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Storyteller Conclave — 262 episodes · page 1 of 3
The Real BBEG…time
Our Future Games
Hot Takes
Table Lingo
System Spotlight: Eureka: Investigative Urban Fantasy
Dessert in Storytelling
Game systems that we would love to see
Is D&D Hurting the Hobby?
System Spotlight: Tiny D6 (Tiny Taverns)
OSR vs Narrative
What BDSM teaches us about TTRPGs
Evolving Relationships
System Spotlight: Thirsty Sword Lesbians
Adult Themes
How Games Teach Us to Play Them
Escapism vs Realism
System Spotlight: Wanderhome
Keeping group harmony
Year End Review 2023
Handling Stealth Scenes
System Spotlight: Star Trek Adventures
Storytelling 202: Lifelike NPCs
The Core Gameplay Loop
Game Mechanic Swap Meet
Reskinning Stories
System Spotlight: Monster of the Week
Storytelling 202 : MacGuffins
Narrative and Combat
Games Set In Existing IPs
System Spotlight : Dresden Files Accelerated
202: Workshop – The Weight of Themes
Generic Systems and SRDs
Examining Polytheism in TTRPGs
System Spotlight : Deadlands
202: Workshop – Missing Players
Building a Better Villain
A Product of Its Time – Separating Imperialism from Pulp Storytelling
The Chosen One
System Spotlight : ROOT
Storytelling 202: Sandboxes
Small Scope, Big Impact
External Player Motivators
System Spotlight : Monster Care Squad
Storytelling 202 : Plots from the Villain’s Perspective
The Importance of Archetypes
Boss Battles
System Spotlight : Brindlewood Bay
Storytelling 202 : Workshop – Character Centric Plots
Do We NEED Combat?
When to End Combat
Combat Without Combat
System Spotlight: Cortex Prime
Storytelling 202 : Multifaceted Encounters
Repurposing Game Systems
Reactive play vs Proactive play with Jonah & Tristan Fishel
System Spotlight: Nations & Cannons (Flagbearer Games)
Storytelling 202 : Workshop: Session Zero prompt
Advancement and Power Escalation
Single Player Games
Vertical vs Horizontal Progression
System Spotlight : Blades in the Dark
Storytelling 202 : Character-Driven Plots
Agency Within Hierarchies / Organizations
Skills Storytelling Teaches Us
System Spotlight : Worlds Without Number
Storytelling 202 : Splitting the Party
Breaking the Power Curve
OneD&D and the OGL
System Spotlight: Urban Shadows
Storytelling 202 : Liminal Spaces
Year End Review 2022
Setting up your Storyteller for Success
System Spotlight: Lasers & Feelings, Mothership
Storytelling 101 : Death and Lethality
D&D as a Lifestyle Brand
Stereotypes in Gaming
Creating Homebrew Worlds w/ David Somerville
System Spotlight: MÖRK BORG
Storytelling 101 : the football
“The Matthew Mercer Effect” : A Retrospective
Storyteller Red Flags
System Spotlight: Arc Doom
Storytelling 101 : Rolling With the Punches
Hook, Line, and Storyteller
B Plots
System Spotlight: Dark Souls
Storytelling 101 : Creating Investment
Stories with no Villains
Beginnings and Endings
Things I Wish I Knew As a New GM/Storyteller
System Spotlight: Mistborn
Storytelling 101 : Populating Your World
Overpowered PCs Broke My Game
Our Dream Gaming Spaces
System Spotlight: 7th Sea Second Edition
Storytelling 101 : Campaign Flow
The Ship of Theseus
Power Dynamics in gaming with Dr Jason Cox
Strolling into Meta
System Spotlight : Dune – Adventures in the Imperium