The Angry GM’s October 2026 Mostly Monthly Live Chat
Here it is, my semi-regular check-in for October 2026. Thanks to some questions from the chat, I covered nothing I planned to and everything I didn’t. This beast became a three-hour marathon about designing mechanics, handling unusual actions, timekeeping, wilderness and town mechanics, and even how to use AI tools in your research, but never,…
The Angry GM’s September 2026 Mostly Monthly Live Chat
Here’s the latest Mostly Monthly Live Chat, recorded on Wednesday, September 2 at 8:00 PM ET. Topics included… Recovering from the Backlog Upcoming Content Plans The New and Improved Tension Pool Custom Monster Building in D&D (2024) Experimental Stream: A “Normal” D&D Game Why Downtime and Bookkeeping in Town Should Be Part of the Game…
The Angry GM’s August 2026 Mostly Monthly Live Chat
Recorded on Wednesday, August 19 at 8:00 PM ET. Links of Note Fountains Board Game at The OP Games MidLevel Meeple, Makers of Gunfights and Gamblin’ Saloon Shootout by MidLevel Meeple on Gamefound The One Ring RPG by Free League Publishing The Mr. Bean Theme Song with Lyrics The D&D 2026 Roadmap Keynote at GenCon
The Angry GM’s May 2026 Mostly Monthly Live Chat
Recorded on Monday, May 18 at 8:30 PM ET.
The Angry GM’s March Mostly Monthly Live Chat
Recorded on Monday, March 9, 2006 at 8:30 PM ET. I’m sorry. I didn’t take good notes about the topics I covered and the whole thing was kind of a mess. We had fun though. Listen and find out.
Angry’s February 2026 Mostly Monthly Update
Recorded on Monday, February 16, 2026 at 7:30 PM ET. Question of the Month (Leave a Comment) What is something that you find yourself regularly struggling when running and prepping games? A Request from Angry (Leave a Comment or Send a Message) Do you value my work? Has it made a difference? I’m going through…
Angry’s December 2025 Mostly Monthly Live Chat
It’s been a long time since I did one of these. Long enough that I probably can’t even call them mostly monthly anymore. So let’s get back in the habit. Starting with this one. Things Referenced In This Live Chat The Annotated Symphony of the Night by John Learned on YouYube Dyson’s Logos Geomorphs Challenge…
Angry’s Mostly Monthly Live Chat August 2025
Recorded Tuesday, August 19 at 6:30 PM CDT.
Angry’s July 2025 Mostly Monthly Live Chat
Recorded on Tuesday, July 22 at 7:00 PM EDT.
Angry’s March 2025 Mostly Monthly Live Chat
Recorded on Tuesday, March 18 at 6:30 PM CDT.
The Angry GM’s New Year’s Eve Eve Live Chat
Recorded on December 30, 2024 at 7:30 PM EST.
The Angry GM’s December Mostly Monthly Live Chat
Recorded December 17, 2024 at 7:30 PM EST. Mental Health Resource Links The 988 Lifeline If you are in crisis in the United States, call 988! Do it right now! Stephen Ministry Newel of Knowledge Newel of Knowledge YouTube Channel How to Seriously Get Out of a Rut The Psychology of Depression and Anxiety Podcast…
The Angry GM’s October Mostly Monthly Live Chat
Recorded October 29, 2024
The Angry GM’s September Non-Live Non-Chat
Recorded on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at 3:30 PM CDT. Content Warning: This includes a frank and difficult discussion about my personal struggles and includes a talk about depression and brief, non-explicit references to suicide. Listen at your discretion. This isn’t a Mostly Monthly Live Chat. I didn’t even record it live. I did host…
The Angry GM’s August Mostly Monthly Live Chat
Recorded on Tuesday, August 28, 2024 at 8:00 PM EDT. Links to Things Rattercrash’s Pandora Symphony Orchestra YouTube Channel Rattercrash does the audio mixing on my podcast episodes. He also composes awesome music which makes a great soundcape for your RPG sessions or just good listening in the background while you work. Chain of Stars:…
Angry’s Mostly Monthly Live Chat for July 2024
Here’s the Mostly Monthly Live Chat for the month of July and the year of 2024.
