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Hapless entertainer Jim Ryan pits his characters against each other in a series of no-holds-barred debates covering anything and everything about role-playing games. But can he do it in unde...
The Great Debate! has reached 50 episodes! To celebrate Jim takes the audience behind the scenes - or at least, that's the plan... Acknowled...
Is it better to use a pre-existing setting or one that's home-brewed? Our resident demonologist and a lunk-headed superhero load up their in...
Is it a good idea for GMs to pregenerate PCs for their campaigns? A clone and a college professor talk about it. Panelists: Solomon Eldridge...
Which genre offers a better choice of playable creatures? Fantasy or Science Fiction? A spaceship pilot and a dwarven skyship engineer attem...
A recording of myself running a quick game of ACTION CASTLE for some bored folks at Dragon*Con who were waiting for a panel to start. Parsel...
How important is having a background story for your campaign? A bounty hunter and a cleric sit down and chat amenably about the subject. Pan...
I didn't get to go to GenCon and decided to record a chat about it! I commiserated with three other folks (Kim, Jason and Kent) who also did...
Is it a good idea to bring an old PC into a new game? A cyber-hacker and a government agent delve into what it means to transfer your charac...
Are house rules the way to go when running an RPG or are they a bad idea? A pirate and a futuristic military grunt take each other to task o...
Is it a good idea to adapt an RPG from another source, such as a series of novels? Our two undead panelists ponder the pros and cons of adap...
Is planar travel cool and exciting or is it just a tool to help the Game Master mess with the players? A college professor and a dwarf engin...
Listen in as an old feud between two fantasy characters comes burbling to the surface. A wizard and a cleric face off to discuss which kind...
Is the guy who always knows the rules a help or a nuisance? A samurai and a superhero talk about the place of rules lawyers in RPGs. Panelis...
Is it a good idea to rotate Game Masters in an ongoing campaign? Listen in as preacher and a hacker toss the issue back and forth between th...
Advantages & Disadvantages. Merits & Flaws. Edges & Hindrances. Are they helpful to a game? A vampire and a college professor debate the pro...
Is it a bad thing for player characters to kill or should it be perfectly acceptable? An archwizard and a superhero take up arms over the is...
When PCs fight each other, does everyone lose or is it just another way to get their game on? A necromancer and a samurai square off on the...
What dangers lurk beneath the waves? And what the heck is an aspidochelone? Our intrepid panelists -- a pirate captain and a cleric -- slyly...
Are pre-written adventures a useful tool or do they do nothing but force PCs down a pre-determined track? A college professor and a governme...
Is trying to make a character as powerful as possible a good thing or a bad thing? A wizard and a bounty hunter flex their intellectual musc...
Are good and evil absolutes for your PCs or do your characters see things in shades of grey? A superhero and a pirate tackle the issue of an...
The idea of warfare as a theme in RPGs is kicked about, pummeled and salivated over by our panelists. A cleric and a fighter pilot wage war...
Our resident bounty hunter clashes with our resident cyber-hacker over the issue of animals in role-playing games. What's the best way to us...
Some like to search every nook and cranny of a room and strip-search every fallen foe while others prefer to just move on. A pirate and a de...
How bad are evil PCs? Really bad? Or just a little bad? Should they even be allowed? Our panelists - a superhero and an undead necromancer -...
Are random encounters a good idea for a campaign or should everything be plotted out? A fantasy priest and a government agent roll the dice...
Here's a shorter version of the Captain Payne Promo -- it's the end section, in which he addresses the listener, by itself -- should anyone...
In honor of International Talk Like a Pirate Day, I've put together a new promo for The Great Debate! featuring Captain Payne, in which we g...
Ever have your PCs dumped in the ancient past or a far-flung future? Can that kind of thing even fit into a game? Two panelists from opposit...
Just how permanent should PC Death be? Two priests squabble over the issue. Panelists: Father Vernon Corey, High Priest of the Temple of St....
Are magic items a good thing for a role-playing game or are they just a nuisance? A college professor and an elf mull it over. Panelists: Ar...
Our panelists -- a superhero and a cyber hacker -- discuss the use of money in RPGs. But can they avoid selling out? Panelists: Captain Radi...
My new podcast has just launched its first episode! Don't worry folks, The Great Debate will be continuing unabated, but now here's somethin...
Is it a good idea to have a necromancer player character? A bounty hunter and an undead wizard who happens to specialize in that very field...
In some games the Game Master has absolute control, but in others players chime and add to the plot whenever they feel like it. A vampire an...
Is it a good idea to play something other than a human in an RPG? A monster-hunting priest and an elven wizard throw down over the issue of...
Here is the second promo for The Great Debate! to reflect the new web address! As always, feel free to distribute it as far and wide as you...
Should poison be allowed on either side of a role-playing game? A pirate and a government agent wrestle with the issue. Panelists: Darin Pay...
Taste the adrenaline in the air as a samurai and a college professor do battle over the merits of combat in role-playing games. Who will sur...
How many out of character considerations should be allowed to influence your role-playing, if any? And what kind? Two monster hunters duke i...
What's the best approach to the use of powers that set your PCs aside from everyone else? Two powerful beings clash haphazardly over the iss...
This episode discusses railroading in RPGs. One panelist is from feudal Japan, the other is from a dystopian future and it's likely neither...
What should your character receive more experience points for? Combat or role-playing? A college professor and a necromancer attempt to have...
Do you like campaigns set in one area or do you prefer to globe-trot? A well-traveled pirate and a reclusive cyber hacker discuss it. Paneli...
Do town guards, police officers or government agents help your adventuring party or are they nothing but a nuisance? On this episode we talk...
Which genre makes for a better campaign setting? Fantasy or Science Fiction? PCs from each of the two clash over the issue. Panelists: Archw...
Here is my first promo for the show. Feel free to download and distribute it as you see fit! :)
A cleric and an anthropology professor duke it out over the value of having a pantheon of deities in a role-playing game. Are they there to...
Is it a good idea to run a game with undead PCs or NPCs? A vampire and a bounty hunter go head-to-head on the topic. Panelists: Dr. Joseph "...
Which vision of the future is more fun to play your sci-fi campaign in? Two realities collide when a cyber-hacker and an ace starship pilot...