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This week we cover incorporating diseases, curses, maladies, and other general afflictions into your tabletop roleplaying games. We analyze why we think this aspect of gaming doesn't get as much love as it should and talk about some interesting ways to make it work at your table. We go over how to run diseases and curses, pick apart how they can affect your campaign, give tips on how to make them a more meaningful part of the world, and offer examples that bridge the gap between the mundane and the supernatural. Website: https://icastspells.com Twitter: @passive_podcast Email: [email protected] Show Breakdown: 0:00: Intro2:23: TTRPG News17:31: @Flyingfox369 "Being tasteful with diseases in games"21:14: Main Topic30:42: @FightGuyStudio "Making disease the basis for an entire TTRPG campaign"35:17: @LucyDnDPrincess "using the looming possibility of a disease as a potential apocalypse event"41:58: @DiceTherapy "Lycanthropy, weresharks, vampirism, and other supernatural afflictions"54:08: Social Information55:05: Examples of curses, diseases, and other afflictions to use in your TTRPG campaigns01:02:07: The Malady Workshop (Unique maladies created for 5e written by med students)

Having a meaningful discussion about how skills and experiences at the tabletop roleplaying game table can apply to one's 'real life.' We cover career impacts, its influence on self-improvement and self-exploration, how it can aid in developing and nurturing strong interpersonal relationships, its applications in psychotherapy, using it as a tool for learning, and much more. We also cover some TTRPG news and discuss several replies from listeners. Website: https://icastspells.com Twitter: @passive_podcast Email: [email protected] Show Breakdown: 0:00: Intro0:34: TTRPG News16:07: @grenchaw "Passive (Aggressive) Perception custom magic item"17:57: Main Topic20:55: @Cyber_Trout "3-hour watches with the kids and scenarios for customer service"22:30: @LochTheFoxGod "how to incorporate D&D into your resume"23:05: @Brian_Gerken "RPGs helped me get a legal internship"26:44: @JackGogsbane "Learning history and myth through games"31:25: @BurnelDan "Learning vocabulary through roleplaying games"33:24: @JormofYore "LARPing helped me get over my shyness"41:09: @Ramethzer0 "Tabletop roleplaying games helped to hone my communication skills"42:41: PSYCHODRAMA.WORLD "General Effects of Roleplay Techniques In Psychotherapy"45:13: @GuardianNoodle "D&D helped me get over my fear of public speaking"47:37: TTRPGs as cultural unifiers51:14: @TiaTruths "My gaming group is a party IRL and we consider each other family"53:11: Applications to session zero56:09: Outro

In this episode we're asking important questions about traveling in tabletop roleplaying games. We go in-depth into the handwaving paradigm, why we think that is, and methods you can employ to make it a more meaningful part of your table experience.  We also discuss some of our favorite travel systems from games, how we've hacked them to work for us, and why it can be important to explore this particular pillar of RPGs. Website: https://icastspells.com Twitter: @passive_podcast Email: [email protected] Show Breakdown: 0:00: Intro1:20: TTRPG News10:42: Main Topic11:15: @MicahRRogers "Travel encounters for every city block."14:13: @Eat_Bray_Love "OSR hex/point crawl."16:34: @LikesPierogi "Contextually relevant encounters."19:13: "Why do we choose to handwave TTRPG travel?"23:08: @AbyssalBrews "Campfire travel system." (also mentioned at 29:06)26:58: "The One Ring 1e Journey System."32:30: "Savage Worlds Interludes."33:42: "How Ivan runs TTRPG travel."36:20: "Random encounter tables."37:52: "Travel encounters that evolve into social encounters or combat encounters.)42:45: "How is implementing a TTRPG travel system better than just handwaving?"49:50: Outro

We talk about getting your campaign back on track after a layoff, whether that be a week, a month, a year, or beyond. We address some of the challenges of getting players re-bought in , how to set the table for the best possible return experience, and some of the things that can kill a campaign. We also cover some new TTRPG releases and the return of a style of gaming which, to many, has been lost to time.  Twitter: @passive_podcast Email: [email protected] Show Breakdown: 0:00: Intro1:48: @candleisles "High Trust Trad"5:53: TTRPG News12:45: Main Topic40:13: Outro

