The Carpe GM Gamecast

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Tyler, Steve , Mack Topic - We discuss the uses of settings in your campaigns, list a few fantasy tropes, and outline the different types of fantasy settings.  This episode also contains a break down of different types of magic and ways to portray them in your games. (:34) Changes we are making (2:31) A little about settings in general (3:10) The truth about truths (8:27) Fantasy trappings and tropes (14:44) Fantasy variations (39:49) What does magic mean to your world? (43:02) Variations in magic systems Media - The Game Of Thrones The Princess Bride (IMDb) Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves (IMDb) The Crow (IMDb) Pirates of the Caribbean (IMDb) Willow (IMDb) Conan the Barbarian(Wikipedia) The Dresden Files R. A. Salvatore John Carter of Mars Harry Potter Futhark Runes Skyrim (wiki) Full Metal Alchemist (IMDb) The Legend of Korra Notes - CarpeGM.net is changing it's look soon, We will be needing art.  We prefer to use art from the members of our community.  A formal announcement will be made soon, but if you're interested, contact dan@carpegm.net.  Thanks for listening!

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Steve, Tyler, Mack Topic - We discuss the movie The Avengers, (don't worry, not too many spoilers) and what we liked and disliked about the movie.  We also talk about some of the difficulties of running a campaign about the Avengers, and break down the characters from the movie and draw parallels to fantasy character archetypes. (:30) Discussing the movie and it's pros and cons from our perspectives (11:30) The obstacles concerning GMing  The Avengers (28:43) Breaking down the character archetypes     Media -  The Avengers (IMDb) Cabin in the Woods (IMDb) Serenity Firefly (IMDb) Angel The Dark Knight Marvel Heroic Roleplay Pathfinder RPG Notes - We will be changing the face of the website soon, making it easier to navigate and a better utility for keeping up with what's going on in the gaming world.  We will also be adding a "friends of the show" page and a gallery, among other changes.  If you would like to submit art for the new website to be used with full attribution, contact dan@carpegm.net. PS. My apologies to those of you who downloaded the previous version of this episode.  There were some issues overlooked and some content was not suitable for our "clean" rating.  I've fired the editor.  Thanks for listening!

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Steve, Tyler, Mack, and a friend, Katelyn, joins us for some color commentary on this episode. Topic - We discuss player immersion, and some ideas on ways to help achieve it from the GM's and player's perspective. (1:00) What is immersion? (3:00) Tips for the players (15:39) "Meta" (23:00) Tips and tricks for GMs (43:30) A few of our own anecdotes on immersion   Media -  "What is the opposite of meta?" Happy Jack's RPG Podcast Notes- Please log on to the forum and let us know what you think.  We'd love to see you there!

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Steve, Tyler, Mack Topic - We discuss the concepts of traps, puzzles, and obstacles, and ways to effectively  implement them in your campaigns while keeping your players engaged.  We also cover the dangers of adversarial GMing. (4:18) Obstacles (16:29) Puzzles and riddles (28:32) Traps (33:14) Traps and such from our games. (46:53) Adversarial GMing   Media -  Indiana Jones (franchise) The Labyrinth (IMDb) Saw (IMDb) The Dark Crystal (IMDb) Notes - My apologies for the sporadic "popping" that can be heard in this episode.  It escaped  my attention until editing.

Hosts - Dan, Mack, Bryan, Steve, Tyler Topic - A discussion about board games and how they differ from RPGs.  We also talk about the different types of board games that are being produced today, some of our favorites, and we review Smallworld. (2:15) The difference between board games and RPGs (9:25) Different types of board games (14:00) Luck VS Strategy (22:32) Buddha's List (25:30) Our favorite board games (40:46) Smallworld (Game Review)    Fantasy Flight Gmaes Wizards of the Coast Thunderstone Hero Clix War Hammer Smallworld Chaos Chess Buddha's List (Wikipedia) Go (Wikipedia) Pass the Popcorn Munchkin Logo (game) Cards Against Humanity (free) Frag (game) Betrayal at House on the Hill (game)

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Mack, Tyler, Steve Topic - We discuss our gaming and/or geek culture interests. Notes - This is our third and (as far as we know) final experiment with the format of the show...open discussion.  Be sure to log in at The Game Room or send us an e-mail and let us know what you think.  Due to some unexpected technical difficulties, this episode is considerably shorter than previous episodes.  We promise to be back next week with a full episode. Thanks for listening!     Media -  White Wolf Publishing Twin Peaks (IMDb) Buffy the Vampire Slayer (IMDb) Chaosium Inc. Underworld (IMDb) Paizo Publishing The Sandman (Comicvine) Diablo 3 Van Helsing (Wikipedia) Mouse Guard (RPG) Burning Wheel (RPG) Weapons of the Gods (RPG) Marvel Heroic Roleplaying (RPG) Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (IMDb) Fear the Boot (Podcast)

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 GMs (53:41) Our favorite villains of any medium Media -  Dragon Strike Shadowrun Vladimir Propp DC Universe RPG (Wikipedia) Mass Effect Resident Evil (1996)(Wikipedia) The Killing Joke (Wikipedia) Magneto Se7en Lex Luthor The Ring Bio Shock (Wikipedia) Silent Hill (Wikipedia) F.E.A.R. Left For Dead

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 too big to tackle with one episode.  Perhaps a little later we will break this down into a couple of episodes and discuss each of the mediums more deeply.  That should allow us to give more advice on the individual mediums.  Live and learn... please post comments on the forums or send an e-mail with your thoughts.

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 of Episode 1. The decision to release it as a separate episode was not made until after the recording was finished, resulting in a somewhat abrupt ending.  Over the next few weeks we will be trying different things with format and layout.  Please, feel free to send your feedback, positive and negative to dan@carpegm[dot]net