Carnival Of Crime, Part 3! (Mutants & Masterminds, 3E) RPG Lessons Learned podcast

26:57

Tanner ran Dusty through a one-on-one sci-fi OSR adventure in Death In Space, and it wasn't great! They chat about the joy of creating characters by rolling on random tables, playing a character with 1 HP, the power of a good setting and a pretty book, unstructured adventures, and the struggle to find one-on-one games that suit Dusty and Tanner's tastes. Death in Space: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/death-in-space/ Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100 !…

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Hex Dungeons At Home! (Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game) 36:52

9 days ago36:52

36:52

Dusty tells Tanner about running games for some family and friends, and talk about secret doors in dungeons, metagaming the map, Jaquaysing the dungeon, keying your maps, pacing and indecision, red dragons vs green dragons, running Dusk again (!), homebrewing monsters, considerations for running games for youngsters, and the evils of fudging dice rolls! The Hex Dungeon Manifesto by Tanner on Itch: https://thecrystalmaw.itch.io/the-hex-dungeon-manifesto Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100 !…

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Lancer, Part 2: Campaign Update! (LANCER: Operation Solstice Rain) 30:43

16 days ago30:43

30:43

Tanner gives Dusty an update on his Lancer campaign with his home group, talking about how long combat takes, the importance of scheduling, designing tactical combat encounters, roleplaying mechanics, and the strengths of different mecha and sci-fi subgenres. LANCER RPG: https://massif-press.itch.io/corebook-pdf Operation Solstice Rain: https://massif-press.itch.io/operation-solstice-rain Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100 !…

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Escape from Drassana! (Star Wars d6) 21:35

23 days ago21:35

21:35

Dusty ran Tanner a one-on-one one shot in West End Game's Star Wars d6 system. Discussions include the fun of making an adventure vs running one, the best types of characters to play for a game with only one player, concepts vs practicality in adventure design, failing forward, and scripted lines for players! Escape From Drassana: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1gPjMBwcw-eC8Iz_gOPQVw7zI-CpShBzV/view Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100 !…

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Best and Worst GM Advice! 38:58

4 weeks ago38:58

38:58

Dusty and Tanner talk their favorite GM advice from games they love, as well as some not-so-great advice, including advice on random encounters, asking your players what they want, magic tricks at the table, building trust between players and the GM, railroading in published adventures, and linear story structure. The Black Hack 2e by Gold Piece Publications on DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/255088/the-black-hack-second-edition The Lazy Dungeon master by Sly Flourish on DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/108572/the-lazy-dungeon-master Legend of the Five Rings 4th Edition: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/83945/legend-of-the-five-rings-4th-edition So You Want To Be A Gamemaster: https://thealexandrian.net/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-master Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100 !…

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Lancer, Part 1: Pre-Campaign Advice (LANCER) 21:40

5 weeks ago21:40

21:40

Tanner seek's Dusty's advice for his next campaign he is running for his home group, the LANCER RPG. Topics of discussion include 4th edition D&D, scenario design, roleplaying in combat, and lair assaults. LANCER RPG: https://massif-press.itch.io/corebook-pdf Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100 !…

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Cyberpunk, Part 3! (Cyberpunk RED) 27:26

6 weeks ago27:26

27:26

Tanner and Dusty talk the finale of their Cyberpunk RED mini-campaign, discussing tactical combat on battle maps, virtual tabletop gaming, and the campaign and system as a whole. 2-Minute Tabletop: https://2minutetabletop.com/product/secret-research-facility-pack/ Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100 !…

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Cyberpunk, Part 2! (Cyberpunk RED: Agents of Desire) 26:12

7 weeks ago26:12

26:12

Dusty and Tanner talk about their second session in Cyberpunk RED, playing the published adventure Agents of Desire, discussing pre-written adventure layouts, PC and GM expectations for combat, and if a twist can be too obvious. Tales of the RED: Street Stories: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/404486/tales-of-the-red-street-stories Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100 !…

