This episode marks the first of the two episodes we came up with based on a Patreon Question back in episode 189 - we're talking about GM Prep.
We check in as usual and then - perhaps ironically, perhaps appropriately for an episode that we came up with while answering another Patreon question - we are completely blindsided by the question from Aaron Arnold who asks "Have you seen Silence by Martin Scorcese or Mother! and how did you feel about how they explore the faith?" SPOILER: This quickly becomes a game of "how do we answer a question about media that none of us have seen?" We do get some interesting discussion out of that, if maybe not quite what Aaron was hoping for, and then move on to our scripture and main topic.
That main topic is kind of a general analysis and breakdown of our respective GMing styles, plus a collection of advice we've built up over the course of our gaming careers. We have different approaches to GM prep, although we all agree that it probably shouldn't be anywhere near as daunting as some folks think. We also spend a fair bit of time throughout the discussion ruminating on how running games via virtual tabletops and in-person groups differ.
Resources: /r/battlemaps, Token Stamp, Episode 144: Hacking Published Adventures
Scripture: Proverbs 16:9, Luke 14:28-30, James 4:13-15
Episode 90 - The First Council of Nicaea (Historical Heresies 5)
Episode 89 - Arianism (Historical Heresies 4)
Episode 88 - Dark Dungeons and Lingering Pain (with Rev. Chris Ode)
Episode 87 - Healing and Injury
Episode 86 - Callings and Changes
Episode 85 - Designing Fantasy Pantheons (with James Wyatt)
Episode 84 - GM Problems
Episode 83 - Personal Horror (with Greg Stolze)
Episode 82 - Diaspora
Episode 81 - Fear
Episode 80 - Mechanical Morality Systems
Episode 79 - Character Advancement
Episode 78 - Listener Mailbag 1
Episode 77 - Surrender
Bonus Episode 8 - 2016 New Year's Resolutions
Episode 76 - Manichaeism (Historical Heresies, Part 3)
Episode 75 - Group Management
Episode 74 - The Myth of Redemptive Violence (with Rev. Derek White)
Episode 73 - Our Gaming Curriculum (Part 2)
Episode 72 - An Introduction to Gnosticism (Historical Heresies, Part 2)
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