Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode 125 – When Players Do the Unexpected
What do you do when your players make in-game choices you weren’t expecting? Should you try to shift them back onto your planned course, or appreciat…
2 years, 8 months ago
Episode 124 — Do You Require Your Players To Read the Rules?
How much rules mastery do you ask of your players? Chris and Andy discuss the unique challenge that roleplaying games present, with their often-massi…
2 years, 8 months ago
Episode 123 – Live at Roll For Topic Con!
Our first live episode in front of a studio (con) audience! Andy runs us through his annual Roll For Topic Swap Table Quiz. Take the quiz while liste…
2 years, 9 months ago
Episode 122 — How Do You Encourage Your Players to Roleplay Among Themselves?
Your players probably interact with you, the GM, in character from time to time. But do they roleplay with their fellow players? What does that look …
2 years, 9 months ago
Episode 121 — What Makes a Good Flawed Hero?
What makes for a good flawed player character? Chris and Andy explore what it means to be an interesting flawed or anti-hero. But before they do that…
2 years, 10 months ago
Episode 120 — Choosing the Right Convention Game
In a break from the usual format, Andy and Chris talk through the process of choosing the right game to run for a convention one-shot. Together, they…
2 years, 10 months ago
Episode 119 – Audio Equipment, Mysteries, Aliens, and Repetition
Andy and Chris fail to roll on the table for a topic, but of course have plenty to talk about. Listen as they talk about wrangling audio equipment fo…
2 years, 10 months ago
Episode 118 — How to Make Small Towns in Your Fantasy Setting Memorable
Andy’s back from a cross-country road trip, and he’s eager to talk about all weird and wonderful claims to fame that small, rural towns celebrate. In…
2 years, 11 months ago
Episode 117 – How do You Steal from Movies and Books?
Andy and Chris are thieves! Everyone likes reading books and watching movies, but have you ever lifted a scene or character from them for your campai…
2 years, 11 months ago
Episode 116 — What Goes Into a Great Online TTRPG Experience?
We cover a lot of ground in this episode! We talk about health and injury rules, the quirky LitRPG genre, and rethinking alien species in tabletops R…
3 years ago