Experience Pointers
34 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 5 years ago -Jordan Caves-Callarman, Meghan Caves and Gaurav Gulati discuss some of the finer points of playing RPGs!
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Running Games With Your Significant Other
April 12, 2020 14:38 - 50 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring to your games. On this episode, they talk about the common pitfalls and some possible workarounds for GMing for your significant other! **QOTS:** What are your "Buy or No Buy" elements when looking for a new RPG? from rpg
Supporting Your Players
April 12, 2020 14:26 - 48 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring to your games. On this episode, they talk about ways you can support your players during your games! **QOTS: What are your "Buy or No Buy" elements when looking for a new RPG? from rpg **
“Buy Clothe” featuring guest Jordan Pridgen
March 12, 2019 07:44 - 38.4 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they generate ideas that you can use while running tabletop RPGs, and offer up some fun suggestions for you to bring to your games. Special guest for this episode is our good friend and fellow RPG player, Jordan Pridgen!
Understood Live
February 26, 2019 08:00 - 44.7 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they generate ideas that you can use while running tabletop RPGs, and offer up some fun suggestions for you to bring to your games. Find Zach Heyde on Twitter and tell him how much you love the new music!
See Brainy
February 12, 2019 08:00 - 48.7 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they generate ideas that you can use while running tabletop RPGs, and offer up some fun suggestions for you to bring to your games.
The Outside Perspective
January 28, 2019 06:41 - 41.5 MBOn this special episode, Meghan and Jordan talk to some family members about their perspective as outsiders in the RPG hobby.
Happy Holidays from EXPP! (2018)
December 25, 2018 04:54 - 1.04 MBWe here at Experience Pointers wish you and yours good tidings and happy holidays! See you next year!
More Two Word Adventure Hooks
September 04, 2018 07:00 - 56.4 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring to your games. On this episode, they do another round of the Two Word Adventure Hook exercise!
GenCon and YOU! …and us.
August 21, 2018 07:00 - 54.7 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring to your games. On this episode, they talk about their trip to GenCon 2018 and what to think about if you’re planning on going in the future!
GM & Player Secrets
August 07, 2018 09:38 - 61.5 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring to your games. On this episode, they talk about using secrets in your game as game masters as well as players! **SHOW NOTES** * **Question** **of the SODE:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/939fl7/your_solutions_for_the_classic_i_dont_want_to/?st=jka48nbo&sh=553f84da](https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/939fl7/your_solutio...
Running One-Shots
July 24, 2018 07:00 - 40.7 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring to your games. On this episode, they talk about One-Shots and some tips on running them! **SHOW NOTES** * **Question** **of the SODE:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/90zwg8/what_kind_of_adventures_to_run_in_a_fantasy_urban/](https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/90zwg8/what_kind_of_adventures_to_run_in_a_fantasy_urban/) *...
Personal Play with James D’Amato
July 10, 2018 07:00 - 44.4 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring to your games. On this episode, they are joined by special guest James D’Amato to discuss his upcoming book and how you can use personal play techniques to improve your character! **SHOW NOTES** * **Question of the SODE:** * [https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/8u7hbi/as_a_player_how_do_you_balance_playing_your/?__twitter_impres...
Tools of the Trade
June 26, 2018 07:00 - 47.6 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring to your games. On this episode, they share some of the tools and websites that they use during their games. **SHOW NOTES** * Question of the SODE: [https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/8rmcbh/does_anyone_have_tips_for_running_games_inside_of/](https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/8rmcbh/does_anyone_have_tips_for_running_games_ins...
Five Room Dungeons
June 12, 2018 07:00 - 65.3 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring to your games. On this episode, they discuss the Five Room Dungeon model for creating adventures! **SHOW NOTES** * **Question** **of the SODE:** [https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/8kkwph/if_you_were_running_a_game_where_the_players_were/?st=jhh4a0m0&sh=40d8580d](https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/8kkwph/if_you_were_running_a...
