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Epic Adventure

Steve Kellams

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Are you ready for an epic adventure? Welcome to the Epic Adventure Podcast! Host Steve Kellams and guests discuss all things table top roleplaying. From TTRPG news and tabletop RPG game design to tips and tricks to make your games epic.
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Do I like game design? Yes, indie'd! A podcast of bitesize interviews with indie tabletop roleplaying game creators about their work and game design theory & practice. Releases every two weeks.
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That RPG Podcast

Daniel Quinn, Courtney Staples, Jonnie Law

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That RPG Podcast is a podcast about tabletop roleplaying games and the art of game mastery, where we create roleplaying game adventures on the fly from prompts submitted by our listeners.
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Design Doc

Hannah Shaffer and Evan Rowland

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Come along with Hannah and Evan in a living documentation of the game design process, from the first spark of an idea, to every disastrous surprise. It’s not an instruction manual, but a travel guide, with lots of unexpected stops along the way.
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Designing Problems

Tracy Sizemore & Kristian Serrano

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Hosts Kristian Serrano and Tracy Sizemore explore the ins and outs of RPG design, production and publishing. We cover the entire process from the creative woes of working on your own game or setting, to your decision to share it with the world, to the details of layout, working with artists and running a crowdfunding campaign.
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Posted every two weeks, this podcast looks at different aspects for RPG play and design. The hosts - a father/daughter team - then discuss how their RPG system will handle the topic in question. Episodes are ordered by the alphabet, so the first three episodes are Armor, Blood of Heroes, and Character Creation.
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Wait, Roll That Again!

Wait, Roll That Again!

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This is Wait, Roll That Again! A Tabletop RPG Design Podcast hosted by Alex, from Aotearoa New Zealand! Alex designed his first game, and chronicled that story in the show's first two seasons. Now, every episode covers the behind-the-scenes story of a different tabletop RPG. https://waitrollthatagain.carrd.co/
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James D'Amato, the creator of One Shot and Author of The Ultimate RPG series for Adams Media invites you to join him in getting to know some of your favorite creative people by listening to them create. Every other week he invites a new guest to discuss their latest work and creative process before joining him in a character or worldbuilding exercise from the Ultimate RPG series. Gain insight and watch inspiration with The Ultimate RPG Podcast!
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Cthulhu-Con

Skull & Scones

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Cthulhu-Con is a story-first horror comedy actual-play roleplaying game about five dysfunctional coworkers, their off-the-rails Lovecraft convention, and the horrors of the universe slowly clawing at the edges of their simple minds. In 12 sound-designed episodes they will face the unknowable, the terrifying, and the awkward smelly fans of their blog. Join us for the debut production of Skull & Scones! Find us at skullandscones.com.
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I Am Hear

RPG Casts

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I Am Hear is a conversational podcast that focuses on the guest and their experiences with RPGs and the RPG community. It explores the unique stories of RPG community members and purposefully features members of the community marginalized by race, gender, sexuality, neurodivergence, and/or disability. I Am Hear aims to boost those folks and their stories. Every episode is someone's story. And every story is worth listening to. Season 3 coming Fall 2020.
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All My Ideas Are Bad

Sythana Winterthorn & Orion Canning

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This podcast explores Storygame & Indie RPG design. We record 5 hours of gameplay & interview, both with the game developer, and then boil it down to a little over 30 minutes, presented in an wavplay format with sound effects and music. Best with headphones.
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Welcome to the Gaming Blender Podcast, the Game Design podcast where hosts Matt and Scott combine random game genres and elements to create exciting hypothetical games every episode. Tune in to enjoy some truly unique games!
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3. 2. 1. This is Bebop Tabletop: The podcast that’s turning each episode of Cowboy Bebop into a new tabletop RPG. Think Dungeons and Dragons with space cowboys! Each week, join Lijo John and Andrew Wu, as they remix the characters, music, and themes of the beloved anime classic into a game you can play. Let’s Jam! Cover art by https://www.twitter.com/ecokitti (@ecokitti) Follow us on Twitter for Cowboy Bebop and RPG news, announcements, and more https://www.twitter.com/beboptabletop (@BebopT ...
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Roleing Imperfection

