Podcasts about safety tools

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In this episode of Doodoo Divas Smells Like Money, host Suzan Chin Taylor continues the conversation with Steve Statema, co founder of SoSafe Equipment and inventor of the PowerLift Manhole Cover Lifter.Together, they dive into one of the most critical issues in the wastewater and civil infrastructure industry — jobsite safety. Steve shares firsthand lessons from municipal operations, including why safety tools often go unused, how accessibility and convenience impact behavior, and what it takes to move crews from resistance to real buy in.The discussion explores how the right safety tools can not only prevent injuries but also dramatically increase productivity, reduce downtime, and improve morale. From real world injury experiences to hands on equipment demos and ROI driven decision making, this episode highlights how safety culture directly impacts performance and workforce retention.If you work in wastewater, public works, utilities, or civil infrastructure, this episode offers practical insights you can apply immediately to help ensure everyone goes home safe at the end of the day.Learn more about SoSafe Equipment and the PowerLift Manhole Cover Lifter at shopsosafe.com.Topics Covered• Jobsite safety in wastewater and utilities• Why safety tools must be easy to use• Overcoming resistance to new equipment• Crew buy in and leadership strategies• Safety tools as productivity drivers• Understanding safety ROI• Building a culture of accountability and protectionConnect With Steve Statema:Co-Founder: So Safe Equipment and Inventor of the Power LifterEmail: steve@shopsosafe.comLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/steve-statema-92535b317/Website:shopsosafe.comI hope you find this episode as informative and as exciting as we have.Please let us know your thoughts about the episode!Connect with Suzan Chin-Taylor, host of The DooDoo Diva's Smells Like Money Podcast:Website: www.creativeraven.com | https://thetuitgroup.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/creativeraven/Email: raven@creativeraven.com Telephone: +1 760-217-8010Listen and subscribe here to your favorite platform:Apple Podcast - Google Podcast - Cast Box - Overcast - Pocket Casts - YouTube - Spotifyhttps://creativeraven.com/smells-like-money-podcast/ Subscribe to the Podcast:https://creativeraven.com/smells-like-money-podcast/Be a guest on our show:https://calendly.com/thetuitgroup/be-a-podcast-guestCheck Out my NEW Digital Marketing E-Course & Coaching Program just for Wastewater Pros:https://store.thetuitgroup.com/diy-digital-marketing-playbook-for-wastewater-pros#WastewaterIndustry #JobsiteSafety #UtilityWorkers #PublicWorks #InfrastructureSafety #SafetyCulture #TrenchlessTechnology #MunicipalOperations #LeadershipDevelopment #SmellsLikeMoneyPodcast

Send us a textWhat do AI companions, deepfakes, and White House briefings have in common? Bruce Reed. In this episode, Mallory Mejias and Amith Nagarajan are joined by Bruce Reed, Head of AI at Common Sense Media and former Deputy Chief of Staff in the Biden-Harris White House. Bruce shares an insider's view on how the U.S. government reacted to the launch of ChatGPT, the urgent need for AI guardrails for youth, and why you don't need to be a tech expert to lead responsibly. Bruce Reed is Head of AI at Common Sense Media and a senior White House policy adviser across three administrations. He served as President Clinton's chief domestic policy adviser, chief of staff to Vice President Biden, and Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy in the Biden-Harris administration, helping shape 17 State of the Union addresses. Dubbed President Biden's “AI Whisperer,” Reed led landmark government efforts on AI safety, securing voluntary commitments from major tech companies and advancing a sweeping executive order on responsible AI.  Common Sense Media - https://www.commonsensemedia.org/ Time AI 100 - https://shorturl.at/2NeQZ

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit stayorgo.substack.comThis is one of the most important—and most difficult—episodes I've ever recorded.In it, I speak openly and directly about intimate partner violence, including heartbreaking local and national examples of the very real dangers women face when they decide to leave. This is not a conversation many of us were raised to have. I wasn't. But after years of coaching women who are considering divorce, I know we cannot afford to keep looking away.Together, we unpack critical statistics that are too often hidden behind passive headlines. I share a deeply personal story of a woman in my community whose life was taken after she left a partner—and how her death, and others like it, must wake us up to what is truly at stake.I also walk you through warning signs, risk factors, and the psychological patterns that too many women have been taught to minimize. And most of all, I offer you something I wish every woman had: a third way. Not the false binary of stay and survive or leave and risk everything—but a path built on information, preparation, and connection.This episode is about reclaiming our safety. About standing shoulder to shoulder in the face of rising misogyny and systemic silence. About refusing to shrink or isolate, and instead learning how to call out the realities we live in—with clarity, courage, and love.If you're not ready for this episode today, that's okay. But I want you to know it's here, whenever you are. And if you listen and this lands close to home, please know: you do not have to walk this alone.Show Notes:Subscribe to Stay or Go on SubstackText 90MIN to 33777 to book a 90-Minute Session with me. ✨Text STAYORGOCOMMUNITY to 33777 to join the community. ⚡️Text EMAILME to 33777 for the free tarot guide using ChatGPT.

◇ Steffi from Scotland asks what we consider a “storygame”, Arrya from New Jersey shares a safety tools story, & Eric from New Jersey asks how we learn difficult systems | Hosts: Kimi, Rose, & Clara ◇ 00:33◇ Welcome & Episode Summary 03:22◇ Announcements 05:17◇ Indie Designer of the Month: Ross Payton https://www.patreon.com/RPPR 08:18◇ Mailbag 1 47:32◇ Mailbag 2 62:42◇ Mailbag 3 – From the Archive 87:58◇ Episode Closing 91:14◇ Music ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com or post in our Discord server 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! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2025 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

We would love to hear your feedback!Ep 278 News LinksA viral claim collapses, a van gets swiped in broad daylight, and a driverless car freezes in an alley—welcome to a week where gig work shows its sharp edges. We open with a wild “clip of the week” from a Spark delivery, then unpack the fallout from the DoorDash creator whose videos led to felony charges after she filmed a customer nude and posted his information online. What counts as evidence, what crosses the line, and how do you protect yourself without chasing clicks?From there, we dive into safety in the field: the naked stranger who climbed into a delivery van and crashed it, the simple habits that would have stopped it, and the broader need for situational awareness when you're juggling keys, phones, and doorsteps. We balance the chaos with practical wins—Octopus tablets for passive tips and engagement, plus why riders should always compare Uber and Lyft before booking. If 84 percent never check both apps, that's money left on the table and drivers feeling the squeeze.Policy and tech loom over it all. New Zealand's top court just said several Uber drivers are employees, opening the door to benefits and back pay claims. Meanwhile, autonomy meets reality: Lyft's CEO doubts self‑driving will dominate soon, even as Waymo expands to freeways while still stumbling in tight urban maneuvers. We talk costs, liability, cleaning fleets, and why geofenced pilots will coexist with human drivers for years. Add a fresh DoorDash data leak and the rise of retail partnerships like Old Navy delivery, and you can see the next phase of gig work: more services, more risk, more need for clear rules.If you care about driver safety, platform policies, and the real timeline for autonomous rides, this one's for you. Subscribe, share with a friend who dashes or rides, and drop a review telling us: would you choose a human driver or a driverless car for your next airport run?Support the showEverything Gig Economy Podcast Related: Download the audio podcast Newsletter Octopus is a mobile entertainment tablet for your riders. Earn 100.00 per month for having the tablet in your car! No cost for the driver! Want to earn more and stay safe? Download Maxymo Love the show? You now have the opportunity to support the show with some great rewards by becoming a Patron. Tier #2 we offer free merch, an Extra in-depth podcast per month, and an NSFW pre-show https://www.patreon.com/thegigeconpodcast The Gig Economy Podcast Group. Download Telegram 1st, then click on the link to join. TikTok Subscribe on Youtube

