Episode L - The Grand Tour
The Great Debate! has reached 50 episodes! To celebrate Jim takes the audience behind the scenes - or at least, that's the plan... Acknowled...
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20 of 61 episodesEpisode XLIX - Arming the Canon
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...
Episode XLVIII - Do PCs Come in Six-Packs?
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...
Episode XLVII - Is It a Race or Is It a Species?
Which genre offers a better choice of playable creatures? Fantasy or Science Fiction? A spaceship pilot and a dwarven skyship engineer attem...
ACTION CASTLE Actual Play!
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...
Episode XLVI - Background Noise
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...
Not Going to GenCon - 2010
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...
Episode XLV - Getting a Transfer Slip
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...
Episode XLIV - House Arrest
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...
Episode XLIII - The Book Was Better
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...
Episode XLII - The PC's Pain Falls Mainly on the Planes
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...
Episode XLI - My Power Source is Bigger Than Yours
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...
Episode XL - Lawyering Up
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...
Episode XXXIX - Juggling GMs
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...
Episode XXXVIII - Are You Ever Going To Role Play That Flaw?
Advantages & Disadvantages. Merits & Flaws. Edges & Hindrances. Are they helpful to a game? A vampire and a college professor debate the pro...
Episode XXXVII - How Not to Host a Murder
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...
Episode XXXVI - PvP!
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...
Episode XXXV - Hotwiring the Submarine
What dangers lurk beneath the waves? And what the heck is an aspidochelone? Our intrepid panelists -- a pirate captain and a cleric -- slyly...
Episode XXXIV - Module or Mind Control?
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...
Episode XXXIII - Caressing the Power Lines
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...