Level Up Your Gaming: Tabletop RPG Podcast

In today's episode we discuss having players act as GMs within games.  How do I have my players do dramatic edits?  How do I limit what my players can do?  What if my players aren't good at adding dramatic flare?  We 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 Fa...

In today's episode we discuss metagaming and why you should allow it.  When do I allow my players to metagame?  Are there any hardline no's?  Is it always bad?  We 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://www.facebook.com...

In today's episode Aaron discusses a player conundrum of missing details.  How do you know when you are done looking for things?  How can the GM help?  Why is it important to know if you are missing anything?  We 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 discuss character progression.  How do you handle character progression?  How do you make progression feel meaningful?  How do you modify character progression to make it more in line with character experience?  We answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpodcast@gmail.com or ...

In today's episode we discuss how to improve your NPC's even more than before.  How do I make these characters feel more real?  How do I create connections?  What are the most important things to think about when creating NPCs?  We answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpodcast@gmail.com or ...

In today's episode we discuss combining player actions.  How do I combine actions?  What are some examples in all three phases of the game?  How to you balance power creep with combining actions?  We 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...

In today's episode we discuss using narrative technique over rolling.  When should I use rolls?  Why should I use narrative?  How do I keep my players interested in outcomes?  What if my players avoid major story elements?  We 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...

In today's episode we have a listener provide his thoughts on the Cortex Prime system.  Chris does an excellent job describing the system today.  We hope you enjoy the 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.facebook.com/LevelUpYourGaming Please leave us a review or a five...

In today's episode we celebrate our hundredth episode and talk about your best game.  What is your best game?  What made it so memorable or good?  We want to know and hear from you 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.facebook.com/LevelUpYourGaming Pleas...

In today's episode we talk about better character creation.  What makes a good character?  How to I create unique characters?  How can a session zero help this process?  How do I define my powers for the character?  We 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 Faceb...

In today's episode we take a deep dive on the Malkavian clan from Vampire the Masquerade.  What type of vampire clan are they?  How should I play one?  What are things to consider with the clan?  We 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...

In today's episode we talk about updating your game in maintenance mode.  When should I update the game?  Why would I make changes to a game in flight?  How much time should I spend updating the game?  What should I avoid?  We 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...

In today's episode we talk about challenging genre expectations.  Why would I change my genre?  How far should I go?  What if my players don't like the changes?  What should I avoid doing?  We 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 u...

In today's episode we talk about fitting games to your players.  How do I create games they will like?  What if my players like a wide variety of game types?  How do I make my players more invested in a non combat game?  We 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...

In today's episode we talk about destiny and fate in games.  Why would I want to avoid destiny and fate?  How can these be used effectively in game?  What can be done if a player wants to take this as a background?  We 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 Faceb...

In today's episode we talk about pushing players and characters outside their comfort zones.  How much should I push the boundaries?  How fast should I introduce new content?  What if my players don't like what I've done?  If they do like the new content how to I use it again? We answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions,...

In today's episode we talk about tabletop rpg stereotypes and try to focus on World of Darkness. Why would I lean into these stereotypes? When should I break these stereotypes? How are things different if you are a player vs a GM? We 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 talk about how to maintain tension in your games. How do I create tension?  What do players fear?  What makes a scene exciting?  What if the players know you sometimes fudge rolls? What if the players know you want the best outcome for you? We answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyou...

In today's episode we talk about breaking the fourth wall.  What's the fourth wall?  What are some ways we can break it?  Why would I want to break the fourth wall?  Should I let my players break the fourth wall?  Are there any limitations?  We answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpodcast@g...

We are off this week from podcasting.  Here is a preview of some upcoming episodes.  Thanks for listening we will be back next week 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.facebook.com/LevelUpYourGaming Please leave us a review or a five star rating wherever you get your podcast.

In today's episode we talk about building your epic game.  Where do I start?  How to I organically bring characters into the quest?  How do I gate my players progression without limiting them?  How much detail do I need in the starting area?  We 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 talk about extra activities outside of game.  What is an extra outside of game activity?  Why should they be avoided?  Are there any cases when we should have players engage in extra activities outside of game?  We answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpodcast@gmail.com or ...

In today's episode we talk about action economies in games.  What is action economy?  How do I improve action economy?  How to I manage action economy in combat to improve flow and experience?  When should I ignore action economy all together?  We answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourgamingpodcast@gma...

In today's episode we give examples on how social roleplay and rolls can be used in social situations.  How do I take into account social merits in roleplay?  How do I give my players information with dice rolls?  When do I ask my players to roll?  What dice should they roll?  What if my players fail a roll?  We answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email fo...

In today's episode we talk about how GMs overlook success of their game in order to execute their story.  How does a GM fall into this pitfall?  How do you achieve a successful story and successful game?  Can a game be successful if the story needs to change?  We answer all these questions and more in today's episode. Leave us an email for feedback, questions, or thoughts at levelupyourg...