Great New Old School RPG Podcast
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“The newest old school podcast has arrived: The Dungeon Master's Handbook, presented by veteran Dungeons & Dragons player Michael "Chgowiz" Shorten.
Served up in easily digestible episodes of 15-30 minutes duration, the four episodes to date (including an introductory 'episode zero') are packed full of useful titbits on running 'old school' style fantasy roleplaying games.
The first full episode was a walk-through of how Michael prepared a scenario to run at a convention, in four hours, and the following two episodes were breakdowns of his methods for creating an open 'sandbox' campaign setting.
Michael's application of the "rule of three" plays heavily into much of his creativity. It gives newcomers to the wide world of sandbox settings a sensibly small base to start their adventures from and an easy way to build it up from there.
He's a strong advocate of the idea that the gamesmaster only needs to stay one step ahead of his players ("just in time detailing"), there's no obligation to detail your entire world before the campaign begins, just prepare enough for games day and leave the rest in broad brushstrokes.
The most recent episode also deals with the simply online technology available to help you curate your campaign, from wikis to map-design software, as well as the benefit of encouraging - and taking note of - player input.
The Dungeon Master's Handbook is a great podcast for gamers who aspire to emulate the 'old school' sensibilities.
Michael's currently flying solo, which I like (I generally find podcasts with more than three voices tend to quickly degenerate into incomprehensible anarchy, and encourage off-putting 'in-jokes') and the production values, sound quality etc, are top-notch.”
AcrobaticFlea via Apple Podcasts ·
Great Britain ·
12/09/17
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“Lots of advice presented in an easy to swallow conversational format. I listened to the episode on mass combat when I was looking for info and have now started at the beginning as I want to hear all he has to say!”
DanielPNorton via Apple Podcasts ·
United States of America ·
08/20/18
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