Gnomecast : Recent Episodes
Gnome Stew
A rotating cast of gnomes (from Gnome Stew, the award winning gaming blog) gather every two weeks to discuss table top gaming topics from their articles and elsewhere. Will we be good enough to avoid being thrown in the stew?
Join Ang, Josh and Carl Lehman as they talk about setting stakes for your games and how to keep your players and their characters invested and involved.
LINKS:
The MMO Acronym Accident
Fabula Ultima
Symphony Entertainment
The Last Journey Home Stream
Obsidian
Join Ang, Tomas and Walt as they talk about bringing brand new players into the hobbies. Tips, tricks, and things to keep in mind as you introduce the hobby to someone for the first time.
LINKS:
Magnolia: City of Marvels
Victoriana 5e Kickstarter
Deborah Ann Woll teaches Jon Bernthal D&D
Join Ang, Jared and Chris as they talk about two common slip ups GMs make while running our games and how to recover from them.
LINKS:
Dungeon Masters Audio Play
THAC0 with Advantage Discord
Undying Corruption Player’s Guide
Join Jared as he gets together with Rob Heinsoo. In between moments of being an excited and extremely enthusiastic fan, Jared talks to him about 13th Age and all things gaming!
Links:
13th Age Kickstarter (still accepting late pledges)
Join Ang, along with guests Carl Lehmann and Alex Thomas where they talk about organizing and running multi-table games! These can be a lot of fun, but require a different kind of organization and coordination.
LINKS:
Symphony Entertainment Discord
Symphony Entertainment Twitch
Untold Stories Project
Victoriana 5e Kickstarter
Join Ang, Josh, and Phil as they talk about GMing for Turtles. No, not those charming reptiles with a house on their back, but the players that end up not wanting to engage with what you’re putting down in front of them!
LINKS:
Sandra Taylor’s ‘Structuring Life to Support Creativity
2024 D&D
Daggerheart
Meguey Baker
Join Ang, JT, and guest Andy Jaksetic as they talk about the art of pregenerated characters. They cover everything from why you would want pre-made characters to what details you need to give your players.
LINKS:
Untold Stories Project Twitch
Untold Stories Project YouTube
Victoriana Kickstarter
Worlds Without Number
Join Ang, Josh, and Tomas as they talk about running factions in your campaigns. Everything from how to create them, how to connect them, and how to use them for your players.
LINKS:
Magnolia: City of Marvels
Persona 3
Origins Game Fair
Join Ang and Josh, along with guest Carl Lehmann as they talk about finding your sweet spot on what you need to begin a campaign comfortably and confidently.
Links:
Symphony Entertainment
Alien with Carl – Part 1
Alien with Carl – Part 2
Alien with Carl – Part 3
Alien with Carl – Post Game Lounge with Bridget Jeffries
Six Cultures of Play
To Shape a Dragon’s Breath
The Gamemaster’s Handbook of Proactive Roleplaying
Ang, Jared and Chris get on the mics to talk about unwinnable scenarios. Why to run them, how to run them, and everything in between!
Links:
Encoded Designs 5e Bundle
X-men ’97
Ang, Jared and Senda chat about how Imposter Syndrome has affected their relationship with running and playing RPGs along with some ideas on how to navigate through those feelings.
Links:
Trans Rights Readathon
Stewpot: Tales from a Fantasy Tavern
Origins Game Fair
Gamehole Con
U-Con Gaming Convention
Ang gets JT and Walt on the mics to learn more about what the OSR (Old School… Renaissance? Revival? Retro? The R varies) actually is. Join us and learn more about this style of roleplaying game.
Links:
JT’s Amazon Book Page
Origins Game Fair
Renegade Game Studios
Ang, Chris and Josh chat about mixing up genres in our RPGs and as a result touch on what genre is, and why we can and should mash it all up together!
Links:
D&D Lego!
The Nebula Awards
Daggerheart Playtest
Ang, Jared, and JT get together on the mics to talk about all the ins and outs of taking over the GMing duties in an existing group.
Links:
Pathfinder Mini-Dungeon Tome
D&D 5e Mini-Dungeon Tome
Coriolis: The Great Dark Kickstarter
Stewpot: Tales from a Fantasy Tavern
In honor of D&D’s 50th Anniversary, a whole bunch of Gnomes get on the mics to talk about our history with this venerable game. Prepare for a little nostalgia and musings about this hobby we all love.
Ang, JT and Senda chat about the logistics of adding new players to your groups and new characters to your games.
Links:
Mythulu Cards
Xenolanguage
Coriolis: The Great Dark Kickstarter
Savage Worlds Science Fiction Companion Kickstarter
Ang, Jared and Josh get together and talk about what we can take from video games and apply to the RPGs we bring to the table.
