The RPG Ancients

Frank Filz joins the Ancients for a chat about using music in Tabletop games, converting games and setting to work together, and the fact that clash is hearing music in his brain non-stop 24/7 and not paying any licensing fees!

The Ancients Deal with Inspiration, Hanging Rope, Newton's Third Law, Ancient Mass Media, GURPS, and Dino Pulp!

The Ancient handle questions from their listeners - The Great Fur and Scale War in the prehistoric Americas, The Great Curse of Metagaming and how to strangle players, The Slings and Arrows of Outrageous Fortune and their ranges, The Weak vs. The Strong how it happens and how to deal with it, and Prince/Princess == Spoiled Brat? Why or why not?

The ancients having gathered together from their Places of Power in their magical Gathering Place, realize they had no idea why they gathered and began talking about cats, which, of course, led to games, which led to the pulp solar system which led to more games and cool ideas, and ended up with SF authors. They then wandered back to their Places of Power, also known as porches, where they had good fields of fire over their lawns

The Ancients reveal their nefarious plans to cooperate as step one in taking over the world, before answering some burning listener questions! 

The Ancients have run out of listener questions, so, being Ancients of very little brain, as everyone knows Ancients are wont to be, they each start talking about their current RPG projects. One would think at this time of their lives they would be resting on their laurels, but apparently laurels are not particularly comfortable. Go figure!

The Ancients answer user questions on using LEGO for miniatures and terrain; how we use AI to help running games; How we prepare for game sessions; using abbreviated and full stats for NPCs; What do we do when PCs refuse to bite a hook; and what are the characteristics and habits we consider 'good' in players.

The Ancients talk about times we have most regretted giving some power or other to a PC, and why; about Player Agency and Character Agency, why they are different, and why we care so much about one and not so much the other; about the biggest destruction a PC ever wrought in one of our games, and if they got away with it; about whether the Ancients have people they talk to about the design aspect of games; and Rob throws in a wild card at the end!

The RPG Ancients find themselves again answering questions from a dragon whose name shall be held confidential but whose initials are Mia the Dragon. The ancients cull their eroding memory banks to hold up something to amuse or entice or entertain or even confuse the dragon so she... or he... or they... or whatever...  doesn't immolate them in cleansing fire!

The ancients discus cons, the two methods of playtest, keeping players involved, hooking player characters, and playing in Old Meyoss