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"How Do I Get Started GMing?" - The Dirtbags of Holding #129

So you’ve decided you want to try GM’ing a game - but where do you begin? We go around the table giving suggestions for games and techniques to try if you are a beginner.

Podcasts, Dirtbags of Holding, DBOH1XXChris RenshawApril 3, 2019blades in the dark, Dungeons and Dragons, evil hat, RPGs, Roleplaying Games, Actual Play, john harper, D&DComment

Blades in the Dark Outtakes - The Dirtbags of Holding #128

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We’re putting Blades in the Dark back on the shelf for a bit, so its time for some outtakes! Warning, remember this is all the stuff that WASN’T fit to air in our weirdo show.

Podcasts, Dirtbags of Holding, DBOH1XXChris RenshawMarch 26, 2019blades in the dark, Dungeons and Dragons, evil hat, RPGs, Roleplaying Games, Actual Play, john harper, D&DComment

Blades in the Dark Pt. 7 "I'm so good at sitting" - The Dirtbags of Holding #127

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The crew went nuts, but can they compose themselves enough to make out with some loot?

Podcasts, Dirtbags of Holding, DBOH1XXChris RenshawMarch 12, 2019blades in the dark, Dungeons and Dragons, evil hat, RPGs, Roleplaying Games, Actual Play, john harper, D&DComment

"How Do I Get My Players to Role Play?" - The Dirtbags of Holding #126

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It’s our first topic episode! (Ignore the fact that I said 125 in the intro). We give an update on what games we are interested in, talk about how you could get players to role play characters more, and then finish with some character backstory exercises.

Podcasts, Dirtbags of Holding, DBOH1XXChris RenshawMarch 5, 2019blades in the dark, Dungeons and Dragons, evil hat, RPGs, Roleplaying Games, Actual Play, john harper, D&DComment

Blades in the Dark Pt. 6 "Mr. Goodbody" - The Dirtbags of Holding #125

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There’s a fundraiser going on, both for a theater and for the gang’s wallet! Or at least that’s what the crew is hoping for this time!

Podcasts, Dirtbags of Holding, DBOH1XXChris RenshawFebruary 26, 2019blades in the dark, Dungeons and Dragons, evil hat, RPGs, Roleplaying Games, Actual Play, john harper, D&DComment

Blades in the Dark Pt. 5 "The Heat is On" - The Dirtbags of Holding #124

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The gang feels the pressure as they reel from their last caper. Also who’s this new guy?

Podcasts, Dirtbags of Holding, DBOH1XXChris RenshawFebruary 19, 2019blades in the dark, Dungeons and Dragons, evil hat, RPGs, Roleplaying Games, Actual Play, john harper, D&DComment

Blades in the Dark Pt. 4 "Bolt from the Cult" - The Dirtbags of Holding #123

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Now what? It’s business time for the crew as they look to get out alive with some loot in our Blades in the Dark game.

Dirtbags of Holding, Podcasts, DBOH1XXChris RenshawJanuary 15, 2019Roleplaying Games, john harper, Actual Play, Dungeons and Dragons, D&D, blades in the dark, evil hat, RPGsComment

Blades in the Dark Pt. 3 "Straight to Punch Time" - The Dirtbags of Holding #122

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The gang gets into some trouble (its about time!), as we continue playing our Blades in the Dark game.

Dirtbags of Holding, Podcasts, DBOH1XXChris RenshawJanuary 8, 2019Roleplaying Games, john harper, Actual Play, Dungeons and Dragons, D&D, blades in the dark, evil hat, RPGsComment

Blades in the Dark Pt. 2 "Hard Times for The Final Dawn" - The Dirtbags of Holding #121

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Now that character creation is done, its time to misbehave! Our “heroes” find themselves neighbors to a doomsday cult, and are not too happy about that, as we continue our Blades in the Dark game.

Dirtbags of Holding, Podcasts, DBOH1XXChris RenshawDecember 12, 2018Roleplaying Games, john harper, Actual Play, Dungeons and Dragons, D&D, blades in the dark, evil hat, RPGsComment

Blades in the Dark Pt. 1 "Let's Be Bad Guys!" - The Dirtbags of Holding #120

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So Cthulhu chewed us up and spit us out, so we had to switch gears to a new game: Blades in the Dark from John Harper and Evil Hat Publishing! In this game, we will be making scoundrels that will be running amok in a steampunk victorian horror town.

Dirtbags of Holding, Podcasts, DBOH1XXChris RenshawDecember 4, 2018Roleplaying Games, john harper, Actual Play, Dungeons and Dragons, D&D, blades in the dark, evil hat, RPGsComment