Tabletop roleplaying podcast hosted by John and Hannah Large of Red Dice Diaries, providing a mixture of advice, thoughts and inspirations for aspiring GMs and players of RPGs
Welcome to Last Roll of the Week with Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offer hints, review books and other stuff to use in your own games.
The good folk at ATELIER CLANDESTINE have kindly provided me with a review PDF of their book WHEN SEA IS CALLING, a guide for nautical adventures, in this video I give my opinion on it.
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Part one available here.
Three visitors to the isolated, rotting corpse-town of Ebon Eaves find themselves trapped in a church, forced to fight for their leaves against both the dead and a horrible blasphemous form of life.
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Tremulus available from https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/120260/tremulus
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Three visitors arrive in the isolated American town of Ebon Eaves, two eager to claim their inheritance and another seeking a spiritual project to distract him from the trauma of his past, but little do they know that the tree blocking the way into town is the least of their troubles...
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Welcome to Last Roll of the Week with Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offer hints, review books and other stuff to use in your own games.
I’m currently prepping to run The Enemy Within campaign for WFRP 4E, we’ve done a bit of character gen and I’m enthused to get started, but need to get myself up to speed on the current iteration of the rules. One of the things I find useful is a cheat or reference sheet so I’ve decided to create one using Obsidian Notes.
I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast
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If I get some responses I’ll put them together in an episode and we can hopefully get an interesting discussion going and learn something from each other.
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Links:
🔹Josh Plunkett’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JoshPlunkett
🔹AWESOME LIES blog: https://awesomeliesblog.wordpress.com/
🔹Obsidian Notes: https://obsidian.md/
🔹Cheatography website: https://cheatography.com/
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Welcome to Last Roll of the Week with Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offer hints, review books and other stuff to use in your own games.
In this episode I’m talking about the book "So You Want to be a Game Master" by Justin Alexander that I picked up for Christmas.
I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast
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If I get some responses I’ll put them together in an episode and we can hopefully get an interesting discussion going and learn something from each other.
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Links:
🔹Nerds RPG Varietycast Podcast - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376
🔹Alexandrian Blog - https://thealexandrian.net/
🔹Alexandrian YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@TheAlexandrian
🔹Interview with Justin on the Dungeon Masterpiece YouTube channel -
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Welcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games.
In this episode I’m talking about some of my plans for podcasting and content in 2024 and why I’m unofficially referring to this as “the Year of the Hammer.”
I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast
Or email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com, either sending us a sound file or a written email.
If I get some responses I’ll put them together in an episode and we can hopefully get an interesting discussion going and learn something from each other.
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Links:
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Zigmenthotep Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@zigmenthotep
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Welcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games.
In this episode I’m joined by lovely wife Hannah as we discuss the recently released (at time of recording) D&D 5E collectable magazine from Wizards of the Coast.
I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast
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If I get some responses I’ll put them together in an episode and we can hopefully get an interesting discussion going and learn something from each other.
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Welcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games.
In this episode I’m out and about again, and I’ve been thinking about some of the elements that tend to get “short-changed” in some of the streamlined versions of D&D that I’ve been looking at recently.
I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast
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If I get some response I’ll put them together in an episode with responses and we can hopefully get a really useful discussion going and learn something from each other.
We now also have a blog:
https://reddicediaries.bearblog.dev/
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Many thanks to our caller in this episode:
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Welcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games.
I’ve recently acquired a book called Brancalonia which is a spaghetti fantasy campaign book using the 5th Edition of the world’s most popular roleplaying game; reading through got me thinking about what I loved in it, but why I probably wouldn’t run it as is.
In this episode I’m out and about talking about that very subject and also comparing it to another game Helvecziathat has a similar vibe to it.
Both of these games are also available from DrivethruRPG in PDF format.
I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast
Or email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com, either sending us a sound file or a written email.
If I get some response I’ll put them together in an episode with responses and we can hopefully get a really useful discussion going and learn something from each other.
We now also have a blog:
https://reddicediaries.bearblog.dev/
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Welcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games.
A short while ago I posted an episode give some thoughts about how to keep interest going in a long-running campaign and I asked for your thoughts, some listeners were kind enough to response, so in this episode I’m going to play their responses and talk about.
I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast
Or email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com, either sending us a sound file or a written email.
If I get some response I’ll put them together in an episode with responses and we can hopefully get a really useful discussion going and learn something from each other.
We now also have a blog:
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Many thanks to our callers in this episode:
Jason Connerley from Nerds RPG Varietycast
The Pink Phantom from Phantom Thoughts
Pat, who kindly left a comment on Substack
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Welcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games.
In this episode—inspired by some #RPGaDay2023 correspondence and podcasts I’ve listened to—I’m talking about ways you can prevent your enthusiasm ebbing for an RPG campaign.
I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast
Or email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com, either sending us a sound file or a written email.
If I get some response I’ll put them together in an episode with responses and we can hopefully get a really useful discussion going and learn something from each other.
We now also have a blog:
https://reddicediaries.bearblog.dev/
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Mentioned in this episode are the following podcasts:
Nerds RPG Varietycast by Jason Connerley
Roleplay Rescue with Che Webster
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Welcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games.
In this episode I’m taking a first look at the following Lamentations of the Flame Princess modules:
The Yellow Book of Brechewold
Meanderings of the Mine Mind
Black Chamber
A Gift for all of Norway
Do Not Accept this Quest
Faecal Lands
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Welcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games.
In this episode I’m taking a first look at the following Lamentations of the Flame Princess modules:
Galileo 2: Judgement Day
Temple of the Wurm
Winnie the S**t
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Welcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games.
In this episode we're offering 5 tips for creating a campaign mash-up.
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In our latest podcast episode we review the Mythic GM Emulator, available now from Drivethru RPG:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/422929/Mythic-Game-Master-Emulator-Second-Edition
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In our latest podcast episode we review the Sandbox Creator by Atelier Clandestin, available now from Drivethru RPG:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/430675/Sandbox-Generator
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Having saved Count & Countess Snaroc from the unpleasantness on the Lightning Rail our heroes enjoy the hospitality of their estate, but find themselves drawn into issues with the local nobles and something sinister affecting the law in Last Hope.
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Our heroes seek to escape the monolithic grasp of the Steel Empire by making their way to the badlands and the small frontier town of Last Hope where they plan to lose themselves amongst the throngs of humanity and possibly plan how they can strike back against the Empire, but first they must reach their destination.
