Tabletop Tangents

This week, Chris is suspiciously absent, so Dot and Tracy talk about the limited time you have as a player to give your character ways to express themselves, grow, and interact in the world they inhabit. We also dip into GM styles and ways to facilitate this, and the balancing of character spotlight versus goal oriented role playing.Our Discord: https://discord.gg/BFV9sJDDEXHan Cluster Sci Fi RPG: https://hancluster.comResting Glitch Face: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ijwk9DT8ulqO8RVyrawhNBite Size Tales: https://sites.libsyn.com/436095/site

This week we try to pin down and capture what experiences and moments we're really after iwhen we play role playing games, some of examples of when they happened, and strategize how we might be able to facilitate these moments in the future. What is the good stuff? Dot's Thoughts Spot is about translating existing IPs into your games.Our Discord: https://discord.gg/BFV9sJDDEXHan Cluster Sci Fi RPG: https://hancluster.comResting Glitch Face: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ijwk9DT8ulqO8RVyrawhNBite Size Tales: https://sites.libsyn.com/436095/siteSavage Interludes Episode about Enneagrams: https://savageinterludes.com/episode-123-it-takes-all-kinds

This week, for our twentieth episode, we had a plan, and that plan went out the window. What results is perhaps one of our best episodes yet, where we talk to Dot about her experiences and growth as a gamer, which gets us philosophizing about con games, gaming in general and ending with a timeless discussion about rules, or lack thereof, in RPGs. It's a bumpy ride, but stick with us. We believe the journey is worth it. Also it's the premiere of "Dot's Thoughts Spot."Our Discord: https://discord.gg/BFV9sJDDEXHan Cluster Sci Fi RPG: https://hancluster.comResting Glitch Face: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ijwk9DT8ulqO8RVyrawhNBite Size Tales: https://sites.libsyn.com/436095/site

We're back! This week, SWAG author, and moderator for the unofficial Savage Worlds discord server, Dylan Brooks, joins us as we talk about our con experiences at the Deadlands 30th Anniversary event and Gamehole Con. We talk about Dot's first con game as a GM, try to contextualize what the con experience fulfills for us, and what happens after its over.Our Discord: https://discord.gg/BFV9sJDDEXHan Cluster Sci Fi RPG: https://hancluster.comResting Glitch Face: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ijwk9DT8ulqO8RVyrawhNBite Size Tales: https://sites.libsyn.com/436095/siteDylan's Titles on Drive Thru: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?authorName=%22Dylan%20Brooks%22

This episode, we talk about running Deadlands, the iconic setting that birthed the Savage Worlds system. We explore the balance between horror, humor, and history, the inevitable need for players to act like cowboys, and some of our experiences at tha table.Our Discord: https://discord.gg/BFV9sJDDEX Han Cluster Sci Fi RPG: https://hancluster.com Resting Glitch Face: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ijwk9DT8ulqO8RVyrawhN Bite Size Tales: https://sites.libsyn.com/436095/site

This week we explore some of the parallels and fascinating aspects of sports as it relates to "our kind" of gaming. The game time decision of a con game, the psychology of performance, and our own experience as spectators and participants in various athletic endeavors. Stick with us, there really is something here worth talking about...Our Discord: https://discord.gg/BFV9sJDDEX  Han Cluster Sci Fi RPG: https://hancluster.com  Resting Glitch Face: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ijwk9DT8ulqO8RVyrawhN  Bite Size Tales: https://sites.libsyn.com/436095/site

This week, Chris and Tracy talk about the bells and whistles of gaming, whether it's an exquisitely produced board game like those from Chip Theory Games, or an amazing setup of 3D terrain, custom character sheets, and flawless minis like you'd get in a game by renowned Savage Worlds GM, Karl Keesler, we discuss what the "premium experience" brings to the table. And hey, we talk about those fancy premium tables too!Our Discord: https://discord.gg/BFV9sJDDEX  Han Cluster Sci Fi RPG: https://hancluster.com  Resting Glitch Face: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ijwk9DT8ulqO8RVyrawhN  Bite Size Tales: https://sites.libsyn.com/436095/site

This week we talk about the creation, management, purpose, and interaction with NPCs in our games. On the way we also tangent on "folding the fitted sheet" and Dot's crimes against nature when it comes to how she treats her books...Our Discord: https://discord.gg/BFV9sJDDEX Han Cluster Sci Fi RPG: https://hancluster.com Resting Glitch Face: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ijwk9DT8ulqO8RVyrawhNBite Size Tales: https://sites.libsyn.com/436095/site

This week, we talk about our movie night marathon of the Oz movies, starting with Oz the Great and Powerful, progressing through the Wicked movies, into Wizard of Oz, and finally the uniquely creepy Return to Oz. Dot is an Oz scholar, and schools us as Chris and Tracy get everything wrong!Our Discord: https://discord.gg/BFV9sJDDEXHan Cluster Sci Fi RPG: https://hancluster.comResting Glitch Face: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ijwk9DT8ulqO8RVyrawhN

This week we talk about the different skills and strategies required of GMs when running one shots versus campaigns. Our Discord: https://discord.gg/BFV9sJDDEXHan Cluster Sci Fi RPG: https://hancluster.comResting Glitch Face: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ijwk9DT8ulqO8RVyrawhNBite Size Tales: https://sites.libsyn.com/436095/site