Gaming and BS RPG Podcast
466 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 102 ratingsGaming and BS rpg podcast is a fun and informative show about tabletop role-playing games. Brett and Sean are two system-agnostic hosts who share their opinions, tips, and experiences on various rpg topics. You'll also hear from other listeners and discover new resources. Don't miss this podcast that's full of humor, insight, and BS. Subscribe now and join the BSers community!
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Consuming RPG Setting Material
May 01, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 67.2 MBRead it all. Skim it. Take notes. How do you consume RPG setting material? Thanks Jim Fitzpatrick for the point of inspiration! Announcements Sign up to our email list, be entered to win set of dice from AwesomeDice.com Gamehole Con! Evercon! Gaming and BS on Instagram Random Encounter Matt of House V. comments on Recovering...
Recovering From A Bad Game
April 27, 2019 17:05 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBIt can be a little bit intimidating and difficult to recover after you run a bad game. How do you engage the players again? Do you discuss issues with the game at that point? Do you just move on? Dow do you approach resolving or improving? Questions posed by Tony Baker, we try and tackle...
Tekumel and Empire of the Petal Throne
April 21, 2019 20:00 - 2 hours - 128 MBVictor Raymond joins Sean to talk about the OSR, MAR Barker – author of Empire of the Petal Throne, and Tekumel! Announcements Sign up to receive updates, insights, deals – be entered to win a set of dice from AwesomeDice.com. Gamehole Con! Event registration opened up April 14th. Consider running a game under our banner! Random Encounter...
238 Tekumel and Empire of the Petal Throne
April 21, 2019 20:00 - 2 hours - 128 MBVictor Raymond joins Sean to talk about the OSR, MAR Barker – author of Empire of the Petal Throne, and Tekumel! Announcements Sign up to receive updates, insights, deals – be entered to win a set of dice from AwesomeDice.com. Gamehole Con! Event registration opened up April 14th. Consider running a game under our banner! Random Encounter... The post 238 Tekumel and Empire of the Petal Throne appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
237 Waterborne Adventures Part 2
April 13, 2019 17:05 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBWaterborne adventures. Ships! Pirates! Storms! Dragon Turtles! We talked about this a bit back on episode 219, but now we’ve got an expert in such things on hand to help us out! Announcements Sign up to receive updates, insights, deals – be entered to win a set of dice from AwesomeDice.com. Winner of set of... The post 237 Waterborne Adventures Part 2 appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
Waterborne Adventures Part 2
April 13, 2019 17:05 - 1 hour - 66.2 MBWaterborne adventures. Ships! Pirates! Storms! Dragon Turtles! We talked about this a bit back on episode 219, but now we’ve got an expert in such things on hand to help us out! Announcements Sign up to receive updates, insights, deals – be entered to win a set of dice from AwesomeDice.com. Winner of set of...
Puzzles
April 05, 2019 17:05 - 59 minutes - 57.9 MBPuzzles in games. How do we set them up? How do we use them? Announcements Sign up to receive updates, insights, deals – be entered to win a set of dice from AwesomeDice.com. Sean’s raising money for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society – click here on ways to help. Deadline June 1st, 2019. Random Encounter Audio...
TEE PEE KAY
March 30, 2019 17:05 - 1 hour - 73.5 MBTPK or total party kill. Is it ever a good time for a TPK? Announcements Join our email list. Be entered to win a set of dice from AwesomeDice.com Random Encounter Comment from Matt of House V. Sky of House Slayton emails us T of house Monger writes Cory Welch writes us about Call of...
Sean’s Venture Into Call of Cthulhu
March 23, 2019 20:00 - 1 hour - 58.6 MBBrett wants to know more about Sean’s venture into Call of Cthulhu roleplaying game by Chaosium. Announcements Join our email list and be entered to win a set of dice from AwesomeDice.com Random Encounter Email from Judge Brandon Comment from Crimfan Comment from Matt V. Peter Skanes on Zones Voicemail from GM Cojo Die Roll...
Do Players Make Good Game Masters?
March 16, 2019 19:00 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBWe flip the tables this episode, as Brett says, and talk about players becoming rpg game masters. Announcements Sign up to receive updates, insights, deals – be entered to win a set of dice from AwesomeDice.com. Post Gary Con review Sean eats crow, not literally, he doesn’t know how to properly prepare it. Random Encounter...
