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 Twenty-Six: System Spotlight - Call of Cthulhu
It's a record number of hosts for this, our one-year anniversary episode, and we have a long overdue discussion of one of our all-time favorite systems, Call of Cthulhu. And remember to call our Lake…
Mon 29 Sep 2014
Episode Twenty-Five: Brain Dump
David S. and Susan spend this episode unloading a veritable truckload of setting ideas, plot hooks, and gaming memories. It's a grab-bag of an episode, so you can take you like and leave the rest! An…
Tue 16 Sep 2014
Episode Twenty-Four: Railroading
In this week's episode, David S. and Susan discuss that old bugbear known as railroading. Plus: more Campaign Pipedreams! And remember to call our Lake Geneva, WI, voicemail number (262-729-9774), or…
Mon 01 Sep 2014
Episode Twenty-Three: Character Creation
A discussion of the ins and outs, ups and downs, and pros and cons(?) of character creation in its many wondrous varieties, and our hosts' picks for their favorite and least-favorite chargen systems.…
Tue 19 Aug 2014
Episode Twenty-Two: Some More D&D, Play-by-Post Gaming, and Long-Term Campaigning
This, our first episode with three hosts, is a bit of a grab-bag. David L. shares some follow-up thoughts from last week's episode on the new edition of D&D, and then we segue into talking about that…
Tue 05 Aug 2014
Episode Twenty-One: D&D Basic
In this episode, David S. and Susan share their initial impressions on the new edition of Dungeons & Dragons. And remember to call our Lake Geneva, WI, voicemail number (262-729-9774), or click on th…
Mon 21 Jul 2014
Episode Twenty: Small Groups, Big Groups
For this episode, we discuss the pros and cons of small groups and large alike - everything from playing by yourself (it's possible!) to double-digits. Also, we debut an as-yet-unnamed segment in whi…
Mon 07 Jul 2014
Episode Nineteen: System Spotlight - Iron Kingdoms RPG
For this system spotlight, regular host David Schimpff sits down to talk the Iron Kingdoms RPG with fellow GM Susan Steward, who is currently running an IKRPG campaign. Everything you ever wanted to …
Tue 24 Jun 2014
Episode Eighteen: D&D Fifth and Bringing In New Players
A two-topic episode in which we start off with a look at the latest news concerning Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition (and our thoughts on said news), before pivoting into a discussion on how to bring n…
Tue 10 Jun 2014
Episode Seventeen: Adversaries, Villains, and Mooks
For this episode, we bring in a special guest to help us talk about the pleasures and pitfalls of villainy and adversarial play... And remember to call our Lake Geneva, WI, voicemail number (262-729-…
Tue 27 May 2014
Episode Sixteen: World-Building and NPCs
For this episode, we explore the related topics of world-building and NPCs: how we go about conceptualizing campaigns; homebrew versus published settings; NPC use, abuse, and management; plus more! A…
Mon 12 May 2014
Episode Fifteen: Death and Resurrection
It's sort of an Easter special this time, because we're talking about death and resurrection…of characters, of campaigns, of whole systems. Good idea? Bad idea? You'll just have to listen to find out…
Tue 29 Apr 2014
Episode Fourteen: The Trail of Chekhov's Gun
In this episode, we take a close look at the Trail of Cthulhu RPG, and use that as a springboard to talk a bit about games that use rules to create a "narrative" play experience. And remember to call…
Tue 15 Apr 2014
Episode Thirteen: Systems and Settings (Part Two)
We conclude our rambling overview of matching systems to genres. There's so much more we skipped over, and if you've got a favorite genre-system we didn't talk about, please let us know and give us y…
Tue 01 Apr 2014
Editorial: Actual-Play Recordings
We were unable to record a proper session this time around, and so we go instead to our Editorial Department, where David Larkins weighs in with his opinion on actual-play recordings. (Hint: he likes…
Tue 18 Mar 2014
Episode Twelve: Systems and Settings (Part One)
This one turned out to be a two-parter, and no wonder! We're discussing matching systems to genres, and providing a quick overview of systems past and present that are particularly associated with ce…
Tue 04 Mar 2014
Episode Eleven: System Spotlight - Dungeons & Dragons
It's the 40th anniversary year for Dungeons & Dragons, so we figured maybe we should get around to talking about the world's most popular role-playing game. As usual for our system spotlights, we dis…
Tue 18 Feb 2014
Episode Ten: Miniatures Wargaming
In this episode, we depart from our usual chatter about tabletop RPGs to discuss their cousin, miniatures wargaming. We take a look at the hobby's past, present, and future, and offer some personal s…
Tue 04 Feb 2014
Episode Nine: System Spotlight - King Arthur Pendragon
This episode sees us answering a listener-submitted question about epic campaigns before moving on to our second "System Spotlight" installment, this time focusing on the King Arthur Pendragon RPG. A…
Tue 21 Jan 2014
Episode Eight: Player versus GM!
In this episode, we discuss the different experiences and skillsets inherent to the player experience versus the game master experience. To help us dissect the issue, we bring in special guest Jade, …
Tue 07 Jan 2014
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