Latest Gamemastering Podcast Episodes
Balancing encounters
GM box - September 23, 2022 05:00 - 37 minutesThis episode we discuss how to balance different kinds of encounters to suit your players. And Åsa has some questions about her new campaign. Vincent's "The Inked" subclass for Warlocks in 5e: https://www.dndbeyond.com/subclasses/64911-the-inked Support the Show.
Convention scenarios
GM box - September 09, 2022 06:00 - 34 minutesA long while ago we went to a convention and played a lot of roleplaying games! The complete notes for the mystery scenario, expanded to make sense to non-Vincent people: Lady A — Murdered, along with a faked vampire bite. Secretly a Mummy and heavily controlled by her husband. Lord A — Husban...
Lore dump - Making the ancient
GM box - April 22, 2022 05:00 - 40 minutesIn this episode Åsa tries to know things on the subject about how stuff gets older. Tiny topics: How different systems handles character death. Support the Show.
Mapmaking
GM box - October 22, 2021 05:00 - 41 minutesWe talk about making maps for all your possible needs. From tolls to needs, from single locations to whole cities and regions. And Johan gets passionate about rivers. JOIN US ON VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA! We'd love to hear what you think and share our experiences. Discord: https://discord.gg/HpJchv...
Getting back into it
GM box - October 01, 2021 05:00 - 19 minutesThere are times when the game is interrupted for long periods of time. Maybe you needed a break, everyone was away for the summer, or there was a global pandemic preventing you from seeing each other in person. Whatever it was, you are now excited to get back to it... but how? We'll give you som...
How to talk to your players
GM box - September 17, 2021 04:00 - 34 minutesWe are finally back! Pardon the long wait, and the sound quality of this episode, and the fact that we are a bit rusty. :P We always say, "talk to your players", but sometimes that is easier said than done. In this episode we give you advice on how to do this without putting unnecesary strain o...
Summer break
GM box - June 24, 2021 19:00 - 59 secondsWe are having a bit of a summer break, but we'll soon be back! Support the Show.
Death
GM box - June 11, 2021 14:00 - 23 minutesCW: death (big surprise) In this episode we discuss how to deal with player character death, and how to use death as a storytelling tool. JOIN US ON VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA! We'd love to hear what you think and share our experiences. Discord: https://discord.gg/HpJchvk Facebook: https://www.fac...
AQ
GM box - May 30, 2021 09:00 - 36 minutesThis episode we answer a few episodes from our listeners. The book mentioned in the episode epiphany is "Les dîners de Gala" by Salvador Dalí". More examples of amazing/disturbing dishes are: frog creme, snail ragu and pheasant in port (sounds fairly tasty actually). JOIN US ON VARIOUS SOCIAL...
Players, we love you. Please help!
GM box - May 14, 2021 05:00 - 30 minutesThis episode we reach out to our beloved players with a collection of advice to make your and your GM's gaming experience even better! JOIN US ON VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA! We'd love to hear what you think and share our experiences. Discord: https://discord.gg/HpJchvk Facebook: https://www.faceboo...
Making silent players talk
GM box - April 30, 2021 05:00 - 34 minutesRoleplaying is a fundamentally social endeavour, but speaking up can sometimes be difficult. As the GM you can help your players feel comfortable taking an active part. We give a few tips and tricks. Please share yours with us on our various platforms! JOIN US ON VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA! We'd love...
New players!
GM box - April 16, 2021 05:00 - 30 minutesIntroducing a group of only new players is exciting but comes with its own challenges. We explore some of the things to keep in mind to make it fun rather than overwhelming. Tell us how you were introduced to the hobby at any of our social media! JOIN US ON VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA! We'd love to h...
Tackling new systems
GM box - April 02, 2021 05:00 - 26 minutesIn this episode we discuss how we approach learning a new roleplay system. We also get a visit from a very special guest. JOIN US ON VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA! We'd love to hear what you think and share our experiences. Discord: https://discord.gg/HpJchvk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegmbo...
Villains - Are they really evil?
GM box - March 19, 2021 06:00 - 33 minutesThe protagonists your players portray usually need an antagonist to create the conflict and story. But what should you think about when trying to come up with one? We talk about what makes a villain believable and what you might want to include or avoid when creating them! JOIN US ON VARIOUS SO...
Lore dump - Fashion and silly hats
GM box - March 05, 2021 06:00 - 38 minutesDescribing an NPC can tell your players so much about them. Their status, their personality, the culture they live in, and even the resources available in the area. But what are those clues that will bring all of this together? Åsa gives us some basics that will help with everything from worldbu...
