Mastering The RPG

<p>The crew has a casual conversation about running and Game Mastering games at a RPG convention. Discussion runs the gamut from why do it to best practices.</p> <p> </p> <p>00:00 - Introduction</p> <p>02:50 - Email</p>...

<p>Eric, Carl, and Chris answer a listener's list of interesting questions on Savage Worlds. The crew also answered the questions over on the Tabletop Tango (www.tabletoptango.com) YouTube channel so this episode has a...

<p>Eric, Carl, and Chris talk about making interesting and engaging factions in tabletop RPGs. They talk about everything about how to create them to how they would work in your game.</p> <p>00:00 - Introduction</p>...

<p>Chris and Carl talk about creating encounters for your tabletop RPG that are interesting and compelling but are not combat related. They talk about everything from puzzles to traps to social interactions.</p> <p>...

<p>Chris, Eric, and Carl talk about how to create villains that have interesting backstories, motivations, and mechanical ideas.</p> <p> </p> <p>00:00 - Introduction</p> <p>05:10 - Email/Cool Stuff...

<p>Eric, Carl and Chris discuss the fun and challenges that are present with gaming with small party sizes (1 or 2). They give advice on running these kinds of campaigns and offer players advice too!</p> <p> </p>...

<p>Eric and Carl welcome our new co-host Chris and talk about using Nemesis NPCs in your RPG games. These aren't necessarily the big bad evil character but can be someone (or a party) that gets in the player's way...

<p>In the season finale, Carl and Eric wish James a fond farewell as they go through a number questions posed by listeners and friends of the show. </p> <p>Visit us at https://masteringtherpg.com and mail...

<p>Carl and Eric interview James about being a professional GM. They talk about everything from how he started to how the business is run.</p> <p> </p> <p>00:00 - Introduction</p> <p>05:57 - Main Topic</p> <p> </p>...

<p>The crew deep dives into the tabletop RPG Savage Worlds. Savage Worlds is a generic game system that is one of the favorites of Carl and Eric.</p> <p> </p> <p>00:00 - Introduction</p> <p>(Carl’s Music Video...

<p>This week the gang talks about managing unrealistic expectations of both players and GMs in RPGs. People often talk about the "Mercer Effect" in tabletop RPGs and the crew takes on ideas to lesson it.</p> <p>00:00...

<p>Eric walks through all the details of Pathfinder 2e from Paizo. This includes discussion of the strengths and weaknesses of the system and what makes it fun for GMs and Players. He has some thoughts on the new...

<p>The crew talks about the concept of “failing forward” in tabletop RPGs. This concept includes ideas on continuing the narrative after a failure or allowing for success but at a cost. The team certainly has different...

<p>James does a deep dive on the Call of Cthulhu game fro Chaosium. He details the mechanics, great features, and how he plays the game as a Gamemaster (GM) and player. Eric drives the conversation with questions that...

<p>The crew talks about running hex and point crawls in tabletop RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) and Savage Worlds. They go into the differences, advantages of each, and tips for running each kind of overland...