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In this episode we're catching up on some voicemail about skills, house-ruling and the difficulties of getting players into TTRPGs.
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In this episode I'm continue my conversation with two of my regular players and GMs Mathew and Johannes, we're talking about some of the benefits of system mastery and also the important of authorial intent and good GM advice in games.
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In this episode I'm taking a look through the beta version of Cities Without Number the forthcoming cyberpunk game by Kevin Crawford.
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In this episode I'm talking about the benefits of dropping little plot bombs into your games and not necessarily fully planning them out.
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In this episode I'm continue my conversation with two of my regular players and GMs Mathew and Johannes, we're talking plot terriers, receiving player assistance and also what we're looking for in a game system at this stage in our lives.
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In this episode I'm chatting to two of my regular players and GMs Mathew and Johannes about the games they're running and we also discuss the pros and cons of long-running campaigns and revisiting old settings for new games.
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In this episode I'm chatting a little about thoughts stirred up by my acquisition of the RPG EZD6 and one of the unsung heroes of the dice world.
If you'd like to check out EZD6 it's available here: https://www.ezd6.com/
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It's been a while since we put out an episode, but we're kicking off this year by talking about the Dungeon23 project I've got involved in and how that's going at the moment.
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In this episode we're answering some of your lovely voicemails.
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Many thanks to our callers:
You can find the name generators I use at the link below:
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Spurred on by some conversations and videos I've watched recently, in addition to feedback from my players following our last campaign, I've been thinking about how simple skills might be implemented in OSR games.
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Zone maps can be a real boon to games, allowing maps to be created quickly and easily, in this episode i'm offering five tips for creating them.
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NPCs are a vital part of any RPG campaign, and in this episode we're offering five tips to help you describe them in your games.
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In this voicemail episode I'm responding to calls about session titles, recent OSR October episodes and various old-school primers.
Our callers this episode were:
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If you want to check out my Youtube review of Face Folio you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Bpm9SgfQg
At the time of publication there's still a few days to back it on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/facefolio2/face-folio-for-zine-quest-4
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Inspired by Spencer's excellent Keep off the Borderlands podcast, in this OSR October episode, I'm taking a more positive look at Electric Bastionland and talking about whether I think it's an OSR game.
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You can find the episode of Keep off the Borderlands that inspired this episode here: https://anchor.fm/free-thrall/episodes/OSR-A-Jasont-How-OSR-is-Bastionland---The-Dungeon-Dozen---OctOSR-OSRtober-episode-209-e1pkesd
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In this OSR October episode I'm chatting a little bit about Zines within the OSR space and why I think they're valuable.
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You can find the wikipedia definition of zines I read out here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zine
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In this OSR October episode I'm talking about the Principia Apocrypha an old-school gaming primer.
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You can get hold of the Principa Aprocrypha here: https://lithyscaphe.blogspot.com/p/principia-apocrypha.html
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Inspired by Rob C's Down in a Heap podcast, for this OSR October episode I'm talking about one of my favourite supplements, Magical Industrial Revolution by Skerples.
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You can check out Skerples blog at: https://coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com/
And his products are on DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/12623/Skerples
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In the first of my OSR October episodes I'm taking inspiration from Rob C's Down in a Heap podcast and am talking about what the OSR means to me.
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In this episode I'm giving you some reasons why you might want to consider giving your sessions a title and some tips for creating said title if you do.
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We're back after a month break and we're talking about some of the benefits that you can reap from sharing the descriptive load with your players.
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Inspired by an episode of the Hindsightless podcast I'm pondering why sometimes guns can feel like a bit of a letdown in D&D and OSR games, and I make some suggestions as to what you can do about it.
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In this voicemail episode I'm responding to calls about book snobbery, Face Folio and whether or not monsters should follow the same rules as the PCs.
Our callers this episode were:
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In this episode of the podcast I'm pondering the question of whether I've become a book snob and discussing what got me thinking about it.
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In this episode I'm taking a look at a ZQ4 entry from Goblin's Henchman, the Face Folio.
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In this episode of the podcast I'm asking whether monsters and PCs should always follow the same rules and am giving my opinion on the matter.
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In this voicemail episode I'm responding to calls about using cards to generate a random wilderness and how D&D is changing to meet the desires of the modern audience.
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In this episode of the podcast I'm taking a look at a preview of the Folklore Bestiary presented by the Merry Mushmen of Knock fame.
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In this episode of the podcast I'm talking about an article featured in Knock issue #3 by James Malizsewski, and how it made me think about what I get out of D&D.
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In this episode of the podcast I'm running through the procedure for creating random wildernesses using playing cards and some D20 as written by Eric Nieudan and featured in Knock issue #3.
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In this voicemail episode I'm responding to calls about using cards in games, ending campaigns, future potential Fate projects and Hyperspace D6, amongst others.
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In this episode of the podcast I'm discussing the recent end of our Smoke & Snow OSE campaign (although we may revisit the campaign world at some point in the future).
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In this episode of the podcast I'm talking about using cards in RPGs and some of the reasons that I've been more than a little skeptical of it in the past.
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In this episode I'm going to be following the procedure outlined in the Realm Fables Sandbox Creator to make a simple point-crawl map using just a set of playing cards and a handful of day.
You can get the PDF of the Sandbox Creator from Shieldice Studios on DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/397034/Sandbox-Creator
The cool set of playing cards I used for this were from Acelion: https://www.acelioncards.com/
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In this episode I'm discussing the recent conclusion to Johanne's epic Burning Wheel campaign Chronicle of the Crowns and musing on whether letting people know that they're moving into the end-game of a campaign is a good idea.
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In this episode I'm chatting a bit about feudalism and social class, and how thinking about it can suggest some intriguing questions and ideas for your D&D games.
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As requested by Jason from Nerds RPG Varietycast, in this episode I'm taking a look at Hyperspace D6, a streeamlined hack of the old WEG D6 system.
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In this voicemail episode I'm responding to calls about alignment, player investment in world background, use condition books and Hyperspace D6, amongst others.
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In this episode I'm talking about my recent decision to postpone a session of my Smoke & Snow campaign and why, sometimes, it's okay to postpone or back out of a session.
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Inspired by my recent receipt and perusal of X-treme Dungeon Mastery 2nd edition (that I backed on Kickstarter a while back), in this episode I'm talking about the importance of creating a sense of progress in your D&D games.