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Cyberpunk, Part 1! (Cyberpunk RED: Cyberpunk RED Easy Mode) 27:59

8 weeks ago27:59

27:59

Tanner ran the quick-start adventure for Cyberpunk RED for Dusty, and they chat after the game about their first impressions of the system, cyber Joe Rogan, the necessity for a Cyberpunk game to feel like cyberpunk, strangely-written adventures, pre-made characters, and combat rules. Cyberpunk RED Easy Mode: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/409912/cyberpunk-red-easy-mode Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100 !…

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Martin's Game, Part 2! (Old-School Essentials: Palace of the Silver Princess) 31:38

9 weeks ago31:38

31:38

Dusty gives Tanner an update on his long-running OSE campaign with the world's greatest GM, Martin, and they talk simulationism in RPGs, GMPCs, missing content in games, remembering RPGs for posterity, and expanding a published adventure into a campaign. Old School Essentials: https://necroticgnome.com/products/old-school-essentials-basic-rules Palace of the Silver Princess: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/17159/b3-palace-of-the-silver-princess-basic Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100 !…

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Carnival of Crime, Part 3! (Mutants & Masterminds, 3E) 28:15

10 weeks ago28:15

28:15

Dusty and Tanner discuss the conclusion to their Mutants & Masterminds game, and cover the volatility of 1-on-1 combat encounters, sidestepping GM prep, luck rolls, and how to talk GM-to-player instead of GM-to GM. Carnival of Crime, Part 3: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11D7cdBx1fZtZ7FK483V8um6RSWY6qb7P/view?usp=sharing Dusty's Mutants & Masterminds Cheat Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11fyTPL_Yqr81e6DLY1hbNRmULuNjpnls/view?usp=sharing Mutants and Masterminds Quickstart: https://freeronin.com/3e_files/MnM3_Quickstart.pdf Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100 !…

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Carnival of Crime, Part 2! (Mutants & Masterminds, 3E) 33:34

11 weeks ago33:34

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Dusty and Tanner chat about Part 2 of Carnival of Crime in Mutants & Masterminds, and talk three-act structures, player agency vs railroading, and more. Carnival of Crime, Part 2: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1WuEwj5T8twwJ0gS5qA3FvDawyFW4OkTr/view?usp=sharing Dusty's Mutants & Masterminds Cheat Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11fyTPL_Yqr81e6DLY1hbNRmULuNjpnls/view?usp=sharing Mutants and Masterminds Quickstart: https://freeronin.com/3e_files/MnM3_Quickstart.pdf Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100 !…

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Carnival of Crime, Part 1! (Mutants & Masterminds, 3E) 34:13

12 weeks ago34:13

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Dusty and Tanner discuss the first session of their three-part Carnival of Crime mini-campaign in Mutants & Masterminds! Carnival of Crime, Part 1: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1pDz9vxtWEGHk_Vl-GdlJgwegNtSYWOzl/view?usp=drive_link Dusty's Mutants & Masterminds Cheat Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11fyTPL_Yqr81e6DLY1hbNRmULuNjpnls/view?usp=sharing Mutants and Masterminds Quickstart: https://freeronin.com/3e_files/MnM3_Quickstart.pdf Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100 !…

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Rat Trap! (Mutants & Masterminds, 3E: Rat Trap) 20:33

13 weeks ago20:33

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Dusty ran "Rat Trap," the adventure in the "Mutants & Masterminds" third edition quickstart, for Tanner! Mutants and Masterminds Quickstart: https://freeronin.com/3e_files/MnM3_Quickstart.pdf Dusty's Mutants & Masterminds Cheat Sheet: https://drive.google.com/file/d/11fyTPL_Yqr81e6DLY1hbNRmULuNjpnls/view?usp=sharing Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image by BernardW100 !…

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Abberant Reflections! (The Black Hack, 2E: Abberant Reflections) 39:51

14 weeks ago39:51