Loot Mechanics Podcast

Back From The Dead

Episode #1: Players revolts in the MMORPGs “Star Citizen” and “Lord of the Rings Online” caught Scormey’s attention this week. Also, we talk “Seekers Beyond The Shroud” and the concept of Solo TTRPGs. Intro (1:00) – Beoulus and Scormey do some catching up. Main Topic (4:32) – Discussing recent player discontent regarding “Star Citizen”, “Lord […]

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The Ruin of the “World of Darkness”?

TL;DR: Yes, this is Clickbait, but not entirely. I have been a huge fan of many “World of Darkness” games, since the very beginning. I own multiple editions of “Vampire: The Masquerade”, “Werewolf: The Apocalypse”, and “Mage: The Ascension”, as well as the first editions of “Changeling: The Dreaming”, Wraith: The Oblivion”, and “Hunter: The […]

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The Man with the Blue Tie

I often wonder how I can improve my Gamemastering skills. What can I do to better bring my worlds to life for my players? Is there something small, perhaps a little exercise I can do, to sharpen my skills? Well, I fell into just such an exercise, without even trying. My Lovely Brideā„¢ and I […]

Pixels & Dice Podcast

Deconstructing: FATE – Pixels & Dice #175

On today’s podcast, Beoulus and I have a chat about the ins and outs of the FATE Core System. Music from https://filmmusic.io “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) See more trash like this at Scormey.com https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/scormey.com/podcast/PnD175.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | […]

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Counters and Encounters – Pixels & Dice #173

More advice for new Game-masters, this time focusing on Encounter Building. Also, we talk a bit more tabletop roleplaying news, of today’s podcast! Music from https://filmmusic.io “Pixelland” by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com) License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) See more trash like this at Scormey.com https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/scormey.com/podcast/PnD173.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon […]

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Off The Tracks

I have a bit of an issue. It appears that some don’t care for my style as a game-master of tabletop role-playing games. I’ve been said to “Railroad” my players through their adventures, which generally isn’t the case, but the simple fact they feel that way is a real problem. So, what should I do […]