Behind the GM Screen

You're careful plans have paid off, you walk in front of your target with your sword drawn just as your ally places a sword against the small of their back.

"Keep on moving Rashiir, we want to talk", your ally whispers into your target's ear

Rashiir doesn't understand the severity of what's going on, he tries to dodge out of the way and draw his own blade, what do you do?

<Mary> I attack!

Excellent, roll an extra d20 due to your careful planning, you have advantage!

Wow! A whole extra d20? Or what about in White Wolf rolling an extra 2 d10s? But what about Fudge? Extra dice don't matter because they balance to 0.

What do the dice mean, and why are they so important in a game industry that prides "roleplaying" over "ROLL playing"?

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How better to start off our podcast that dive really into the things we did wrong, and how we'd handle them today.

Things like our first handlings of "Wish" are iconic mistakes for most GMs and make for some fun stories.

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Hazah! The hobgoblin captain is dead, the threat to the city is over...or is it?

Upon investigating the bloody remains, you find a note. Apparently the hobgoblin commandos were only a scouting presence and the entire goblin horde waits on the other side of the Falsteen pass!

What do you do?

<Mary> I really wanted to explore my warlock's connection to the fairy queen, I go to the elven distract and ask around for a wagon heading in the direction of the elven forest of Glyrradel.

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Have your players done this to you? How do you handle it?

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How do you get someone to join your amazing game? How do you get someone who has never played roleplaying games, significant others, friends, etc to want to sit at the table and explore a fantastical world that comes from your imagination?

Sakura and Richard get together and share some of their experiences and approaches to this core problem of growing your gaming group.

Rich and Sakura Draven dive into our opening episode! What made us want to get into GMing, how did we get into roleplaying?