GamingPerspectives

     In this Episode Saul and Jolene discuss Dungeon Crawls.  They seem to be making a resurgence?  What about the Mega Dungeon?  Why are they popular and do Saul and Jolene like them.  

     Saul st…

      In this episode Saul and Jolene talk about game that do not try to simulate the real world but he world or the universe of the Cinema.  Cinematic RPGs are a fun filled genre of games that value…

     How do you plan your adventures.  Saul and Jolene discuss this important part of any RPG session and that is how you plan or organize your RPG adventures, whether you play D&D, Conan, Star Wars …

     In this episode Saul and Jolene discuss Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of and what they liked and what they saw as problematic.  For the most part both Saul and Jolene enjoyed the game.  …

     In this episode Saul and Jolene talk about Railroads and Player Agency.  It would seem the two are diametrically opposed but Railroads don't have to be the GM's draconian story where the players…

        Saul and Jolene talk about PC Backstories.  From the pages long ones that creative and very imaginative players make to the two sentences that other players give their poor GMs, Saul and Jole…

     Jolene and Saul were lucky enough to have back on the microphone, Christoffer Sevaldsen author of the Black Void RPG.  Christoffer has a new Kick Starter campaign to further support his "Esoteri…

       In this episode Saul and Jolene discuss Houserules in rpgs.  Saul uses his boyhood rules of Monopoly which were actually heavily houseruled.  It wasn't until he played much later as an adult t…

   The Ideal GM, what is it and why does it exist.  Saul and Jolene discuss the idea of having a player compare their GM from their past and comparing them to the current GM usually in a way that con…

     In this episode Saul and Jolene tackle the idea of playing a Dragon, God or AI.  Something that can be so alien to us that it really is incomprehensible to understand, as humans, their motivatio…

     The Wayward Player, is discussed by Saul and Jolene.  The single player that takes their character on their own side quest without discussing it with the other players/characters.  Should the GM…

     The Ideal group size is something that has come up in Saul and Jolene's rpg games.  As both GM games, Saul a bit more than Jolene, they both tackle this question in their home games and their co…

    Saul and Jolene talk about why groups should make the GM Dad play.  GM Dads are the players that are become the leader of the RPG group you play in.  Usually this person is the one that GMs, he g…

     In this episode Saul and Jolene talk about Generic RPGs.  Why would one want to buy and use a Generic RPGs like GURPS, Cypher System, Hero, FATE and others.   These RPGs are able to handle diffe…

     Game stories, every RPG gamer has one, if you started playing back in the 70's with the "Three Little Books" or last month, you have a gamer story.   So what makes a game memorable?  Saul and Jo…

     In this episode Saul and Jolene talk about Solo and One Player RPGs.  Saul starts with his first sight of Tunnels and Trolls Solo adventures he saw at a Northern California game convention known…

    In this episode Saul and Jolene talk about Hit Points.  What are they, or what do they represent, where do they come from?  In this episode Saul and Jolene discuss the beginnings of hit points an…

     What is the impact of age on a character in RPGs.  Saul and Jolene tackle the concept of character age and how that impacts your character in an RPG.  From D&D to Call of Cthulu rpgs deal with t…

     Tension in RPGs, is it only for Horror and Mystery RPGs?  Saul and Jolene talk about how to create tension and how it just not for Horror RPGs anymore.  Tension can be a great way to keep player…

      Almost every rpg gamer knows the words, "Don't Split the Party".  It is a phrase that I have heard for a very long time.  An Order of the Stick graphic novel was even titled "Don't Split the Pa…