RPG Campaign Updates
March 08, 2019 18:05 - 57 minutes - 55.3 MBWe talk about some recent happenings in our RPG campaigns. Announcements Sign up to receive updates, insights, deals – be entered to win a set of dice from AwesomeDice.com. Gary Con Random Encounter Email from the Monger – GM’s as good players and zones Matt Voegtli comments on playtesting. Matt Martinez emails us – design...
Do GM’s Make Good Players?
March 01, 2019 18:05 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBDo game masters make good players? Well, do they? Announcements Join our email list, get entered to win from AwesomeDice.com Gary Con Avalon KS Update Random Encounter Email from Laramie Wall: bad endings and things you don’t know Louis H emails us: loose ends, discovery Monger P emails us: Gumshoe? Topic idea Matt Voegtli leaves...
230 Playtesting RPG’s
February 20, 2019 18:05 - 58 minutes - 56.4 MBInspired by Aaron C., we talk about playtesting. Announcements Sign up for our newsletter, be entered to win dice from Awesomedice.com or place an order using promo code in the show to get 15% off your order of $10 or more We are still headed to GaryCon. Random Encounter Dan G. emails us to cover... The post 230 Playtesting RPG’s appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
Playtesting RPG’s
February 20, 2019 18:05 - 58 minutes - 56.4 MBInspired by Aaron C., we talk about playtesting. Announcements Sign up for our newsletter, be entered to win dice from Awesomedice.com or place an order using promo code in the show to get 15% off your order of $10 or more We are still headed to GaryCon. Random Encounter Dan G. emails us to cover...
229 Things You Cannot Know
February 15, 2019 18:05 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBThe unexplainable. The mysterious. Sometimes there are things your player character in your rpg will just not know. Announcements Sign up to our email list, you will be entered to win a set of dice from AwesomeDice.com. Gary Con Avalon KS status update Wishing JR good luck while he’s in the hospital Random Encounter We... The post 229 Things You Cannot Know appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
Things You Cannot Know
February 15, 2019 18:05 - 1 hour - 70.7 MBThe unexplainable. The mysterious. Sometimes there are things your player character in your rpg will just not know. Announcements Sign up to our email list, you will be entered to win a set of dice from AwesomeDice.com. Gary Con Avalon KS status update Wishing JR good luck while he’s in the hospital Random Encounter We...
228 Tactical in RPG’s Redux
February 07, 2019 18:05 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBWe re-address the tactical part of rpg’s since Brett started a new Pathfinder game. Announcements Sign up to receive updates, insights, deals – be entered to win a set of dice from AwesomeDice.com. January’s winner announced! Gary Con Housing opens up for Gamehole Con 2019 Random Encounter Voicemail from DM Cojo Corey G. emails us... The post 228 Tactical in RPG’s Redux appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
Tactical in RPG’s Redux
February 07, 2019 18:05 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBWe re-address the tactical part of rpg’s since Brett started a new Pathfinder game. Announcements Sign up to receive updates, insights, deals – be entered to win a set of dice from AwesomeDice.com. January’s winner announced! Gary Con Housing opens up for Gamehole Con 2019 Random Encounter Voicemail from DM Cojo Corey G. emails us...
227 Random Encounter Catch Up
February 01, 2019 18:06 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBWe had a topic, but we also had a LOT of feedback from role-playing gamers. It’s an extended Random Encounter episode! Announcements Gary Con Avalon KS status update Sign up to join our email list! Random Encounter Vmail from Chris Shorb Michael Drescher clears up his email via Twitter Email from Gabe Dying Matt V.... The post 227 Random Encounter Catch Up appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
Random Encounter Catch Up
February 01, 2019 18:06 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBWe had a topic, but we also had a LOT of feedback from role-playing gamers. It’s an extended Random Encounter episode! Announcements Gary Con Avalon KS status update Sign up to join our email list! Random Encounter Vmail from Chris Shorb Michael Drescher clears up his email via Twitter Email from Gabe Dying Matt V....
