Panda's Talking Games

It’s episode 300, and we’re talking about epilogues! Show us how and when you use an epilogue! Senda and Phil talk the when, who, and how of epilogues, and a little bit about being 300 episodes into…

Show us how you manage sharing playing NPCs at your table! Phil and Senda talk about how to draw boundaries when there’s spillage between NPCs you want/don’t mind sharing with your player and NPCs y…

We’re back from holiday hiatus! Phil and Senda attempt to remember how to do that thing we do weekly, and then take a deep dive on request into a conversation about house rules — the good, the bad, …

Show us how you deal with prisoners in your game! Do your players get stuck debating for hours? Senda and Phil talk about a gaming horror story we received (names and details redacted just in case) …

Show us how you manage clue distribution and railroading in a mystery game! Phil and Senda talk clues, railroads, prepped and ad hoc mysteries, and the two mystery games we both just happen to be pl…

Phil and Senda chat about…the chit chat we were going to have last week if only Senda weren’t sick! As usual for our chit chat episodes, we talked giving us life in gaming and giving us life outside…

Show us how you manage conflict, bad behavior, and close relationships at the table! Phil and Senda chat about what to do when a family member (or other close trusted person) is the problem at your …

Show us how you handle game ending or ruining decisions aat your table! Phil and Senda chat about when a game goes completely sideways and how to realign yours and your players’ expectations and und…

Show us how you handle analysis paralysis! Senda and Phil talk some reasons why analysis paralysis can happen, and some ideas about how to address them. (Hint: it’s not always just overthinking!)

Show us how you handle the LEROY JENKINS! Phil and Senda talk about why this kind of move happens, how to prevent it when it’s not so good, and how to make it fun when it’s intentional.

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Show us how you make the other folks at your table shine! Phil and Senda talk about shining moments, which is more than just spotlight or even niche maintenance.

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Show us how you choose when to drive as a GM, or when you let the players drive! Phil and Senda talk about the give and take of proactive and reactive actions in games, and then in PBtA games in par…

We have hit our 300 episode limit on our RSS feed, and our first episodes are dropping off! If you are new to the show and want a quick introduction to us, the show, the jokes you might hear, and wh…

Show us how you manage age (and experience) gaps at the table! Phil and Senda chat about managing tables with mixed age groups, having managed to be inspired by a question isntead of actually answer…

Sometimes, life comes at you fast — and then sometimes you also get to go on vacation! Today’s episode is a chit chat (not our standard format), but we are back from vacation. We talk Cortex Prime a…

How do you know when you’re being too clever? There’s no perfect way to know, but we’re going to talk through some things to consider!

NOTE! We will be taking another week off next week for summ…

Show us how you like your mini campaigns (again)! We talked about mini campaigns pretty recently (check out 268) but we still had this question sitting in the backlog — we’ll take any excuse. In thi…

Phil and Senda are flying with no show notes and no topic! If this is your first intro to our show, this is not our normal format. You may want to grab a show that is not a chit chat to get an idea …

Show us how you manage a player/GM conspiracy at the table! Phil and Senda use a cautionary tale of Phil’s GMing past to illustrate some potential pitfalls and how you might avoid them.

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Show us how you manage treating (or bribing) at your game table! Today’s episode had some serious time constraints. Also, welcome to Wednesdays!

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