Gnomecast
190 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 16 ratingsA rotating cast of gnomes (from Gnome Stew, the award winning gaming blog) gather every two weeks to discuss table top gaming topics from their articles and elsewhere. Will we be good enough to avoid being thrown in the stew?
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Gnomecast #186 – Mixing Genres
April 10, 2024 10:00 - 45 minutes - 62.1 MBAng, Chris and Josh chat about mixing up genres in our RPGs and as a result touch on what genre is, and why we can and should mash it all up together!
Gnomecast #185 – Taking Over
March 27, 2024 10:00 - 39 minutes - 71.6 MBAng, Jared, and JT get together on the mics to talk about all the ins and outs of taking over the GMing duties in an existing group.
Gnomecast #184 – D&D and Me
March 13, 2024 19:17 - 46 minutes - 85.3 MBIn honor of D&D's 50th Anniversary, a whole bunch of Gnomes get on the mics to talk about our history with this venerable game. Prepare for a little nostalgia and musings about this hobby we all love.
Gnomecast #183 – New Players, New Characters
February 28, 2024 11:00 - 46 minutes - 84.6 MBAng, JT and Senda chat about the logistics of adding new players to your groups and new characters to your games.
Gnomecast #182 – Video Games to RPGs
February 14, 2024 18:58 - 33 minutes - 30.6 MBAng, Jared and Josh get together and talk about what we can take from video games and apply to the RPGs we bring to the table.
Gnomecast #181 – Bridgett Jeffries, Community Coordinator
February 01, 2024 00:00 - 31 minutes - 57.5 MBAng welcomes Bridgett Jeffries, Chaosium Community Coordinator to the Stew, where they talk about what that role means to the modern gaming community. Also, horror games and how our tastes change!
Gnomecast #180 – Meet a New Gnome – Josh Storey
January 17, 2024 11:00 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBIn our first Gnomecast of 2024, Ang welcomes Josh Storey to the Stew!
Gnomecast #179 – Little Details, Big Worlds
December 20, 2023 20:59 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBAng, JT and Tomas get together and talk about all the little things that help create deep, textured worlds for our players.
Gnomecast #178 – Interview with Bryan Steele
December 06, 2023 12:00 - 42 minutes - 77.4 MBAng has a chat with Bryan Steele about his work with Evil Genius Games and Everyday Heroes, along with all the other things he has been doing as a Professional Nerd for the last twenty-plus years.
Gnomecast#177 – Superhero Games
November 23, 2023 18:02 - 41 minutes - 75.9 MBAng, Chris, & Jared talk about superhero games and get off on a variety of comic book and superhero media tangents. Links
Gnomecast#176 – Canon Characters
November 08, 2023 13:17 - 43 minutes - 79 MBAng, Chris, & Jared talk about using Canon Characters in your games. They touch on their experiences as a GM and player and then give some tips and tricks to make it a little easier for you to make you IP games with Canon Characters work.
Gnomecast#175 – Tips for Attending Conventions
October 25, 2023 12:08 - 44 minutes - 82 MBSome of us are attending conventions once again and thought we should share our best tips for how to go about existing in the convention space. Enjoy.
Gnomecast#174 – Gaming Anniversary
October 11, 2023 09:30 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBWe have a 20 year gaming group anniversary to celebrate and Ang does it with her crew by recording a Gnomecast. They talk about how they've kept this group going for 20 years, the changes, and challenges they've delt with, and some pretty good stories about characters and campaigns they've played together.
Gnomecast#173 – Welcome Back Walt
September 27, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes - 50.1 MBThe gnomes are happy to welcome back Walt to the gnome tree. Walt is one of the original gnomes and an RPG game designer with more writing credits than he can remember. From Cubicle 7s Victoriana to Green Ronin's days of DC adventures. Check out this conversation that's nostalgia, interesting, and informative.
Gnomecast#172 – RPG A Day Conversation
September 13, 2023 10:00 - 47 minutes - 87.2 MBAng, Chris, and Senda get together to talk about some of the RPG a day questions from 2023.
Gnomecast#171 – Shadow of the Weird Wizard Interview
August 30, 2023 10:00 - 30 minutes - 56.4 MBJT sits down with the Demon Lord himself, Rob Schwalb from Schwalb Entertainment to talk about his newest game, Shadow of the Weird Wizard.
GNOMECAST #170 – Session 0 Redux
August 16, 2023 10:00 - 37 minutes - 34.3 MBSession 0. We're doing it again. Why? Because it's important. Why is it important? Because it helps groups understand who the characters they're playing are, why the characters are doing what they're doing, places them firmly into the campaign and setting of the game, and give all the players at the table a bunch of information so they can have a easier time creating that shared vision of play at the table. For expanded upon information like this check out the actual podcast.