Angry’s Mostly Monthly Live Chat for June 2024
It’s already June! Time is sliding irrevocably into the past and there is no stopping it’s merciless onslaught. The best we can do is pause now and again to reflect on where we’ve been and ensure we’re still headed in the right direction. Or, failing that, to bullshit for two hours about how best to…
Angry’s Mostly Monthly Live Chat for May 2024
It’s a month. Mostly. And that means a Mostly Monthly Live Chat. This one was recorded on May 22, 2024 at 7:30 PM EDT.
The Angry GM’s April 2024 Mostly Monthly Live Chat
This Live Chat was recorded on April 24, 2024 at 7:30 PM EDT. It starts with a pretty hefty status update about my personal life and my ongoing struggles, then moves on to some fun Q&A, then has a dump about the deadlines I’m aspiring to hit in May to get back on track, then…
The Angry GM’s February 2024 Mostly Monthly Live Chat
Recorded on Monday, February 12, 2024. Links to Check Out WOTC Announced Release Dates for 2024 Rules Revamp https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1660-dungeons-dragons-turns-50-see-how-were-celebrating Alternate for Non-Beyond Subscribers https://www.thegamer.com/dds-new-players-handbook-dungeon-masters-guide-and-monster-manual-get-release-dates/ Quests from the Infinite Staircase https://www.thegamer.com/dungeons-dragons-dnd-quests-from-infinite-staircase-adventures-remake-release-date/ Vecna: Eve of Ruin https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1659-what-is-vecna-eve-of-ruin-a-high-stakes-high-level Deep Space Nine, Tricorder Incident: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0708633/ Warhammer Fantasy: Making the Rounds https://www.tavern-keeper.com/campaign/6421/about
The Angry GM’s January 2024 Mostly Monthly Live Chat
Recorded on Monday, January 15 at 8:00 PM EST. Links to Check Out Heat: Pedal to the Metal by Days of Wonder Board Game Arena (send a friend request to TheAngryGM) SNES Drunk YouTube Channel The ALttP Randomizer hbi2k’s ALTTP Randomizer Video Tutorial The Angry Games YouTube Channel (not much there yet…)
Angry Flash Chat: Why Game Masters Shouldn’t Build Open Worlds
Surprise! It’s a flash chat. I got cajoled into jumping on line to explain why I think TTRPGs are terrible for running open worlds.
Angry’s December 2023 Mostly Monthly Live Chat
Happy Channukah, Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year from The Angry GM. Have two hours of unfocussed, rambling bullshit. Some Related Links Lord of Maps Studio Note/Nanami Paper The Astrology of Angryerth
Angry’s November 2023 Live Update and Q&A
This ain’t a Mostly Monthly Live Chat. Except it sorta turned into one. The first half is a very extensive, detailed update about what’s been going and how I plan to recover my release schedule going forward. The second half — more than half — is a much more upbeat and cheerful off-the-cuff Q&A with…
Angry’s July 2023 Mostly Monthly Live Chat
July is here. And so is Angry’s Mostly Monthly Live Chat. Links of Note As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride by Cary Elwes and Joe Layden
Angry’s May 2023 Mostly Monthly Live Chat
It’s May! Time for the May Mostly Monthly Live Chat! Links of Note Skyrim: The Adventure Game
Angry’s April Mostly Monthly Live Chat
It’s time for another Mostly Monthly Live Chat. This time, it’s April.
Angry’s Hot Take: Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves
The Angry GM finally saw Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. Surprising no one, he didn’t like it. And while he was originally going to keep his opinion to himself, he broke his silence and had a Live Chat to share it. Comments are open, but there are ground rules outlined in the podcast itself. A…
Angry’s March Mostly Monthly Live Chat
It’s March and I’m here to chat! Live! Links of Note Check out Richard Garfield’s Dungeons, Dice & Danger at Ravensburger Games Check out Artem Safarov’s Unbroken at Altema Games
