GamingPerspectives

What is the impact of age on a character in RPGs.  Saul and Jolene tackle the concept of character age and how that impacts your character in an RPG.  From D&D to Call of Cthulu rpgs deal with the con...

26 Jul 202031min

Tension in RPGs, is it only for Horror and Mystery RPGs?  Saul and Jolene talk about how to create tension and how it just not for Horror RPGs anymore.  Tension can be a great way to keep players enga...

19 Jul 202032min

Almost every rpg gamer knows the words, "Don't Split the Party".  It is a phrase that I have heard for a very long time.  An Order of the Stick graphic novel was even titled "Don't Split the Party."  ...

12 Jul 202033min

In this episode Saul and Jolene talk about the killing of NPCs in your RPGs.  Player Characters may at some point kill an Non Player Character in your roleplaying game.  What happens when PCs either b...

5 Jul 202035min

This week Saul and Jolene discuss ways to bring your RPG character to life.  Ways and tips that you as a player can do to make your character seem more real or realistic.  Mainly to help new players t...

28 Jun 202033min

Saul and Jolene discuss Traps! in your RPG games.  Saul discusses how he has never really used traps in his fantasy RPGs.   Saul talks about his earliest recollections of playing D&D and how traps had...

21 Jun 202038min

Technology has greatly advanced since the introduction of RPGs in the mid 1970s.  Saul and Jolene discuss the pros and cons of having today's tech at the gaming table.  For the most part the discussio...

13 Jun 202035min

Saul and Jolene talk about sticking to canon in RPGs.   Saul usually tries to be a rebel but feels sticking to official "canon" of a setting or IP is important.  It may not be really important to Saul...

7 Jun 202033min