Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode 158 – Holiday Actual Play Special
It’s our annual holiday tradition–a TTRPG actual play in which we run the roleplaying scenario that we designed in the last episode! Join Chris and he GMs a motley band of heroes try to save Christma…
Published on 9 months, 1 week ago
Episode 157 – Build a Dungeon 2024!
It’s that time of year again! Join Chris and Andy with special guests, John Corey and Kyle Latino, as they build a dungeon live on air! This is part 1 of 2. In the next episode Chris will run the dun…
Published on 9 months, 2 weeks ago
156 – Chit Haters
Andy and Chris talk about the feelings they have about different methods of getting a random number. Rolling a die is great; drawing a chit from a bag is bad.
Published on 10 months ago
Episode 155 – Gold in Games
Andy and Chris talk about Baldur’s Gate 3 for too long and then Chris surprises everyone by having done a small amount of research before they discuss money in games.
Published on 10 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 154 – How Do You Prepare to Run an Epic Campaign? (with Matt Wilson)
Have you thought about running an epic RPG campaign–perhaps a complex published campaign like Curse of Strahd or Masks of Nyarlathotep–but find yourself unsure how to start preparing? In this episode…
Published on 11 months ago
Episode 153 – Spooky and Cheery Holiday Games
Andy and Chris talk about running games on holidays and what exactly makes it so compelling. They also talk about the upcoming D&D DMG, Alien tie-in novels, and The Left Hand of Darkness.
Published on 11 months, 2 weeks ago
Episode 152 – What Can Mini-games Add to an RPG?
Have you ever used a mini-game in a tabletop RPG–a game that steps completely outside the official rules of your RPG to resolve a particular situation? We discuss Chris’ experimental one-shot in whic…
Published on 11 months, 4 weeks ago
Episode 151 – RfT Con 2024 Trivia Quiz and Diamond Heist!
Recorded live at the fourth annual Roll for Topic Con! Follow along as the audience takes our annual roleplaying trivia quiz, and plays a brand new game called Diamond Heist.
Published on 1 year ago
Episode 150 – What Does Crime Look Like in Your Game Setting?
What does the criminal underworld in your setting look like, and how do the players interact with it? Andy and Chris discuss the topic of crime in RPG settings, along with their plans to run some one…
Published on 1 year ago
Episode 149 – How Do You Use Languages?
Andy and Chris talk about going to the dentist and also about using languages at the table. Chris makes a reference to a 29 year old movie and Andy makes a reference to a 23 year old tv show.
Published on 1 year, 1 month ago