Alien Familiar RPG Podcast

Episode 87: Game Prep for GMs 19.01.2020 ↓

In this episode we discuss how we prepare for our games

Episode 86: Star Trek as a Campaign Setting 05.01.2020 ↓

In this episode we talk about how to play a game set in the Star Trek setting

Episode 85: Beginning of the Campaign 22.12.2019 ↓

In this episode I talk about how I start campaigns

Episode 84: Money in RPGs 08.12.2019 ↓

In this episode, we discuss how game economies are often broken aspects of the rules, using money and currency in-character, and what to spend your money on in-character

Episode 83: Design a Battlefield Adventure 24.11.2019 ↓

In this episode, we talk about how to create a dynamic battlefield for your RPG

Episode 82: RPG Memes 10.11.2019 ↓

In this episode, we discuss different memes and what they say about the RPG hobby

Episode 81: Rules that never simulate reality 27.10.2019 ↓

In this episode, we talk about rules that can never reflect the real world

Episode 80: Firefly as a RPG Setting 13.10.2019 ↓

In this episode, we discuss how to play in the 'verse.

Episode 79 – Middle of the Campaign 29.09.2019 ↓

In this episode, I discuss what happens in the middle part of a campaign

Episode 78 – Mad Max as a setting 15.09.2019 ↓

In this episode we talk about how to translate the Mad Max movies into an rpg

Episode 77: Immortality 01.09.2019 ↓

In this episode, we discuss the psychology and the sociology of immortality

Episode 76: Folkways 18.08.2019 ↓

In this episode we talk with Jon Cassie about his rpg resource book Folkways

Episode 75: Brainstorm a Setting pt2 04.08.2019 ↓

In this episode, we continue designing a fantasy setting from scratch

Episode 74: Brainstorming a Setting pt1 21.07.2019 ↓

In this episode, we try to design a fantasy world

Episode 73: Explaining D&D5e Combat 07.07.2019 ↓

In this episode for people new to the hobby, we walk through a D&D fight in order to explain how the game mechanics work

Episode 72: Rules We Ignore 23.06.2019 ↓

In this episode we talk about why we don't use certain rules in our games

Episode 71 – Prophecy in RPGs 09.06.2019 ↓

In this episode we talk about omens, portents, and prophecies

Episode 70 – Preparing a setting for a game 26.05.2019 ↓

In this episode I talk about what I do to prepare a setting for play, and also talk about my thought processes for creating a new setting

Episode 69 – Marvel Comics as an RPG setting 12.05.2019 ↓

In this episode we talk about playing RPGs set in universes of Marvel Comics

Episode 68: Evil Characters and Evil Campaigns 28.04.2019 ↓

In this episode I talk about how to make an evil character that works in a good-aligned party, and how to make an evil campaign work

Episode 67: Character Advancement 14.04.2019 ↓

In this episode we discuss ways characters improve their stats

Episode 66: The Terminator as a Setting 31.03.2019 ↓

In this episode we discuss playing the setting of The Terminator movie franchise

Episode 65: How to RP High and Low Stats Pt2 17.03.2019 ↓

In this episode we discuss how to mental stats can affect roleplaying

Episode 64: How to RP high and low stats pt1 03.03.2019 ↓

In this episode we discuss how physical stats can affect your roleplaying

Episode 63: Traitor in the Party 17.02.2019 ↓

In this episode, we answer a listener's question, then talk about traitors in the party