Episode 178: The Best GMing Tips

In which Eddy, Dixie, and Matthew provide the best damn GMing tips this side of October! Wrapping your head around a flat Earth, the Discworld RPG, and 1990s conspiracy theories When the GM sets an uninviting task / asking the players to just roll with it Asking players what they enjoyed about the recent game … Read more

Episode 174: Deviant Deep Dive

In which Eddy and Dixie talk to Eric Zawadski about Deviant: The Renegades! Apocalyptic Record and Beckett’s Jyhad Diary Deviant is techno Changeling Origins Clades and flexibility of power creation Divergence Conspiracies and the Web of Pain Violent tone Connections to disability Antagonists Relationship to Hunter: The Vigil Additional books Links: Deviant: The Renegades: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/341534/Deviant-The-Renegades?affiliate_id=548232 … Read more

Episode 173: Ramble On!

In which the trio, by popular demand, just chat about things for a bit. Cats, Blinds, and Belly Rubs Some notes on cosplay! Inclusivity and Matthew doesn’t know who owns D&D Masters of the Universe Transformers and other bots Television + RPGs LARP and TTRPG Content Warnings Tough Subjects Links: Onyx Path YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/TheOnyxPath Onyx … Read more

Episode 172: Inspiration and Tasty Bits

In which the trio talk about what inspires them and our Onyx Path Tasty Bits! An update on Exalted: Essence and editing from Dixie An update on Squeaks in the Deep and Trinity Continuum: Anima from Eddy An update on W20 The Apocalyptic Record, They Came from the Cyclops’s Cave!, and Trinity Continuum: Aether from … Read more

Episode 171: Hooking your Stories

In which the trio talk about story hooks, steampunk, and Duolingo. Duolingo Steampunk The Driller from Thundercats Destiny Deck What is a story hook? Wraith story hook Pugmire story hook Deviant story hook Trinity core story hook They Came From Beyond the Grave story hook They Came From [CLASSIFIED] story hook Mummy story hook Scion … Read more

Episode 169: How to Hook New Players!

In which Eddy, Dixie, and Matthew discuss the best ways to get players hooked to your games! The origins of Salacious Crumb Bloody UPS Story Hooks WAS our subject matter and here’s how it WOULD have gone The challenge of writing scenarios that cater to the players’ personal expectations “Calling an audible” on your game … Read more