Links:
Jared’s Marvel Multiverse RPG Extended Objectives
Ang welcomes Bridgett Jeffries, Chaosium Community Coordinator to the Stew, where they talk about what that role means to the modern gaming community. Also, horror games and how our tastes change!
Links* Symphony Entertainment * Sorrow in Tsavo * Carousel of Fears * Miskatonic Repository
In our first Gnomecast of 2024, Ang welcomes Josh Storey to the Stew!
Links* Sarah Gailey’s Stone Soup * Josh on BlueSky * Josh on Instagram
Ang, JT and Tomas get together and talk about all the little things that help create deep, textured worlds for our players.
Links* Kanka.io * Tomas’ Twitch Channel * JT’s Dungeons and Dragons Utilities * Arium * Fetchwife * Hive Dreams
Ang has a chat with Bryan Steele about his work with Evil Genius Games and Everyday Heroes, along with all the other things he has been doing as a Professional Nerd for the last twenty-plus years.
Links* Evil Genius Games * Warzone Eternal (still taking backer preorders until December 15th) * Imaria (5E setting) Kickstarter * Tales From a Professional Nerd
Ang, Chris, & Jared talk about superhero games and get off on a variety of comic book and superhero media tangents.
Links* WhatdoIKnowJR.com – Jared’s Reviews * Supergods by Grant Morrison * Screen Crush Youtube Channel * Themershard Ornament
Ang, Chris, & Jared talk about using Canon Characters in your games. They touch on their experiences as a GM and player and then give some tips and tricks to make it a little easier for you to make you IP games with Canon Characters work.
Links* WhatdoIKnowJR.com – Jared’s Reviews * Modiphius Star Trek Characters TOS * Questing Beast with Justin Alexander from the Alexandrian * The Alexandrian * UCon gaming convention
Some of us are attending conventions once again and thought we should share our best tips for how to go about existing in the convention space. Enjoy.
Links* https://schwalbentertainment.com/punkapocalyptic-the-roleplaying-game/ * https://milehicon.org/ * https://jumpgategames.itch.io/planetfist * https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yl0z5Z8bvro’ * Tomas’ game “What Is It That Lies Beyond The Immenseness of the Dark?”
We have a 20 year gaming group anniversary to celebrate and Ang does it with her crew by recording a Gnomecast. They talk about how they’ve kept this group going for 20 years, the changes, and challenges they’ve dealt with, and some pretty good stories about characters and campaigns they’ve played together.
The gnomes are happy to welcome back Walt to the gnome tree. Walt is one of the original gnomes and an RPG game designer with more writing credits than he can remember, from Cubicle 7s Victoriana to Green Ronin’s days of DC Adventures. Check out this conversation that’s nostalgia, interesting, and informative.
Ang, Chris, and Senda get together to talk about some of the RPG a day questions from 2023.
JT sits down with the Demon Lord himself, Rob Schwalb from Schwalb Entertainment to talk about his newest game, Shadow of the Weird Wizard.
- https://schwalbentertainment.com/
- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/432417423/shadow-of-the-weird-wizard
- https://schwalbentertainment.com/category/weird-wizard/
- https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/8782/Schwalb-Entertainment
- The Glimmering – https://www.theglimmering.com/
Session 0. We're doing it again. Why? Because it's important. Why is it important? Because it helps groups understand who the characters they're playing are, why the characters are doing what they're doing, places them firmly into the campaign and setting of the game, and give all the players at the table a bunch of information so they can have a easier time creating that shared vision of play at the table. For expanded upon information like this check out the actual podcast.
The gnomes welcome Alex Thomas from Green Ronin, the line developer for Mutants and Masterminds. Ang might have also Gulliver travelled him to a chain to get this interview. Either way, the conversation is pretty good, filled with super hero gaming conversations, and talk of writing for RPG companies. Please forgive our audio as this was done on one mic in unideal conditions.
The gnomes welcome Alex Thomas from Green Ronin, the line developer for Mutants and Masterminds. Ang might have also Gulliver travelled him to a chain to get this interview. Either way, the conversation is pretty good, filled with super hero gaming conversations, and talk of writing for RPG companies. Please forgive our audio as this was done on one mic in unideal conditions.
We're talking about parties. Not adventuring parties. Masquerades, balls, shindigs, gatherings, formal dances, ragers, raves, and festivals. Chris and Jared want to help you drop that holiday party right in the middle of your game and make it as memorable as possible.
On today's Gnomecast we talk problems with scheduling. To cover that we have Ang, along with Tomas and Phil to talk about the true BBEG of ttrpgs. Time to break out the +4 calendars.
