Episode 501 - gaming anyway

* (0:33) A bottle of bourbon and a letter from the Hellhounds. * (8:11) Brodeur wants to blossom, plus something about Jenna von Oÿ. * (9:13) Discord and the things we won't do for you. A big shout-out to David for joining the hobby. starting a group, and then starting his own podcast, Next Generation Game Masters. * (14:30) Chad is Gandhi. Eric from Gamers Table is running a Twitch show, Luncheon Crawl, for his game prep. * (20:53) Making it through an RPG session when you aren't feeling it. * (23:04) Just muscle (march) through. Gaming as an escape, burden, or obligation. * (31:12) Setting the right expectations for yourself. * (38:51) Communicating how you're doing and what you need. * (44:43) Testing the mood with some marketing tricks. * (55:39) An exercise in adapting to a player's mood. Hosts: Brodeur, Chad, Dan, Wayne