GamingPerspectives

     Saul and Jolene received an email from a friend who was complaining about RPGs that makes things harder by changing well known game terms for ones that are more evocative for their game setting.…

Its been a couple busy weeks since the recording of this episode.  It was recorded the week before Saul and Jolene went to Kublacon a gaming convention in Northern California.  It was a very well att…

Getting the players on the right track to the adventure that the GM has prepared is sometimes a bit of a problem.  Sometimes the GM's Plot Hooks are too vague, too numerous, or too obvious that the p…

    In this episode Saul and Jolene talk about their favorite monsters and Jolene checks out the internet and finds tons of the "Peoples" favorite monsters.   Saul has been playing since 1978 so just…

    Saul and Jolene had been hearing a lot about D&D 6th Edition.   Saul and Jolene checked out a lot of the latest info and right as they were recording news that WoTC was going to buy D&D Beyond fo…

    In this Bonus Episode we interview Brandon Harris creator of Dice Weaver, a VTT, Market Place and Community for gamers.

     Saul and Jolene interview Brandon who decided with a bit of pushing fr…

In this Episode Saul and Jolene talk about RPGs where combat is not a main aspect of the game.   In two of the RPGs discussed combat is very unlikely and in another combat is frowned upon.   The game…

     This question came from a Facebook post.  We had done an episode early in the pandemic about how to keep playing during the Covid-19 Lockdown.  But after a year and a half since those orders wer…

     Playtesting should be part of any publication project especially RPGs.   RPGs need to be able to "work".  Whether the game is a tactical simulation or a more storytelling variety the rules have …

     There are many new players joining the ranks of ole D&D players.  Though Saul and Jolene love and think 5th edition D&D is a great game they believe that those that love and play D&D should try …

     One of Saul's and Jolene's favorite shows was Firefly.   Shortly after the movie Serenity was out there was a RPG game based on the movie called Serenity.   This RPG use a system first seen in t…

     Saul and Jolene were at Dundracon and were asked to do an episode about kids and gaming.  We did an episode about three years ago but decided that our son is now 18 and share a parents perspecti…

     Every gamer has that moment when they need to find a new gaming group.  Whether it is because your just moved to a new city, the last group fell apart, or just want to experience a different vib…

     Making your RPGs Flow Better is the result of a question posed on Facebook.  Saul and Jolene talked discussed it and decided to do an episode on it.  What can make your game run better at the ta…

     We took the family to Dundracon's new home now in Santa Clara California.  It was a great gaming convention.  We took some new equipment and it worked really good.  The Zoom Podtrak P8 limiter r…

  Hey there listeners, today Saul and Jolene talk about Alignment in RPGs.  Saul thinks they are a thing of the past and the one RPG that made them famous, Dungeons and Dragons, will be getting rid o…

     What do you do when your Dice Go Bad.  What can you do when a player is getting really frustrated with their dice when they go through a spat of bad luck.  Saul and Jolene were talking about dic…

    The Balanced Party,  quite a few TTRPG players want to have one before they set off on their adventures.

Many Players feel that certain roles have to be covered in order to successfully adventure…

     Saul was reading some reddit posts and a user had a question about "good Modern RPG games."   Saul decided it would make an interesting episode for this podcast.  

      Saul asked Jolene and sh…

     Happy New Year,  yes we are well into it already.  Saul decided to share games that will be published in 2022 that he is looking forward to or are too bid to ignore.

     Thanks for listening.