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A bunch of gnomes from the gnome stew get together to talk gaming, game mastering, tabletop games, playing games, and gab about games. It's a gaming gab off to avoid becoming part of the stew.

Gnomecast

Buffalo, NY


    • May 21, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 224 EPISODES


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    Gnomecast #213 – Fury of the Forsaken with Lou Anders

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 65:42


    Join Jared as he interviews Lou Anders and discusses Fury of the Forsaken.

    Gnomecast #212 – Player Problems

    Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 56:59


    Join Ang along with Chris and Phil as they talk about managing continuity for you and your players in your campaigns.

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    Gnomecast #211 – Continuity Concerns

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2025 38:14


    Join Ang along with Chris and Phil as they talk about managing continuity for you and your players in your campaigns.

    Gnomecast #210 – System Screen Burn

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 36:07


    Join Ang along with Josh and JT as they talk about how to navigate having multiple game systems embedded in your brain.

    Gnomecast #209 – AI and RPGs

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 26, 2025 33:06


    Join Ang and special guest, Charles Cohen, as they talk about emerging AI technology and its place in the RPG space.

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    Gnomecast #208 – Tracy Sizemore and The Han Cluster

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 38:20


    Join Jared and Tracy Sizemore as they discuss her Savage Worlds setting The Han Cluster, an optimistic sci-fi roleplaying game.

    Gnomecast #207 – With Great Power

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 26, 2025 44:36


    Join Ang along with Jared and guest Andy Jaksetic as they talk about the immense responsibility of running Super Hero RPGs to the best of your abilities!

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    Gnomecast #206 – Splitting the Party

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 42:42


    Join Ang, Josh and JT as they talk about the dreaded, forbidden topic of splitting the party! Is it good? Is it bad? Does it depend? They'll talk about it all.

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    Gnomecast #205 – Mastering Mysteries

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 29, 2025 49:30


    Join Ang, Chris, and Tomas as they discuss all the ins and outs of running mysteries!

    Gnomecast #204 – Running vs. Playing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 43:06


    Join Ang, JT, and guest Alex Thomas as they talk about the difference in the skills needed to run games versus play games.

    Gnomecast #203 – Resolutions Old & New

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 36:05


    Join Ang, JT, and Tomas as they look at what they hoped to accomplish RPG wise in 2024, how that turned out, and what they're hoping for in 2025.

    Gnomecast #202 – Surviving the Holidays

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 49:05


    Join Ang, Matt, and Senda as they talk about how to help your gaming group survive the inevitable scheduling woes of the holiday season.

    Gnomecast #201 – Oops! All Bards

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 20, 2024 32:06


    Join Ang, Jared and Josh as they talk about what to do when you have characters in your game whose mechanical abilities overlap and you can't rely on traditional 'niche' protection to move the spotlight around the table. Or, what to do when you somehow end up with a group of just bards!

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    Gnomecast #200 – Why We Do This

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2024 40:30


    Join us for our 200th episode of the Gnomecast, as we talk about why we do this. What's this? Giving gaming advice on Gnome Stew and this podcast. And who's we? A bunch of gnomes who could take a little time to talk about the love we have for this hobby and why we keep giving gaming advice.

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    Gnomecast #199 – RPGs for the Spooky Season

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 44:20


    Join Ang along with Jared and JT as they talk about how to bring the spooky to your table as we get deep into the Halloween season.

    Gnomecast #198 – How Do You Like Your Stakes?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 43:46


    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.

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    Gnomecast #197 – Brand New Players

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 40:06


    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.

    Gnomecast #196 – Two GM Slip Ups

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 43:28


    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.

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    Gnomecast #195 – Rob Heinsoo & the Overenthusiastic Fan

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 51:35


    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!

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    Gnomecast #194 – Multi-table Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 39:15


    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.

    Gnomecast #193 – GMing for Turtles

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 38:07


    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!

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    Gnomecast #192 – The Art of Pregen Characters

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 51:04


    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.

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    Gnomecast #191 – Running Factions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 38:20


    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.

    Gnomecast #190 – Beginning Campaigns Comfortably

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024


    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!

    Gnomecast #189 – Kobayashi Maru: Unwinnable Scenarios

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2024 43:43


    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!

    Gnomecast #188 – Imposter Syndrome and RPGs

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 48:21


    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.

    Gnomecast #187 – Learning About the OSR

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 45:46


    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.

    Gnomecast #186 – Mixing Genres

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 45:14


    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!

    Gnomecast #186 – Mixing Genres

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 45:14


    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!

    Gnomecast #185 – Taking Over

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 39:04


    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 MORE

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    Gnomecast #185 – Taking Over

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 39:04


    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.

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    Gnomecast #184 – D&D and Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 46:32


    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.

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    Gnomecast #184 – D&D and Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 46:32


    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 MORE

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    Gnomecast #183 – New Players, New Characters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 46:08


    Ang, JT and Senda chat about the logistics of adding new players to your groups and new characters to your games. Links: Mythulu CardsXenolanguageCoriolis: The Great Dark KickstarterSavage Worlds Science Fiction Companion Kickstarter

    Gnomecast #183 – New Players, New Characters

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 46:08


    Ang, JT and Senda chat about the logistics of adding new players to your groups and new characters to your games.

    Gnomecast #182 – Video Games to RPGs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 33:27


    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.

    Gnomecast #182 – Video Games to RPGs

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 33:27


    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

    Gnomecast #181 – Bridgett Jeffries, Community Coordinator

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 31:20


    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!

    Gnomecast #181 – Bridgett Jeffries, Community Coordinator

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2024 31:20


    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

    Gnomecast #180 – Meet a New Gnome – Josh Storey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 21:09


    In our first Gnomecast of 2024, Ang welcomes Josh Storey to the Stew! Links

    Gnomecast #180 – Meet a New Gnome – Josh Storey

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2024 40:05


    In our first Gnomecast of 2024, Ang welcomes Josh Storey to the Stew!

    Gnomecast #179 – Little Details, Big Worlds

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2023 40:05


    Ang, JT and Tomas get together and talk about all the little things that help create deep, textured worlds for our players.

    Gnomecast #178 – Interview with Bryan Steele

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2023 42:13


    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.

    Gnomecast#177 – Superhero Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2023 41:27


    Ang, Chris, & Jared talk about superhero games and get off on a variety of comic book and superhero media tangents. Links

    Gnomecast#176 – Canon Characters

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 43:09


    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.

    Gnomecast#175 – Tips for Attending Conventions

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2023 44:44


    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.

    Gnomecast#174 – Gaming Anniversary

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 39:10


    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 delt with, and some pretty good stories about characters and campaigns they've played together.

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    Gnomecast#173 – Welcome Back Walt

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2023 27:18


    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.

    Gnomecast#172 – RPG A Day Conversation

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 47:35


    Ang, Chris, and Senda get together to talk about some of the RPG a day questions from 2023.

    Gnomecast#171 – Shadow of the Weird Wizard Interview

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2023 30:44


    JT sits down with the Demon Lord himself, Rob Schwalb from Schwalb Entertainment to talk about his newest game, Shadow of the Weird Wizard.

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    GNOMECAST #170 – Session 0 Redux

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2023 37:22


    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.

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