RPG Lessons Learned

Dusty and Brian talk about running games in an hour… over lunch at work! Do you aspire to run a shorter game? This is worth a listen!

Dusty, Brian, and Mike try to figure out how all this will end…

We help Brian plan his first session behind the screen! Pocket Fantasy RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/189191/pocket-fantasy-rpg

Did we finally figure out Savage Worlds? Did we finally have an East Texas University game that EVERY player enjoyed? Darn right we did! Pinnacle Entertainment Group's Savage Worlds: https://peginc.com/savage-settings/savage-worlds

We reflect on a year of RPGLL by discussing our best and worst episodes, and the lessons we’ve learned creating this podcast!

Dusty relearns the most basic lesson: You have to hook your players! Pinnacle Entertainment Group's Savage Worlds: https://peginc.com/savage-settings/savage-worlds

Dusty learns that 5th edition is a lot more lethal than 4th when he runs the guys through a two-session geomorphic dungeon crawl using tiles from the Dungeon Command game.

Tanner, the GM from Shadow of the Cabal, joins us to talk about running us through his L5R one-shot: Holy Matrimony!

Dusty and Mike revisit the Pathfinder Beginner Box campaign. After the players demand to see the murderers they caught brought to justice, Dusty runs a courtoom drama, complete with vital testimony from one of the players! Paizo, publisher of Pathfinder: https://paizo.com

Dusty interviews Brian and Mike about their role as players. What are some of their best gaming experiences? Some of their worst? What’s their preferred play style? What’s their preferable RP to combat ratio? It’s a really fun and interesting episode where we dig back into why we play,…

Dusty, Brian, and Mike return to their East Texas University adventure with game #2! This game was full of challenges, and fun. Unlike game #1, this was a very good game. It was a lot of fun. Pinnacle Entertainment Group's Savage Worlds: https://peginc.com/savage-settings/savage-worlds

Dusty shares his experiences in our friend’s game! Somehow we tie in Skyrim, Orson Scott Card, diversity of thought, and the monkey’s paw… Troll Lord Games, publishers of Castles & Crusades: https://trolllord.com

Dusty, Brian, and Mike do a data-driven post-mortem on their Pathfinder Beginner Box campaign! Dusty mined his post-game recap e-mails to take a look at two simple measures of the campaign: Experience Points and Gold Pieces. The results are surprising. Paizo, publisher of Pathfinder: https://paizo.com

Dusty, Brian, and Mike talk about their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle adventure! The guys tried to introduce D&D to a good friend with some familiar nostalgia!

Dusty, Brian, and Mike discuss the first game in their Savage Worlds Campaign, it’s East Texas University! A challenging time, between issues with Skype, and understanding the system, this was not our best game. Pinnacle Entertainment Group's Savage Worlds: https://peginc.com/savage-settings/savage-worlds

Dusty, Brian, and Mike talk about a recent game Dusty played with his daughter. RPGing with your kids, or young family members, can be a lot of fun! Pick an appropriate game system based on their age, and get to playing! For this game, Dusty used World of Dungeons…. World of Dungeons by John Harper on Itch.io: https://johnharper.itch.io/world-of-dungeons

Dusty, Brian, and Mike change gears and discuss The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eli Goldratt! ‘The Goal’ is a business novel about solving problems by understanding your goal, and how to mitigate the effects of constraints which get in the way. On this episode we look… Theory of Constraints Institute: https://www.tocinstitute.org

Tired of “hoping” to get to level 20 “some day,” Dusty runs a one-shot “demon hunter” session, and valiantly tries to challenge god-like player characters!

Dusty, Brian, and Mike discuss where they’re going to take the show in the future. It’s our first ever Metasode!

Dusty, Brian, and Mike do lessons learned on an entire campaign! Paizo, publisher of Pathfinder: https://paizo.com

Dusty interviews Brian and Mike about their Savage Worlds game at Mace 2017! Brian and Mike thought they were playing a Gummi Bears game, maybe they should read the game description a little more closely. Pinnacle Entertainment Group's Savage Worlds: https://peginc.com/savage-settings/savage-worlds

Brian puts Dusty on the hot seat and interviews him about the second running of his Medieval Avengers game! At Mace 2017 Dusty ran this game, based on the 5E Avengers pre-generated characters at Tribaility.com. Some things went well, but overall Dusty feels that this game went poorly. Tribality's Avengers Builds: https://www.tribality.com/2015/05/03/avengers-assemble-character-builds-for-dd-5e

Dusty, Brian, Mike and Chris were lucky enough to score spots in DM Scotty’s Pocket Fantasy RPG game at MACE ’17! TheDMsCraft YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@theDMsCraft Pocket Fantasy RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/189191/pocket-fantasy-rpg

Dusty, Brian and Mike do their best to keep their thoughts constructive on their worst session at MACE ’17. Call of Cthulhu Quick-Start: https://www.chaosium.com/cthulhu-quickstart

Dusty gets grilled by Brian and Mike on the Mace 2017 play of Terror on the Cattaro, a 1920s pulp adventure! Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game: https://www.basicfantasy.org