GM Word of the Week
You can’t spell Game Master without “pretentious.” Well, you can, actually. But let’s pretend you can’t so I can make a point. My point is a good Game Master needs a lot of big, fancy words at their disposal to make their flavor text as confusing as possible. Oops. I mean engaging, not confusing. More at www.GMWordoftheWeek.com
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- You can’t spell Game Master without “pretentious.” Well, you can, actually. But let’s pretend you can’t so I can make a point. My point is a good Game Master needs a lot of big, fancy words at their disposal to make their flavor text as confusing as possible. Oops. I mean engaging, not confusing. More at www.GMWordoftheWeek.com
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- 🇬🇧 English
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- 2024-04-24 08:24
- last episode published
- 2024-03-08 13:05
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- 10.14 days
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- Brian Casey and Scott Rehm
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- 321
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| 2024-03-08 | Step back into the classroom that is GM Word of the Week as we continue our look at the history of magic and some of the influential people involved. In this episode, the man, the myth, the marketing opportunity, Faust. Are deals with the devil all the... |
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| 2024-01-31 | Join us on a spellbinding voyage through history as we unveil the enthralling connections between natural magic, scientific evolution, and the ominous era of witch hunts. From Renaissance luminaries shaping the mystical landscape to the perplexing danc... |
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| 2024-01-10 | Part three of our ongoing series about magic and the people who use it.In this episode we discuss why you can’t mix your Madonna and Kabbalah, the history of Jewish Mysticism, why the name of God is so hard to say, and how there’s just one magic potion... |
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| 2023-12-05 | Here it is the second part of our Magic series which contains the first part of the history of magic.But of course, there are several complicated things to get out of the way first before we can really dive in and get to grips with what it is Dungeons ... |
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| 2023-11-20 | The long awaited first episode in a series all about Magic in Dungeons and Dragons.But first, we have to do some ground work before we can really talk about Magic in D&D. We have to clear up a popular misconception about what magic is, then work ou... |
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| 2023-02-23 | Yes, you read that right. Another Lost Episode has arrived.And wouldn’t you know it, there’s just a bit more on Nostalgia that we had laying around. Fortunately, this brings our Nostalgia series to a final close and completes a request made quite some ... |
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| 2023-02-06 | We explore the rich history of AI, starting with the works of Hero of Alexandria, who created mechanical devices that paved the way for future advancements in automation.We also dive into the Islamic Golden Age and the contributions of Al-Jazari and Al... |
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| 2023-01-30 | Never ask a writer where they get their ideas. They haven’t got a clue.Fortunately for everyone, the Ancient Greeks did have a clue. Several clues in fact. But in order to understand what was really going on, you need to get to grips with muses. And so... |
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| 2023-01-10 | Here is an episode inside of which is contained a red herring or two. For once, though, it's a common phrase that we use regularly that means exactly what you've always thought it meant. And that's great, don't you think? How nice.Except… Well, you and... |
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| 2022-12-31 | It’s the final episode of the year, and the final episode of a series that began with a retread and amplification of a previous episode, Nostalgia.Naturally, you’ve been using the phrase “Steep learning curve” incorrectly. And equally naturally, this e... |
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