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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 194: Playtesting RPGs, Gaming Perspectives...

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2022/04/07

Playtesting should be part of any publication project especially RPGs. RPGs need to be able to "work". Whether the game is a tactical simulation or a more storytelling variety the rules have to be playable. In this episode Saul and Jolene talk about Playtesting. Why its important, how it is conducted and their experience playtesting a few RPGs before they were published. Thank you all for listening. Episode art by Michael Shean-Jones Hosting Page art by Jim Foster

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Episode 193: Non D&D Games for D&D Fans, Gaming...

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2022/04/01

There are many new players joining the ranks of ole D&D players. Though Saul and Jolene love and think 5th edition D&D is a great game they believe that those that love and play D&D should try other RPGs. As usual Saul tends to meander in the discussion Jolene in this episode seems to get distracted by Saul's meandering and goes along for the ride. Thanks for listening everyone. Music by Ron Gelinas, song Over the Horizon. Available from Tribeofnoise.com

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Episode 192: The Cortex RPG Systems, Gaming...

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2022/03/25

One of Saul's and Jolene's favorite shows was Firefly. Shortly after the movie Serenity was out there was a RPG game based on the movie called Serenity. This RPG use a system first seen in the Sovereign Stone RPG. It was adapted and used to run the Serenity RPG. The publisher's of the Serenity RPG went on to published other RPGs based on popular IPs of that time. Each of those RPGs used version of what was dubbed the Cortex RPG system. The Cortex system has changed and the most

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33:56

Episode 191: Kids and Gaming Redux, Gaming...

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2022/03/18

Saul and Jolene were at Dundracon and were asked to do an episode about kids and gaming. We did an episode about three years ago but decided that our son is now 18 and share a parents perspective on how gaming has influenced and shaped our son to become the adult he is today. Saul and Jolene go over the positive influences of gaming, especially if kids are introduced to games at a very young age. Saul and Jolene also discuss the lasting impact of gaming with your children, you just

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29:52

Episode 190: Finding a Gaming Group, Gaming...

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2022/03/09

Every gamer has that moment when they need to find a new gaming group. Whether it is because your just moved to a new city, the last group fell apart, or just want to experience a different vibe, you as a gamer are looking for a group. Saul talks about the old days when there weren't many avenues that gamers had to find a group. But today gamers have this new fangled thing called the internet that can help you find and reach a large amount of players. Saul and Jolene talk about old

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35:41

Episode 189: Making RPGs Flow Better, Gaming...

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2022/03/04

Making your RPGs Flow Better is the result of a question posed on Facebook. Saul and Jolene talked discussed it and decided to do an episode on it. What can make your game run better at the table. Make your game run smoother and faster. Saul and Jolene talk about things the GM can do the accomplish a smoother and faster running game session. As always, thank you all for listening. Music by T. M. Purple, song Flow, off the album When the Music Fades. Available from

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39:24

Bonus Episode: Live From DunDraCon 45, Gaming...

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2022/02/24

We took the family to Dundracon's new home now in Santa Clara California. It was a great gaming convention. We took some new equipment and it worked really good. The Zoom Podtrak P8 limiter really quieted down the background noise. Problem we only have 3 microphones so two of us "shared" a microphone which really didn't work. We would like to talk DDC staff for giving us the space to record, Felipe and Kevin for taking time from their convention time to talk to us. Here is a link to

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39:42

Episode 188: Alignment in RPGs, Gaming Perspectives...

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2022/02/23

Hey there listeners, today Saul and Jolene talk about Alignment in RPGs. Saul thinks they are a thing of the past and the one RPG that made them famous, Dungeons and Dragons, will be getting rid of them in their 6th edition. Saul and Jolene discuss, what are alignments, what is their purpose, did players ever use them, are alignments used by today's players? These and many more questions are asked and discussed. Also are there any other game systems that have something akin to

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34:23

Episode 187: When Dice Go Bad, Gaming Perspectives...

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2022/02/10

What do you do when your Dice Go Bad. What can you do when a player is getting really frustrated with their dice when they go through a spat of bad luck. Saul and Jolene were talking about dice and how in a recent game of Feng Shui one of the players was rolling bad through a whole encounter. Though Steve the Player took it in stride, he is pretty laid back and loves playing RPGs, but what if a player is really having a bad time. Saul and Jolene took notes of their conversation and

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Episode 186:The Balanced Party in RPGs, Gaming...

