GamingPerspectives

     In this episode me and Jolene discuss ideas on How To Be a Better RPG player.  We use our experience from home and con games we have played and run in this discussion.  Saul and Jolene talk about things we do before the game, during the game and after that make a person a better player.  Saul even recounts a late night game where he was not being a good player and has a Bad Player Confessiona...

   Using our experience with our own son and his friends, we discuss running RPGs for kids of various ages.  We discuss running games for kids as young as four to teenagers.  We talk about how we have succesfully run games at home and at conventions.  How rewarding it can be, running for the youngest of gamers for both the player and the GM.  Gaming with kids is different than running games for ad...

    In this Episode we discuss using a Module or Making Your Own Adventures.  We talk about the the pros and cons of each type of adventure.       Also give a shout out to our listeners Kyle and Jasun who caught Jolene off guard by telling her they liked the podcast.       My mistake, I mentioned a GM  book and called it by the wrong name, the real name of the book is "Never Unprepared: The Comple...

     In this Episode we discuss how to make RPG characters.  We look at the two most popular ways people make characters.  The traditional of making characters by yourself or a newer way which we use the term Session Zero.  Though we each have a favorite way of making characters we look at the pros and cons of each.       Music by SataniasiA, song called, Killing You Softly.  Off the self titled a...

    In episode Six is about an introduction to Boardgames.  Why we like to play them and how they can positively impact your life, from social interation to critical thinking.  We talk about the games we like and the ones that hit the table most at our gathering.  Saul and Jolene discuss the different type of games and game length that greatly impact our enjoyment of those games.     Note we publi...

In this Episode we discuss putting a large multi-table a 5th Editon Dungeons and Dragons game at a local con.  We talk about how the idea came to Jolene.  How she got into trouble by mentioning her idea about a large multi-table game to Saul.  And how Jolene was recruited by Saul and his brother Felipe to wrangle a rag tag group of 3 GM's into battle.  Saul and Jolene discuss how that idea morphed...

    In This Episode we discuss the idea of Roll Vs Role playing. We discuss where these different playing styles come from and how things seem to be changing for each style.    We mainly use Dungeons and Dragons as an example but these ideas and themes discussed can be applied to any genre rpg.  Knowing about the difference of these two styles can help a GM run a better game.      Music by the art...

    In Episode Four Saul and Jolene discuss putting on a big game, or large event at a gaming convention.  We talk about our experience running a large event.  We with the help of many friends we put on Aliens: Live Action Boardgame at KublaCon in Northern California.  We discuss the elation and amount of work needed to put on a large event at a convention.       A special thanks to Jeff Wilcox th...

In this Episode we discuss going to Gaming Conventions or Game Cons for short.  We discuss the variety of games, and events at a Game Con.  We also talk about when we started going and why we continue to attend Game Cons.     Music by Scott Fields, Song titled Green Fields and is available from Freemusicarchive.com

     Saul and Jolene discuss the differences between running an RPG at Home and at a Convention.         Music by Jahzzar, title Going to, album Home.   Available at Freemusicarchive.com  

      In this Episode Saul and Jolene discuss D&D and other RPGs.        Music by Eaters song titled Libertad available through the FreeMusicArchive.com

     Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene, Episode Zero.  In this Episode we discuss our humble beginnings in the life long hobby we love.  Saul discusses gaming in the Agricultural Town of Salinas Ca.  Jolene is pulled into gaming by her younger brother in the small towns of the Central Valley.