Roleing Imperfection

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Our podcast features two friends with over fifteen years of gaming experience chatting about tabletop role playing games. Our philosophy involves complex character design integrated with fully fleshed out worlds. We aim to help people write characters, play tabletop rpgs, and run their own games. Each episode will break down a different roleplaying topic with stories from our past games and suggestions for how to make your games better.New episodes launch Thursdays! Remember to play what you ...
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We talk about all things Star Trek Adventures. This includes announcing the latest releases, highlighting professionals and fans associated with the game, explaining game rules and mechanics, exploring how to be a better GM or player, discussing the wider Star Trek-verse in relation to STA, and answering your questions about the best RPG game ever. https://linktr.ee/studiotembo
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In-depth podcast on how to improve your campaign, focusing on the adventure, world and character design. We apply proven and practical game design techniques to the world of running pen and paper campaigns. There's a lot to get into, so let's get started.
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This Line Isn’t Secure is an actual play Delta Green podcast blending high production value, immersive sound design, and slow-burning dread. Inspired by Archive 81 and Malevolent, it drags listeners into a world of conspiracies, cosmic horror, and paranoia. Nothing stays hidden forever.
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Welcome to Dark Alchemy, a podcast forged in the fires of the world’s greatest roleplaying game — Dungeons & Dragons. Whether you’re a Dungeon Master weaving intricate campaigns or a player chasing nat 20s, this show is your spellbook of storytelling secrets, tactical advice, and homebrew brilliance. Join the creators of the Dark Alchemy YouTube channel as we explore custom monsters, DM tips, worldbuilding lore, house rules, and interviews with fellow adventurers from the D&D community. 🎲 Ne ...
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Eidolon Playtest

Audio Entropy

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Eidolon Playtest is an award-winning actual-play RPG podcast where we playtest EIDOLON: Become Your Best Self, a game inspired by Persona and Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure, written by Luke Varner and Molly Rhinebeck!
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Wizards of Eem

James Parks, Ben Costa

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Wizards of Eem is a podcast hosted by Ben Costa and James Parks, lifelong friends and the creative duo behind the graphic novel series Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo (Knopf / Random House), the middle-grade series Dungeoneer Adventures (Aladdin / Simon and Schuster), and the tabletop roleplaying game Land of Eem (Exalted Funeral). Join Ben Costa and James Parks as they dive into the art of storytelling, tabletop game design, and the creative industries they love. This podcast offers a ...
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Gamestorming Lab Podcast

Gamestorming Lab Podcast

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A podcast by Safeer Syed and David Pidgeon, where we design a tabletop (story, rpg, maybe board) game based on crowdsourced suggestions and then play the dang thing next episode. Icon vector created by Freepik (http://www.freepik.com/free-photos-vectors/icon) Snow vector created by Bamdewanto - Freepik.com (http://www.freepik.com/free-photos-vectors/snow)
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World Anvil Worldbuilding Podcast

World Anvil founders Janet (writer, worldbuilder, nutcase) and Dimitris (GM, worldbuilding wizard, techmonkey)

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Are you worldbuilding for homebrew RPG campaigns, novels, game development, films or anything else? Then you're in the right place! Designed to educate, inspire and entertain, World Anvil's founders - writer & RPG designer Janet Forbes and Gamemaster and RPG designer Dimitris chat with creators and academics about the brass tacks of worldbuilding, exploring a new theme each month. Expect topics like novel writing and short stories, game design, Cultures and Societies, Settlements and their n ...
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Immersive Tabletop RPG storytelling meets audio drama in this narrative actual play podcast. Dive into the epic world of MythCraft with Ties the Bind, a cinematic actual play podcast where every relationship matters, every tie can bind, and family is everything. What to Expect: -Collaborative storytelling that puts character development first -Immersive sound design and atmospheric audio -Real dice rolls and authentic tabletop gaming moments Join us on Discord
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Roleplay Rescue