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2022/02/04

The Balanced Party, quite a few TTRPG players want to have one before they set off on their adventures. Many Players feel that certain roles have to be covered in order to successfully adventure. Saul and Jolene discuss why this idea exists and if you really do need or want a "balanced party". Thank you all for listening Music by Fast Astronaut, song Balance, off the album Invisible Sun. Available from Tribeofnoise.com

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Episode 185: Modern RPGs

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2022/01/26

Saul was reading some reddit posts and a user had a question about "good Modern RPG games." Saul decided it would make an interesting episode for this podcast. Saul asked Jolene and she had some very good questions about what the user meant by "Modern". Jolene asked if it meant the 1920's or the 2020's . She also asked if the user wanted to play a spy game, investigative, or survival game or any of other genres that could fall under the umbrella of a "Modern" game. Thank you

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Episode 184: New RPGs for 2022

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2022/01/19

Happy New Year, yes we are well into it already. Saul decided to share games that will be published in 2022 that he is looking forward to or are too bid to ignore. Thanks for listening.

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Episode 183: Homebrews and House Rules, Gaming...

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2022/01/10

In this episode Saul and Jolene discuss what Homebrews and House Rules are in RPGs. Saul defines each one and gives examples of each. They are different creatures though most people might think they are the same thing. As always thanks for listening. Music by Nathan Brumley, song Slow Brew available from Tribeofnoise.com

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Episode 182: The Action Economy, Gaming Perspectives...

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2022/01/02

In running games that have combat one of the most difficult things as a GM to work out is how hard to make an encounter. This is usually called balancing an encounter. In this episode Saul and Jolene discuss the idea of the Action Economy in RPGs, and how much it can impact your combat encounters. Happy New Year and Thanks for listening. Music by The Legend of Wolf, song Fragments of Time, off the album Rapid Fragments. Available from Tribeofnoise.com

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Episode 181: The Wheel of Time RPG, Gaming...

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2021/12/22

This is a Spoiler Free Episode. Full disclosure Saul and Jolene are have been fans of the Wheel of Time Books since the mid 1990's, and they both love the TV show. With that out of the way this episode discusses the old WOTC Wheel of Time RPG and what other systems you can use to run a Wheel of Time game. Also Saul was a bit off on his estimation of the cost of the Wheel of Time RPG which is out of print. A few months ago people were asking about $150 tops. Now the lowest

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Episode 180: GPs Christmas List 2021, Gaming...

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2021/12/15

Its the Holiday Season and Saul and Jolene discuss games that would make great gifts for your RPG Gamer. It's not a definitive list, obviously but it should give you a few quick ideas as Christmas Day approaches. Thanks for listening, Music by Darija, song Christmas Story Available from Tribeofnoise.com

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Episode 179: TPKs in RPGs

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2021/12/08

In this episode Saul and Jolene discuss TPKs. Saul has very little experience with TPKs and had for many years seen it as negative. A sign of a terrible GM, or Players not playing very intelligently. Years later with one whole TPK under his belt his attitude toward TPKs has changed. Jolene is not totally convinced that TPKs can be a good resolution to a campaign or a game. Thanks for Listening. Music by Hansen Chat, song Party Crasher. Available from Tribeofnoise.com

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Episode 178: Nostalgia in RPGs, Gaming Perspectives...

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2021/12/01

Saul has been noticing quite a few Kickstarters and new editions of old RPGs. Some of them really old such as Runequest, Tunnels and Trolls and Twilight 2000. In fact the Twilight 2000 4th edition by Free League funded extremely well. In this episode Saul and Jolene discuss what could be driving the reprinting and the new editions of some very old games and why are they doing so well? Thanks for Listening. Music by Sonic Mystery, song Nostalgia

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Episode 177: Playing Your Best Game, Gaming...

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2021/11/23

At one point as a RPG players your going to get into a situation where you may not be playing in a game that isn't your favorite. Whether the RPG game Shuffler at the Game Con did you wrong or your GM really wants to run a game that isn't exactly the type of game you really like you need to decide to play or make the best of it. In this episode Saul and Jolene discuss games where the ones they participated in were not high on their list of the type of game they usually preferred. From

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Episode 176: Co-GMing RPGs, Gaming Perspectives with...

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2021/11/18

Saul and Jolene wondered about multiple GMs running a campaign together. Not at the same time but alternating GM between adventures or story arcs. When Jolene searched on the subject most of the hits were about GMs running the game together. Saul has had a few experiences with co-gming one successful another not so much. For the most part Saul and Jolene think Co-GMing could be a good thing if you do work before the games begin. Music by Izzy Iz Zuddin, song Friend or Foes,

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