bloftin2 RPGcast

In this quick episode I discuss the fact that while I’ve been very quiet on this podcast I have in fact been gaming quite a lot. Very happy with the current situation.

In this episode I talk a little bit about a recent episode from the nerds RPG variety cast. And I talk about some other gaming stuff to including our most recent DND game.

I’m pretty lazy about coming up with titles for these episodes. Today I talk a little bit about what happened in our Dungeons & Dragons campaign this past Sunday, and about my interview for the online Traveller celebration known as Mayday, and stuff I’ve been doing for my own Traveller campaign.

In this episode I talk about the Monsters and Treasure podcast, and a few things that they’ve recently discussed. It’s a great podcast and I recommend everybody listen to it.

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Just a couple of minutes of talk catching up.

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Actually I respond to two calls from Jason at The Dungeon Plunger Podcast.

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In this episode I respond to some call-in messages from Jason, from the nerds RPG variety cast.

In this episode I talk about some gaming things I’ve been working on the last few days including a new planet for my Traveller game and my use of the subsector editor.

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In this episode I talk about improvisation in role-playing game sessions, inspired by Che Webster at Roleplay Rescue.

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In this episode I talk about what I’ve been doing, having one of my gaming friends in my martial arts class, and sharing a game that I love with another friend from skateboarding.

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Just a quick episode, or actually not that quick, in which I talk about what’s coming up in gaming, what I’ve been doing, and the pressure of being a successful YouTuber.

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In this episode I just give a quick recap of what’s been going on in my gaming life the last couple of weeks and discuss a YouTuber that I like.

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In this episode I briefly talk about the skills that have actually helped me do a better job game mastering over the last 10 years.

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Just a quick report about playing D&D this last weekend, my plans for Traveller in the upcoming weekend, and the glory that is my new Apple Pencil.

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In this episode I talk about some of the blog projects I’ve started in the last couple of weeks, and go on for a couple of minutes about the value created by things like the open gaming license and a system reference document, and why that stuff should be the norm.

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In this episode I talk a little bit about the open gaming license and its effect on Traveller and the Cepheus Engine.

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In this episode I go on and on about keeping your game sessions simple, and not worrying about having professional quality maps or preparation. Just play the game with your friends and have fun.

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In this episode I talk about being sick during Christmas and finally getting back to gaming, and the therapeutic value of our game to me and our players. And I talk a little bit about the martial art that I practice.

Link to last D&D session… https://langwondnd.blogspot.com/2025/01/session-20-scroll.html

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In this episode I describe a conversation I had with my characters to try to reduce meta-gaming and improve our campaign, and then I talk a little bit about the Sword of Cepheus role-playing game.

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In this episode, I talk about a battle that my player characters got into in our last game.

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In this episode, I talk a little bit about canceling our dungeons and dragons session from yesterday. And some other stuff too.

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In this episode, I talk about some new miniatures. I just bought today, and a few other things about my campaigns.

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In this episode I talk slightly about my anxiety over tomorrow’s presidential election, having the energy to GM, combat encounters with no combat, and using “contests” in D&D 5e.

Session writeups of the 5e campaign can be found here.

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In this episode, I just do a quick talk about what I’ve been doing lately.

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In this episode, I talk about our last gaming session and talk a little bit about maintaining the atmosphere I want in our game.

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