Who built this dungeon!? A psychopath?? It’s an endless maze of corridors that lead nowhere, rooms that seem to have no purpose but to house elaborate puzzles with statues and tiles, there are traps EVERYWHERE,

Tabletop role-playing games tell all types of stories, from action, to adventure, to horror and revenge! But what about romance? In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, Sara & Rob will discuss the best way to involve romance plots in your games,

Games use “random encounters” all the time, but what are they? How can we best use them, and avoid them feeling TOO random? This week, Rob & Sara dissect the Random Encounter, and try to take the “random” out of it! -

Have you ever felt overwhelmed with the prospect of coming up with a “new story”? Don’t know if you can do it? Sara and Rob are going to give it a try, in an hour! Join us this week as we see if you can create a story in just an hour (well, 40mins).

This week’s show comes from our Patreon supporter Nox-in-a-Box, who asks, “How do you make player choices matter to your story? Please speak a bit about dynamic storytelling!” Making player choices feel meaningful,

Running a tabletop role playing game can be a very rewarding activity. However, the effort, concentration, and responsibility involved can sometimes make it feel a bit more like a JOB than a GAME. When this happens,

The success of live play shows, especially Critical Role, has brought D&D into the mainstream! But, as D&D has moved from our basements and livingrooms to our computers and televisions, how has this changed the landscape for us as players and storytell...

Wishing everyone a great start to the new year from Rob & Sara! We’ve had many great episodes so far, and we’re looking forward to many more in 2020. To get the new year started, though, we wanted to make this show about YOU! So, this week,

Happy Holidays, everybody! As our regular show recording falls on a major holiday this year, we’ve prerecorded, so our gift to you can be another episode of the show. Rob & Sara discuss holiday themes in games - giving gifts,

We spend hours discussing the ins and outs of running role playing games, but how do we set a game up? How do you organize several people to make characters, and agree upon a setting, system, and story? This week Sara and Rob discuss the concept and im...