PTG200 – 4th Anniversary!
Show us how you celebrate 200 episodes by trying to pretend that you can do the anniversary stuff and STILL ANSWER A QUESTION somehow! Phil and Senda talk about campaign stress vs. one shot stress, MORE
Apr 13, 2020•48 min
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Episodes
PTG199 – Unfamiliar Territory
Show us how you run games in genres you’re not familiar with! Phil and Senda talk faking it and picking it up quickly to run games in genres that aren’t your core competency as one MORE
Apr 06, 2020•37 min•Ep. 199
PTG198 – Triangles
Show us how you manage relationship triangles in your game! Phil and Senda talk about triangles, how to use them, and how to keep them fun, whether it’s all PCs or some mix of PCs MORE
Mar 30, 2020•37 min•Ep. 198
PTG197-Going the Social Distance: Transitioning to Online Play
Show us how you keep your game going in this time of physical distancing! Phil and Senda talk about some things to consider as you move online and quick tips on making the move as MORE
Mar 23, 2020•47 min•Ep. 197
PTG196 – Making Dungeons Sexy Again
Show us how you run a dungeon crawl without being boring! Phil and Senda talk about what pieces make up our idea of a dungeon crawl to help you pick the parts that will be MORE
Mar 16, 2020•41 min•Ep. 196
PTG195 – 2Fast2Cliche
Show us how you manage your cliche use in games! Senda and Phil chat about tropes, shticks, and cliches; why you might want to avoid cliches, and when you might want to lean in and MORE
Mar 09, 2020•35 min•Ep. 195
PTG194 – You Want To Listen To This Episode
Show us how you manage mind altering effects in games! Phil and Senda talk about some of the ways they are problematic and some possible ways to mitigate or manage at least some of the MORE
Mar 02, 2020•46 min•Ep. 194
PTG193 – Lines and Veils
Show us how you handle lines and veils as a living documents — recorded live on twitch! Senda and Phil talk about their (current and evolving) thoughts on lines and veils as a living document MORE
Feb 24, 2020•49 min•Ep. 193
PTG192 – Running an Impromptu Game Day
Show us how you run an impromptu (esque) RPG game day! Phil and Senda talk about their trip to WI for Weregator’s surprise birthday party and how they managed running games and setting up a MORE
Feb 17, 2020•47 min
PTG191 – Februgrabby Bag
Show us how youuuuuuu do a grab bag or the B show! Phil and Senda talk players who don’t show up, props, and inspiration. Also, movies with bad rotten tomato reviews, Axe body spray, Aliens, MORE
Feb 10, 2020•37 min•Ep. 191
PTG190 – Toss a Fate Point to your Transactional Complications
Show us how you manage transactional complications as a player and as a GM! Phil and Senda talk about setting table expectations, how to use transactional complications effectively, and how to not be a dick MORE
Feb 03, 2020•40 min•Ep. 190
PTG189 — Online Gaming
Show us how you manage an online game! From recruitment to note taking, Senda and Phil are here with some thoughts on running one shots and campaigns online. Also, way more than you wanted to MORE
Jan 27, 2020•38 min•Ep. 189
PTG188 – The Hero’s Journey
Show us how you implement the hero’s journey in one shots and campaigns! Phil and Senda talk about this classic story structure and ways you can make it work in games vs. static media. Also, MORE
Jan 20, 2020•36 min•Ep. 188
PTG187 – Who Framed Scener Rabbit?
Show us how you hard frame a scene! Phil and Senda talk hard openings and hard endings for scenes when you need to keep a story clipping along. Also, Phil used his one wish on MORE
Jan 13, 2020•43 min•Ep. 187
PTG186 – Splitting the Party
Show us how you handle splitting the party in story games! Phil and Senda talk pros and cons and some tips for being split up and for when you’re not so that you can mix MORE
Jan 06, 2020•36 min•Ep. 186
PTG185 – CoGMing Part 3
Show us how you co-GM! Phil and Senda have been deflecting this question for YEARS now, but…we think we can now approach it! This is the third and final episode of our live on mic MORE
Dec 23, 2019•39 min•Ep. 185
PTG184 – Co-GMing Part 2
Show us how you co-GM! Phil and Senda have been deflecting this question for YEARS now, but…we think we can now approach it! This is the second part of our live on mic negotiation of MORE
Dec 16, 2019•43 min
PTG183 – Co-GMing Part I
Show us how you co-GM! Phil and Senda have been deflecting this question for YEARS now, but…we think we can now approach it! This is the first part of our live on mic negotiation of MORE
Dec 09, 2019•36 min
PTG182 – Open Tables
Show us how you manage an open table! Phil and Senda talk running games when you have fluctuating attendance with many characters, such as at a school or a game store, and how to still MORE
Dec 02, 2019•25 min
PTG181 – Metatopia Recap 2019
Well friends…we recorded a good, long, normal episode this week — and then discovered that the audio was mangled beyond retrieval. So instead we bring you this super short, COMPLETELY UNEDITED (except for chopping off MORE
Nov 25, 2019•28 min
PTG180 – November Grab Bag 2
It’s a Grab Bag! We’re on our way back from Metatopia today, so Senda and Phil talk about not letting your next campaign steal steam from the current one, balancing new hotness with old standbys, MORE
Nov 11, 2019•36 min•Ep. 180
PTG179 – November Grab Bag 1
Phil and Senda sit down to answer three quick questions for a November Grab bag — the first of two this month, as we’ll be at Metatopia coming up 11/7! Let us know if you’ll MORE
Nov 04, 2019•36 min•Ep. 179
PTG178 – Too Much Plan? …Bit More Plan.
Show us how you avoid the too-much-planning and analysis paralysis in your games! Phil and Senda talk creating urgency, adding stakes, and how to mitigate the issues of players who don’t have the same level MORE
Oct 28, 2019•35 min•Ep. 178
PTG177 – Portin’ Rules
Show us how you port rules from other games in to your current game! Phil and Senda talk porting integrated and non-integrated rules in to your ongoing campaign, as well as random ideas for merging MORE
Oct 21, 2019•39 min
PTG176 – Whose Clues
Show us how you set up a mystery game! Phil and Senda talk mysteries, making a clue map and a what’s really going on here document, as well as prepping your clues and changing them MORE
Oct 14, 2019•39 min•Ep. 176
PTG175 – Try It, You Might Like It!
Show us how you get Indie gamers to play traditional games and vice versa! Phil and Senda break down some generalities about what differentiates the stereotypes of these games and then talk about some of MORE
Oct 07, 2019•39 min•Ep. 175
PTG174 – SeptemBI Grab Bag
Show us how….Senda forgets to queue the episode before leaving for con! Also on this episode, we talk good pregens for cons and one shots and how to manage surprise as a GM. Also, there MORE
Sep 30, 2019•38 min
PTG173 – Pumpkin Spice Grab Bag
Phil and Senda answer three listener questions in quick succession! We talk co-GMing, adding drama/relationships/bonds to more traditional RPGs, and recycling your content and ideas. Also, one hit wonders Definitely Leopard and their short lived MORE
Sep 23, 2019•38 min•Ep. 173
PTG172 – Table Reading Rainbow
Show us how you read a table! Phil and Senda talk passively reading game tables and actively soliciting feedback, and how the two combine for the most effective table reading. Also, DEFINITELY LEOPARD. Bonus outtakes MORE
Sep 16, 2019•36 min
PTG171-We Built This City
Show us how you implement collaborative world building! Phil and Senda talk collaborative world building in your session 0 and when you are mid game. Also, lots more music, not understanding we were queer in MORE
Sep 09, 2019•41 min•Ep. 171
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