Ask A Lich

Arise Minions, and welcome to the newest show here at unMadeGaming
Ask A Lich is a monthly Q&A show where Mike answers all your burning questions about being a GM/Storyteller, a player, a father, a lich, you name it! Questions are sourced from Patrons, social media, and live chat. This is also the first public show that is streamed to the unMadeGaming YouTube Channel page. The streams will be run on the 3rd Monday of the month. 
==Episode List==
Episode	Topics Discussed	Date Aired 	Duration	Link
01 	
*Players who avoid what you prepped
*Creating interesting NPCs
*Advice for new TTRPG Streamers
*GMing on-screen vs off-screen
*TTRPGs I want to play 
*Removing toxic players
*Best thing I've learned as a father
*Hardest thing I've learned as a father
*Advice for one returning to DM-ing
*Tips to spice up combat
*Three tips for new GMs	June 19, 2023	52:09 	
02 	
*Pulling the trigger on things you've planned
*A do-over you wish you had for a character
*Backpedaling on a rolled event or TPK
*How to get players to actively engage in your story
*How to create a rich, living world
*Top tips for a successful Session 0
*Best tips for convincing a friend to play TTRPGs
*Where I get your ideas from
*Avoiding long pauses as a player and GM
*How to decide which VTT to use	July 17, 2023	1:12:03 	
03 	
*How to spice up in-game travel
*Your favourite kind of character to play
*Most challenging thing about module writing
*GM'ing against your instincts
*Abandoned story ideas
*Favourite dice systems
*What inspired the name unMadeGaming
*Tips for effective prep between sessions
*Thoughts on LARPing
*Favourite non-serious game or character
*Favourite things about the characters in The Rise
*Challenges of GM'ing games played infrequently	Aug 21, 2023 	11:30:58	
04 	
*The community in 1 year & 5 years 
*What comes first when planning a new AP 
*A badass moment as a player 
*A time when the players went right off the rails 
*The Mario TTRPG 
*The best NPC you've played & played with 
*Dream panel at PAXU 
*Most embarrassing moment as a player 
*How to deal with a player choosing chaos 1
*Valued hobbies outside TTRPGs	Oct 16, 2023 	1:12:04 	
05 	
*Thoughts on other uMG forms of media 
*Branching out on Lichdom 
*The Mundus Novus cast 
*Balancing intense RP with quips & jokes
*Process for vetting AP players 
*Mystery Landscape VS Hometown Hack: Tips 
*Malcom K vs Mitch vs Malik: FIGHT! 
*Balancing magical item distribution in D&D 
*The shopping montage 
*Tips on engaging passive players	Nov 20, 2023 	1:14:57 	
06 	
*Games I want to play but no table to play with
*Favourite character/plot tropes
*Favourite monster/creature + any twists to them
*Tips for adding political elements/machinations to your game
*Plans for PC arcs that didn't pan out as a GM
*Dice superstitions 
*Top 3 Favourite GMs & what I learned from them
*Do you watch AP's from other channels?
*The Crystal Legacy (offline game) cast
*Games that didn't meet expectations
*PAXU experience
*Dealing with Players who deliberately push buttons	Feb 19, 2024 	1:07:02 	
07 	
*Tips for getting player re-engaged in their character
*10 Minute Backstory
*Expanding beyond system-supplied mechanics
*Daggerheart Open-beta
*Time management in-game
*Coriolis The Great Dark
*Actual Play impact on TTRPG design
*Updates on Live plays and Podcasts on uMG 
*Favorite media & ideas it inspires
*Character bleed: Good or Bad?
*Tips for players who never give backstory	Mar 18, 2024 	1:10:51 	
08 	
*How Technology has affected TTRPGs
*Least favourite TTRPG system
*My favourite TTRPG system
*My greatest learning moment playing TTRPGs online
*Opportunities for growth as a Content Creator
*How to handle trolls and negative comments on your AP
*Should I buy a Dwarven Forge set?
*Thoughts on fudging dice rolls as a GM
*Opportunities for growth as a GM	Apr 15, 2024 	1:15:15 	
09 	
*About my GM'ing experience at Blizzard
*What I learned about myself as a GM at Blizzard
*Will I publish my Blizzard D&D adventure?
*Fears as a GM
*Hardest part about completing a campaign
*What games are on my radar for the future
*My favorite genre to play in
*Status of in-person gaming events
*My stance on morally ambiguous campaigns	May 20, 2024 	1:16:25 	
10 	
*How am I?
*Positives of using Stars & Wishes
*About my offline campaign, Glenbrook: Liminality
*Fun fact about me that no one asked for
*Have my players ever made me emotional?
*Proudest moment of making my players emotional
*Allowing players to alter characters after a game starts
*Giving players information in interesting ways	Jun 17, 2024 	1:09:07 	
11 	 	Aug 19, 2024 	 	
12 	 	Sept 16, 2024