Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours: Recent Episodes
I-Hsien Sherwood, Shane Vaiskauskas
Total Party Thrill is a podcast for GMs and players where we discuss our campaigns in order to inspire yours. Each episode begins with a short recap of an installment of our home campaigns, including the "Mourning Glory" Dungeons & Dragons 5E Eberron campaign and "Dynasty Unwarranted" Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader campaign. We then proceed to our main topic covering the titular aspect of game planning and playing, and we share tips and advice drawn from our own experience. Then we move on to the Character Creation Forge, where we build iconic character archetypes from outside traditional D&D using the D&D 5E rules. Following episode 283, we began the first of our limited-run Eberron Actual Play series. Follow us on Twitter: @TPTCast
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane rank all the 5e DnD fighter subclasses. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party gets unexpected aid, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy puts the trade in tradecraft in the Character Creation Forge. (62m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It's finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible. Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/totalpartythrill Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrill.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalpartythrill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TotalPartyThrill
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane positively glow as they discuss how to use angels and celestials in your game. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party goes deeper, and Harriet Tubman heads north in the Character Creation Forge. (74m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It's finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible. Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/totalpartythrill Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrill.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalpartythrill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TotalPartyThrill
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane rank all the 5e DnD sorcerer subclasses. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party descends, and The Old Man of the Sea holds tight in the Character Creation Forge. (69m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It's finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible. Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/totalpartythrill Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrill.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalpartythrill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TotalPartyThrill
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to continue an old campaign or run a sequel. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party drops the dramatic irony. And Julie d’Aubigny breaks all the rules in the Character Creation Forge. (64m) Editing: Aram Vartian
Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It's finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible. Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/totalpartythrill
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane rank all the 5e DnD druid subclasses. But first, the party makes a connection in the Gates of Mourning campaign. Later, the rage Mage channels more than magic in the Character Creation Forge. (73m) Editing: Aram Vartian
Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It's finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible. Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/totalpartythrill
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss items that grow in power with your character. But first, the party takes to the hills in the Gates of Mourning campaign. Later, John Brown does nothing wrong in the Character Creation Forge. (51m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It's finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible. Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/totalpartythrill Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrill.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalpartythrill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TotalPartyThrill
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane get to the root of this problem. But first, the party dreams little dreams in the Gates of Mourning campaign. Later, Groot grows up in the Character Creation Forge. (50m)
Editing: Aram Vartian
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane rank all the 5e DnD rogue subclasses. But first, the party wins an ancient war in the Gates of Mourning campaign. Later, Bard Moon Rising makes money from nothing in the Character Creation Forge. (53m)
Editing: Aram Vartian
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Yku the Unmaker: I-Hsien's epic 5E monster created for the Hit Point Press "Big Bad" series
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TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It's finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane commit to a conversation about how to plan, run, and ruin holy matrimony in your game. But first, the party dreams a little dream in the Gates of Mourning campaign. Later, Everybody’s Type is perfect for you in the Character Creation Forge. (60m)
Editing: Aram Vartian
Important Links: Yku the Unmaker: I-Hsien's epic 5E monster created for the Hit Point Press "Big Bad" series
Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv
TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It's finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane prognosticate about what’s in store for the industry. What will the business model and customer experience look like—and what should it look like? (54m)
Editing: Aram Vartian
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane prognosticate about what’s in store for the industry. What will the business model and customer experience look like—and what should it look like. (54m)
Editing: Aram Vartian
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Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane break down this season’s actual play: what worked, what didn’t, what was changed from the module, and what we’d do differently next time. This episode is part of the third season of TPT’s Actual Play series, running the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure The Magister’s Masquerade in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (64m)
Editing: Aram Vartian
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TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It's finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.
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Tez Proudgale and friends confront an old foe. This is the finale of the third season of TPT’s Actual Play series, running the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure The Magister’s Masquerade in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (57m)
Editing: Aram Vartian
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Tez Proudgale and friends finally discover the true evil inside the orb. This episode is part of the third season of TPT’s Actual Play series, running the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure The Magister’s Masquerade in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (87m)
Editing: Aram Vartian
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Tez Proudgale and team prep for a battle at the masquerade ball. This episode is part of the third season of TPT’s Actual Play series, running the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure The Magister’s Masquerade in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (68m)
Editing: Aram Vartian
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Tez Proudgale and team prep for a battle at the masquerade ball. This episode is part of the third season of TPT’s Actual Play series, running the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure The Magister’s Masquerade in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (68m)
Editing: Aram Vartian
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Tez Proudgale meets new frenemies behind closed doors. This episode is part of the third season of TPT’s Actual Play series, running the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure The Magister’s Masquerade in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (65m)
Editing: Aram Vartian
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Tez Proudgale meets new frenemies behind closed doors. This episode is part of the third season of TPT’s Actual Play series, running the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure The Magister’s Masquerade in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (65m)
Editing: Aram Vartian
Important Links:
TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It's finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.
Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt!
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Tez Proudgale and friends uncover the identity of their quarry—and more questions. This episode is part of the third season of TPT’s Actual Play series, running the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure The Magister’s Masquerade in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (57m)
Editing: Aram Vartian
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Tez Proudgale and friends uncover the identity of their quarry—and more questions. This episode is part of the third season of TPT’s Actual Play series, running the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure The Magister’s Masquerade in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (57m)
Editing: Aram Vartian
Important Links:
TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It's finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.
Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt!
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Tez Proudgale and friends tangle with a foe they can’t see. This episode is part of the third season of TPT’s Actual Play series, running the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure The Magister’s Masquerade in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (50m)
Editing: Aram Vartian
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TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It's finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.
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Tez Proudgale and friends conduct some late-night investigation. This episode is part of the third season of TPT’s Actual Play series, running the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure The Magister’s Masquerade in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (61m)
Editing: Aram Vartian
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Tez Proudgale and friends are determined to pass their first exam…at any cost. This episode is part of the third season of TPT’s Actual Play series, running the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure The Magister’s Masquerade in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting.
Editing: Aram Vartian
Important Links:
TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It's finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.
Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt!
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I-Hsien is joined in the virtual studio by guest Aram Vartian of Godsfall and Kill Every Monster. They share their experiences gaming while dealing with a chronic illness, give practical tips to make it easier to come to the table, and offer advice for groups that want to be more accommodating. (56m) Bonus Content for […]
Class is finally in session for Tez Proudgale and friends. This episode is part of the third season of TPT’s Actual Play series, running the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure The Magister’s Masquerade in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (62m) Bonus […]
Darcy Ross of Critical Role’s Darrington Press and Rich Howard of Descent Into Midnight join I-Hsien for a live chat at Gen Con Online about playing realistic non-humanoid characters. How do you get into the mindset of a creature with a mind but no brain—or nine brains? What terrifying inspiration can be found in nature, […]
Tez Proudgale wields his screwdriver against Prismari’s best. This episode is part of the third season of TPT’s Actual Play series, running the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure The Magister’s Masquerade in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (53m) Bonus Content for […]
Tez Proudgale and friends face off wand to wa—nope, that’s a fist. This episode is part of the third season of TPT’s Actual Play series, running the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure The Magister’s Masquerade in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. […]
Tez Proudgale and friends get dragged into a matter of honor in their hunt for the Chosen One. This episode is part of the third season of TPT’s Actual Play series, running the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure The Magister’s Masquerade in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo […]
