The Meta Workshop

Tonight! Nick chases the Dragonite, Alijah gets devious in a barn, and James has thunder thighs! We also discuss diving into the world of tabletop gaming.Also, we have a guest: Mike! Intro/Outro music by BenSound.com

Tonight! Nick nails a thing, Alijah tries to turn back time, and James wears leggings! We also discuss introducing, implementing, and balancing magic items.

Tonight! Nick finds out dwarves don't fly, Alijah steals a book, and James has a Priest touch things! We also discuss how to balance various aspects of your campaign.

Tonight! Nick embraces squirrels, Alijah makes up numbers, and James gets salty! We also explore half-lings, and why you may want to take them seriously. Music by Bensound.com

Tonight! Nick gets older, Alijah talks to babies, and James talks about Rome! We also discuss how DMs can encourage player immersion. Find out guest Will's band here on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/papernautilusliny/And on Bandcamp: https://papernautilusliny.bandcamp.com/album/above-board-epTitle and outro music by BenSound.com

Tonight! Nick gets out of touch, Alijah embraces imperial wizardry, and James becomes a mushroom. We also discuss player immersion and how to get attached to your character. Find out guest Will's band here on Facebook! https://www.facebook.com/papernautilusliny/And on Bandcamp: https://papernautilusliny.bandcamp.com/album/above-board-ep

Sometimes you don't get to the next level. Music by BenSound.com

The gang discusses encounters, the types of players you meet rolling dice, and try to figure out what our classes are in the real world.

While walking out of your door may be a dangerous business, when your players choose to ignore the door entirely and dig their way out you may find yourself in an impromptu predicament. Join us this week as we discuss what happens when the party chooses an unexpected path.

This week for our Bonus Action we build a store! A fancy boar accessory store. Here are some names!Tusks R UsBoardorPan-Ham Treasures: We're Crossing All BoardersBoary and GabbanaAll the stuff we come up with here is free to use for your whatever. Just tell your friends about us!

This week we discuss our expectations of the working NPC class. Where do they go when they leave work? Can they love? Do they dream? We fight alongside these champions of the proletariat to earn us all an equal and livable wage.

This week we discuss Minmaxing and the balance between getting the most out of your party while still staying in line with your character.

In this week's Bonus Action we Make a Monster based on some ambient music from TabletopAudio.com! Join us as we explore the covered sand scorpion in its natural habitat. Illustration by Alijah.

Roll for Custody! The grand opening of The Meta Workshoppe features Nick, Alijah and James, three DMs–or GMs?–that tackle tabletop gaming's biggest questions…and leave most unanswered. This episode we discuss Character Creation, DM playstyle and who's the mom and who's the dad.

This is the pilot episode of The Meta Workshop!It's a quick 15 minute clip from a demo Alijah, James, and Nick did earlier this month. The Meta Workshop is going to be a podcast revolving around tabletop RPGs, Dungeon and Dragons, Pathfinder, D20 Modern, and more. We're going to explore some of the rules, play styles, and home brewed concoctions that we've come across as players and game masters, and put them to the test.We want to see what works, what's broken, and maybe try to fix it?