226 Two New Campaigns
January 23, 2019 23:51 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBBoth Brett and Sean recently launched role-playing game campaigns. How did it go? Announcements Avalon KS has ended Sign up for our email newsletter on GamingandBS.com and get entered to win free set of dice from AwesomeDice.com Random Encounter Voice mail from DM Cojo, rebooting a campaign Email from Michael Drescher Email from Goblins Henchmen... The post 226 Two New Campaigns appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
Two New RPG Campaigns
January 23, 2019 23:51 - 1 hour - 87.2 MBBoth Brett and Sean recently launched role-playing game campaigns. How did it go? Announcements Avalon KS has ended Sign up for our email newsletter on GamingandBS.com and get entered to win free set of dice from AwesomeDice.com Random Encounter Voice mail from DM Cojo, rebooting a campaign Email from Michael Drescher Email from Goblins Henchmen...
225 Chases in RPG’s
January 19, 2019 18:05 - 54 minutes - 53.3 MBChases in our role-playing games. Not rules per se, but well, you know. Announcements Avalon KS has ended Join our email list! Receive updates, insights, deals – be entered to win a set of dice from AwesomeDice.com. Gary Con Web updates to GamingandBS.com Random Encounter Saul Morales emails us Todd Crapper pitches his game in... The post 225 Chases in RPG’s appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
Chases in RPG’s
January 19, 2019 18:05 - 54 minutes - 53.3 MBRPG chases. Not rules per se, but well, you know. Announcements Avalon KS has ended Join our email list! Receive updates, insights, deals – be entered to win a set of dice from AwesomeDice.com. Gary Con Web updates to GamingandBS.com Random Encounter Saul Morales emails us Todd Crapper pitches his game in an impressive way....
224 Reload A Previous Save
January 14, 2019 14:32 - 1 hour - 66 MBGoing back – would you ever reboot one of your own rpg campaign-stories but revised with the lessons learned? Why/why not? Would you change role-playing game system or setting or neither? Inspired by Blake Ryan. Announcements Head to GamingandBS.com and sign up for our email list, you’ll be entered to win dice from AwesomeDice.com Avalon... The post 224 Reload A Previous Save appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
Reload A Previous Save
January 14, 2019 14:32 - 1 hour - 66 MBGoing back – would you ever reboot one of your own rpg campaign-stories but revised with the lessons learned? Why/why not? Would you change role-playing game system or setting or neither? Inspired by Blake Ryan. Announcements Head to GamingandBS.com and sign up for our email list, you’ll be entered to win dice from AwesomeDice.com Avalon...
223 Detect Evil
January 03, 2019 18:05 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBA stranger approaches you. I detect evil. GM sighs. Announcements Evercon – Last Call Join our mailing list, be entered to win set of dice from AwesomeDice.com Mark-Antony Benedetti is the winner of the set of Dice for January The Streets of Avalon Kickstarter still going strong Random Encounter Todd Crapper emails us. Offers to... The post 223 Detect Evil appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
Detect Evil
January 03, 2019 18:05 - 1 hour - 86.4 MBA stranger approaches you. I detect evil. GM sighs. Announcements Evercon – Last Call Join our mailing list, be entered to win set of dice from AwesomeDice.com Mark-Antony Benedetti is the winner of the set of Dice for January The Streets of Avalon Kickstarter still going strong Random Encounter Todd Crapper emails us. Offers to...
Getting Info from Players – Pre-session Zero
December 26, 2018 18:05 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBSoliciting information from your players before session zero can give you some insight into their tabletop role-playing game preferences and play style. It will help you have a successful rpg campaign! What questions do you want to ask and why. Announcements Evercon.org Holy Kickstarter Batman – Streets of Avalon KS Give us your email, be...
222 Getting Info from Players – Pre-session Zero
December 26, 2018 18:05 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBSoliciting information from your players before session zero can give you some insight into their tabletop role-playing game preferences and play style. It will help you have a successful rpg campaign! What questions do you want to ask and why. Announcements Evercon.org Holy Kickstarter Batman – Streets of Avalon KS Give us your email, be... The post 222 Getting Info from Players – Pre-session Zero appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
Kids on Bike vs Tales from the Loop
December 20, 2018 18:05 - 1 hour - 74 MBKids on Bikes and Tales from the Loop, two RPG’s that take you back to youth. RPG’s inspired by Stranger Things and The Goonies, we go over traits of each game to include character generation, overall mechanics and nuances that separate the two from each other. Announcements Evercon – You can still get your discounted pre-reg badges Streets...
