Show us how you….actually, please really just don’t. Phil and Senda talk about the bait and switch, how GMs think they’re being clever, and why players hate it. There’s one specific convergence of events that might MORE
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!
Panda’s Talking Games 102 — The Beefness (Talking Stakes)
Show us how you handle stakes in one shots and campaigns! Senda and Phil talk stakes as character, session, arc, and campaign stakes, and how you use those to drive your story in one shots MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 101 — Next Time On Biweekly Campaigns…
Show us how you handle episodic campaigns for small play time and imperfect attendance! Phil and Senda answer listener David’s question about handling individual sessions as one shots while still having an overall campaign arc, MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 100 — Closets, 2nd Pandaversary, and Centenarians
Show us how you like to put your closet bars — in single rows high up, or split in half? Phil and Senda talk closet organization (because it’s April Fool’s). AND It’s our second pandaversary! MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 99 – BreakoutCon Recap LIVE!
Show us how you handle Panda’s LIVE!!!! Senda and Phil talk about Breakout Con as they recorded this episode live, in front of a studio audience. All outtakes are in the show…so I guess they’re MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 98 – The Great AMA VI
Show us how you handle that sinking feeling in your stomach when you’re getting in to your GM groove! Senda and Phil tackle a number of reasons that GMing can be intimidating, with thoughts to MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 97: The Great AMA Part V
The great ask us anything continues with fantastic email from Evan! Senda has a parable about stealing form the party and gets to say the Phil line (“So I wrote an article on Gnomestew…”), Phil MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 96: The Great AMA Part IV
Phil and Senda continue the great AMA, delayed one week due to website/feed implosion! On today’s episode, we answer questions from Angela, Blake Ryan, and Sniezak, covering our GMing improvement goals for the year, how MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 95: The Great AMA Part III
The great AMA continues! For this episode and probably through the end of February, so anything random you want to hear about, now is the time! On today’s episode, we answer questions from @TerrordactylYOU, @eolh, MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 94: The Great AMA Part II
If you didn’t hear about it, Phil broke his arm! It’s messed with our standard show set up a bit, so we’re taking a few weeks to do a looser, less focused show until he’s MORE