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Mastering The RPG

Let’s talk about tabletop RPGs. Not just D&D but anything that comes to mind to help move the hobby forward. Want to hear about maximizing your Gamemaster (GM) game..Let’s do it! Need some ideas for character design or your role-playing foo...why not! Maybe we get a little animated about topics and things that get us excited but that’s part of the fun!

Sandbox vs. Narrative RPG Campaigns or We Go Thataway (Season 4; Ep 12)

67 hours 47 mins; March 07, 2025

Sourcing the Table or What Madness Have I Wrought? (Season 4; Ep 11)

59 mins; January 27, 2025

Holiday Episode with Gift ideas for Your Favorite RPG Gamers (Season 4; Ep 10)

54 mins; December 13, 2024

Running Bases in RPGs or Did I Leave the Hellforge On? (Season 4; Ep 9)

51 mins; November 21, 2024

Gamehole Con Wrap-Up of I Miss My New Friends Already! (Season 4; Episode 8)

53 mins; November 06, 2024

Casual Conversation: GMing a RPG Convention Game or May I See Your Tickets Please (Season 4; Ep 7)

63 hours 18 mins; October 15, 2024

SPECIAL Savage Worlds Email From Listener Episode and Tabletop Tango Crossover (Season 4; Ep 6)

37 mins; October 02, 2024

Running Factions in RPGs or Don't You Know Who I Work For (Season 4, Ep5)

62 hours 35 mins; September 18, 2024

Creating Engaging Non-Combat RPG Encounters or Don't be a Murder Hobo (Season 4; Ep 4)

66 hours 45 mins; September 04, 2024

Villains 2: Crafting Engaging RPG Villains or I’m Just Drawn That Way (Season 4; Ep 3)

63 hours 40 mins; August 14, 2024

Game Mastering for a Small RPG Party or Is This a Buddy Cop Movie (Season 4; Ep 2)

62 hours 19 mins; July 31, 2024

Villains Part 1: Nemesis Hooks in RPGs or No Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Die (Season 4; Ep 1) - Welcome Chris!

53 mins; July 17, 2024

Your Mastering the RPG Questions Answered and Goodbye James (Season 3; Ep 13)

60 hours 16 mins; March 27, 2024

Being a Professional GM or You Get What You Pay For (Season 3; Ep 12)

54 mins; March 06, 2024

System Dive on Savage Worlds or How About Fast, Furious, and Fun (Season 3; Ep 11)

63 hours 7 mins; February 21, 2024

Handling Unrealistic Expectations in RPGs or Something..Something..Critical Role (Season 3; Ep 10)

49 mins; February 07, 2024

System Dive on Pathfinder 2e or We Don’t Need No OGL (Season 3; Ep 9)

65 hours 10 mins; January 24, 2024

Failing Forward in Tabletop RPGs or Failure is an Option (Season 3; Ep 8)

51 mins; January 10, 2024

System Dive on Call of Cthulhu or I’m Not Afraid of No…Ancient Horror (Season 3; Ep 7)

59 mins; December 13, 2023

Running Hex and Point Crawls in RPGs or I Will Walk a 1000 Miles (Season 3; Ep 6)

52 mins; November 22, 2023

Flavoring Magic and Special Items or Magic Missile Can Be More (Season 3; Ep 5)

48 mins; November 08, 2023

What Is On Your RPG Gaming Bookshelf - Casual Conversation (Season 3; Ep 4)

52 mins; October 25, 2023

Game Mastering (GM) By The Seat of Your Pants or I Meant To Do That. (Season 3; Ep 3)

56 mins; October 11, 2023

Bringing Player Characters Together or Why Is It Always a Tavern (Season 3; Ep 2)

72 hours 9 mins; September 27, 2023

Introducing New Players to the Hobby and Group or You Can Checkout Anytime but You Can Never Leave (Season 3; Ep 1)

59 mins; September 13, 2023

RPG Best of Times and Worst of Times or Gaming is Sweet Sorrow (Season 2; Ep 14 - Season Finale)

68 hours 6 mins; July 25, 2023

Running a Horror RPG or Ruh Roh Shaggy (Season 2; Ep 13)

63 hours 11 mins; July 11, 2023

The Essential GM and Player RPG Toolkits or How Many Dice is Enough. (Season 2; Ep 12)

71 hours 6 mins; June 27, 2023

Using Lore and Knowledge Skills or How to Use Lore That Doesn’t Dump (Season 2, Ep 11)

69 hours 35 mins; June 13, 2023

Creating Interesting Fights and Combat in Tabletop RPGs or I Am Not Left-Handed

77 hours 14 mins; May 30, 2023

Creating a Cohesive RPG Party or All for One and One for All (Season 2, Ep 9)

57 mins; May 16, 2023

Leveraging Narrative Breaks in RPGs or Remember That Time at Band Camp (Season 2 Ep 8)

41 mins; April 27, 2023

Preparing and Running Published RPG Campaigns or I Prep Because I Care (Season 2, Episode 7)

64 hours 22 mins; April 11, 2023

Avoiding GM Burnout or I Really Need a Nap (Season 2, Ep 6)

57 mins; March 28, 2023

Yapping About RPGs or Where the Heck is James? (Season 2 Ep 5)

55 mins; March 14, 2023

Players Become GMs or The Student Becomes the Master (Season 2 Ep 4)

46 mins; February 28, 2023

Rival Adventuring Parties in RPGs or You Beat Me to the Punch! (Season 2 Ep 3)

46 mins; February 14, 2023

Motivating Different RPG Player Styles or Show Me the Money! (Season 2 Ep 2)

50 mins; February 01, 2023

Character Growth in RPGs or Learning the Power of Friendship! (Season 2, Ep 1)

63 hours 0 mins; January 17, 2023

Personal RPG Growth Journey or I’m Getting Better (Season 1; Ep 14) - Season Finale

52 mins; December 20, 2022

Ending a RPG Campaign or Parting is Sweet Sorrow! (Season 1 Ep 13)

56 mins; December 06, 2022

Designing Compelling Monsters or I Don’t Remember that from the Monster Manual! (Season 1, Episode 12)

63 hours 5 mins; November 22, 2022

RPG Character Backgrounds or Not All Adventurers Need to be Orphans (Season 1, Ep 11)

74 hours 7 mins; November 08, 2022

Playing With Social Skills or Can I Roll to See if They are Lying (Season 1 Ep 10)

58 mins; October 25, 2022

Modern Gaming vs Old School or The Decline of 10’ Pole (season 1, Ep 9)

54 mins; October 11, 2022

Spicing up Your Game with Savage Worlds or Start Being so Dramatic...Task (Season 1, Ep 8)

66 hours 45 mins; September 27, 2022

Creating a New Campaign or You Are Not Writing a Novel (Season 1, Ep 7)

61 hours 8 mins; September 13, 2022

The Selfish Rogue or I’m Just Playing my Character. (Season 1, Ep 6)

65 hours 2 mins; August 30, 2022

Pitfalls with Pets and Companions or Those Goddamn Familiars! (Season 1, Ep 5)

59 mins; August 16, 2022

Running a One-Shot or How to Add More Stress to GM’s Life. (Season 1, Ep 4)

62 hours 23 mins; August 02, 2022

Notice and Perception in RPG or Searching a Body Shouldn’t Need a Roll! (Season 1, Ep 3)

65 hours 9 mins; July 19, 2022

Role-play 101 or Why Are All Dwarves Scottish? (Season1, Ep 2)

62 hours 24 mins; July 05, 2022

Introduction and Why We Play the Game (Season 1, Ep 1)

57 mins; July 05, 2022

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