221 Kids on Bike vs Tales from the Loop
December 20, 2018 18:05 - 1 hour - 74 MBKids on Bikes and Tales from the Loop, two RPG’s that take you back to youth. RPG’s inspired by Stranger Things and The Goonies, we go over traits of each game to include character generation, overall mechanics and nuances that separate the two from each other. Announcements Evercon – You can still get your discounted pre-reg badges Streets... The post 221 Kids on Bike vs Tales from the Loop appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
220 Organized Play
December 14, 2018 18:05 - 1 hour - 59 MBOrganized play, what is it and why would anyone want to explore participating in it. Announcements Avalon Kickstarter is live on December 18th! Evercon – get your events in before the 16th, and get your discounted weekend badges now! Join our email list and get entered to win a free set of dice from Awesome... The post 220 Organized Play appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
Organized Play
December 14, 2018 18:05 - 1 hour - 59 MBOrganized play, what is it and why would anyone want to explore participating in it. Announcements Avalon Kickstarter is live on December 18th! Evercon – get your events in before the 16th, and get your discounted weekend badges now! Join our email list and get entered to win a free set of dice from Awesome...
Seafaring Adventures in RPGs
December 07, 2018 18:30 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBAhoy my maties! We’re talking about getting your sea legs into your RPG play. It’s about seafaring adventures! Announcements Evercon! Avalon KS – on track for mid-Dec go live Gary Con in March, 2019 Patreon change Random Encounter Voice mails from Jason R., his experience with kids at Gamehole Con DM Cojo advice on kids...
219 Seafaring Adventures in RPGs
December 07, 2018 18:30 - 1 hour - 68.3 MBAhoy my maties! We’re talking about getting your sea legs into your RPG play. Announcements Evercon! Avalon KS – on track for mid-Dec go live Gary Con in March, 2019 Patreon change Random Encounter Voice mails from Jason R., his experience with kids at Gamehole Con DM Cojo advice on kids games Chris Shorb, poses... The post 219 Seafaring Adventures in RPGs appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
218 OSR
November 28, 2018 21:26 - 1 hour - 111 MBOld School Renaissance. Old School Role-playing. Old Students Rebelling. Announcements Evercon! Avalon KS – on track for mid-Dec go live Patreon going to monthly vs per episode, starting December! Random Encounter Michael Drescher – running games for kids BS’ers talking about online games Carl Davis Andy Hall Sky Slayton – for character portraits https://www.etsy.com/shop/SilkyNoire Random Encounter... The post 218 OSR appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
OSR
November 28, 2018 21:26 - 1 hour - 111 MBOld School Renaissance. Old School Role-playing. Old Students Rebelling. OSR. Announcements Evercon! Avalon KS – on track for mid-Dec go live Patreon going to monthly vs per episode, starting December! Random Encounter Michael Drescher – running games for kids BS’ers talking about online games Carl Davis Andy Hall Sky Slayton – for character portraits https://www.etsy.com/shop/SilkyNoire Random...
Gaming with Childrens
November 21, 2018 18:05 - 42 minutes - 41.7 MBWe believe the children are our future, teach them well and let them play rpg’s. We talk about gaming with children. Announcements Avalon Kickstarter coming in December 2018! Evercon This show brought to you by fans of the show, like you. Support the show. Become a patron! Next Episode Subscribe on iTunes or Android so you don’t miss our next...
217 Gaming with Childrens
November 21, 2018 18:05 - 42 minutes - 41.7 MBWe believe the children are our future, teach them well and let them play rpg’s. Announcements Avalon Kickstarter coming in December 2018! Evercon This show brought to you by fans of the show, like you. Support the show. Become a patron! Next Episode Subscribe on iTunes or Android so you don’t miss our next episode when we talk about playing... The post 217 Gaming with Childrens appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
Playing Role-playing Games Online
November 15, 2018 18:05 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBWe talk about playing role-playing games online via a virtual tabletop. Announcements Avalon Kickstarter coming in December 2018! Evercon Random Encounter Thank you to everyone from Sean. Email from Abram Nothnagle Die Roll Sean Getting started on DM’s Guild, per the Gnomestew 5 Steps to Writing a Killer PC Backstory, on Geek & Sundry Listeners...
