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This week we're talking about the place comedy has in our home games. If you're anything like us, you like a laugh at the table, but how do you make sure it's not distracting or otherwise 'ruining' your game?If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/oneshotshowAccess video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We're releasing December's bonus episode completely for free!This episode goes into the business side of TTRPGs. We're talking about the inevitable tension between player-oriented and GM-oriented products and how it presents a fundamentally unsolvable dilemma.If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/oneshotshowAccess video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We've talked about non-violence and avoiding combat, but we've never gone into the nuts and bolts of running non-combat encounters like chases and negotiations. That changes now.If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/oneshotshowAccess video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
We're doing a special Christmas episode full of all the little tidbits of advice that didn't quite fit into our other episodes this year. We've stuff our stockings full of them and are opening them up today to share with you all!If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/oneshotshowAccess video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week we're talking about how to play games that avoid violence altogether. That doesn't mean they avoid conflict, mind you! So the question comes: how do we introduce conflict while avoiding violence?If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/oneshotshowAccess video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week each of us has brought a system to pitch to you the viewer (as well as each other!)If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/oneshotshowAccess video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This simple-seeming question is deceptively complex. This week we're breaking down why and might just change your perspective on what you consider to be 'Official' content.If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/oneshotshowAccess video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is a preview of this month's bonus episode! You can find the full version on our Patreon.These bonus episodes are longer than our usual fare, at around 25-30 minutes each, and are where we dive deeper into topics too big to fit in a regular episode.Enjoy!If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/oneshotshowAccess video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
There's nothing worse than preparing something really cool, only for your players to go in a completely different direction. All that effort wasted! Or is it...If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/oneshotshowAccess video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
You've probably come across the phrase 'How do you want to do this?' or possibly even use it already in your games. This week we're talking in depth about it as a tool and how to take it even further!If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/oneshotshowAccess video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Here's the f***ing dungeon crawl rules by the way:We reference these in the episode and mention they will be linked in the show notes, so here's the link:https://apothecary.press/2021/01/18/where-the-f-are-the-dungeon-crawl-rules/If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/oneshotshowAccess video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is a new episode format that we'll be doing intermittently going forward. Those of you who support us on Patreon can submit questions that we'll answer in these episodes!If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/oneshotshowAccess video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Brought to you by Start Playing! Sign up with the link below for $10 off your first game:https://startplaying.games/referral/cmf5m9zlt00majr04kxq0eykzThis week we take on a more casual tone as paddy and I sit around the fire and reminisce on our long years of difficulties in finding groups and players.If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/oneshotshowAccess video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is a preview of this month's bonus episode! You can find the full version on our Patreon.These bonus episodes are longer than our usual fare, at around 25-30 minutes each, and are where we dive deeper into topics too big to fit in a regular episode.Enjoy!If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/oneshotshowAccess video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Brought to you by Start Playing! Sign up with the link below for $10 off your first game:https://startplaying.games/referral/cmf5m9zlt00majr04kxq0eykzSo you've signed up to a paid game - what now? We're joined by special guest Robert Hartley to walk us all through what to expect and how to approach joining your first paid game!If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/oneshotshowAccess video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Brought to you by Start Playing! Sign up with the link below for $10 off your first game:https://startplaying.games/referral/cmf5m9zlt00majr04kxq0eykzIt's easier to turn D&D players into friends that it is to turn your friends into D&D players, that means you're going to spend a lot of time playing with strangers!This week we're talking all about how to approach playing with people you've never met and barely know...If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/oneshotshowAccess video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Brought to you by Start Playing! Sign up with the link below for $10 off your first game:https://startplaying.games/referral/cmf5m9zlt00majr04kxq0eykz This week we're covering West Marches-style campaigns, what some of the pros of running them are, and how your approach changes as a GM.If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/oneshotshowAccess video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This episode revisits the contentious topic of 'Yes And' in a TTRPG context. This time, however, Paddy's come armed and dangerous with examples of where this improvisational structure has been intentionally incorporated into a system's rules.If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/oneshotshowAccess video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This is a preview of our first monthly bonus episode! You can find the full version on our Patreon.These bonus episodes are longer than our usual fare, at around 25-30 minutes each, and are where we dive deeper into topics too big to fit in a regular episode.Enjoy!If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/oneshotshowAccess video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
No joke, Matt thought we were recording a different episode and got taken by complete surprise by Paddy's opening. He thought we were revisiting 'Yes And' so improvised like a champ!This week we're diving into all those fun quirky gimmicks you can use to kick off your campaigns!If you like tuning into The One-Shot Show, please support us on Patreon!www.patreon.com/oneshotshowAccess video versions, bonus episodes, community discord access, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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