The One-Shot Show

Losing your character sucks, except when it doesn't. This week we're talking about some of the reasons a player might actually enjoying seeing their character meet their end.

We went into the studio early especially to record this while Stranger Things 5 is still topical. We have gripes about it, of course. It's not just the writing, it's not just the inaccurate D&D, it's the terrible writing *within* the show's D&D. Paddy has an axe to grind this time and the Duffer Brothers' heads are on the block!

This topic got us really excited when we hit upon it because it nails a concept that we've skirted around before but never quite had the language to address directly.

This week we're talking about the place comedy has in our home games. If you're anything like us, you like a laugh at the table, but how do you make sure it's not distracting or otherwise 'ruining' your game?

We're releasing December's bonus episode completely for free!This episode goes into the business side of TTRPGs. We're talking about the inevitable tension between player-oriented and GM-oriented products and how it presents a fundamentally unsolvable dilemma.

We've talked about non-violence and avoiding combat, but we've never gone into the nuts and bolts of running non-combat encounters like chases and negotiations. That changes now.