Episode 165 – How Do You Handle Character Aging And Age Differences? Roll For Topic podcast

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Would you ever call for a “re-do” of a scene or encounter that didn’t go as planned? In what situations might that make sense? And are there better ways to “roll with” an unwelcome development in the game? Chris and Andy discuss, along with talk about game pacing and Andy’s million-dollar idea for a mystery … Continue reading "Episode 168 – Do You Replay TTRPG Scenes That Go Wrong?"…

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Episode 167 – How Do You Use Weather in Your TTRPGs? 35:02

20 days ago35:02

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Does it matter in your D&D game if the weather outside is bright and balmy or cold and rainy? Are there ways to incorporate changing weather into a TTRPG that don’t just boil down to the occasional die roll penalty? Chris and Andy discuss, and Chris describes his experience with Bully Pulpit Games’ The Skeletons.…

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Episode 166 – Do your characters have lives outside of the adventure? 36:52

5 weeks ago36:52

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Andy and Chris talk about the lives our PCs lead outside of the adventuring life. They also inadvertently pitch a very fun sounding game where you play a bunch of teachers.

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Episode 165 – How Do You Handle Character Aging and Age Differences? 34:03

7 weeks ago34:03

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Episode 164 – How Do You Handle Player Mounts and Horses? 42:34

9 weeks ago42:34

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What do you do when one of your players comes to the table with a PC that has a horse, mount, or another game feature that radically changes tactical situations? Chris and Andy discuss ways you can approach mounts in a way that doesn’t cheat the player of their mount, but which also doesn’t hurt … Continue reading "Episode 164 – How Do You Handle Player Mounts and Horses?"…

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Episode 163 – Do you hand out documents at the table? 43:24

11 weeks ago43:24

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Andy and Chris talk about the things we used to love and then get into the the discussion of handing out documents/clues/puzzles at the table.

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Episode 162 – How Do You Run Wilderness Survival Games? 31:32

13 weeks ago31:32

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What elements go into a good game focused on wilderness survival and exploration? Chris and Andy discuss, but not before a few detours to talk about Stephen King’s Dark Tower series and The Wizard of Oz.

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Episode 161 – How Do You Handle Religion in Your Games? 49:31

15 weeks ago49:31

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What does religious faith look like in your games? Do you encourage your players to make religious faith a key part of their PCs, whether or not their character class is mechanically built around it? Andy and Chris discuss–but not before a few detours into the Dune setting, Tolkien (again), and more.…

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Episode 160 – How Do You Game in Times of Difficulty? 27:36

17 weeks ago27:36

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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 so heavy and overwhelming? Chris and Andy talk about the value of creative action in times of stress.

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Episode 159 – To Chase or Not to Chase Your White Whales 40:26

19 weeks ago40:26

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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” play D&D or to keep chasing his white whales.

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Episode 158 – Holiday Actual Play Special 1:50:29

21 weeks ago1:50:29

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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 Christmas. The game system we’re using is Caltrop Core (https://caltropcore.com/), adapted for this holiday-cheer-filled scenario!…

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Episode 157 – Build a Dungeon 2024! 1:30:20

23 weeks ago1:30:20

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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 dungeon for a bunch of lovely folks.

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156 – Chit Haters 39:38

25 weeks ago39:38

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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.

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Episode 155 – Gold in Games 46:05

27 weeks ago46:05

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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.

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Episode 154 – How Do You Prepare to Run an Epic Campaign? (with Matt Wilson) 46:42

29 weeks ago46:42