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John and Jack Skoda present: Set The Table, an original Podcast where we talk about how to run great Tabletop Role-Playing Games (TTRPGs). Every day there are questions asked online about how to get started being the Dungeon Master, or Game Master for TTRPGs that someone wants to start playing, and…

John Skoda

  • Feb 27, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
  • every other week NEW EPISODES
  • 1h 30m AVG DURATION
  • 29 EPISODES


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Set The Table: Episode 29 - Deep Dive - Monarchies Of Mau

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2021 88:51


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

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2021 76:06


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

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2021 65:45


John & Jack discuss changing? swapping? substituting? characters and players at your table. How do you handle it when a … More

Set The Table: Episode 26: Narrating Action

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2021 81:52


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

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 104:25


John and Jack reflect on our first year of Set The Table. Many of our topics are worth mentioning in … More

Set The Table: Episode 24 - Deific Interference/Divine Intervention

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2021 74:21


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

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 112:54


This time we talk about evil characters; why and how to build them as player, and how to deal with … More

Set The Table: Episode 22 - Guest #2 James Kiernan

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 64:46


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

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2020 78:45


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

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 78:51


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"

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 99:06


John and Jack are back and talking about one of Jack’s favorite things! (not…) The “5-Minute Workday”. It’s the idea … More

18. Big Bad Evil Guys (BBEGs)

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2020 91:07


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

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2020 112:06


In this episode John and Jack change up the format of the show and instead of having a distinct topic, … More

Set The Table: Episode 16 - Non-Player Characters (NPCs)

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2020 83:26


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

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2020 108:12


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

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2020 91:29


This time John and Jack talk about improv skills! What improv means to us, how to get started, how to … More

Set The Table: Episode 13 - Party Composition, Vision, and Mission

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2020 96:14


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

Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2020 93:02


Jack answers a listener question directed at him, and we get some awesome insight about building player characters! It takes … More

Set The Table: Episode 11 - Fudging Rolls

Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2020 77:16


On this episode of Set The Table Jack and I talk about fudging rolls. What it means, who should do … More

Set The Table: Episode 10 - Guest #1 Thornton Raskveitz

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2020 85:17


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

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2020 72:19


John and Jack Skoda present: Set The Table, an original Tabletop Role-Playing Game Show where we talk about how to … More

Set The Table: Episode 8 - Player Types Part Two

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2020 115:37


John and Jack Skoda present: Set The Table, an original Tabletop Role-Playing Game Show where we talk about how to … More

Set The Table: Episode 7 - Alignment

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2020 110:05


John and Jack Skoda present: Set The Table, an original Tabletop Role-Playing Game Show where we talk about how to … More

Set The Table: Episode 6 - Deep Dive Into D&D 5th Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 29, 2020 118:11


John and Jack Skoda present: Set The Table, an original Tabletop Role-Playing Game Show where we talk about how to … More

Set The Table: Episode 5 - Homebrewing, and Worldbuilding Pt.1

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 15, 2020 97:00


John and Jack Skoda present: Set The Table, an original Tabletop Role-Playing Game Show where we talk about how to … More

Set The Table: Episode 4 - All About Modules

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2020 82:16


John and Jack Skoda present: Set The Table, an original Tabletop Role-Playing Game Show where we talk about how to … More

Set The Table: Episode 3 - Problem Players

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2020 92:17


John and Jack Skoda present: Set The Table, a new and original Tabletop Role-Playing Game Show where we talk about … More

Set The Table: Episode 2 - What System Do I Play?

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2020 89:14


John and Jack Skoda present: Set The Table, a new and original Tabletop Role-Playing Game Show where we talk about … More

Set The Table: Episode 1 - So You're A New DM/GM?

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 89:01


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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