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  • Episode 35: Gaming Philosophy And Other Odds And Ends

    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.

    Monday May 5, 2025
  • Episode 34: Various Things And What Not

    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.

    Wednesday April 30, 2025
  • Episode 33: Long Campaigns

    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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    Thursday April 24, 2025
  • Episode 32: Just A Few Quick Comments

    Just a couple of minutes of talk catching up.

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    Wednesday April 23, 2025
  • Episode 31: A Call From The Dungeon Plunger

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

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    Friday April 18, 2025
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    Episode 30: Jason Calling In

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

    Thursday April 17, 2025
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    Episode 29: Working On Stuff

    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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    Thursday April 17, 2025
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    Episode 28: Improvisation

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

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    Monday April 14, 2025
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    Episode 27: Sharing The Cepheus Engine With A Friend

    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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    Thursday April 10, 2025
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    Episode 26: Various Stuff

    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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    Friday April 4, 2025
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    Episode 25: What I've Been Doing In Gaming, And Some Other Stuff

    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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    Friday March 28, 2025
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    Episode 24. Game Mastering Skills

    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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    Monday March 24, 2025
  • Episode 23: D&D, Traveller, And My New Apple Pencil

    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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    Monday March 10, 2025
  • Episode 22: The Value Of Free Gaming Stuff

    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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    Tuesday February 25, 2025
  • Episode 21: Opening A System Up To Creativity

    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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    Friday February 14, 2025
  • Episode 20: The Beauty Of Simplicity In Games

    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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    Wednesday January 29, 2025
  • Episode 19: Back To Gaming After Christmas

    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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    Monday January 27, 2025
  • Episode 18: Talking To My Players And Some Words About The Sword Of Cepheus

    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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    Wednesday December 11, 2024
  • Episode 17: The Festival Battle

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

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    Monday November 18, 2024
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    Episode 16: A Session Canceled

    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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    Monday November 11, 2024
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    Episode 15: New Miniatures

    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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    Tuesday November 5, 2024
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    Episode 14: Election Anxiety, D&D, Combat Without Combat, and Contests

    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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    Monday November 4, 2024
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    Episode 13: My Birthday

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

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    Monday October 21, 2024
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    Episode 12: Summary Of Last Game And Some Thinking

    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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    Thursday October 10, 2024
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    Episode 11: Session Report

    This episode I do a quick update on our game from yesterday, and a couple of things that I was pleased with as the dungeon master.

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    Monday September 23, 2024

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