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Please welcome Mike AKA SlyFlourish to the show! We delved into his background with TTRPGs; his thoughts on topics like sci-fi settings, puzzles in games, and more; and the Rise of the Lazy Game Master, his current Kickstarter campaign, live NOW! It's a one stop shop to help you speed up prepping and running your TTRPG games, so you should definitely go back it. Find out more at www.slyflourish.com

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CHAPTERS

(00:00:00 - 00:00:51) Introducing Sly Flourish

(00:00:51 - 00:06:14) How Mike Got Into TTRPGs

(00:06:14 - 00:11:50) Developing the Lazy GM Style

(00:11:45 - 00:19:47) Thoughts on the Nimble TTRPG

(00:19:47 - 00:23:44) GM Burnout

(00:23:44 - 00:26:45) Favourite Settings and Genres

(00:26:45 - 00:30:45) Lazy GM Prep

(00:30:45 - 00:33:41) Step 1: Review the Characters

(00:33:41 - 00:37:00) Step 2: Define a Strong Start

(00:37:00 - 00:40:19) Step 3: Scenes

(00:40:19 - 00:44:05) Step 4: Secrets and Clues

(00:44:05 - 00:48:17) Not Step 5 - Puzzles

(00:48:17 - 00:49:43) The Last 4 Steps in a Nutshell

(00:49:43 - 00:51:54) Killing PCs

(00:51:54 - 00:54:07) Rolling for Pants with Aliens

(00:54:07 - 00:56:06) The Power of Tables

(00:56:06 - 01:02:53) The Pressures of Delivering a Kickstarter Campaign

(01:02:53 - 01:04:21) Closing Remarks

Noah and Jack are getting lost in Pony Island, diving deep into Nimble, and scaring each other with more D&D horror stories.

Do you have a question or correction for us? Send it to onehitpointpod@gmail.com, and it may get addressed on the show!

CHAPTERS

(00:00:00 - 00:00:43) Intro

(00:00:44 - 00:02:19) Noah - Peak Rage Quit

(00:02:20 - 00:03:22) Jack - Warhammer Break

(00:03:23 - 00:12:59) Pony Island - SPOILERS

(00:13:00 - 00:14:31) More Pony Island SPOILERS

(00:14:32 - 00:30:27) Nimble Session 2 Review

(00:30:28 - 00:43:46) D&D Horror Stories - a Shitty Best Friend and OP NPCs

(00:43:47 - 00:46:03) Outro

Noah and Jack are talking about their gripes with soulslikes and deck-builders, revealing some more spending confessions and getting deep into the Nimble ttrpg and D&D horror stories.

Do you have a question or correction for us? Send it to onehitpointpod@gmail.com, and it may get addressed on the show!

CHAPTERS

(00:00:00 - 00:00:17) Intro

(00:00:18 - 00:02:29) Warhammer Space Marine 2

(00:02:30 - 00:07:54) Chained Echoes Update

(00:07:55 - 00:17:34) Rapid fire gaming: Mina the Hollower, Prince of Persia and more

(00:17:35 - 00:19:54) Thank You for Your Application

(00:19:55 - 00:25:23) Spending Confessions

(00:25:24 - 00:39:13) First Nimble Session Review

(00:39:14 - 00:50:05) D&D Horror Stories - The Problem Player

(00:50:06 - 00:51:10) Outro

Noah and Jack are talking more Chained Echoes and Warhammer, getting deep into the Nimble TTRPG, and covering so many video game announcements from Summer Game Fest. Do you have a question or correction for us? Send it to onehitpointpod@gmail.com, and it may get addressed on the show!

CHAPTERS

(00:00:00 - 00:00:38) Intro

(00:03:04 - 00:06:29) Warhammer Space Marine 2

(00:06:30 - 00:14:47) Chained Echoes (SPOILERS for Chained Echoes and Attack on Titan)

(00:14:48 - 00:31:38) Getting ready for the Nimble TTRPG

(00:31:39 - 00:52:16) Nerd News - Game announcements, leaks, and the Complexblade

(00:52:17 - 00:53:00) Outro

In this week's episode of the show, Noah and Jack are getting into what makes games like Pokémon Unbound so good, failed D&D campaigns, and some video game news. Send in your questions or corrections to onehitpointpod@gmail.com, and they might get addressed on the show (like this week).

CHAPTERS

(00:00:00 - 00:03:02) Intro and what we've been playing

(00:03:03 - 00:16:43) Failed D&D campaigns worth revisiting

(00:16:44 - 00:28:58) The Pokémon Unbound Effect

(00:28:59 - 00:39:16) Listener Mailbag - Parenting tips for gamers

(00:39:17 - 00:48:56) Nerd News - Hasbro and Nintendo

(00:48:57 - 00:49:47) Outro

Noah and Jack are back with a fresh new look! We're catching up on Jack's travels, what we've been playing this month (yes, including a BG3 update), and diving into 11 different D&D player archetypes. With new branding comes a new email for your questions and corrections: onehitpointpod@gmail.com.