Jared takes some time to speak with Adam Bradford, the person behind Demiplane. a place for Digital Tools, Content, and Services to Discover, Prep, and Play All Your Favorite Tabletop Roleplaying Games.
Welcome to the GnomeCast, the Gnome Stew’s tabletop gaming advice podcast. Here we talk with the other gnomes about gaming things to avoid becoming part of the stew. So I guess we’d better be good.
Today we have myself Ang, along with Senda and Jared to talk about Collaborative World Building. What it is, how to do it, games that can help you get better at it, the pitfalls, the bonus for doing this, and potential ways to use this concept in your games.
Game Crush is a conversation between folks who love a game. Sometimes it’s with two people who just enjoy the game and sometimes it’s between a fan and the designer. Today Chris is talking with Jason Cordova for the first ever game crush. We’re talking about his game Public Access, a game of Nostalgia and Analog Horror using the Carved from Brindlewood game system.
We hope you enjoy this game and please feel free to pick up Public Access here.
You can also join the Gauntlet Patreon here if you want these games earlier and at their lowest cost,
- Misdirected Mark Productions Patreon
- Misdirected Mark Productions Twitter
- Misdirected Mark Productions YouTube Channel
- Encoded Designs itch.io page
- Never Unprepared Audiobook
Welcome to the GnomeCast, the Gnome Stew’s tabletop gaming advice podcast. Here we talk with the other gnomes about gaming things to avoid becoming part of the stew. So I guess we’d better be good.
Today we have myself Ang, along with Matt and Chris and we’re going to talk about Hex Crawls! The good, the bad, and how we’ve used them or their ideas in our games!
Welcome to the GnomeCast, the Gnome Stew’s tabletop gaming advice podcast. Here we talk with the other gnomes about gaming things to avoid becoming part of the stew. So I guess we’d better be good.
Today we have myself, Ang, along with JT and Senda and today we’re going to talk about introducing new players to roleplaying games.
Welcome to the GnomeCast, the Gnome Stew’s tabletop gaming advice podcast. Here we talk with the other gnomes about gaming things to avoid becoming part of the stew. So I guess we’d better be good.
Today we have myself, Ang, along with Jared and JT. Today we’re going to talk about how one bad player can make you change how you GM, in both good and bad ways.
CONTENT WARNING: There is a conversation about a child predator and potential grooming within this episode. If that’s a trigger for you this might be one you may want to skip.
Welcome to the GnomeCast, the Gnome Stew’s tabletop gaming advice podcast. Here we talk with the other gnomes about gaming things to avoid becoming part of the stew. So I guess we’d better be good.
Today we have Ang along with Phil & Senda. Today their going to talk about playing for an audience. With Panda’s. No. Wait. They’re the Panda’s. Just listen. It’ll make sense quickly.
Welcome to the GnomeCast, the Gnome Stew’s tabletop gaming advice podcast. Here we talk with the other gnomes about gaming things to avoid becoming part of the stew. So I guess we’d better be good.
Today we have Ang along with Jared and JT and today their going to talk about how to balance the GM’s plot with the players’ agency.
Links* Tasting History with Max Miller * Eldros Legacy Series on Amazon * Rhenn the Traveler (Book 9 in the series) on Amazon * Eldros Legacy Website * Fantasy Calendar Creator * The Goblin Notebook
You go down that hallway and I’ll go down this one. You want to split the party? Is that a good idea? Well, Ang, Thomas, and Chris are here to tell you why it is, some tips for how to do it well, and the places you might not want to get things all separated.
Welcome to the Gnomecast. This week it’s about those games we want to get to the table in 2023. So give it a listen and maybe you’ll be inspired to run a game you’ve never heard of.
This week’s Gnomecast is getting back to basics, again…, with Ang and JT as they let Lori ask them a bunch more questions for the beginning GM. It’s Part two time.
This week’s Gnomecast is getting back to basics with Ang and JT as they let Lori aske them a bunch of questions for the beginning GM.
We're talking about our favorite baddies and then get a little deeper into the variations of adversaries in our ttrpgs.
You can't muster up the energy, the game isn't fun anymore, you feel trapped by the scope of your prep and campaign. It's all just too much. Then hits the burnout. This episode provides a variety of gnomes giving you burnout stories and advice. Enjoy and we hope this helps
Published Adventures? We're talking about Published Adventures? You just open them, read them, and run them, right? But there's a little more to it than that, which Ang and Chris get into on this episode of the Gnomecast,
What tries to be a short-form thing, while also diving into a deeply embedded aspect of gaming that can also be considered highly annoying? Well an episode of the Gnomecast talking about Riddles of course!
