Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode 160 – How Do You Game in Times of Difficulty?
Is tabletop roleplaying “just” an escapist diversion? How and why do we approach a hobby like gaming when news and politics and life in general are s…
1 year, 1 month ago
Episode 159 – To Chase or Not to Chase Your White Whales
Andy and Chris recap the build-a-dungeon/play-a-dungeon and then talk about their gaming plans for 2025. Andy wonders aloud about whether to “just” p…
1 year, 2 months ago
Episode 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 h…
1 year, 2 months 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 year, 3 months 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 ba…
1 year, 3 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 discus…
1 year, 4 months 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 yours…
1 year, 4 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 …
1 year, 5 months 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 situatio…
1 year, 5 months 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 g…
1 year, 6 months ago