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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, 2026April 30, 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, 2025April 30, 2026 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, 2025April 30, 2026 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, 2025April 30, 2026 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, 2025April 30, 2026 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 30, 2026 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, 2025April 30, 2026 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, 2024April 30, 2026 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, 2024April 30, 2026 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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