Unabashed Gaming
A podcast for discussion of tabletop role-playing games. Listener questions and feedback encouraged!
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Episodes
- 47
- Years Active
- 2013 - 2015
Episode 44: "RPG a Day 2015" in Two Hours
We're back from our hiatus with a super-sized episode. The two Davids and Susan get together to go through the #RPGaDay2015 poll/challenge. We talk about games and share gaming anecdotes from our pas…
Tue 27 Oct 2015
GM's Journal: Runequest and Glorantha
It's another GM's Journal from another one of our contributors! This time, David Larkins talks about his new Runequest 6 campaign set in Glorantha. The system and setting are both venerable, but it's…
Fri 16 Oct 2015
GM's Journal: IKRPG and Stuff
We're back from our post-Gen-Con break with the introduction of a new segment: the "GM's Journal," in which one of us talks a bit about an ongoing campaign and how it's going: recent activity and the…
Mon 05 Oct 2015
Episode 43: Back From Gen Con 2015
The two Davids are joined by the Stewards (Susan and Randy) for our reminiscences and lessons learned over the course of our first Gen Con, and we all look ahead to what we're most anticipating from …
Mon 10 Aug 2015
Episode 42: Prepping for GenCon 2015
In this episode, Dave S. and Susan discuss what they're most looking forward to at Gen Con 2015. Remember to click on the Speakpipe link on the lower-right corner of this page, or leave us a comment …
Wed 29 Jul 2015
Episode 41: Duets
In this episode, the two Daves and Susan gather 'round to discuss the smallest gaming group configuration, the duet. What are the pros and what are the cons of a single player and GM? Join us as we e…
Fri 26 Jun 2015
Episode 40: Player-Generated Conent
In this episode, Susan and Dave talk about campaign content that is generated by players rather than the GM. Plus: a discussion about upcoming format changes, and more Campaign Pipedreams! Remember t…
Thu 07 May 2015
Episode 39: Legacy Games
In this episode, Susan and Dave talk about the very first RPGs they played, and the legacies those early experiences still exert over their gaming style to this day. Plus: more Campaign Pipedreams! R…
Wed 08 Apr 2015
Episode 38: Campaign Pacing and Narrative Structure
This week, Dave and Susan continue their discussion of pacing, applying it to campaign structures overall. Also, the weirdest Campaign Pipedream segment to date. Remember to click on the Speakpipe li…
Thu 19 Mar 2015
Episode 37: Pacing in Games
This week, David S. and Susan do their best to address the Holy Grail of Good GMing: pacing. Also, the return of Campaign Pipedreams! Remember to click on the Speakpipe link on the lower-right corner…
Wed 04 Mar 2015
Episode 36: Iron Kingdoms GM Jam
David S. and Susan, who each have Iron Kingdoms RPG campaigns going at the moment, convene to discuss the ins and outs of prepping and running in this system and setting. Remember to click on the Spe…
Tue 17 Feb 2015
Episode 35: Player Archetypes
This week, Schimpff and Susan discuss player archetypes: the various "types" of player, and how to prepare and run for them. They also take a stab at self-diagnosing which archetype they each fall un…
Tue 03 Feb 2015
Episode 34: Looking Back, Looking Ahead
For our first (proper) episode of the new year, we gather our three "regular" contributors to look back at favorite games from the preceding year, and games we're looking forward to checking out and/…
Tue 20 Jan 2015
Episode 33: Dark Sun Rundown
David Schimpff reconvenes his old group to conduct a detailed deconstruction and analysis of one his most successful campaigns (ironically played with one of his least favorite systems): Dark Sun! Re…
Tue 30 Dec 2014
Episode 32: Introductory Scenarios
In this, the last of our "solo" shows for the foreseeable future and final show of 2014, David Schimpff discusses introductory scenarios and their use, and provides actual-play examples from sessions…
Tue 23 Dec 2014
Episode 31: System Spotlight/Editorial - Palladium Books
For this episode, David Larkins takes a turn at the mic to rant about his ambivalence towards the line of RPGs produced by Palladium Books. It's sort of a combination of warning and sales pitch, real…
Tue 09 Dec 2014
Episode 30: Spicing Up Your Game
This week, David S. and Susan (with a little help from David L.) discuss methods of spicing up games, and how to get ideas for your games. Plus: more pipe dreams! And remember to call our Lake Geneva…
Tue 25 Nov 2014
Episode 29: System Spotlight/Editorial - D&D 4e
In this episode, we turn David Schimpff loose for his long-promised rant about 4th Edition Dungeons & Dragons. Fair warning: profanity ensues (moreso than usual), tables are pounded. This is a sort o…
Tue 11 Nov 2014
Episode Twenty-Eight: Open-World Gaming
For this week's episode, Dave S. and Susan talk about open-world and sandbox-style play (in contrast to last episode's discussion of railroading). They also take a look at the Worldspinner Kickstarte…
Tue 28 Oct 2014
Episode Twenty-Seven: Maps and Mapping
The first episode of our second season finds David S. and Susan discussing the role of maps and mapping in games, as well as resources for the cartographically-challenged. And remember to call our La…
Tue 14 Oct 2014
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