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* (0:29) Fear the Con has funded and the sign-up site is live! We hope to see you Thursday, June 20th to Saturday, June 22nd.







* (1:58) Getting back to what you love, inspired by Ray Bradbury’s Zen in the Art of Writing.







* (5:16) The tyranny of compromise.







* (9:54) Wanting the GM to build the world instead of “yes-and” player input.







* (15:43) Why Wayne discarded some ideas he was excited about.







* (19:06) The passion for sharing stories.







* (22:06) Watching players engage with obstacles and NPCs.







* (26:06) Hopeful or despondent?







Hosts: Dan, Doug, Mary, Wayne

* (0:29) Wayne has a problem: the Wardens from Dresden Files. Coming up with too many excuses for why powerful organizations don’t care about the characters’ problems.







* (7:14) Session Zero can help…or maybe not.







* (10:29) There’s always someone bigger, and maybe your allies lack what you need.







* (14:42) What if the characters are the backup? Or maybe they’re starting to get a reputation.







* (17:41) Not letting it become a chip on the GM’s shoulder. Players that hamstring themselves.







* (23:45) The assistance not being what the players expected.







* (27:54) Falling back to the mature answer.







Hosts: Dan, Doug, Mary, Wayne

* (0:30) What steps do we take to bring a character to life?







* (1:49) Ask what’s important.







* (6:53) Seeing the good and bad in a single trait.







* (8:06) Doug’s personality triangle model.







* (10:54) Demonstrating character quirks.







* (16:34) Making characters that both have and express personal growth.







* (18:57) Taking a hobby, off-topic skill, or development path. Keeping your character in continuity.







* (23:11) Practicing a character.







* (29:43) Developing your idea in other creative media, but consider leaving a gap before the game begins.







* (35:35) The last few days of the Fear the Con 2024 Kickstarter!







Hosts: Dan, Doug, Mary, Wayne

Today’s ingredient: The dead are consuming the living. Why and how? Let’s find out!







Fear the Con 2024’s Kickstarter can be found here.







Hosts: Dan, Doug, Mary, Wayne

* (0:29) In defense of technology at the gaming table. Caleb’s setup with Owlbear Rodeo.







* (5:13) Dan’s Lion King sing-a-long and Wayne’s Ghostbusters game.







* (6:27) The deeper pool of online players, including AIs. Remoting in a missing player for an in-person game.







* (14:04) Working distance and distraction into the game.







* (17:54) Digital storage and organization. The wonder of CTRL-F.







* (25:21) Minimalization of the gaming experience.







* (30:01) Dodging some issues by allowing only one person to have technology. The visual obstruction created by laptops and such.







* (41:01) Getting digital audio to work for you.







* (45:00) Balancing it all out. Advantages, disadvantages, familiarity, and the passage of time.







Hosts: Caleb, Dan, Mary, Wayne

I decided to skip over the Iron GM and go for a Tungsten GM. The ingredient? All broadcasts cease because something won’t let them get through. What’s the game plot?







Also, the Fear the Con 2024 Kickstarter is now live here!







Hosts: Dan, Doug, Mary, Wayne