◇ NOTE: This podcast is intended for adults and includes conversations about sensitive topics. Please listen with care. ◇ Steve in SoCal asks about reassessing safety tools mid campaign, Gregory from Wisconsin asks about non-AI resources for GMs, & from the Archive 2020 Ben from Texas talks about GMs playing gods | Hosts: Kimi, Pooja & Rose ◇ 00:33◇ Welcome & Episode Summary 02:01◇ Announcements 04:04◇ Indie Designer of the Month: Kodi Gonzaga https://jaztice.itch.io/ 06:00◇ Mailbag 1 38:04◇ Mailbag 2 57:06◇ Mailbag 3 - From the Archive 76:08◇ Episode Closing 80:36◇ Music ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com or post in our Discord server 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! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2025 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

In unserer zweiten Folge der #erzählperspektive reden Michi, Frank, Alex, Stefan und Yves über Sicherheitstechniken beim Rollenspiel.

Call screening technology is finally getting the upgrade we've all been desperately waiting for. Apple's iOS 26 introduces a revolutionary feature that puts unknown callers into a holding pattern, requiring them to state their business before you decide whether to answer. For those of us bombarded with daily spam calls, this could be the most practical smartphone innovation in years.Meanwhile, the digital safety nets meant to protect our children continue to show alarming gaps. A troubling study reveals that Instagram's teen safety tools are largely failing, with researchers finding that 30 out of 47 protective measures are either substantially ineffective or completely nonexistent. Despite Meta's reassurances about "industry-leading" protections, their platform continues exposing young users to harmful content while seemingly encouraging risky behaviors that attract inappropriate adult attention. This ongoing failure raises serious questions about whether social media companies can ever truly prioritize safety over engagement metrics.On a more positive note, the tech world offers exciting new options for both computing and gaming enthusiasts. The Raspberry Pi 500 Plus delivers impressive computing power with 16GB RAM and dual 4K display outputs for just $200, while the new ROG Xbox Ally handheld aims to bring premium gaming on-the-go—though at the eyebrow-raising price of $999. As we review both options alongside our whiskey tasting of Mickter's exceptional Barrel Strength Rye, we explore the value proposition each offers and whether they're worth your hard-earned money.From practical advice on avoiding increasingly sophisticated scams to insights about malware that's been silently stealing data from U.S. organizations, we're covering the technology developments that directly impact your digital safety. Join us each week as we decode the tech world with straightforward explanations, honest reviews, and perhaps a little whiskey on the side. Subscribe to our podcast on your favorite platform and visit techtimeradio.com to catch up on previous episodes!Support the show

Speed Traps or Safety Tools? Debating Doug Ford's Stance on Speed Cameras. Hosts: Jatinder Gidda & Raghav Choudhary

The OSMtable! returns with a new TTRPG discussion. Dylan, Basil, and Tobias are once again joined by Niko (con co-chair of the Middle Tennessee Anime Convention) to talk about safety tools, session zero, and other elements of the social contract. As people with familiarity with these approaches, how do they play out in different contexts?OSMnotesResources:X-Card: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SB0jsx34bWHZWbnNIVVuMjhDkrdFGo1_hSC2BWPlI3A/mobilebasicLines & Veils: https://rpg.stackexchange.com/questions/30906/what-do-the-terms-lines-and-veils-meanTTRPG Safety Toolkit: https://ttrpgsafetytoolkit.com/Monte Cook Games Consent In Gaming Checklist: https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/consent-in-gaming/Deck of Player Safety: https://www.deckofplayersafety.com/Hosts:Basil on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/itsbasiltime.comTobias on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/rtobias.bsky.socialCarbuncle Chronicle will be paneling at GATEway FATE: https://gatewayfate.carrd.co/Niko's Linktree: https://nicholasqualls.com/CultureSmash: https://www.youtube.com/@CulturesmashTv/streamsDylan's links: https://links.dylanwolf.com/We also have YouTube Channels now! Both for OSMcast proper and The Carbuncle Chronicle! Please subscribe, hit the bell, and share amongst your friends.And as always, feel free to leave us a review on Apple Podcasts! Oh, and if you still use Spotify, go ahead and get on that mobile device and throw us some five stars there too. Tell your friends! As well, just like we mentioned when we do the OSMplugs, you can also join the Discord and support us on Patreon! PS If you have ever wanted some OSMmerch, feel free to check out our TeePublic page! PPS We appreciate you.

Do you keep any tools or items with you for safety reasons?

Time now for our daily Tech and Business Report. Today, TikTok is rolling out new safety features for creators and some of its younger users. For more, KCBS Radio anchor Holly Quan spoke with Bloomberg's Samantha Kelley.

◇ Steven from Serbia asks advice for setting up a Big Bad, Davi shares thoughts on safety tools, From the Archive 2018: GaztheDm from  the Netherlands is looking for plot hooks | Hosts: Kimi, Adam, & Vixie ◇ 00:33Welcome & Episode Summary 01:14Announcements 04:35Indie Designer of the Month - Jay Dragon (she/none) from Possum Creek Games - http://possumcreekgames.itch.io 07:24Mailbag 1 38:01Mailbag 2 66:12Mailbag 3 - From the Archive 90:47Episode Closing 96:11Music ◇ 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! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2025 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

Deze week schuiven er twee supertoffe terugkerende gasten aan voor een diepgaande aflevering over communicatie en safety tools. Peter Elroy's inspirerende talk op Rincon '25 was de aanleiding van deze aflevering. Rosa komt uit de kast als "anti safety tools". De X card gaat de ban in en Chrit gaat door het slijk voor een safety tool fuckup.Happy pride!Thirsty sword lesbiansFanterland (Peter's website)Jay Dragon's palette gridCATSThe ink that bleedsMeguey Baker's blog over rituelen Overige genoemde safety tools:x cardscript changelines and veilsstars and wishesopen door policydebriefSupport the showDND met een zachte G is de Nederlandse podcast over tabletop RPG's door Mardie en ChritOnze website ➡️ dndmeteenzachteg.nlOnze Discord server ➡️ https://discord.gg/f7QDF2Q9TBOnze instagram ➡️ @dndmeteenzachteg Onze bluesky ➡️ @dndmeteenzachteg.nlStuur je vragen en verhalen naar ➡️ dndmeteenzachteg@gmail.comVind ons op je favoriete podcast platform ➡️ dndmeteenzachteg.nl/shareIedere maand een exclusieve bonusaflevering voor supporters van de podcast!

