Hey, everyone! I'm on a cruise at the time this episode goes out, so nyah nyah! We're still committed to getting out episodes out on time, though, so here's your regularly-scheduled podcast, on time as usual.
This week we have another impassioned discussion about alignment (particularly, butting heads between two characters of opposed alignments), as well as making magic items that grow along with the players. I think we come up with some pretty good insights in this episode, so I hope everyone else is able to listen and come up with their own conclusions. We'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments!
This week's winner of our Chapel on the Cliffs drawing is Scott T! Congratulations, Scott! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Goblin Stone a review! They're a great company and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.
Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Chapel on the Cliffs" in the subject line! It's that easy! As always, we need more entries for this drawing, so you have very good chances of winning very soon!
And remember, Goblin Stone is just one of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, Jeff Stevens, and The Kind GM- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit Academy D&D Character Lab, and Brute Force and Ignorance!
One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!
See you next time, when I'm back on dry land with all of you normies!
Episode 137: Growth & Understanding
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Question answered this episode:
1. How I am supposed to play a lawful good character in a party full of characters with either nefarious intentions or a lack of conviction?
2. How do you feel about magic items that grow as the players do, and how would you implement such a mechanic?
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Noteworthy Links:
Crypt of the Necrodancer, a roguelike rhythm dungeon crawler where you navigate a dungeon and fight monsters in beat to music
Tomb Raider
Borderlands 3
Weapons of Legacy, a 3.5e D&D book about weapons that grow with the players
Path of the Brawler, a Barbarian archetype by Crit Academy
Rocky
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
Episode 136: They Were Children All Along
Hello everyone! We're back this week with another great episode for you. We discuss playing children in an RPG like D&D- the sort of changes that need to be made, the expectations you should have, and how to make the game feel just as exciting and magical. Let us know your thoughts as well!
And this week we don't have any winners for the Chapel on the Cliffs drawing. (We may have one next week; we'll see.) But if you'd like to enter for a future episode, it's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Chapel on the Cliffs" in the subject line. That's all it takes, and you'll get yourself a cool, clean copy of Goblin Stone's great spooky adventure, 100% free!
And remember, Goblin Stone is just one of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, and Jeff Stevens- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit Academy D&D Character Lab, and Brute Force and Ignorance!
One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!
See you next week, when we're all just a little bit older!
Episode 136: Age Does Matter
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Question answered this episode:
1. How do you think a typical fantasy RPG campaign would go if the PCs' ages were capped at 12 years old (or the non-human equivalent)?
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Noteworthy Links:
Gauntlet of Challenge from the King's Quest series (and the inspiration for this week's Dragon's Hoard item)
Sonic Screwdriver, an all-purpose device from Doctor Who
Charizard
Mouseguard, a tabletop RPG set in a world of rodents
Redwall, a series of books by Brian Jacques featuring a world of rodents
Secret of NIMH, a movie directed by Don Bluth about a world of rodents (but wholly separate from the last two universes)
Juggalos & Faygo
War of the Roses
Dark Souls
Palais Jacques Coeur de Bourges, a french palace that I based a D&D adventure map around
And this week we don't have any winners for the Chapel on the Cliffs drawing. (We may have one next week; we'll see.) But if you'd like to enter for a future episode, it's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Chapel on the Cliffs" in the subject line. That's all it takes, and you'll get yourself a cool, clean copy of Goblin Stone's great spooky adventure, 100% free!
And remember, Goblin Stone is just one of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, and Jeff Stevens- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit Academy D&D Character Lab, and Brute Force and Ignorance!
One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!
See you next week, when we're all just a little bit older!
Episode 136: Age Does Matter
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Question answered this episode:
1. How do you think a typical fantasy RPG campaign would go if the PCs' ages were capped at 12 years old (or the non-human equivalent)?
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Noteworthy Links:
Gauntlet of Challenge from the King's Quest series (and the inspiration for this week's Dragon's Hoard item)
Sonic Screwdriver, an all-purpose device from Doctor Who
Charizard
Mouseguard, a tabletop RPG set in a world of rodents
Redwall, a series of books by Brian Jacques featuring a world of rodents
Secret of NIMH, a movie directed by Don Bluth about a world of rodents (but wholly separate from the last two universes)
Juggalos & Faygo
War of the Roses
Dark Souls
Palais Jacques Coeur de Bourges, a french palace that I based a D&D adventure map around
Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Episode 135: The Loudest Episode
Hey, everyone! We've got a great episode for you this week- because we're joined by a great friend of ours, Jason Enright! We've mentioned him on the show more times than we can count- whether it's talking about his character who broke your weapon with his skin, the Eberron campaign he ran, or the time he spent like ten minutes needlessly describing a rope on the end of a stick- and we're so happy to have him with us today! We'll be covering two important topics- making encounters memorable, and splitting the party- all along with a healthy dose of reminiscing. We had a blast recording this episode, and I hope you have a blast listening to it!
