Gnomecast
A bunch of gnomes from the gnome stew get together to talk gaming, game mastering, tabletop games, playing games, and gab about games. It's a gaming gab off to avoid becoming part of the stew.
- 50 minutes 14 secondsGnomecast #230 – The Points of Metacurrency
Join Ang along with Chris and Tomas as they talk about the finer points of metacurrencies. What are they, what design purpose do they serve, and why do our players love them?
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11 February 2026, 2:00 pm - 25 minutes 43 secondsGnomecast #229 – M&M 4E with Steve Kenson & Alex Thomas
Join Ang along with special guests Steve Kenson and Alex Thomas from Green Ronin as they talk about Mutants & Masterminds Fourth Edition. You know Ang loves all things super heroes, so let’s find out together what the new edition of this beloved supers game has in store for us!
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28 January 2026, 2:00 pm - 33 minutes 15 secondsGnomecast #228 – From LARP to Tabletop with Ericka Skirpan
Join Senda with Erika Skirpan as they have a conversation about safety in LARPs and Tabletop RPGs and how to do it in ways that enhance your games.
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14 January 2026, 2:00 pm - 1 hour 2 minutesGnomecast #227 – Actual Play and Your Game
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 been on a Critical Role kick and wants to talk about it!
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17 December 2025, 2:00 pm - 53 minutes 11 secondsGnomecast #226 – Get this Party Started
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. How are you going to get it started?
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3 December 2025, 2:00 pm - 45 minutes 24 secondsGnomecast #225 – What’s Your Type?
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.
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Seth Skorkowsky – Closed vs. Open RP
Bastions & Guildhalls by Czepeku
Also, Visit your Friendly Local Gamestores!
19 November 2025, 2:00 pm - 52 minutes 42 secondsGnomecast #224 – Tabletop Safety Toolkit Interview
Join Jared as he interviews Kienna Shaw and Lauren Bryant-Monk, the folks behind the Tabletop Safety Toolkit, a resource providing gamers with access to a variety of safety tools. There’s a ton of options out there and their site provides options for every table.
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Legend in the Mist – 5e Crossover Tool – Son of Oak Game Studio | Free Products
Meat Circus Jam – itch.io
Castles in the Air – A Gilded Age TTRPG5 November 2025, 2:00 pm - 31 minutes 26 secondsGnomecast #223 – Getting Spooky with Bridgett Jeffries
Join Ang as she chats with guest Bridgett Jeffries about all things spooky and scary games. Need some insight into how to bring the best of horror to your table during this spooky season? Listen to Bridgett!
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22 October 2025, 2:00 pm - 45 minutes 59 secondsGnomecast #222 – Combating Analysis Paralysis
Join Ang along with Jared and JT as they talk about how to combat analysis paralysis! What do you do when your players get stuck overthinking and overanalyzing things and start dragging the game down!
Links:8 October 2025, 2:00 pm - 49 minutes 57 secondsGnomecast #221 – Fixating on Trifles
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. Do you make it matter or do you redirect them, and how do you do either of them?!?
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24 September 2025, 2:00 pm - 51 minutes 34 secondsGnomecast #220 – Virtual vs. In-Person
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. Listen to them talk about what they love about both ways of playing!
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