{"id":1743,"date":"2019-11-12T09:00:06","date_gmt":"2019-11-12T14:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/?p=1743"},"modified":"2019-11-11T16:36:58","modified_gmt":"2019-11-11T21:36:58","slug":"rppr-episode-172-how-to-run-a-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/2019\/11\/podcast-episode\/rppr-episode-172-how-to-run-a-game\/","title":{"rendered":"RPPR Episode 172: How to Run a Game for the First Time"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/rppr172.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1744\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/2019\/11\/podcast-episode\/rppr-episode-172-how-to-run-a-game\/attachment\/rppr172\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/rppr172.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"747,420\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rppr172\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/rppr172-300x169.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/rppr172.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1744\" src=\"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/rppr172-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/rppr172-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/rppr172.jpg 747w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Many listeners have asked me for advice on running their first game. After the most recent question, I realized we didn&#8217;t have an episode explicitly focused on this topic. Special guest Kory Bing, Tom, and I discuss how to prepare for your first game, from session zero, to the social contract, and designing your first adventure. We also talk about Kory&#8217;s comic, Skin Deep, and its rich lore.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shout Outs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.skindeepcomic.com\/\"><strong>Skin Deep<\/strong><\/a>: A webcomic about supernatural beings living in human society<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ycjy.itch.io\/seasalt\"><strong>Sea Salt<\/strong><\/a>: Control Dagon&#8217;s monster horde to punish the villagers<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/korybing.storenvy.com\/\"><strong>Kory Bing&#8217;s store<\/strong><\/a>: Get enamel pins and other merch<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Satanic-Panic-Pop-Cultural-Paranoia-1980s\/dp\/1903254868\"><strong>Satanic Panic<\/strong><\/a>: a book about the 1980s moral panic over fears of secret Satanic cults<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ramenheadsfilm.com\/\"><strong>Ramen Heads<\/strong><\/a>: A documentary about ramen chefs and styles in Japan<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/store.steampowered.com\/app\/896160\/Evil_Bank_Manager\/\"><strong>Evil Bank Manager<\/strong><\/a>: A game about banking<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/musicd20\">Music: Above the Southern Rim by Music D20. 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