Season 3 Episode 10: Planning to Wing It w/ Artemis of Cyberpunk Tales From the Oasis

07/16/22 • 68 min

Dungeon Master. Storyteller. Game Mom. Keeper of Arcane Lore. Whatever you are called, running any Tabletop RPG requires a lot of effort and a ton of labor on the part of the narrator. Countless hours can be poured into planning and preparing your games, especially if you're running a long form campaign. Well today I'm joined by Artemis the GM of the podcast Cyberpunk Tales From the Oasis to offer advice on how to cut down on the time you spend planning and put that effort into each session instead. We talk about how to keep your stories personal, keep the action of your games flowing, and how to make it all look like you were planning everything to happen that way all along.

To hear more from Artemis and the story he and his crew are telling you can head over to https://talesfromtheoasis.com/ or follow them on twitter @OasisCyberpunk

Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans.

You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see her awesome crafts and get updates on edits and her craft streams.

Intro and Outro music by Paul Mackie

If you enjoy the show consider leaving us a comment, rating, or review on your platform of choice then go out and tell 19 of your closest friends about us!

To hear more from Artemis and the story he and his crew are telling you can head over to https://talesfromtheoasis.com/ or follow them on twitter @OasisCyberpunk

Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans.

You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see her awesome crafts and get updates on edits and her craft streams.

Intro and Outro music by Paul Mackie

If you enjoy the show consider leaving us a comment, rating, or review on your platform of choice then go out and tell 19 of your closest friends about us!

Previous Episode

Season 3 Episode 9: Finding Your DM Style w/ 4ever DM Justin

There are so many different types of Game Masters out there. It can be easy to try and emulate what you've seen on Actual Plays or try to copy your previous GM in your own games. But how do you find your own voice, your own style?

Today I'm joined by Justin aka 4everDM_Justin to talk about his own style and approach to the table. We swap stories about how we've found our own style and the ways it's impacted our games for better or worse and how we've learned from mistakes along the way.

For some great insight and hilarious sketches, you can follow Justin on Twitter or TikTok or catch him streaming with Bards and Brews or catch his DM Prep streams.

Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans.

You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see her awesome crafts and get updates on edits and her craft streams.

Intro and Outro music by Paul Mackie

If you enjoy the show consider leaving us a comment, rating, or review on your platform of choice then go out and tell 19 of your closest friends about us!

Next Episode

Season 3 Episode 11: Plan As Little As Possible With Kerri Smith

Planning for player choices is incredibly challenging. TTRPG players are notorious for going left when you wanted them to go right or making any choice other than the ones you thought of and prepared for. So how can you as a Storyteller make your games just as enjoyable without spending so much time and energy on plans that you never use?

Today I'm joined by Kerri Smith of Crossroad Games with her deceptively simple yet incredibly concise answer "Only plan what the players can't change." We talk about Kerri's experience weaving stories with several players across short adventures and how planning as little as possible helped her work with the players to create compelling narratives.

If you want to see Kerri in action you can find her games on YouTube to keep up to date with her latest projects follow her on Twitter @KerriSmith2012 catch all of her projects on her linktree as well: https://linktr.ee/KerriSmith2012

Follow me on twitter @19hitsthedragon for updates on the season and general nerd shenanigans.

You can follow Hannah on @Bad8uddhist twitter to see her awesome crafts and get updates on edits and her craft streams.

Intro and Outro music by Paul Mackie

If you enjoy the show consider leaving us a comment, rating, or review on your platform of choice then go out and tell 19 of your closest friends about us!