GNOMECAST #169 – Plot Seeds
August 02, 2023 10:30 - 36 minutes - 33.7 MBNot every seed that's planted in the ground grows which is why you need to get some fertile soil, space your seeds in the soil properly, water them as needed, and monitor those seeds as they begin to spout and grow. Same thing applies to Plot Seeds but instead of trowels, watering cans, and enriched soil we bring a different set of tools and ideas to the game table. Characters, places, items, and events. So take a journey though Ang, Chris, and Jared's metaphorical garden and get into how t...
GNOMECAST #168 – Alex Thomas from Green Ronin
July 19, 2023 10:00 - 29 minutes - 27 MBThe gnomes welcome Alex Thomas from Green Ronin, the line developer for Mutants and Masterminds. Ang might have also Gulliver travelled him to a chain to get this interview. Either way, the conversation is pretty good, filled with super hero gaming conversations, and talk of writing for RPG companies. Please forgive our audio as this was done on one mic in unideal conditions.
GNOMECAST #167 – Parties…like the ones you dance at
July 05, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes - 49.7 MBWe're talking about parties. Not adventuring parties. Masquerades, balls, shindigs, gatherings, formal dances, ragers, raves, and festivals. Chris and Jared want to help you drop that holiday party right in the middle of your game and make it as memorable as possible.
GNOMECAST #166 – The Quantum Ogre
June 21, 2023 10:00 - 36 minutes - 67.4 MBIt's here. It's there. It's every bleeping where. Quantum Ogre. Quantum Ogre.
GNOMECAST #165 – Scheduling Difficulties
June 07, 2023 10:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBOn today's Gnomecast we talk problems with scheduling. To cover that we have Ang, along with Tomas and Phil to talk about the true BBEG of ttrpgs. Time to break out the +4 calendars.
GNOMECAST #164 – Demiplane with Adam Bradford
May 24, 2023 12:07 - 45 minutes - 41.7 MBJared takes some time to speak with Adam Bradford, the person behind Demiplane. a place for Digital Tools, Content, and Services to Discover, Prep, and Play All Your Favorite Tabletop Roleplaying Games.
GNOMECAST #163 – Collaborative World Building
May 10, 2023 09:00 - 41 minutes - 38 MBToday we have myself Ang, along with Senda and Jared to talk about Collaborative World Building. What it is, how to do it, games that can help you get better at it, the pitfalls, the bonus for doing this, and potential ways to use this concept in your games.
Public Access with Jason Cordova
April 25, 2023 10:00 - 54 minutes - 50 MBGame Crush is a conversation between folks who love a game. Sometimes it’s with two people who just enjoy the game and sometimes it’s between a fan and the designer. […]
GNOMECAST #162 – Hex Crawls
April 12, 2023 10:00 - 41 minutes - 37.6 MBToday we have myself, Ang, along with JT and Senda and today we’re going to talk about introducing new players to roleplaying games.
GNOMECAST #161 – Introducing New Players
March 29, 2023 10:00 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBToday we have myself, Ang, along with JT and Senda and today we’re going to talk about introducing new players to roleplaying games.
GNOMECAST #160 – One Bad Player to Make a Change
March 15, 2023 11:55 - 37 minutes - 34.2 MBToday we have myself, Ang, along with Jared and JT. Today we’re going to talk about how one bad player can make you change how you GM, in both good and bad ways.
GNOMECAST #159 – Playing for an Audience
March 01, 2023 11:00 - 36 minutes - 33.2 MBToday's episode talks about playing for an audience. With Panda's. No. Wait. The Panda's are on the episode. Just listen. It'll make sense quickly.
GNOMECAST #158 – Plot v Agency
February 15, 2023 11:00 - 43 minutes - 39.7 MBToday's episode is going to talk about how to balance the GM’s plot with the players’ agency.
GNOMECAST #157 – Spliting the Party
February 01, 2023 11:00 - 27 minutes - 24.8 MBYou go down that hallway and I’ll go down this one. You want to split the party? Is that a good idea? Well, Ang, Thomas, and Chris are here to […]
GNOMECAST #156 – Games in 2023
January 19, 2023 01:07 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBWelcome to the Gnomecast. This week it’s about those games we want to get to the table in 2023. So give it a listen and maybe you’ll be inspired to […]
GNOMECAST #155 – Novice GM Questions Part 2
December 21, 2022 13:02 - 42 minutes - 58.7 MBThis week’s Gnomecast is getting back to basics, again…, with Ang and JT as they let Lori ask them a bunch more questions for the beginning GM. It’s Part two […]
GNOMECAST #154 – Novice GM Questions
December 07, 2022 11:00 - 49 minutes - 45.7 MBThis week’s Gnomecast is getting back to basics with Ang and JT as they let Lori aske them a bunch of questions for the beginning GM.