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Transcripts available at diceexploder.comSafety in RPGs and larp is a huge topic, one I've wanted to cover on Dice Exploder for a long time, but one I've avoided it because it feels hard to approach inside the “pick one mechanic” format of this show. Even more than most mechanics I cover on Dice Exploder, I feel like most safety mechanics are in conversation with each other in both logistical ways—how they compliment each other—but also in the philosophy behind their existence in the first place, how including these mechanics at the table is ideally a statement about how we'd like to treat each other both at the table and away from it. So today we're gonna name that underlying philosophy and call that our mechanic: “players are more important than the game” is something I hear in conversations around safety all the time, and that's this episode.To break it down, I'm joined by Sarah Lynne Bowman. She studies all this professionally, and she has so much to say and to share about how safety tools work in theory and in practice, how no tool can ever guarantee your safety (even if we should still definitely use them), and how building good communities around our games is at least as important to safer play as any individual tool.Finally, content warning in this episode for mention of sexual assault and emotional abuse in rpg communities. We don't get deep into any specifics, but they come up.Further ReadingYour Larp's Only As Safe As It's Play Culture by Troels Ken PedersenDice Exploder on accessibility in game designCreating a Culture of Trust through Safety and Calibration Larp Mechanics by Maury BrownLarp Design, the bookBibliography from Sarah Lynne BowmanKoljonen, Johanna. 2019. “Opt-out and Playstyle Calibration Mechanics.” In Larp Design: Creating Role-play Experiences, edited by Johanna Koljonen, Jaakko Stenros, Anne Serup Grove, Aina D. Skjønsfjell and Elin Nilsen, 235-237. Copenhagen, Denmark: Landsforeningen Bifrost. 3 pages.Koljonen, Johanna. 2020. “Larp Safety Design Fundamentals.” JARPS: Japanese Journal of Analog Role-Playing Game Studies 1: Emotional and Psychological Safety in TRPGs and Larp (September 21): 3e-19e.Hugaas, Kjell Hedgard. 2024. “Bleed and Identity: A Conceptual Model of Bleed and How Bleed-Out from Role-Playing Games Can Affect a Player's Sense of Self.” International Journal of Role-Playing 15 (June): 9-35. https://doi.org/10.33063/ijrp.vi15.323Bowman, Sarah Lynne. 2015. “Bleed: The Spillover Between Player and Character.” Nordiclarp.org, March 2.Bowman, Sarah Bowman. 2022. “Safety in Role-playing Games I: Introduction -- Sarah Lynne Bowman.” Transformative Play Initiative, February 4.Bowman, Sarah Bowman. 2022. “Safety in Role playing Games II: Before the Game -- Sarah Lynne Bowman.” Transformative Play Initiative, February 4.Bowman, Sarah Bowman. 2022. “Safety in Role playing Games Part III: During the Game -- Sarah Lynne Bowman.” Transformative Play Initiative, February 4.Bowman, Sarah Bowman. 2022. “Safety in Role playing Games Part IV: After the Game --- Sarah Lynne Bowman.” Transformative Play Initiative, February 4.Bowman, Sarah Bowman. 2022. “Safety in Role playing Games Part V: Cultivating Safer Communities -- Sarah Lynne Bowman.” Transformative Play Initiative, February 4.SocialsSam on Bluesky and itchThe Dice Exploder blog is at diceexploder.comOur logo was designed by sporgory, our ad music is Lilypads by Travis Tessmer, and our theme song is Sunset Bridge by Purely Grey.Join the Dice Exploder Discord to talk about the show!Dice Exploder on Patreon

In this episode of the Ducks Unlimited podcast, host Dr. Jared Henson and co-host Dr. Mike Brasher discuss the concluding days of duck season in the Southern states, highlighting the impact of recent cold weather on duck migration patterns. Joining the conversation is special guest, Jim Ronquest, a seasoned river hunter, who shares his insights and experiences from the field. They delve into the challenges and adventures of hunting along rivers, emphasizing the unique hazards such as fluctuating water levels and debris. Tune in for entertaining stories and valuable tips for navigating the complexities of river hunting during this critical time of year. Listen now: www.ducks.org/DUPodcastSend feedback: DUPodcast@ducks.org

The episode opens with a focus on Anthropic's new tool, Clio, which is designed to enhance AI observability by identifying threats and unknown harms associated with its AI chatbot, Claude. Clio has already proven its utility by detecting a coordinated spam network attempting to manipulate search engine optimization. Anthropic aims to share Clio's methodologies with other AI labs to promote safer AI practices, emphasizing the importance of governance frameworks for service providers offering AI solutions.The episode also delves into the ongoing challenges of diversity within IT leadership. Host Dave Sobel presents data from a recent survey that reveals little change in the demographic makeup of IT leadership, with a significant majority being white and male. Despite some tech workers believing their workplaces are making strides in diversity, equity, and inclusion, the statistics indicate that progress has been slow. The discussion highlights the need for continued monitoring of these demographics to assess the effectiveness of DEI initiatives, especially as budget cuts and leadership support wane.In a segment titled "Experts Warn," the podcast addresses the misuse of AI technologies in disinformation campaigns, specifically referencing Eleven Labs' AI voice generation technology being used in a Russian influence operation. This incident underscores the potential risks associated with generative AI, as well as the growing concerns among business leaders regarding AI fatigue and burnout. Sobel notes that while many organizations are exploring AI solutions, they often lack clear guidelines for implementation, which can lead to challenges in managing employee use of these tools.Finally, the episode concludes with a significant market shift in the remote monitoring and management (RMM) sector, where Kaseya has overtaken ConnectWise as the leading provider. Sobel discusses the implications of this change, including Kaseya's aggressive pricing strategies and the potential risks associated with their approach. He encourages service providers to evaluate vendors based on sustainable innovation and customer satisfaction rather than just market share. The episode wraps up with a call for organizations to establish comprehensive strategies for AI implementation, ensuring that they remain competitive while effectively managing the associated risks. Four things to know today00:00 AI Observability Gets Real: Anthropic's Clio Detects Threats and Offers a Blueprint for Safer AI03:09 Same Story, Different Quarter: IT Leadership Still Struggles With Diversity05:25 AI Voices, Burnout, and Big Bets: Why Guardrails and Guidance Are Your Best AI Tools10:00 Big Shift in RMM: Kaseya Tops ConnectWise, But Can They Hold the Crown?  Supported by:  https://www.huntress.com/mspradio/https://tdsynnex.com/StreamOneIon   All our Sponsors: https://businessof.tech/sponsors/ Do you want the show on your podcast app or the written versions of the stories? Subscribe to the Business of Tech: https://www.businessof.tech/subscribe/Looking for a link from the stories? The entire script of the show, with links to articles, are posted in each story on https://www.businessof.tech/ Support the show on Patreon: https://patreon.com/mspradio/ Want to be a guest on Business of Tech: Daily 10-Minute IT Services Insights? Send Dave Sobel a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/businessoftech Want our stuff? Cool Merch? Wear “Why Do We Care?” - Visit https://mspradio.myspreadshop.com Follow us on:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/28908079/YouTube: https://youtube.com/mspradio/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mspradionews/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mspradio/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@businessoftechBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/businessof.tech

Dan Watson talks about an online 3-step FENZ tool that tells you whether you can light your fire or do your outdoor work safely, what the fire risk is and what you should do to stay safe. 

