Have Games, Will Travel #86

OrcCon Wrap-up, Notes on Game Preparation, and Thoughts on the Role of System in RPGs 0:37 - Beware the Ides of March! I'm back, after a brief hiatus to run the RPG department at Strategicon. To see what I played there, check out A Fistful of Games. 3:34 - This show is a member of the Gaming Broadcast Network. 3:42 - I begin answering a pair of questions from a listener by starting with the idea of fostering character-driven play. 14:39 - I get to the second question and talk about my techniques for game preparation. 20:13 - Don Dehm from Pulp Gamer (with whom I got the chance to play some games at OrcCon) says hello. 20:19 - Inspired by something the Sons of Kryos said in episode 36, I talk about what excites me about the role of system in roleplaying games. 32:06 - This show is part of the Gaming Podcast Network. 32:15 - That's it for now. I'll be back in a few weeks, after the Game Chef competition and the Nerdly Beach Party. --PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum