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Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 121: Sicko Zone 3: The ContagionYou asked for it, so here it is: another episode about the text role-playing the sickos at 2HGM do because once a week role-playing is not enough. We also meander into talking about telling a good story, stats and failure too… so it is not a totally skippable episode… www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2025-06-1856 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 77: How to Run: Evil DeadIn this edition of turning a media product into a TTRPG session we break down the Evil Dead. Ooooo spooky! Tune in to hear our breakdown of the Evil Dead and the secret sauce to make your session fun and spoopy. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-10-1136 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 76: TNT Descriptions & SceneryAn imagination based game like a TTRPG is all about keeping a picture in your mind. Descriptions are the tool we use to get there. People often forget that we humans have 5 senses, try using them to make a clear picture of the scenery, characters, weather, etc. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-09-2738 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 75: Challenging AssumptionsDo you remember your communications course? Neither do we… When Game Mastering, you have a targeted audience; the players. We talk about an assumption we have held for years about our players, and how that assumption has kinda made us big juicy cheeks (_!_) www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-09-1342 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 74: Why with the Always Fighting to the Death?Games are about winning, and what is more winning than standing over the lifeless corpse of your enemy. That’s pretty dark though, so we talk about winning without taking every single life. …And it can be nice for the players to lose a fight without a total party wipe. It works both ways! www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-08-3058 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 73: Animal CompanionsAnimal companions come in all sizes, from tiny fluff balls that sit on shoulders to rideable giant furry beasts. That was unfortunate phrasing there. Oh well. We talk about running animal companions and there is a lot to talk about! www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-08-1648 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 72: Switching Characters*commercial voiceover* Do you find yourself no longer looking forward to game night? Not excited to play your character? Role-playing just isn’t fun anymore? You might need a NEW CHARACTER! Listen now for an exclusive deal on a new character.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-08-0256 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 71: Writing Stories w/ CeceShe’s a writer, and our friend, please welcome the fantastic Cece! *pause for applause* The topic tonight is story writing and I think we cover it pretty good…but I am paid to say that so…jk I don’t get paid. If you need something written, hit up our homie here: ceceliamerserve@gmail.com www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-07-191h 04Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 70: A Party DividedThe GM has woven such a wicked web that the party is split on how to move forward. Some players want to back one side of the coup, other players disagree and it’s time for a seminar. One player thinks the evil magic staff should be turned over to the authorities, the others are like no way that’s stupid, probably time for a vote. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-07-0540 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 69: *(nice)*Some podcasts make a big deal out of 50 episodes, others make a big deal out of 100. We are just built different. To celebrate our 69th episode, we made an audio production of a short story set in our very own Afterlife TTRPG. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours  2023-06-211h 11Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM Bonus: New City, New Punks Ep3The battle to crawl out of debt and make a life in the rundown corrupt city of Cy continues after these corporate messages!  https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/store/?product_id=7856009150722 www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-06-142h 10Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 68: A Review: Cy_BorgIs it ‘punk’ to review the game before all the episodes have been released? Sure is! We talk finer points of the system behind Cy_Borgs. Don’t worry, there are no spoilers! www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-06-071h 05Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM Bonus: New City, New Punks Ep2The battle to crawl out of debt and make a life in the rundown corrupt city of Cy continues after these corporate messages!  https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/store/?product_id=7856009150722 www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-05-311h 20Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 67: Welcome to the City of CyWake the F’ up samurai! Wait, hopefully that is not trademarked or anything… Dystopian cyberpunk city, corrupt cops, villainous corpo suits, welcome to the party pal! Oops I did it again… (I couldn’t help myself that time)    www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-05-241h 53Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 66: Obstinate Players*in bad Jeff Foxworhty voice* If… If, if, if you are not allowing the story to move forward, you might be an obstinate player. Obstinate players can lessen the role-playing experience by taking away agency and time from other players, and derailing the game master.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-05-1039 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 65: Magic ProgressionYou leveled up! Congratz. Probably you have some new spells or powers…but how exactly did your character get those new shinnies? There are a lot of different narrative reasons or explanations for leveling up, and that is really cool.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-04-2656 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM Bonus: The Ballad of Ziska and Evrart, A Forbidden Lands Tale Ep5The quest to put on the best show ever in the Forbidden lands continues! Enjoy this bonus episode you faithful listeners.  