This week's winner of our Chapel on the Cliffs drawing is our new patron, Jeff G! Congratulations, Jeff! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Goblin Stone a review! They're a great company and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.
Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Chapel on the Cliffs" in the subject line! It's that easy! As always, we need more entries for this drawing, so you have very good chances of winning very soon!
And remember, Goblin Stone is just one of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, Jeff Stevens, and The Kind GM- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit Academy D&D Character Lab, and Brute Force and Ignorance!
One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!
Now, let's split up and catch back up next time... just be sure not to get killed!
Episode 134: Splitting the Party
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Question answered this episode:
1. What are some things you think makes an encounter really memorable and special?
2. When is it appropriate to split the party? And how do you like to handle that as a DM? How do you handle players who are resistant to it from a meta standpoint?
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Noteworthy Links:
Mr. T
Keystone Cops
The Wet Bandits
The Black Egg
The World Serpent Inn
Rovagug
Curse of the Crimson Throne
Doom
Fairlane Mall
This week's winner of our Chapel on the Cliffs drawing is our new patron, Jeff G! Congratulations, Jeff! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Goblin Stone a review! They're a great company and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.
Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Chapel on the Cliffs" in the subject line! It's that easy! As always, we need more entries for this drawing, so you have very good chances of winning very soon!
And remember, Goblin Stone is just one of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, Jeff Stevens, and The Kind GM- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit Academy D&D Character Lab, and Brute Force and Ignorance!
One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!
Now, let's split up and catch back up next time... just be sure not to get killed!
Episode 134: Splitting the Party
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Question answered this episode:
1. What are some things you think makes an encounter really memorable and special?
2. When is it appropriate to split the party? And how do you like to handle that as a DM? How do you handle players who are resistant to it from a meta standpoint?
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Noteworthy Links:
Mr. T
Keystone Cops
The Wet Bandits
The Black Egg
The World Serpent Inn
Rovagug
Curse of the Crimson Throne
Doom
Fairlane Mall
Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Episode 134: Chock Full of Plot Hooks
Hello, everyone! We've got a fun episode for you this week, that deviates a bit from our normal format. We're bringing to you a whole big bag of plot hooks, each revolving around a spell, a monster, or a magic item from 5e Dungeons & Dragons. It was a ton of fun getting these together, and who knows- we might do more episodes like this in the future if we get questions that allow for it!
This week's winner of our Chapel on the Cliffs drawing is our new patron, Dan W! Congratulations, Dan! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Goblin Stone a review! They're a great company and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.
Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Chapel on the Cliffs" in the subject line! It's that easy! As always, we need more entries for this drawing, so you have very good chances of winning very soon!
And remember, Goblin Stone is just one of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, Jeff Stevens, and The Kind GM- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit Academy D&D Character Lab, and Brute Force and Ignorance!
One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!
See you next time, when we'll have a very special guest!
Episode 134: Spells, Monsters, and Magic Items
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Question answered this episode:
1. What are some good monsters that make interesting plot hooks around which an entire one-shot or side quest can revolve?
2. What are some good magic items that make interesting plot hooks around which an entire one-shot or side quest can revolve?
3. What are some good spells that make interesting plot hooks around which an entire one-shot or side quest can revolve?
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Noteworthy Links:
Nerds Without Pants
The Witcher
Nimblewright
The Thing
World of Warcraft: Classic
The Bus Ticket
Hearty Dice Friends
Pac-Man
Fallout 3
Portal 2
This week's winner of our Chapel on the Cliffs drawing is our new patron, Dan W! Congratulations, Dan! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Goblin Stone a review! They're a great company and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.
Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Chapel on the Cliffs" in the subject line! It's that easy! As always, we need more entries for this drawing, so you have very good chances of winning very soon!
And remember, Goblin Stone is just one of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, Jeff Stevens, and The Kind GM- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit Academy D&D Character Lab, and Brute Force and Ignorance!
One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!
See you next time, when we'll have a very special guest!
Episode 134: Spells, Monsters, and Magic Items
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Question answered this episode:
1. What are some good monsters that make interesting plot hooks around which an entire one-shot or side quest can revolve?
2. What are some good magic items that make interesting plot hooks around which an entire one-shot or side quest can revolve?
