Today’s episode is going to talk about how to balance the GM’s plot with the players’ agency.
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GNOMECAST #157 – Spliting the Party
You go down that hallway and I’ll go down this one. You want to split the party? Is that a good idea? Well, Ang, Thomas, and Chris are here to tell you why it is, MORE
Gnomecast #144 – Player Roles
Join Ang, Jared, and J.T. for a discussion about the different roles players (not their characters!) can play to help contribute more to the game. Can these gnomes spread around enough responsibilities to avoid being MORE
Gnomecast #143 – Get to Know a New Gnome: Lori Caskey-Sigety
Ang is joined by newest gnome Lori for another installment of “Get to Know a New Gnome.” Get to know Lori’s gaming background, other interests, and future plans for the Stew. Links for this episode: MORE
Gnomecast #142 – Extreme Survival Tips with Shawn Merwin
Jared is joined by special guest Shawn Merwin for a discussion about the setting and new rules of Ghostfire Gaming’s apocalyptic fantasy D&D supplement Arora: Age of Desolation. Links for this episode: Arora: Age of MORE
Gnomecast #141 – Rival Parties
Join Ang, Jared, and Tomas (again!) for a discussion about ways to handle running a group of characters to rival your game’s PCs or even running two separate PC groups! Can these gnomes deal well MORE
Gnomecast #140 – The Many Settings of D&D
Join Ang, Jared, and Tomas for a discussion about their experiences and opinions of different settings for Dungeons & Dragons through the years. Can these gnomes live in enough different worlds to keep them out MORE
Gnomecast #139 – Flee from James Introcaso!
Jared is joined by very special guest James Introcaso, Lead Designer of MCDM Productions, to discuss “Flee, Mortals!”, the MDCM monster book for 5e. They talk design process and decisions, plus some of James’ other MORE
Gnomecast #138 – Helping Magic Happen
Join Ang, Jared, and Senda for a discussion about those magical gaming moments that keep you coming back for more, and how as a GM you can help those moments along. Can these gnomes have MORE
Gnomecast #137 – Playing with Canon
Join Ang, Jared, and Phil for a discussion about running games in settings with established canonical storylines in other media. Is it canon that these gnomes will end up in the stew? Links for this MORE