Tag Archives: Group Management

Episode 55: Listener Calls and Practical Advice for ‘Unusual RPGs’

Summary

Published: May 4, 2024

Links to the callers featured in this episode can be found below. This episode features calls from Sameoldji (link to his eponymous podcast can be found below), Jason Connerly formely of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (link to his now complete library of podcast episodes can be found below), and Che Webster of the now intentionally intermittent Roleplay Rescue podcast (link provided below).

Topics in this episode are the ongoing YouTube actual play series being run on my channel, and two different points about my recent conversation with Daniel Jones of Primeval Fantasy (link below) from the previous episode.

Callers and Podcasts mentioned in this episode

Sameoldji’s Podcast: An RPG Catharsis

Jason Connerly now has a blog! ⁠The Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast, er, Blog

Jason’s Podcast: ⁠Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠

Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue:

⁠Roleplay Rescue’s Blog – Murmurings from beneath the beard⁠

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@Runeslinger for YouTube, TwiXter, BlueSky, and Facebook

Episode 54: On Sharing less common RPGs (with Primaeval Fantasy)

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Published: April 19, 2024

I sit down with a second conversation with Daniel Jones of ⁠ @Primaeval ⁠, this time about making the culture and approach to play in an RPG group more visible and accessible to others. Do we achieve this goal? Join us and see~

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Episode 53: On Accommodating Imagination with Roleplay Rescue

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Published: April 12, 2024

In this conversation with Roleplay Rescue‘s host and seeker of immersive and engaging play, Che Webster, we discuss some blog posts about techniques that Che is starting to use to get more of what he wants from play. As that quest is near and dear to my heart, I thought others might resonate with it as well. We talk about making room for imagination, facilitating a more active stance in our imaginations, and consider how we speak to one another when we play.

Podcasts mentioned in the episode:

⁠Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast⁠

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Episode 51: On Imagination and Preparation

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Published: January 15, 2024

This episode responds to listener voice messages, does a surface exploration of the experience of imagination and gets into some practicalities about the benefit of talking about imagination with your group. Listeners are invited to contact me via the methods below to share their thoughts on their experiences of imagination.

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Episode 49: A Conversation on Attention and Imagination (with Primaeval Fantasy)

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Published: December 12, 2023

Featuring a call-in from Mirke the Meek, this episode is primarily a first conversation between Daniel Jones of the Primaeval Fantasy RPG podcast/YouTube channel and myself on the topic of in-character play through means intended to facilitate imagination and hopefully immersion in the character’s perspective.

You can find Mirke the Meek here:

⁠Mirke The Meek • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters⁠

You can find my guest, Daniel Jones here:

⁠Primæval Fantasy RPG – YouTube⁠ and here (Podcast):

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[1] ⁠Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com)⁠

[2] Find me on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @Runeslinger

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Episode 48: On Mentors and Peers in RPG Learning

Summary

Published: November 28, 2023

Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue, leader of a school RPG club, was kind enough to return to the podcast for another exploratory conversation about learning and guiding others in their learning of RPGs.

Comments, Call-Ins, Opinions, and References in this episode

⁠Podcast – Roleplay Rescue’s Blog

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[1] ⁠Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com)⁠

[2] Find me on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @Runeslinger

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Episode 39: Exploring the Experience of Play with Roleplay Rescue

Summary

Published: July 22, 2023

Thanks to Che Webster for leaving the lavish sensorium that is Roleplay Rescue for a time to drift about in this cemetery of lost content. Yes, I jest. Visit the great stuff that Che is doing his enjoyable site.

We will respond directly to Che’s call at the start of the show in a later episode focused on those ideas. Have no fear! Visit Keep off the Borderlands, Random Screed, and the Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast for more segments and messages along these general lines!

#RPGaDay2023 is on its way. Check the Autocratik blog by David Chapman or my Casting Shadows blog for all the details! Also, check out this fantastic warm-up contest by Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast as we wait for August to arrive!

RELEVANT LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:

Che Webster’s site – Roleplay Rescue

Spencer’s podcast – Keep Off the Borderlands

Jason Connerley’s Podcast – Nerds RPG Variety Cast

Jason Hobbs’ Podcast – Random Screed

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Episode 35: Recap, Reflections, and More on Corporia (Bonus)

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Published: June 7, 2023

Please accept my apologies as this episode of the Casting Shadows Podcast was once again recorded on the road and the audio quality may suffer for it.

Our topic is the Corporia RPG by RPG renaissance man Mark Plemmons of Brabblemark Press. His new release, I am Furious (Pink), is due for general release on June 13th. Visit the link below for more information.

Guest voices appearing in this episode were Jason Connerley of the ⁠Nerds RPG Variety Cast⁠, Ivan Podgwaite of the ⁠ivanmike1968 YouTube channel⁠, Adrienne Edwards-Daugherty, and Douglas Lusby.

NOTICE: Be sure to check out Roleplay Rescue regularly, or if you are curious what kind of conversation I might have with its host, Che Webster, about roleplaying games and RPG experiences for students, check out the Roleplay Rescue episode due on June 10th, 2023.

RELEVANT LINKS FOR THIS EPISODE:

⁠Podcast – Roleplay Rescue’s Blog⁠

⁠RPG Products – Brabblemark Press ⁠

Contact me by e-mail at runescastshadows at gmail dot com

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Episode 34: On the Corporia RPG (Bonus)

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Published: December 14, 2022

We take a call from Jason of the Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast on Episode 32: On Multiple GMs, and then describe the launch of a new campaign using Corporia by Brabblemark Press. This play-by-post game for friends old and new, is intended to be mainly run on Discord with some side journeys into Zoom.

Relevant Links for this Episode:

Casting Shadows Podcast Episode 32

Episode 32: On Multiple GMs (and OctOSR)

Did you know that Jason Connerley also has a blog? Check it out and let him know that you dropped by~

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast Blog

Corporia on DriveThruRPG

Corporia Quick Start on DriveThruRPG

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Episode 32: On Multiple GMs (and OctOSR)

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This episode broaches another huge topic for potential discussion, touching on a few techniques, perspectives, and organizational principles of sharing the role of GM in a group. BJ Boyd of the Arcane Alienist podcast left us a message about episode 31 (Time Travel Techniques) and the new Star Trek series. The episode finishes with an exploration of what the OSR means to me as an outsider, and where I hope its many strengths can take it. 

Links mentioned in the episode:

⁠(1) One Campaign, Multiple GMs – YouTube⁠⁠

THE GM OF MANY PARTS blogpost from February 2011 on https://castingshadowsblog.com

⁠The GM of Many Parts | Casting Shadows (castingshadowsblog.com)⁠

The GM of Many Parts

All for One: Regime Diabolique “Lights in Darkness” campaign Actual Play videos playlist

Lights in Darkness Campaign Recaps and Reflections playlist

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