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Diceology PodcastHeaded West with Jason LutesMy guests, Jason Lutes and Paul Beakley, and I get lost in the West Marches game style. Jason is currently running his second West Marches campaign using Freebooters on the Frontier and Arden Vul as the setting. I’m currently playing in Jason’s Arden Vul game. Valentine Berrygrove is my halfing wizard character.I get an incredible amount of joy from running West Marches campaigns, and geeking out with both Jason and Paul on the subject was good stuff.I am very, very sorry for some of the audio. I recorded using a new audio...2022-12-0242 min
The Diceology PodcastGoing West with Jason Lutes (edit)My guests, Jason Lutes and Paul Beakley, and I get lost in the West Marches game style. Jason is currently running his second West Marches campaign using Freebooters on the Frontier and Arden Vul as the setting. I get an incredible amount of joy from running West Marches campaigns, and geeking out with both Jason and Paul on the subject was good stuff.I am very, very sorry for some of the audio. I recorded using a new audio platform and discovered issues with Paul's audio in the recording that didn't appear live. Hopefully, my a...2022-12-0242 min
+1 ForwardScalability Rach and Rich bring back Paul Beakley of the Indie Game Reading Club to talk about scalability in PbtA games. Timecodes: 0:04:32 - What's a Forever Game? 0:07:34 - Paul talks about Fellowship 0:29:27 - End Game in Improvements 0:30:09 - Improvements Never Taken 0:32:12 - Monsterhearts Season Changes 0:33:09 - Urban Shadows Scaling 0:34:01 - The MC has no stats! 0:34:38 - But there are So Many Moves 0:38:17 - Paul discusses non-advancement incentives 0:43:27 - Recs for PbtA games that scale well Paul's deep dive on Fellowship can be found here: https://www.indiegamereadingclub.c...2022-05-1152 minThe Diceology PodcastLast Week in Gaming with Paul Beakley(Edit)This week Paul Beakley of the Indie Game Reading Club talks about what he played last week.Paul started the Indie Game Reading Club on Google+ in 2015. It was a king's vault of opinions, reviews, thoughts, and play experiences. Today he covers a ton of small press games on his blog, there you can find links to his Patreon and the club’s slack.The lineup:Sig City of Blades - Jason PitrePlanescape Tears of a Machine: SC - Russel CollinsLifted : Champions Now - Mad JayTwilight Imperium Twilight: 2000 and the Goat Fi...2021-05-2821 min+1 ForwardStarting a New PbtA GameRach and Rich bring on Paul Beakley of the Indie Game Reading Club blog to talk about ways to kick off a new PbtA game for friends or strangers (who are just friends you haven't met yet)! Timecodes: 0:10:33 - Poll Your Table 0:15:31 - First Session Stuff 0:20:26 - Building Consensus 0:23:17 - Ongoing Games 0:27:07 - Using Fronts and Playbooks for setup The IGRC blog: https://www.indiegamereadingclub.com/ Paul's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/igrc/posts2021-03-2931 min+1 ForwardMC Prep & ClocksRach and Rich bring on Paul Beakley of the Indie Game Reading Club blog to talk about his amazing article called Prep 2.0 (https://www.indiegamereadingclub.com/indie-game-reading-club/prep-2-0/) and using Clocks in PbtA games! Timecodes: 0:01:35 - Read a Sitch 0:14:28 - Open Your Brain to Prep 2.0 0:20:06 - It's all about Clocks! The IGRC blog: https://www.indiegamereadingclub.com/ Paul's Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/igrc/posts2020-06-1845 min