Are safety tools important for your D&D game? We discuss the pros and cons of deploying the X-card during a TTRPG, and reflect on the multimedia success of Critical Role, Daggerheart, and what they're planning next! This Effin GM's video about Safety Tools: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07dLCOgEjqE Critical Role article from Rolling Stone: https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming/critical-role-dungeons-and-dragons-interview-1235188141/ Email your questions to podcast@ghostfiregaming.com Ben: @TheBenByrne Dael: @dailydael James: @jamesjhaeck Shawn: @shawnmerwin Editor:  @ZsDante  Topics: 00:00 - Intro 01:39 - Game randomizers 09:58 - Critical Role Christmas Album 12:18 - Daggerheart 24:36 - A CR videogame? 31:25 - US tariffs impacting TTRPGs 34:34 - Safety tools at the table 53:52 - Teaching TTRPG designers

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett are joined by Lauren Bryant-Monk and Kienna Shaw, curators of the TTRPG Safety Toolkit! We discuss safety tools-- what they are, what they aren't, how to use them, and how to protect and elevate your gaming experiences! Patreon Plug & Update 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! The Discord Plug 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 pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you to our editor Equinox for editing this episode.  Main Topic --  Welcome to our new curriculum “GM Like a Pro.” Over this series of episodes we will bring you a solid set of tools you can use to up your game mastering and expand both your skills as well as strengthen your table and all of your players.  Tonight is session five “How to Use Safety Tools.” Additional links! https://ttrpgsafetytoolkit.com/https://kiennas.com/ https://www.starvingsoubrette.com/

This episode, Keepers Dave & Bridgett are joined by Lauren Bryant-Monk and Kienna Shaw, curators of the TTRPG Safety Toolkit! We discuss safety tools-- what they are, what they aren't, how to use them, and how to protect and elevate your gaming experiences! Patreon Plug & Update 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! The Discord Plug 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 pics. Link in the show notes: MU Discord server invite link: https://discord.gg/vNjEv9D  And thank you to our editor Equinox for editing this episode.  Main Topic --  Welcome to our new curriculum “GM Like a Pro.” Over this series of episodes we will bring you a solid set of tools you can use to up your game mastering and expand both your skills as well as strengthen your table and all of your players.  Tonight is session five “How to Use Safety Tools.” Additional links! https://ttrpgsafetytoolkit.com/https://kiennas.com/ https://www.starvingsoubrette.com/

Your Dungeon Master has no autonomy.  Players can steamroll the table.  PCs get a safe space where they are untouchable.  The Wizards of the Coast 2024 Dungeon Master's Guide has codified safety tools and empowered the woke crybullies that run rampant in the hobby.  Further accelerating the destruction of our hobby and bending the knee to the screaming social justice warriors, the 2024 DMG details have tricked out and the gang discusses some of the "finer" points.   ----more---- The News: Grotesque and "Scary" art in the Monster Manual 2024 for the SparkleTrolls that cannot handle it? "Oh, wow!  Thanks!" Clank! Digital makes some noise.   ----more---- Episode Sponsors and Affiliates: Shop Amazon and Support the Show: https://amzn.to/3djotja *We earn a small commission for each Amazon purchase at no additional cost to you!

John is a busy bee, something's bugging Alison, and Liz meets a wasp. An uncorrected transcript of this episode is available here. Please email your letters of comment to comment@octothorpecast.uk, join our Facebook group, and tag @OctothorpeCast (on X or on Mastodon or on Bluesky) when you post about the show on social media. Content warnings this episode: Vote rigging and bureaucracy. Glasgow programme Saturday, 11:30: “Table talk: Octothorpe Podcast” Monday, 11:30: “Live Podcast: Octothorpe” John: Friday, 14:30: “Ahsoka: Fusing Clone Wars, Rebels and Heir to the Empire” Monday, 13:00: “Safety Tools for Tabletop Roleplaying Games” Alison: Friday, 10:00: “The Difficult Second Album” Friday, 13:00: “Let's Create the Glasgow 2024 Fanzine – Kick Off Session” Friday, 17:30: “Pure Dead Brilliant History of Scottish Fanzines” Saturday, 13:00: “The League of Extraordinary Fanzine Covers” Saturday, 20:30: “Fan Funds Auction” Liz: Nothing because she's saving herself just for you, listeners

If you want to run your game where everyone has chainsaw hands and does turbo-drugs, you might want to have a conversation first. In today's episode, Kevin and Kayla discuss how to approach dark themes, the mistakes they've made in the past, and what safety tools you can use to make sure everyone has a blast.Want to support our work and gain access to bonus episodes and our private Discord? Visit our Ko-Fi at https://ko-fi.com/digitalkaijustudios Follow us on social media!Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/digikaiju.bsky.socialFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61557977974729Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/digitalkaijustudios/Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@digitalkaijustudiosTumblr: https://www.tumblr.com/digitalkaijustudiosTwitter: https://x.com/DigiKaijuYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@DigitalKaijuStudiosThe TTRPG Safety Toolkit is a resource co-curated by Kienna Shaw and Lauren Bryant-Monk. The TTRPG Safety Toolkit is a compilation of safety tools that have been designed by members of the tabletop roleplaying games community for use by players and GMs at the table. You can find it at ttrpgsafetytoolkit.com.Art by Ashlee HartMusic: Fantasy Logo by MusicDog

Join Kate and Jon on the road as they dive into their journey with Safety Tools.

We are playing Tentacle City by Willow Palacek! The people of Tentacle Garden City are going about their ordinary and, let's be honest, faintly ridiculous lives. Little do they realise that they are about to come under attack from hideous tentacles! We are going to find out who survives and who is dragged under by the horrid protuberances. In this episode: Harvey and Felix find a flying saucer. Dennis and Xanthe battle a tentacle-Hunter. Teek and Glamp attempt to make friends with the tentacles. The map of Tentacle Garden City is here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Tentacle-Garden-City-map.png⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can get Escape From Tentacle City here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/118261/Escape-from-Tentacle-City⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Crit Awards The crit awards nomination form is here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSfG27ZBt5PC__CM2f3zM8KejcDL72lEipfRXwvcXybkewrp-Q/viewform⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Black Armada Tales series that are eligible include Lovecraftesque, Last Fleet and Gladiators 2050. The relevant award categories, and the eligible nominees in each category, are: Best one shot - Lovecraftesque or Gladiators 2050 Best series - Last Fleet Best NPC - any you like, but we particularly loved the hapless Captain Winther, the commanding officer of the Tychon Best Villain - any you like, but we think Dr Roy (despite being a PC) would be a great nomination Best Utilization of Accessibility Features and Safety Tools - any you like Best game master (indie) - Josh Fox Best player (indie) - Becky Annison, Eadwin Tomlinson, Josh Fox, Nick Bate, Sue Elliott Thanks for your consideration! Black Armada Discord We would like to invite our listeners to join the Black Armada discord, where you can hang out with the podcast crew. Join the discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/8GAtj9pRYy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits Our players are: Joshua Fox https://twitter.com/armadajosh Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison Eadwin Tomlinson Nick Bate https://twitter.com/ickbat Sue Elliott https://twitter.com/SuefaceTM Black Armada create and publish TTRPGs here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Nick creates and publishes TTRPGs as Ickbat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ickbat.itch.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The music is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orange Button⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Esther Garcia.

