Poddy Gnomington | Gnome Stew https://gnomestew.com The Gaming Blog Tue, 04 Jun 2024 02:21:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.4 https://gnomestew.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/cropped-cropped-gssiteicon-150x150.png Poddy Gnomington | Gnome Stew https://gnomestew.com 32 32 Gnomecast 190 – Beginning Campaigns Comfortably https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-190-beginning-campaigns-comfortably/ https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-190-beginning-campaigns-comfortably/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:00:08 +0000 https://gnomestew.com/?p=52239 https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Gnomecast-190.mp3

Join Ang and Josh, along with guest Carl Lehmann as they talk about finding your sweet spot on what you need to begin a campaign comfortably and confidently.

Links:

Symphony Entertainment

Alien with Carl – Part 1

Alien with Carl – Part 2

Alien with Carl – Part 3

Alien with Carl – Post Game Lounge with Bridget Jeffries

Six Cultures of Play

To Shape a Dragon’s Breath

The Gamemaster’s Handbook of Proactive Roleplaying

]]> https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-190-beginning-campaigns-comfortably/feed/ 0 Gnomecast #189 – Kobayashi Maru: Unwinnable Scenarios https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-189-kobayashi-maru-unwinnable-scenarios/ https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-189-kobayashi-maru-unwinnable-scenarios/#respond Thu, 23 May 2024 10:00:09 +0000 https://gnomestew.com/?p=52211 https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Gnomecast-189.mp3

Ang, Jared and Chris get on the mics to talk about unwinnable scenarios. Why to run them, how to run them, and everything in between!

Links:

Encoded Designs 5e Bundle X-men ’97

]]> https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-189-kobayashi-maru-unwinnable-scenarios/feed/ 0 Gnomecast 188 – Imposter Syndrome and RPGs https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-188-imposter-syndrome-and-rpgs/ https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-188-imposter-syndrome-and-rpgs/#respond Wed, 08 May 2024 10:00:21 +0000 https://gnomestew.com/?p=52184 https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Gnomecast-188.mp3

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.

Links:

Trans Rights Readathon

Stewpot: Tales from a Fantasy Tavern

Origins Game Fair

Gamehole Con

U-Con Gaming Convention

]]> https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-188-imposter-syndrome-and-rpgs/feed/ 0 Gnomecast 187 – Learning About the OSR https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-187-learning-about-the-osr/ https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-187-learning-about-the-osr/#respond Wed, 24 Apr 2024 10:00:05 +0000 https://gnomestew.com/?p=52138

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.

 

Links:

JT’s Amazon Book Page

Origins Game Fair

Renegade Game Studios

]]> https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-187-learning-about-the-osr/feed/ 0 Gnomecast 186 – Mixing Genres https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-186-mixing-genres/ https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-186-mixing-genres/#respond Wed, 10 Apr 2024 10:00:51 +0000 https://gnomestew.com/?p=52123 https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Gnomecast186.mp3

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!

Links:

D&D Lego!

The Nebula Awards

Daggerheart Playtest

]]> https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-186-mixing-genres/feed/ 0 Gnomecast 185 – Taking Over https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-185-taking-over/ https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-185-taking-over/#respond Wed, 27 Mar 2024 10:00:00 +0000 https://gnomestew.com/?p=52097 http://misdirectedmark.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/GC_185_takingoverGMing_final.mp3 Ang, Jared, and JT get together on the mics to talk about all the ins and outs of taking over the GMing duties in an existing group. Links: Pathfinder Mini-Dungeon Tome D&D 5e Mini-Dungeon Tome Coriolis: The Great Dark Kickstarter Stewpot: Tales from a Fantasy Tavern ]]> https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-185-taking-over/feed/ 0 Gnomecast 184 – D&D and Me https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-184-dd-and-me/ https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-184-dd-and-me/#respond Wed, 13 Mar 2024 12:00:03 +0000 https://gnomestew.com/?p=52028

In honor of D&D’s 50th Anniversary, a whole bunch of Gnomes get on the mics to talk about our history with this venerable game. Prepare for a little nostalgia and musings about this hobby we all love.

]]> https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-184-dd-and-me/feed/ 0 Gnomecast 183 – New Players, New Characters https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-183-new-players-new-characters/ https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-183-new-players-new-characters/#respond Wed, 28 Feb 2024 11:00:15 +0000 https://gnomestew.com/?p=51940 http://misdirectedmark.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/GC_183_Newplayers_final.mp3

Ang, JT and Senda chat about the logistics of adding new players to your groups and new characters to your games.

Links:
Mythulu Cards
Xenolanguage
Coriolis: The Great Dark Kickstarter
Savage Worlds Science Fiction Companion Kickstarter

]]> https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-183-new-players-new-characters/feed/ 0 Gnomecast 182 – Video Games to RPGs https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-182-video-games-to-rpgs/ https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-182-video-games-to-rpgs/#respond Wed, 14 Feb 2024 19:01:11 +0000 https://gnomestew.com/?p=51908 Ang, Jared and Josh get together and talk about what we can take from video games and apply to the RPGs we bring to the table.

Links:

Jared’s Marvel Multiverse RPG Extended Objectives

]]> https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-182-video-games-to-rpgs/feed/ 0 Gnomecast 181 – Bridgett Jeffries, Community Coordinator https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-181-bridgett-jeffries-community-coordinator/ https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-181-bridgett-jeffries-community-coordinator/#respond Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:00:56 +0000 https://gnomestew.com/?p=51879 http://misdirectedmark.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/GC_181_Bridgett_Jeffries.mp3 Ang welcomes Bridgett Jeffries, Chaosium Community Coordinator to the Stew, where they talk about what that role means to the modern gaming community. Also, horror games and how our tastes change! Links: ]]> https://gnomestew.com/gnomecast-181-bridgett-jeffries-community-coordinator/feed/ 0