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Gnomecast #234 - Positioning the Narrative

Gnomecast #234 – Positioning the Narrative

Posted on April 8, 2026April 3, 2026 by Angela

Join Ang along with Chris and JT as they talk about Narrative Positioning! What even is that and what does it mean for our games? They dig in and have a conversation about it. LINKS: MORE

Posted in GnomeCast, Podcasts Tagged Ang, Chris Sniezak, JT Evans, Mechanics vs. Story, narrative positioning, Rule of Cool
Gnomecast #230 - The Points of Metacurrency

Gnomecast #230 – The Points of Metacurrency

Posted on February 11, 2026February 8, 2026 by Angela

Join Ang along with Chris and Tomas as they talk about the finer points of metacurrencies. What are they, what design purpose do they serve, and why do our players love them? Links: Mutants & MORE

Posted in GnomeCast, Podcasts Tagged Ang, Chris Sniezak, Game Design, Metacurrency, narrative control, Player Control, Tomas Gimenez Rioja
Gnomecast #227 - Actual Play and Your Game

Gnomecast #227 – Actual Play and Your Game

Posted on December 17, 2025December 14, 2025 by Angela

Join Ang, along with Chris and Josh as they talk about Actual Play games as entertainment and what we should and should not take away from them to use in our own games. Ang has MORE

Posted in GnomeCast, Podcasts Tagged Actual Play, Ang, Chris Sniezak, entertainment, GM Skills, Josh, Player Skills
Gnomecast #226 - Get this Party Started

Gnomecast #226 – Get this Party Started

Posted on December 3, 2025November 30, 2025 by Angela

Join Ang, Chris, and JT as they discuss different methods to pulling a party of characters together at the start of a campaign. They talk about everything from strangers shoved together to deeply established connections. MORE

Posted in GnomeCast, Podcasts Tagged Ang, Campaigns, Chris Sniezak, Connections, JT Evans, session zero
Gnomecast #221 - Fixating on Trifles

Gnomecast #221 – Fixating on Trifles

Posted on September 24, 2025September 22, 2025 by Angela

Join Ang, Chris and JT as they chat about what to do when your players get fixated on trifling matters that you didn’t intend to matter in the game.

Posted in GnomeCast, Podcasts Tagged Ang, Chris Sniezak, Improv, JT Evans, Mountains out of Molehills, Redirecting Players
Gnomecast #217 - GM Burnout

Gnomecast #217 – GM Burnout

Posted on July 30, 2025July 31, 2025 by Angela

Join Ang along with Chris and special guest Carl Lehmann as they talk about GM Burnout. How it happens, what to do when you’re in the middle of it and how to prevent it.

Posted in GnomeCast, Podcasts Tagged Ang, Carl Lehmann, Chris Sniezak, GM burnout
Gnomecast #211 - Continuity Concerns

Gnomecast #211 – Continuity Concerns

Posted on April 23, 2025April 18, 2025 by Angela

Join Ang along with Chris and Phil as they talk about managing continuity for you and your players in your campaigns.

Posted in GnomeCast Tagged Chris Sniezak, continuity, GM Skills, Phil Vecchione, Player Engagement
Gnomecast #205 - Mastering Mysteries

Gnomecast #205 – Mastering Mysteries

Posted on January 29, 2025January 29, 2025 by Angela

Join Ang, Chris, and Tomas as they discuss all the ins and outs of running mysteries!

Posted in GnomeCast Tagged Ang, Chris Sniezak, mysteries, Running Games, Tomas Gimenez Rioja
Gnomecast #196 - Two GM Slip Ups

Gnomecast #196 – Two GM Slip Ups

Posted on August 28, 2024August 25, 2024 by Angela

Join Ang, Jared and Chris as they talk about two common slip ups GMs make while running our games and how to recover from them.

Posted in GnomeCast Tagged Ang, Chris Sniezak, GM Advice, Jared Rascher
Gnomecast #189 - Kobayashi Maru: Unwinnable Scenarios

Gnomecast #189 – Kobayashi Maru: Unwinnable Scenarios

Posted on May 23, 2024May 19, 2024 by Angela

Ang, Jared and Chris get on the mics to talk about unwinnable scenarios. Why to run them, how to run them, and everything in between!

Posted in GnomeCast Tagged Ang, Chris Sniezak, Jared Rascher, Unwinnable Scenarios
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