Character Backgrounds with Tyler Rhoades
May 29, 2018 07:00 - 59.3 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring to your games. On this episode, they’re joined by special guest Tyler Rhoades to discuss character backgrounds! **SHOW NOTES** * Question of the SODE: [https://goo.gl/24rWA7](https://goo.gl/24rWA7)
Dealing with GM Anxiety
May 15, 2018 07:00 - 39.1 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring to your games. On this episode, they talk about some of the anxiety that Game Masters have when prepping and running their game, and how to deal with them! **SHOW NOTES** * Question of the SODE: [https://goo.gl/gJ566L](https://goo.gl/gJ566L)
Using Character Voices with Tom Lommel
May 01, 2018 13:00 - 61.2 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring to your games. On this episode, they talk with special guest Tom Lommel about using character voices to enhance your game. **SHOW NOTES** * Question of the SODE: [https://goo.gl/wq3Qgf](https://goo.gl/wq3Qgf) * Tom Lommel on Twitter: [https://twitter.com/dungeonbastard](https://twitter.com/dungeonbastard)
Breaking the Mold, Part 3
April 17, 2018 19:00 - 46.4 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring to your games. On this episode, they complete the “Breaking the Mold” series and discuss the character archetypes associated with the Monk, Paladin, Ranger, and Sorcerer! **SHOW NOTES** Question of the SODE: https://goo.gl/wq3Qgf
Meghan’s Second GMing Experience
April 03, 2018 19:00 - 50.2 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring to your games. On this episode, they discuss Meghan’s second time ever as a GM running a game based on the board game Mysterium using the RISUS ruleset! **SHOW NOTES:** * Question of the SODE: https://goo.gl/u1Unjq * Risus RPG Rules: https://goo.gl/pg2ubT * Digital DM: https://goo.gl/WwjUdN * Mysterium at Bainbridge Estate episo...
The Importance of Session Zero
March 20, 2018 19:00 - 32.7 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring to your games. On this episode, they talk about the importance of doing a session zero before starting your full-fledged RPG campaign! **SHOW NOTES:** * Question of the SODE: https://goo.gl/dtE1NH * Microscope, World-Building RPG: http://amzn.to/2Gi6mWk
Breaking the Mold, Part 2
March 06, 2018 20:00 - 40.5 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring to your games. On this episode, they continue the “Breaking the Mold” series and discuss the character archetypes associated with the Barbarian, Bard, Druid, and Warlock! **SHOW NOTES:** * Question of the SODE: https://goo.gl/UEw6Hi * Risus RPG Rules: https://goo.gl/pg2ubT * Good Omens book: https://goo.gl/yce1pu * Order of the ...
Actions & Consequences
February 20, 2018 20:00 - 47.5 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring into your games. On this episode they are joined by special guest Scott Woodard to discuss player actions and in-game consequences! **SHOW NOTES:** * The Savage World of Flash Gordon: https://goo.gl/SjrBDN
Big Bads & You!
February 06, 2018 20:00 - 46.4 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring into your games. On this episode they discuss the Big Bads of RPG Campaigns and a few ways to make yours even better! **SHOW NOTES:** * Question of the SODE: https://goo.gl/Y5beCw * I, Strahd Book: http://amzn.to/2rTDWhQ
Breaking the Mold, Part 1
January 23, 2018 20:00 - 43.9 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring into your games. On this episode they discuss the character archetypes associated with the Fighter, Rogue, Cleric, and Wizard, and how to break the mold when creating new ones! **SHOW NOTES** Question of the SODE: https://goo.gl/qYLvc1 Gaurav’s Homebrew MTG RPG: https://goo.gl/hsfbzH
Two Word Adventure Hooks
January 09, 2018 20:00 - 60.5 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring into your games. On this episode they are joined once again by special guest Dom Zook for a fun exercise where they use two word prompts to create RPG adventures! SHOW NOTES: Question of the SODE: https://goo.gl/k69vkR
Getting Started as a Game Master
September 20, 2017 00:00 - 35 minutes - 33.5 MBJoin Jordan, Meghan, and Gaurav as they discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring into your games.On this episode, they discuss some of the best ways to get started as a Game Master! **SHOW NOTES:** * D&D Board Gameshttp://amzn.to/2xCtlKghttp://amzn.to/2wt2Bqohttp://amzn.to/2xCtqh2 * D&D Starter Box http://amzn.to/2y9wr5t * Pathfinder Starter Box http://amzn.to/2fmblZO * Savage Worlds Core Book http://amzn.to...
Why EVERYONE Should Game Master!
September 09, 2017 00:00 - 45 minutes - 43.4 MBWe're a group of gamers that discuss different aspects of running and playing tabletop RPGs, and offer up some ideas and suggestions for you to bring to your games. On this episode, we discuss why EVERYONE should try their hand at game mastering! **SHOW NOTES** * Dragon Strike video: https://t.co/0R2nvaDWJG * Mischief & Magic rules:https://t.co/Z0fxr7H8EdSupport us: https://ko-fi.com/savingthrowshow JOIN US ON SOCIAL MEDIA On Facebook: http://facebook.com/savingthrowshow On Instagram: ...