Hello and welcome to my blog! I’d like to take this opportunity to introduce myself. My name is Dan, and I am The Nondenominational GM. I’ve played with a lot of colorful characters in my time, both in and out of the game. My current gaming group consists of my family: Elaina (13), is […]
Hosts – Dan, Bryan, Mack, Steve Topic – A discussion about stereotypical villains and antagonists. We discuss what those stereotypes are, what makes a good villain, and ways to use them in your campaigns. (1:24) A few villain stereotypes (35:32) Our favorite antagonists that we’ve encountered as players (43:46) Our favorite villains that we’ve ran as […]
In our third episode of Metagamers Anonymous, we discuss a recent hot-button topic: that of narrative combat (or “theater of the mind”) vs. use of the combat map. The hosts discuss their personal experiences with D&D combat and mull over the pros and cons of each approach. They also spend some time discussing their recent […]
Hosts – Dan, Bryan, Mack, Steve, Tyler Topic – We discuss the tropes of different storytelling mediums and ways to convey their “feel” to your players as a GM. (2:07) – Literature (18:19) – Movies (26:00) – Television (39:30) – Video Games (46:25) – Comics and Graphic Novels Notes – This topic may have been […]
Hosts – Dan, Bryan, Mack, Tyler, and Steve Topic – We introduce ourselves and discuss the focus of the podcast. We also converse about the disparate backgrounds and interests that create our group dynamic, and talk about what we are trying to accomplish with this project. Notes – This episode was originally recorded as part […]
In our second episode of Metagamers Anonymous, we tackle the complex topic of “organic roleplaying”. The hosts discuss their personal experiences with and insights into the fine art of immersive roleplaying and provide tips for improving the immersive quality of your own tabeltop roleplaying experiences. Metagamers Anonymous is a biweekly podcast dedicated to tabletop roleplaying games and […]
Episode 1: “Introducing the Party” Here’s our very first episode of Metagamers Anonymous, a podcast dedicated to tabletop roleplaying games and (mostly) related material. It’s essentially an hour of inane ramblings intended to introduce the cast and talk a little bit about our backgrounds and the purpose of the podcast, such as it is. We also included links […]