Epic Sages

EPIC SAGES -TTRPG Classrooms

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In these podcasts, we go over basic mechanics in various TTRPGs, various social discussions, how to improve your games as both a player and GM, and we connect a large variety of topics and expertise to all the games we play! We are often joined by awesome guests that range from community members, other podcaster, and entrepreneurial friends! We put these out every other Friday, most if not all will be unedited and probably contain some cursing. If you like what you hear, join our discord and participate or check out our website. we also stream these classrooms live on Twitch.

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classroom 4-15: Medic!!! Healing in-game 10.02.2024 1:01:12

This session turned out to be a lot about healing from traumatic events. Both in real life and in game as characters! We are joined by 3 expert Speaker! AG Flitcher, Catherine Garrett and Cheryl Parker You can find Cheryl at: https://linktr.ee/mygoodgrief You can find Catherine at: https://www.birthtraumastories.com/ and you can find AG at: https://www.youtube.com/@agflitcher1875/videos

Classroom 4-14: Lies of good men: How to tarnish heroes while being able to keep them "good" 27.01.2024 1:07:58

a longer episode where we discuss what being tarnished can mean and the good and bad that goes along with it. We are joined by 2 wonderful guest, Owen Kerr and Bryce Milton, our 3rd was unfortunately held up by tech issues. you can find Bryce here: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bryce-milton-wellness/ and you can find Owen here: https://linktr.ee/ChantedEvening/

Classroom 4-13: Where there is magic there is danger -pros and cons of low magic setting 13.01.2024 57:42

A wonderful episode unfortunately plagued by tech issues caused by weather. We discuss how a little pixie dust or low magic can be used in serious business setting and in story telling! we are joined by 3 insightful guests Brittany Flores, Ute Luooertz, and Lexi Mohney! you can find Ute here: www.pets-point-of-view.com you can find Lexi here: https://linktr.ee/LexiMohney and you can find Brittany&...

Classroom 4 -12: New Crew- how to teach new players the basics 30.12.2023 1:03:16

We talk about how to teach new peeps! we are joined by 2 awesome star guests: Stephanie Taylor and Heather Chandler! You can find Stephanie here: https://www.facebook.com/YourStylistStyledbyStephanieLLC?mibextid=AEUHqQ You can find Heather here: www.orangecrate.com

Classroom 4-11: We Miss You: dealing with missing players 16.12.2023 1:05:45

What a great episode! we are joined by the wonderful Sara Roccisano and Andrew Cook. We discuss all things about missing players from dice missing to players leaving the table. if you want to check out Sara's stuff: www. EmboldenAdventures.com If you want to check out Andrew's stuff: https://aheadsupport.com/

Classroom 4-10: Fly Free or Fight Hard: the pros and cons of restricted vs sandbox games 02.12.2023 50:56

A fun episode about the good and the bad of letting your players lead where you go vs keeping them in one place. Rook is joined by 3 enthusiastic Star Guests, Mitch Krayton, Jade Stone and Amy Toth You can find Mitch's business at: http://www. KraytonTravel.com You can find Jade's show on her Streaming service: Rireaucinema.com be sure to watch Smart Pretty Popular Girls ! You can find Amy...

Classroom 4-9: Food For Thought- the positives of adding businesses to your games 18.11.2023 45:27

In this episode we go over how adding businesses to your games can add to the positive impacts of your life! with a complicated topic our STAR guest killed it! the star guest were: Rg Enzon and Carleigh Burns find Rg website@ https://www.enzonmedia.com/ find Carleigh's freebie @ https://www.manasmastery.com/freebie

Classroom 4-8: Fun to None the Pitfalls of Storytelling 09.11.2023 51:47

Major topics mentioned. 1. Lore Dumping on players. 2. Not enough Naration by DM. 3. Too Many Chiefs- Let players add to the story is usually fun, but can be excessive. 4. Bashing Players with a point over and over gets old. 5. Players and DMs misinterpreting information. 6. Narration in Combat, is it good or bad.

Classroom 4-7: Table Rules: outside the games we play 21.10.2023 1:04:51

table rules and social cues is what this episode is all about! we are joined by a community member and the wonderful JP Marsh and Dr. Elizabeth Shuler! they all brought fantastic insights to the topic! you can find Dr. Shuler here : http://www.innerevolutioncoach.com You can find JP here: https://www.instagram.com/jpmrsh/

Classroom 4-6: Spooky Season-How to add dark flair to your games 07.10.2023 1:05:44

A fantastic episodes with Mark Lyon, Timothy Lenda, Eric Enlow. We discus the spooky season and ways to apply it to your games, lots of talk about our favorite horror movies and such. please check out the Gamer Lounge at: https://www.fairbanksgamers.com check out mark's stuff at: https://www.thenomothetes.com

