Level Up Your Gaming: Tabletop RPG Podcast

Today we talk about time in games.  How do you manipulate time and manage it in game?  How can you move the passage of time without breaking immersion.  How do you merge two time streams that are mov…

In this episode we talk about your players and when they metagame.  How do you handle your players when they are metagaming?  Do you allow any metagaming at the table?  What if you just let it contin…

Today we discuss house rules in games and the differences between spoken and unspoken rules.  How do these rules come into play?  Doesn't the core game have everything you need?  How do you augment t…

Given the global crisis we felt it important to talk about how you can continue gaming with your group via online tools.  We discuss what you should set up and tools we've used over the years to faci…

In this episode we talk about consequences for your players in game.  How should you use consequences? How harsh should they be?  What's the point of having consequences?  We answer all these questio…

Today we talk about playing heroes and villains in games. We discuss some pros and cons of playing each type in games.  What are the challenges we face with playing villains?  Why is it so rewarding …

In this episode we talk about 9 things we think you should avoid when running a game.  We've done them and found they just don't work very well when it comes to running a game.  Jared and I get vocal…

Today we talk about the important task of controlling your table.  You are the host to those who join your games and it's important to ensure everyone is engaged in the game.  We talk about important…

In this episode we discuss how to set a tone using music in your games.  We discuss how to spice up a combat or pack that emotional punch with a sad song.  How do you make a scary scene even more fri…

In this episode we discuss how to add more description and flavor into your combats. What happens when you swing and miss the enemy?  How should they react when they take damage? How do you scale a c…

This is a continuation of our previous episode, Planning A Game v1.  We dive deeper into the win loss conditions mentioned in the previous episode and give some more background as to why it's importa…

How much time should I put into planning my game?  What do I need to have ready before my first night of game?  How should I design my game? These are just some of the questions that we answer in tod…

In this episode we talk about what happens when your plans for your game go off the rails.  Your players decide to go left when you want them to go right and are screwing everything up.  Not to fear …

Aaron & Jared talk about how to build a better villain in your games.  What motivates the individual and how to you give more life to your villain to impress your players.  We talk about the traits o…

On today's episode we talk about knowing your players and how that makes for developing better games around their play style.  We do get a little off topic but we cover the important "Robin's Law" an…

Just a little about your hosts, Aaron and Jared.  We talk about how we got into gaming and how long we've been doing the hobby.  If you'd like to get right into content please see Episode 1: The Gath…

In our first podcast we talk about one of the most crucial parts of starting a good game, The Gathering.  We discuss different types of gatherings and their effectiveness in engaging your players.  

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