Short, bite-sized RPG advice, tips, and tricks for DMs and players of tabletop role playing games (TTRPG)
274 episodes transcribedWe all love campaigns that have actions and reactions grounded in realism but in this episode, Jeremy asks, is the work to make things realistic worth...
Listener Peter sent an email asking about Paizo's planned Pathfinder Nexus so I went digging through the archives and recorded interviews from PaizoCo...
If you've never DM'd at a convention or one night at a gaming store, it's just a little different. While you could try to duplicate your gaming exper...
Low level characters die so easily. The game world is full of traps, monsters and all sorts of things looking to do them harm. As a player, how to y...
It can be hard to find a Dungeons and Dragons group to play with. When you finally find one, it may be even harder to make the decision to leave the...
Game Masters, vampires are fascinating characters from both literary and RPG lore. They are always powerful, beautiful, and mysterious, right? Not s...
We DMs tend to be quick to tell players to grab their dice during our game sessions but should we? Before having your players make yet another roll t...
Running games for younger players has some similarities to running games for adults but there are some key differences that we all must be mindful of....
Players, do you get disheartened when your character fails their acrobatics check and slips off the ice into the freezing river? DMs, do you worry th...
Earthfall on Golarion, much like the Cataclysm on Krynn, set the stage for the world that was to come for both good and for ill. At first glance this...
This week I get to answer some of the questions sent in to me by listeners, from how to work with players who can't game as long as others to the Kend...
There are relatively few people who thrive on interpersonal conflict and most people shy away from it in the real world. But what about in your game...
In this episode suggested by Daniel during a donation to ko-fi.com/taking20podcast, I talk about the good, bad, and ugly of allowing your players to h...
We've all been there. We put together this little adventure of daring adventurers doing amazing things to save those that need saving. Our bad guys...
By nature of any role playing game where dice are involved, death is a real possibility. There is a huge difference, however, between one of your PCs...
This episode idea comes courtesy of Lauren in California! Character Downtime is mishandled by too many DMs. They look at it as time the characters...
If you'll pardon the phrase, this week Jeremy gushes over an event from the Dragonlance campaign world, Krynn: the Cataclysm. This world-altering ev...
I was introduced to some of the wonderful members of the Venture Forth podcast a couple of months ago and I was taken aback by the quality of the podc...
At last we wrap up the class series with the Sorcerer and the Wizard. We're finally talking about some of those arcane spellcasters who can wield SUP...
Today's episode comes to us from listener Brett. Thank you for the topic suggestion! If there is Good and Evil in your world, why does Good allow Ev...
