John Skoda

Set The Table

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Set The Table: Episode 29 - Deep Dive - Monarchies Of Mau

Feb 27th, 2021 1h 28m

This time John and Jack take a deep dive into Monarchies of Mau, a d20 system that strongly resembles 5e … More

Set The Table: Episode 28 - Feedback

Feb 13th, 2021 1h 16m

This week we talk about Feedback: receiving and processing as a DM, providing thoughtful feedback for players, and what to … More

Set The Table: Episode 27: Character & Player Changes

Jan 31st, 2021 1h 5m

John & Jack discuss changing? swapping? substituting? characters and players at your table. How do you handle it when a … More

Set The Table: Episode 26: Narrating Action

Jan 16th, 2021 1h 21m

Welcome to the first episode of Set The Table for 2021! This week John and Jack talk all about Narrating … More

Set The Table: Episode 25: Year One, Session Zero

Jan 6th, 2021 1h 44m

John and Jack reflect on our first year of Set The Table. Many of our topics are worth mentioning in … More

Set The Table: Episode 24 - Deific Interference/Divine Intervention

Jan 6th, 2021 1h 14m

This week John and Jack talk about getting the Gods involved. What can be a session zero topic doesn’t always … More

Set The Table: Episode 23 - Evil Characters

Dec 1st, 2020 1h 52m

This time we talk about evil characters; why and how to build them as player, and how to deal with … More

Set The Table: Episode 22 - Guest #2 James Kiernan

Nov 13th, 2020 1h 4m

John and Jack invite one of John’s oldest friends and player of Connie the Bard, James Kiernan onto the show … More

Set The Table: Episode 21 - Casual Conversation #2

Nov 13th, 2020 1h 18m

John and Jack have our second casual conversation episode and talk about a fun variety of things: Fafhrd and the … More

Set The Table: Episode 20 - Appendix N and Inspiration

Oct 5th, 2020 1h 18m

John and Jack elaborate on a notable reference we’ve talked about before called Appendix N, a page at the end … More

Set The Table: Episode 19 - The "5-Minute Workday"

Oct 5th, 2020 1h 39m

John and Jack are back and talking about one of Jack’s favorite things! (not…) The “5-Minute Workday”. It’s the idea … More

18. Big Bad Evil Guys (BBEGs)

Aug 16th, 2020 1h 31m

This week John and Jack talk about BBEG’s, or Big Bad Evil Guys, those end-bosses, mini-bosses, and other ultimate and … More

Set The Table: Episode 17 - Casual Conversation #1

Aug 4th, 2020 1h 52m

In this episode John and Jack change up the format of the show and instead of having a distinct topic, … More

Set The Table: Episode 16 - Non-Player Characters (NPCs)

Jul 24th, 2020 1h 23m

In this episode, John and Jack finally talk about NPCs. What you need as a baseline, how to create them, … More

15. Deep Dive - 7th Sea

Jul 9th, 2020 1h 48m

This time John and Jack talk about 7th Sea (mostly 2nd edition), what it is, why we like it and … More

Set The Table: Episode 14 - Improv Skills

Jun 19th, 2020 1h 31m

This time John and Jack talk about improv skills! What improv means to us, how to get started, how to … More

Set The Table: Episode 13 - Party Composition, Vision, and Mission

Jun 5th, 2020 1h 36m

This week on Set The Table we talk about party composition, from the game classic standard trio of Warrior, Wizard, … More

Set The Table: Episode 12 - Listener Question & Outcomes For Bad Rolls

May 23rd, 2020 1h 33m

Jack answers a listener question directed at him, and we get some awesome insight about building player characters! It takes … More

Set The Table: Episode 11 - Fudging Rolls

May 10th, 2020 1h 17m

On this episode of Set The Table Jack and I talk about fudging rolls. What it means, who should do … More

Set The Table: Episode 10 - Guest #1 Thornton Raskveitz

Apr 25th, 2020 1h 25m

In this, our tenth episode, we’re excited to present our first Guest Episode, with John’s childhood friend Thornton! Thornton has … More

Set The Table: Episode 9 - Character Death

Apr 10th, 2020 1h 12m