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Gnomecast

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A 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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Episodes

Gnomecast #214 – Styles of Play

Join Ang, along with Josh and Senda as they talk about the different styles of roleplaying games and why it can help improve your experience to understand what types you enjoy most.

Jun 04, 2025•46 min•Ep. 214

Gnomecast #212 – Player Problems

Join Ang along with Chris and Phil as they talk about managing continuity for you and your players in your campaigns.

May 07, 2025•57 min•Ep. 212

Gnomecast #210 – System Screen Burn

Join Ang along with Josh and JT as they talk about how to navigate having multiple game systems embedded in your brain.

Apr 09, 2025•36 min•Ep. 210

Gnomecast #209 – AI and RPGs

Join Ang and special guest, Charles Cohen, as they talk about emerging AI technology and its place in the RPG space.

Mar 26, 2025•33 min•Ep. 209

Gnomecast #207 – With Great Power

Join Ang along with Jared and guest Andy Jaksetic as they talk about the immense responsibility of running Super Hero RPGs to the best of your abilities!

Feb 26, 2025•45 min•Ep. 207

Gnomecast #206 – Splitting the Party

Join Ang, Josh and JT as they talk about the dreaded, forbidden topic of splitting the party! Is it good? Is it bad? Does it depend? They'll talk about it all.

Feb 12, 2025•43 min•Ep. 206

Gnomecast #204 – Running vs. Playing

Join Ang, JT, and guest Alex Thomas as they talk about the difference in the skills needed to run games versus play games.

Jan 15, 2025•43 min•Ep. 204

Gnomecast #203 – Resolutions Old & New

Join Ang, JT, and Tomas as they look at what they hoped to accomplish RPG wise in 2024, how that turned out, and what they're hoping for in 2025.

Dec 18, 2024•36 min•Ep. 203

Gnomecast #202 – Surviving the Holidays

Join Ang, Matt, and Senda as they talk about how to help your gaming group survive the inevitable scheduling woes of the holiday season.

Dec 04, 2024•49 min•Ep. 202

Gnomecast #201 – Oops! All Bards

Join Ang, Jared and Josh as they talk about what to do when you have characters in your game whose mechanical abilities overlap and you can't rely on traditional 'niche' protection to move the spotlight around the table. Or, what to do when you somehow end up with a group of just bards!

Nov 20, 2024•32 min•Ep. 201

Gnomecast #200 – Why We Do This

Join us for our 200th episode of the Gnomecast, as we talk about why we do this. What's this? Giving gaming advice on Gnome Stew and this podcast. And who's we? A bunch of gnomes who could take a little time to talk about the love we have for this hobby and why we keep giving gaming advice.

Nov 07, 2024•41 min•Ep. 200

Gnomecast #197 – Brand New Players

Join Ang, Tomas and Walt as they talk about bringing brand new players into the hobbies. Tips, tricks, and things to keep in mind as you introduce the hobby to someone for the first time.

Sep 11, 2024•40 min•Ep. 197

Gnomecast #196 – Two GM Slip Ups

Join Ang, Jared and Chris as they talk about two common slip ups GMs make while running our games and how to recover from them.

Aug 28, 2024•43 min•Ep. 196

Gnomecast #194 – Multi-table Games

Join Ang, along with guests Carl Lehmann and Alex Thomas where they talk about organizing and running multi-table games! These can be a lot of fun, but require a different kind of organization and coordination.

Jul 31, 2024•39 min•Ep. 194

Gnomecast #193 – GMing for Turtles

Join Ang, Josh, and Phil as they talk about GMing for Turtles. No, not those charming reptiles with a house on their back, but the players that end up not wanting to engage with what you're putting down in front of them!

Jul 17, 2024•38 min•Ep. 193

Gnomecast #192 – The Art of Pregen Characters

Join Ang, JT, and guest Andy Jaksetic as they talk about the art of pregenerated characters. They cover everything from why you would want pre-made characters to what details you need to give your players.

Jul 03, 2024•51 min•Ep. 192

Gnomecast #191 – Running Factions

Join Ang, Josh, and Tomas as they talk about running factions in your campaigns. Everything from how to create them, how to connect them, and how to use them for your players.

Jun 19, 2024•38 min•Ep. 191

Gnomecast #188 – Imposter Syndrome and RPGs

Ang, Jared and Senda chat about how Imposter Syndrome has affected their relationship with running and playing RPGs along with some ideas on how to navigate through those feelings.

May 08, 2024•48 min•Ep. 188

Gnomecast #187 – Learning About the OSR

Ang gets JT and Walt on the mics to learn more about what the OSR (Old School... Renaissance? Revival? Retro? The R varies) actually is. Join us and learn more about this style of roleplaying game.

Apr 25, 2024•46 min•Ep. 187

Gnomecast #186 – Mixing Genres

Ang, 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!

Apr 10, 2024•45 min•Ep. 185
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