We are playing Tentacle City by Willow Palacek! The people of Tentacle Garden City are going about their ordinary and, let's be honest, faintly ridiculous lives. Little do they realise that they are about to come under attack from hideous tentacles! We are going to find out who survives and who is dragged under by the horrid protuberances. In this episode: Teek and Maltar hunt for the parts to repair their spaceship - with widdlywee! The Women's Institute return to the medieval fete to find it in tentacle-induced chaos. Karen and Wes are still exactly where they started - but surely this time they'll get out of the close? Needless to say, it'll all end in tears. The map of Tentacle Garden City is here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Tentacle-Garden-City-map.png⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can get Escape From Tentacle City here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/118261/Escape-from-Tentacle-City⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Crit Awards The crit awards nomination form is here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSfG27ZBt5PC__CM2f3zM8KejcDL72lEipfRXwvcXybkewrp-Q/viewform⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Black Armada Tales series that are eligible include Lovecraftesque, Last Fleet and Gladiators 2050. The relevant award categories, and the eligible nominees in each category, are: Best one shot - Lovecraftesque or Gladiators 2050 Best series - Last Fleet Best NPC - any you like, but we particularly loved the hapless Captain Winther, the commanding officer of the Tychon Best Villain - any you like, but we think Dr Roy (despite being a PC) would be a great nomination Best Utilization of Accessibility Features and Safety Tools - any you like Best game master (indie) - Josh Fox Best player (indie) - Becky Annison, Eadwin Tomlinson, Josh Fox, Nick Bate, Sue Elliott Thanks for your consideration! Black Armada Discord We would like to invite our listeners to join the Black Armada discord, where you can hang out with the podcast crew. Join the discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/8GAtj9pRYy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits Our players are: Joshua Fox https://twitter.com/armadajosh Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison Eadwin Tomlinson Nick Bate https://twitter.com/ickbat Sue Elliott https://twitter.com/SuefaceTM Black Armada create and publish TTRPGs here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Nick creates and publishes TTRPGs as Ickbat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ickbat.itch.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The music is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orange Button⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Esther Garcia.

We are playing Tentacle City by Willow Palacek! The people of Tentacle Garden City are going about their ordinary and, let's be honest, faintly ridiculous lives. Little do they realise that they are about to come under attack from hideous tentacles! We are going to find out who survives and who is dragged under by the horrid protuberances. In this episode: The neighbourhood watch have more car trouble - will they ever leave Wes's house? The underage skaters make a plan to escape to safety. The community theatre tool up to fight the tentacles. Needless to say, it'll all end in tears. The map of Tentacle Garden City is here: ⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Tentacle-Garden-City-map.png⁠⁠⁠ You can get Escape From Tentacle City here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/118261/Escape-from-Tentacle-City⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Crit Awards The crit awards nomination form is here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSfG27ZBt5PC__CM2f3zM8KejcDL72lEipfRXwvcXybkewrp-Q/viewform⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Black Armada Tales series that are eligible include Lovecraftesque, Last Fleet and Gladiators 2050. The relevant award categories, and the eligible nominees in each category, are: Best one shot - Lovecraftesque or Gladiators 2050 Best series - Last Fleet Best NPC - any you like, but we particularly loved the hapless Captain Winther, the commanding officer of the Tychon Best Villain - any you like, but we think Dr Roy (despite being a PC) would be a great nomination Best Utilization of Accessibility Features and Safety Tools - any you like Best game master (indie) - Josh Fox Best player (indie) - Becky Annison, Eadwin Tomlinson, Josh Fox, Nick Bate, Sue Elliott Thanks for your consideration! Black Armada Discord We would like to invite our listeners to join the Black Armada discord, where you can hang out with the podcast crew. Join the discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/8GAtj9pRYy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits Our players are: Joshua Fox https://twitter.com/armadajosh Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison Eadwin Tomlinson Nick Bate https://twitter.com/ickbat Sue Elliott https://twitter.com/SuefaceTM Black Armada create and publish TTRPGs here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Nick creates and publishes TTRPGs as Ickbat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ickbat.itch.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The music is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orange Button⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Esther Garcia.

We are playing Tentacle City by Willow Palacek! The people of Tentacle Garden City are going about their ordinary and, let's be honest, faintly ridiculous lives. Little do they realise that they are about to come under attack from hideous tentacles! We are going to find out who survives and who is dragged under by the horrid protuberances. In this episode, Glamp attempts to impose his will on the stranded aliens, while the ladies of the Women's Institute take a leisurely walk back to the Tentacle Garden City medieval fete. The map of Tentacle Garden City is here: ⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Tentacle-Garden-City-map.png⁠⁠ You can get Escape From Tentacle City here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/118261/Escape-from-Tentacle-City⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Crit Awards The crit awards nomination form is here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSfG27ZBt5PC__CM2f3zM8KejcDL72lEipfRXwvcXybkewrp-Q/viewform⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Black Armada Tales series that are eligible include Lovecraftesque, Last Fleet and Gladiators 2050. The relevant award categories, and the eligible nominees in each category, are: Best one shot - Lovecraftesque or Gladiators 2050 Best series - Last Fleet Best NPC - any you like, but we particularly loved the hapless Captain Winther, the commanding officer of the Tychon Best Villain - any you like, but we think Dr Roy (despite being a PC) would be a great nomination Best Utilization of Accessibility Features and Safety Tools - any you like Best game master (indie) - Josh Fox Best player (indie) - Becky Annison, Eadwin Tomlinson, Josh Fox, Nick Bate, Sue Elliott Thanks for your consideration! Black Armada Discord We would like to invite our listeners to join the Black Armada discord, where you can hang out with the podcast crew. Join the discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/8GAtj9pRYy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits Our players are: Joshua Fox https://twitter.com/armadajosh Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison Eadwin Tomlinson Nick Bate https://twitter.com/ickbat Sue Elliott https://twitter.com/SuefaceTM Black Armada create and publish TTRPGs here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Nick creates and publishes TTRPGs as Ickbat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ickbat.itch.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The music is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orange Button⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Esther Garcia.

