Hey friends! We thought we’d be recording today but turns out with the holiday coming up we ran out of time. We will not have episodes for Nov. 26 or Dec. 3. See you after the American Thanksgiving holiday!

Just a reminder—no episodes this week! We’re on vacation! Next episode will drop Nov. 12.

I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation

If you enjoyed a game on Itch, leave a comment! Honestly, it really brightens a creator's day. And it's a big encouragement for others who may be interested in getting that game. Itch hides reviews from the game page, so I find comments more useful in the long run. Like a game? Comment away!

It me.

By golly I checked our social media! Maybe this is the beginning of reliability! (Probably not but I love you all anyway.)

Hey friends! I’m sorry to tell you there will be no episode next week (Jun 18)—Phil will be out of town for the unexpected funeral of a family friend. If you want to send him some love, please do! We’ll be back to our regularly scheduled programming the following week.

Said it before on twitter but if you're signing up for someone's patreon on iOS please DO NOT use the patreon app, just use a web browser instead The iOS app charges an extra fee that goes right into apple's pockets IN ADDITION to them placing a 75 day hold on the money before we even get it

Hey friends! There won’t be a new episode of Panda’s today because we had some ~life stuff~ that we failed to account for correctly and did not record. No one is hurt and we’ll catch you all next week on our regular schedule!

Started trying to listen to podcasts at work again. Co-workers, please stop trying to make smalltalk, @pandastalkgames.bsky.social are telling me how to make our blorbo's smooch!

Shout-out to my old D&D group for the GM I am today. Running six hours of 5e that I thought I would be a player in until I was literally driving to the game made me incredibly good at improv.

I'm definitely with Phil on "established characters are patrons." In fact, that's built into The One Ring, with the PCs having one or more of the various established characters as a patron, and the group getting slightly different benefits depending on which patron they are working with.

@dnaphil.bsky.social and @senda.bsky.social have an interesting topic here, talking about playing IN established IP, what characters from those IPs show up, and if you play characters from the IP or not.

Speaking of getting caught up on Pandas Talking Games, @dnaphil.bsky.social and @senda.bsky.social are talking about collaborative world-building and how to approach it, how much to do it, and what it looks like. They touch on published settings.

It's the month of romance, and we're kicking it off today with a brand-new episode with @lordneptune.com and guest co-host @senda.bsky.social examining Breaking the Ice by Emily Care Boss, a 2-player game about first dates and making a fresh relationship work! open.spotify.com/episode/28ud...

(As an aside, we can’t ALWAYS be serious, so while our game was in an underwater kingdom with the mermaid queen, we did have the Narswol.)

I’m late on this, but @pandastalkgames.bsky.social going through Gary Gygax’s ideas on player mastery and GM mastery is a lot of fun for #TTRPG players of a certain age. Also recorded write around the election…it feels like all podcasts recorded at that time have something like a geological line.

@pandastalkgames.bsky.social who's your third? 😉

I'm rereading UnFramed, and this paragraph in the essay by Emily Care Boss is right on the nose. #TTRPG

Listening to @polygamerous.bsky.social @senda.bsky.social @dnaphil.bsky.social [Panda's Talking Games] PTG 372 – Gygaxian GM Mastery Part I 🅴 #pandasTalkingGames podcastaddict.com/panda-s-talk... #TTRPG

Folks. The Engine Publishing line of GMing books is currently a Bundle of Holding: bundleofholding.com/presents/Eng... These books cover various GMing topics from plots, NPCs, prep, improv, campaigns, and table play. They are one low price for a short time.

What’s up, bluesky! We are a podcast network talking and playing TTRPGs—centered around content to help you play your best game. Find our back catalogue at polygamero.us, or follow our shows at @thac0withadvantage.bsky.social @pandastalkgames.bsky.social and @gnomestew.bsky.social’s Gnomecast

Being the most valuable player at any #TTRPG table means: 1. Play to lift up Listen to what people say about their characters and play as if that is true. Is someone charismatic? - let them persuade you. Is someone a badass fighter? - talk them up, act like it's true. You will make someone's day

Listening to @senda.bsky.social @dnaphil.bsky.social [Panda's Talking Games] PTG 371 – Master Player Part II #pandasTalkingGames podcastaddict.com/panda-s-talk... #TTRPG #Gygax

So many new folks around, guess it’s time for an intro! Hi, I’m Senda. I read a lot of speculative fiction, play and write TTRPGs, and talk about them a lot on my podcast: @pandastalkgames.bsky.social on @polygamerous.bsky.social. I dress vintish, have an orange cat, and I am 🌈✨ ADHD.