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In this episode I'm chatting about the Sandbox Creator booklet I recently received as part of the Realm Fables Kickstarter from Sheildice Studios.
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In this episode I'm talking about the slightly more "manual" method I've adopted recently for running my online Old-school Essentials game.
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In this episode I'm talking about what Hannah and myself got up to at UK Games Expo 2022 a couple of weeks ago (as of time of recording).
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In this episode I'm talking about one of the ways I often prepare my game notes for conventions and one-shots.
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In this episode I'm talking about one of my least favourite bits of making convention scenarios but also how it can be a useful opportunity for the Con GM.
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In this voicemail episode we're responding to call-ins from our listeners about episodes discussing Kobolds and their evolution, we also talk about OSE modules and people's favourite monsters.
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In todays episode I'm talking about some of the benefits of using a random character creator.
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In todays episode I'm chatting with Hannah about why I love pig-faced orcs so much.
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In this episode I'm discussing a few ways that you can allow PCs to introduce themselves in-game and some of the benefits that it might bring to your games.
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In today's episode Hannah and myself are talking about Kobolds and their transition from dog-like humanoids to dragon worshipping reptile-men through the various editions of D&D.
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In today's episode of the podcast Hannah and myself are chatting about our individual top three D&D monsters.
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In this episode I'm talking about a recent e-bay purchase I made and why I prefer my second-hand RPGs in a slightly used condition.
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In this episode I'm talking about a recent OSE island hex-crawl that I ran at a small, local convention.
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In this episode Johannes Paavola and myself conclude our conversation about ongoing campaigns and long-form campaigns in general.
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In this episode I'm continuing my discussion with Johannes Paavola as we talk about our ongoing campaigns and long-form campaigns in general.
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In this episode I'm continuing my discussion with Johannes Paavola as we talk about our ongoing campaigns and long-form campaigns in general.
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In this episode I'm discussing some of the benefits of curated your collection of random tables and discussing some of the random tables that I use.
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In this episode I'm joined by Johannes Paavola as we talk about our ongoing campaigns and long-form campaigns in general.
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In this episode I'm highlighting some of the articles I particularly enjoyed out of the third issue of the Knock zine by the Merry Mushmen:
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In this episode I'm highlighting some of the articles I particularly enjoyed out of the second issue of the Knock zine by the Merry Mushmen:
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In this episode I'm highlighting some of the articles I particularly enjoyed out of the first issue of the Knockzine by the Merry Mushmen:
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In this episode I'm taking a look through a recent gaming acquisition, The Waking of Willowby Hall and old-school style adventure module written by Ben Milton.
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Zak James left a comment on one of our Youtube episodes asking how GMs can hint at monster weaknesses, in this episode we're discussing why you should include such weaknesses and how your PCs might discover them.
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In today's episode I'm confessing to a subset of rules that I rarely (if ever) use when running games of Old-school Essentials.
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In this voicemail episode we're responding to call-ins from our listeners about episodes featuring aliens, we touch on the nature of chaos, chat a bit more about usage dice and discuss the potential origin of the bonux prime requisite XP system.
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In this episode of the podcast I'm talking about one of my favourite aspects of OSE, specifically Necrotic Gnome, adventures,
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In this episode I'm discussing some of the benefits and flaws of human-anologue aliens and more incomprehensible aliens in media and how you might represent such creatures in your RPGs.
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In this episode I'm talking about why having a short rest or comfort break during an RPG session can be very handy for both players and GMs.
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In response to a call-in from Jason at the Nerds RPG Variety Cast podcast, I'm talking about how I go about creating taverns for my D&D game.
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In this episode I'm talking about generic/collective terms for monsters and why they can be a real boon to GMs.
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This episode is based on a suggestion by RFED (AKA. Darren Green) who called in asking about bonus XP for having high prime requisite scores in D&D attributes.
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In this episode I'm frothing a bit about my recent acquisition of the dungeon-mapping software Dungeon Alchemist that I originally backed on Kickstarter.
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Having been thinking about evil npcs and the like, spurred on by our recent episode Stupid Evil, I've been thinking about how middle-management/tax collectors could make excellent villains for certain campaigns.
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Following on from our previous episode I'm talking about some of the fantasy brews that I particularly enjoyed in the Wormskin-zines from Necrotic Gnome and also offering some advice for making your own.
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In this voicemail episode we're responding to call-ins from our listeners about using tokens in gaming, inspirational monster episodes, playing evil characters in games and how the zombie horde trope has been a bit over-used in the media.
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In this short episode I'm thinking about how adding a speciality brew to your taverns could add a lot more to your game.
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In this episode we have a few of our listeners calling in about music and our recent usage dice episode.
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In today's episode I'm thinking about some of the things that make zombie apocalypses in film and fiction so unnerving for me and am chatting a bit about how that might work in a D&D campaign.
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Love it or hate it, it's clear that the 4th edition of D&D very much polarised the fan-base, however--in this episode--I'm talking about something I very much loved about 4E, the World Axis cosmology.
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Inspired by an episode of Biggus Geekus I listened to recently I chat about playing evil PCs.
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In this episode I'm dicussing how uising generic tokens like meeples might actually help your RPG game.
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In this episode I'm dicussing Usage Dice, an alternative method of tracking consumables, a few things I like about this method and some that I don't.
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In this episode we being with a rallying cry by Goblin's Henchmen before moving on to talk about skills, classes and mega-dungeons.
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In this episode I'm talking about a recent OSE game where I tried running a dungeon as a point-crawl, what I think went well and what I think I can improve on.
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In this episode I'm discussing a supplement from Appendix-N Entertainment that covers some lost/forgotten classes for OSE:
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Following on from our episode about Thieves, in this episode I'm talking about how I feel that White Box: FMAG's handling of thievery could be expanded to add additional depth to characters in D&D.
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Inspired by an episode of Cleric's Wear Ringmail, in this episode I'm talking about my thoughts on health potions.
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In this episode we're answering listener calls about our recent Battle Cries episode and Jason has called in to wax nostalgic about old books.
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Following on from last Friday's episode about the allure of old books, I'm looking at a secondhand copy of the Chaosium Universal Supplement Cities that I picked up a while back.
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In this episode we're answering listener calls about our recent Mi-Go and Thief Skills episodes.
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In this episode we're answering listener calls about our recent episode on the 5E Poisonous Plants supplement and also the subject of running more than one game in the same campaign setting.