This episode of the Gnomecast features Ang, Phil, and John talking about getting around in RPGs.
On this episode we’re going to talk about that GM skill of knowing when to ask for dice rolls and went to not. As the saying goes, “Y’gotta know when to roll ‘em, y’gotta know when to hold ‘em…”
Today we are going to talk about the D&D movie trailer and how media influences our games!
Join Jared for a discussion with game designer extraordinaire Steve Kenson as they talk about Twilight Accord, a fantasy TTRPG centering queer identities, culture, and heroes.
Join Jared for a discussion with game designer extraordinaire Steve Kenson as they talk about Twilight Accord, a fantasy TTRPG centering queer identities, culture, and heroes.
Join Ang, Jared, and J.T. for a discussion about the different roles players (not their characters!) can play to help contribute more to the game. Can these gnomes spread around […]
Ang is joined by newest gnome Lori for another installment of “Get to Know a New Gnome.” Get to know Lori’s gaming background, other interests, and future plans for the […]
Jared is joined by special guest Shawn Merwin for a discussion about the setting and new rules of Ghostfire Gaming’s apocalyptic fantasy D&D supplement Arora: Age of Desolation. Links for […]
Join Ang, Jared, and Tomas (again!) for a discussion about ways to handle running a group of characters to rival your game’s PCs or even running two separate PC groups! […]
Join Ang, Jared, and Tomas for a discussion about their experiences and opinions of different settings for Dungeons & Dragons through the years. Can these gnomes live in enough different […]
Jared is joined by very special guest James Introcaso, Lead Designer of MCDM Productions, to discuss “Flee, Mortals!”, the MDCM monster book for 5e. They talk design process and decisions, […]
Join Ang, Jared, and Senda for a discussion about those magical gaming moments that keep you coming back for more, and how as a GM you can help those moments […]
Join Ang, Jared, and Phil for a discussion about running games in settings with established canonical storylines in other media. Is it canon that these gnomes will end up in […]
Join Ang, John, and Tomas for a discussion about how to expand the selection of new games that you and your group can enjoy. Can these gnomes try enough new […]
Join Ang, Chuck, and Jared for a discussion about balancing gaming with the rest of life and recognizing when you might want to step back for a while. Can these […]
Join Ang, Matt, J.T., and Senda for Valentine’s Day readings of excerpts from stories in 26.5 Shades of Scarlet, Gnome Stew‘s collection of gnome-based romance stories. Will these gnomes be […]
Join Ang, Jared, and J.T. for a discussion about how GMs can make good use of story tropes for the benefit of the game as well as how to avoid […]
Join Ang, John, and Senda for a discussion about tips and tricks for keeping your NPCs varied and interesting. Can these gnomes come up with enough interesting NPCs to avoid the […]
Join Ang for the latest installment of “Meet a New Gnome” as the latest gnome, Andrew (of the blog Tangible Day), joins the stew! Learn about Andrew’s gaming origin story, […]
Jared is joined by return guest Chris Spivey of Darker Hue Studios for a conversation about the development of Haunted West and some of Chris’s design philosophies. Follow Chris at […]
Jared is joined by return guest Celeste Conowitch of 2CGaming for a conversation about Celeste’s new supplement Rewards and Rarities. Check out Rewards and Rarities on Kickstarter through December 5th, […]
Join Ang, Jared, and Matt as they swap gamer horror stories in “Tales from the Stewpot,” this seasonally spooky episode of Gnomecast! Follow Jared at @WhatDoIKnowJR on Twitter, check out […]
Join Ang, Chuck, and J.T. for a discussion about how to make good use of side quests and other departures from the main plots of your campaigns. Check out J.T.’s […]
Join Ang and Senda for a discussion about how to handle different kinds of relationships at your table, whether between players or characters. Follow Senda at @IdellaMithlynnd on Twitter, catch […]
Join Ang, Jared, and Phil for a discussion about burning out as a GM, the ways it can happen, and what you can do about it. Phil’s article “Losing Interest” […]
Join Ang, Chuck, and Tomas for a discussion about memorable in-game locations: where to find them, how to use them, and some of their own favorites. Do not follow Chuck […]
Jared is joined by special guest Meagan Maricle of Kobold Press to discuss Meagan’s work in RPGs and various Kobold Press projects, including Tome of Heroes for 5E on Kickstarter […]
Jared is joined by special guest Celeste Conowitch for a discussion about Venture Maidens, Penwitch Studio, the creation and affects of third-party work for Dungeons & Dragons, and more! Check […]
Join Ang, Phil, and special guest John Carney for a discussion about what to expect as you return to the in-person gaming tables. Are these gnomes going to be careful […]
