Tag Archives: Group Management

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

Summary

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):

_______

CONTACT ME:

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

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

—

Send in a voice message via Speakpipe!

Ubiquity Roleplaying Games Discord

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

_______

CONTACT ME:

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

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

—

Send in a voice message via Speakpipe!

Ubiquity Roleplaying Games Discord

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

—

Send in a voice message via Speakpipe!

Ubiquity Roleplaying Games Discord

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

Summary

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

—

Send in a voice message via Speakpipe!

Episode 34: On the Corporia RPG (Bonus)

Summary

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

—

Send in a voice message via Speakpipe!

Episode 32: On Multiple GMs (and OctOSR)

Summary

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

—

Send in a voice message via Speakpipe!

Episode 23: On Troupes, Generation Games and Listener Call-ins~

Summary

Joe of Hindsightless and Karl of the GMologist Presents were kind enough to leave voice messages to which I could respond in part of this episode and then seque into talk about two favorite techniques for RPGs: troupes of characters and games spanning generations of such characters~

—

Send in a voice message via Speakpipe!

Episode 19: Alien RPG – Alienating the Alien

Summary

Part 7: Alienating the Alien… What are some of the elements of Free League’s Alien RPG that I find most useful? This episode looks at three: Abstract processing for Detailed outcomes, Conversational Gamespeak, and Layered Consequences.

This series of blog, vlog, and pod episodes will explore ⁠Alien the Roleplaying Game⁠ by Free League from the perspective of preparation for horror and improvisation within the framework of Campaign Mode for Colonial Marines.    

Read the blog post for this episode!

Additional Links: Alien the Roleplaying Game – ⁠Rules and Actual Play 

—

Send in a voice message via Speakpipe!

Episode 18: Alien RPG – Introducing the Alien

Summary

Part 6: Introducing the Alien…  In this installment of the preparation for improvisation series using Free League’s Alien RPG, we give a brief overview of the campaign so far and look at the process of ongoing assessment and analysis of play which makes it easier to shift and react to how play is really going, rather than how we might want it to go. 

This series of blog, vlog, and pod episodes will explore ⁠Alien the Roleplaying Game⁠ by Free League from the perspective of preparation for horror and improvisation within the framework of Campaign Mode for Colonial Marines.    

Read the blog post for this episode!

Additional Links: Alien the Roleplaying Game – ⁠Rules and Actual Play 

—

Send in a voice message via Speakpipe!

Episode 17: Alien RPG – Playing the Alien

Summary

Part 5: Playing the Alien…  On our first session, spontaneous improvisation within an understood framework of in-game and meta goals, and getting going even if not feeling 100% ready.

This series of blog, vlog, and pod episodes will explore ⁠Alien the Roleplaying Game⁠ by Free League from the perspective of preparation for horror and improvisation within the framework of Campaign Mode for Colonial Marines.    

Read the blog post for this episode!

Additional Links: Alien the Roleplaying Game – ⁠Rules and Actual Play 

—

Send in a voice message via Speakpipe!