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This is the first episode of our Over the Edge of Darkness series where we will be covering the games of World of Darkness. In this episode Jason and Mikel give their first impressions of the Vampire 5e system. They discuss the narrative aspects of the game the find enticing and the mechanical aspects they find problematic.

This week Jaryd and Jason talk about focusing in on a particular part of a setting for a game system and using it to create a campaign. They look at ways a GM can use these focused settings to incorporate the ideas of the players as well.

In this final episode of our Quest Begins series, we discuss the party mechanics of D&D 5e, or lack there of. We take a look at how D&D 5e stacks up against other systems, and what you can do to improve your party functionality in the game.

Welcome to our 100th episode. In celebration of our 100th episode we decided to go on Twitch and stream ourselves rolling up some Traveller characters. This episode is the second portion of that Twitch stream. In this half we finish up the last term of our careers, as well as muster out. We end our episode by taking questions from our Twitch viewers.

Welcome to our 100th episode. In celebration of our 100th episode we decided to go on Twitch and stream ourselves rolling up some Traveller characters. This episode is the first portion of that Twitch stream. In this half we make it through two terms of our careers.

We apologize for our sudden break in content. However will will be back with a new episode on May 29th.

On this episode of the Quest Begins, we talk about how to handle starting your players off at a higher level and still exploring the narrative properly. We explore the possibilities of creating narrative that leads into the first session and options for ways to jump right in.

This week Jaryd, Jason, and Mikel tackle the complex subject of character death. They discuss how to address the topic in zero session, making sure everyone is on the same page before gameplay starts. They also take a look at a number of game system and how they each handle PC death differrently.

This week on the Quest Begins, Jaryd, Jason, and Mikel take a look at how to make monsters exist as narrative elements rather than just "a bag of hit points". They talk about how to give depth to the monsters that you add to your campaigns, as well as a few examples of how they have done it in the past.

On this episode Jaryd, Jason, and Mikel talk about how to create proper pacing in games. They explore the possibilities of using shared narrative to allow the players to become involved in the pacing as well. And they touch on the subject of pacing in combat.

Jason and Mikel talk about how to use modules in pieces instead of running the whole thing, beginning to end. They look at difficulties that come with following a module as written. Then they explain the best methods for extracting the material you like to use for your own crafted campaigns.

**Disclaimer- This episode refers to cults in a fantasy/make believe setting and in no way condones real life cults of any kind.** This week Jaryd, Jason, and Mikel talk about why they enjoy the use of cults in their games. They discuss the how using cults as a GM is easy and leads to absurdity in play. They also discuss the enjoyment of creating a cult as players.