Inspiration Point

In our ninth episode, Andrew wants to talk about how hyped he is for Cyberpunk 2077. In keeping with the subject of video games, Adam brings up the topic of taking ideas from video games to use in our tabletop games, and what to do, or not do with those ideas. Support the show

In our tenth episode, Adam wants to talk about inter-party communication, role-playing amongst ourselves, and ways to get characters interacting with one another. Andrew wants to explore the wonderful world of effective tactics. Support the show

In our eighth episode, Adam advises us all on the importance of grounding our creations in reality and the added depth that it can bring. Andrew wants to explore some territory that is unfamiliar to him, yet also piques his interest: fear, terror, and horror at the table, as well as some tips that might just help us get genuine emotional responses from players. Support the show

In our seventh episode, Andrew cracks open Keith Ammann's The Monsters Know What They're Doing (and spoiler alert: the monsters know a lot). After that, Adam wants to talk about character arcs, and how you can take your character on a worthwhile journey. Support the show

In our sixth episode, Adam takes a look at Bartle's Taxonomy, where we look at what kind of different categories of player are out there, and the stuff that makes them tick. After that, Andrew talks about immersion, and ways to get more of it from your time at the table.  Support the show

In our fifth episode, Andrew touches on how we as people can reflexively try to best one another in-game and even out, and looks at ways we can recognize this, and hopefully work to get better at this to be better gamers, better friends, and better people. Adam talks about character likeability and story structure (from a film perspective) and how it can be applied to your own story creation and g...

In our fourth episode, Adam talks about using emails to handle situations for individual characters without disrupting the game. Andrew then brings up the idea of prophecy, the role it plays in games (and stories) and we try to hash out how to best use it in-game. Support the show

In our third episode, Andrew brings up the all-important "Rule of Cool" and gives some guidelines on how to use it in your games. Adam then introduces a low-prep, highly effective and easy-to-use way to manage NPC information. No longer will you waste time trying to slog through paragraphs of text when you just need a little guidance at the table. Support the show

In our second episode, Adam wants to talk about what things make D&D what it is, and should be kept if/when they make a new edition. Andrew wants to talk about memorable moments and what make them so special, and what's needed to have them in your own game. Support the show

In this first episode we meet our hosts, Andrew and Adam. This episode's inspiration points revolve around how to deal with deciding on a Party Leader, and addressing what happens when a party gets stuck on Tough Choices. Support the show