Episodes

  • GMJ 17: So, Apparently there's a Dallas Roleplaying Game
    Mar 7 2025

    Dallas, the 1978 soap opera, has a ttrpg, and it has some surprisingly good ideas about social PVP.


    Music used in the show is Land of Pirates by Alexander Nakarada


    Email me at: GMJoePodcast@proton.me

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    14 mins
  • GMJ 16: Combat Timers and Rumble in the Bronx
    Jan 24 2025

    Rumble in the Bronx launched Jackie Chan's career into the mainstream, but can its approach to fights launch your games to the next level?


    Music used in the show is Land of Pirates by Alexander Nakarada


    Email me at: GMJoePodcast@proton.me

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    22 mins
  • GMJ 15: All About Goblins
    Nov 22 2024

    What are goblins? Where do they come from? Where do they go? Where do they come from? This is GM Joe.


    Music used in the show is Land of Pirates by Alexander Nakarada


    Email me at: GMJoePodcast@proton.me

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    16 mins
  • GMJ 14: The Mummy: How Omens, Timers, and Cowards can make your game great!
    Nov 8 2024

    The Mummy is a campy action-adventure film for the whole family, but can it teach us how to tell better horror stories?


    This episode is a deep dive of the Mummy, and obliquely references Discworld, The Venture Brothers, Johnny Quest, and the Good Place.


    Music used in the show is Land of Pirates by Alexander Nakarada


    Email me at: GMJoePodcast@proton.me

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    30 mins
  • GMJ 13: Troika! Playnotes and System Review
    Aug 9 2024

    I had the chance to GM a Troika! game at a recent event, and I had some notes to share for how it went, and how to run event games.


    Music used in the show is Land of Pirates by Alexander Nakarada


    Email me at: GMJoePodcast@proton.me

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    24 mins
  • GMJ 12: Adjudicating Partial Success
    Jul 19 2024

    Today, we'll be talking about why 5E's Dungeon Masters might be intimidated by systems with partial success rules, and tips for success in taking the scary leap into systems like Edge of the Empire or Blades in the Dark.


    Music used in the show is Land of Pirates by Alexander Nakarada


    Email me at: GMJoePodcast@proton.me

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    26 mins
  • 11: Yojimbo: Where the Skill Checks are Powerful, and the Martials are Too
    Jul 5 2024

    Yojimbo is one of the most medium defining films of all time, and we can invite it to influence our tabletop games, as well.


    Music used in the show is Land of Pirates by Alexander Nakarada


    Email me at: GMJoePodcast@proton.me

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    37 mins
  • 10: Episode 10 spectacular: Q&A Number 1
    Jun 21 2024

    Today I'm putting out Q&A number 1, with questions sourced from reddit, quora, and the meatspace.


    Music used in the show is Land of Pirates by Alexander Nakarada


    Email me at: GMJoePodcast@proton.me

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    39 mins