https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/forbidden-lands/ www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours TTRPG, RPG, Game Mechanics, Game Master, Player, Live-Play, Forbidden Lands, Adventure 2023-04-191h 38Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 64: Live from the Lands Between!First timers beat Elden Ring in 10 hours without glitches?!?! (NOT CLICK BAIT) jk, we don’t play Elden Ring, we just talk about playing it. A year since its release seems like enough time to digest it.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-04-121h 01Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM Bonus: The Ballad of Ziska and Evrart, A Forbidden Lands Tale Ep 4The quest to put on the best show ever in the Forbidden lands continues! Enjoy this bonus episode you faithful listeners.  https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/forbidden-lands/ www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours  2023-04-051h 17Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 63: TNT Do Split the PartyYou ever heard that old saying, ‘never split the party’? We examine the adage and fly right in its face like a drunk seagull after that croissant you’re munching on. Please enjoy this buttery tips and tricks (a lot more difficult for a seagull to steal) www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-03-2946 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM Bonus: The Ballad of Ziska and Evrart, A Forbidden Lands Tale Ep3The quest to put on the best show ever in the Forbidden lands continues! Enjoy this bonus episode you faithful listeners.  https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/forbidden-lands/ www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-03-222h 28Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 62: A Review: The Forbidden Lands Listen to the talking heads of 2HGM review The Forbidden Lands ttrpg. We had a fun time playing but even better time talking about playing it. Tune in to hear our saucy dish.   www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-03-151h 08Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM Bonus: The Ballad of Ziska and Evrart, A Forbidden Lands Tale Ep2The quest to put on the best show ever in the Forbidden lands continues! Enjoy this bonus episode you faithful listeners.  https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/forbidden-lands/ www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-03-081h 13Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 61: The Ballad of Ziska and Evrart, A Forbidden Lands Tale Ep1Welcome to the Forbidden Lands, a classical fantasy world fraught with danger. Join Dane as Evrart theTarnished, Cosmo as Ziska Redback, and Guest Star GM Enzo, in a journey to find a place in a broken land. On the road and in between jobs, a chance meeting with an unlikely pair puts our adventurers on an epic quest! https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/forbidden-lands/ www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-03-011h 26Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 60: How to Run a LibraryAnother installment of the ‘How To’ series, but with a dope twist. Instead of breaking down a piece of media, we break down a common trope… the library! Should've been pretty obvious from the title. Libraries are all over fantasy and sci-fi stories, and we think they are pretty tubular. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-02-1535 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 59: The Evil PC Talk ShowWell last episode was exciting right? If it wasn’t really your bag, don't worry because we don't talk about it at all this episode. Just kidding, it's pretty much all we talk about. Our guests were gracious enough to stick around to discuss what it was like to play the evil guy. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-02-0149 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 58: Two-Headed MonsterPeople say two heads are better than one, let’s put that to the test. We have two guests playing as the Big Bad in this upside down live play episode. Listen in to hear if Dane and Cosmo can thwart Brian and Alex! www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-01-183h 16Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 57: TNT Hitting CurveballsGet your tips and tricks here! Tips on how to keep your cool in the face of a player that is about to ruin that took months of planning. Tricks on how to give a simple answer that makes you seem like a genius that saw this situation a mile away! Limited time only…just capping, it’ll be available for a long time.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2023-01-0439 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 56: GM EtiquetteIn a mash up of several ideas, we discuss things we try to as GMs and stuff we’ve seen on the internet. Being a GM can sometimes feel like trying to entertain a bunch of rabid cats in a bathtub…jk we love our players! As the facilitator, responsibilities fall on the GM that the players don’t have to deal with. There’s some pretty obvious ones, but this episode is about the ones less obvious.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-12-2135 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 55: Introducing a VillainThe villain makes the story they say, well we say that. Villains come in all shapes and sizes, not all of them are ‘the big bad’. Sometimes the villain acts like a friend and reveals their betrayal at a critical moment, other times the villain rises from the dead to claim their power. Point is, there are a lot of ways to introduce a villain.    www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-12-0748 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 54: TNT Writing a PromptFresh out of the recording studio, comes a TNT. Tips and tricks that is, this one is about writing a prompt for your players. What makes a good prompt and how to execute making one is discussed, also we make some jokes… but what else is new? www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-11-2353 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 53: The Setting of AfterlifeRemember how we keep threatening to release our original setting and game system? Don’t look now because the time is nigh! Well nigh-ish, but we are excited and this episode is all about the cool and radical places and peoples of Afterlife.