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Welcome to the Summer Conversations, a short series of podcasts in which I welcome a guest who brings their own topic of interest and we have a chat. The recordings are done in under one hour, barely edited, and released without fanfare.
Episode 7: The Notes Behind the Screen — Campaign Journals in the Digital Age
How do you keep six years of campaign lore from collapsing into chaos? Che and Evil Jeff compare notes — literally — on how they organise their RPG material. Jeff walks through his Obsidian setup for local, linked note-taking, while Che shares his journey from Campaign Logger to Gemini Notebook and LLM-assisted session writeups. Along the way they tackle NPC management, reaction rolls, extracting material from sourcebooks, and the elephant in the room: can AI tools help you run a better game without selling your data to the highest bidder? From pen-and-paper purists to encrypted digital workflows — this one's for every GM who's ever lost a crucial detail in a folder they can't find.
Big thanks to Evil Jeff for raising the question.
Game on!
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5 Sept 2026
Jon McNally... Playing Well With Others
Welcome to the Summer Conversations, a short series of podcasts in which I welcome a guest who brings their own topic of interest and we have a chat. The recordings are done in under one hour, barely edited, and released without fanfare.
Episode 6: Playing Well With Others — The Art of a Long-Running Table
How do you keep a six-player campaign going for six years without burning out? John McNally joins Che to talk about what makes a table thrive over the long haul — regular attendance, genuine fellowship, and players who show up for each other, not just for loot. We dig into the qualities of good players (listen more than you roll, engage the shared world, not just the mechanisms), how vulnerability can deepen your GMing without spilling into real-life drama, and the "mask" that separates in-character emotion from out-of-table relationships. From backyard Friday Night Fantasy sessions to knowing when newer players don't need perfect rules to tell great stories — this is the wrap-up episode, and it's about the people at your table, not the game itself.
Thanks to Jon for coming on the show!
Game on!
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29 Aug 2026
Alex Marsh... Faith at the Table
Welcome to the Summer Conversations, a short series of podcasts in which I welcome a guest who brings their own topic of interest and we have a chat. The recordings are done in under one hour, barely edited, and released without fanfare.
Episode 5: Faith at the Table — Religion, Belief, and the Spiritual in RPGs
What happens when your real-world faith walks through the door of your game? Alex Marsh joins Che for a conversation that goes deep — from how D&D's cleric class handles the divine to Ars Magica's unflinching take on medieval Christianity and RuneQuest's living paganism. Along the way, Che opens up about his own journey from atheism to Orthodox Christianity and how that shapes the way he builds religion into his worlds. No superficial flavour text here — this is about making faith feel real, messy, and woven into the bones of your setting. Pentacles optional.
Thanks to Alex for coming on the show!
Game on!
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