034: Which Tabletop RPG is a Good Fit for Your Gaming Group? - With Craig Shipman

Free RPG Quiz - Find a Good Fit RPG for your Gaming Group:

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There are SO many Tabletop RPGs you can choose from it can be overwhelming which one to pick. But this may be the most important thing you do as a GM. In this episode, Craig Shipman of Third Floor Wars - Tabletop Talk helps Clint hone in on three main considerations when choosing a game to play.

1. What does a good fit game look like for the GM?

2. What does a good fit game look like for the Players?

3. Are there differences between playing in person or online?

Other Helpful Episodes or Podcasts Mentioned:

• CTG Episode 16 - Keep Your Eye on the Ball - How to Play to Your Strengths During a Tabletop Roleplaying Game, With Robin D. Laws - https://claimtogamepodcast.com/episode/016-keep-your-eye-on-the-ball-how-to-play-to-your-strengths-during-a-tabletop-roleplaying-game-with-robin-d-laws 

• CTG Episode 18 - Don’t be Scared of Horror - Why you should give horror TTRPG genre a chance, with Kenneth Hite - https://claimtogamepodcast.com/episode/018-dont-be-scared-of-horror-why-you-should-give-the-horror-ttrpg-genre-a-chance-with-kenneth-hite 

• CTG Episode 31 - Master Storytelling Like J.R.R. Tolkien - Lessons from Lord of the Rings with Aaron Airmet - https://claimtogamepodcast.com/episode/031-master-storytelling-like-jrr-tolkien-lessons-from-lord-of-the-rings-with-aaron-airmet

• The Final Girls: A Horror Film Podcast - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-final-girls-a-horror-film-podcast/id1484614975

Books to Level Up Your Game Master Skills:

• Lazy Dungeon Master (Paperback) - https://amzn.to/4hThN7T 

• Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master (Paperback) - https://amzn.to/3EW1AQD 

• The Ultimate Guide to 5 Room Dungeons (PDF & Softcover) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/303020/the-ultimate-guide-to-5-room-dungeons?affiliate_id=4263376 

• Mothership: Warden’s Operations Manual (PDF) - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/484223/mothership-warden-s-operations-manual?affiliate_id=4263376 

Honorable Mentions:

• Feeding the Monster - Why Horror Has a Hold on Us (Hardback) - https://amzn.to/3Qz3pFF

Tabletop Games Mentioned:

• Blades in the Dark (PDF + Softcover) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/170689/blades-in-the-dark?src=hottest_filtered&keyword=Blades%20in%20the%20dark&affiliate_id=4263376 

• Shadow Run: Sixth World (PDF) - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/460386/shadowrun-sixth-world-core-rulebook-city-edition-berlin?src=newest_recent&affiliate_id=4263376 (Not the Oldman version Craig mentioned )

• Ironsworn: Starforged (PDF) - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/391653/ironsworn-starforged?affiliate_id=4263376 

• Lancer Core Book: First Edition - https://massif-press.itch.io/corebook-pdf?ac=Dp