Panda's Talking Games

Show us how you use the concepts of PbtA into other game systems! Phil and Senda talk through some of the common agenda and principles that are easy GMing styles to carry into other games. MORE

Show us how you GM as a service! No, not that kind of service. Or that kind of service either. Phil and Senda talk servant leadership and the role of the GM in a game. MORE

Show us how you find a solution when one person isn’t into the idea of the game! Phil and Senda talk consensus, negotiation, and options that let people in and out of games when they MORE

Show us how you know when you’e in too many games! What a good problem to have! Phil and Senda talk game ratio vs. life ratio, and some things to consider to make sure you MORE

Show us how you run a table that is bigger than you expected! Sometimes you have time to plan for it, but sometimes you don’t. You can find our Bamboo Lounge at http://patreon.com/mmp — as soon as MORE

Show us how you handle power dynamics at the table — in and out of game! Spoilers…it’s a conversation. You can find our Bamboo Lounge at http://patreon.com/mmp — as soon as we resolve the Patreon issues I MORE

Show us what it means if you’ve missed “key gaming experiences!” Phil and Senda talk nostalgia, FOMO, rust monsters, and playing as teenagers. You can find our Bamboo Lounge at http://patreon.com/mmp — as soon as we resolve MORE

Show us your old school TTRPG wisdom — never split the party! Phil and Senda talk roots, if it’s still real, when you might want to listen, and when you inevitably do not care. You MORE

Show us how you mash genres for your game! Phil and Senda talk genre mashing two (2) genres on a sliding scale in consideration of trappings vs. tropes, but this is just a simplistic example MORE

Show us how you manage to actually answer three questions in one show! Phil and Senda talk betraying characters without betraying your players, skills you might take with you to the game table from your MORE

Show us how you play other people’s characters (gasp)! Phil and Senda talk about sharing characters, how and when it might happen, and some tips on how to approach it. You can find our Bamboo MORE

Show us how you play to find out! Or rather, how do you define “play to find out?” Phil and Senda talk “Play to find out,” where we encountered it in writing, and how we MORE

Show us our Tuckman team model — where does it apply to TTRPGs, really? Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers! Find these and more at http://patreon.com/mmp. (We are having some issues with Patreon so I will post MORE

Show us how you manage your white whales — have you gotten any to the table? Here’s some of ours, and some games we wish existed! Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these and MORE

Show us how you keep your partner’s interest in gaming if they’ve been brave enough to try! Some of this advice overlaps with our general new gamer advice, but some of it doesn’t — congrats MORE

Show us how you manage the hustle and your fun when gaming is also the hustle! Okay, we don’t necessarily have answers here, but we definitely do have experience, so we can say what’s at MORE

Show us how you manage bleed, feels, and significant others when playing with romance at your table! Phil and Senda do one more episode on romance with follow up questions from the Slack. Bamboo Lounge MORE

Show us how you…continue the question about romance! Phil and Senda get into the second part of the question of romance in games. Follow ups next time! Bamboo Lounge for Patreon backers today! Find these MORE

Show us how you handle love and intimate relationships in game! Phil and Senda *start* the conversation on romance in games — with part 2 to come. Reminder: there will be no episode next week! MORE

Show us how you remove combat from a published adventure! Phil and Senda talk how about what to balance, what you made need to consider, and some different approaches depending on why you want less MORE

Show us how you deal with creep in your games! No, not creepy people — scope creep, or slow changes in expectations, or forgetting your session 0 conversations etc. Phil and Senda manage not to MORE

Show us what you do when you thought the campaign was over…but you all want more! Phil and Senda talk extending a campaign from a TV series perspective, and some things to check in on MORE

Show us how you manage your game docs! Phil and Senda talk platforms and information storage so that we can confidently answer the question “Where do you keep your rules of the table?” Bamboo Lounge MORE

Show us how you play to find out! Phil and Senda talk play to find out, where it crystalized for them, and what it means for their style and process of gaming. Bamboo Lounge for MORE

Show us what you do when you’re sitting in a game you’re not enjoying — for whatever reason! Phil and Senda talk sitting down to a game you discover you don’t like, and what we’d MORE