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In this episode I'm talking about some of the reasons that I find old or second-hand books so appealing.
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In this episode we're thinking about how rubbish/detritus is used (or not) in dungeons and how thinking about such things could add an extra dimension to your lairs.
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In this bonus episode we're responding to some listener call-ins concerning our recent episodes about the Abominable Snowman and also how to get inspiration when you're drawing a bit of a blank RPG-wise:
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In this episode we're talking about why heroic battle-cries and speeches can be useful and offering some tips as to how you can incorporate them into your D&D games.
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Today I'm musing about why the Thief class in D&D has never really appealed to me.
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In this episode I'm talking about one of my favourite creatures from the Mythos, the Mi-Go, devilish fungoid scientists who experiment on themselves as readily as others.
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In this episode we're answering some voicemails from our listeners talking about humanocentric campaigns and returning to a more manual method of running games.
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In this episode myself and Hannah are talking about one of our favourite Cryptids, the Yeti, how it has been represented in D&D and how you might like to use it in your games.
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In this episode I'm bemoaning some recent tech-problems we've been having with FoundryVTT in my OSE game and the potential back-ups/alternatives I've been looking at.
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In this episode I'm talking about a D20/5E supplement thaty I've found very interesting and useful during my games, that covers poisonous plants, their uses and dangers.
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In this episode I'm talking about one of my favourite recent books that I use for fleshing out details in my campaign world, in-case plants specifically.
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In this episode I'm talking about some of things I do to try and jump-start my imagination when I hit a block or a blank spot.
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In this episode we answer voicemails from a number of callers on recent episodes and discussions of the topics therein. Many thanks to our callers:
Check out Goblin's Henchman's stuff on DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/9524/Goblin039s-Henchman
Check out ChicagoWiz on the DM's Handbook podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedungeonmastershandbook or on his blog https://chgowiz-games.blogspot.com
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In this episode I'm asking the question 'Why is the gold always in a chest?' and suggest some ways that--thinking a little about how and where things are stored--could add some depth to your dungeon-crawl.
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I'm talking a little about the Field Guide to Hot Springs Island and why it has helped captured my imagination, and really made me want to incorporate this intriguing mini-setting into my own campaign world as potentially a second game.
Please note: This is not a review of any of the Hot Springs Islands product.If you're interested in checking out HSI you can find it here: https://shop.swordfishislands.com/books/
Check out Nerds RPG Varietycast, the inspiration for this episode at: https://anchor.fm/jason376
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In this episode I'm discussing some things that I like to see and don't like to see in character backgrounds when I'm GM-ing a D&D game.
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In this episode I'm musing about using spreadsheets and other such tools in RPGs and how they can overshadow the fun bits of the game.
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In this episode I'm talking about Hot Springs Island, why I'm thinking about running it for a small local convention and why it might be the next semi-regular campaign game I start up; I'm also asking the question do you run more than one campaign in the same game-world?
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In this episode we answer voicemails from a number of callers on recent episodes and discussions of the topics therein. Many thanks to our callers:
If you want to check out Glen's recent episode "Oh the humanity!" that we mentioned you can find it here: https://anchor.fm/radio-grognard/episodes/Oh-the-Humanity-e1et1t1
Also check out Dyson Logos for some great maps: https://dysonlogos.blog/
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In this episode I'm talking about why I think some of the dem-human stereotypes common in D&D might actually be useful.
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In this episode I'm taking a look through the LOTFP module Wight Power where the misguided attempts of several religious people to restore the Kingdom of God, birth and abomination, disturb the rest of the Wight, an undead force of malevolence and evil.
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In this episode I'm talking about some of the potential benefits of having a campaign where the PCs are overwhelmingly human.
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I've recently been down a bit of a mental rabbit-hole after reading the Old School Companion Volume 1, it's got me thinking about NPC classes and their utility in D&D so, in this episode I'm asking, how do you stat up your NPCs?
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In this episode we answer voicemails from a number of callers on recent episodes and discussions of the topics therein. You can check out the podcasts of our callers at the links below:
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Due to events in my Smoke & Snow OSE campaign, I've recently been thinking more about money in D&D, how it's earned and spent.
In this episode I'm talking about a Reddit Post that gave me some great ideas regarding wages earned in D&D.
You can find the original post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDBehindTheScreen/comments/3o2ydl/5e_commoner_life_and_economy/
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We've finally managed to get our schedules to mesh so that Hannah and myself can record a couple of episodes together; in the second of this two-parter Hannah suggests some situations where it might be okay to fudge dice-rolls in D&D.
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We've finally managed to get our schedules to mesh so that Hannah and myself can record a couple of episodes together; in the first of this two-parter Hannah suggests some situations where it might be okay to fudge dice-rolls in D&D.
In this episode we talk about one possible method of dealing with this sitation.
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In this episode I answer voicemails from Jason of Nerds RPG Variety Cast and Joe from the Hindsightless podcast. You can check out their podcasts here:
We're talking charm person, future plans and demonic summonings in Pathfinder.
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So, it's game time and your player party have decided to hit up a dungeon that you didn't expect or you've not planned for? What do you do?
In this episode we talk about one possible method of dealing with this sitation.
The Dyson Logos map we reference in the episode can be found here: https://dysonlogos.blog/2021/07/12/the-fallen-house-of-githaleon/
Please check out the Dyson Logos website, it has some amazing maps on it.
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It's Random Chart Tuesday and in this episode we're talking about the less reputable healers who might be peddling their wares in your campaign world.
You can find the accompanying random chart on our blog at: https://reddicediaries.com/rp-rambles/random-chart-tuesday-snake-oil-salesmen/
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In this Monster Monday episode I'm talking about one of my favourite creature types, the summoner.
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Can your players handle the heat when the murder of the innocent shakes the moral core of 1630s Paris and the anger of the citizens threatens to burst forth in a tidal wave of anger and indiscriminate vigilante revenge?
If so then join us as we delve into Terror in the Streets, a module for LotFP.
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You can check out this excellent book at the LOTFP webstore: http://www.lotfp.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=42&product_id=417
(at the time of recording availabewl for 33.00EUR, approx 30.00GBP or approx 40.00USD for both hardcopy and PDF)
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(at time of recording available for 9.99USD, which is approx 9.00EUR or 7.00GBP)
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As wars of religion engulf Europe and refuges free from religious persecution, fleeing across a burning landscape, we stop to take shelter in No Rest for the Wicked, a module for the OSR game Lamentations of the Flame Princess.