3. What are some good spells that make interesting plot hooks around which an entire one-shot or side quest can revolve?
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Noteworthy Links:
Nerds Without Pants
The Witcher
Nimblewright
The Thing
World of Warcraft: Classic
The Bus Ticket
Hearty Dice Friends
Pac-Man
Fallout 3
Portal 2
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Episode 133: The Best of Three
Hello, listeners! Join us this week for a great episode- we discuss the three core books of D&D (the Player's Handbook, the Dungeon Master's Guide, and the Monster Manual) and which one(s) we think to be the most interesting! There's bound to be some of you out there that feel differently than us, so we'd love to hear your thoughts in the comments below or on our Discord!
This week's winner of our Chapel on the Cliffs drawing is our new patron, Darth Will! Congratulations, Darth! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Goblin Stone a review! They're a great company and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.
Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Chapel on the Cliffs" in the subject line! It's that easy! As always, we need more entries for this drawing, so you have very good chances of winning very soon!
And remember, Goblin Stone is just one of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, Jeff Stevens, and The Kind GM- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit Academy D&D Character Lab, and Brute Force and Ignorance!
One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!
Catch you next week, with another great episode!
Episode 133: Each Book Has Its Purpose
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Question answered this episode:
1. Of the three core D&D books (Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, Monster Manual) which do you find the most interesting, and why?
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Noteworthy Links:
Nerds Without Pants is a podcast I guest-hosted on! The episode won't be out until the day after this blog post gets published, but I'm going to be on episode 159. I'll probably post on social media when it launches.
Shazam!
Ghost Rider
Dreadsteed of Xoroth
Pinterest
This week's winner of our Chapel on the Cliffs drawing is our new patron, Darth Will! Congratulations, Darth! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Goblin Stone a review! They're a great company and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.
Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Chapel on the Cliffs" in the subject line! It's that easy! As always, we need more entries for this drawing, so you have very good chances of winning very soon!
And remember, Goblin Stone is just one of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, Jeff Stevens, and The Kind GM- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit Academy D&D Character Lab, and Brute Force and Ignorance!
One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!
Catch you next week, with another great episode!
Episode 133: Each Book Has Its Purpose
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Question answered this episode:
1. Of the three core D&D books (Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, Monster Manual) which do you find the most interesting, and why?
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Noteworthy Links:
Nerds Without Pants is a podcast I guest-hosted on! The episode won't be out until the day after this blog post gets published, but I'm going to be on episode 159. I'll probably post on social media when it launches.
Shazam!
Ghost Rider
Dreadsteed of Xoroth
Sunday, August 25, 2019
Episode 132- What's in the box?!
Hey there, everyone! This week we turn the spotlight on ourselves and do a bit of introspection- Jeff and I talk about ourselves, our strengths and weaknesses (mostly weaknesses) at tabletop gaming, as well as what we would do if we made ourselves as D&D characters. Hopefully our listeners will be able to get something out of this episode, but in any case, we enjoyed making it!
As has been for a few of the weeks now, we don't have any winners for the Chapel on the Cliffs drawing. (But we did get a few entrants after we recorded this episode, though!) So if you'd like to enter for a future episode, it's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Chapel on the Cliffs" in the subject line. That's all it takes, and you'll get yourself a cool, clean copy of Goblin Stone's great spooky adventure, 100% free!
And remember, Goblin Stone is just one of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, and Jeff Stevens- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit Academy D&D Character Lab, and Brute Force and Ignorance!
One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!
Catch you next time, when we turn the spotlight on YOU!
Episode 132: My Strengths and Weaknesses
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Question answered this episode:
1. What is your greatest strength and weakness as a player? What about your greatest strength and weakness as a DM?
2. If you were to make yourself as a D&D character, what race/class/etc. would you be?
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Noteworthy Links:
My grandpa's old steamer trunk (which I did get open- you'll have to wait to find out what was inside though!)
Neverwinter Nights helmets
Beyond Monks: The Art of the Fight, a 3.5 supplement that contained a class we mentioned in the episode (the monk whose skin breaks weapons)
Curse of the Azure Bonds, an old D&D computer game I used to play
Link's Awakening, a Zelda game that I played as a kid and has recently gotten a Switch remake
The Matrix
The McElroy Brothers' podcasting panel- a MUST WATCH for anyone interested in starting a podcast
The Scene from Return of the Jedi where Mark Hammill was just staring off-screen while filming
Mystery Men
As has been for a few of the weeks now, we don't have any winners for the Chapel on the Cliffs drawing. (But we did get a few entrants after we recorded this episode, though!) So if you'd like to enter for a future episode, it's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Chapel on the Cliffs" in the subject line. That's all it takes, and you'll get yourself a cool, clean copy of Goblin Stone's great spooky adventure, 100% free!
