The One-Shot Show

We love this series so much! We're exploring more non-mechanical character archetypes and how to provide for them at your tables! If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

So many new systems embrace player choice over character death. We're exploring what opting in to death means in your games. If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What do you do when your players just won't get on with the gameplay? How do you balance the 'Social' and 'Gaming' in your Social Game? If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're talking about Adversarial GMing as a style of running games and even ask the question of whether it even exists If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're talking this week about the Active Dungeon (as compared to its more standard counterpart, the Passive Dungeon) If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

You ever try Liar's Dice? Howabout 21? Well in this episode we're talking about all the little minigames we like to put in our regular sessions. If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Forever GM no more! You've finally made your way into a game as a player. What now? This episode we're talking about the big-picture dos and don'ts of being a player at another GM's table when you've mostly been in the GM's seat yourself. If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episodes, community discord acc...

There's a 'camera' inside your game. You might not have even realised it. So much of your game's story is determined based on what this camera captures. Today we ask who controls that camera. If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/p...

We're revisiting this series because we realised there was a whole angle we weren't even looking at! We've talked so far about mechanical archetypes, now we're talking about characterisation. This time we're talking about the Edgelord and the Tourist. If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episodes, communit...

This is a preview of this month's bonus episode! You can find the full version on our Patreon. These bonus episodes are longer than our usual fare, at around 25-30 minutes each, and are where we dive deeper into topics too big to fit in a regular episode. Enjoy! If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episode...

Local creator Theodore Gill is gearing up to launch his system Dice's Edge! We brought him on the show for a special edition of 'Pitch-A-System' to talk all about it. If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more informati...

You know what? They have it comin for 'em. We're going tell-all on what we AVOID in players. If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're talking about Meta-Resources! Heroic Inspiration, Hope/Fear, Action Points, Momentum, all that good stuff! If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Every month we now do a live Q&A in our discord server where our backers can ask questions about the last month's worth of episodes. If you're listening to a regular weekly episode and have a burning question, jump on our Patreon so that you can ask us in our next Errata session! If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video v...

We're back to our series on character archetypes and how best to provide for them at your tables! This time we're talking about the Skill Monkey and the Hammer. If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's come up so many times on the show that it's become a meme but today it's finally time. With Nolan's adaptation fresh in cinemas, we're talking in detail about the storytelling structure of The Odyssey and how to use it in your TTRPGs. If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episodes, community discord ac...

This is a preview of this month's bonus episode! You can find the full version on our Patreon. These bonus episodes are longer than our usual fare, at around 25-30 minutes each, and are where we dive deeper into topics too big to fit in a regular episode. Enjoy! If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episode...

It's Pitch-A-System again! Each of us has brought a system to talk about and maybe convince you to try out! If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We've waved in the direction of this problem in the past. Today we tackle it head-on. Here's how to solve 5e's rest rules. If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The second in our new format! Every month we now do a live Q&A in our discord server where our backers can ask questions about the last month's worth of episodes. If you're listening to a regular weekly episode and have a burning question, jump on our Patreon so that you can ask us in our next Errata session! If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon....

It happens to all of us. What do you do when your campaign just falls apart? How do you move forward and make sure the next one doesn't suffer the same fate? This episode we talk about how to learn from failures and share a few of our own. If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episodes, community discord ac...

It's one of the more uncomfortable parts of being a GM, when there's a problem player it falls to you to handle them. This week we're sharing our advice on how to deal with the situation calmly and kindly. If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. S...

With so many years of build up, you better make sure you get that finale right! If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Exactly what it says on the tin. Matt reckons foreshadowing is a load of nonsense that doesn't even really exist. Do you agree? If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/oneshotshow Access video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This a brand new format that we've been teasing for a while! Every month we now do a live Q&A in our discord server where our backers can ask questions about the last month's worth of episodes. If you're listening to a regular weekly episode and have a burning question, jump on our Patreon so that you can ask us in our next Errata session! If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please supp...