing MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged bringing your B Game, pandemic, player advice
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