Finding Atoria

Send us a text Cady gets to ref this episode. Tori leads off with gaming pet peeves from both sides of the table. Most of said list is to be aware that you are at a table playing a collaborative game. Be courteous to your fellow players and DM. Another big one that comes from both the DM and players is that the DM and players are not opposing forces. You are at the table with both sides, it shouldn’t be adversarial. Also take 5 minutes and LOOK AT YOUR CHARACTER SHEET! It may have some info t...

Send us a text Arcadia leads off with her shot at the moderator spot. Tori brings up the topic of min maxxing in D&D. Tori is an admitted optimizer when it comes to her builds but strives not to be a problem player. Powergamers, munchkins, min-maxxers, and optimizers can be problem children at the table. Min-maxing and optimizing are usually brought up in the build for the PC. Munchkins are problem children regardless. DMs have the ability to tweak the game to mitigate some of that power ...

Send us a text Tori is in the moderator seat this episode. Arcadia leads off with the Satanic Panic and how D&D got roped into that mishigas. The Satanic Panic took over the US and D&D was primed to get brought into it. Due to being started in the beginning of the latchkey kids, pa4 rents worried about those kids that were without parents constantly being available. The most ironic part of that piece of the story is that those kids getting into D&D, were the good kids. TSR did its...

Send us a text Malcom gets to be the ref this episode. Arcadia comes with the idea that starting at level 1 is the way to go with starting a campaign. This can give players the ability to grow with their characters. This can move the story forward and help the players out with learning their character do's and don’ts. Tori debates this with the fact that playing a level 1 character can kinda suck. Both ladies agree that sometimes those lower levels are highly beneficial to all players. The mi...

Send us a text Arcadia comes to the table as the ref this session. Malcolm starts the conversation by talking about session 0 and its uses at the table. Session 0 can be a useful tool at a gaming table. This can make sure your “social contract” is good for all members of the table. You can bring up house rules and how they will work in the game. You can also set expectations for both DM and players alike. It helps sort through trigger warnings, likes, dislikes, and setting limits. Back from b...

Send us a text Arcadia is the moderator for this one. Malcolm leads off with how “easy” it is to be a DM. He has been our forever DM since the ‘90s. Arcadia has swapped out with him as well. There are tons of DM resources and it may not be as scary as you think. Rule #1 of DMing: if you aren’t having fun, the players probably aren’t either. Letting your players have agency is an important point as well. The players will derail you, I repeat, the players will derail you. But it can be a good t...

Send us a text Tori gets to moderate this episode. Arcadia starts us off with the topic of finding the right table for you. Finding nightmare tables proves the old adage, no D&D is better than bad D&D. Sometimes you gotta kiss a lot of frogs to find the right partner. Finding the right group of people to game with is key because they can turn into lifelong friendships. On the other hand, sitting at the wrong table can sour you on the game as a whole. Arcadia sums up the actual thing a...

Send us a textWelcome to our table! Three friends with over 100 years of combined TTRPG experience decide to talk about one of our favorite pastimes. With Malcolm as our moderator, the discussion begins. Tori breaks into the topic about how the hobby is becoming more accessible and acceptable to the general public. There are many pluses to this change in the gaming community. Due to those changes, there is more inclusivity in the actual game itself. That being said, Arcadia speaks on the other side