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Pod Chatter 26 – The Phantom Menace

In this episode, Christopher and I get together and talk about Star Wars! Specifically, The Phantom Menace, a movie which we both love. This is a fun visit to one of our favorite fandoms. Also, I announce that I’m retiring … Continue reading

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Pod Chatter 25 – Adventure Types

Our Pod Chatter episodes are for us to sit down and talk about something nerdy. Sometimes it’s a movie, sometimes it’s Stargate (let’s face it, that’s every time), and other times, we talk about something useful at the gaming table. … Continue reading

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Pod Chatter Episode 24 – Shaking Things Up

Sometimes, things just get a little stale at the table. That’s OK! Don’t feel bad about it. It’s an invitation to change things up a bit, to make them new and exciting! In this episode, Christopher and I talk about … Continue reading

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Pod Chatter Episode 23 – Houserules

We’ve got another Pod Chatter episode for you this week. In episode 23, Christopher and I discuss houserules! We all know what those are, those pesky things the GM keeps making up to gimp our characters into losing. Am I … Continue reading

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Pod Chatter Episode 22 – Using the Sand Castle

In this episode, Christopher and I chat about using the adventures created in our Sand Castle episodes. We don’t start out that way, we start talking about dice and dice rolls, continuing a conversation we were having off the mics. … Continue reading

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Pod Chatter Episode 21 – Mixing Scifi & Fantasy

This episode is full of fantastic ideas. If you like science fiction and fantasy and want to combine elements to create your world for fiction or gaming, give this episode a listen. Christopher comes at it from the angle of … Continue reading

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Pod Chatter Episode 20 – Being a Better Player

This episode is packed with useful advice and stories on being a better player. I know that we normally talk about GMing and GM advice, but we thought we’d give something to the players, without whom, there would be no … Continue reading

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Pod Chatter Episode 19 – Organizations

This is another of our LIVE Pod Chatter episodes! In this episode, Christopher and I chat about organizations, guilds and other groups in tabletop rpgs. Also, I had a TON of connectivity issues while we were recording, so there are … Continue reading

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Pod Chatter Episode 18 – Railroading: the Good, the Bad & the Ugly

In this episode, Christopher and I chat about the much maligned practice of Railroading at the game table! Surprisingly, we had quite a few positive things to say about it! I also realized something about GMing that I hadn’t realized … Continue reading

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Pod Chatter Episode 17 – Smallville

For this episode, Christopher and I talked about something we both love, Smallville! There’s a little chat about the show, but mostly it turned into talk about the tabletop roleplaying game put out by Margaret Weis Productions. That game has … Continue reading

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