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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 198: Our Favorite Monsters, Gaming...

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2022/05/05

In this episode Saul and Jolene talk about their favorite monsters and Jolene checks out the internet and finds tons of the "Peoples" favorite monsters. Saul has been playing since 1978 so just in D&D alone from then to now he has fought and used a plethora of monsters in that time. Saul shares a couple of his favorites from the Fantasy genre that he has used as a GM and many popular ones that he has not yet used. Jolene talks about the favorite she has as a GM. Jolene also shares

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Episode 197: D&D 6th Edition, Gaming Perspectives...

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2022/05/02

Saul and Jolene had been hearing a lot about D&D 6th Edition. Saul and Jolene checked out a lot of the latest info and right as they were recording news that WoTC was going to buy D&D Beyond for about 146 million dollars. So it looks like WoTC might be going "All In" with digital content? Saul and Jolene discuss what changes to 5th Edition might D&D 6th Edition have in store. What kind of updates to the rules might there be? The direction of some of the changes might be seen in the most

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Episode Bonus: Interview with Brandon Harris, Gaming...

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2022/04/27

In this Bonus Episode we interview Brandon Harris creator of Dice Weaver, a VTT, Market Place and Community for gamers. Saul and Jolene interview Brandon who decided with a bit of pushing from friends to put his ideas and products out there for the world to use. Before talking to Brandon we thought it was about a new Virtual Tabletop he was creating but it turns out that Brandon has higher inspirations than just producing a VTT. He wants to create a Kind Community for gamers to gather.

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43:55

Episode 196: Non-Combat RPGs, Gaming Perspectives...

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2022/04/21

In this Episode Saul and Jolene talk about RPGs where combat is not a main aspect of the game. In two of the RPGs discussed combat is very unlikely and in another combat is frowned upon. The games discussed are Monster Hearts 2, Prime Time Stories and Golden Sky Stories. Each bring unique visions of what an RPG is about and combat is not one of them. Thank you all for listening. Music by Fabio Aratari, song Over the Sky, from the album Over the Sky Available from

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Episode 195: How the Pandemic Changed Gaming, Gaming...

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2022/04/13

This question came from a Facebook post. We had done an episode early in the pandemic about how to keep playing during the Covid-19 Lockdown. But after a year and a half since those orders were given here in California and later throughout the United States it is a valid question that was quite introspective. Thanks for listening Episode art by Michael Shean-Jones Hosting Page art by Jim Foster Music by Jammer Rango, song Recovery Mode. Available from

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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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37:29

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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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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