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- Rise of the GM
78. GM Tools - Secrets Between Player Characters
How, as a GM, to effectively use secrets between players during a campaign
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76. How to use Dungeon Crawl Classics
Guest host Rob Henry joins Adam and Matthew to talk about the Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG
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75. GM Tools: Dreams and Visions
Matthew and Adam continue in the GM Tools series looking at Dreams and Visions and how they can be used at the table.
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74. Flashbacks and Flash-forwards.
As we continue in the series on GM Tools we talk about how to best use Flashbacks and Flash-forwards.
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73. GM Tools: Forshadowing
Join Adam and Matthew as they talk about using Foreshadowing, one of the many GM Tools!
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71. The People Element
Adam and Matthew explore the people element of "Place" as they wrap up the series.
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70. Odd Places
Matthew and Adam continue in the "Places" series as they talk about "Odd Places"
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69. Ruins
Adam and Matthew discuss ways and reasons to incorporate Ruins into your campaign world as they continue in the "Places" series
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68. Starforged
Guest host Eric Bright joins Matthew and Adam to talk about the Starforged game system.
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67. Places of Veneration
Matthew and Adam talk about how to add places of holiness and veneration to your campaign to add purpose and significance!
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66. Places of Note
Matthew and Adam continue in the "Places" series, talking about Places of Note.
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65. Places of Need
Join Adam and Matthew as they discuss how to use places of need in your campaign.
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64. New Year's Celebrations and Calendars.
Matthew and Adam talk about the use of Calendars and Celebrations in your campaigns.
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62. Integrating and using Allies
Adam and Matthew talk about tips for integrating and using allies in your campaign world.
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61. Familiars, Animal Companions, and Cohorts
Join Matthew and Adam as they talk about ways to incorporate familiars, animal companions, and cohorts into your campaigns.
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60. Integrating summoned creatures
Join Adam and Matthew as they discuss tips and tricks for incorporating Summoned Creatures into your campaign.
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59. NPC's Joining the party
Things to consider when deciding to bring an NPC into the party
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58. Onboarding new players into an ongoing campaign
Adam and Matthew discuss things to think about as you bring new people into your game!
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57. The ICON rpg
Adam and Matthew are joined by guest co-host Evan Bright to talk ICON rpg!
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56. After the Campaign
Join Matthew and Adam as they discuss how to end a campaign well!
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55. RPGs with Kids
Join Adam and Matthew with special co-host Nicole Griffith from GameMasterMom as they talk about runninng RPG's with kids.
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54. When Campaigns Fizzle
Join Adam and Matthew to take a closer look at what it means when a campaign fizzles, and how to handle it.
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53. Setting Hopes and Goals with players
Join Adam and Matthew as they talk about setting goals and hopes with your players at the table.
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52. Dealing with different play styles
Play styles...what are they? Why use them? and tips for making it work at the table!
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51. Rolling Dice - Riddles
Rob Henry Joins Matthew and Adam as they continue in the "Rolling Dice" series covering the topic of Riddles
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50. Rolling Dice - Traps and Puzzles
Join Adam and Matthew as they discuss the uses, building, and incorporating of traps and puzzles into your game!
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49. Rolling Dice - Skill Challenges
What sorts of scenarios make for good skill challenges? Join Matthew and Adam as they take a look when and why to incorporate them.
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48. Rolling Dice: Combat Encounters
Adam and Matthew talk through how to make combat encounters great and memorable.
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47. Rolling Dice - Social Interactions
Join Adam and Matthew as they look at what makes for successful social interactions in game.
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45. The Planes and Cosmology Revisited!
Join Matthew, Adam, and Sam as they do a deep dive into the fascinating topic of the Planes and Cosmology in D&D!
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44. Table Etiquette
Matthew and Adam continue in the Better Player Practices series with the topic of how a player can practice better table etiquette when gaming with a group.
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43. Bookkeeping and Notetaking
Adam and Matthew talk about the importance and methods of taking good notes as a player at the table
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42. Knowing Your Character
Adam and Matthew continue in the "Better Player Practices" series on the topic of knowing your character both in mechanics and concept.
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41. Red Markets RPG
Eric Bright and Barry Hudek join Matthew and Adam to talk about the game of Economic Horror, Red Markets!
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40. Better Player Practices
Matthew and Adam talk about what you can do when creating a character to maximize the fun at the table.
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39. Improv!
Join Adam and Matthew as they talk about the role and philosophy of improv at the table
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38. The Fallout RPG
Guest host Sam Grant joins Matthew and Adam to talk about the Fallout RPG system
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37. Developing a world with your players
Join Matthew and Adam as they talk about great ways of developing your gaming world WITH your players
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36. Creature Feel
Join Adam and Matthew as they talk about how to populate your game with creatures and how that affects the feel for your players.
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35. The Haversack Extravaganza!
Join Adam and Matthew as they empty the Haversack of questions following Matthew's sabbatical!
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34. Dealing with Character Death
Join Adam and Matthew as they talk about all the things to consider when dealing with character death in a game.
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33. Tying in PC backstories
Join Adam and Matthew as they talk about how, why, and when to bring players backstories into your campaign.
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32. Integrating Lore
Join Matthew and Adam as they talk about integrating lore into your campaigns
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31. Eric Bright talking Iron Sworn
Matthew and Adam welcome guest co-host Eric Bright to talk about the Iron Sworn RPG.
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30. Narrative Structure, Pacing, and Spotlighting in a Campaign
Join Adam and Matthew as they talk about the Structure and Pacing of both individual sessions as well as the campaign as a whole.
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29. Economy, Trade, and Politics
Continuing the Worldbuilding series Adam and Matthew look today at game Economy, Trade, and Politics in the world.
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28. Magic and Items
Join Adam and Matthew as they continue in the Worldbuilding series with a session about Magic and Items
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27. Perspectives of a New GM
Matthew and Adam welcome guest host Josh Morton on to talk about the GM role from the perspective of a new GM
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26. Cosmology and Planes
Matthew and Adam spend some time talking about Cosmology from a game building perspective here in the fourth instalment of our World building series.
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25. Guilds, Factions, and Cults
Join Adam and Matthew in the third session of the World Building Series as they discuss the use of Guilds, Factions, and Cults.
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24. Why the world needs a hero
Join Matthe and Adam for the next episode in the worldbuilding series where they talk about why the world even needs a hero!
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22. Lancer, the Mech RPG
Evan Bright joins Adam and Matthew to talk about the Mech RPG Lancer
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21. Merry Christmas!
Wishing you all a Merry Christmas and letting you know that we will be back next week with guest-host Evan Bright!
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20. Physical World and Mapmaking
Join Adam and Matthew as they talk beginning your world and mapmaking!
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19. Making Monsters New Again
Matthew and Adam talk about ways to keep your monsters from getting stale!