Show us how you play to the strengths of collaborative vs. directed games! We take on redefining what we call GMless vs. standard games, and talk about strengths and weaknesses and tips for approaching both. MORE
Tag: Senda
Panda’s Talking Games 53: Party Imbalance
Show us how you deal with unbalanced power levels in your party — like when an encounter for your barbarian will TPK everyone else. We also discussed at length why Darth Vader is a bad MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 52: PANDAVERSARY!
Show us how you survive ONE YEAR of crazy silly shows about role playing games/one shots and campaigns! Phil and Senda reminisce and go long about favorite shows, favorite shticks, and favorite outtakes with such MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 51: Feast or Famine (Non-Ideal Party Size)
Show us how you deal with non-ideal numbers of players at the table! Senda talks large tables, and Phil talks small ones. There was also a bit about kender, Phil failed to start the show, MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 50: Loot, I Am Your Father
Show us how you handle none XP rewards and advancement! Phil and Senda talk about narrative and mechanical rewards in one shots and campaigns. Also there is a deep dive on…candy corn and donuts? What does MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 49: Romance is in the Air
Show us how you handle romance in one shots and campaigns! Phil and Senda talk about the story arc of romance and how to use it in both types of games. I couldn’t get the Doubleclicks MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 48: Gender
Show us how you play a character of a different gender? Phil and Senda have an awkward conversation about trying to filter societal gender constructs in to some kind of advice for playing NPCs of a MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 47: Gaming With Your Significant Other
Show us how you handle gaming with your significant other! What if they’ve never played a game before, but want to try? What if they’re an old hand? What if Phil gets really excited about the MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 46: On the Down Low (Low Level Games)
Show us how you run low level one shots and campaigns! What kind of games do lower power characters create and play in? Also, murder bears and a deep dive on sewing with grass, ponchos MORE
Panda’s Talking Games 45: Player vs. Genre: Round 1
Show us how you deal with players who don’t play to genre! Phil and Senda talk about the reasons people play against genre, and how to handle each of those situations in one shots and MORE