Best Andrew Geertsen Podcasts (2025)

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S7E39: Dealing with Failure 1:01:02

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This week, Adam and Tiana talk about why players (and GMs!) have a hard time when their rolls fail. (In the midst of a few other things we talked about, of course.)

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S7E38: A Rambling Conversation 1:07:03

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This week, Adam and Tiana intended to talk about the new Draw Steel system that both of them backed on Kickstarter. The conversation took a few turns along the way, but we had fun. The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqs Dea…

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S7E37: IP D&D - Our Tier 2 Arcane Spells 1:03:15

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This week, Adam walks Tiana through the current list of Tier 2 Arcane spells in the IP D&D Master document. We adjust a couple things, discuss whether others should be in, and generally geek out about magic. The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https:…

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S7E36: IP D&D - Tier 3 Spells Part 2 1:22:01

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This week, Adam and Tiana finish up their Level 3 spells tier list; what's essential, what's too good, what can be left on the rubbish bin, and what can be combined with another spell to streamline the choices. The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! htt…

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S7E35: IP D&D - Tier 3 Spells Part 1 1:09:51

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This week, Adam and Tiana focus on making a Level 3 spells tier list; what's essential, what's too good, what can be left on the rubbish bin, and what can be combined with another spell to streamline the choices. The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! h…

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S7E34: Heroic Classes for IP D&D - Warlock 1:00:33

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This week, Adam and Tiana return to Warlock to talk about the fantasy of the class, as well as our current class write-up for IP D&D. The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqs Death Campaign: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=…

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S7E33: Heroic Classes for IP D&D - Sorcerer and Wizard 1:06:46

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This week, Adam and Tiana talk about the Heroic Classes Sorcerer and Wizard (we skipped over Warlock for the moment; tune in next week for that), going through the current write-up for the classes. The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.…

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S7E32: IP D&D - Tier 2 Spells Part 3 1:01:58

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This week, Adam and Tiana wrap up their quest through the second level spells. Do you agree with our choices? Disagree? Do you have suggestions for martial spells? Join the Discord and tell us all about it! The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https:/…

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S7E31: IP D&D - Tier 2 Spells Part 2 57:42

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This week, Adam and Tiana continue their herculean sorting task, discussing their way through the good, the useful, and the Acquisitions Incorporated. The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqs Death Campaign: https://youtube.c…

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S7E30: IP D&D - Tier 2 Spells Part 1 1:01:40

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This week, Adam and Tiana take on a herculean task: going through the second level spell list in D&D 5e and assigning each spell to one of the four power sources within the game. (And we develop a secret fifth list over the course of this episode.) The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/…

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S7E29: The Worst Advice! 1:07:29

3M ago1:07:29

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This week, Adam and Tiana Ren take a break from giving good advice and lean into the mirror universe version of this show. Hopefully, some conversations that come from this are helpful for you and your table! The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https…

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S7E28: Going Through Your Notes - Heroic Class (Assassin Through Druid) 1:04:24

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This week, Adam and Tiana go through the notes left in the Heroic Classes section of the IP Master Document (link to the doc below). We discuss what we agree with, reword a couple things to make them clearer, and dive deep into our disagreements (whether that's a disagreement with the note or with each other). Join the conversation! The Master Docu…

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S7E27: Discussion about Way of the FromSoft DM 1:06:27

4M ago1:06:27

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This week, Adam and Tiana talk about Adam's DMing style, affectionately known as "Way of the FromSoft". What does that mean to him? How does it differ from his previous styles? The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqs Death C…

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S7E26: Roast Adam 1:05:17

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This week, Adam turns to Tiana to get a read on how she feels about his GMing after sitting at his table for years. He wants it all! The good, the bad, the "WTF, man?" The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqs Death Campaign: …

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S7E25: Building Monsters - Blue Dragon 1:09:33

4M ago1:09:33

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This week, Adam and Tiana work through Adam's Blue Dragon build. We discuss the design ethos we have in mind for enemies, how it plays out with the Blue Dragon, and where we go from here. The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vc…

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S7E24: Control Spells (and Other Moments When Players Lose Control) 1:00:29

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This week, Adam and Tiana talk about control spells and how to make them work without players losing agency. But what does that mean, specifically? The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqs Death Campaign: https://youtube.com/…

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S7E23: Equipment and Shops 1:04:00