Join Ang, Jared, and Senda for a discussion about ways that music can enhance your gaming experience. Are these gnomes musical enough to keep out of the stew? Check out […]
Join Ang, Chuck, and Jared for a departure from GM advice this episode with a discussion about skills that make a player a pleasure to have at the table. Are […]
Join Ang, J.T., and Tomas for a discussion about drawing inspiration for games and applying it when you don’t have a lot of time to prepare. Can these gnomes draw […]
Join Ang, Jared, and Senda for a discussion about things that push people off-track at the table and what GMs can do about it. Can these gnomes stay on topic […]
Join Ang for the latest installment of “Meet a New Gnome” as the latest gnome, Tomas, joins the stew! Learn about Tomas’ gaming history, blogging history, and Gnome Stew articles. […]
Join Ang, Chuck, and JT for a discussion about how GMs being mean to their players’ characters can be done responsibly and make the game more fun for all. Can […]
Join Jared and special guest Adam Bradford a discussion about the new online gaming venue Demiplane. Can these intrepid adventurers jump through enough planes of existence to avoid getting thrown […]
Join a whole stewpotful of gnomes for this very special episode of Gnomecast as the gnomes find themselves lost, confused, and pursued by a sinister figure. There might not be […]
Join Ang, Jared, and Senda for a discussion about keeping a journal in games, sometimes as the primary goal and sometimes as an ancillary activity. Can these gnomes record their […]
Join Chuck, Di, and John for a discussion about professional expectations in gaming, the second part last episode’s talk about paid GMing. Are these gnomes professional enough to avoid being […]
Join Chuck, Di, and John for a discussion about paid GMing and its impact on the hobby. Can these gnomes get enough GMing gigs to avoid being thrown in the […]
Join Ang, Chuck, and John for a discussion about how minis-and-props gaming has changed after a lot of it has moved online. Can these gnomes take advantage of terrain and […]
Join Ang, Jared, and J.T. for a discussion about new editions of games, both from designer and consumer perspectives. Can these gnomes stay current enough to avoid being thrown in […]
Join Ang, Jared, and Senda for a discussion about playing solo games and other ways to enjoy gaming on your own. Can each of these gnomes on their own avoid […]
Join Ang, Chuck, and J.T. for a discussion about making use of rules from games other than the game you’re running. Can these gnomes cobble together enough games to avoid […]
Join Ang, Di, and J.T. for a discussion about running a setting that’s new to the GM, and introducing a setting that’s new to the players. Can these gnomes get […]
Join Ang, Jared, and Senda for a discussion about the ins and outs of playing a game for broadcast or recorded media! Can these gnomes produce a good enough performance […]
Join Di, John, and Phil for part 3 in a series answering questions based on David Chapman’s #RPGaDay social media prompts for 2020! Can these gnomes answer enough questions to […]
Join Jared, J.T., and Pete for part 2 in a series answering questions based on David Chapman’s #RPGaDay social media prompts for 2020! Can these gnomes answer enough questions to […]
Join Ang, Chuck, and Senda for part 1 in a series answering questions based on David Chapman’s #RPGaDay social media prompts for 2020! Can these gnomes answer enough questions to […]
Join Jared and special guest Cam Banks for a discussion about Cortex Prime, development of licensed properties, the glory of the 12-sided die, and more! Can these two cover enough […]
Join a whole stewpotful of gnomes for the 100th episode of Gnomecast! In this episode, each gnome ladles out a piece of GMing advice they’d give to their younger selves just […]
Join Senda and special guests Sharang Biswas and Lucian Kahn for a discussion about their recently released anthology of sexuality-themed games, Honey and Hot Wax. The wax may be hot, […]
Join Jared and special guest Keith Baker of Twogether Studios for a discussion about Keith’s recent release Exploring Eberron. The guest is (probably) safe, but can the interviewer gnome avoid […]
Join Ang and special guest Laura Hamel for a discussion about running, working for, and attending online conventions. Do these gnomes share enough virtual tabletop savvy to avoid being thrown […]
Join Ang, Chuck, and Di for a discussion about different rules and techniques for managing character failure at the table. Do these gnomes know enough about managing failure to avoid […]
Join Ang, Jared, and Senda for a discussion about things they’ve learned about themselves and their gaming over the last few months of living in a very different world. Have […]
Join Jared and special guest Chris Spivey of Darker Hue Studios for a talk about Haunted West, the upcoming second edition of Harlem Unbound, and designing games with marginalized characters […]
