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Alex and Perram spend some time discussing one of the least thought of divine spell casters: The Shaman! Then they geek out about their home campaigns and talk shop. Listen Now! (mp3)

Alex and Perram get together to talk about how to get the most out of your spellcasters. Hey, Listen! (mp3)

Swashbuckling, parries, fencing, back flips, and feints. The power fantasy of being the nimble swordsman on the battlefield has long been a classic. We channel our inner Errol Flynn this week as special guest Jefferson Jay Thacker joins Alexander Augunas to talk about building dexterous melee characters in Pathfinder. Hey, Listen! (mp3)

Technical issues abound today in the Private Sanctuary Podcast! Crippling, terrible issues that prevented Alexander Augunas, the Everyman Gamer, and Anthony Li, the Man Behind the Screens, from recording their originally planned episode. Left with no options other than to cancel the show entirely for the week, the pair pulls out a surprise card (or […]

A conversation like no other happens in today’s episode of the Private Sanctuary Podcast! Former co-host and KDN powerhouse Ryan Costello rejoins Alexander Augunas, the Everyman Gamer, for the first time in nearly two years to discuss the upcoming Know Direction adventure, A Gnome In Need, and the “business side” of Third-Party Publishing for the […]

Anthony Li returns in today’s episode of the Private Sanctuary Podcast, which coincidentally talks about Burn Out. Alexander Augunas “The Everyman Gamer” and Anthony Li “The Man Behind the Screens” are talking about what causes burn out, their own experiences with burn out, and how you can mitigate burn out from ravaging your table. Hey! […]

Welcome to the Private Sanctuary Podcast! In today’s episode, Alexander Augunas, the Everyman Gamer, and Jefferson “Perram” Thacker are your guides to the Harrow—an occult fortunetelling method used throughout Pathfinder’s campaign setting in the first installment of Private Sanctuary’s How To series. To kick it off, Alex and Perram have recorded the episode live, so […]

Welcome to the Private Sanctuary Podcast! In today’s episode, Alexander Augunas, the Everyman Gamer, and Anthony Li, the Man Behind the Screens, talk about prepping for games as a GM. Specifically, how they never do it (but manage to fake looking super prepared). Want to hear the strangest episode of the Private Sanctuary that the pair […]

Welcome to the Private Sanctuary Podcast! In today’s episode, Anthony Li—the Man Behind the Screens—is back in business after a month-long siesta! Joined by cohost Alexander Augunas, the Everyman Gamer, today the pair is discussing the ninth-of-tenth of the Advanced Class Guide’s new classes, the formidable arcanist! Now that they’re on the home stretch, you […]

Welcome to the Private Sanctuary Podcast! In today’s episode, Alexander Augunas welcomes Luis Loza, Paizo freelancer and writer of Know Direction’s Monstrous Physique Blog, to join him on the Private Sanctuary Podcast. Today they’re discussing a topic of Luis’s own design—the practicality of “Campaign Niches,” little ideas and mechanics implemented with the intent of defining […]

Welcome to the Private Sanctuary Podcast! This week, Alex and Anthony return from an unplanned (and totally Convention-related) hiatus in order to talk about names. What makes a good name? What makes a bad name? And more! Plus the Everyman Gamer and the Man Behind the Screens hash out some important information about the world […]

Welcome to the Private Sanctuary Podcast! In today’s episode, Alexander Augunas invites Know Direction Network newcomer James Ballod, the author of the blog Code Switch, to talk shop about another Advanced Class Guide class. This time, the topic is Paizo’s very own master of fisticuffs, the brawler! Hop in now and hear the buzz about […]

Welcome to the Private Sanctuary Podcast! In today’s episode, Alexander Augunas, the Everyman Gamer, and Anthony Li, the Man Behind the Screens, have another guest to the Private Sanctuary in this week’s installment of Summon Industry Ally! For this special episode on freelancing, they’re calling in their friend and co-conspirator Luis Loza to talk shop, best […]

Welcome to the Private Sanctuary Podcast! In today’s episode, Alexander Augunas, the Everyman Gamer, and Anthony Li, the Man Behind the Screens, are hitting the books for your benefit. That’s right—today we’re going to be talking about the research rules from Ultimate Intrigue! So if you’ve been scouring the internet for a resource on using […]

The Know Direction Network’s slogan is “We con when you can’t!” but surely that doesn’t mean that EVERYONE can’t con, does it? In today’s all-new episode of the Private Sanctuary, Alex and Anthony share their list of dos and don’t that’ll help Con vets as well as Con newbies have a fun and successful convention! […]

Alex and Anthony continue their quest to review every class in the Advanced Class Guide! Today on the Private Sanctuary, the Everyman Gamer and the Man Behind the Screens tackle the warpriest, master of all things war and priestly! Check it out today! Hey! Listen!

