On A Roll
The Podcast that helps you Level Up Your RPG!
Displaying all 8 Episode of On A Roll with the tag “players”.
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Episode 201: Running The End
Episode | January 23rd, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 36 secs
characters, dungeons and dragons, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, players, plot, roleplaying games, tabletop, vampire, white wolf
It's the first episode of season two! Since it's the beginning of our new season, the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend talk about endings. Carie, Jason and Ryan explore the reasons and requirements for ending a story and the benefits and drawbacks of doing so!
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Episode 121: Make Great Characters
Episode | September 4th, 2018 | Season 1 | 59 mins 13 secs
characters, geeks, players, roleplaying games
Ever wonder what makes a good character great? This week, the Curmudgeon, the Legend and the Favorite try to figure out what players can do to develop their good characters into characters that are great. Ryan, Carie and Jason formulate a four piece theory based on Depth, Substance, Usefulness and Awesome. How do your characters rate?
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Episode 120: Problem Players part 2: Electric Boogaloo
Episode | August 29th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 3 mins
attention whore, bad players, cheaters, competitor, creeper, geeks, players, roleplaying games, storytelling
This week, the Curmudgeon, the Legend and the Favorite continue their discussion about problem players. In the second of two parts, Ryan, Carie and Jason break down more types of problem players, what causes them and how to deal with them. They also talk about how to vet players as a means to prevent allowing problem players in to your gaming community in the first place.
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Episode 119: Problem Players pt. 1
Episode | August 21st, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 2 mins
bad players, geeks, metagaming, players, powergaming, roleplaying games, storytelling, xp
What do you do when one of your players is ruining the game for everyone? This week, the Curmudgeon, the Legend and the Favorite discuss how to address problem players. In the first of two parts, Ryan, Carie and Jason break down different kinds of problem players, what causes them and how to deal with them.
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Episode 118: Player Agency
Episode | August 14th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 13 mins
geeks, player agency, players, roleplaying games, star trek, star wars
Just what is player agency and how does it work... or not work? This week, the Curmudgeon, the Legend and the Favorite tackle defining Player Agency and then exploring the things that make up this mysterious idea. Ryan, Carie and Jason also talk about whether or not it's even real...
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Episode 117: Toxic Fandoms
Episode | August 7th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 2 mins
characters, fandom, geeks, players, plot, roleplaying games, sherlock holmes, star wars, toxicity, vampire, white wolf
Fandoms have become increasingly toxic and broken lately. This week, the Curmudgeon, the Legend and the Favorite examine the story of Sherlock Holmes and how even 150 years ago, people were dealing with harassment from fans. Ryan, Carie and Jason also talk about the current problems in fandom, particularly the Star Wars, Critical Role and White Wolf Publishing fandom problems in recent weeks!
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Episode 116: Characters in the Spotlight
Episode | July 31st, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 5 mins
characters, geeks, players, plot, roleplaying games
We all want our character to be in the spotlight from time to time. This week, the Curmudgeon, the Legend and the Favorite investigate what players can do to help make sure they can get in the plot and story limelight while also helping other players have their moments, too. Ryan, Carie and Jason also examine how storytellers can manage their gaming group to give everyone the time they want and desire in the spotlight!
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Episode 108: Building Better Players
Episode | May 29th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 2 mins
community, externals, geeks, internals, no, patience, players, roleplaying games, trust
We are all players. Some of us are better players than others, but what qualities make a player "good?" The Curmudgeon, the Legend and the Favorite take some time this week to delve into the traits that make a great player. Dividing the conversation into the Internals and Externals, they get into the meat of things we all can do to play better and have more fun.