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Don't Despair

Don't Despair

By Scott Zumwalt

Don't Despair is a podcast dedicated to the Genesys RPG published by Fantasy Flight Games. Each episode your hosts take close looks at particular aspects of the game to give advice based on their years of experience with role playing games and the Narrative Dice System.
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Episode 2 - Combat Encounter Design

Don't DespairAug 22, 2019

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Episode 5 - Tactical Combat

Episode 5 - Tactical Combat

Scott and Matt discuss how to be tactical in Genesys combat.

Apr 23, 202047:22
Episode 4 - Social Encounters

Episode 4 - Social Encounters

Scott and Matt are back and are joined by only Anastasia to cover the  most elusive topic: Social Encounters. Learn how to fight with words;  use verbal kung-ku to bruise egos.

Dec 06, 201949:31
Episode 3 - Back to Basics

Episode 3 - Back to Basics

With Scott and Matt having to each separately deal with extreme life events, the rest of the crew, with the lead of Anastasia, cover the basics of the core mechanics of Genesys.

Oct 26, 201901:29:59
Episode 2 - Combat Encounter Design

Episode 2 - Combat Encounter Design

The hosts give their thoughts on how they design combat encounters based on their experience at the table. 

Aug 22, 201901:13:15
Episode 1 - Session 0

Episode 1 - Session 0

For our first episode we introduce our panel of hosts and discuss Session 0. Session 0 is a gaming group's first session where the GM and Players layout their expectations for a game. Each host gives their advice based on their experience with Session 0 at their table. In the Community Spotlight segment we talk about the genesis of Genesys: GM Phil's Fallout setting.

Jul 19, 201901:11:13