216 Playing Online
November 15, 2018 18:05 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBWe talk about playing online via a virtual tabletop. Announcements Avalon Kickstarter coming in December 2018! Evercon Random Encounter Thank you to everyone from Sean. Email from Abram Nothnagle Die Roll Sean Getting started on DM’s Guild, per the Gnomestew 5 Steps to Writing a Killer PC Backstory, on Geek & Sundry ... The post 216 Playing Online appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
215 Brett’s Avalon
November 07, 2018 17:58 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBBrett talks about his Avalon rpg campaign setting which is targeted for a December 2018 Kickstarter. Announcements Avalon Kickstarter coming in December 2018! (Early/Mid) Gamhole con Evercon Random Encounter Voicemail from DM Cojo Audio from Goblin’s Henchmen Matt V. writes in about MapTools Christopher Grey emails us about Cursed Items Forrest Aguirre continues on with... The post 215 Brett’s Avalon appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
Brett’s Avalon
November 07, 2018 17:58 - 1 hour - 85.4 MBBrett talks about his Streets of Avalon rpg campaign setting which is targeted for a December 2018 Kickstarter. Announcements Avalon Kickstarter coming in December 2018! (Early/Mid) Gamhole con Evercon Random Encounter Voicemail from DM Cojo Audio from Goblin’s Henchmen Matt V. writes in about MapTools Christopher Grey emails us about Cursed Items Forrest Aguirre continues...
Fear Energy Drain
October 24, 2018 17:05 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBWe talk a bit about undead and how energy drain or similar super damage can really put the fear into players. Announcements Avalon Kickstarter coming in December 2018! (Early/Mid) Gamhole con Evercon Random Encounter Voicemail from DM Cojo about mapping Jason emails us about maps Stephen Dragonspawn points us to another great mapper – see...
214 Fear Energy Drain
October 24, 2018 17:05 - 1 hour - 69.2 MBWe talk a bit about undead and how energy drain or similar super damage can really put the fear into players. Announcements Avalon Kickstarter coming in December 2018! (Early/Mid) Gamhole con Evercon Random Encounter Voicemail from DM Cojo about mapping Jason emails us about maps Stephen Dragonspawn points us to another great mapper – see... The post 214 Fear Energy Drain appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
213 Cursed Items in RPG’s
October 17, 2018 17:05 - 49 minutes - 49.4 MBCursed items in your rpg, they can really throw your players for a loop. But it doesn’t always have to be the typical cursed sword. In memory of Greg Stafford. Announcements Gamhole con Evercon Random Encounter Email from Peter Skanes Die Roll Brett Greg Stafford, founder of Chaosium, involved in Glorantha, RuneQuest, Ghostbusters, and Pendragon... The post 213 Cursed Items in RPG’s appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
Cursed Items in RPG’s
October 17, 2018 17:05 - 49 minutes - 49.4 MBCursed items in your rpg, they can really throw your players for a loop. But it doesn’t always have to be the typical cursed sword. In memory of Greg Stafford. Announcements Gamhole con Evercon Random Encounter Email from Peter Skanes Die Roll Brett Greg Stafford, founder of Chaosium, involved in Glorantha, RuneQuest, Ghostbusters, and Pendragon...
212 Maps in RPG’s
October 10, 2018 17:05 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBMaps, a staple in many tabletop RPG’s. Whether it’s to find treasure or to lay on the table so players can put their miniatures upon it, we talk about maps. Announcements Gamhole con Evercon Random Encounter Comments from G+ Community – Jared, Laramie Mike P. emails us Saul writes in Die Roll Brett Evil Hat Cuts... The post 212 Maps in RPG’s appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.
Maps in RPG’s
October 10, 2018 17:05 - 1 hour - 62.2 MBMaps, a staple in many tabletop RPG’s. Whether it’s to find treasure or to lay on the table so players can put their miniatures upon it, we talk about maps. Announcements Gamhole con Evercon Random Encounter Comments from G+ Community – Jared, Laramie Mike P. emails us Saul writes in Die Roll Brett Evil Hat Cuts...