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GamingPerspectives

Gaming Perspectives with Saul and Jolene is a husband and wife team that love Hobby Gaming. We play RPGs and Boardgaming and wish to share our love of this hobby with everyone we know.

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Episode 249: Most Popular Character Type, Gaming...

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2023/08/30

Jolene asked Saul, "What do you think the most played character class is?" Saul immediately said, "Fighter." Jolene asked how he came up with that guess. A discussion followed about the most popular character type and why people like to play Fighters. Saul and Jolene decided to record an episode about this topic. Why are "Fighters" so popular? Saul and Jolene say their favorite class in most games no matter the genre is a sorcerer or wizard. Yet fighters are the most played character

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46:19

Episode 248: Does Getting Older Change Your View on...

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2023/08/22

Jolene was asking Saul if he thought his views on RPGs had changed over the years. At first Saul didn't think his views had changed but Jolene was being very wiley and knew they had. It did not take long for Saul to change his mind about how some of his views had changed. Jolene asked about the games Saul did not like in the past, Traveller, CoC and Vampire, and immediately Saul knew the trap had been set. So the discussion ranged from a variety of subjects about how getting older

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41:49

Episode 247: Does Being A Paid GM Change Your Game,...

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2023/08/03

In this episode Saul and Jolene talk about a question saw on Facebook that asked, "Does being a paid GM change your game? There were plenty of comments and Saul picked out a few to discuss how it correlated with being a paid GM. One comment was asking if the GM would be considered to be a player in an RPG game. For Saul it seemed like a silly question but if you really dig into the issue it is not so easily answered. Another commenter didn't like the use of the term play because they thought it

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46:19

Episode 246: Character Advancement, Gaming...

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2023/07/18

Saul and Jolene were talking about "leveling up" in RPGs. They were talking about the difference between D&D and Shadowrun. Saul thought about all the different ways RPGs handled character advancement. As Saul and Jolne talked about it they decided to write down some notes about their discussion and make a Gaming Perspectives Episode. Though Saul digresses as usual to the subject of GMs not liking players rolling dice without being asked by the GM, in his defense this digression

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35:07

Episode 245: Surviving a Game Con, Gaming...

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2023/07/08

Jolene and Saul have been to many local gaming conventions over the years. They usually attend 3 game cons a year. All local SF Bay Area conventions. They have always thought about going to a larger game convention such as Origins, Gen Con and now Game Hole Con, but have yet to make the trek to one of those larger game cons. But all conventions have similar hurdles to enjoy them as much as possible. In this episode Saul and Jolene share tip that not only help you survive but thrive

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48:07

Episode 244: Bladerunner RPG Review, Gaming...

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2023/06/29

Now that Saul and run Bladerunner the RPG three times and has gone over the Bladerunner RPG by Free League, Saul and Jolene decided to do a quick review of the game. Saul pre-ordered the Core book and the Starter Kit. Though Saul really liked the components of the Starter Set the scenario was quite to Saul's liking. Saul would call himself a fan of the Original Bladerunner movie, Jolene on the other hand has a slightly different opinion. But no matter what her opinion of the

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Bonus Episode: Sean Nittner Interview BigBadCon 2023,...

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2023/06/26

In this episode we interview Sean Nittner of BigBadCon. Saul and Jolene have a great talk with Sean Steward of BigBadCon a convention in the Bay Area that is one of the most inclusive and loved gaming cons on the West Coast. We discuss with Sean his vision of Big Bad Con, the Pandemic effect and the post pandemic recovery. What Big Bad Con Does for the gaming community. Big Bad Con is a charity con so you can have a great time playing games and feel good about donating to an official

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34:03

Episode 243:Favorite RPG Game System, Gaming...

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2023/06/21

For this episode Saul was trying to come up with his current favorite RPG game system. As Saul was discussing his favorite system Jolene asked about another system, then another and then another. You all get the picture. After some discussion Saul and Jolene decided to make an episode of Saul's favorite RPG Game System. Thank you all for listening. Web Art by Jim Foster Episode Art by Michael Shean-Jones Music by Phaze 2 Jazz, song My Favorite Guy, off the album

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40:24

Episode 242: Social Rules in RPGs, Gaming...

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2023/06/08

Social rules in Rpgs is something that is usally overlooked or not included in RPGs. As the hobby gets more and more people outside the Wargame Hobby the idea of rules including social conflict rules. Looking at posts about this subject many of those posting stated that they did not like the idea of one simple roll of the dice to determine social conflict. From convincing the guard to let them in without an invitation, trying to get information from a witness not wanting to cooperate, to

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38:33

Episode 241: Locations in RPGs, Gaming Perspectives...

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2023/06/01

Location, location, location. Everyone knows how important locations are in real estate, but what is less known is the importance of locations in RPG adventures. No matter the genre or the game, locations are where the adventures take place. Saul and Jolene dicuss the importance of location in rpgs games and adventures and how each location does not and should not be mapped out in detail but that means some might have to be. For a GM it is important to know which ones are need details

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38:32

Episode 240: An RPG for New Players, Gaming...

