https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/GC_241_Seeking-good-players_final.mp3 Join Ang along with JT and Tomas as they talk about what they think makes for good players. What qualities in a p...

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https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GC_238_teaching-new-rules_final.mp3 Join Ang, Josh, and JT as they talk about how to teach new rules to your tables. They cover their best practices,...

Last month, I introduced some aspects of GM/player interactions, and I'm going finish off what I have for you on this topic here and now. Make Things Interesting GMs should set up and introduce inte...

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/GC_236_Interupting-Life-final.mp3 Join Ang along with Josh and JT as they talk about how to navigate the curveballs life throws at us and gets in the w...

The tabletop role playing experience is a collaborative one. That's a well-established fact. To properly collaborate, everyone at the table needs to be aware of the interactions at the table. I'm not ...

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/GC_234_Fictional-Positioning_finals.mp3 Join Ang along with Chris and JT as they talk about Narrative Positioning! What even is that and what does it m...

10 Years Wow. I've been roaming these halls and avoiding the stew pot for 10 years now. Just wow. Rough Start I've been writing for Gnome Stew for ten years now. My first article dropped on March 28,...

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/GC_231_Running-Published-Adventures_final.mp3 Join Ang along with Josh and JT as they talk about the ins and outs of running published adventures! Whet...

It's a new year! Time for resolutions (I don't do those, BTW). Time for fresh outlooks on life. Time to plan some goals (I do make goals for the year, BTW). Time for some fresh starts. These fresh sta...

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/GC_226_Getting_Started_final.mp3 Join Ang, Chris, and JT as they discuss different methods to pulling a party of characters together at the start of ...

Session zero is packed. Like, really packed, with so many things to do and consider and take care of. There's establishing the style/theme/tone of the game. Discussing safety tools. Establishing a gen...

How large is your RPG group? Small? Large? Average? What are the ramifications of each size of group? Do you have too few players? Too many? It all depends on what you're looking for in your games and...

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/GC_222_Combating-Analaysis-Paralaysis-final.mp3 Join Ang along with Jared and JT as they talk about how to combat analysis paralysis! What do you do wh...

NPCs in your RPGs come in all shapes, sizes, purposes, abilities, and reasons. It's near impossible to enumerate all of the facets of an NPC or why they are in the storyline. Despite the Herculean tas...

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/GC_221_Triffles_final.mp3 Join Ang, Chris and JT as they chat about what to do when your players get fixated on trifling matters that you didn't intend...

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/CG_218-Niche-protection_final.mp3 Join Ang along with Jared and JT as they revisit a topic they discussed way back in episode 80: Niche Protection! Whe...

Handwavium is a neat concept in fiction that can be applied to tabletop RPGs. It can be used as a McGuffin for a goal. It can be used as a solution for an esoteric problem at hand. It can be used as p...

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/CG_216-How-do-you-prep-final.mp3 Join Ang and JT as Matt leads the questions on how to prep for our games and how to make that easier for yourself. ...

When forming a new group to play RPGs with, there are quite a few considerations to take into account. So many, in fact, that I don't think I can hit them all. I'm also certain I can't even think of t...

Most RPGs tell a story of some kind. Some are deeper than others, but there is a story hiding under the cover of the mechanics somewhere. Since most RPGs are played in a group, this makes the storytel...

Here's a strong opinion of mine. I'll die on a hill defending this opinion as well. Here goes. The main point of role playing games is to get a group together to tell stories in a collaborative and fu...

Friends The main reason I play tabletop role playing games is for the friends I have at the table. I've been gaming with the members of my current group for between 7 and 25 years, depending on which...

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/GC_210_System_Screen_Burn_final.mp3 Join Ang along with Josh and JT as they talk about how to navigate having multiple game systems embedded in your b...

This is the final article in my adventure design series. Over a year ago, I put out a call on social media for ideas that people wanted me to include in the series. I guess my list of ideas (the previ...

To get your PCs to move from one scene to the next logical scene, you need a series of connective tissues. These can come in the form of clues, rumors, lies, truths, and red herrings. Each one of thes...

https://polygamero.us/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/CG_206_SplittingtheParty.mp3 Join Ang, Josh, and JT as they talk about the dreaded, forbidden topic of splitting the party! Is it good? Is it bad? Does...

My FLGS (friendly, local, game store) has a Discord server where patrons can chat about all sorts of subjects in clearly marked channels. Most channels are highly active, and my heart is warmed by the...