Lore dump - Occultism
GM box - February 19, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutesThe first of our Lore Dump episodes where we do a deep dive into a nerdy topic with a few ideas for how you can use it in a game or a game world. First up is occultism and astrology. Much history and a bunch of theory! Please let us know if this is something you'd like more or if you want us to...
Doing oneshots and playing with strangers
GM box - February 05, 2021 06:00 - 40 minutesWe talk about having strangers at your table as you start a campaign or for a one-shot. We include some improvising of our own as well! JOIN US ON VARIOUS SOCIAL MEDIA! Discord: https://discord.gg/HpJchvk Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thegmbox Twitter: https://twitter.com/GMbox2 SUPPORT...
Preparing to be unprepared
GM box - January 22, 2021 06:00 - 26 minutesWe relied on experience more than preparation for this episode. But how to do that? We talk about various strategies that might help you be more confident when you haven't prepared. Remember to join our Discord to talk about ideas: https://discord.gg/HpJchvk A good way to support us is thro...
10 ways to unravel the mystery of mystery games
GM box - January 08, 2021 06:00 - 32 minutesRunning a mystery game requires a balance of challenging for your players and their characters, but also make them able to figure it out. We go through ten different ways to make this work in your roleplaying game. Join the Discord and get mystery ideas amongst much else: https://discord.gg/Hp...
Being completely new and playing online
GM box - December 18, 2020 08:00 - 37 minutesToday's episode (a bit late up, sorry about that) we have a guest from all the way from the other side of the apartment - Delphine! We talk about what it's light to be very new to being a GM as well as how she handles playing online. We'd love some insights into your experiences or questions o...
Approaching sensitive subjects
GM box - December 04, 2020 06:00 - 50 minutesIt is important that everyone feels comfortable playing, and that means talking about what is and isn't acceptable beforehand. We talk about what some of those things are and give our take on them—also, ramblings. Talk about your what is a sensitive subject to you and give your perspective on r...
Out of ideas and GM burnout
GM box - November 13, 2020 06:00 - 39 minutesOut of ideas? Out of energy? You're not alone. We've all gone through it, but all is not lost. Join us to talk about ways you can get back into the game. Talk about your experiences and find support over at https://discord.gg/HpJchvk Bit messy sound on this one, sorry! At some point, we might ...
Halloween special - or how to scare your players
GM box - October 30, 2020 06:00 - 46 minutesMake your horror stories actually feel scary. We talk about strategies for what to do and what not to do. We might not show you an actual monster, but we'll talk about why that would be a bad idea anyway. Talk about your best horror stories and make terrifying friends over at https://discord.gg...
Problematic players and how to accomodate for them
GM box - October 23, 2020 05:00 - 35 minutesPlayers make our games the wonderful things that they are. But it can be tricky to balance a group and get it to play nicely with each other. We share our experiences and how we dealt with them as well as providing some general advice. Join the community at https://discord.gg/HpJchvk Support ...
All the games!
GM box - October 09, 2020 05:00 - 48 minutesIn this episode we (or mostly Johan) ramble on about different game systems that we like, or would like to try out. This episode is a bit longer than the usual, so if you dont want to listen to everything the games mentioned are as follows: 2:24 Castle Falkenstein 7:15 GURPS 12:27 World of Dark...
The quest for an interesting world
GM box - September 25, 2020 05:00 - 35 minutesIn this episode we discuss how you build upon an existing setting, fangirl over Matthew Mercer, tell you what we hide behind our gm-screens and take note on the importance of coffee. We elaborate a little bit on how you make your world interesting and give you another NPC to get inspired by. Su...
Non player characters
GM box - September 18, 2020 05:00 - 32 minutesWe discuss how to create NPCs. Åsa shares her less than structured method for conjuring up interesting characters and we discuss how we struggle to make our worlds more diverse. We make a few notes on voices and Johan shares a plot with a nice moral dilemma to torture players with. Support the ...
Player characters
GM box - September 11, 2020 05:00 - 34 minutesIn this episode Johan rambles on about how to guide your players in the creation of their characters, in what character traits you might want to avoid and how to squeeze in characters in a group. We shower some love over Transhuman Space, find out Åsa cannot pronounce Timothy, and we show our po...
The first storyline
GM box - September 04, 2020 05:00 - 33 minutesIn this episode we try to guide you through the wobbly steps of writing your very first story (spoiler alert: you need a beginning and an end). We discuss how to get the story started and about deciding the style of your game. Åsa talks about a game she plans to run for her non gaming coworkers,...
Introduction
GM box - August 28, 2020 05:00 - 22 minutesIn this episode, we introduce ourselves and talk generally about being a game master. We try to provide advice for any game or world.The sound got a bit unbalanced this episode - we'll try to remedy that in the next one! Feel free to join the Discord: https://discord.gg/HpJchvk Make sure to go ...
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