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2023/05/25

In this episode Saul and Jolene talk about what you should look for in a RPG for brand new players. At first it seems like an very easy thing to assertain. Pick a super easy rpg to run. But there are other things to consider other than just what game to run. What are the players expectations, what genre are they interested in, what kind of adventure do you want to experience. These and many more considerations will help you determine what RPG you should choose to run. Thank you

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Episode 239: Leaning into Bad Rolls, Gaming...

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2023/05/16

Saul and Jolene were talking about some bad dice rolls that were happening in the last session of their Shadowrun 5th Edtion game. The discussion covered how players usually do not want to roll bad and be reletively successfull in all their characters endeavors. But what when rolls go bad, really bad. The idea of Leaning into Bad Rolls came up and Saul and Jolene decided to do an episode on "Leaning into Bad Rolls". Not simple failures as in missing in combat or failing a skill roll

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Episode 238: The New D&D Movie No Spoiliers, Gaming...

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2023/05/04

The new D&D Movie: Honor Among Thieves has been out for about a month. Jolene and Saul went to go see the movie and decided to do a Spoiler Free episode. No Spoilers. If you have seen the trailers then you should feel safe listening to this episode. So what are Saul going to be talking about? Three things. How is the setting of the movie, Forgotten Realms presented to the viewers of the movie. Did they spend a lot of time describing, presenting or discussing the world of the Forgotten

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30:36

Episode 237: Gnomes, Gaming Perspectives with Saul...

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2023/04/29

Jolene has always liked Gnomes( She pronounces gnome with a hard G) and when we were thinking of a new episode we thought about the last couple of episodes dealing with Elves and Dwarves. We agreed that Gnomes was a good topic to continue our discussion of playing other character races other than humans. Gnomes for Saul had been one of those groups that he had never played. Saul usually played humans and possibly played one elf back in AD&D days so he could play a multi-class character

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Episode 236: Diesel Punk RPGs, Gaming Perspectives...

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2023/04/20

Saul was persuing the internet looking at Steam Punk RPGs and stumbled across Carbon Grey a Diesel Punk RPG by Magnetic Press. It uses a slightly tweaked version of the Classic Star Wars D6 system. Its quick and easy to understand and play. That Star Wars D6 system has always been liked for its playablity and fun. Carbon Grey is set in a alternate world where the 1st Kaiser is saved by a shepard that was struck by a meteorite which gets lodged in his chest and games super powers

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41:42

Episode 235:Different OSR RPGs, Gaming Perspectives...

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2023/04/13

We got a text asking about the different version of OSR RPGs so Saul and Jolene read through some of the OSR games that Saul has collected in printed and PDF format. Jolene also looked at various blogs and Youtube vidoes for some of the more popular OSR games that Saul did not have in his library. From Original D&D to 2nd edition there are several OSR games for each version of "Old School" RPGs. What is really interesting is that they each have their own reasoning for making their

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38:36

Episode 234: Playing to Your GM Strengths, Gaming...

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2023/04/06

In this episode Saul and Jolene discuss using your good skills while running RPGs. All GMs have skills and talents. Saul and Jolene agree that when GMs do this they make better games for their players. Along with strengths, GMs have weaknesses, we all do. Saul and Jolene also believe that we as GMs learn and progress with every game we play and run. As we realize these weaknesses we can then counter them by working on getting better on those items we as GMs stumble with.

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Episode 233: Playing Dwarves in RPGs, Gaming...

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2023/03/30

Dwarves in RPGs, Saul and Jolene discussed Elves in a previous episode and they could not ignore the other popular RPG race, Dwarves. Saul again harkens to Tolkien origins but doesn't believe that Tolkien was as much a fan of his Dwarves than his Elves. Jolene found quite a bit of articles and posts about how people liked or disliked playing Dwarves in RPGs. Though disliked less than Elves there seemed to be quite a bit of 'love/hate' dichotomy in players preferences. When

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Episode 232: Is There a DM Shortage?, Gaming...

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2023/03/23

After reading about a shortage of DMs in New York article and on different social media Saul and Jolene looked into this idea. First of all is there a DM shortage? The article was in Hellgate an online local "newspaper". In it the author states that there is a large calling for DM by a large number of new players that want to play Dungeons and Dragons. Saul thinks that this might be a D&D 5th edition and specifically in New York City problem,, due to a variety of factors. Jolene

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Episode 231: AI Chat Bots and RPGs, Gaming...

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2023/03/17

Saul and Jolene are back to chatting about AI Chat. After dismissing doing an episode on AI Chat Bots and RPGs, a few articles they each read convinced each of them to discuss this subject on the mics for an episode. Saul talks about his foray into Chat GPT and his attempt have the AI make a Bladerunner adventure. It was a very interesting endeavor . Jolene read a few articles and saw a few Youtube videos though she is a bit hesitant to talk about AI as she doesn't want any

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