We are playing Tentacle City by Willow Palacek! The people of Tentacle Garden City are going about their ordinary and, let's be honest, faintly ridiculous lives. Little do they realise that they are about to come under attack from hideous tentacles! We are going to find out who survives and who is dragged under by the horrid protuberances. In this episode, everyone is chilling. Or rather, everyone is trying to chill. The tentacles have their own ideas... The map of Tentacle Garden City is here: ⁠https://blackarmada.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Tentacle-Garden-City-map.png⁠ You can get Escape From Tentacle City here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/118261/Escape-from-Tentacle-City⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Crit Awards The crit awards nomination form is here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSfG27ZBt5PC__CM2f3zM8KejcDL72lEipfRXwvcXybkewrp-Q/viewform⁠⁠⁠⁠ Black Armada Tales series that are eligible include Lovecraftesque, Last Fleet and Gladiators 2050. The relevant award categories, and the eligible nominees in each category, are: Best one shot - Lovecraftesque or Gladiators 2050 Best series - Last Fleet Best NPC - any you like, but we particularly loved the hapless Captain Winther, the commanding officer of the Tychon Best Villain - any you like, but we think Dr Roy (despite being a PC) would be a great nomination Best Utilization of Accessibility Features and Safety Tools - any you like Best game master (indie) - Josh Fox Best player (indie) - Becky Annison, Eadwin Tomlinson, Josh Fox, Nick Bate, Sue Elliott Thanks for your consideration! Black Armada Discord We would like to invite our listeners to join the Black Armada discord, where you can hang out with the podcast crew. Join the discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/8GAtj9pRYy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits Our players are: Joshua Fox https://twitter.com/armadajosh Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison Eadwin Tomlinson Nick Bate https://twitter.com/ickbat Sue Elliott https://twitter.com/SuefaceTM Black Armada create and publish TTRPGs here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Nick creates and publishes TTRPGs as Ickbat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ickbat.itch.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The music is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orange Button⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Esther Garcia.

We are playing Tentacle City by Willow Palacek! The people of Tentacle Garden City are going about their ordinary and, let's be honest, faintly ridiculous lives. Little do they realise that they are about to come under attack from hideous tentacles! We are going to find out who survives and who is dragged under by the horrid protuberances. In this episode, the stranded aliens head for the exit at the Tentacle Garden City crazy golf course, and the Women's Institute have an altercation with the serving staff at the organic cafe. Plus: swimming strokes and hair accessory shops. The map of Tentacle Garden City is here: https://blackarmada.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Tentacle-Garden-City-map.png You can get Escape From Tentacle City here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/118261/Escape-from-Tentacle-City⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Crit Awards The crit awards nomination form is here: ⁠⁠⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSfG27ZBt5PC__CM2f3zM8KejcDL72lEipfRXwvcXybkewrp-Q/viewform⁠⁠⁠ Black Armada Tales series that are eligible include Lovecraftesque, Last Fleet and Gladiators 2050. The relevant award categories, and the eligible nominees in each category, are: Best one shot - Lovecraftesque or Gladiators 2050 Best series - Last Fleet Best NPC - any you like, but we particularly loved the hapless Captain Winther, the commanding officer of the Tychon Best Villain - any you like, but we think Dr Roy (despite being a PC) would be a great nomination Best Utilization of Accessibility Features and Safety Tools - any you like Best game master (indie) - Josh Fox Best player (indie) - Becky Annison, Eadwin Tomlinson, Josh Fox, Nick Bate, Sue Elliott Thanks for your consideration! Black Armada Discord We would like to invite our listeners to join the Black Armada discord, where you can hang out with the podcast crew. Join the discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/8GAtj9pRYy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits Our players are: Joshua Fox https://twitter.com/armadajosh Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison Eadwin Tomlinson Nick Bate https://twitter.com/ickbat Sue Elliott https://twitter.com/SuefaceTM Black Armada create and publish TTRPGs here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Nick creates and publishes TTRPGs as Ickbat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ickbat.itch.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The music is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orange Button⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Esther Garcia.

We are playing Tentacle City by Willow Palacek! The people of Tentacle Garden City are going about their ordinary and, let's be honest, faintly ridiculous lives. Little do they realise that they are about to come under attack from hideous tentacles! We are going to find out who survives and who is dragged under by the horrid protuberances. In this episode, the Women's Institute encounter a weird waitress, the neighbourhood watch have car trouble, the underage skate kids run into The Law, and the community theatre head for the pub. You can get Escape From Tentacle City here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/118261/Escape-from-Tentacle-City⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Crit Awards The crit awards nomination form is here: ⁠⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSfG27ZBt5PC__CM2f3zM8KejcDL72lEipfRXwvcXybkewrp-Q/viewform⁠⁠ Black Armada Tales series that are eligible include Lovecraftesque, Last Fleet and Gladiators 2050. The relevant award categories, and the eligible nominees in each category, are: Best one shot - Lovecraftesque or Gladiators 2050 Best series - Last Fleet Best NPC - any you like, but we particularly loved the hapless Captain Winther, the commanding officer of the Tychon Best Villain - any you like, but we think Dr Roy (despite being a PC) would be a great nomination Best Utilization of Accessibility Features and Safety Tools - any you like Best game master (indie) - Josh Fox Best player (indie) - Becky Annison, Eadwin Tomlinson, Josh Fox, Nick Bate, Sue Elliott Thanks for your consideration! Black Armada Discord We would like to invite our listeners to join the Black Armada discord, where you can hang out with the podcast crew. Join the discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/8GAtj9pRYy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits Our players are: Joshua Fox https://twitter.com/armadajosh Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison Eadwin Tomlinson Nick Bate https://twitter.com/ickbat Sue Elliott https://twitter.com/SuefaceTM Black Armada create and publish TTRPGs here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Nick creates and publishes TTRPGs as Ickbat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ickbat.itch.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ The music is ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Orange Button⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Esther Garcia.

We are playing Tentacle City by Willow Palacek! The people of Tentacle Garden City are going about their ordinary and, let's be honest, faintly ridiculous lives. Little do they realise that they are about to come under attack from hideous tentacles! We are going to find out who survives and who is dragged under by the horrid protuberances. In this episode, the community theatre group's rehearsals are interrupted by something weird, and the aliens get into trouble at the duck pond. You can get Escape From Tentacle City here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/118261/Escape-from-Tentacle-City⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Crit Awards The crit awards nomination form is here: ⁠https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSfG27ZBt5PC__CM2f3zM8KejcDL72lEipfRXwvcXybkewrp-Q/viewform⁠ Black Armada Tales series that are eligible include Lovecraftesque, Last Fleet and Gladiators 2050. The relevant award categories, and the eligible nominees in each category, are: Best one shot - Lovecraftesque or Gladiators 2050 Best series - Last Fleet Best NPC - any you like, but we particularly loved the hapless Captain Winther, the commanding officer of the Tychon Best Villain - any you like, but we think Dr Roy (despite being a PC) would be a great nomination Best Utilization of Accessibility Features and Safety Tools - any you like Best game master (indie) - Josh Fox Best player (indie) - Becky Annison, Eadwin Tomlinson, Josh Fox, Nick Bate, Sue Elliott Thanks for your consideration! Black Armada Discord We would like to invite our listeners to join the Black Armada discord, where you can hang out with the podcast crew. Join the discord here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/8GAtj9pRYy⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Credits Our players are: Joshua Fox https://twitter.com/armadajosh Becky Annison https://twitter.com/BeckyAnnison Eadwin Tomlinson Nick Bate https://twitter.com/ickbat Sue Elliott https://twitter.com/SuefaceTM Black Armada create and publish TTRPGs here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://blackarmada.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ Nick creates and publishes TTRPGs as Ickbat here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ickbat.itch.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠ The music is ⁠⁠⁠⁠Orange Button⁠⁠⁠⁠ by Esther Garcia.