Che Webster

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Did you used to play roleplaying games back in the day, delving dungeons with funny dice in hand? Why’d you stop? Find out how to reclaim your RPG hobby as a working adult. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Head to Table

Thom Rawson and Tom Snowden

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Head to Table is the comedy podcast where each week two friends design a brand new, short form tabletop RPG and then playtest it. Join us as we create ill-advised mechanics, vastly oversimplify the complicated, and foil our own best laid plans. Head to Table is Thom Rawson and Tom Snowden. Check us out on Twitter at @headtotable or at headtotable.com.
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Me And Steve Talk RPG‘s

Steven S. and Steven G.

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Wide-ranging tabletop role-playing discussion, a variety of guests, and occasional actual-play content. All done with a casual, conversational vibe. Everything from tips for playing and GMing, to rule system discussions, with plenty of whatever happens to cross our minds along the way! Are we ”experts”? No! Do we really love ttRPGs? HECK YEAH!!! To that end, we‘re just looking to start conversations to help folks better understand how they can have more fun playing make-believe, and chucking ...
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MYTHICast is a bi-monthly presentation by the Mythicos Studios Design team. Hosts Lord Mortis, Father Time and the Sooch discuss Mythic Earth news, tactics, background, the lore, game tips and much more. We also cover all Mythic Earth worlds-with a focus on Mythic Americas. In our typical one-hour show the guys will also deliver general gaming-related news, around other tabletop, and RPG games.
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Another tabletop RPG podcast where a couple friends get together, roll some dice, and shenanigans ensue. We'd be glad to have you all along for the ride! DISCLAIMER: We use the Dungeons & Dragons 5e RPG for our games and do not by any means play perfectly. This world is of our own design and we use D&D as a guide to explore it and live through it.
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Recorded at Metatopia 2024 Presented by Avonelle Wing and Nicholas Ambrose My first question when someone tells me they're self-publishing a game is "What are your goals?" Sometimes, the answer is "I just want to know someone out there is playing it." Often times, though, designers are knee-deep in designing their One True Game, have sunk countless…
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In this episode of RPG, hosts Dirk Knemeyer and David Heron sit down with writer and designer MJ Newman to dive into the many sides of RPG writing. Known for her work across different properties, MJ shares her experiences navigating the unique challenges of creating for both big corporations and small publishers. The conversation covers everything …
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Step into the world of Untold Fate, the new storytelling RPG from Enchanted Lore! 🎲✨ In this exclusive interview, we sit down with the creators to talk about their best D&D stories, how long they’ve been playing RPGs, the inspiration behind Untold Fate, and what makes this project stand out in the world of tabletop roleplaying games. We’ll also cov…
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In this episode of That RPG Podcast, we talk about the Critical Role's Campaign 4 controversy, how to play evil characters cooperatively (with inspiration from Apple TV's The Studio), and discuss how to incorporate robust interactivity in your roleplaying games. This month's adventure hook features a trip to a spooky town in the vein of Stranger Th…
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Yep, back to weekly) AJ FOX is back to talk about the stupendously amazing 5-4-3-2-1 system for character development! Listen in and prepare to flesh out your PCs in new and imaginative ways. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jNyH7-7gpK61q1z0FiDoBONjhDfulP_C/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=107248546059831663146&rtpof=true&sd=true https://linktr.ee/studiote…
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Send us a text Have you ever wondered why some tabletop RPG campaigns feel vibrant, dramatic, and full of intrigue—while others fall flat? In this episode of the Wizards of Eem Podcast, we’re diving deep into the power of factions and why they’re the ultimate tool for raising the stakes in your TTRPG. Factions aren’t just background flavor—they’re …