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In this episode I'm taking a look at a review copy of the module The Punchline for the OSR game Lamentations of the Flame Princess.
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In this episode I'm taking a look at a review copy of the module Green Messiah for the OSR game Lamentations of the Flame Princess.
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My original review of Lamentations of the Flame Princess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toR7ksvDO10
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In this episode I'm taking a look at a review copy of the module In a Deadly Fashion for the OSR game Lamentations of the Flame Princess.
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My original review of Lamentations of the Flame Princess: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=toR7ksvDO10
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In this episode I'm musing a little about the future of the podcast and talking about my plans to possible move to shorter daily episodes.
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In this episode of the Red Dice Diaries RPG podcast we're discussing the fabled Screaming Skulls and suggesting a few ways you can use them in your D&D games.
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We've also done a blog post that ties in with this episode providing some small random tables for filling in the background of our skeletal screamers, you can check it out here: https://reddicediaries.com/anchor-podcast/skulls-that-scream/
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In this voicemail episode we answer some voicemails we received just before Christmas via the Anchor App.
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In this voicemail episode we answer some voicemails received about Swords & Sorcery, Cepheus Engine and running secondary games.
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In this seasonal episode of the Red Dice Diaries RPG podcast we're discussing the Welsh folk-tradition of the Mari Lwyd and suggesting a couple of ways you could use it in your D&D games.
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It had to happen sooner or later, I've started thinking about running a second campaign and my mind has turned in the direction of Swords & Sorcery.
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In this voicemail episode Hannah and myself are fielding your calls about our recent Lazy DM Prep and Dinosaur episodes amongst other things.
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In this episode I'm talking about one of my least favourite things in OSR games, level drain.
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In this episode Hannah is talking about the recent LARP event she attended, the Gathering 2021 run by the Lorien Trust.
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If you want to find out more about the Lorien Trust you can find their website here: The Lorien Trust | Live Action Role Play
There's a load of versions of the song Blackleg Miner we reference in the show, but here's one of our favourites: (21) Richard Thompson Blackleg Miner - YouTube
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In this voicemail episode Hannah and myself are fielding your calls about our recent Lazy DM Prep and Dinosaur episodes amongst other things.
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In this episode Hannah and myself are joined by our friend David Mills to chat about a recent game we played in.
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In this episode Hannah and I are talking about how you could use dinosaurs in your D&D game.
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Following on from last episode I talk a little bit about my thoughts having prepped and run a session using the method from Sly Flourish's Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master.
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In this episode we're talking about the concept of Secrets & Clues as presented in Sly Flourish's Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master.
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In this episode I'm musing on how I plan to implement a very large monster in my next OSE session.
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In this voicemail episode Hannah and myself are fielding your calls about Merfolk, quartermasters and the mixing of fantasy and sci-fi elements.
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In this episode we talk a little about how having a quartermaster can be a real boon to your game.
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It's another folklore Friday episode and this time we're talking merfolk, dipping into legend, touching on how they appear in D&D and some ways to use them in your games.
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In this voicemail episode Hannah and myself are fielding your calls about recent episodes, folklore, your own games and incorporated different genres into your fantasy campaign.
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In this episode we're discussing a few reasons why you should seriously consider putting a giant robot or a spaceship in your D&D game.
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In this Monday's episode we're looking at ways in which you can use religious ceremonies in your RPGs.
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In a slight departure from previous Friday episodes, we're talking about a creature of folklore and how you could use it in your games.
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In this Monday's episode we're discussing what we consider to be five essentials to include in your GM pack.
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In today's episode we're discussing the parasitic fungus known as the Zygom.
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In this voicemail episode Hannah and myself are answering calls about recent episodes and chat a little more about how maps and other sources of brain fuel can provide inspiration.
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In this recording Hannah is explaining a visual method of map and world creation that she has used to provide her with inspiration in the past when it comes to creating campaign worlds for RPGs.
You can find the full post, including a link to Hannah's checklist and a higher res photo of the final map at https://www.reddicediaries.com
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In this Friend or Foe Friday episode Hannah and myself are talking about the centaur-like creatures known as the Wemic.
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In this episode Hannah and myself are chatting about how maps can be a great source of inspiration for your RPG campaign world.
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It's Friend or Foe Friday and--as per the result of our Twitter poll--we're talking about the Vegepygmy or Mold Man.
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In this voicemail episode Hannah and myself are answering calls about our recent Vargouille and Save or Die episodes.
The BX character generator I mentioned in the episode can be found here: http://character.totalpartykill.ca/holmes/
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In this episode we're talking about Save or Die mechanics, the positives, the negatives and how we us them (or not) in our games.
This episode was inspired by a DBJ live-stream I watched today, check it out at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8IH5PqtAm7E
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In this slightly delayed episode we're discussing the flapping fiends of the Outer Planes, Vargouilles.
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In this voicemail episode Hannah and myself are answering calls about the Obliviax, chatting some more about rivers and how a monster is represented differently in Pathfinder.
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In this episode we're talking about what I consider to be one of the ultimate encounters you can have in a D&D game.
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In this episode we're discussing a monster I recently stumbled across whilst flipping through my Old School Essentials Classic Monster book, the Devil Swine.
Old-school Essentials can be purchased from DrivethruRPG:
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The second part of our conversation with Johannes Paavola about all things gaming prep.
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In this episode we're cracking open the AD&D 1E Monster Manual II again and--as per the result of our Twitter poll--we're taking a look at the malign moss known as Obliviax.
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In this episode we're joined by Johannes Paavola to talk about all things gaming prep.
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In this episode we're discussing the mismatched product of evil magic, the patchwork creatures known as Mongrelmen.
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In this voicemail episode Hannah and myself are answering calls about our recent Hanging Tree episode, talking about why we feel fantasy is popular as a genre and generally chatting about other things raised by our great callers.
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In this episode Hannah is talking about the potentially lazy stereotype that all women over 40 are evil magic-users.
