{"id":547,"date":"2012-08-02T21:30:46","date_gmt":"2012-08-03T02:30:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/?p=547"},"modified":"2012-08-02T21:30:46","modified_gmt":"2012-08-03T02:30:46","slug":"rppr-episode-76-gm-with-a-thousand-plot-hooks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/2012\/08\/podcast-episode\/rppr-episode-76-gm-with-a-thousand-plot-hooks\/","title":{"rendered":"RPPR Episode 76: GM with a Thousand Plot Hooks!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/so-jawesome.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"548\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/2012\/08\/podcast-episode\/rppr-episode-76-gm-with-a-thousand-plot-hooks\/attachment\/so-jawesome\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/so-jawesome.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1169,827\" 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;}\" data-image-title=\"Sadly, the campaign ended over an argument about the newest edition of Basements and Beer\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/so-jawesome-1024x724.jpg\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-548\" title=\"Sadly, the campaign ended over an argument about the newest edition of Basements and Beer\" src=\"http:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/so-jawesome-300x212.jpg\" alt=\"Sadly, the campaign ended over an argument about the newest edition of Basements and Beer\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/so-jawesome-300x212.jpg 300w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/so-jawesome-1024x724.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/wp-content\/uploads\/so-jawesome.jpg 1169w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>Sponsor<\/strong>: For the latest news covering the entire tabletop role-playing industry, turn to Roleplayers Chronicle at<a href=\"http:\/\/roleplayerschronicle.com\/\"> roleplayerschronicle.com<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis<\/strong>: We&#8217;ve talked a lot about campaign structure in the past but in this episode we discuss a new way to think about your campaigns. Namely, how to make a character-focused campaign as opposed to a sandbox or central plot focused game. We use long standing TV series to illustrate the differences and use our own personal experiences to provide helpful advice about it. We also have special guest, Thad from the AP podcast, show up. No letter from Tom, but we do have three letters from listeners and shout outs!<\/p>\n<p>Shout outs:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/superflatgames.com\/wordpress\/?page_id=139\"><strong>Soundless Mountain:<\/strong> <\/a>Well-made demake of Silent Hill 2<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B007Q0JJHC\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rolplapubrad-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B007Q0JJHC\"><strong>Adventure Time<\/strong><\/a>: We&#8217;re spirits of inquiry and BLOODLUST!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B0087MN9HO\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rolplapubrad-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B0087MN9HO\"><strong>Juan of the Dead<\/strong><\/a>: This is the best zombie movie of 2012, at least so far. Cuban zombie comedy masterpiece!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.artemis.eochu.com\/\"><strong>Artemis Spaceship Simulator<\/strong><\/a>: We&#8217;re going to play it for real and record it for you!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rpg.drivethrustuff.com\/product\/104158\/Eclipse-Phase%3A-Rimward\"><strong>Rimward<\/strong><\/a>: The newest Eclipse Phase sourcebook, focusing on the outer solar system.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/1937007464\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rolplapubrad-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=1937007464\"><strong>Apocalypse Codex:<\/strong><\/a> The newest Laundry novel from Charles Stross. Cthulhu plus computers!<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B003JMENGS\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rolplapubrad-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=B003JMENGS\"><strong>The League:<\/strong><\/a> Hilarious comedy series about fantasy football.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/158994206X\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;tag=rolplapubrad-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=158994206X\"><strong>Twilight Imperium<\/strong><\/a>: Insanely long and complex sci-fi conquest board game that is generally awesome.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/roll20.net\/\"><strong>Roll20<\/strong><\/a>: New virtual tabletop system that looks pretty cool.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nintendometal.com\/\">Music: Hyrule&#8217;s Angel The Sleeping Beauty &#8211; Zelda cover by Game Over<\/a><\/p>\n<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"RPPR Episode 76: GM with a Thousand Plot Hooks!\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2012-08-02T21:30:46-05:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT1H53M14S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"Sponsor: For the latest news covering the entire tabletop role-playing industry, turn to Roleplayers Chronicle at roleplayerschronicle.com!\r\n\r\nSynopsis: We&#039;ve talked a lot about campaign structure in the past but in this episode we discuss a new way ...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/rppr\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/podcasts\/RPPR_Episode76.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"77.8\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4377\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-547-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/rppr\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/podcasts\/RPPR_Episode76.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/rppr\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/podcasts\/RPPR_Episode76.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/rppr\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/podcasts\/RPPR_Episode76.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/rppr\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/podcasts\/RPPR_Episode76.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/?powerpress_pinw=547-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/rppr\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/podcasts\/RPPR_Episode76.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"RPPR_Episode76.mp3\">Download<\/a> (Duration: 1:53:14 &#8212; 77.8MB)<\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/slangdesign.com\/rppr\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><!--powerpress_player-->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sponsor: For the latest news covering the entire tabletop role-playing industry, turn to Roleplayers Chronicle at roleplayerschronicle.com! 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