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◇ Eric from New Jersey asks what to do when a GM is burned out on a system, Forlornhope22 weighs in on Cursed Artifacts, Vyrrk has a triumphant story about an AMAZING week of gaming | Hosts: CADave, Clara, Adam & Alex ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 02:16 - Indie Designer of the Month: Jessica Marcrum (angrynerdgirl.itch.io) ! 04:37 - Eric from New Jersey asks what to do when a Gm is burned out on a system | 23:07 - Forlornhope22 weighs in on Cursed Artifacts | 41:20 - Vyrrk has a triumphant story about an AMAZING week of gaming | 53:03 - Episode Closing | 55:38 - Song "Danny Boy (LIVE)" by The Merry Wives of Windsor (https://mwow.net/) ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! Our fantastic supporters keep us independent so we can play and say what we want instead of catering to companies for ad or sponsorship money. We are a not-for-profit entity, so all the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. We do it because we love it! patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org
James, Eric, and Carl talk about phenomenon of GM Burnout. What is the cause, how to identify it is happening, what to do to avoid it… and if it happens, what to do to get the spark back. 00:00 - Introduction 02:25 - Email 05:00 - Main Topic Visit us at https://masteringtherpg.com and mail gamemaster@masteringtherpg.com for comments and questions! Become a Patron: https://www.patreon.com/asavageworldsgm
This week on the mailbag we are answering TWO questions. Listen to us talk about how to find a group to play in and combating DM burnout on this weeks episode! Want to get the Tabletopped crew to answer your questions? Send them in to us via the contact for on our homepage at tabletoppedpod.com. Say hi to us at tabletoppedpod.com or @tabletopped on twitter! Also, check us out on Patreon! Sponsor: Daily Dose of Yarn! You gotta check out these hats on Etsy and Instagram! Theme music by Michelle Poulin FIND US ONLINE - Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tabletopped - Twitter: https://twitter.com/Tabletopped - Website: https://tabletoppedpod.com/ - Discord: https://discord.com/invite/9wnu5rgr7n
You can't muster up the energy, the game isn't fun anymore, you feel trapped by the scope of your prep and campaign. It's all just too much. Then hits the burnout. This episode provides a variety of gnomes giving you burnout stories and advice. Enjoy and we hope this helps
Discussing the tolls of mental exhaustion, and how that can translate in to affecting our games. We rap about some of the causes of, and coping strategies for, when you're feeling creatively burnt out || Twitter: @passive_podcast || Email: passiveaggropod@protonmail.com
Join Ang, Jared, and Phil for a discussion about burning out as a GM, the ways it can happen, and what you can do about it. Phil’s article “Losing Interest” […]
Phil, Bob, and Jerry discuss the nature and causes of GM burnout and what you can do about it both before and after. Enjoy the show, and tell us if […]
This Episode Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett sit down with fellow podcaster and all around rockstar, Becca Scott, to discuss Call of Cthulhu, The Calyx, working as an actress in Los Angeles, GM Burnout, and more! NO Campus Crier With an episode this energetic and thoughtful, the Keepers have decided to skip the Campus Crier! Stay tuned next episode for the next Campus Crier. The Discord Plug We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pic fans. MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D And thank you beaucoup to Edwin for editing this episode. Patreon Plug We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup! And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! Thanks so much for backing the show!! Main Topic Interview with Becca Scott! Tonight we have a special guest, a woman that hardly needs an introduction. She is an actor, a podcaster, she was Sophie Gray in South Park... but most importantly for us, she is the Producer and sometimes GM of The Calyx Call of Cthulhu live play from Good Time Society on Youtube. It's Becca Scott! Welcome Becca! Good Times Society on Twitter and YouTube Good Time Society The Calyx - Call of Cthulhu RPG Anthology Series on You Tube All of her links here: @goodtimesociety We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By Twitter: @MU_Podcast Discord server invite link https://discord.gg/up4hRX
This Episode Keepers Murph, Dave, and Bridgett sit down with fellow podcaster and all around rockstar, Becca Scott, to discuss Call of Cthulhu, The Calyx, working as an actress in Los Angeles, GM Burnout, and more! NO Campus Crier With an episode this energetic and thoughtful, the Keepers have decided to skip the Campus Crier! Stay tuned next episode for the next Campus Crier. The Discord Plug We have our MUP Discord and we are all there! We invite all of our listeners to come and enjoy the community of horror gaming and cute pet pic fans. MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D And thank you beaucoup to Edwin for editing this episode. Patreon Plug We have a Patreon! To back us you can click the button on the sidebar of our website, mu-podcast.com or head over to Patreon directly at www.patreon.com/mup! And you can also help out the show by buying some merch from our Teepublic store! Thanks so much for backing the show!! Main Topic Interview with Becca Scott! Tonight we have a special guest, a woman that hardly needs an introduction. She is an actor, a podcaster, she was Sophie Gray in South Park... but most importantly for us, she is the Producer and sometimes GM of The Calyx Call of Cthulhu live play from Good Time Society on Youtube. It's Becca Scott! Welcome Becca! Good Times Society on Twitter and YouTube Good Time Society The Calyx - Call of Cthulhu RPG Anthology Series on You Tube All of her links here: @goodtimesociety We want to hear from you! By email: mup.feedback@gmail.com By Twitter: @MU_Podcast Discord server invite link https://discord.gg/up4hRX
In this episode, Keepers Murph and Dave discuss the highs and lows of GM Burnout. Enjoy!
