Your heroes make some new allies and try to nail down the next phase of their quest. They overcome their first wave of freedom based stumbling blocks and taste victory as only a group of heroes can as they strike out on their own. Hopefully the shadow of doubt keeps it horrid visage away for …
Joe L asks – I’ve been running games for a while and was thinking that I could probably charge people to run a campaign for them. How do you think running a paid campaign would differ and what do you think I should charge? How many other people out there do this? Joe, there are …
This episode was recorded live in front of an audience at GeeklyCon 2017! We were all dolled up in our outfits and oh did we have just the best time! It was a little sweaty but the surprises kept on rolling so we didn’t mind the heat anyways. Oh yeah, it was hot because we …
Dylan asks – I sometimes feel like I’m losing the players’ concentration. What can I do to make sure players stay interested in the game even when they’re not the center of attention? Dylan, keeping the interest of your players is crucially important for a GM. And while you’re not a babysitter, you are a …
In order to save our good bud Yazdir from the Nareevians, our brave heroes must face a huge and powerful enemy. An enemy with big ol’ spikes! Luckily, the gang has a few tricks up their sleeves and this prickly foe is about to enter pain city USA. The adventure continues with Steve Melloncamp (Mike …
With the planning phase behind us, it is now time to get down to business. But, we have some time to kill so we attempt to give the entire town depression. A heroes work is never done. The adventure continues with Steve Melloncamp (Mike Bachmann), Aludra Wyrmsbane (Jennifer Cheek), Jaela (Nika Howard), Toby Treacletart (Tim …
The gang is doing really well on the the whole getting out of Norhall thing. Really, top marks all around. But, the road to town is long and full of potential dangers what with work crews fast repairing the damage from the night before. Not the best time to try and sneak out, but that …
Mike C. asks – How tough would it be to run a campaign (or even just a session) with no notes at all? Mike, I love this question because it comes from a place of absolute fearlessness. GMs spend a lot of time locked in a personal battle over how much to plan versus how …
Y’all ever get that felling like you are in a cheesy action film? Maybe it is the man with the eye patch. Or maybe it is the blaring guitars in the distance but I will tell you what, this whole “Save Cheryl she has been kidnapped” thing sounds familiar. Luckily we have our new Ettin …
David asks – I’ve been running a campaign with a group for a little over a year. For the majority of them this has been their first exposure to pen-and-paper games, so I have spent a lot of time teaching and reteaching terminology and mechanics in our sessions. This has slowed the pace of the …