Jeff Stormer, designer of the Olive Garden LARP and host of Party Of One and All My Fantasy Children joins Aaron and Chris to discuss intimacy in role-playing games and what makes a tabletop session FEEL GOOD. Along the way they'll discuss the recent failed Harry Potter Kickstarter and its predatory customer practices, and how to manage your pile of shame.

GUEST INFO:

• Follow Jeff Stormer on Twitter at @PartyOfOnePod
• Listen to the Party Of One Podcast at https://www.partyofonepodcast.com/
• Listen to All My Fantasy Children at http://oneshotpodcast.com/interview-discussion/all-my-fantasy-children/
• Sign up to receive the Olive Garden LARP by heading to http://www.jeffstormer.com/newsletter/

CREW INFO:

• Follow Aaron on Twitter at @TurboHoodie
• Follow Chris on Twitter at @techdudetx
• Join the conversation on the Party Chat Discord! Head to https://bit.ly/PartyChatDiscord to join!

TIMESTAMPS:

• 0:28 - Intro
• 3:08 - Chris Russell enters the chat
• 3:30 - Game collecting
• 4:20 - Managing the pile of shame
• 9:24 - Classic gaming with family
• 10:31 - Jeff Stormer joins the chat
• 11:48 - Fandom specific trivia games
• 17:30 - "Catch the Snitch" Kickstarter Campaign
• 32:30 - Determining if a base game provides a full experience
• 35:05 - Jeff Stormer accolades
• 37:00 - When Jeff Met Aaron
• 38:20 - Benefit of two-player games
• 43:00 - Recipe for a satisfying RPG experience
• 45:00 - Stress of hosting a two-player game
• 49:00 - Safety tools for running a game
• 55:10 - Self-contained sessions
• 57:40 - Jeff's creative method
• 60:20 - Olive Garden origins

OTHER LINKS:

• Hoop Godz is now on Kickstarter! Consider backing it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/omariakil/hoop-godz

HUGE thanks to Sam Begich for creating the sounds and music of PARTY CHAT. Follow Sam Begich on Twitter at @TravelingSamSam