Gnomecast

Gnomecast

A rotating cast of gnomes (from Gnome Stew, the award winning gaming blog) gather every two weeks to discuss table top gaming topics from their articles and elsewhere. Will we be good enough to avoid being thrown in the stew?

Episodes

Gnomecast #227 – Actual Play and Your Game

December 17, 2025 • 62 mins
Join Ang, along with Chris and Josh as they talk about Actual Play games as entertainment and what we should and should not take away from them to use in our own games. Ang has MORE
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Gnomecast #226 – Get this Party Started

December 3, 2025 • 53 mins
Join Ang, Chris, and JT as they discuss different methods to pulling a party of characters together at the start of a campaign. They talk about everything from strangers shoved together to deeply established connections. MORE
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Gnomecast #225 – What’s Your Type?

November 19, 2025 • 45 mins
Join Ang, Jared and Josh as they talk about the types of characters they like to play, why they love those types, and why it’s also good to branch out and try other characters. Links: MORE
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Gnomecast #224 – Tabletop Safety Toolkit Interview

November 5, 2025 • 52 mins
Join Jared as he interviews Kienna Shaw and Lauren Bryant-Monk, the folks behind the Tabletop Safety Toolkit.
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Gnomecast #223 – Getting Spooky with Bridgett Jeffries

October 22, 2025 • 31 mins
Join Ang as she chats with guest Bridgett Jeffries about all things spooky and scary games.
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Gnomecast #222 – Combating Analysis Paralysis

October 8, 2025 • 45 mins
Join Ang along with Jared and JT as they talk about how to combat analysis paralysis!
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Gnomecast #221 – Fixating on Trifles

September 24, 2025 • 49 mins
Join Ang, Chris and JT as they chat about what to do when your players get fixated on trifling matters that you didn't intend to matter in the game.
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Gnomecast #220 – Virtual vs. In-Person

September 10, 2025 • 51 mins
Join Ang along with Josh and Jared as they talk about the pros and cons of playing virtually online versus playing in person face-to-face.
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Gnomecast #219 – Fabula Ultima Review

August 27, 2025 • 43 mins
Josh and Chris take over the Gnomecast as Ang is on her Gnomecation. They talk JRPGs and the JRPG TTRPG Fabula Ultima. They played through a session 0 and four four hour sessions. Now they're here to give you their thoughts and feelings on the game.
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Gnomecast #218 – Revisiting Niche Protection

August 13, 2025 • 40 mins
Join Ang along with Jared and JT as they revisit a topic they discussed way back in episode 80: Niche Protection!
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Gnomecast #217 – GM Burnout

July 30, 2025 • 31 mins
Join Ang along with Chris and special guest Carl Lehmann as they talk about GM Burnout. How it happens, what to do when you're in the middle of it and how to prevent it.
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Gnomecast #216 – How Do You Prep

July 16, 2025 • 53 mins
Join Ang and JT as Matt leads the questions on how to prep for our games and how to make that easier for yourself.
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Gnomecast #215 – Getting Them to Play Something Else

June 18, 2025 • 31 mins
Join Ang along with Jared and Tomas as they talk about how to get a group stuck on playing one particular game to try something else.
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Gnomecast #214 – Styles of Play

June 4, 2025 • 46 mins
Join Ang, along with Josh and Senda as they talk about the different styles of roleplaying games and why it can help improve your experience to understand what types you enjoy most.
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Gnomecast #213 – Fury of the Forsaken with Lou Anders

May 21, 2025 • 65 mins
Join Jared as he interviews Lou Anders and discusses Fury of the Forsaken.
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Gnomecast #212 – Problem Players

May 7, 2025 • 56 mins
Join Ang and Jared, along with special guest Carl Lehmann as they talk about problem players and what to do about them when you find one at your table.
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Gnomecast #211 – Continuity Concerns

April 23, 2025 • 38 mins
Join Ang along with Chris and Phil as they talk about managing continuity for you and your players in your campaigns.
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Gnomecast #210 – System Screen Burn

April 9, 2025 • 36 mins
Join Ang along with Josh and JT as they talk about how to navigate having multiple game systems embedded in your brain.
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Gnomecast #209 – AI and RPGs

March 26, 2025 • 33 mins
Join Ang and special guest, Charles Cohen, as they talk about emerging AI technology and its place in the RPG space.
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Gnomecast #208 – Tracy Sizemore and The Han Cluster

March 12, 2025 • 38 mins
Join Jared and Tracy Sizemore as they discuss her Savage Worlds setting The Han Cluster, an optimistic sci-fi roleplaying game.
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