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Set The Table
by John Skoda
A talk show with John and Jack to discuss how to be great at running tabletop role-playing games!
Episodes
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Set The Table: Episode 29 - Deep Dive - Monarchies Of Mau
This time John and Jack take a deep dive into Monarchies of Mau, a d20 system that strongly resembles 5e … More
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Set The Table: Episode 28 - Feedback
This week we talk about Feedback: receiving and processing as a DM, providing thoughtful feedback for players, and what to … More
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Set The Table: Episode 27: Character & Player Changes
John & Jack discuss changing? swapping? substituting? characters and players at your table. How do you handle it when a … More
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Set The Table: Episode 26: Narrating Action
Welcome to the first episode of Set The Table for 2021! This week John and Jack talk all about Narrating … More
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Set The Table: Episode 25: Year One, Session Zero
John and Jack reflect on our first year of Set The Table. Many of our topics are worth mentioning in … More
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Set The Table: Episode 24 - Deific Interference/Divine Intervention
This week John and Jack talk about getting the Gods involved. What can be a session zero topic doesn’t always … More
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Set The Table: Episode 23 - Evil Characters
This time we talk about evil characters; why and how to build them as player, and how to deal with … More
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Set The Table: Episode 22 - Guest #2 James Kiernan
John and Jack invite one of John’s oldest friends and player of Connie the Bard, James Kiernan onto the show … More
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Set The Table: Episode 21 - Casual Conversation #2
John and Jack have our second casual conversation episode and talk about a fun variety of things: Fafhrd and the … More
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Set The Table: Episode 20 - Appendix N and Inspiration
John and Jack elaborate on a notable reference we’ve talked about before called Appendix N, a page at the end … More
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Set The Table: Episode 19 - The "5-Minute Workday"
John and Jack are back and talking about one of Jack’s favorite things! (not…) The “5-Minute Workday”. It’s the idea … More
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18. Big Bad Evil Guys (BBEGs)
This week John and Jack talk about BBEG’s, or Big Bad Evil Guys, those end-bosses, mini-bosses, and other ultimate and … More
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Set The Table: Episode 17 - Casual Conversation #1
In this episode John and Jack change up the format of the show and instead of having a distinct topic, … More
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Set The Table: Episode 16 - Non-Player Characters (NPCs)
In this episode, John and Jack finally talk about NPCs. What you need as a baseline, how to create them, … More
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15. Deep Dive - 7th Sea
This time John and Jack talk about 7th Sea (mostly 2nd edition), what it is, why we like it and … More
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Set The Table: Episode 14 - Improv Skills
This time John and Jack talk about improv skills! What improv means to us, how to get started, how to … More
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Set The Table: Episode 13 - Party Composition, Vision, and Mission
This week on Set The Table we talk about party composition, from the game classic standard trio of Warrior, Wizard, … More
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Set The Table: Episode 12 - Listener Question & Outcomes For Bad Rolls
Jack answers a listener question directed at him, and we get some awesome insight about building player characters! It takes … More
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Set The Table: Episode 11 - Fudging Rolls
On this episode of Set The Table Jack and I talk about fudging rolls. What it means, who should do … More
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Set The Table: Episode 10 - Guest #1 Thornton Raskveitz
In this, our tenth episode, we’re excited to present our first Guest Episode, with John’s childhood friend Thornton! Thornton has … More
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Set The Table: Episode 9 - Character Death
John and Jack Skoda present: Set The Table, an original Tabletop Role-Playing Game Show where we talk about how to … More
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Set The Table: Episode 8 - Player Types Part Two
John and Jack Skoda present: Set The Table, an original Tabletop Role-Playing Game Show where we talk about how to … More
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Set The Table: Episode 7 - Alignment
John and Jack Skoda present: Set The Table, an original Tabletop Role-Playing Game Show where we talk about how to … More
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Set The Table: Episode 6 - Deep Dive Into D&D 5th Edition
John and Jack Skoda present: Set The Table, an original Tabletop Role-Playing Game Show where we talk about how to … More
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Set The Table: Episode 5 - Homebrewing, and Worldbuilding Pt.1
John and Jack Skoda present: Set The Table, an original Tabletop Role-Playing Game Show where we talk about how to … More
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Set The Table: Episode 4 - All About Modules
John and Jack Skoda present: Set The Table, an original Tabletop Role-Playing Game Show where we talk about how to … More
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Set The Table: Episode 3 - Problem Players
John and Jack Skoda present: Set The Table, a new and original Tabletop Role-Playing Game Show where we talk about … More
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Set The Table: Episode 2 - What System Do I Play?
John and Jack Skoda present: Set The Table, a new and original Tabletop Role-Playing Game Show where we talk about … More
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Set The Table: Episode 1 - So You're A New DM/GM?
John and Jack Skoda present: Set The Table, a new and original Tabletop Role-Playing Game Show where we talk about … More
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How many episodes does Set The Table have?
Set The Table currently has 29 episodes available on PodParley. New episodes are automatically indexed when they're published to the podcast feed.
What is Set The Table about?
A talk show with John and Jack to discuss how to be great at running tabletop role-playing games!
How often does Set The Table release new episodes?
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Who hosts Set The Table?
Set The Table is created and hosted by John Skoda.
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