In this episode we cover some of the strategies behind, and the implications of, splitting your TTRPG party. We discuss how it can help expedite the action, but also increase work load and slow down your pacing. We go in-depth with several person and listener-sourced examples and dig into when splitting the party may be a good idea and when it may be ill-advised. Tune in for help running a split party, TTRPG news, listener feedback, and more.  Twitter: @passive_podcast Email: [email protected] Show Breakdown: 0:00: IntroTTRPG News: 1:23Main Topic/Poll From @RpgMatch: 11:45@CYBERKING9906 "I never Split The Party": 12:25@JayDubTheGamer "Shopping & Downtime": 16:42@Attercap "Staying Invested/Limiting In-Game Knowledge": 26:21@NoTMock "Tuning Out": 28:00@CandleIsles "Spotlight Juggling": 30:48@TNotsolidsnake "Using Text Chat": 35:06@GeekPostNet "12-Player Split": 36:30@DiceTherapy "5 Players, 5 Puzzles": 37:34@Vegasucks "Split The PLAYERS": 38:21

NEW COVER ART This week we're talking about what makes for an ideal session length? What are some of the advantages and disadvantages of shorter vs longer sessions. Do we still have it in us to run marathon sessions that last the whole weekend? Tune in for insights on how to structure your games for time, TTRPG news, listener feedback, and more.  Twitter: @passive_podcast Email: [email protected] Show Breakdown: 0:00: IntroTTRPG News: 1:00@gazpachoTT "Playing I Spy": 7:32@34thGingerbread "The Fountain of Going to Jail"Main Topic/Poll By @RpgMatch: 12:04@TA_Stangroom "Whole Weekend Sessions": 14:49@yum_dm "Real Life Happens": 16:07@AcademicFoxhole "Session Frequency Chart": 18:58

We cover bringing elements and tools from your TTRPG kit into other activities like board games, video games, fantasy sports, sex, and much more. We cover some of the tenets of how ascribing meaning through narrative and roleplay can help you build better memories with the things you love.  Twitter: @passive_podcast Email: [email protected] Show Breakdown: TTRPG News: 0:42Black Dragon Company @bddc_pod "El Guapo": 3:24Addressing Twists In Games: 5:20Role Playing Grenade @rpgrenadepod "Caltrop Core": 8:18#BrOSR: 9:02Cascade Crisis Gaming & Miniatures @cascadecrisis "Addressing Characters With Disabilities: 14:53Main Topic: 20:19Dirty20 Gaming @thatotherkevin2: 23:35Mama Newt @luckynewtgames: 24:01FelScion113 @fscion113: 24:34

This week we cover the story significance of adding a Big Bad Evil Guy (BBEG) to your campaign. We also discuss the non-literal interpretation of the concept, goal-oriented play, and providing context and significance to your in-game actions.  ||   Twitter: @passive_podcast  ||  Email: [email protected]

Discussing some of the more interesting house rules we know about, why we believe rules tweaking can benefit your games, and how sometimes customizing rules can be for all the wrong reasons.  ||   Twitter: @passive_podcast  ||  Email: [email protected]

This episode is about redefining how we view personal failure in our TTPRG sessions, and how reframing the concept can open up whole new worlds of opportunity for the players at your table. Also, listener feedback, and TTRPG news.  ||   Twitter: @passive_podcast  ||  Email: [email protected]

Clickity clack! When dice attack! This week we talk about the very contentious topic of fudging rolls. We also cover some alternative ways to use dice at your table and their impacts, including rolling in the open vs behind a screen, and player-facing systems of conflict resolution. A brief review of DREAD, addressing listener feedback, and TTRPG news.  ||   Twitter: @passive_podcast  ||  Email: [email protected]

Discussing the sometimes difficult but sometimes necessary act of telling your players (or even your GM) NO. When is it appropriate and when does it require an explanation? Also, we dig into listener feedback and TTRPG news.  ||   Twitter: @passive_podcast  ||  Email: [email protected]