CHAPTERS

(00:00:00 - 00:01:06) Intro and the rebranding

(00:01:07 - 00:19:01) Jack's trip to Japan ft. the Nintendo Museum

(00:19:02 - 00:26:03) Noah's Baldur's Gate 3 update

(00:26:04 - 00:29:35) FF7 Remake and Chained Echoes

(00:29:36 - 00:33:25) What Jack's playing - Mario Bros 3, Pokemon Silver, and Total War: Warhammer

(00:33:26 - 00:58:17) 11 D&D player archetypes

(00:58:18 - 00:59:12) Outro

Jack is out of town, so Noah is joined by his good friend Sam to talk about what they're playing, their DM philosophies, and some of their favourite D&D memories. Have a question or correction? Send it in to hobbyestgameguys@gmail.com and it might get addressed on the show!

CHAPTERS

(00:00:00 - 00:00:48) Intro

(00:00:49 - 00:3:19) How we know each other

(00:03:20 - 00:06:55) What games we've been playing

(00:6:56 - 00:11:12) Noah's DMing journey

(00:11:13 - 00:21:30) Sam's DMing journey

(00:21:31 - 00:35:14) Our differing DM philosophies

(00:35:15 - 00:42:49) Our favourite D&D memories together

(00:42:50 - 00:56:00) Fantasy book 20 questions

(00:56:01 - 00:56:50) Outro

8 episodes in and we're only now talking about Pokémon??

Have a question or a correction? Send it to hobbyestgameguys@gmail.com and it might get addressed on the show!

CHAPTERS

(00:00:00 - 00:00:25) Intro

(00:00:26 - 00:14:20) Our Pokémon pasts

(00:14:21 - 00:28:28) The Death and Rebirth of Couch Co-op

(00:28:29 - 00:33:19) Pokémon MMO Pipedream

(00:33:20 - 00:44:27) Building our Perfect Teams of 6

(00:44:28 - 00:48:22) Pokémon 10 Questions

(00:48:23 - 00:49:10) Outro

Jack is going to Japan soon, so we have to talk about JRPGs and anime. Have a question or a correction? Send it to hobbyestgameguys@gmail.com and it might get addressed on the show!

CHAPTERS

(00:00:00 - 00:00:36) Intro

(00:00:36 - 00:03:23) What Noah's playing - Baldur's Gate 3 and Peak

(00:03:24 - 00:06:15) What Jack's playing - Rogue Trader

(00:06:16 - 00:12:49) Video game hoarding and inventory woes

(00:12:50 - 00:18:34) Puzzle game corner

(00:18:35 - 00:36:56) Japan and JRPGs

(00:36:57 - 00:49:36) Japanese Anime and more

(00:49:37 - 00:50:30) Outro

Noah and Jack can't stop talking about the video games they've been playing, the DM mistakes they've made, and more. Have a question or a correction? Sent it to hobbyestgameguys@gmail.com and it might get addressed on the show!

CHAPTERS

(00:00:00 - 00:01:19) Intro and how we've been

(00:01:20 - 00:03:30) What Jack's playing - Rogue Trader

(00:03:31 - 00:07:15) What Noah's playing - Baldur's Gate 3

(00:07:16 - 00:11:31) BG3 SPOILER chat

(00:11:31 - 00:13:34) Helldivers 2 discussion

(00:13:36 - 00:26:16) DM Do-overs

(00:26:18 - 00:42:08) How to get into D&D and other TTRPGs

(00:42:11 - 00:53:16) D&D 20 Questions

(00:53:16 - 00:54:08) Outro

Happy Mario Day! Noah and Jack reminisce about all things Mario, from timeless classics to modern masterpieces. No D&D talk this week, it's all about the king of the overalls.

CHAPTERS

(00:00:00 - 00:00:27 ) Intro

(00:00:27 - 00:11:12) Our fondest Mario memories

(00:11:14 - 00:33:13) Our Top 5 Mario Games

(00:33:15 - 00:44:25) Our favourite Mario spin-offs

(00:44:28 - 00:45:33) Luigi time!

(00:45:33 - 00:53:20) Mario 20 questions

(00:53:21 - 00:54:145) Outro

The guys are back! We're talking about snow-day gaming, doing a competitive Nintendo Console Draft, and playing a special D&D Monster-themed round of 20 questions.

CHAPTERS

(00:00:00 - 00:00:05) Intro

(00:00:05 - 00:05:17) What Jack's Playing - Rogue Trader

(00:05:17 - 00:10:30) What Noah's Playing - Absolum and Peak

(00:10:30 - 00:16:29) Snow day gaming in high school

(00:16:29 - 00:41:52) The Great Nintendo Console Draft

(00:41:52 - 00:52:29) D&D Monster 20 questions

(00:52:29 - 00:53:19) Outro

Noah and Jack are back! We both come clean about some... bigger hobby purchases, go on for too long about our revived D&D game, and take another crack at Video Game 20 Questions. Will we win?

CHAPTERS

(00:00:05) Intro and what we've been up to

(00:05:02) Spending confessions

(00:22:05) Getting back into a D&D campaign after a hiatus

(00:40:32) Video Game 20 Questions

Noah and Jack are back! We're convincing each other to get into new video games and ranting about dungeons and dragons. And a bit of video game 20 questions, too.

Noah and Jack talk about how they know each other, some of their favourite games from childhood, their 2025 games of the year (not released in 2025 per se), and more.