Join Ang, Jared, and John for a discussion about the D&D setting Eberron. Are these gnomes familiar enough with Sharn (City of Towers) to avoid the stew? Follow Jared at […]
Join Ang, Chuck, and J.T. for a discussion about making and using terrain in RPGs. These gnomes may be escaping the theater of the mind, but can they also escape […]
Join Ang, Di, and John for a discussion about player agency in RPGs. Do these gnomes have enough agency to keep themselves out of the stew? Lone Wolf from Cubicle […]
Join Ang, Jared, and Senda for a discussion about playing RPGs online. Are these gnomes quarantined enough to keep out of the stew? Long Time Listener, Last Time Caller by Jeff […]
Join Ang and J.T. for a discussion about how to best make use of non-player characters (NPCs) in your game. Are these gnomes main enough characters to keep out of […]
Join Ang, Jared, and Matt for a discussion about moving on to a new campaign once the current one has finished. Can these gnomes see what’s coming well enough to […]
Join Ang, J.T., and Phil for a discussion about how technology, communication, and gaming has changed over the years. Have these gnomes adapted well enough to keep out of the […]
Join Chuck, Jared, and John for a discussion about their best and worst gaming experiences on both sides of the GM screen. Have these gnomes learned enough from their experiences […]
Join Jared and special guest Kimi Hughes of Golden Lasso Games for a discussion about Kimi’s new game Decuma, on Kickstarter now! Check out Decuma, crowdfunding on Kickstarter through March 3rd, […]
Join Ang, Di, and Senda for a discussion about when and how to run a game without the rule books. Can these gnomes wing it well enough to keep out of the […]
Join review gnome Jared for an interview with special guest Robert Bohl for a discussion about Robert’s new game, Demihumans. Will Jared’s interview skills be enough to keep him out […]
Join a whole potful of gnomes as they each look back on their 2019 gaming year. Will all these gnomes be able to close out the year without getting tossed […]
Join Ang, John, and Phil for a discussion about how to manage games and groups with variable membership. Can these gnomes handle personnel changes well enough to keep them out […]
Join Ang, Jared, and J.T. for a discussion about the meaning of niche protection and how to implement it in your games. Will these gnomes’ niches be protected enough to […]
Join Ang, Matt, and Senda for a discussion about how many players is a comfortable number. There may also be talk about actual furniture. Will these gnomes find the right-sized […]
Join Ang, Chuck, and Matt for a discussion about using monsters in games and making them…spooooky! Will these gnomes brave enough scary creatures to keep them out of the stew? […]
Join Ang, Jared, and J.T. for a discussion about how to use weather in your games. Will these gnomes all-weather gear be enough to keep them out of the stew? […]
Join Ang for the latest installment of “Meet a New Gnome” as the latest gnome, Di, joins the stew! Learn about Di’s gaming origins, current projects, and plans future Gnome […]
Join Ang as she continues the “Get to Know an Old Gnome” series with one of the original gnomes, Phil Vecchione. Learn Phil’s gaming and blogging origins, his current projects, […]
Join Ang, Chuck, and Senda for a discussion about introducing players to new games. Can these gnomes introduce themselves to the new game of escaping getting tossed in the stew this […]
Join Ang, Jen, and Matt for a discussion about how to handle players that are less invested in the game. Are these gnomes serious enough to avoid getting tossed in the […]
Join Ang, John, and Chris for a discussion about getting comfortable running games without any prep and relying on improvisation. Will these gnomes be able to improvise their way out of […]
Join Ang, Jared, and J.T. for a discussion about how to keep gaming when it feels like life has other ideas. Will these gnomes be able to make time to escape […]
Join Ang for the first installment of our new series where we give the “Meet a New Gnome” treatment to some of our old gnomes. We start things off with […]
Join Ang, Jen, Phil, and Senda as they celebrate episode 69 (nice) of the Gnomecast with a discussion of romance in games. Will their dedication to character relationships be enough […]
This week’s episode is a convention panel recorded at Breakout 2019 in Toronto, Ontario. Senda moderates for panelists Ang, Camdon, and the self-described gnome-adjacent Chris Spivey of Darker Hue Studios […]
Join Ang, Bob, J.T., and John for a discussion about inviting new players to your table. Will new these gnomes’ tips for a warm welcome be enough to keep them […]
Join Ang, Matt, and special guest gnome Crystal Neagley for a behind-the-scenes discussion about the production of Gnome Stew‘s April 1st project this year, The April Foolio of Fiends. Will these […]
Join Ang and get to know one of the newest Gnomes, Chuck, in this “Meet a New Gnome” episode of Gnomecast! Learn about Chuck’s gaming origin story, his future plans […]