GNOMECAST #153 – Your Favorite Adversaries
November 23, 2022 11:00 - 27 minutes - 25.6 MBWe're talking about our favorite baddies and then get a little deeper into the variations of adversaries in our ttrpgs.
GNOMECAST #152 – GM Burnout
November 09, 2022 13:00 - 26 minutes - 24.4 MBYou can't muster up the energy, the game isn't fun anymore, you feel trapped by the scope of your prep and campaign. It's all just too much. Then hits the burnout. This episode provides a variety of gnomes giving you burnout stories and advice. Enjoy and we hope this helps
GNOMECAST #151 – Published Adventures
October 26, 2022 10:00 - 31 minutes - 29 MBPublished Adventures? We're talking about Published Adventures? You just open them, read them, and run them, right? But there's a little more to it than that, which Ang and Chris get into on this episode of the Gnomecast,
GNOMECAST #150 – Riddle Me This
October 12, 2022 09:46 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBWhat tries to be a short-form thing, while also diving into a deeply embedded aspect of gaming that can also be considered highly annoying? Well an episode of the Gnomecast talking about Riddles of course!
GNOMECAST #149 – Travel and Journey’s
September 28, 2022 06:20 - 31 minutes - 29.2 MBThis episode of the Gnomecast features Ang, Phil, and John talking about getting around in RPGs.
GNOMECAST #148 – Know When to Roll’em
September 12, 2022 10:00 - 33 minutes - 45.8 MBOn this episode we’re going to talk about that GM skill of knowing when to ask for dice rolls and went to not. As the saying goes, “Y’gotta know when to roll ‘em, y’gotta know when to hold ‘em…”
GNOMECAST #147 – One DnD
August 31, 2022 11:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBToday we’re going to talk about our thoughts on the recently announced playtest for One D&D and the initial Character Origins Unearthed Arcana.
GNOMECAST #146 – Media Influence
August 17, 2022 10:00 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBToday we are going to talk about the D&D movie trailer and how media influences our games!
GNOMECAST #145 – STEVE KENSON ON TWILIGHT ACCORD
July 20, 2022 10:00 - 35 minutes - 32.1 MBJoin Jared for a discussion with game designer extraordinaire Steve Kenson as they talk about Twilight Accord, a fantasy TTRPG centering queer identities, culture, and heroes.
Gnomecast #144 – Player Roles
July 06, 2022 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.7 MBJoin Ang, Jared, and J.T. for a discussion about the different roles players (not their characters!) can play to help contribute more to the game. Can these gnomes spread around […]
Gnomecast #143 – Get to Know a New Gnome: Lori Caskey-Sigety
June 22, 2022 06:00 - 26 minutes - 18.5 MBAng is joined by newest gnome Lori for another installment of “Get to Know a New Gnome.” Get to know Lori’s gaming background, other interests, and future plans for the […]
Gnomecast #142 – Extreme Survival Tips with Shawn Merwin
June 08, 2022 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.5 MBJared is joined by special guest Shawn Merwin for a discussion about the setting and new rules of Ghostfire Gaming’s apocalyptic fantasy D&D supplement Arora: Age of Desolation. Links for […]
Gnomecast #141 – Rival Parties
May 25, 2022 06:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBJoin Ang, Jared, and Tomas (again!) for a discussion about ways to handle running a group of characters to rival your game’s PCs or even running two separate PC groups! […]
Gnomecast #140 – The Many Settings of D&D
May 11, 2022 06:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBJoin Ang, Jared, and Tomas for a discussion about their experiences and opinions of different settings for Dungeons & Dragons through the years. Can these gnomes live in enough different […]
Gnomecast #139 – Flee from James Introcaso!
April 27, 2022 06:00 - 42 minutes - 29.2 MBJared is joined by very special guest James Introcaso, Lead Designer of MCDM Productions, to discuss “Flee, Mortals!”, the MDCM monster book for 5e. They talk design process and decisions, […]
Gnomecast #138 – Helping Magic Happen
April 13, 2022 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MBJoin Ang, Jared, and Senda for a discussion about those magical gaming moments that keep you coming back for more, and how as a GM you can help those moments […]