Tez Proudgale turns his attention to finding a date for the dance. This episode is part of the third season of TPT’s Actual Play series, running the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure The Magister’s Masquerade in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. […]
Tez Proudgale makes his first (nosy) friends at Arcanix. This episode is part of the third season of TPT’s Actual Play series, running the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure The Magister’s Masquerade in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (68m) Bonus Content […]
Against his better judgment, Tez Proudgale is headed back to school. This episode kicks off the third season of TPT’s Actual Play series, playing the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure The Magister’s Masquerade in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (52m) Bonus […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane set a gifftastic course for the phlogiston to prepare for the return of Spelljammer. But first, the party goes boom in the Gates of Mourning campaign. Later, Uchiha Sasuke makes eye contact in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) Bonus Content for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/66765499 Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane lock it down to discuss control effects. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party attacks the tower, and Eren Yeager is a titanic fighter in the Character Creation Forge. (72m) Bonus Content for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/tpt-316-bonus-of-66358657 Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: NEW! You […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane do a brain dump on playing illithids. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party walks in the woods, and the Cerulean Sign keeps the Far Realm at bay in the Character Creation Forge. (61m) Bonus Content for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/tpt-315-bonus-of-65751712 Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane run gaming sessions with as little preparation as possible. But first, the party has flashbacks in the Gates of Mourning campaign. Later, the Doomsday Prepper has something for that in the Character Creation Forge. (65m) Bonus Content for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65496434 Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk about playing shared characters. But first, the party takes a bath in the Gates of Mourning campaign. Later, Sharing Is Caring carries the whole party in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Bonus Content for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65496205 Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: NEW! […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane hoard shiny math rocks. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party fights mind to mind, and The Dice Goblin rolls with it in the Character Creation Forge. (66m) Bonus Content for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/65495492 Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: DiceDB: https://db.drnod.de/ Reddit: r/dice Dice Maniacs Club (FB): https://www.facebook.com/groups/DiceManiacsClub/ […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane brave the wilds of Eriador for an extra-long cover-to-cover review of the 2nd Edition of the RPG set in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle Earth. Same authors, new publisher, and an updated ruleset for adventuring west of the Misty Mountains. The Gates of Mourning campaign and Character Creation Forge take the week off […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane make evil look good. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party botches an experiment, and Carmen Sandiego pulls off monumental capers in the Character Creation Forge. (54m) Bonus Content for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/tpt-episode-310-63908042 Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: NEW! You asked for it, […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane exploit scarce resources as they discuss making survival fun. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party stares at nothing, and Judge Dredd is the law in the Character Creation Forge. (58m) Bonus Content for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/63907511 Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: NEW! […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane shield themselves from consequences with the armor of plot. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party hires help, and The King Under the Mountain holds off Smaug in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Bonus Content for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/tpt-308-bonus-of-63350181 Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane break down this season’s actual play: what worked, what didn’t, what was changed from the module, and what we’d do differently next time. This episode is part of the second season of TPT’s Actual Play series, inspired by the 5e Dungeons & Dragons adventure A Deep and Creeping Darkness in Candlekeep […]
Tez Proudgale brings the battle to the beach—and forces a tough choice. This episode is the finale of the second season of TPT’s Actual Play series, inspired by the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure A Deep and Creeping Darkness in Candlekeep Mysteries from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign […]
Tez Proudgale comes face-to-face with the mysterious killer. This episode is part of the second season of TPT’s Actual Play series, inspired by the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure A Deep and Creeping Darkness in Candlekeep Mysteries from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (69m) Bonus Content for […]
Tez Proudgale takes the battle to the Beast to find clues about its true form. This episode is part of the second season of TPT’s Actual Play series, inspired by the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure A Deep and Creeping Darkness in Candlekeep Mysteries from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the […]
The Beast is dead and the reward claimed—but Tez Proudgale is suspicious. This episode is part of the second season of TPT’s Actual Play series, inspired by the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure A Deep and Creeping Darkness in Candlekeep Mysteries from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. […]
