Level Up Your Gaming: Tabletop RPG Podcast

In today's episode we continue our series of Let's Make A One Shot.  The game we make a one shot for comes from the prompt Mysteries In Monochrome.  We describe all the details you would need to consider to pull this one shot off.  Enjoy this episode as we make a one shot using the tools we talk about. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpodcast@gma...

In today's episode we talk about turning your one shot into a campaign.  How do you take a one shot an turn it into a campaign?  Why would you want to turn a one shot into a longer game?  Is it better to just link one shots together?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourg...

In today's episode we talk about gaming situations that always work.  What are game situations that work for all groups?  What makes these situations good for all groups?  When is it best to use these situations?  Why do you need these in your gaming arsenal?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, o...

In today's episode we talk about how to run a city campaign.  How do you run a city game?  What are the benefits of running a game in a city setting?  What are the downsides?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpodcast@gmail.com or  Follow us on Facebook and engage...

In today's episode we difference between an antagonist and villain.  What is the difference between an antagonist and a villain?  Is there a difference at all?  How can we make multiple antagonists within a story.  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpodcast@gmail.c...

In today's episode we continue our series of Let's Make A One Shot.  The game we make a one shot for comes from the prompt Popup Spirit Halloween Store.  We describe all the details you would need to consider to pull this one shot off.  Enjoy this episode as we make a one shot using the tools we talk about. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpodcas...

In today's episode, I talk with Ken about terror in role-playing. What makes a story scary? What are different ways to tell a scary story? How do you make a horror story work for your players? What sorts of spooky tales are our personal favorite? We answer all of these questions and more! Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpodcast@gmail.com or  Follow u...

In today's episode I discuss Living Worlds with DJ Hird. DJ has been participating and running Living Worlds for some time now and has plenty to say about joining or running these unique games. Specifically, we talk about what it is like to play in one of these games, what it is like to run a session, what the modules look like, what types of players you might encounter, and where to find a g...

In today's episode we discuss Virtual Tabletops and different Tabletop Role-playing systems with our good friend John. He is a member of the Tuesday game that Josh sometimes runs. He lives out of state in Ohio and games with us virtually, so he has specific feelings about the how the different systems are represented in the virtual world of online gaming.  Leave us an email for feedback, ques...

In today's episode I talk about politics in your stories. I try to take a look at how you can make a game using political systems and give your placers choices that are political in nature. Can you get your players more engaged if the options they need to choose from are morally gray? What types of governments can we use to make interesting stories and what sorts of political intrigue can we...

In today's episode we continue our series of Let's Make A One Shot.  The game we make a one shot for comes from the title of a fantastic Super Nintendo Game, "Zombies Ate My Neighbors".  We describe all the details you would need to consider to pull this one shot off.  Enjoy this episode as we make a one shot using the tools we talk about. Leave us an email for feedback, questi...

 In today's episode we discuss games in a rural setting. What are the benefits of the rural setting? What makes a rural game so inviting and interesting? How can you get your players invested in the wilds? What types of stories can you tell in places where the people are sparse? We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for fee...

In today's episode we discuss making shorter stories.  Why make shorter stories?  What are the benefits to this methodology?  Can you weave narrative through multiple short stories?  How can you be effective with short stories?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingp...

In today's episode we continue our series of Let's Make A One Shot.  The game we make a one shot for comes from the prompt Potion Commotion.  We describe all the details you would need to consider to pull this one shot off.  Enjoy this episode as we make a one shot using the tools we talk about. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpodcast@gmail.com...

In today's episode we discuss making better traps.  What makes a good trap?  How do I utilize traps effectively?  Do I have too many traps?  Are my traps appropriate?  Are my traps dangerous enough?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpodcast@gmail.com or  Follow u...

In today's episode we discuss narrative combat.  What is narrative combat?  How can I achieve better combat through narration?  What does more description and narration add to combat?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpodcast@gmail.com or  Follow us on Facebook a...

In today's episode we discuss degrees of success.  What is a success?  What is a failure?  Do they have greater or worse affect based on the roll?  How can you use higher or lower numbers to add something special to your game?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpo...

In today's episode we discuss keeping your creativity flowing.  What do you do when you aren't feeling creative?  How do you overcome writers block?  What are some ways to stay focused on your game?  How can you bring back the spark of creativity?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoug...

In today's episode we are joined by guest hosts from How To Be A Better DM Podcast Justin and Tanner.  We discuss the topic of adding rules from other TTRPGs into your current game.  Join us as we give you our thoughts and more in today's episode. How To Be A Better DM Podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-to-be-a-better-dm-dungeon-master-tips-for-the/id1575473372 Leave us an...

In today's episode we discuss running corporate games.  What is a corporate game?  What do you need to avoid when running this type of game?  How should I structure the game?  How do I make the most of the time?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpodcast@gmail.com...

In today's episode we continue our series of Let's Make A One Shot.  The game we make a one shot for comes from the prompt Axe Marks The Spot.  We describe all the details you would need to consider to pull this one shot off.  Enjoy this episode as we make a one shot using the tools we talk about. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpodcast@gmail.co...

In today's episode we discuss making mooks more human.  What are mooks?  How can we improve them?  How does this make for memorable encounters?  How much should I add to my mooks to improve them?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpodcast@gmail.com or  Follow us o...

In today's episode we discuss playing the good guys.  What is a good guy?  How do we play this character?  Doesn't it limit my players?  How can adding constraints to character morality improve fun and engagement?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpodcast@gm...

In today's episode we discuss making story fit your setting.  Does any story work for any setting?  How do you bend story to fit into different settings?  What are things that we need to consider when fitting story into settings?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamin...

In today's episode we continue our series of Let's Make A One Shot.  The game we make a one shot for comes from the prompt Carnival Of Mirrors.  We describe all the details you would need to consider to pull this one shot off.  Enjoy this episode as we make a one shot using the tools we talk about. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpodcast@gmail.c...