Join Jared for an interview with Mike Olson and Morgan Ellis, two of the developers who worked on Shadow of the Century from Evil Hat Productions as a follow-up to Jared’s review […]
Join Chris and get to know one of the newest Gnomes, Daniel, in this “Meet a New Gnome” episode of Gnomecast! Learn about Daniel’s gaming origin story, his current projects, […]
Join Ang, Chuck, John, and Matt for a discussion about the technology needed for presenting a gaming stream. This episode was recorded following Gnome Stew’s first actual play stream on […]
Join Ang and get to know one of the newest Gnomes, Pete, in this “Meet a New Gnome” episode of Gnomecast! Learn about Pete’s gaming origin story and his plans […]
Join Ang, Chuck, and Wen for a discussion on the complications and problems with “fridging,” or endangering vulnerable characters without reason. Will these gnomes be thoughtful enough to keep out […]
Join Ang, Camdon, and Jared for a discussion on different initiative systems and different ways to manage initiative in your games. Will these gnomes act soon enough to keep them […]
Join Ang and get to know one of the newest Gnomes, Jen, in this “Meet a New Gnome” episode of Gnomecast! Learn about Jen’s start in gaming and her plans […]
Join Ang, Kira, Senda, and Wen for tools and tips for maintaining game tone at the table. Can these gnomes keep their tone steady enough to avoid the stew? Keep […]
Join Ang, Jared, John, and Phil for GM advice about what to do when players take your game in unexpected directions. Can these gnomes deal well enough with the unexpected […]
Hello listeners of Misdirected Mark Productions. I’m here with this short message to let you know about The Streets of Avalon Kickstarter by Encoded Designs. Some of you may be […]
Join Ang, J.T., and Matt for a discussion about the nature and use of session zero! Will this pre-game preparation be enough to keep these gnomes out of the stew? […]
Join Ang, J.T., and Senda for some tips to help you learn to play a game right out of the book without someone to teach you! Will our gnomes learn […]
Join a whole stewpot full of gnomes ready to share their Thanksgiving messages with you. We at Gnome Stew and Misdirected Mark would like to thank you, all our podcast […]
Join Ang and Wen for an interview with Jodi Black and Shane Hensley of Pinnacle Entertainment Group about the Savage Worlds Adventure Edition Kickstarter! Have they earned themselves enough Bennies for […]
Join Ang, Camdon, and Taylor for a discussion about Taylor’s recent Gnome Stew article “Skipping Stones: RPGs Without Conflict.” They may be exploring the idea of games that can solve problems […]
Join Ang and Chris on this special 50th episode of Gnomecast! Our hosts discuss their personal history with RPGs, the state of the hobby today, and what their futures might hold. […]
Join Tracy and Wen in this episode of Gnomecast featuring two gnomes interviewing each other! Learn about Wrath & Glory—the new Warhammer 40,000 roleplaying game that Wen worked on—and Tracy’s new game Iron […]
Join Ang and get to know the not-so-new Gnome Taylor in this “Meet a Gnome” episode of Gnomecast! Learn about Taylor’s start in gaming, his game design work, and his […]
Join Ang, Taylor, and Troy on Gnomecast for a follow-up discussion of Troy’s Gnome Stew article “Troy’s Crock Pot: Take It Outside, Kiddos” and reasons and techniques for gaming outdoors! Will these […]
Join Head Gnome John for a series of short interviews with attendees at Gen Con 2018 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Settle in for a bonus-sized episode! The interviews in this episode […]
Join Ang, Jared, John, and Senda on Gnomecast for a follow-up discussion of Ang’s Gnome Stew article “Actual Play, Character Death, and Fan Toxicity” and a discussion about RPG sessions as public, […]
Join Ang, Camdon, and Phil on Gnomecast for a follow-up discussion of J.T.’s Gnome Stew article “Resisting the Shiny” and a discussion about ways to handle that constant urge to try new […]
Join a whole stewpotful of gnomes for a collection of mini-interviews recorded during the Origins Game Fair 2018 in Columbus, Ohio. Ang interviews Camdon, Wendelyn, and John, then John interviews […]
Join Ang, Kira, Senda, and Wendelyn on Gnomecast for a follow-up discussion of their “Letters to Our Younger Selves” series of Gnome Stew articles. Will their accumulated wisdom and the benefit of hindsight be enough to keep them out of the stew?
This episode references Ang’s article “Dear Me, Don’t Let Them Keep You Out,” Kira’s article “A Letter To Little Kira: You Don’t Have To,” Senda’s article “An Open Letter To My Impostor Syndrome (maybe it will help you too),” and Wendelyn’s article “An Open Letter About Making Gaming Work For You (and building your strengths through role play).”
Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page. Check out Gnome Stew Merch, and support Gnome Stew on Patreon!
Follow Wendelyn at @WendelynReischl on Twitter or visit Wendelyn’s Facebook Page.