Tez Proudgale heads into the fog to look for clues—and finds more than he expected. This episode is part of the second season of TPT’s Actual Play series, inspired by the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure A Deep and Creeping Darkness in Candlekeep Mysteries from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the […]
Tez Proudgale begins his first mission for the Trust—whether he likes it or not. This episode is part of the second season of TPT’s Actual Play series, inspired by the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure A Deep and Creeping Darkness in Candlekeep Mysteries from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane celebrate another year of Total Party Thrill by answering all your questions about gaming while parenting, game prep shortcuts and much more in a super-sized mailbag special. And Dora the Explorer gets some help from you in the Character Creation Forge. (147m) Bonus Content for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/60493064 Editing: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane pick apart the worst gaming recommendations the internet has to offer. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party trades thoughts, and we Just Play a Fighter in the Character Creation Forge. (62m) Bonus Content for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/60254979 Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane finally discuss how to play these curious, wily, and fragile creatures in a world where real-life rules don’t apply. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party splits up, and the Steam Knight is boiling for a fight in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) Bonus Content for this episode on Patreon: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk about how to keep things interesting for a jaded gaming group. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party buys a drink, and the Old Dog tries a new path in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Bonus Content for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59717315 Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane summon abyssal lore to discuss how to use demons in your games. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party takes flight, and Fire Walk With Me burns but is not consumed in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Bonus Content for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59477326 Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss adventuring in city environments. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party faces justice, and the Urban Cowboy deals with bull in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Bonus Content for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/59125534 Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: NEW! You asked for it, […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to bring a long-running campaign to a successful conclusion. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party confesses, and Nighty Night Bugs creeps and crawls in the darkness in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Bonus Content for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/58855548 Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss best and worst practices for running chase scenes. In Gates of Mourning, the party fights back, and Chase takes inspiration from emo in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Bonus Content for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/58621584 Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: NEW! You asked for […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane use their mouths to talk about communicating with only the mind. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party tests a theory, and the Dragonrider of Pern takes flight in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Bonus Content for this episode on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/posts/58332930 Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane kick off a new series on combat tactics. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party uncovers a scheme, and Fire in the Hole goes to ground in the Character Creation Forge. (58m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: NEW! You asked for it, so come hang […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane plunder multiversal hoards in a supersized cover-to-cover review of the latest sourcebook for 5th Edition D&D. The Platinum Dragon himself presents new character options, stats for gem dragons and greatwyrms, and a whole lot of lore. The Dynasty Unwarranted campaign and Character Creation Forge take the week off but will return […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane channel saidin to weave a discussion about playing in the world of Robert Jordan’s The Wheel of Time. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party confirms their suspicions, and Mat Cauthon lucks out…again…in the Character Creation Forge. (50m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: NEW! You […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane pop into Gen Con Online for a live chat about playing realistic non-human characters and field audience questions about long lifespans, sexual dimorphism, custom armor and much more. Patreon supporters also get an extended Q&A as bonus content! (50m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: NEW! You […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to make gathering intel interesting. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party dishes out a little hellish rebuke, and Radar sees it all and misses nothing in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: NEW! You asked for it, so […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane channel the power of the horde to discuss the classic and misunderstood orc. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party becomes reluctant petitioners, and the All-Nighter never tires out in the Character Creation Forge. (68m) Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: NEW! You asked for it, so come hang […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss jumping past all the boring stuff. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party hears tales of woe, and Time Skip fools with timey wimey stuff in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) Important Links: TPT’s 2021 Gen Con Online panel: Join us on Zoom for a live discussion about playing […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane chat about how to create immersive voices for your game. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party sets sail, and The Big Talker fights toe-to-toe with the biggest monsters around in the Character Creation Forge. (46m) Important Links: TPT’s 2021 Gen Con Online panel: Join us on Zoom for a […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane break down the show’s first actual play: what worked, what didn’t, what we changed from the module, and how to run it at your own table. This episode is part of TPT’s Actual Play series, playing through the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure Sunless Citadel in Tales from the Yawning Portal […]
