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Chasing the Spotlight

Apr 18th, 2023 1h 4m

Surprise 2023

Jan 13th, 2023 1h 45m

Streaming on a Saturday morning, the boys got together to talk about some stuff.===Join Sean on Saturdays at 8am CT: http://how2rpg.comDiscord: http://gamingandbs.com/discordPatreon: https://www.patreon.com/seanpkelley

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Announcement: BSer Con 2

Nov 19th, 2022 1m 58s

BSer Con 2: Electric Boogaloo is happening!Back by popular demand, we will be holding our virtual online #ttrpg convention in January 2023. Event submission and badge registration is open now. Head over to http://gamingandbs.com/bsercon for b

Until We Meet Again

Jun 30th, 2022 2h 31m

The final episode of the show, we chose to do an AMA format. Thank you for all the questions. Special thanks to John for keeping us on the mics for just a little longer. Thank you to all the BSers! This one is dedicated to you. Random Encounter

What Have We Learned

Jun 15th, 2022 1h 36m

We look back and reflect upon things we’ve learned over the last 7+ years. Random Encounter Chris Shorb calls in about Are They Lying? Email from my friend Chris D. Follow up email from Roger Brasslett about hanging it up Audio from Harrigan, f

Are They Lying?

Jun 1st, 2022 1h 14m

How the hell do you deal with lying in your rpgs? Lying NPCs that is, or lying PCs perhaps – not talking about out of game lying (e.g. “I swear it was Sean that took the last beer!”), but lying in your games. Announcements First episode of GM M

GBS Finale Trailer

May 12th, 2022 1m 26s

Gaming and BS trailer leading up to the final episode – #384. Submit your questions for the AMA: https://gamingandbs.com/ama Join us LIVE on June 27th at 8pm CT/1am GMT

RPG Starter Sets

May 11th, 2022 1h 12m

Is getting a rpg starter set worth purchasing or should you go straight to the core book? Announcements Thank you carlclare for the kind review GM Mastermind! Random Encounter Matt aka mgr comments on the last episode Duet Gaming Forrest commen

Duet RPG Play

Apr 26th, 2022 1h 4m

Duet gaming, or one game master and one player. Announcements End is near. After 7+ years and what will be 384+ episodes of the show, B and I have decided to retire. Random Encounter DM Cojo voicemail on save or die Die Roll Caught in the Backr

Brett GMs, Sean Player

Apr 24th, 2022 2h 32m

Brett assumes the role as game master as Sean plays two characters in this short adventure. Only this time Brett talks about the decisions he makes and why, and he does it in real-time. Subscribe on iOS or Android so you don’t miss our next e

Vaesen, An Overview

Apr 2nd, 2022 1h 45m

Vaesen, a nordic horror rpg by Free League Publishing. You will find out why we like this rendition of a curated role-playing game. Fancy talk for what we’re about to divulge. Random Encounter Voicemail from Chris Shorb Voicemail from Todd Crap

Using Lore and Setting to Solve Issues

Mar 19th, 2022 1h 19m

If you want the Players to engage with your lore/setting/cool stuff – you need to make that stuff part of the solution to their problems. The lore must be relevant to the adventure. If they can solve everything with their character sheet, they

Story and Drama

Mar 4th, 2022 1h 9m

Of all of the things that we steal from other art forms (e.g. movies, novels, TV, etc.) for our games, one of the things that would be most helpful would be to understand story structure, drama, and pacing. Developing and tuning our senses for

Motivation, Believability, Immersion

Feb 20th, 2022 1h 26m

We talk about making a setting/world believable for us/our players – helping to keep the verisimilitude working. But do we know what we need/want? I mean, what does it take for us to believe? What about the other players in the game? Perhaps we

RPG, The Rough Draft

Jan 28th, 2022 1h 21m

One of the things we like to compare RPGs to is to novels, screenplays, etc. One of the things that we need to really understand and appreciate about this is that those products are HEAVILY edited, managed, and modified before they come to us.

X-over Third Floor Wars

Jan 14th, 2022 2h 26m

A special crossover episode. This week we feature an episode from Craig Shipman’s podcast Third Floor Wars. In this episode Craig interviews Sage LaTorra, co-creator of Dungeon World. Enjoy. Find more Third Floor Wars: Website: https://thirdfl

Rival Adventuring Party

Jan 8th, 2022 1h 13m

Rival adventuring party in your role-playing game, do you use them? How do you use them? It is obvious to the players they are a rival group? Announcements BSer Con event registration opens Jan 10 at noon CT Random Encounter Voicemail from Old

Random Encounter – 5e Success with Setback

Dec 30th, 2021 1h 40m

An extended Random Encounter segment as we talk more about 5e success and failure. Announcements Change in release schedule Intro the show – sign up BSer Con Evercon – website Arcadia – website Random Encounter Stephen Dragonspawn phones in a c

Multiple NPC’s in the Same Scene

Dec 23rd, 2021 1h 13m

Multiple NPC’s in the same scene can cause the game master to have a conversation with themselves. The players will want to know who is who. Thanks Edwin Nagy for inspiration on this one. Announcements BSer Con – submit your events. Event submi

When Good Dice Go Bad

Dec 16th, 2021 54m 19s

What do we do when the dice turn on us? How to have fun even if the randomizer of choice fails us. Announcements BSer Con – event submission closes Jan 3, 2022 Introsignup Die Roll The Wachterhaus Crypt, dnd5e adventure. Expands on events from

Confusion Ignorance Discovery

Dec 11th, 2021 1h 28m

One of the things that can be very frustrating for our players is when they feel confused or ignorant. Sometimes though, being ignorant and working towards clarity is pretty necessary for the game to work. Announcements BSer Con – submit your e

RPG Hack Job or No

Dec 3rd, 2021 1h 15m

Do we only want a solid core mechanic and then we lean on outside skills or ideas? In short, how much do we like to tinker/develop mechanics ourselves? We talk about the RPG hack job. Announcements BSer Con – Submit your events! Random Encounte

Choose, RPG Setting or System

Nov 24th, 2021 1h 20m

What makes us interested in a tabletop rpg? Is it the role-playing game setting(s), or is it the rpg system? Announcements BSer Con Random Encounter Gabe comments on ep 366 handling multiple expectations at the table Davy W writes in Laramie co

Multiple Expectations at the RPG Table

Nov 12th, 2021 1h 16m

What happens when you have more than one set of expectations/desires at the table? Have one person who doesn’t care if their PC dies early or often, another never wants to die, another wants to just have combat encounters, someone else only wan