Classroom 4-5 I'll Never Tell- using secrets to push your storyline 23.09.2023 59:37

we tell all in the episode about how secrets interact with Players, NPCs, and GMs. We are joined by the wonderful Lisa Marie Robinson AKA the Sassy wealth coach. you can find her stuff at: https://www.thesassywealthcoach.com/

Classroom 4-4: DND burnout: Other systems to try and why 09.09.2023 57:27

A great episode! we are joined by the wonderful and inspiring AMY Thurman! We talking about burnout in general and then go over various other systems to try and what their highlights are! check out Amy's stuff at: www.polishthemirror.com and go watch our interview we did on her podcast at: https://fb.watch/mVN6X5DHTi/?mibextid=Nif5oz The code was stalemate907 for 10% off

Classroom 4-3: You can taste victory: adding flavor to combat 26.08.2023 1:15:35

We are joined by the wonderful Katie Nelson and Megan Gibson and we discuss how to make your combats more "flavorful" Rook mentions soup too many times but we still have a great time! connect with Katie at: https://salesuprising.com connect with Megan at: https://freedtobeyou.com

Classroom 4-2: Hit The Wizard: Using Enemies With Tactics 12.08.2023 58:18

Wow oh wow what an episode! We are joined by the wonderful Lainie Strouse! She is full of awesome storytelling wisdom and makes Rook's job easy! we discuss how to flush you enemy tactics and focus in on the why and how of what they are doing on the table! you can find and connect with Lainie at http://lainiestrouse.com/

Classroom 4-1: company update+ how to handle hordes 05.08.2023 56:32

like the title says Younger and Rook talk company news and updates. we then go over how to do hordes better

Late-Night Classroom 3-19: AYO Where'd the boat go? 16.07.2023 1:01:16

We talk all about how to have various high seas adventures! Star guest: Chris Mari check out his IG at: @chrismarigolf And here’s the website to his business: http://www.fullswingptgolf.com/

Late-night Classroom- 3-18 ( audio only) We the people: Using Goverments at the table and in your stories 01.07.2023 1:09:53

we posted this episode twice this is audio only we talk politics and government along with a tad bit of religion. almost all the no-nos in one podcast. we are joined by the fantastic Anna Zcshuppe a stress/burnout coach with Summer SOULstice! you can find all of her stuff at the following: Website: ⁠https://www.summersoulsticecoach.com⁠ Facebook: ⁠https://www.facebook.com/anna.zschuppe⁠ Facebook G...

Late-night Classroom 3-18- we the people: Using governments at the table and in your stories 01.07.2023 1:09:01

We are releasing this episode twice the other being audio only we talk politics and government along with a tad bit of religion. almost all the no-nos in one podcast. we are joined by the fantastic Anna Zcshuppe a stress/burnout coach with Summer SOULstice! you can find all of her stuff at the following: Website: https://www.summersoulsticecoach.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/anna.zschuppe...

Late-night Classroom: 3-17- The end is the beginning: How to play generational games 17.06.2023 59:45

one of our best non star gest having episodes! we go over how best to make a generation story flow and go smooth and how to tweak and improve it as you go.

Late-Night Classroom- 3-16: From Book to Table- Taking Pop Culture and adding it your game 03.06.2023 1:01:07

We go over the definition of pop culture, and give them various limits of use at different level of play. We hash it all out and give our thoughts!

Late-Night classroom: 3-15: TTRPGs aren't therapy, but they make a cheap substitute 22.05.2023 45:06

A rook free episode, younger leads this topic all about the mental benefits of playing TTRPGs sharing lots of personal stories and giving great reasons to play!

Late night classroom 3-14: let the dark side flow through you- letting players dap into darker emotions at the table 06.05.2023 58:35

we go over how to hand extremes and flair up in and out of character. We are join by our friend, Ibrahim, from RPCraft Publishing! We talk little about their upcoming project the Book of conflict. here is the link to their soon to start Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rpcraft/book-of-conflict-brutal-races?ref=8ivj7z

Late-night classroom: 3-13- Critical Failure: Moving the Story forward using failure 22.04.2023 1:10:56

a fantastic episode where we cover how any why failure drives characters' stories and development from conception to their final session. We are joined by 2 fantasic Star Guests, Josh Perry owner of Lane Hero and Michael Paxton owner of the soon to relaunch Sentim8 who share some wonderful IRL personal stories and example of failures that have lead to where they are now! You can find Josh'...

Late-night classroom: 3-12: A Call To Arms: How to get people to join your game 08.04.2023 50:30

A fun episode where we run through the 5 steps of getting people to hang out! Also here is the link mentioned for the Book of conflict! Any support for them supports us too! They haven't launched yet so be sure to get notified when it does so you can get their awesome early bird stuff! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rpcraft/book-of-conflict-brutal-races?ref=8ivj7z

Late-night Classroom 3-11: Friends and Family- improving companions as your characters evolve 25.03.2023 43:48

a session with no star guests but full of fun stories and ideas!