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-11-091h 44Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM Halloween Special: Fear Rises with the TideHappy Halloween roleplayers! This spooky season Cosmo runs Neptune’s Slime, a one shot in our RPG-Lite system: Just off the west coast of Vancouver Island lies the small islet Zadok. A university research station is getting ready for the offseason, and the motley assortment of stragglers are very much unprepared for what the tide brings in…mwahahaha  Stay spoopy! www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-10-312h 24Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 52: Handling Player Character DeathSometimes it is ok to kill your players. I mean player characters. However much your players frustrate you, you shouldn’t kill them. But seriously, player characters can die and we think it shouldn’t be taken lightly. From why and when to how and where, we discuss. DON”T MISS THIS EPISODE, IT WILL BE ON THE TEST. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-10-2654 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 51: Character GrowthA new adventurer starts out at level one, goes on an adventure and is the exact same person they were before the adventure? That doesn’t seem right, characters should grow over time. Hence leveling systems in a lot of TTRPGs, characters refine their skills or develop new ones. But don't worry, you know we can't resist talking about the roleplay side of anything and this episode is not an exception. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-10-1247 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 50: Sicko ZoneScheduling can be a real downer sometimes, we discuss strategies to still get your TTRPG fix even when the group can’t get together. One-on-one roleplaying has its nuances, it also just hits different. We’ve done a fair bit of one-on-one, because, well, we are addicted sickos. Hopefully our experiences have lessons in them, just not sure what they are. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-09-2843 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 49: TNT Running a TownIf you are a Game Master and you hate running a town session, this episode is for you. If you are a player and you never know what to do in a town, this episode is for you. Towns can be tricky, making it believable can be quite the task but remember SPERM! No that sperm you nasty child, it stands for: Social, Political, Economic, Religious, and Military.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-09-1448 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 48: How to Run: Fury RoadWITNESS ME!!! Learn what we think it takes to run an adrenaline soaked, action packed, Mad Max: Fury Road TTRPG session. Of course we have to break down the movie in order to build back a road map…See what I did there? www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-08-311h 05Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 47: Performance RollsPerformance rolls are a big part of the TTRPG experience, and they are not just lying to a guard or tricking a dragon. Performance rolls can be anything that has the player acting out their character’s action. We discuss when to call for such a performance and the effects the roleplaying can have on the dice roll.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-08-1744 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 46: TNT BossesTricks and tricks, I mean tips and ticks, alright I’m giving up. Bosses are important, we talk about how to bring the drama and nail the boss fight. Interesting mechanics, and set up, and loot of course.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-08-0347 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 45: Managing RPG ExpectationsTTRPGs are so hot right now! Which is good, also it can get twisted. We talk about how we stay in our lane and enjoy the professional content for what it is, entertainment. If you’re bummed out about your sessions not being the same caliber as the professionals, listen to this episode! Then talk to you group and work to make it fun for everyone. Or just listen to the episode, cuz real talk we could use the numbers... www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-07-2038 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 44: Difficulty & BalancingWe chat about difficulty settings, and the difficulty of rpgs. We thought the issue of how to balance out an adventure as the players grow was interesting. Mainly, we just talk about video games… www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-07-0658 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 43: Session PreparationBasically the best advice on organizing your ide…Wait, what? That’s not what this episode is about? Why is the episode called ‘Session Prep’? I guess this episode is just two goofballs talking about how they prep for a session, could be entertaining…  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-06-2243 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 42: Campaign PreparationGetting ready for a long campaign can seem like an impossible task. Don’t worry though, prep harder not smarter! With these patented strategies you’ll be banging your head against the wall in no time. Best tip of course is to make it a one shot, then you won’t have to prep. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-06-0842 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 41: System PreparationThere are so many TTRPG systems out there it can be hard to choose one, and we are here to help. JK! Gotcha nerd, we aren’t that helpful…But we did make a whole episode talking about getting into a new system. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-05-2537 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 40: Weaving in Player BackstoryPlayer backstories are fun times, but they can go unused and that is a shame. This week on 2HGM! We discuss the usefulness of player backstory, spoiler: backstories aren’t just for the mindscape, they can be a gold mind for the Game-Master. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-05-1150 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 39: TNT Starting and EndingAnother tips and tricks episode, this one is all about starting and ending your sessions. Hot tips about the quickest way to jump back into the game, juicy tricks to find good stopping points and leave the party wanting more. Better sharpen your pencils and bust out that note pad…JK, we all know everyone takes digital notes these days!! www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-04-2755 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 38: Novel Gameplay Mechanics 2Novel mechanics don’t have to be a one time only thing, whole campaigns have been built around novel mechanics. We discuss theory about how to set up lasting mechanics to make your sessions and campaigns unique. Tone and Setting are keywords and there will be several questions on the test about them, so better take notes. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-04-1347 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 37: TNT One Shots in a CampaignWe are talking about One Shots again, because honestly we could never talk about them enough. One shots are not just for when your group wants to do an adventure in a novel setting never to return again, they can also be fit inside a campaign! Crazy right. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-03-3049 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 36: Bringing it All Together W/ Guest Star TaylorFinally, we put in action everything we talked about over the last few episodes and torture our long time player Taylor. He talks to all the NPCs, fights through all the enemies, and experiences all the encounters.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-03-161h 33Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM Bonus: The Dew RoyaleBonus Content! We recorded our live discord event in case you missed it, and spoilers it was great. Ever wonder what monster a Mountain Dew flavor would be, wonder no longer. Giving you a front row seat to our creative process, we select Mountain Dew flavors, make them monsters, and then make them fight. Well the epsiode turned out ok, but considering how dumb the base concept was? We're counting it as a win. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-03-092h 01Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 35: Creating EncountersWho knew there were so many components to RPGs, man we gotta really give our GM a hug…Oh wait…Well anyways this episode is about creating encounters to run your players through. And remember, everything is an encounter so I’m surprised this episode is not 100 hours. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-03-0255 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 34: Creating EnemiesAn TTPRG world would be pretty lame if the players only navigated difficult environmental challenges and talked to NPCs. Where’s the danger? Enemies, that’s who! And if you listened to the last episode, that dumb thought in you head about how enemies are NPCs wouldn’t exist, cuz we covered that.    www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-02-161h 03Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 33: Creating NPCsNon-Player Characters, NPCs, are an essential part of a GM’s tool kit. It would be almost impossible to play a role-playing game without them, there are a lot of NPCs out there, from shopkeepers to companions.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-02-021h 03Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 32: GM BoundariesTabletop RPGs are collaborative stories, which can be tricky. As a GM, it is easy to get wrapped up in the story you want to tell…But what about the players? WHAT ABOUT THE PLAYERS!? Listen to this episode of our discussion about boundaries, cuz boundaries are good. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-01-1946 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 31: Starfall #2 w/ Guest Star SharifWe conclude the nightmare at the fair, and of course do a little debrief. There is no point in doing anything if you didn’t learn anything and don’t talk about it after….or at least that’s how our school worked, anyone else learn that or is it just us? www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2022-01-051h 02Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 30: Starfall #1 w/ Guest Star SharifWith 3 characters each, Sharif and Dane have a happy night at the fair, right?... They have a happy night at the fair right?! Wrong! www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-12-2255 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 29: Character Creation Process w/ Guest Star SharifWe welcome Sharif for a conversation about character creation. Basically a discussion of our personal preferences and process for character creation.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-12-0858 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 28: Intra-Party Character ConflictAlright, your character is not all buddy buddy with the other party members, but that’s ok! Roleplaying beef can be extremely fun, hear our take! It’s a pretty hot take... www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-11-2445 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 27: TNT Moving the Story ForwardSometimes the thread of the story gets lost, and it can be hard to get it going again. This episode is all about tips and tricks to keep that story moving. GMs and players alike have things they can do to achieve this. Listen in! www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-11-1045 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM Halloween Special: Predator Comes to TownPut your dice in our mouth...wait that's not what I meant...We are putting OUR dice where our mouths are. Dane runs a Predator one shot, and it’s scary, and it’s Halloween, and it’s just for you.  Stay spoopy! www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-10-313h 14Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 26: How to Run: PredatorNew segment alert! The first episode in a format all about turning popular movies, books, show episodes, etc., into One Shots. Ever seen Predator? Ever wonder how to make a session out of it? We break down the story beats into bite sized chunks for you to consume. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-10-2757 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 25: Party SynergyTeamwork makes the dream work, as they say. Being part of a kickass adventuring band can take some effort. Your teammates might be friends in the RL, but maybe not in the game. Characters don’t HAVE to be friends, but they do have to work together...at least enough to keep the story going. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-10-1337 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 24: Bothering with BackstoryCharacters come from many different backgrounds and places, and it is fun to write those things down. We make our case about why bother with a backstory, included for no extra charge are tips for writing your very own. What a bargain! www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-09-2955 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 23: MetagamingAre you being meta right now? Does that question make sense? Is that too many questions? We are pretty sure no one reads these descriptions, so I guess it doesn’t matter what I write here...very meta. Anyways, Metagaming, it can be good sometimes.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-09-1536 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 22: TNT Player LootLoot, loot, the magical fruit, the more we loot...the more dopamine courses through our systems and the higher we get! Almost every game has some sort of loot system, so we thought a discussion about the concept would be beneficial.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-09-0141 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 21: MagicMost RPGs have some sort of magic system. If they don’t it’s probably because it’s a sci-fi or real-world RPG, but it still probably has special powers of some sort. This episode is all about the concept of magic in games, different kinds of magic systems, and coming up with your own. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-08-1955 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 20: EncountersEncounters are the core building blocks of the TTRPG experience, and this episode is all about discussing what that means and how to use encounters to build your adventures. We say “encounters” a lot.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-08-0451 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 19: Last of Us Part 2 W/ Guest Star NicoOur old friend Nico joins us to discuss how The Last of Us Part 2 tells its story. Spoiler alert, we talk all about the twists and the ending and the everythings about it.  Saeva:https://saeva.bandcamp.com/ https://youtu.be/KJBOS47qD-Y Glacial Tomb:https://glacialtomb.bandcamp.com/ https://vivapsycho.com/psycho-las-vegas/ The Gay Science:https://thegayscience.bandcamp.com/   www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-07-211h 29Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM Bonus: Time Vein Western 10 of 10The thrilling conclusion of the adventure through the Spade and Douglas Mine.    Enjoy this bonus episode and the debrief after you faithful listeners! www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-07-121h 18Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM Bonus: Time Vein Western 9 of 10The adventure in the old Colorado mining town continues! Enjoy this bonus episode you faithful listeners.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-07-091h 15Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 18: HandoutsWhat gets players fired up for some good role-playing? Well we don’t know, but maybe handouts will work? This episode is all about using physical handouts to improve your RPG sessions. Learn about giving your players maps, props, clues, and more! www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-07-0736 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM Bonus: Time Vein Western 8 of 10The adventure in the old Colorado mining town continues! Enjoy this bonus episode you faithful listeners.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-07-051h 01Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM Bonus: Time Vein Western 7 of 10The adventure in the old Colorado mining town continues! Enjoy this bonus episode you faithful listeners.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-07-021h 01Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM Bonus: Time Vein Western 6 of 10The adventure in the old Colorado mining town continues! Enjoy this bonus episode you faithful listeners.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-06-281h 19Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM Bonus: Time Vein Western 5 of 10The adventure in the old Colorado mining town continues! Enjoy this bonus episode you faithful listeners.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-06-251h 27Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 17: Novel Gameplay MechanicsIf you are looking to spice up your adventures with some novel situations, this will be a good episode for you. I mean it’s a good episode regardless, but that is what we talk about. Sometimes the GM has to make up rules that aren’t standard and it can get weird, this episode is all about how. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-06-2348 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM Bonus: Time Vein Western 4 of 10The adventure in the old Colorado mining town continues! Enjoy this bonus episode you faithful listeners.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-06-211h 05Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM Bonus: Time Vein Western 3 of 10The adventure in the old Colorado mining town continues! Enjoy this bonus episode you faithful listeners.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-06-181h 15Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM Bonus: Time Vein Western 2 of 10The adventure in the old Colorado mining town continues! Enjoy this bonus episode you faithful listeners.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-06-151h 14Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 16: Time Vein Western #1As promised during the last episode, Enzo runs the first session of his adventure for us. The 2HGM both play in this episode. Old west, spooky mine, mystery? Need I say more? www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-06-091h 17Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 15: First Time Game Mastering W/ Guest Star EnzoSpecial guest star Enzo talks about his experience the first time he was a Game Master.  We ask him the tough questions, and he mumbles gives us the tough answers. Then he lights up the podcast with this next adventure idea. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-05-2600 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 14: Central Conflict Tips n’ TricksWe dig into story structure and some of our favorite types of conflicts for adventures. Take out your notepad and take some notes, these tips are really good… probably. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-05-1246 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 13: Player Species (Reuploaded)Whether the setting be fantasy or sci-fi, a pillar of TTRPGs is that there are different species or races to choose from. Multiple playable species can be a fun way to add a lot of variety. We talk through the important points when considering game mechanics and species. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-04-2949 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 12: Bana_naSplt CrossoverThis time it’s the whole Bana_naSplt team! Welcome Brian and Grant to the show, we’ll take Grant on his very first role-playing adventure...and of course we’ll have some laughs www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-04-142h 09Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM: News BlastOur co-lab with Banana Splt is out now on YouTube.  Check out the first part of the session with the comedic dou here: https://youtu.be/Gz-v5IRycA0    Tune in April 14th for the full episode www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-04-0702 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 11: Loadout CustomizationWeapons, armor, and mods, oh my!! How do players outfit their characters? That is the question we seek to answer in this episode. Better tune in!  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-03-3137 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM: TeaserHear what is coming up next on 2HGM! www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-03-2403 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 10: TTRPG Accessability, RPG-Lite W/ Guest Star BrianWe discuss the accessibility of tabletop RPGs and introduce our very accessible version of the Eclipse Engine. Brian, a vetern Dungeon and Dragons DM joins us and shares his thoughts. Bonus, we get him to play an RPG-Lite with us! www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-03-171h 52Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 10: TTRPG Accessibility, RPG-Lite W/ Guest Star BrianWe discuss the accessibility of tabletop RPGs and introduce our very accessible version of the Eclipse Engine. Brian, a vetern Dungeon and Dragons DM joins us and shares his thoughts. Bonus, we get him to play an RPG-Lite with us! www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-03-171h 52Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 9: One Shot Tips n’ TricksWe share some of our thoughts on running successful one shot adventures. Pro tips on how to set players up for success, keep players moving in the right direction, and even more! www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-03-031h 00Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 8: Kraken Adventure #2The thrilling conclusion to the fight in the belly of the beast! Will Dane’s character escape the Kraken and live to tell his harrowing tale? Stay tuned after the conclusion for a debrief about the Eclipse Engine in this fantasy setting. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-02-1755 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 7: Kraken Adventure #1Follow Dane on his character’s journey back to Norway from the Great Heathen Army! Vikings, boats, and sea monsters, oh my!  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-02-031h 02Two-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 6: Next Gen Console RPGsWe discuss the future of the console RPG. Character creation, dialog, interaction with the world, sidequests, branching stories, and examples of games that have done those things well.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-01-2043 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 5: Sky Cities Adventure #2Don’t miss the conclusion of Cosmo’s adventure! Will his mission succeed?  Or will he lose his way, possibly his life?! Stay tuned after the conclusion for a debrief about the Eclipse Engine in this Sci-Fi setting.   www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2021-01-0657 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 4: Sky Cities Adventure #1Join Cosmo as he fights for his character’s life on an alien world hundreds of years in the future!! Strange life forms, backwards but familiar social constructs, what could go wrong? www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2020-12-2359 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 3: Character CreationThis week we give you a step-by-step walkthrough of putting all the character points in the right places on the Eclipse Engine character sheet. Attributes, Skills, Equipments, Flavor Items, you name it we got it!    www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2020-12-0950 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 2: The Eclipse Engine #2We continue the exploration into our Eclipse Engine. This episode is more oriented toward GMs, although Players should know these things too. Difficulty, rolls, NCP, and combat are the marjor topics.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2020-11-2539 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM 1: The Eclipse Engine #1Meet us, Dane and Cosmo, the two heads of 2HGM, and join us for a tour of our very own original game system, the Eclipse Engine. We will go through the mechanics and character creation, an important episode for GMs and Players alike! www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours2020-11-1136 minTwo-Headed Game MasterTwo-Headed Game Master2HGM Preview2HGM is your new favorite podcast about writing, designing, running, and playing Role-Playing Games! We are two best friends who are taking to the internet to talk about our favorite hobby.  We have an original RPG game system, which we will be sharing with you all, as well as GM tips and tricks, other spicy RPG discussions, and we will even be playing some adventures! Join us next Wednesday (11/11/2020) for episode 1, and every two weeks after that. Visit us here to get started and see what we're all about: www.2HGM.c...2020-11-0503 min