Update 09/03/21: I originally put the title of this as "Harmful Hags" because I like alliteration (give me a Peter Parker or a Bruce Banner any day) and it sounded better than "Why Does John think all Old Women in D&D Games are Hags?", but a few people--including some rabid internet trolls--have pointed out this was a bit click-baitey so I have changed it. Although I did laugh when someone said that "overly PC" people like me were ruining the hobby, think it's the first time I've ever been called overly PC. - Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain)
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For this Friend or Foe Friday episode--as chosen by the voters in our Twitter poll--myself and Hannah are talking about the Hangman Tree, a dangerous intelligent plant, and how you could use it in your game. - Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain)
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In this short Thursday episode myself and Hannah are talking about some of the horror tropes we mentioned in our Gibbering Mouther episode and how they were put to good use in the first episode of the TV series Lovecraft Country. - Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain)
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In this (slightly delayed) episode myself and Hannah are discussing that demented, dribbly blob known as the Gibbering Mouther. - Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain)
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Spurred on by an idea from Hannah and the discovery of a cache of old Dragon magazines in our garage, this episode we're talking about running games with multiple plotlines. - Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain)
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In this voicemail episode Hannah and myself are answering calls about our recent Froghemoth episodes and also chatting a bit more about Zinequest 3 on Kickstarter.
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Inspired by a recent episode of Pete Jones' excellent Dragons are Realpodcast I thought--for this episode--I'd talk about some of the RPG zines that I've backed on Kickstarter for Zinequest3.If you want to find out more about Zinequest click here.
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As per the results of our last Twitter poll, for this Friend or Foe Friday episode we're delving into the murky swamps beneath the surface of which, tentacled horrors lurk, waiting to swallow intrepid explorers whole.
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In this voicemail episode Hannah and myself are answering calls about our recent Cloaker episode, chatting about Beastmaster and listening to more of your great gaming stories.
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Inspired by a number of call ins and suggestions from our listeners myself and Hannah recently (re)watched the 1982 fantasy cheese-fest Beastmaster, after watching it we thought it'd be cool to do an episode discussing animal companions in RPGs.
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In this Friend or Foe Friday episode Hannah and myself are discussing the Cloaker.
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In this voicemail episode Hannah and myself are answering calls about our recent Cat Lord episode, chatting about random breaks and sharing some more in-jokes.
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In this episode I'm talking a little bit about gaming in-jokes.
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In this episode Hannah and myself are talking about the Cat Lord a deity-like creature that is served loyally by all feline creatures.
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In this episode Hannah and myself are discussing my recent decision to have random encounter charts for specific areas in my OSE campaign and the things to keep in mind if you decide to do likewise.
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In this monster episode Hannah and myself are looking at the deadly lupine shapeshifters known as Barghests.
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In this voicemail episode Hannah and myself are answering calls about our recent Goblin episode and responding to some of your other lovely voicemails.
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In our first episode of 2021 myself and Hannah are looking at five simple tips you can use to encourage people to stay in-character during your games.
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In this Friend or Foe Fridayepisode, Hannah and myself look at those grubby, green malcontents the goblins.
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In this voicemail episode Hannah and myself are answering calls about our recent Aboleth episode, getting some great resources and also continuing our chat about the wide variety of games available.
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In this episode myself and Hannah are having a quick chat about a number of articles I've read recently concerning games other than D&D.
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In this episode we're discussing the evil Aboleth, a slimy aquatic aberration with a memory stretching back to the dawn of time and a yearning to reclaim lost glories.
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In this voicemail episode Hannah and myself open up the postbag and answer some calls about safety tools, session zero and the classification of monsters.
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Inspired by a recent Session Zero-centric episode of The Redcaps Podcast that I listened to, I decided to post the audio from the session 0 of our recently started White Star campaign Damascus Sector. We focus mostly on getting people introduced, fleshing out some of the background, genning characters and getting people used to FoundryVTT.
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In this episode I'm having a quick flick through the Micro-adventure In the Pines that Tim Shorts of Gothridge Manor was kind enough to send us a copy of.
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This episode was spurred on by a comment from Ty Prunty on my Facebook account, asking why I don't talk about Fate so much anymore?
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In this episode, myself and Hannah are looking at the Troll variants found in the 1st Edition AD&D Fiend Folio.
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In this voicemail episode Hannah and myself take calls about wishes in games, get some great advice on publishing and answer questions about recent episodes.
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In this episode, I'm getting a few things off my chest as myself and Hannah muse about problems in games and ways that they can be avoided or dealt with.
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In this episode we're taking a look at the avarous and isolationist Deep Gnomes, and how they've change through the editions of D&D.
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In this episode we're delving into the idea of sentient swords and other items as featured in Old-school Essentials.
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Wriggling out of their graves eager to spread death and despair the Sons of Kyuss are a particularly unpleasant, infectious type of undead.
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In this episode we discuss another monster from the classic Fiend Folio, this time it's the turn of the relentlessly obsessive Skeleton Warrior.
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In this voicemail episode Hannah and myself take calls about using sentient swords in games, get a great story about how a wish ran in a game and answer some other queries about recent episodes.
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In this episode we offer some tips on using that mostly powerful of all magics, Wishes, in your D&D games.
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In this episode we're delving into the Needleman from the 1E AD&D Fiend Folio, looking at how it's changed over the years and discussing some ways you could use it in your game.
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I had the good fortune to play in a session of Eldritch Tales (a White Box game of Lovecraftian Horror) run by the author Joe Salvador, organised by Colin Green of the Spikepit podcast and featuring a number of OSR Anchorite luminaries; whilst playing it I was reminded how much I enjoyed the feat system in the game and started to think that it could very easily be imported into other old-school D&D style games.
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In this Friend or Foe Friday episode we're continuing our exploration of monsters originating in the 1E AD&D Fiend Folio, comparing and contrasting Mephits from various editions and talking about potential ways you could use them in your games.
I backed the Old School Essentials Advanced Fantasy Kickstarter by Necrotic Gnome and Exalted Funeral, Gavin Norman the author was kind enough to send pre-release PDFs to the people who back the Kickstarter. In this episode I'm looking through the second of the two compiled rules tomes available on the Kickstarter.
In this Friend or Foe Fridayepisode we're trawling through the Fiend Folio in search of the deadly Lizard King.
Here are some of the items referenced in the show:
I backed the Old School Essentials Advanced FantasyKickstarter by Necrotic Gnome and Exalted Funeral, Gavin Norman the author was kind enough to send pre-release PDFs to the people who back the Kickstarter. In this episode I'm looking through the first of the two compiled rules tomes available on the Kickstarter.
In this bonus episode, I have a bit of a rant about someone being an a-hole on Reddit.
In this Friend or Foe Fridayepisode--as per the result of this week's Twitter poll--we're cracking open the mighty Fiend Folio once again in an attempt to peel back the festering robes of the haunting Heucuva.
