Episode 575 – tension and violence, part 2

Podcasts – Fear the Boot, RPG Podcast

* (0:24) Maybe combat shouldn’t be played to the point of annihilation. Violence as part of the human experience.

* (5:50) The social contract of a fight. Jason Brick’s Safest Family on the Block show.

* (9:43) Playing the enemies sub-optimally, or managing combat according to your strengths as a GM.

* (21:18) The “soft” rules that different RPGs offer for resolving combat.

* (33:47) The freedom that comes from what’s never seen behind the GM screen.

* (38:54) GMing under the sword of Damocles.

* (44:21) The joy of an un-antagonistic table culture.

Hosts: Brodeur, Chad, Dan, Wayne