Anthony and Alex return to their land of ice and snow for their final episode of the Private Sanctuary Podcast during the Know Direction Network’s Intriguing April event. They discuss all manner of mysteries and plots on the demiplane, and brainstorm a surprising amount of content that you might not have been expecting. Come in […]

Alex Augunas and Anthony Li come bursting into the Private Sanctuary this week with another all-new installment of their Class Features series. BUT NOT JUST ANY CLASS! The Private Sanctuary Pros are skipping ahead several releases to cover the vigilante, Paizo’s newest class from Ultimate Intrigue. What could be more fitting for Know Direction’s Intriguing April? […]

After an illness-based intermission, the Everyman Gamer and the Man Behind the Screens are back to bestow even more insight upon their listeners! Today, Anthony and Alex lift the veil surrounding one of Pathfinder’s most complex–and most enjoyable–subsystems; Kingdom Building! Whether you want to raise a nation or raze a kingdom, we’ve got everything a […]

And now for something completely different! In Private Sanctuary Let’s Plays, Alex and Anthony invite their friends and fans into the Private Sanctuary to play some games with them. In their first-ever Let’s Play, the Everyman Gamer invites the esteemed  RPG Superstar Monica Marlowe and celebrated freelancer Andrew Marlowe into the Private Sanctuary for a […]

Alex and Anthony just can’t get enough Advanced Class Guide! In today’s episode of the Private Sanctuary Podcast, the Everyman Gamer and the Man Behind the Screens take a look at what is perhaps the most elegant, and most deadly, of the new Advanced Classes: the slayer! Listen Here! Vital Statistics Class Features Studied Strike […]

The Everyman Gamer and the Man Behind the Screens are back with an all-new episode for the Private Sanctuary Podcast! Today’s episode is a Detect the Faithful segment, and today Anthony Li and Alex Augunas will be taking a peak in the timeless traditions of the church of Pharasma. Come rest your weary bones as […]

Returning to the Private Sanctuary for another exciting installment of their Create Demiplane series, this week Alex and Anthony discuss various races and their cultures in the demiplane! Listen Here! You Decide! After listening to Episode 269, come back here and vote in the comments section about what other racial cultures should exist on the demiplane, […]

The Everyman Gamer and the Man Behind the Screens invite a very special someone into the Private Sanctuary today for a special three-man-look at building character backstories. Listen to some great tips and advice from experienced GMs as Anthony and Alex welcome Know Direction’s own Jefferson Jay Thacker, also known as Perram, to the Private […]

Today in the Private Sanctuary, Anthony Li and Alex Augunas are looking for inspiration for running Pathfinder RPG games set in Golarion, so where better to turn than the Pathfinder Tales novels? In today’s installment, Alex and Anthony will be looking at The Redemption Engine, by James L. Sutter! Listen Now! Sorry, we don’t have […]

Alex Augunas, Everyman Gamer, and Anthony Li, the Man Behind the Screens, are ALWAYS saying, “You’re always welcome in our Private Sanctuary,” and in today’s episode they continue to make good on that assertion by enlisting the help of Paizo employees and 5-Star PFS GMs Linda Zayas-Palmer and Mark Seifter. Today, they’ll be discussing the […]

Backed by popular demand, Alex Augunas and Anthony Li return to the Private Sanctuary with another Class Features segment. This time, the Everyman Gamer and the Man Behind the Screens are looking at the investigator base class, from the Advanced Class Guide. Listen Here! Vital Statistics Class Features Alchemy Inspiration Trapfinding Poison Lore Instant Alchemy […]

Alex Augunas, Everyman Gamer, and Anthony Li, the Man Behind the Screens, are ALWAYS saying, “You’re always welcome in our Private Sanctuary,” and today they make good on that assertion by introducing an all-new episode format: Summon Industry Allies! In this episode, Alex and Anthony enlist the help of Jessica Price and Crystal Frasier in […]

Anthony and Alex return from a month of Occult goodness with an all-new installment in their class features series! Today, the Everyman Gamer and the Man Behind the Screens tackle the most unexpected of the hybrid classes, the hunter! How does this class’s combination of two extraordinarily similar classes stand up to the other goodies […]

Alexander Augunas and Anthony Li return for the final Occult October episode of the Private Sanctuary Podcast! In today’s installment, the Everyman Gamer and the Man Behind the Screens talk about one of the new subsystems in Occult Adventures: psychic dueling! Grab your duel disks and draw your favorite cards, because we’re going to be […]

Alexander Augunas and Anthony Li, cohort cohosts of the Private Sanctuary Podcast, are kicking off Occult October with an all-new episode of Dimension Door. Today’s topic: the esoteric planes! Have a seat and gaze at the wonders of realms within realms and sights within sights as Alex and Anthony tell you what’s what in several […]

The Everyman Gamer and the Man Behind the Screens are back with an all-new episode for the Private Sanctuary Podcast! Today’s episode is a Detect the Faithful segment, and today Anthony Li and Alex Augunas will be taking a peak in the complex, whimsical faith that is the Cult of Desna. Come relax as Alex […]

Returning to the Private Sanctuary for another exciting installment of their Create Demiplane series, this week Alex and Anthony discuss all things magic in the demiplane! What does it do? How do people react? Does endure elements invalidate the entire setting? All this and more will be covered in the Private Sanctuary! Listen Here! You […]