It's 2020 and we can't go out for a pub crawl, unless you're talking about a fantasy RPG pub crawl that is!
Hannah talks us through a simple pub-crawl game she made based on Goblin Henchman's hexflower engine, we test it out and I muse on how it could be used in RPGs.
The previous episode where we discussed Hexflowers can be found here.
If you're interested in knowing more about Hexflowers, check out the following created by Goblin's Henchman:
In this episode we're looking at those gargantuan, silver haired menaces, the Fog Giant.
In this voicemail episode we answer some voicemails about our recent recordings, including the mighty Flailsnail, the Monk class and the Blind Dead:
Many thanks to our callers this episode:
Running NPC heavy scenes can be very challenging for both GMs and players, in this episode we're offering some tips to help lighten the load a little.
In this episode we're taking a look at that most bizarre member of the gastropods, the Flailsnail.
If you want to check out Jeff Rients article on the Flailsnail conventions you can find it on his blog at the link below:
In this episode we're continuing our discussion on Monks in D&D.
In this Friend or Foe Fridayepisode, as voted for on our Twitter poll, we are taking a look at the Lung Wang, a Sea Dragon inspired by Eastern myth.
In the first part of a two episode stint myself and Hannah are talking about the Monk in D&D.
In this Monster Fridayepisode--as per the result of our Twitter poll--we're delving into those tragic and evil figures the Death Knights, once great and noble warriors, now cursed to walk the land bringing death & destruction to all they encounter.
In this voicemail episode we answer some voicemails about our recent recordings, including TPKs, plots and frogmen.
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As a follow up to our earlier episode about elaborate backgrounds I discuss why I think that the most important story is the one going on now, at the table.
This episode was inspired in part by a Doctor Who video on the Full Fat VideosYoutube page, you can check out the original video using the link below:
In this episode we're discussing the Crypt Thing, a static undead with powerful teleportation abilities.
If you want to check out the homebrew 4E version of the Crypt Thing that we mention in the episode you can find it at the link below:
In this episode we're talking about castles and some of the things you need to think about when you're using them in games:
Below are some links if you want to know more about castles:
In this episode myself and Hannah look into one of the more enduring monsters of the D&D game, the vile, frog-like Bullywug.
Want more inspiration for gaming in swamps, check out CINEMATIC ENVIRONS: WETLANDS by Critical Hit Publishing:
In this episode (inspired by Jason Connerley of the Nerds RPG Varietycast) we're talking about Hirelings, how you can represent them in your game, also some of the positive and negative sides to using them.
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In this episode Hannah is talking about why she loves the old AD&D 2E artwork and found it inspirational during her first years as a roleplayer.
In this Friend or Foe Fridayepisode we're looking at the Giant Blood Wormfrom the 1E AD&D Fiend Folio:
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In this voicemail episode Hannah and myself take calls about our recent episodes on gunpowder in D&D, gaming procedures and hear an amusing story of a grizzly TPK.
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In this episode Hannah talks about Star Trek technology and the effects it could have on your RPG:
As requested by Joe Richter of the Hindsightless podcast, in this episode we're discussing the recently "double" TPK we had in my short-lived ICRPG campaign set in Greater Lunden and the surrounding Havenlands.
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If you're interested in watching the APs for the two TPKs you can find them here:
In this Friend or Foe Friday episode we're cracking open the AD&D 1E Fiend Folio (as requested by Colin Green of the excellent Spikepit podcast) and choosing a random monster to discuss, for this episdoe we've rolled the Mantari.
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In this episode we're talking about the benefits of having a clearly defined sequence of play in your games, we're referencing Old School Essentials by Necrotic Gnome.
If you want to check out Old School Essentials you can find their website here:
The basic rules for OSE are also available as a free PDF from DrivethruRPG:
It's Monday again and we're talking gunpowder and primitive firearms in D&D, love them or hate them there's a few things you need to consider when bringing them into your game:
If you want to pick up the free (no art) version of LOTFP you can find it here:
In this Friend or Foe Fridayepisode Hannah and myself are discussing those summoned denizens of the Inner Planes, the elementals.
In this voicemail episode Hannah and myself take calls about my upcoming OSE game and how to start a campaign, we get some kind words about the podcast and round off with some extra funky ideas about scarecrows.
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In this episode we're talking about the differences between pre-planned games and sandboxes, along with some of the pros and cons of each.
It's the start of the week again, but don't despair roleplaying masses, Hannah and John are here to keep you company while they chat about hexcrawls.
Check out the excellent Alexandrian blog for more on hexcrawls:
In this Friend or Foe Fridayepisode, Hannah and myself discuss that silent, sentinel of the fields and guardian of the grain, the scarecrow.
In this voicemail episode Hannah and myself answer a number of voicemail calls we've received recently.
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In this episode I muse a little about my next game and consider whether I've gotten lazy when it comes to world-building.
Our Monday episode is a bit late (busy weekend) but myself and Hannah have been chatting about different methods of stat generation in D&D.
In this Friend or Foe Friday episode myself and Hannah are looking at the deathly variant of the Beholder known as the Death Tyrant:
For more about Beholders check out the wikipedia page:
In this Wednesday episode myself and Hannah discuss inventories, lightly touch on encumbrance and then I spiral off into ranting about shopping trips.
In this Monday's episode myself and Hannah discuss barroom brawls and try to create a simple mini-game for running them:
The subject of this episode was suggested by:
If you're interested in knowing more about Hexflowers, check out the following created by Goblin's Henchman:
You can find the hex-flower that we created, along with instructions for it's use, by clicking here.
In this voicemail episode we're talking about a time when expansive character backgrounds roamed the earth free and unchecked, whether the Satanic Panic influenced the portrayal of some monsters in the AD&D 2nd Ed Monster Manual and rounding of with some chat about taverns.
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In this voicemail bonus episode we're answering calls about Cons, colonialism and bar fights.
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In this Friend or Foe Friday we're talking about those murderous, blood-drenched fey, the Redcaps.
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In this voicemail episode we discuss some of the issues with mystery boxes, unicorns and starting a campaign where they often end.
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In this episode Hannah has hi-jacked the mic again, we're out by a campfire in our back garden creating a random table to add some more interest to random extras and NPCs that the player characters might come across in your game.
The start of the week has rolled round and I'm ranting about what I consider to be the right way to leave an RPG whilst Hannah valiantly tries to wrestle me back on topic.
