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This is a new series we've been cooking up for a while where we talk about certain character archetypes and how best to provide for them at your tables. Each episode will cover 2 archetypes in depth. For this first one we're talking about the Face and the TankIf 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.
Losing your character sucks, except when it doesn't. This week we're talking about some of the reasons a player might actually enjoying seeing their character meet their end.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 went into the studio early especially to record this while Stranger Things 5 is still topical. We have gripes about it, of course. It's not just the writing, it's not just the inaccurate D&D, it's the terrible writing *within* the show's D&D. Paddy has an axe to grind this time and the Duffer Brothers' heads are on the block!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 topic got us really excited when we hit upon it because it nails a concept that we've skirted around before but never quite had the language to address directly.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 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.
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