Caleb Garofalo

Trailblazer Academy

Leisure EN ↓ 181 episodes

Join professors Caleb, Christian, and Robert as they teach you all about both 1st and 2nd edition of the Pathfinder Tabletop Roleplaying Game. We talk about game mechanics, review books and classes, discuss GM and player techniques, and much more! From beginners to experts, everyone can attend this class for a great time.

Author

Caleb Garofalo

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Leisure

Podcast website

tblazer.net

Latest episode

Nov 4, 2023

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Episodes

Race Overview: Gnome (1E) 19.05.2016

Detailed overview of the Gnome race published in Advanced Race Guide (1E).

Race Overview: Half-elf (1E) 12.05.2016

Detailed overview of the Half-elf race published in Advanced Race Guide (1E).

301 - Miniatures & Dice [ft. Chris Rowan & Chris Boyce] 06.05.2016

This episode covers details regarding not only miniatures and dice, but other such paraphernalia & accoutrement. Featuring two special guests Chris Rowan and Chris Boyce! D100 Writeup: https://www.reddit.com/r/Pathfinder_RPG/comments/3v8u3y/indepth_analysis_of_reading_a_d100/

Race Overview: Elf (1E) 29.04.2016

Detailed overview of the Elf race published in Advanced Race Guide (1E).

Race Overview: Dwarf (1E) 21.04.2016

Detailed overview of the Dwarf race published in Advanced Race Guide (1E).

211 - Storytelling Tips [ft. Andrew from Tales from the Lich] 14.04.2016

This episode covers tips in regards to successful storytelling, from wide subjects like how to begin, continue, and end your campaign, to complicated topics like how to deal with time travel. In this episode we have a guest with more GM experience than both Christian and Caleb combined! Andrew from Tales from the Lich (formerly Softly Speaking Sanskrit). Visit Andrew's site at www.talesfromthelich...

50th Episode & 1-Year Anniversary of Trailblazer Network 07.04.2016

Join us as we take a look back at 50 episodes of quality teachings! Get out the cake and blow out the candles with us as we celebrate one year of the Trailblazer network, with retrospectives on it's humble beginnings, and where we stand now.

210 - GMing Philosophies 24.03.2016

This episode covers some pretty controversial topics regarding philosophies that GMs have on how they run their games answering questions like, 'Do you always do whatever the dice tell you?'  'Optimized' and 'De-optimzed' sound bites taken from this channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/commentiquette

209 - Pre-mades vs Homebrew Campaigns 17.03.2016

This episode covers differences in how you prepare for and run a Homebrew campaign vs a Pre-made one.

Bookfair: Bloodbound 10.03.2016

In this episode we cover Bloodbound, a novel by F. Wesley Schneider, co-creator of the Pathfidner RPG. Author's AMA: https://www.reddit.com/r/Fantasy/comments/41pnpu/im_f_wesley_schneider_author_of_bloodbound_and/

208 - Online vs IRL 25.02.2016

This episode covers differences in playing Pathfinder in real life vs playing it online.

207 - Romance [ft. Kyle Fergusson from Amove TV] 18.02.2016

This episode covers how romance can be involved on your campaign with special guest Kyle Fergusson from Amove TV! Visit Kyle's site at www.kylefergusson.com

206 - How to Reward Your Players 11.02.2016

This episode covers how to reward your players whether it be with loot or story progression, as well as how to correct things if you've given them too much loot.

205 - Making Good Encounters (Extra Credit) 04.02.2016

In this extra credit we go over our more encounters we've participated in or created that illustrate helpful points about encounter building.

205 - Making Good Encounters 04.02.2016

This episode covers how to create interesting and fun encounters for your players. Covers things from average encounters, to boss battles.

204 - House Rules (1E) 28.01.2016

This episode covers different house rules we use for first edition. Listen to get ideas on what house rules you might want to add to your personal list.

Class Overview: Warpriest (1E) (Extra Credit) 21.01.2016

In this extra credit we go over the archetypes available in the book the class was introduced and two of our own example builds.

Class Overview: Warpriest (1E) 21.01.2016

Detailed overview of the Warpriest class published in the Advanced Class Guide (1E).

203 - Character Death 14.01.2016

This episode covers the intricacies of the death of a player-controlled character, and how to handle character death in a fair way and how to keep the players in mind as you do that.

Class Overview: Swashbuckler (1E) (Extra Credit) 03.12.2015

In this extra credit we go over the archetypes available in the book the class was introduced and two of our own example builds.

Class Overview: Swashbuckler (1E) 03.12.2015

Detailed overview of the Swashbuckler class published in the Advanced Class Guide (1E).

202 - Player Types and Conflict (Extra Credit) 26.11.2015

In this extra credit we go over our own Player Type categories and how to handle kicking out a player.

202 - Player Types and Conflict 26.11.2015

This episode covers the different types of players you might interact with and how to deal with conflict. This episode builds off of concepts introduced in the GameMastery Guide (1E).

Class Overview: Slayer (1E) (Extra Credit) 05.11.2015

In this extra credit we go over the archetypes available in the book the class was introduced and two of our own example builds.

Class Overview: Slayer (1E) 05.11.2015

Detailed overview of the Slayer class published in the Advanced Class Guide (1E).

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