Episodes
BONUS: The Psychology of Character Death
On today's BONUS episode, I discuss the psychology of character death and how it is a tool for helping us practice dealing with real tragedy in our life. In our Tricks of the Trade section I give you several ideas …
E8: Stat Generation Methods W/ Joseph Henry
In today’s session I’m joined by economist and numbers guru, Joseph Henry where we will be debating the merits of different stat generation methods. In Tricks of the Trade we give you several examples of different stat genera...
E7: Foreshadowing W/ Dustin Archer
On today's episode Dustin and I discuss foreshadowing in your games and how it should begin very early on. We also talk a little bit about prequels and prologues. In Tricks of the Trade, Dustin gives us further details on …
E6: Building Backwards W/ Dustin Archer
On today’s episode I’m delighted to be joined by my good friend and longtime gaming buddy, Dustin Archer, and we will be discussing how to build a campaign backwards. Today we also have have ten tricks of the trade as …
E5: Fantasy Politics
On today’s episode we’re going to look at a fun topic that can lend a lot of uniqueness to your campaigns, and that is politics. We also look at why psychology says that political scandals are so commonplace. In Tricks …
E4: Puzzles and Riddles
On today’s episode we talking about riddles and puzzles, and how they can make games much more interesting. In Tricks of the Trade I have four fun puzzle ideas for you to borrow for your own adventures. Intro music by …
E3: Player Archetypes
On today’s episode we talking about player archetypes, and the psychological motivations of the different types of players. On my Tricks of the Trade segment, I give you ideas for side quests for each of my 5 player archetype...
E2: The Psychology of Plot hooks
On today’s episode we are discussing plot hooks. How to write them, how to make them appropriate to your characters, and how using the psychology of story writing can make your plot hooks irresistible to your players. Sound e...
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E1: (PILOT) Why do we Care About Stories
In this pilot episode I introduce myself to you and discuss what to expect from this podcast. In addition, we take a look at the psychology of emotional connection to a story, and I give you some tricks of the …