Tag: TTRPG

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Hello and welcome to Crash’s Course, a short form podcast where I share my thoughts and advice on playing and running tabletop role playing games in roughly about 5 minutes.

In this episode I want to talk about that horrid thing that affects many a “Forever DM”: Burnout.

You know that pang of relief, mixed with guilt over that relief, that you might feel when a game session has to be canceled, so you spend the time instead playing a video game, reading a book, or staring into the endless void and pondering the futility of all you attempt to accomplish? Continue reading “Crash’s Course Ep 05: Burnout”

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Hello and welcome to Crash’s Course, a short form podcast where I share my thoughts and advice on playing and running tabletop role playing games in roughly about 5 minutes.

Last time we talked about railroading, so in this episode I want to cover the other extreme: Sandboxing. Continue reading “Crash’s Course Ep 04: Sandboxing”

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Hello and welcome to Crash’s Course, a short form podcast where I share my thoughts and advice on playing and running tabletop role playing games in roughly about 5 minutes.

This time I want to talk about the greatest of all DM or GM crimes: Railroading.

I get it, players. Railroading is evil. How dare the GM take away your agency? Your freedom of choice? Sure, they worked really hard on that battle map for Session 4, but retiring to run an in-game children’s theater is way more enjoyable!

I get it, GMs and DMs, how dare the players veer away from your cleverly and meticulously crafted plot line? Sure, they want to have some control over the destiny of their characters, but shouldn’t your hard work be able to be showcased? Continue reading “Crash’s Course Ep 03: Railroading”