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You can support this show on Patreon⁠⁠! Today, I’m talking to Allen Varney, who runs the Bundle of Holding currently, which I think everyone listening to this had heard of. Before that, he worked as a freelance writer, editor, game designer for TSR, Steve Jackson Games, West End Games, FASA, and more. He was the lead designer for Paranoia XP, the 2…
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Send us a text Clarice emerges from the bathroom in a half-crouch, arms out, both hands on the gun, extended just below the level of her unseeing eyes. She stops, listens. In her raw-nerved darkness, every SOUND is unnaturally magnified - the HUM of the refrigerator... the TRICKLE of water... her own terrified BREATHING, and Catherine's faraway, ec…
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"Сердце, тебе не хочется покоя, Сердце, как хорошо на свете жить. Сердце, как хорошо, что ты такое!" CREDITS: Iris Christianson as Ylva Blom Mike Painter as Rudy Smith Luke Varner as Abigail Rhodan Max Knightley as The GM MUSIC BY MAX KNIGHTLEY EDITED BY CRYSTAL ZASLAVCHIK CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains gun violence and death by fire. Buy o…
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Nelson (Lord Mortis) and Eric (Old Man Eric) introduce the Mythic Earth Crux Creator. The game's new and very impressive home for all rules, list building needs, campaign, scenarios, etc. Eric and Nelson discuss the Crux Creator capabilities by examining the Featured List section of the Crux Creator. The guys will also be doing further episodes of …
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This episode I talk about the Draw Steel books shipping, details about the December MCDM crowdfunder and where Omund's Land went, and the Boggits crowdfunder by Triglav Games. Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2519#links Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:33 JotT #1: Treasure Sets of the Timescape 01:58 Draw Steel Books Are Shipping 02:50 Decembe…
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Vehicles play a major role in G.I. JOE, Power Rangers, and, obviously, Transformers. But how do they work in Essence20? Charles, who is running a session with at least one vehicle combat soon, asks Ryan, who designed the Essence20 vehicle rules, about their intent, origin, and implementation. Listen Now! (mp3) Featuring Letter From Snake Eyes part …
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Continuing Conversations w/ Peter Norton of Hollowponds Solo Sagas. This week on the show, we sit down with Peter Norton, the creative force behind Hollowponds Solo Sagas, to talk about his bold leap into full-time storytelling. We dive into his upcoming projects, his vision for building a vibrant solo RPG community, and his creative ventures into …
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New episodes premiere every other Thursday at 6 PM EST. All Links and Social Media: https://linktr.ee/nullproj Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thenullproject ---------- #DeltaGreen #ActualPlay #TTRPG #CosmicHorror #Lovecraftian #HorrorPodcast #TabletopRPG #RPGPodcast #Unnatural #NullProject #HorrorCommunity #RoleplayingGames #Tableto…
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Fancy setting us a gaming challenge? Get in touch here! This week it's time for a discussion on all thing EA and the recent buy out. After that's done and we have a shower it's time to create a new game. This week we go for a squad manager walking simulator. Quite the collection! Thanks for listening and please leave us a review and subscribe if yo…
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Send us a text 15 years ago, the TTRPG world as we new it came to an end and a new era began. The postapocalyptic era, an era powered by the apocalypse. In 2010 Apocalypse World changed everything. The new take on traditional RPGs quickly changed the landscape from crunchy numbers-based games to one that flowed with the narrative and allowed player…
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We conclude our discussion of Ready Player One with an updated review of the movie. In pondering this mid movie, we leave no stone unturned... and no critically-acclaimed director forgiven. Come for the movie critique, stay for the poetry! Find part 1 of the discussion, Ernest Cline's Stinker (Part 1), here. Find our original review of the movie on…
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In this episode, I have a chat with Adept_Austin from the Discord as he introduces me to the heart of roleplaying and how GMs and players can introduce it to their sessions. Welcome to Mythras Matters Season 1 episode 74 - The heart of roleplaying with Adept Austin SHOW Links: Podcast on YouTube RPG Shop - https://ko-fi.com/inwils/shop ☕ Become a R…
