Level Up Your Gaming: Tabletop RPG Podcast

In today's episode we discuss adding minigames to your game.  What are some examples of minigames?  How do I make minigames feel good?  Does it take away from playing a Table Top RPG?  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 different tools for building a world.  What are some tools available online?  What are some techniques I can use to build a world?  What if I don't know where to begin?  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  Fol...

In today's episode we discuss nostalgia in games.  Why do we use nostalgia in games?  How can this be a helpful thing?  What makes it such a powerful tool?  What are the problems with using nostalgia in games?  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 o...

In today's episode we discuss using cinematics and autopilot.  How do I use cinematics?  Is there a right time to use autopilot?  How much is too much?  What are the downsides to using these storytelling techniques?  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...

In today's episode we discuss streamlining games.  How do different games streamline their systems?  What can be learned form looking at other games?  Do all streamlining ideas mesh?  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 an...

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 Bard To The Bone.  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 Josh talks about taking notes as a GM.  Why should you take notes as a GM?  What are the benefits of note taking?  How does it help you tell better stories? Josh answers 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 with us at https://www...

In today's episode we discuss how real is too real in your game.  How much gritty realism should I add to my game?  When should I lean away from the realism?  When should I embrace it?  Do I need realism at all?  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 do our first in a series of Let's Make A One Shot.  The game we make a one shot for comes from the prompt Assassination At The Opera.  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 levelupyourgamingpod...

In today's episode we discuss running your first game.  How do I get started GMing my first game?  What do I need to know in order to run a game?  What resources are out there?  Do I have to do all this prep that you guys talk about?  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 discuss giving your players life.  How do I guide my players to make good backstories?  How much detail do they need?  How do I use these stories in my storytelling?  What should you avoid when adding details to a character?  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...

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In today's episode we discuss inspriation vs insight for your players.  Should I give my players the answer when the character has the knowledge?  How long to I allow them to figure out a story or mystery?  What do I do when my players are stuck?  What if no one posseses the knowledge on their character sheets?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's...

In today's episode we discuss how to relax as a GM.  Do I always have to be running at 100%?  What do I do when my players go off the rails?  How do I maintain energy each game session?  Do I have to duplicate perfect game sessions?  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 levelupyourga...

In today's episode we discuss how to build a better in game world.  What makes for good world building?  What should I focus on first?  What should I wait to flesh out?  How much is too much?  Should I avoid anything when world building?  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 levelupy...

In today's episode we discuss how to tell a one shot game.  What makes for a good one shot?  Are ones hots really different?  How much prep do I need for a one shot?  What should I not do in a one shot?  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  Foll...

In today's episode we discuss how to tell a multi part mystery.  What is a multi part mystery?  How do you give players clues?  How do you move players along?  What if the players get stuck?  What makes for good building blocks?  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 levelupyourgaming...

In today's episode we discuss how to end a game.  What makes a good ending to a game?  What should you do to set up a good ending?  Why is a good ending so important?  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 with us...

In today's episode we discuss promoting the next generation of players.  Why is it important to bring up a new generation of players?  How do you cater to new players?  What are some of the challenges you face GMing for newcomers to the game?  How can it improve your GM style?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feed...

In today's episode we discuss adding flavor text to your games.  What is flavor text?  How should I incorporate it?  When should I use it?  When should I avoid it?  How much is too much?  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 Faceboo...

In today's episode we discuss making effective encounter maps.  What is an encounter map?  What makes for good design of one?  How much detail should I include?  What do the players need to know about?  How can I improv details on the encounter map?  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...

In today's episode we discuss making travel fun in games.  How do I make travel fun?  Should I avoid it all together?  What should I avoid if having my players travel?  What do I need to do to make this play style engaing?  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 levelupyourgamingpodcas...

In today's episode we discuss writing your game with a partner.  What is co-writing?  How do I write with a partner effectively?  Can this partner be a player in my game?  What are the disadvantages of writing with someone else?  What are the ground rules?  We give you our thoughts and answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or t...

In today's episode we discuss players that steal the spotlight.  How bad is it when a player steals the spotlight?  Can this be a good thing?  How can you address the issue?  How does it hurt or help your table?  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 discuss the D&D Movie.  How was the movie?  Was it any good?  What lessons can we learn from the movie?  Was it true to D&D?  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 with us at https://...