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Have you ever noticed how different TTRPG systems have similar concepts but slightly different mechanics? How sometimes there seems to be a rule for the most specific edge case but not a core mechanic? Is it possible that we, as game designers, have done a disservice by trying to lure players into game-mastering by writing out all the mechanics? Is this description all questions? Oops? You’re welcome?  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours

Still here, still leaning against that wall with my leather jacket and sunglasses. Perhaps still smoking… Point is I’m pretty cool and can probably talk my way of detention if a teacher were to walk by. But just because I’m steeped in rizz, does that mean I can just nat 20 my way into becoming the youngest president?  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours

The title is self explanatory I think. So I’m just going to lean against this wall with my leather jacket and cool sunglasses. Maybe light up a smoke. The question is, does the smoke buff my stats? Or is it a debuff, maybe it is neither?  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours

GMs will create hundreds of years of lore, but it doesn’t have to actually take hundreds of years. How, you may ask?! Tips and Tricks. With their patented design, our Tips and Tricks will save you literally hundreds of years of hard work. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours

In this episode we discuss what perks we have and…Just kidding, it is another designing episode! Frickin’ got you huh. We talk about the design implications of using Perks, Skills, or Attributes for our own game. Maybe they are actually the same thing, but you will have to listen to the episode to find out. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours

Ready? Ok! (sounds of the cheer squad warming up before their routine) Instead of those awkward minutes trying to remember how to role-play, try a warm up! Get those role-playing muscles limber and loose. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours

By popular demand we invited the Two-Headed Game-Master duo back into the studio for another designing sesh. It might appear like we actually make backwards progress, but that is our process I guess (audible shrug) www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours

It’s spoopy season alright, and you know what that means! 2HGM’s Halloween special yessiree. This year the players venture into war-torn Europe. The Grande Armee has created chaos in the region and provided the perfect opportunity for practitioners of the occult to steal secrets best left buried to time. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours

Come on, hit me! Stop trying to hit me and hit me! Do your players ever sound like that? Probably not, if they did GMs the world over might stop pulling punches. In this episode we take “the dice and rules are more like guidelines” as far as we wanted to…becuase we make the guidelines! www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours

Joining us for the first time: 2HGM! These two game-masters and TTRPG enthusiasts talk about their original game system and how they are thinking of changing it.  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours

Sometimes the brainteaser you planned does more than tease, other times it doesn’t even register, it can be hard to nail the perfect puzzle in your TTRPG. We may not have the answer but that doesn’t stop us from talking like we do. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours

A lot of effort went into the Four Headed Game-Master, it might not be the most well structured debrief but we had a lot to process. Join us as we reminisce and tell our secrets of making one-shots about the same scenario. www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours

We grew an extra two heads, which brings the total count to four. In celebration we wanted to do a one-shot about a siege, but we all wanted to run it so instead we are doing four… That’s right, four one-shots, four sieges, four different game-masters.  Join us now for A Quick Towerfall  www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours

We grew an extra two heads, which brings the total count to four. In celebration we wanted to do a one-shot about a siege, but we all wanted to run it so instead we are doing four… That’s right, four one-shots, four sieges, four different game-masters.  Join us now for The Great Riot of DCB3 www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours

We grew an extra two heads, which brings the total count to four. In celebration we wanted to do a one-shot about a siege, but we all wanted to run it so instead we are doing four… That’s right, four one-shots, four sieges, four different game-masters.  Join us now for The Demise of Samwise Zenith www.2HGM.com Music: Pondhillow's Finest, The Burning Saviours