It's another Friend or Foe Friday and we're discussing the mighty, leviathan of the deeps, the colossal Kraken.
In this Wednesday Wisdomepisode myself and Hannah discuss some of the ways that the rituals surrounding death, burials and graveyards can be used to enhance your game.
In this Monday's episode we are joined by special guest Mark Palmer who is talking to us about the great work being done for Albacon 2020, an online RPG convention taking place on 3rd and 4th October 2020 raising money for It's Good 2 Give a great charity that provides support for young cancer patients and their families.
I heartily encourage you to visit the website and have a look, I'm hoping to run a game or two for the convention myself and maybe play in some others, it's for a great cause.
In this Friend or Foe Friday episode Hannah and myself discuss that most mystical and fabulous of creatures, the unicorn.
In this Wednesday's episode myself and Hannah are talking about ways to get the best from taverns in your games:
You can find some cool tavern generators using the below links:
This is the second part of our session 0 discussion/character creation for the Band of Blades campaign that Johannes is running for us at the moment.
You can find the first mission of the campaign on our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq8Mex1DndQ
We're starting up a Band of Blades game following the conclusion of our recent Scum & Villainy campaign, I'm often asked about session 0s and preparing for games and so--with the kind permission of all involved--I'm putting our session 0 on this podcast, splitting it down into a number of episodes.
In this episode we talk about some of the potential pitfalls of writing a massively involved character backstory and some tips for making the lives of both you and your GM easier.
In this episode Hannah talks about a subject she's very passionate about, Mystery Boxes and how--if not done well--they can undermine your roleplaying games.
In this week's Friend or Foe Friday we crack open the Castles & Crusades Classic Monsters & Treasures book and look at the Korred, a debauched relative of the Satyr.
In this Thursday postbag bonus episode we get some great feedback and some thoughts on Fantasy Beasts and other movies:
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It's been a long day here at Red Dice Diaries, so I thought that--whilst Hannah is running her Star Trek game on my desktop upstairs--I'd offer some advice on running a game when your well of creativity has run dry or you're feeling low in energy.
It's bank holiday Monday here in the UK, and Hannah has some questions about what do to when players "go off the rails" or spin off into a random tanget.
In this week's Friend or Foe Friday we take a look at a strange gemstone devouring creature from the elemental plane of earth.
There's no voicemail episode this Thursday but Hannah and myself have been doing a test recording for a Youtube series where we're going to talk about fantasy films and how you can take RPG inspiration from them, in this bonus episode we talk about some of our reactions to the first episode of the classic D&D cartoon series.
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Show being Reviewed: Dungeons & Dragons (Cartoon Series)
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We're halfway through the week, myself and Hannah have been watching some fantasy films and are chatting about our top ten fantasy movie clichés that can be used in RPG sessions.
It's Monday and it's the second part of my discussion with Johannes Paavola about how we're going to repurpose the Scum & Villainy downtime system to work as a content generator for my ICRPG Midderlands game.
In this week's Friend or Foe Friday we take a second look at vampires, how other systems represent them and how you can use them in your games.
It's Wednesday and we're offering some tips to make running your first session of a new system go a little smoother.
It's Monday and we're kicking off the week with the first of two parter where Johannes Paavola and myself discuss our attempt to adapt the Scum & Villainy DT and faction system to work with my forthcoming second season Midderlands game as both a threat tracker and an in-game content generator.
In this week's Friend or Foe Friday--and our first episode dealing with this particular creature--we take a look at vampires, the aristocracy of the night, in D&D.
In this Thursday postbag bonus episode we get some great feedback and a novel suggestion for resolving court cases.
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It's the middle of the week and we're talking about how you can use language in your games, Hannah has some top tips.
It's Monday morning and Gavin Norman of Necrotic Gnome has been kind enough to include me in the playtest for his faerie-tale setting of Dolmenwood, inspired by Chicago Wiz' tales of him and his wife's 1-2-1 game I'm going to be running a similar game set in Dolmenwood for Hannah. In this episode we're generating a Grimalkin character for her.
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It's Friday, Hannah and myself are combing through our D&D monster manuals to look at some less well known creatures and chatting about how you can use them in your game, in this episode we start by talking about the Wronguncle, a mushroom-like creature from the Dolmenwood and move on to discuss other fungus creatures.
This episode was inspired by a conversation with filwinn on the Necrotic Gnome Discord server.
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We're delving into our post bag to answer some voicemails that we've received from listeners, in this episode we chat a bit about some recent episodes and get some great tips for running courtroom dramas using Savage World mechanics.
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It's Wednesday, halfway through the week, myself and Hannah are talking amateur map making and giving some handy tips on how to get the most out of it.
In this episode Hannah and myself often ten tips for making your online gaming experience as smooth and enjoyable as possible.
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Shake off the Monday morning drudgery, come and gather close to the crackling camp fire as John and Hannah regale you with tales from their balmiest days.
It's Friday, Hannah and myself are combing through our D&D monster manuals to look at some less well known creatures and chatting about how you can use them in your game.
This episode was inspired by a voicemail sent from Jason Connerley, you can check out his excellent podcast at the link below:
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We're delving into our post bag to answer some voicemails that we've received from listeners, in this episode we chat a bit about the direction of this podcast and get given some great tips on potential alternatives for online gaming.
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Hannah grabs the mic again to ask some questions about running a court case in her Fate game and we muse a little about how you might do it in other games.
Are the Monday morning blues getting you down? Well why not kick back and listen to the smooth grooves of Johannes Paavola and myself discussing Vampire, the World of Darkness and our recent V5 session 0 (amongst other things)?
It's Friday, Hannah and myself are combing through our D&D monster manuals to look at some less well known creatures and chatting about how you can use them in your game.
In this episode we take a look at the necromantic Living Wall.
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We're delving into our post bag to answer some voicemails that we've received from listeners.
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It's the middle of the week and--given the current situation worldwide--many people are planning on taking their gaming online.
In this episode Hannah and myself often ten tips for making your online gaming experience as smooth and enjoyable as possible.
Have you been hit by the Monday blues, well don't worry we're here to cheer you up by talking about the Forged in the Dark game Scum & Villainy.
In this episode Hannah and myself are joined by Johannes Paavola who's been running a Scum & Villainy game for us.
In this first episode of our re-imagined podcast Hannah grabs the mic to ask me some questions about using the Fate System in her Star Trek game.