Listen as I proofread my latest feature… out loud! We need to have a frank, open, and difficult discussions about why I keep calling Game Consent Surveys horseshit. Or rather, I need to explain and you need to shut up and listen
Following the recording of The To Session Zero or Not to Session Zero Proofreadaloud and against my better judgement, I invited those listening live to ask questions of me. This is the result.
Listen as I proofread my latest feature… out loud! In this True Campaign Managery lesson, I explore the idea of a Session Zero and whether it’s worth hosting one? Spoiler alert: usually no.
Following the recording of The Ask Angry April 2024 Mailbag Proofreadaloud I stuck around to answer related questions from those listening live. And unrelated questions too.
Listen as I proofread my latest feature… out loud! To celebrate my emerging from the disaster that resulting from letting my supporters pick the topic, I’m going to answer a bunch of questions sent in by readers. There’s no way that can go wrong.
Listen as I proofread my latest Feature… out loud! To bring the Character Arc-Pocalypse to a close, today I’m writing about Character Arcs. For real this time.
Listen as I proofread my latest feature… out loud! Let’s keep the Not-Character-Arc Momentum going. Here’s my super secret recipe for executing an absolutely terrible Personal Character Quest Campaign in the least terrible way possible.
Listen as I proofread my latest feature… out loud. This isn’t a Feature about incorporating Character Arcs into tabletop roleplaying games. That would be interesting. This is a boring-ass Feature about players picking their own stupid character quests. Which is a terrible idea.
Listen as I proofread my latest feature… out loud! Now that you’ve decided to start a campaign and ignore your players’ input — you master of selfishness you — it’s time to start having visions.
Following the recording of The But I Digress… Structure Proofreadaloud, I foolishly opened the floor to questions from those listening live. This is the result.
Listen as I proofread my latest feature… out loud… Time for a little digression on the three kinds of Structure. Just don’t expect a useful lesson.
Following the recording of the Game First or Group First Proofreadaloud I foolishly invited my listening audience to ask questions. And when they didn’t, I made up my own questions to answer.
Listen as I proofread my latest feature… out loud! You can’t run a campaign without starting a campaign. And you can’t start a campaign without making ten thousand choices. And of all those choices, it’s the second one that’ll get you.
Following the recording of The Actually… Players Don’t Suck at Tracking Inventory Live Proofreadaloud, I stupidly took questions and comments from the audience. This is the result.
Listen as I proofread my latest feature… out loud! In the first in an official series of supporter-requested Features, I’ll tell you why your players don’t suck at tracking inventory and how to fix that.
Following the recording of A Campaign Manager’s Guide to Selfishness I invited my audience of live victims to pick my brain. This is the result.
Listen as I proofread my latest feature… out loud! A Campaign Manager’s Guide to Selfishness You can’t manage a social gaming club that provides your friends with hours of fun unless you’re willing to be a selfish prick. Trust me; if there’s one thing I know, it’s being a selfish prick.
Following the recording of the Why Am I Here? And Why Are You? Proofreadaloud, I answered questions from the listening audience in the Angry Discord.
Listen as I proofread my latest feature… out loud! Thanks to a courageous remark by a Frienemy in my Discord server, I finally have my New Year’s Post. And to show my respect and gratitude, I shall now proceed to piss all over that remark.
Following the recording of the The How is an Orc Different from a Devil Proofreadaloud, I responded to questions and comments from those listening live.
Listen as I read my latest Feature… out load! Thanks to Frienemy-for-Life Mendel, I get to cancel myself by talking about what “always evil” means, how it’s different for orcs and devils, and why both are good for the game. Whee!
Listen as I proofreadaloud my latest feature… out loud. I warned you that I’d be putting this column on hold, but you all didn’t listen. You kept e-mailing me. Fortunately, I lied. So it’s Mailbag time.
Following the recording of the G N S… P? Proofreadaloud, I responded to questions and comments from those listening live.
Listen as I proofreadaloud my latest feature… out loud. All I wanted to do was clarify myself. I didn’t mean to end up rambling about what playstyles mean and where they come from and whether it’s time to add another letter to our favorite playstyle acronym.
Listen as The Angry GM proofreads his latest feature… out loud! In another article I absolutely don’t want to write, I explain why not being able to boss your players around isn’t a lack of Game Mastering skill, it’s a personality defect. That should go over big.
Following the recording of the Tactical Infiltration Action Proofreadaloud, The Angry GM responded to questions and comments from those listening live.
Listen as The Angry GM proofreads his latest feature… out loud! It’s time for the long, lost, missing Encounter resolution lesson: how to resolve stealth actions and infiltration scenes. And after you read it, you’ll totally understand why I tried to cut it from the roster. Dumbasses.
Listen as The Angry GM Proofreads his latest feature… out loud! It’s time for the actual, practical advice portion of the “resolving action scenes” lesson. And you did not read that title wrong. Because the first practical thing you’ve got to learn is that True Game Masters declare their players’ social actions for them. I…
I found a Proofreadaloud I never posted! Enjoy this mailbag readaloud from last month. Sorry about that.
Listen as The Angry GM Proofreads his latest feature… out loud! Sometimes, all it takes is one remark to set me off. And this time, I saw one remark about how to handle illusions. I didn’t read the actual remark or the hours of discussion around it, but I have opinions nonetheless.