Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchEpisode 110 — How Do You Adjust the Tone at Your Gaming Table?
How do you fine-tune the tone–whether it’s grim, comedic, or something else–at your gaming table? Chris and Andy talk about this, but not before they…
3 years ago
Episode 109 — How Do You Incorporate PCs’ Family and Loved Ones?
Family, friends, and loved ones of PCs, when they appear at all, often serve primarily as victims whose plight motivates the PCs. Are there more and …
3 years, 1 month ago
Episode 108 — Dealing with GM Distraction
Have you ever struggled to stay focused on the campaign you’re running because you’re distracted by all the shiny new games on your bookshelf that yo…
3 years, 1 month ago
Episode 107 — What Do You Do When Your Players Get Stuck?
Andy and Chris go back to their Roll For Topic roots and roll on the old Table of Topics for this one! They (briefly) discuss the OGL and D&D and wha…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 106 — Old Year Reflections, New Year Ambitions (with Matt Wilson)
Chris is temporarily out for this episode, which means that there’s nobody to stop Andy and guest GM Matt Wilson from venturing down all kinds of his…
3 years, 2 months ago
Episode 105 — Actual Play: Snake Oil’s Last Score
In the last episode, we planned a Wild West adventure and “dungeon.” Now, we force a gang of hapless players through it! Guest players John, Ben, Tob…
3 years, 3 months ago
Episode 104 – Build a Dungeon 2022!
It’s the holidays which means it’s the return of Roll For Topic’s traditional Build-a-Dungeon/Play-a-Dungeon! This episode we design a “dungeon” with…
3 years, 3 months ago
Episode 103 – Design an encumbrance system that even encumbrance haters will want to use
This week Andy and Chris are joined by Toby to talk about encumbrance systems. Listen as they slowly convince themselves that encumbrance isn’t all b…
3 years, 4 months ago
Episode 102 — Using Cellphones Creatively at the Game Table
Andy and Chris recap their Halloween roleplaying experiences before tackling a tricky design challenge: can they come up with an interesting way to u…
3 years, 4 months ago
Episode 101—Design an Adventure Built Around a Performance (with guest GM Alban)
Chris and Andy are joined by guest GM Alban to discuss how you might build an entire adventure around a performance. Is that a performance by the PCs…
3 years, 4 months ago