Alex and Anthony continue their quest to detail ALL of the Advanced Class Guide classes on the Private Sanctuary Podcast in today’s installment of Class Features! This time, the Private Sanctuary gents tackle one of the most deceptively simple of the hybrid classes, the skald! Hop on in to see what they have to say […]

Coming now during the Know Direction Network’s One Hell of an August, the Private Sanctuary Duo, Alex Augunas and Anthony Li, tackle their biggest adversary yet in an all-new segment of deific proportions: Detect the Faithful – Asmodeus! Sit back and listen as Alex and Anthony provide a crash course into the mythology and history of […]

It wouldn’t be a Hell of an August unless the Private Sanctuary boys, Alexander Augunas and Anthony Li, sat down and talked a spell about Cheliax, providence of Hell. Join them for another episode of Dimension Door as they explore a region of the Inner Sea that’s about to get a lot of love and […]

Today in the Private Sanctuary, Anthony Li and Alex Augunas are looking for inspiration for running Pathfinder RPG games set in Golarion, so where better to turn than the Pathfinder Tales novels? In today’s installment, Alex and Anthony will be looking at Crusader Road, by Michael A. Stackpole! Listen Now! Episode 257 Podcast Script Introduction […]

Anthony Li and Alexander Augunas are talking homebrew with their third installment of Create Demiplane, a segment in which the Private Sanctuary Podcast’s Man Behind the Screens and Everyman Gamer talk about world building. If that wasn’t cool enough, they’ll be showing off the various strategies that they talk about each week by actually BUILDING a […]

The Man Behind the Screens and the Everyman Gamer are back for another exciting episode of the Private Sanctuary Podcast! In this installment, Anthony and Alex confront the most terrifying fate that can befall any Player Character at any moment: death. Between the two of them, Anthony and Alex have built up over a dozen […]

After an unexpected break due to PaizoCon, the Everyman Gamer and the Man Behind the Screens are back with another all-new installment of the Private Sanctuary Podcast! In today’s episode, Anthony and Alex tackle another one of the Advanced Class Guide’s new classes, the BLOODRAGER! How does it hold up to the game’s other classes, […]

Ryan Costello has declared May to be Pathfinder Unchained month here at the Know Direction Network, and Anthony and Alex of the Private Sanctuary Podcast are more than happy to climb aboard! Join our daring cohosts as they comb through Pathfinder Unchained’s second chapter, give their thoughts and opinions on it, and spitball some ideas […]

Alexander Augunas and Anthony Li are looking at another region of Golarion in this week’s Dimension Door! This time, Alex and Anthony explore what could arguably be the most savage region in the Inner Sea: Belkzen, the Hold of the Orcs! Click the link below and join us there! Listen Now! Dimension Door Script History […]

Anthony Li and Alexander Augunas are talking homebrew with their second installment of Create Demiplane, a segment in which the Private Sanctuary Podcast’s Man Behind the Screens and Everyman Gamer talk about world building. If that wasn’t cool enough, they’ll be showing off the various strategies that they talk about each week by actually BUILDING a […]

Its time to join the Private Sanctuary Podcast for another Class Feature’s segment! Today, Anthony and Alex pull off the kids’ gloves and throw them into the ring with one of the new classes from the Advanced Class Guide: the swashbuckler. Is this class too advanced for our heroes? Will they butcher the word “panache” […]

Today in the Private Sanctuary, Anthony Li and Alex Augunas are looking for inspiration for running Pathfinder RPG games set in Golarion, so where better to turn than the Pathfinder Tales novels? Don’t miss the first installment in their Legend Lore segment, which is equal parts book club and design advice for every aspiring Pathfinder player […]

Today in the Private Sanctuary, Anthony Li and Alex Augunas are talking about one of Golarion’s many diverse regions in a segment that they’re calling Dimension Door. In today’s episode of Dimension Door, Anthony and Alex brave harsh winters both in-game and out of it as they explore the wonders of the Lands of the […]

Anthony Li and Alexander Augunas are talking homebrew with their first installment of Create Demiplane, a segment in which the Private Sanctuary Podcast’s Man Behind the Screens and Everyman Gamer talk about world building. If that wasn’t cool enough, they’ll be showing off the various strategies that they talk about each week by actually BUILDING […]

Prepare to gish out the pain with the class that perfectly blends spellcasting and martial prowess! Listen to Anthony Li and Alex Augunas tackle their first class feature as the Private Sanctuary Podcast’s new hosts! Listen Now!  Episode 245 Script Intro to the Class What’s a Magus? Why Play a Magus? The Crunch The Fluff […]

new hosts Alex Augunas and Anthony li let you know who they are and what their plans are for the podcast from here on out. Listen Now! SHOW NOTES   Like The Private Sanctuary on Facebook.

Inspired by what Ryan calls the PaizoCon PFS Contract Controversy, and the holiday season, he and Cathy look at the age old advice, “don’t be a jerk.” Listen Now! SHOW NOTES So this is it. Before Cathy joined the cast with episode 222, replacing Matt as second chair on the Private Sanctuary, Matt and I recorded […]