Part 2 in our dissection of the 1987 Role Playing Mastery’s steps to being a “Master player,” out today! polygamero.us/ptg-371-mast...

Welcome! My name is Ryan Boelter. I wear many hats, but here's the quick breakdown: Podcasts: I'm a co-host on @creationcast.net, editor/sound design on @oneshotnetwork.bsky.social & @pandastalkgames.bsky.social. TTRPG Game Design: Creator/co-designer on @chimera.games and more on my itch profile.

Is it share your Starter Packs day? I'll be honest, this is a much better solution than back on the other site, tagging a ton of people you thought other people should be aware of. Please witness my fellow @polygamerous.bsky.social podcast hosts! #TTRPGs

Due to some unforeseen yellow jacket circumstances, there’s no new episode of Panda’s queued for this week—but you can catch Senda on Party of One instead!

2/2 3. Dice Exploder: Each episode, invites on a guest to talk about one mechanic @sdunnewold.bsky.social 4. Panda's Talking Games: Takes one topic from design or running a game each episode @pandastalkgames.bsky.social

I don't think they've been suggested already so I'll add @happyjacksrpg.bsky.social @effektpodcast.org @wairpodcast.bsky.social @pandastalkgames.bsky.social

Ep. 356 is a more in depth conversation than you probably ever expected about when you want to get a board game friend to try TTRPGs! Have you ever brought someone in to role play from board games? How did it go? polygamero.us/ptg-356-get-...

Hey friends! Our topics list is starting to look a little slim, so now would be a great time to drop us any ideas you’ve been sitting on 😉

Have you heard about Lumberjills, a four person larp about being strong, choosing your destiny, and being loved that’s on Kickstarter RIGHT NOW? No? Please check it out because I really really want this game to be made so I can play it! www.kickstarter.com/projects/unr...

I always enjoy being on @gnomestew.bsky.social's Gnomecast, but I'm really glad that @orikes.bsky.social had @senda.bsky.social and I on the show to talk about this. I hope the things we share in this episode, vulnerabilities and all, help anyone else that might be struggling with anything similar.

@pandastalkgames.bsky.social oh so Elminster is a big shot wizard, I won’t shoot him with my bow. I will hit him with hunter’s mark, shoot him with my bow. Twice.

We’ve actually been working on this for a while and it got delayed into the year a bit, but I’m SO HAPPY to announce it! Also, all the feeds *should* switch over, but if they don’t please let me know! We are NOT podfading. There will be a new @pandastalkgames.bsky.social on Wednesday.

Listening to @polygamerous.bsky.social [Panda's Talking Games] PTG 348 – Phil’s Nostalgia Game #pandasTalkingGames podcastaddict.com/panda-s-talk... #TTRPG

Misdirected Mark Productions is becoming the Polygamerous Podcast Network! 🎉 (You can read more about it here: polygamero.us/misdirected-... .) Today is the day our feeds change over! Are you ready?

Happiest of birthdays to my partner @dnaphil.bsky.social !

Happy GM’s day! We won’t have a new episode this Wednesday due to a scheduling fail, but we will be back next week. If GM’s day inspires you with topics, hit us up!

Senda is down with Covid, so we will not be recording this weekend (no episode on Wednesday, Feb. 7). We’ll see you in two weeks!

Ep. 339: Challenging Challenges! How to calibrate your challenges and some thoughts on GM vs. NPC knowledge. Find us wherever you get your podcasts or here: bit.ly/MMPanda www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8GrpKg1/

As a Wisconsinite, can confirm

Last episode before our holiday hiatus is up today! http:bit.ly/MMPanda We are taking leading questions, a topic we haven’t covered since episode 31?!??

On today’s episode, we couldn’t help it—we dragged out the soap box and talked about bleed because we have Big Feels as two designers who have created an intentionally bleed heavy game. bit.ly/MMPanda

Woah! My question is on this week’s episode of @pandastalkgames.bsky.social And yes, I did figure out my “con”fusion (I’m a dad! I’m allowed) so no worries @senda.bsky.social This discussion was great! Thank you guys!

After a midnight return to my car at the airport only to find that it no longer had a catalytic converter, I have spent the day submitting insurance claims, getting tow trucks arranged and keys passed off. Therefore, with my apologies, there will be no new episode of Panda’s Talking Games this week.

In case you missed it! This week’s episode is about anxiety, recall, and improv GMing. You can watch Senda blank out on TikTok even! www.tiktok.com/t/ZT8MRD4gW/ Catch the episode here: misdirectedmark.com/2023/09/27/p...

New episode today! We had some life stuff so it’s a chit chat, and since our focus has been bringing Turning Point back from the dead, we chatted about that! Catch it here: bit.ly/MMPanda