One Shots vs. Shorter One Shots Show us how you prep for short one shots and….normal one shots? Senda and Phil field a prep and length question about running 1-2 hour one shots vs. more 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 33: Problem Players
Show us how you deal with problem players in one shots and campaigns….no one wants to face it but it’s better to have a plan! Some ideas on handling issues for conventions and home campaigns. MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 32: GRANT HOWITT SPECIAL
Show us how you design awesome one shots! I mean really, Grant, show us how you design those awesome one shots, please? Phil and Senda sit down with game designer Grant Howitt (One Last Job, MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 31: So Many Questions
You can get this episode at OUR PATREON PAGE Show us your favorite ways to use leading and open questions! Phil and Senda sit down to talk about the difference between the two and do MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 30: Burn Out
You can get this episode at OUR PATREON PAGE Show us how you avoid hitting GM burn out! Phil and Senda talk about the different ways we tend to burn out running one shots vs. MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 29: NPCs Prepped vs. On the Fly
You can get this episode at OUR PATREON PAGE Show us how you handle prepped NPCs vs. on the fly NPCs! Phil and Senda wrangle some thoughts on how to create characters with appropriate depth MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 28: Evil Games
You can get this episode at OUR PATREON PAGE Show us how you run evil games! Phil and Senda talk about how to try to get an evil game off the ground and how to MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 27: Good (and Lawful) Games
You can get this episode at OUR PATREON PAGE Show us how you run games with specific good alignment constraints! In part one of a two part special on running Good aligned and Bad aligned MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 26: Rainmakers
You can get this episode at OUR PATREON PAGE Show me how to handle and cultivate rainmakers at your game table! Senda and Phil take a stab at how to cultivate, spot, control, and be MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 25: Switching Game Prep
You can get this episode at OUR PATREON PAGE Show us how you switch up your prep between campaigns and one shots! What are the challenges when you’re most accustomed to one form over the MORE