The boys explore ideas and methods for designing truly alien lifeforms for your science fiction and fantasy games.

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Jesse and Matty explore the appeal and pitfalls of gaming in established intellectual properties.

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The boys discuss the circumstances around player boredom and how GMs should assess and handle it.

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The boys discuss ending long running campaigns

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The boys discuss the media that inspires their GMing style

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The boys discuss games, mechanics, and GMing resources that helped them level up.

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Wheat happens when your PCs bypass critical encounters of your game?

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Here is an example of how we workshop a character concept for the DM’s campaign.

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The boys discuss the merits of D&D Beyond as a platform and its value add to the overall D&D franchise.

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Matty experiences a gaming midlife crisis and realizes he’s never attempted a 1 to 20 level D&D campaign. Jesse makes fun of him for reversing his opinions about 5e D&D. The two begin debating the concept of a Gaming Bucket List.

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The boys discuss ‘Cozy Fantasy’ and ‘Slice of Life’ style, and cartoon shows from the late 90’s

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Matty updates Jesse on how the first run attempt with his latest fantasy heartbreaker

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In this bonus episode, Matty pitches an idea for a D&D rougelike to Jesse…who doesn’t completely hate it.

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In this bonus episode, Jesse and Matty discuss two genres of gaming that they both have very little experience playing in.

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Is it possible to have too much humor in your TTRPG? Should the GM be the straight man or a cartoonish ringmaster? In this bonus episode, the boys discuss Jesse’s New West Vampire Hunters game and the silly nature of RIFTS.

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Fresh off the SDCC teaser for Stark Trek Lower Decks Season 5, the boys talk about the show and the merits of generational storytelling. Some TTRPG talk happens also!

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In this bonus episode - the Jaunty Mantis boys discuss Ed Greenwood and The Forgotten Realms. Also, how we as gamers perceive the time honored tropes of fantasy peoples (such as dwarves and orcs).

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Jesse and Matty discuss gamer’s compelling desires to play overpowered characters and exploit mechanics for optimal gain.

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They boys take the opportunity to examine what roleplaying games mean to them and how to stylize them to new-gamers.

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