And remember, Goblin Stone is just one of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, and Jeff Stevens- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit Academy D&D Character Lab, and Brute Force and Ignorance!
One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!
Catch you next time, when we turn the spotlight on YOU!
Episode 132: My Strengths and Weaknesses
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Question answered this episode:
1. What is your greatest strength and weakness as a player? What about your greatest strength and weakness as a DM?
2. If you were to make yourself as a D&D character, what race/class/etc. would you be?
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Noteworthy Links:
My grandpa's old steamer trunk (which I did get open- you'll have to wait to find out what was inside though!)
Neverwinter Nights helmets
Beyond Monks: The Art of the Fight, a 3.5 supplement that contained a class we mentioned in the episode (the monk whose skin breaks weapons)
Curse of the Azure Bonds, an old D&D computer game I used to play
Link's Awakening, a Zelda game that I played as a kid and has recently gotten a Switch remake
The Matrix
The McElroy Brothers' podcasting panel- a MUST WATCH for anyone interested in starting a podcast
The Scene from Return of the Jedi where Mark Hammill was just staring off-screen while filming
Mystery Men
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
Episode 131 - The One Where We Talk About Pieces of Cod
Hey everyone! We have another great episode for you this week- we talk about making information gathering into something interesting, introducing new characters into an existing party, and killing off a PC in the service of the story. (Also, the Dragon's Hoard item this week is a magic codpiece. No I'm not happy about it, but, hey, I got it out of the way, right?)
This week's winner of our Chapel on the Cliffs drawing is our new patron, Edward T! Congratulations, Edward! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Goblin Stone a review! They're a great company and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.
Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Chapel on the Cliffs" in the subject line! It's that easy! As always, we need more entries for this drawing, so you have very good chances of winning very soon!
And remember, Goblin Stone is just one of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, Jeff Stevens, and The Kind GM- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit Academy D&D Character Lab, and Brute Force and Ignorance!
One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!
See you next time, and be sure to think with your head and not your armor!
Episode 131: New In, Old Out
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Question answered this episode:
1. How do I make gathering information fun? I don’t want it to be a repetitive string of npcs that they have to persuade (or threaten). What else can PCs use to obtain information?
2. What should you do when a PC retires mid-campaign? How best to incorporate a new character into an existing party plot-wise?
3. Is it ok to kill a PC for the story? For example one player stays behind to ensure safety for the rest of the party.
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Noteworthy Links:
The Arcade in Brighton, MI
Atari's Star Wars arcade cabinet
King Henry VIII
Challenge Accepted by Crit Academy
When You're A Jet You're A Jet All The Way
Magic 8 Ball
Final Fantasy V
Gandalf fighting the Balrog
Burn Notice, a TV show I've been watching
Nowhere Man, a TV show I've been a fan of since I was a kid (and am ostensibly creating a podcast about with my friend Steve; stay tuned I guess)
Overwatch
Spindown dice, a type of dice with numbers listed sequentially for use as a life counter in certain games
This week's winner of our Chapel on the Cliffs drawing is our new patron, Edward T! Congratulations, Edward! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Goblin Stone a review! They're a great company and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.
Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Chapel on the Cliffs" in the subject line! It's that easy! As always, we need more entries for this drawing, so you have very good chances of winning very soon!
And remember, Goblin Stone is just one of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, Jeff Stevens, and The Kind GM- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit Academy D&D Character Lab, and Brute Force and Ignorance!
One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!
See you next time, and be sure to think with your head and not your armor!
Episode 131: New In, Old Out
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Question answered this episode:
1. How do I make gathering information fun? I don’t want it to be a repetitive string of npcs that they have to persuade (or threaten). What else can PCs use to obtain information?
2. What should you do when a PC retires mid-campaign? How best to incorporate a new character into an existing party plot-wise?
3. Is it ok to kill a PC for the story? For example one player stays behind to ensure safety for the rest of the party.
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Noteworthy Links:
The Arcade in Brighton, MI
Atari's Star Wars arcade cabinet
King Henry VIII
Challenge Accepted by Crit Academy
When You're A Jet You're A Jet All The Way
Magic 8 Ball
Final Fantasy V
Gandalf fighting the Balrog
Burn Notice, a TV show I've been watching
Nowhere Man, a TV show I've been a fan of since I was a kid (and am ostensibly creating a podcast about with my friend Steve; stay tuned I guess)
Overwatch
Spindown dice, a type of dice with numbers listed sequentially for use as a life counter in certain games
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