Passive (Aggressive) Perception
66 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 14 ratings🎲System-agnostic tabletop roleplaying game discussions. Level up your TTRPG sessions with topic deep-dives, news, and tips for D&D and so much more. 🌲New EVERGREEN episodes every Wednesday. 🤹♂️Always as goofy as they are sincere, Ivan and Steve are two forever GMs obsessed with making your next TTRPG session the best one yet. 🗣Covering topics including •metagaming •interviews with industry leaders •bringing real life socio-political issues into your campaigns •TTRPG news, and beyond. 🧙♂️Passive (Aggressive) Perception investigates any and all games/systems including D&D, Pathfinder, Savage Worlds, Call of Cthulhu, Star Wars, Vampire the Masquerade, and anything else they can get their hands on. If it can be played it's fair game. 📚The conversation is never limited by any one game, but all of the topics, tips, and core principles easily apply to Dungeons & Dragons or whatever else you happen to be playing at the time. 💻icastspells.com & anywhere you get podcasts.
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Episodes
Ep 16 - VTTs Vs In-Person
November 01, 2021 08:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBThis week we're discussing the merits and the downfalls of using virtual table tops vs playing your game in-person. We also do an in-depth answer for a question posed to us from listener Joshua H. || Twitter: @passive_podcast || Email: [email protected] || YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/papat0k || Logo By O_Oblique: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3clQyg-hJNTFNNvydS6fFQ
Ep 15 - Puzzles
October 25, 2021 11:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MBIn this episode we cover our philosophies on puzzles and how to better integrate them into your games. We touch on effective strategies for increasing player buy-in and the conditions that need to be met in order to harness the power of a good puzzle, riddle, or trap. || Twitter: @passive_podcast || Email: [email protected] || YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/papat0k || Logo By O_Oblique: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3clQyg-hJNTFNNvydS6fFQ
Ep 14 - Horror
October 18, 2021 10:00 - 43 minutes - 29.7 MBThis time around we're talking about incorporating horror and elements of horror into your tabletop games. We discuss how to mix things up with swerves away from the expected, its potential impact on players, and how we tend to view it as a tool for building stronger narrative experiences. || Horror in D&D series: franfranatus || False Hydra Mini: Comet Lord Minis || Original False Hydra article: Goblin Punch || Twitter: @passive_podcast || Email: [email protected] || YouTube: ...
Ep 13 - Min-Maxing
October 11, 2021 09:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBThis week's episode is a companion piece to episode #11, but we're taking a deeper dive into intertwining play styles between those that min-max their characters for disparate reasons. We talk about how to better engage min-maxers while also spotlighting your more narrative-focused players and how to nip potential discord in the bud. || Contest Winner: @DmLiterary || Night's Black Agents AP Pod: @RPGrenadePod || Twitter: @passive_podcast || Email: [email protected] || YouTube: ...
Ep 12 - Bringing Real Socio-Political Issues Into Your Game
October 04, 2021 08:00 - 50 minutes - 35.1 MBThis week we tackle the dense subject of bringing real-life socio-political issues into your game, and handling them in a sensitive and respectful way. We also talk about problematic facets of game tropes, the industry, how we view certain topics, and how we handle them at our own tables. || Twitter: @passive_podcast || Email: [email protected] || YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/papat0k || Logo By O_Oblique: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3clQyg-hJNTFNNvydS6fFQ
Ep 11 - Playing Your Sheet Vs Playing Your Character
September 27, 2021 08:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MBThis time we're focusing on the differences between players who enjoy focusing more on rules and mechanics versus those that prefer a more narrative-driven session. We discuss how to handle a clash of the two ideals and some strategies to help players and GMs alike find a comfortable middle ground || Twitter: @passive_podcast || Email: [email protected] || YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/papat0k || Logo By O_Oblique: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3clQyg-hJNTFNNvydS6fFQ
Ep 10 - Campaigns Vs One-Shots
September 20, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBIn this episode we're talking about the merits of campaigns, one-shots, and how you can marry the two ideas to create memorable experiences for your table. Plus, we add two more additions to our Dusty Stack. || Dissident Whispers: https://whispercollective.org/ || Twitter: @passive_podcast || Email: [email protected] ||Logo By O_Oblique: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3clQyg-hJNTFNNvydS6fFQ