Jeffrey Baker brings an unnamed soldier to the table. The unnamed soldier is a grizzled drill sergeant who motivates his party through tough love and (bardic) inspirational speeches.Jeffrey and I discuss playing older characters with life experience, roleplay bleed and after care, and being the party dad.This character is built for D&D5e.Jeffrey Baker is a dad, LARPer, and game designer; Jeffrey has been playing TTRPGs ever since his older brothers would allow him to join. His creative well consists of using his personal life, theatre training, and LARP background to make fully realized characters.You can learn more about Jeffrey at:https://www.characterswithoutstories.com/guests/jeffrey-bakerCover art by The CuriographerInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/thecuriographer Sign up for my Newsletter to stay up-to-date on the podcast:https://dashboard.mailerlite.com/forms/760760/109867356957705889/shareYou can find Star at:Website: http://www.characterswithoutstories.comTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@starmamacYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@characterswithoutstoriesBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/cwspod.bsky.socialThreads: https://www.threads.net/@characterswithoutstoriesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/characterswithoutstoriesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/characterswithoutstoriesThanks for listening, and may all your characters find their stories!

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Tabletop RPGs are supposed to be fun but sometimes as the improvised story gets told, things come up that might make those at the table feel uncomfortable or triggered and that is where safety tools come into play! Join us as we sit down with Kienna Shaw and Lauren Bryant-Monk to discuss the TTRPG safety toolkit they curated, how it is used, and how we can start to build a culture of care! Check out their Safety Toolkit here: ttrpgsafetytoolkit.comFor more about Kienna you can find them on Twitter, Instagram, LinkedIn, or on their website: kiennas.com For more about Lauren, you can find her on Twitter, Instagram, or LinkedIn.Stay up to date with our episodes and happenings by following us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram, and please email any questions or feedback to TouchySubjectsPodcast@gmail.com or head to our website TouchySubjectsPodcast.com.If you or someone you know wants assistance please call the National Hotline at 1−800−799−7233 or visit https://www.thehotline.org or the National Sexual Assault Helpline at 1-800-656-4673 or RAINN.org.Music credits: Uplifting Summer by Alex_MakeMusic (2021) Licensed under a Pixabay License. http://pixabay.com/music/dance-uplifting-summer-10356/The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are the host's own and might not represent the official views and opinions of the agencies in which they represent. 

How do we play characters reacting naturally to highly stressful situations without completely stressing ourselves out? Paul and Dan discuss the variety of safety tools in use in modern roleplaying systems, and how those impacted the development of Paul's upcoming horror RPG Fearful Ends. John Stavropoulos, creator of X-Card, said on why to use this safety tool: "The X-card creates a specific mood at the table. It says "We're here together. If you need to stop, we'll stop. The people playing are more important than the game we are playing." … Just having the X-Card present can increase the group's heightened awareness of everyone's risks and responsibilities. Even if the X-Card is never used, it still is a potent tool for getting everyone to think about each other first, and the game second." William J. White, a professor at Penn State Altoona, in a historical retrospect examined the early online discourse in The Forge diaspora on the X-Card including a discussion prompted by game designer Vincent Baker in 2013. White highlighted that Stavropoulos was an event organizer who developed the tool to help ensure a "positive experience in convention-based play" with strangers, however, many online commentators assumed "play takes place within stable, pre-existing groups" which is "an important distinction in understanding the issue". Some felt the X-Card "more or less obviously implies curtailing the range of normal activity at the table" and the tool was subject to ridicule while others "pointed to a legitimate need for safety mechanisms, challenging the critics on the jurisdictional grounds that they are misinterpreting the intent of the X-Card". In 2013, Baker felt that X-card was an "unnecessary or harmful" game hack counter to the intentions of the game designer as "competent game designers" would be deliberate about including or excluding "emotional safety mechanisms". This position was challenged, including by Stavropoulos himself, and the ensuing online discussion outlined positive experiences using the X-Card. Baker has since "completely reversed" his position and stated "my take now is that stand-alone safety tools that players can bring with them from game to game are valuable and important". Back Fearful Ends on Kickstarter Read Fearful End's Safety Tools Recommendations This description uses material from the Wikipedia article "X-Card", which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

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You've found the dead drop, your news source for all things Delta Green the roleplaying game. Join Sergio (Doomed To Repeat) and Vince (Black Project Gaming) to discuss the latest Delta Green news, scenario reviews, and more. This first episode kicks off the series with a bang as we talk about how to prepare for the epic DG campaign Impossible Landscapes. The first round of releases will cover every chapter of the campaign and how to prep and run it. Using Vince's first-hand knowledge we plan to empower every Handler with all the secrets needed to drive your players insane! Make sure to leave your comments and questions in the chat below or message us directly on X (twitter) @surgettrpg and @suddenlyvince We've got merch! https://ko-fi.com/maydayrp (t-shirts and stickers) We started as a podcast! Listen to us @: Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mayday-plays/id1537347277 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5vdTgXoqpSpMssSP9Vka3Z?si=73ec867215744a01 Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/mayday-roleplay Here are some of our other socials; Twitter: https://twitter.com/maydayroleplay Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maydayrp/ Website: https://maydayroleplay.com/ Thanks for your support! 00:00 Intro 03:10 Describing the Impossible 05:21 Why run IL? 06:31 Understanding Corruption 09:30 Embrace Corruption? 10:31 The King's Motivation 13:16 From the beginning 14:43 Static Protocol 16:21 Timey Wimey Tips 17:41 Mastering One Note 19:40 Can the lazy DM run IL? 21:32 Musical Considerations 24:18 Managing Expectations 26:13 Safety Tools 27:39 Surreal vs Regular Horror 29:70 Campaign Length 30:47 Preferred PCs 35:41 Outro

Today's Lead Story: Google is introducing enhanced online safety and privacy tool. They've improved the “Results about you” tool, which alerts users when their personal contact info appears on Google Search, allowing for easy removal. They're also launching a SafeSearch blurring tool that hides explicit content by default in Search results. Furthermore, they've enhanced policies … Continue reading Google's Enhances Online Safety Tools #1686 → The post Google's Enhances Online Safety Tools #1686 appeared first on Geek News Central.