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EPISODE SUMMARY The second part of the interview with Tyler Crumrine. In this episode, James talked to Tyler about how things are done at Possible Worlds Games compared to the publishing industry at large. In the worldbuilding half of the episode, they used Cosmic Century Knights to create an artist commune with an infrastructure based on engineere…
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This week we Steves have a chat about ways to get better buy-in for campaigns via a literary concept! We also put a name to a concept that's been put forth on the show before, and just generally talk RPG stuff! d20 Network Spotlight: Wonderous Atlas of Creation's Destiny -- https://wondrousatlas.wordpress.com/ Game of the Week: Steve G: Hyper-Neon …
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Our heroes are ambushed in an alley but prevail, and learn that someone or something has been tracking both the professor and themselves. Join our Intrepid Heroes as they solve the mystery of the Murder in Metal City! Cast: Jason Keeley – GM Alex Speidel – Patsy Van Dyne Isis Wozniakowska – Voss Seltee Jocelyn Hamilton – Together in Electric Dreams…
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"The kind of dirty where the water never cleans off the clothes." CREDITS: Molly Rhinebeck as Hereafter Iris Christianson as Hope Patrol Lexi Waltner as Jacqueline "Jack" Sparks Zoe Tunnell as The GM MUSIC BY MAX KNIGHTLEY EDITED BY LUKE VARNER CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains gun violence and body horror. Buy our book! Support us on Patreon!…
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Battlecry!, the latest sourcebook for Pathfinder 2e, is full of amazing options, like the new Jotunborn big beefy ancestry with planar connections, the new commander and guardian classes, a leader and a protector, respectively, and a new skirmish system to put your PC in the middle of epic battles. The book’s design lead, our own Jason Keeley, join…
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Send us a text One of the things we are passionate about at the Epic Adventure Podcast is spontaneous story telling. I have been a low prep game master for a very long time, preferring to let my players actions push the narrative and typically filling in the gaps between the sessions to make it feel like I’ve pre written an epic storyline, when in …
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In episode 124 of Game Design Unboxed, we chat with game designer Serena Fadlun about creating games that increase human happiness and how she literally dreamed her career into existence when a vision of her future son inspired her to start designing. Serena shares how she blended her work experience (from translating top-secret movie scripts to a …
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In this episode of Behind the Cardboard, host Ellie Dix speaks with designer Bez Shahriari about the importance of building and embracing your brand as a game designer. Bez shares how their brand identity shapes not only their games but also the events, connections, and communities they create. They discuss tailoring games to resonate with a specif…
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This week we're launching a new actual-play campaign! We're using the Exalted game system from Onyx Path (Drive-Thru link), and it's being run for us by a friend and listener, Decurion, who also ran the Tomb of Dreams AP which we put out a little while back. The Cast: GM/Storyteller: Decurion Firamar Saelen : Jen Finn Breakwater: Dave/Sarcastic Pal…
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In this episode of That RPG Podcast, we talk about First Encounter RPG by Fire & Fables Studios, how to run immersive downtimes in play, and build a Greek mythology-themed adventure set in a Dying Earth dystopia. Not every odyssey begins with beasts and brawn: join us as we explore the outer limits of your characters' interior worlds with OSR+'s pa…
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Follow us through the surprising evolution of the Know Direction Network’s Essence20 podcast. Listen Now! (mp3) Featuring Letter From Snake Eyes part 4, generously provided by Wordburglar. Check it and other amazing 80s-inspired out at Wordburglar.com. Although the host works for Renegade Game Studios, this podcast and the network that hosts it are…
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Tom Bloom is the designer of Lancer RPG, author of Kill Six Billion Demons, and self-proclaimed 4e sicko. Tom made some comments about Draw Steel on Bluesky, and I thought it would be interesting to hear his thoughts on Draw Steel, as a designer of a well-liked tactical RPG. We also talk about games not appologizing for their design, how testing ma…
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