Ep 9 - Session Zero
September 13, 2021 10:00 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBToday we're talking about Session Zero! We wax poetic about safety tools, short circuiting problematic situations, and lots more. || Twitter: @passive_podcast || Email: [email protected] || Logo By O_Oblique: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3clQyg-hJNTFNNvydS6fFQ || Session Zero Workbook Examples: https://www.inkandlyre.com/post/the-ultimate-session-zero-workbook || https://slyflourish.com/frostmaiden_session_zero.html
Ep 8 - Take The Hook
September 06, 2021 09:00 - 1 hour - 49.5 MBIn this installment we're here to ask, nay BEG you to TAKE THE HOOK! We go over some of our best tips for hook building, contrarian players, how many storylines players should expect their GMs to have prepped, and much more. || Twitter: @passive_podcast || Email: [email protected] || Logo By O_Oblique: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3clQyg-hJNTFNNvydS6fFQ
Ep 7 - Shepherding New Players
August 30, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBToday we're talking about bringing new players under the TTRPG tent as well as exposing existing players to new systems. We go over the impact of TTRPGs as a device for building interpersonal relationships and some of our personal experiences shepherding. || Twitter: @passive_podcast || Email: [email protected] || Logo By O_Oblique: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3clQyg-hJNTFNNvydS6fFQ
Ep 6 - Homebrew Vs. Modules
August 23, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 49.6 MBWe outline the advantages of running a homebrew adventure vs. a published adventure/module. We talk about what ratio of the two we think makes for the best campaigns, and discuss what room if any there is for hacking an existing adventure. Also, 2 new 'Dusty Stack' items! || Twitter: @passive_podcast || Email: [email protected] || Logo By O_Oblique: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3clQyg-hJNTFNNvydS6fFQ
Ep 5 - Game Day Rituals
August 16, 2021 05:00 - 1 hour - 44 MBIn this episode we're talking about game day set up and how we define the rituals that surround game day. We talk about food, session start, taking breaks, wind down, and much more. EDIT: I (Ivan) said somatic components like, 42 times when what I really meant was material components. For those curious, somatic components are gesticulations, gestures, etc that make spells work. Thanks! || Twitter: @passive_podcast || Email: [email protected] || Logo By O_Oblique: https://www.yo...
Ep 4 - Outside Inspiration
August 09, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBIn this episode we're talking about pulling inspiration from non-RPG source material. We go through some of the media and concepts that have provided fonts of inspo for us as GMs and how we bring them into our games. || Twitter: @passive_podcast || Email: [email protected] || Logo By O_Oblique: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3clQyg-hJNTFNNvydS6fFQ
Ep 3 - Voices & 'Going For It'
August 02, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 48 MBIn this episode we're talking about maps, minis, music, lights, voices, and generally 'going for it!' What are the most rewarding 'extra' things we as GMs and Players can do to improve the overall gaming experience? Listen in to see if you agree with us, for some cringe-worthy stories, and to hear some of our absurd character voices. || Twitter: @passive_podcast || Email: [email protected] || Logo By O_Oblique: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3clQyg-hJNTFNNvydS6fFQ
Ep 2 - The 'Dusty Stack' of Unplayed Games
July 26, 2021 08:00 - 1 hour - 60.5 MBIn this episode we talk about our dusty stacks of unplayed games and what they represent to us, what we think draws people to a new system, and we run through our lists of the most compelling titles that we'd like to get to in the coming sessions. EDIT: MÖRK BORG is actually pronounced "MURK BORG." || Twitter: @passive_podcast || Email: [email protected] || Logo By O_Oblique: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3clQyg-hJNTFNNvydS6fFQ
Ep 1 - TPKs, Player Death, Shared Responsibility
July 18, 2021 20:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBIn this episode we talk about total party kills (TPKs), player death, and the shared responsibility between PC and GM. Is the GM the end-all arbiter of the rules, or do the players have more agency than that? Is it ever okay to fudge rolls? Listen in and see if you agree with us. || Twitter: @passive_podcast || Email: [email protected] || Logo By O_Oblique: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3clQyg-hJNTFNNvydS6fFQ