In this episode, Keepers Murph and Dave discuss the highs and lows of GM Burnout. Enjoy!
Main Topic Today we talk about GM Burnout and how to help prevent it. Talking Points- Burnout how it happens. Over Immersion- Long run of a game- Burnout Options Take a break. Sometimes you need...
We talk about how to identify, prevent and repair GM BurnoutOur Guests+Stacy Dellorfano+Mike EvansGuest NotesStacy DellorfanoContessaRandomocity zineFrivology blogMike EvansWrath of Zombie blogHubris campaign settingShow NotesThanks for joining us for this episode of Drink Spin Run. We'd love to read your comments on the show, suggestions, where exactly we can stick what and other thinly-veiled threats. Send us your thoughts at dsr@kickassistan.net. Once again, thanks for listening, you gorgeous listeners.
Our Guest+Rafael ChandlerGuest NotesRafael Neoplastic PressPandemonioRoll XXOld school productsTeratic TomeSlaughtergridLamentations of the Flame PrincessNo Salvation for WitchesObscene Serpent ReligionWorld of the LostNovelistAstounding AntagonistsHexcommunicatedShow NotesEmail from +Pete Schwab:Hey Adam/Donn,I was just listening to the episode about running con games and I'm finding it very informative. If there's an opportunity, could you guys do a show covering how you approach developing material for campaign settings from scratch? What are the essential ingredients for getting started, and how much do you feel like you need to have on hand before you begin? Also, what are considerations in terms of rules sets and how much do you feel like you need to tailor aspects before hand based on player temperament/style? Thanks, I am really enjoying the show! Keep up the good work!Rafael likes to do a brainstorming session with his players about what the campaign setting is going to be like.Rafael: "I believe, as did Zuul, that the players should choose the implements of their own demise."Adam uses the term "campaign sufficiency" to mean "enough detail to start a campaign."Adam: "I give them the object then let them paint it."Rafael on improvising creatures: "I roll 2d8 and multiply them for the monster's hit points. I take the higher die and add 10 to it to get its armor class. The lower number +1d6 is the amount of damage it does." Then he uses a chart for special details.Adam: "Don't cheat yourself! Come up with a new way to do stuff every time."Donn brings up GM Burnout... we think that's such an important topic that we devoted Episode 10.2 to the whole topic.Donn: "There isn't a 'doin' it right.'"Donn: "World building adds confidence because I know the answers."Rafael: (Great anecdote about campaign play) "Let your players' decisions count and help them add meaning to your campaign."Adam: "Look for the opportunities your players give you and make them deal with the consequences of the things they do or don't do."Rafael: "I don't want to make things that make people flip through a book."Tables and Random Generators are pretty much the most useful thing you can have for improv.Adam: "I only want enough to run the first session. Everything else comes out of that one session."Donn: "How much do you give the players?"Adam: "If you make a thing, why would you hide it from your players?"Rafael: (Blind men & the elephant) "Failing at gathering information should never happen, that's not the risk of the game."Rafael: "Part of your obligation as a DM is to take these random bits of data and interpret them and turn them into something meaningful."Rafael: "Part of the job is figuring out 'What is the best way to turn this into a bad situation for the players?'"Donn: "You want the game to flow, not to sit around anticipating the next 'story arc.'"Rafael: "If I can't remember it, it doesn't matter."Adam's session sheet is based on +Brendan S from the Necropraxis blog, which you should all be reading. [Brendan's session sheet]MEAT DWARF!Third RailDo the skills that a thief class brings to the game justify the existence of the thief within that game?Rafael: "The game would be incomplete without a specialist in the environment. Fighters are combat specialist, wizards are magic specialist, why not a specialist in the dungeon itself?"Donn: "It's in the source material, so it's not even a question for me."Adam: "I'm more interested in the narrative that the players are telling, so I'm less worried about having to have skills and a class that does things that a player could just narrate, but it's fine to me if players want those elements. Is the Grey Mouser a thief or a fighter? Depends on how you look at it."Thanks for joining us for this episode of Drink Spin Run. We'd love to read your comments on the show, suggestions, where exactly we can stick what and other thinly-veiled threats. Send us your thoughts at dsr@kickassistan.net. Once again, thanks for listening, you gorgeous listeners.
HJRP1215 Your hosts: Stu, Stork, JiB, Gina Show Notes! We discuss preparing for the unprepared -- for those moments when the preparation for the game you thought you were going to run suddenly becomes irrelevant. Len from Miami makes the statement: players who intentionally throw wrenches in the GM's plans are douchebags. We discuss. Michael writes us about his take on distracted players. Rob writes in about finding it difficult to get enthused about an ongoing Pathfinder game. Charles writes in about GM Burnout. The Reverend Doctor Minnesota Gooch writes in with his mathematical analysis of the advantage/disadvantage dice mechanic in DnD 5E. His analysis can be found on a PDF linked on our forum. George writes in about playing with a group that doesn't really want to role-play and also asks for some advice about running a campy pulp SciFi Ocean's 11 type game. Aaron writes in with a gaming success story and Robbie writes in with a gaming nightmare.
GenCon is almost here but and we can't wait but we still have lots of gaming talk to do while we wait. Today the founders review the Martin Wallace game, A Study in Emerald. They the gang looks back at an old favorite, Battlestar Galactica. And then Tony T finally joins the cast and gives us the best in gaming news. The show is rounded off with a discussion about how the founders have evolved their gaming and how they would like to continue to change in the future and how they battle game master burnout in role playing games.