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The One-Shot Show

"Where GMs go to level up!"


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  • 78. Episode 78: Adversarial GMing

    16:57||Ep. 78
    We're talking about Adversarial GMing as a style of running games and even ask the question of whether it even exists

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  • 77. Episode 77: The Active Dungeon vs The Passive Dungeon

    17:05||Ep. 77
    We're talking this week about the Active Dungeon (as compared to its more standard counterpart, the Passive Dungeon)
  • 76. Episode 76: Minigames!

    16:00||Ep. 76
    You ever try Liar's Dice? Howabout 21? Well in this episode we're talking about all the little minigames we like to put in our regular sessions.
  • 75. Episode 75: So You Finally Got To Be A Player

    16:44||Ep. 75
    Forever GM no more! You've finally made your way into a game as a player. What now?This episode we're talking about the big-picture dos and don'ts of being a player at another GM's table when you've mostly been in the GM's seat yourself.
  • 74. Episode 74: Who Controls the Camera?

    17:38||Ep. 74
    There's a 'camera' inside your game. You might not have even realised it. So much of your game's story is determined based on what this camera captures.Today we ask who controls that camera.
  • 73. Episode 73: Character Archetypes Vol. 4

    17:40||Ep. 73
    We're revisiting this series because we realised there was a whole angle we weren't even looking at! We've talked so far about mechanical archetypes, now we're talking about characterisation.This time we're talking about the Edgelord and the Tourist.
  • Bonus Episode: Designing for GMs vs Designing for Players

    11:48|
    This is a preview of this month's bonus episode! You can find the full version on our Patreon.These bonus episodes are longer than our usual fare, at around 25-30 minutes each, and are where we dive deeper into topics too big to fit in a regular episode.Enjoy!