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After-Show Show: Mailbag Catch-up
Season 1, Ep. 43
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Yochai & Brad spend an entire show reading letters from the mailbag.
Questions answered:
- What do your home games look like?
- What system are you using, what houserules or hacks?
- Biggest delta between impression and actual reading/playing?
- Staple, perfect, ring...?
- How do you prefer to play games? Is it different from how you prefer to run games?
- How do you organize important information?
- What methods do you use to make sure quieter players aren't overshadowed?
- Do you have any techniques for melding together two different settings?
- What is something about your GMing that you wish to (or is trying to) improve?
- Is there a system (osr or non-osr) you'd like to run/try to run but haven't had the chance to yet?
- How do you feel about monthly in/yearly challenges, and game jams?
- What is your favorite way to introduce a new pc after a death?
- What is your favorite type of jam? Or do you prefer jellies, perhaps a preservative?
- How to avoid bottlenecking in designing an adventure?
- What prompted you to start a podcast? And do you ever consider changing the format or focus of the show?
- What is your favorite thing that you have written?
- So what are your favorite storygames or systems that don’t fall within the spectrum of traditional western fantasy?
- How does one to reduce lethality without numbing the thrill of danger and discovery inherent in old school style play?
- Help: too many players!
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