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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!

Panda's Talking Games 43: The X Card

Panda’s Talking Games 43: The X Card

Posted on January 2, 2017April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you handle the X Card at your table. We talk basic safety and lessons we’ve learned from personal experience.  We managed to keep it short and sweet despite many failed attempts at MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged panda, Phil, safety, Senda, x card
Panda's Talking Games 42: The Answer (to Encouraging Improv)

Panda’s Talking Games 42: The Answer (to Encouraging Improv)

Posted on December 26, 2016April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you encourage your players to improv and participate in improv at your table! Phil and Senda answer a listener email, then chat about new year’s gaming resolutions. We also referenced a bunch of MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged Improv, mailbox, panda, Phil, Senda
Panda's Talking Games 41: Missing Players

Panda’s Talking Games 41: Missing Players

Posted on December 19, 2016April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you handle empty seats at your table! Senda and Phil tackle the issue of missing players in one shots/convention play vs. campaign play. Some of the issues over lap but of course MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged Campaigns, continuity, missing players, One shots, panda, Phil, Senda
Panda's Talking Games 40.5: Waveform Carol

Panda’s Talking Games 40.5: Waveform Carol

Posted on December 12, 2016April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Hi pandas! We admit it — we dropped the ball. Life happened and recording did not. We’ll be back next week with more one shot and campaign (and outtake) goodness, but for this week here MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged panda, Senda, waveform, waveform carol
Panda's Talking Games 40: Comfort Zone Characters

Panda’s Talking Games 40: Comfort Zone Characters

Posted on December 5, 2016April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Everyone’s got a comfort zone they fall in to with PCs — show us yours!  Phil and Senda talk about their comfort zones, how to mitigate the annoyance of other players when you stick to MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged comfort zone, PCs, Phil, Senda
Panda's Talking Games 39: Acadecon LIVE!

Panda’s Talking Games 39: Acadecon LIVE!

Posted on November 28, 2016April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Hey pandas! So last week was Thanksgiving here in the US, and while we thought we had everything planned out so that we would still be on schedule, life came up the only night we could MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged Acadecon, live, Phil, Senda, topic round up
Panda's Talking Games 38: Finding Mr. Right

Panda’s Talking Games 38: Finding Mr. Right

Posted on November 21, 2016April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you find the right game for you…you show me yours I’ll show you mine? Phil and Senda talk through key things they currently look for in games, even though it’s an evolving taste. MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged favorite games, Games, panda, Phil, Senda
Panda's Talking Games 37: Leveling Up Mid-Session

Panda’s Talking Games 37: Leveling Up Mid-Session

Posted on November 14, 2016April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Senda and Phil show us how they handle leveling up characters mid session! It’s not something we’ve done a lot but we tackle it anyway. Why would you plan to level up in the middle MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged Leveling up, panda, Phil, Senda
Panda's talking Games 36: Strix and Bluebeard's Bride

Panda’s talking Games 36: Strix and Bluebeard’s Bride

Posted on November 7, 2016April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

We stalked another game designer! This time we found Strix, on third of the magical matrix behind the current Kickstarter Bluebeard’s Bride. Strix does all the things on the internet and studies games as way MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged Bluebeard's Bride, horror, Interview, panda, Phil, Senda, strix
Panda's Talking Games 35: Flipping One Shots to Campaigns

Panda’s Talking Games 35: Flipping One Shots to Campaigns

Posted on October 31, 2016April 30, 2026 by Senda Linaugh

Show us how you flip your one shots in to campaigns! Phil and Senda talk about what happens when you decide to turn your one shot in to a campaign, and what pieces you will MORE

Posted in Panda's Talking Games, Podcasts Tagged Campaigns, One shots, panda, Phil, Senda
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