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This week, Adam and Tiana talk about equipment in IP D&D, and the shops where player characters can obtain this equipment. We also introduce the idea of "comfort" to the game, with various effects (both positive and negative). The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join …

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S7E22: Playtest After-Action Report 1:06:21

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This week, Adam and Tiana talk about the game Adam ran as a playtest for the IP D&D system. We're excited about how it went, and how the input from the players offered suggestions for changes! The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gY…

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S7E21: Conditions and Damage Types 45:55

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This week, Adam and Tiana take a look at conditions and damage types; we want the damage types to feel like they have individual identities, which means they need to do different things! The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcr…

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S7E20: Backgrounds and Ancestry 1:01:59

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This week, Adam and Tiana follow up on the idea of a level 0 character with backgrounds and ancestry, allowing players to get the basics of what a character is and can do before diving into base classes and beyond. The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord!…

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S7E19: Taking a Step Back 1:02:21

6M ago1:02:21

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This week, Adam and Tiana talk about the difficulties of teaching and learning a new system, and how we're using those difficulties to build a smarter system while still keeping it as distinctly Dungeons and Dragons. The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discor…

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S7E18: Heroic Classes for IP D&D - Paladin 1:03:45

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This week, Adam and Tiana do a deep dive into Paladin as rewritten for Inspiration Point D&D. This class means a lot to both of us, so we dove deeper into the fantasy of the Paladin than will be common in other Heroic Classes. The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join …

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S7E17: Heroic Classes for IP D&D - Assassin and Champion 1:02:26

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This week, Adam and Tiana dive into the builds for Assassin and Champion. These were two subclasses in D&D 5e, but we're fleshing them out into their own Heroic Classes! The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqs Death Campaign…

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S7E16: Heroic Classes for IP D&D - Cleric and Monk 1:06:26

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This week, Adam and Tiana begin talking about the builds for the Cleric and Monk classes. We had to start with Tiana's favorite class, after all! The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZKu_sgVIzwPAdJ1BxI/edit?usp=sharing Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqs Death Campaign: https://youtube.com/pl…

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S7E15: Heroic Classes for IP D&D - The Design Ethos 59:58

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This week, Adam and Tiana begin discussing the Heroic Classes, which are the classes that player characters will choose at level 3. This is where the tree begins to truly branch, and thus there's a lot of decisions baked into the design process. Let's talk about it! The Master Document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xHSJopmC5TPNcxnKFNxXKZRZlZ…

Andrew Geertsen Podcasts

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Inspiration Point

Adam Power, Andrew Geertsen, & Tiana Ren Hanson

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S7E39: Dealing with Failure 1:01:02

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S7E38: A Rambling Conversation 1:07:03

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S7E37: IP D&D - Our Tier 2 Arcane Spells 1:03:15

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S7E36: IP D&D - Tier 3 Spells Part 2 1:22:01

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S7E35: IP D&D - Tier 3 Spells Part 1 1:09:51

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S7E34: Heroic Classes for IP D&D - Warlock 1:00:33

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S7E33: Heroic Classes for IP D&D - Sorcerer and Wizard 1:06:46

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S7E32: IP D&D - Tier 2 Spells Part 3 1:01:58

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S7E31: IP D&D - Tier 2 Spells Part 2 57:42

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S7E30: IP D&D - Tier 2 Spells Part 1 1:01:40

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S7E29: The Worst Advice! 1:07:29

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S7E28: Going Through Your Notes - Heroic Class (Assassin Through Druid) 1:04:24

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S7E27: Discussion about Way of the FromSoft DM 1:06:27

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S7E26: Roast Adam 1:05:17

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S7E25: Building Monsters - Blue Dragon 1:09:33

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S7E24: Control Spells (and Other Moments When Players Lose Control) 1:00:29

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S7E23: Equipment and Shops 1:04:00

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S7E22: Playtest After-Action Report 1:06:21

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S7E21: Conditions and Damage Types 45:55

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S7E20: Backgrounds and Ancestry 1:01:59

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S7E19: Taking a Step Back 1:02:21

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S7E18: Heroic Classes for IP D&D - Paladin 1:03:45

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S7E17: Heroic Classes for IP D&D - Assassin and Champion 1:02:26

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S7E16: Heroic Classes for IP D&D - Cleric and Monk 1:06:26

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S7E15: Heroic Classes for IP D&D - The Design Ethos 59:58