Follow Kira at @Kiranansi on Twitter.
Follow Senda at @IdellaMithlynnd on Twitter, and check out her other podcasts Panda’s Talking Games (@PandasTalkGames) and She’s a Super Geek (@sasgeekpodcast).
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Join Ang and get to know the newest Gnome, Camdon, in this new “Meet a New Gnome” episode of Gnomecast! Learn about Camdon’s start in gaming and his plans for future games and Gnome Stew articles! Will Camdon’s favorite blue dragon be able to keep him out of the stew?
Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page. Check out Gnome Stew Merch, and support Gnome Stew on Patreon!
Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter, or find her in the Misdirected Mark Google+ Community.
Check out Camdon at camdon.com, follow him at @camdon on Twitter, and visit Camdon’s Facebook page.
Join Ang, Chris, and JT on this episode of Gnomecast as they build a setting together using randomly generated items from Matt’s Gnome Stew article “100 Overland Descriptors Table.” Will these gnomes’ new world be enough to keep them out of the stew?
Also referenced in this episode is Matt’s article “Steal This Area: Rhymereach.” Check out the article, and for more information about map commissions, send email to mapcom.gnomestew@ gmail.com and include the word “Details” in the subject line.
Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page. Check out Gnome Stew Merch, and support Gnome Stew on Patreon!
Follow Chris at @Thelight101 on Twitter, and check out the Misdirected Mark network at @MisdirectedMark on Twitter, the Misdirected Mark Google+ Community, or point your browser to misdirectedmark.com. You can also catch the Misdirected Mark Podcast recording streamed live weekly on Tuesdays at 8:45 PM Eastern on the Misdirected Mark Twitch channel.
Check out JT at jtevans.net and follow the links there to JT’s social media.
Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter and find her in the Misdirected Mark Google+ Community.
Join Ang, John, and Senda on this episode of Gnomecast as they discuss ways to build and use character relationships to enrich your game. This episode discusses Senda’s Gnome Stew article “Why Relationships” and two of Ang’s articles, “Making Connections” and “The Ties that Bind.” Will these gnomes’ relationships be enough to keep them out of the stew?
Don’t forget, there’s only a few days left to back the Queen City Conquest 2018 Kickstarter campaign!
Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter and find her in the Misdirected Mark Google+ Community.
Follow Senda at @IdellaMithlynnd on Twitter and find her on her other podcasts She’s a Super Geek and Panda’s Talking Games.
Follow John at @johnarcadian on Twitter and check out his other work at his website johnarcadian.com.
Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page, and check out Gnome Stew Merch!
Join Ang and get to know the newest Gnome, Wendelyn, in this new “Meet a New Gnome” episode of Gnomecast! Learn about Wendelyn’s origin stories as a player, GM, and RPG designer, and hear some previews of upcoming Gnome Stew articles! Will all of this be enough to keep Wendelyn out of the stew?
Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter, or find her in the Misdirected Mark Google+ Community.
Follow Wendelyn at @WendelynReischl on Twitter or on her Facebook page.
Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page, and check out Gnome Stew Merch!
Join Ang, Jared, and Chris in this super new episode of Gnomecast as they discuss Jared’s “Sentinel Comics: The Roleplaying Game Starter Kit Review” on Gnome Stew and superhero RPGs in general. Will these gnomes’ superpowers be enough to keep them out of the stew this week?
Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page, and check out Gnome Stew Merch!
Follow Jared at his blog, What Do I Know?
Follow Chris at @Thelight101 on Twitter, or by visiting misdirectedmark.com, following @MisdirectedMark on Twitter, the Misdirected Mark Facebook Page, or the Misdirected Mark Google+ Community.
Follow Ang at @orikes13 on Twitter or catch her also in the Misdirected Mark Google+ Community.
Join a whole stewpotful of gnomes for this very special episode of Gnomecast as dark mysteries are uncovered and secret truths are revealed. Is there anything that can keep our intrepid gnomes out of the stew this time?
Keep up with all the gnomes by visiting gnomestew.com, following @gnomestew on Twitter, or visiting the Gnome Stew Facebook Page, and check out Gnome Stew Merch, now featuring “I Survived Gnomecast #21”!
Super special thanks to all Gnomecast listeners and followers of Gnome Stew from our gnomes in this episode: Angela Murray, Avery Liell-Kok, Chris Sniezak, Jared Rascher, JT Evans, Kira Magrann, Matt Neagley, Rob Abrazado, Senda Linaugh, Taylor LaBresh, Troy Taylor, Wendelyn Reischel, special guest Camdon Wright, and Head Gnome John Arcadian. Thank you all for listening!