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Fluff N Crunch

We discuss tabletop roleplaying games, with a focus on how story, setting, and system can work together, and how sometimes they don"t. We talk about 2d20 games, 5e, review books and resources, and share advice from our years of gaming to help you strike the right balance between story, setting, and system. New episodes published every Wednesday. You can reach us on Facebook at Fluff N" Crunch or directly by email at fluffncrunchpodcast@gmail.com and @fluffncrunchpod

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01:02:14

Dishonored: Thoughts On and Reactions to This...

Fluff N Crunch ·

2022/03/30

In this episode we discuss the highly narrative Dishonored 2d20 RPG, and talk about what we like and dislike about it as a setting, as a vehicle for storytelling, and as a version of our favorite system. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluffncrunch/message

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00:51:14

The Don'ts and Do's of Planning and Running...

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2022/03/23

Investigations and mysteries are interesting, can be a lot of fun, and are also a challenge to plan and run. Digging into our long experience of mistakes in trying to do this, Chris and I discuss what we believe to be the biggest pitfalls to avoid in planning and running these. In the episode I refer to Chill 3e and some potentially useful (free) materials related to that game available on DriveThruRPG - see that all here. --- Send in a voice message:

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00:47:54

The Scientific Method Subsystem in Star Trek Adventures

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2022/03/16

What is Star Trek without problem solving through gonzo science, engineering, and medicine? We think not much, and Modiphius agrees, as evidenced by their inclusion of a subsystem for using a riff on the scientific method within the game. It's simple and story and character focused if done well, and you should go out of your way to put it to use. In this episode we explain and discuss it, run through a sample of it, and provide some commentary and house rules for it, too. --- Send in a voice

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00:48:34

When, Why, and How to Roll the Dice in Support of the...

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2022/03/09

TTRPGs have gone through a lot of development over the last 45+ years, and over that time we've seen different views on when and how to use the dice...when to call for rolls, what those rolls should be used to accomplish, and even when to hide and possibly fudge rolls (by the GM, of course...GMs fudge; players cheat!). In this episode Chris and I talk a little about that evolution, and focus mostly on ideas of how a GM can go about deciding when to call for the dice, when not to, and how to accept

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01:05:33

How to Introduce Players to 2d20

Fluff N Crunch ·

2022/03/02

In this episode we discuss how to get people to play a 2d20 game, and then how to explain and make sense of the most important mechanics during that first session. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluffncrunch/message

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00:36:27

Original Adventures in Story-Heavy Settings Part 2

Fluff N Crunch ·

2022/02/23

Part 2 of our discussion of the challenges of running original adventures and campaigns in story-heavy settings, wherein we move on from easier settings to more difficult ones - that is, those with little daylight between story and setting, like Dune or The Expanse. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluffncrunch/message

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00:44:21

Original Adventures in Story-Heavy Settings Part 1

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2022/02/16

Part 1 of our discussion of the challenges of running original adventures and campaigns in story-heavy settings. In this episode we first discuss those settings with established stories that don't present too much of a challenge to writing original adventures, and offer some opportunities, then move on to those settings where there is less daylight between story and setting. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluffncrunch/message

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01:14:00

Achtung! Cthulhu Combat Encounter with Commentary

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2022/02/09

This is a long one, in which we work through a combat encounter and provide running rules and gameplay commentary throughout. We made a mistake, however, with the rules and I went back and plugged in a few interludes of commentary to smooth things out and set up our recognition of the mistake, which we talked about at the end of the episode. One bit of advice for running combat in AC: make sure you have your Momentum charts and weapon Qualities and Effects lists handy - they will both come up, and

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01:05:05

Published Adventures vs. Home Brew, and Some...

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2022/02/02

The episode in which we discuss the comparative merits and challenges in using published vs. homebrew adventures and campaigns, which led us quite organically to some realizations about us as GMs - and probably GMs in general - from which we drew what we believe is solid advice for those of us who spend most of our gaming time 'behind the screen.' Find us on Facebook or email us at fluffncrunch@tutanota.com --- Send in a voice message:

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00:53:13

Space, Range, and Distance - in 2d20 and Other Games

Fluff N Crunch ·

2022/01/26

The episode in which we discuss range, space, and distance, and how it's handled through theater of the mind and minis-based games, as well as how 2d20s concept of 'zones' can work well with either. And feel free to contact us directly through our new email: fluffncrunch@tutanota.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluffncrunch/message

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00:36:20

Our Gaming Plans, Hopes, and Dreams for 2022...and...

Fluff N Crunch ·

2022/01/19

What are Chris and I looking forward to, individually, in gaming over 2022? What releases have our interest, and what do we hope to do with our respective groups? We discuss these, and some Covid, in this episode. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluffncrunch/message

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00:53:27

What We Like, and Dislike, About DnD 5e

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2022/01/12

We take shots at the game and the system a lot, we know, and so we thought it was time to devote an episode to explaining ourselves to you. Spoiler: we actually think there is quite a lot to like about 5e...and yet... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluffncrunch/message

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01:01:47

Twilight: 2000 - Initial Reaction and Combat Commentary

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2022/01/05

Recorded while Jeremy and Chris could not harmonize their schedules, this episode includes our first guest host, John - military combat veteran and current law enforcement officer - whose life experiences color his views on gaming and game rules. We had an interesting discussion of the core mechanic and how we think it's a significant improvement over the stock Year Zero Engine, and spent time on how the combat system creates situations and forces decisions that closely resemble the real thing. ---

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00:51:07

2021: Our Year in Review

Fluff N Crunch ·

2021/12/29

After about six months of podcasting and a lot of gaming, we decided to look back on all of 2021 and reflect on the good. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluffncrunch/message

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00:36:17

...It Was the Worst of Games

Fluff N Crunch ·

2021/12/22

A follow-up to our favorites discussion, herein we talk about some of our worst gaming experiences by system. And don't get your nose out of joint over these - we all have games we've played that we just didn't like, for some reason or another. On the upside, consider this: if some of your favorites are some of our least favorites, we will never compete over the last copy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluffncrunch/message

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00:46:16

It Was the Best of Games...

Fluff N Crunch ·

2021/12/15

Herein Chris and I go full-frontal op-ed, sharing our fondest and best game memories by system. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluffncrunch/message

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00:57:38

The Pathfinders: 1st and 2nd Editions Compared

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2021/12/08

I played a lot of PF 1e when it replaced DnD 4e at our table, and it was great...up to about 6th level. Having moved away from PF when DnD 5e came out, I have to date only give PF 2e a cursory glance. Chris, on the other hand, has played and run it and promises that there are many noteworthy improvements in 2e...and so we took this episode to talk about the newest version of the system. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluffncrunch/message

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00:53:06

Combat in Conan

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2021/12/01

A notional combat encounter between Conan and pirate cultists and their vile leader... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluffncrunch/message

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01:04:03

Personnel Combat in Star Trek Adventures

Fluff N Crunch ·

2021/11/24

The first in a series of 'notional combat encounters' we're going to work through for different 2d20 games, to help nail down how combat flows and what options are available, and also to compare combat between the different games. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluffncrunch/message

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01:00:51

Who Ya Gonna Call? - 2d20 for Ghostbusters

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2021/11/17

In celebration of the release of the new movie, we decided to put our model for hacks & mods to the test by working through the a version of 2d20 to use for a Ghostbusters game. You can read Chris' notes and our combined ideas on his blog right here. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/fluffncrunch/message

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