Have your players developed a habit of getting mad at each other at the table? Are you in a tense moment narratively and the atmosphere is tense? We have all been in a game when tensions run high, so we sit down today to talk about some tips and tricks on how to resolve conflict as players and DMs. Learn about Safety Tools to use at your table! Say hi to us at ⁠⁠⁠tabletoppedpod.com⁠⁠⁠ or ⁠⁠⁠@tabletopped⁠⁠⁠ on twitter! Also, check us out on ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠! Theme music by ⁠⁠Michelle Poulin⁠ --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tabletopped/support

o Forlornhope22 brings up GMs that punishing Players, Michael asks about elocution, and Sean from NJ has a new frame of mind about safety tools | Hosts: Kimi, Nick, & Rose ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 01:38 - Announcements: Season 31 is ending soon! We will take a 2 week break after episode 25 and be back with Season 32 the first week of May! 03:36 - Forlornhope22 asks about GMs Punishing Players | 42:29 - Michael asks about elocution | 01:08:45 - Sean from NJ has a comment about safety tools | 01:24:23 - Episode Closing | 01:26:51 - Song: "A Thousand Lives" by The Mary Sues (marysuesband.com) ◇ 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

o Forlornhope22 brings up GMs that punishing Players, Michael asks about elocution, and Sean from NJ has a new frame of mind about safety tools | Hosts: Kimi, Nick, & Rose ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 01:38 - Announcements: Season 31 is ending soon! We will take a 2 week break after episode 25 and be back with Season 32 the first week of May! 03:36 - Forlornhope22 asks about GMs Punishing Players | 42:29 - Michael asks about elocution | 01:08:45 - Sean from NJ has a comment about safety tools | 01:24:23 - Episode Closing | 01:26:51 - Song: "A Thousand Lives" by The Mary Sues (marysuesband.com) ◇ 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

◇ Summary: Curt has issues with Lines and Veils as a safety tool, Steve can't seem to create moments of awe and wonder for the player characters in his games, and DM Pete has finished our backlog and we talk a bit about how Happy Jacks has changed over the years. | Hosts: Kimi, Emily & Clara◇ 0:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 1:24 - Indie Designer of the Month: Noora Rose owner of Monkey's Paw Games (monkeyspawgames.com) | 4:52 - Curt has issues with Lines and Veils as a safety tool | 19:45 - Steve in SoCal struggles with creating moments of wonder in his campaign | 42:23 - DM Pete has finally made it through the backlog | 58:13 - Episode Closing | 58:43 - Song: "Trollwhacking" by The Dread Crew of Oddwood (thedreadcrewofoddwood.com) ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in a topic or question to the show! ◇ You can watch us on Youtube or Twitch! Follow Happy Jacks RPG on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or hang out with other tabletop roleplaying fans in our Discord community! ◇ Subscribe to our other podcasts! We have Actual Play Campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and a great collection of One-Shots if you prefer bite sized adventures. ◇ Keep us independent by becoming a Patreon! Our fantastic supporters let us play and say what we want instead of catering to companies for ad or sponsorship money. They are HEROES! https://patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2022 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

◇ Summary: Curt has issues with Lines and Veils as a safety tool, Steve can't seem to create moments of awe and wonder for the player characters in his games, and DM Pete has finished our backlog and we talk a bit about how Happy Jacks has changed over the years. | Hosts: Kimi, Emily & Clara◇ 0:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 1:24 - Indie Designer of the Month: Noora Rose owner of Monkey's Paw Games (monkeyspawgames.com) | 4:52 - Curt has issues with Lines and Veils as a safety tool | 19:45 - Steve in SoCal struggles with creating moments of wonder in his campaign | 42:23 - DM Pete has finally made it through the backlog | 58:13 - Episode Closing | 58:43 - Song: "Trollwhacking" by The Dread Crew of Oddwood (thedreadcrewofoddwood.com) ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in a topic or question to the show! ◇ You can watch us on Youtube or Twitch! Follow Happy Jacks RPG on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or hang out with other tabletop roleplaying fans in our Discord community! ◇ Subscribe to our other podcasts! We have Actual Play Campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and a great collection of One-Shots if you prefer bite sized adventures. ◇ Keep us independent by becoming a Patreon! Our fantastic supporters let us play and say what we want instead of catering to companies for ad or sponsorship money. They are HEROES! https://patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2022 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

In the third episode of Risk Management: Brick by Brick, Jason talks to Diana Rich, the Director of Risk Management at Foundation Building Materials. The pair discuss how ubiquitous risk management is, what constitutes an acceptable risk, and what qualities a risk manager needs.

◇ Summary: Batman writes in about the science behind evil fantasy creatures, Curt from Alaska asks about running TTRPGs for a group of 44 kids, and Jolene shares some advice about safety tools and has a reminder for us. | Hosts: Kimi, Adam, & CADave ◇ 0:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 1:59 - Indie Designer of the Month: Christina Stone-Bush (hyvemynd.itch.io) | 5:33 - Announcements of new APs 10:20 - Batman talks about the science of evil creatures | 40:05 - Curt from Alaska writes in about running TTRPGs for people new to the hobby and a club of 44 kids | 1:17:53 - Jolene has some advice about safety tools and a reminder for us | 1:24:52 - Episode Closing | 1:27:02 - Song: " Danger Inbound" by Eclectotron (instagram.com/eclectotron/) watch the amazing music video on youtube! ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in a topic or question to the show! ◇ You can watch us on Youtube or Twitch! Follow Happy Jacks RPG on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or hang out with other tabletop roleplaying fans in our Discord community! ◇ Subscribe to our other podcasts! We have Actual Play Campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and a great collection of One-Shots if you prefer bite sized adventures. ◇ Keep us independent by becoming a Patreon! Our fantastic supporters let us play and say what we want instead of catering to companies for ad or sponsorship money. They are HEROES! https://patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2022 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

◇ Summary: Batman writes in about the science behind evil fantasy creatures, Curt from Alaska asks about running TTRPGs for a group of 44 kids, and Jolene shares some advice about safety tools and has a reminder for us. | Hosts: Kimi, Adam, & CADave ◇ 0:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 1:59 - Indie Designer of the Month: Christina Stone-Bush (hyvemynd.itch.io) | 5:33 - Announcements of new APs 10:20 - Batman talks about the science of evil creatures | 40:05 - Curt from Alaska writes in about running TTRPGs for people new to the hobby and a club of 44 kids | 1:17:53 - Jolene has some advice about safety tools and a reminder for us | 1:24:52 - Episode Closing | 1:27:02 - Song: " Danger Inbound" by Eclectotron (instagram.com/eclectotron/) watch the amazing music video on youtube! ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in a topic or question to the show! ◇ You can watch us on Youtube or Twitch! Follow Happy Jacks RPG on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook or hang out with other tabletop roleplaying fans in our Discord community! ◇ Subscribe to our other podcasts! We have Actual Play Campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and a great collection of One-Shots if you prefer bite sized adventures. ◇ Keep us independent by becoming a Patreon! Our fantastic supporters let us play and say what we want instead of catering to companies for ad or sponsorship money. They are HEROES! https://patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2022 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org