Show notes
Birthday games. Several of our recent articles and episodesdiscuss our passion for running birthday games for our game group, whether itbe D&D, the OSR, Avatar Legends, or the classic Marvel Super Heroes system;it’s become our thing.In this episode, Tony, Chris, and Dave discuss the recent BirthdayGame they ran where The Doctor teamed up with the Sensational She-Hulk andmembers of the Avengers and the Fantastic Four to stop the impending Cybermaninvasion orchestrated by the wielder of the Cosmic Control Rod, Annihilus, anddo battle against the Brood in a giant Space Whale (believe us…. It made waymore sense at the table!)We then discuss our 7 best tips to help you build your ownVery Special One-Shot for Birthdays or any other day!2:20 Finding the right type of setting and property toshowcase the gift of the Birthday Game. DM Tony revisits his love of theclassic AD&D adventure, Castle Greyhawk.4:30 Tip #1: Have a Solid Theme.5:30 DM Dave gives a brief overview of the impetus for the “LostEpisode of Doctor Who” that birthed this episode.8:25 Tip #2: Use Existing Properties: How we’ve builtexisting properties like Masters of the Universe into existing games, like our Curseof Strahd campaign. Shout-out to the team over at Nerdarchy!16:20 Tip #3: Choose the Best System for the Setting AND thePlayers.18:00 Tip #4: Go All Out. Terrain, minis, costumes… reallystretch your limits.19:00 We revisit DM Tony’s Murder Mystery One-Shot that hebased off Clue.20:19 Tip #5: Use the Players Favorite Character/Campaign asthe Focus.22:28 Tip #6: Tie It into Your Existing Campaigns… and our overarchingMultiverse.24:50 Tip #7: The most obvious… Focus on the Special Player.30:45 DM Chris brainstorms planning a Birthday One-Shot inreal time.36:45 Final Thoughts.