In the finale, Tez Proudgale goes on the offensive in a bid to finally claim his diploma. This episode is part of TPT’s Actual Play series, playing through the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure Sunless Citadel in Tales from the Yawning Portal from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign […]
Tez Proudgale confronts the Outcast, and the truth about his new friends. This episode is part of TPT’s Actual Play series, playing through the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure Sunless Citadel in Tales from the Yawning Portal from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (88m) Important Links: Total […]
Tez Proudgale, Meepo, and Erky discover the original purpose of the sunken fortress. This episode is part of TPT’s Actual Play series, playing through the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure Sunless Citadel in Tales from the Yawning Portal from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (57m) Important Links: […]
Tez Proudgale and party finally venture down into the Outcast’s lair. This episode is part of TPT’s Actual Play series, playing through the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure Sunless Citadel in Tales from the Yawning Portal from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (59m) Important Links: Total Party […]
Tez Proudgale and friends face an elite squad of hobgoblins—and the grim reality of death. This episode is part of TPT’s Actual Play series, playing through the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure Sunless Citadel in Tales from the Yawning Portal from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (50m) […]
Tez Proudgale and companions (dare we say friends?) delve deeper into enemy territory to confront a hobgoblin menace. And definitely don’t commit an act of heinous blasphemy. This episode is part of TPT’s Actual Play series, playing the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure Sunless Citadel in Tales from the Yawning Portal from Wizards of the […]
Tez Proudgale, Meepo, and Erky hatch a plan to take on the goblins. But first, loot! This episode is part of TPT’s Actual Play series, playing the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure Sunless Citadel in Tales from the Yawning Portal from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (55m) Important […]
Tez Proudgale and the poor sods he’s roped into his adventure face down an angry dragon. This episode is part of TPT’s Actual Play series, playing the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure Sunless Citadel in Tales from the Yawning Portal from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (55m) Important […]
Tez Proudgale succumbs to professional curiosity—and greed—to explore a sealed-off section of the ruins. Where Tez wanders, calamity soon follows. This episode is part of TPT’s Actual Play series, playing the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure Sunless Citadel in Tales from the Yawning Portal from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the […]
Tez Proudgale meets his new companion and contends with dangers both past and present. This episode is part of TPT’s Actual Play series, playing the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure Sunless Citadel in Tales from the Yawning Portal from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (68m) Important Links: […]
Tez Proudgale meets his new companion and contends with dangers both past and present. This episode is part of TPT’s Actual Play series, playing the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure Sunless Citadel in Tales from the Yawning Portal from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the Eberron campaign setting. (67m) Important Links: […]
Tez Proudgale continues further into the ruins and strikes a bargain with the first denizens he encounters in the Citadel. This episode is part of TPT’s Actual Play series, playing the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure Sunless Citadel in Tales from the Yawning Portal from Wizards of the Coast, modified for solo play in the […]
Tez Proudgale picks up the trail of the missing adventurers and follows them first into a chasm and then into a bona fide local legend. This episode is part of TPT’s Actual Play series, playing the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure Sunless Citadel in Tales from the Yawning Portal from Wizards of the Coast, modified […]
Tez Proudgale (Shane) sets out on an adventure for fortune and academic prestige in the hinterlands of southern Breland. What triumphs and tribulations does the Dungeon Master (I-Hsien) have in store? We play to find out. This episode is part of TPT’s Actual Play series, playing the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure Sunless Citadel in […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane gear up and strap in for a discussion of steampunk as an RPG genre. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party sets sail, and Iron Man takes flight in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Important Links: Düngeonmeister: 75 Epic RPG Cocktail Recipes to Shake Up Your Campaign The Ultimate Micro-RPG […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane break down the video game Hades as inspiration for your tabletop sessions. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party tries to do no harm, and Zagreus dies escaping yet lives on in the Character Creation Forge. (54m) Sponsors: HeroForge: Create custom 3D-printed plastic and metal miniatures and VTT tokens! Important […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane punch down as they discuss using giants in your game. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party puts a history of breaking and entering to good use, and Stone’s Throw kills two birds and more in the Character Creation Forge. (52m) Sponsors: HeroForge: Create custom 3D-printed plastic and metal miniatures […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane correct the record on incorporating pieces of the past into your game. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party fights gravity, and the Historian digs up the truth in the Character Creation Forge. (57m Sponsors: HeroForge: Create custom 3D-printed plastic and metal miniatures and VTT tokens! Elderwood Academy: Artisans who […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane shed armor and overarching plots for a gritty discussion of sword and sorcery as an RPG genre. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party fights friendly, and Red Sonja is an unstoppable force in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Sponsors: HeroForge: Create custom 3D-printed plastic and metal miniatures and VTT […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane bundle up for a trek across the frozen wastes as they discuss adventures on the tundra. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party looks beneath the surface, and Healing Warmth revives body and soul in the Character Creation Forge. (47m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Tome of Beasts 2 is now available! […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane see what bubbles up in a supersized cover-to-cover review of the latest sourcebook for 5th Edition D&D. Iggwilv herself presents two dozen subclasses, new race and proficiency options, magic items, and DMG tools. The Dynasty Unwarranted campaign and Character Creation Forge take the week off but will return next episode. (93m) […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane are in a hurry and just want to finish this fight as they discuss speeding up combat. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party starts connecting the dots, and Simple Simon speeds up the action in the Character Creation Forge. (62m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: Artisans who make awesome gaming accessories! […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane grab you by the collar with a new round of plot hooks to use in your game. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party brings the house down, and Undeath Metal slays the set in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Tome of Beasts 2 is now available! […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane show off both their lack of creativity and their ability to mimic the sounds of podcast hosts as they discuss playing Kenku. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party disturbs the peace, and Sombra hacks anything and anyone in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Sponsors: Bits Before Crits: Check out […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane lose themselves in realism as they discuss verisimilitude. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party tracks a package, and Winston leaps into the fray in the Character Creation Forge. (51m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: Artisans who make awesome gaming accessories! Important Links: Skyjacks Setting Zine Vol. 1: One Shot’s lore and […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane face the force of nature buried at the center of the Earth as they discuss using the legendary Tarrasque. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party opens the floodgates, and Mei helps you chill out in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: The Scarlet Citadel Kickstarter is live! […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane go gravedigging for a good discussion about spells that affect the dead. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party faces new horrors, and Ashe shoots from the hip in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: Artisans who make awesome gaming accessories! Kobold Press: The Scarlet Citadel Kickstarter is […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane wander into the Margreve as they discuss the Midgard Campaign Setting. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party uncovers new horrors, and Torbjorn kicks off Overwatch-tober with a bang (of his hammer) in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: The Scarlet Citadel Kickstarter is live! Important Links: Skyjacks […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane pack their trunks and settle in for a journey on lightning rails and other trains. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party hacks healing, and the Conductor punches tickets with minimal resistance in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: The Scarlet Citadel Kickstarter is live! Important Links: Skyjacks Setting […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane throw out the lore you thought you knew as they discuss events that change your setting at its core. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party bleeds out, and the Shock Jock makes the sparks fly in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out Deep Magic for 5e […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane realize this is a kissing game and pour their hearts into a discussion of love between characters. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party reveals a secret identity, and the Heartbreaker turns love into a battlefield in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out Deep Magic for 5e […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane slip into the interplanar wonder of thoughts and dreams as they discuss adventures in the astral sea. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party accosts a scientist, and the Guardian of the God-Isles turns away divine tourists in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out Deep Magic for […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane gather the troops for a chaotic battle as they discuss strategies for running mass combat scenarios. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party gets some inside info, and the Bugbear-tillerist brings the siege weaponry with them in the Character Creation Forge. (62m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out Deep Magic for 5e […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane found a pantheon and and curry worship as they discuss using deities in your games. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party goes spelunking, and the Ecclesitheurge has gotta have faith, faith, faith in the Character Creation Forge. (61m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: Artisans who make awesome gaming accessories! Important Links: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane take a deep dive into the newest sourcebook from Eberron creator Keith Baker, Exploring Eberron. In this cover-to-cover review, they discuss player options like new races and feats, subclasses and magic items, as well as new monsters and a lot more lore. Both the Gates of Mourning campaign and the Character […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane celebrate the fifth year of Total Party Thrill by cracking open the mailbag and answering your questions! Later, Buffy fights supernatural strangeness in a special Sunnydale edition of the Character Creation Forge. (90m) Important Links: Co-op Mood: Shane’s new video game podcast with friend of the show Sally Tamarkin is now […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the best ways to use and react to the surprising and erratic results of randomized tables. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party attempts magical CPR, and the Lotto Ticket hopes their number’s up with every swing in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Sponsors: Hero Forge: Print fully-colored custom […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss playing kobolds, the diminutive descendants of dragons. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party fends off an ambush, and the Weather Balloon drifts in the sky taking measurements and dropping ordnance in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out the Creature Codex Pocket Edition for 5E! […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the space-faring tech utopia of the mech skirmish RPG Lancer. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party takes on a job, and the Hard Charger stays in the fight to the end in the Character Creation Forge. (54m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: Artisans who make awesome gaming accessories! Important Links: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane gazed into the future and saw listeners wanted them to discuss divinations and fortune-telling, so they are. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party arrives in Korth with personal business to handle, and the Medani Prophet has an inkling for what will be in the Character Creation Forge. (54m) Sponsors: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to use family relationships as something other than fodder for a tragic backstory. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party boards a train without a ticket, and the Brother-in-Arms fights for their friends in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) Important Links: Black Lives Are Critical Dice: Inspired by […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the unsung heroes of every adventuring party: support characters. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party finds themselves yet again with a train to catch, and the Accomplice helps you get away with it in the Character Creation Forge. (67m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: Artisans who make awesome gaming accessories! […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane scroll through the second D&D campaign setting from Magic: The Gathering. Theros is a world based on Greek myth, where adventurers chosen by the gods battle magical creatures, mythic-level challenges, and fate itself. In this cover-to-cover review, they discuss player options like new races, subclasses, magic items, new monsters and more. […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane raid the catacombs for allies as they discuss using undead in your games. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party responds to a disturbance on the lightning rail, and the Twice-Damned tries again in the Character Creation Forge. (61m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out products like Empire of the Ghouls, the Underworld Player’s Guide, […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane cool their heels in town for a discussion about how to handle game time between high adventures. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party takes a midnight train to trouble, and the Herbalist heals without the help of the gods in the Character Creation Forge. (57m Important Links: Co-op Mood: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane take flight and head to the skies as they discuss airships. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party books a ticket out of town, and Spike Spiegel brings his Jeet Kune Do to the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out products like Empire of the Ghouls, the Underworld Player’s Guide, and […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane revisit the Player Personality Types series with updates for the age of online gaming. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party cracks a vault, and L solves mysteries while remaining mysterious in the Character Creation Forge. (47m) Important Links: Castle Amber: Join Sally, Dylan, Shane, and I-Hsien as they play […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane consider their unexpected–and unfortunate–heritage as they discuss playing characters with aberrant dragonmarks. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party battles in the streets, and Inuyasha faces down inner demons in the Character Creation Forge. (46m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: Artisans who make awesome gaming accessories! Kobold Press: Check out products like Tome of Beasts and […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane journey on the high seas to discuss pirates, leviathans and ship-to-ship combat. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party rescues a friend, and Sailor Neptune is a cultured presence who commands the waves in the Character Creation Forge. (65m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out products like Tome of Beasts and the Midgard Campaign Setting! […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane are in your ears, pouring poison into your games, as they discuss making, using, and curing poisons. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party upgrades their accommodations, and the Dart Frog proves to be a toxic party member in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out products like […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane explore a foe that’s typically portrayed as shallow and fanatical to understand their goals, motivations and tactics. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party meets a secret cabal, and the Deprogrammer brings back the innocent, whether they want to come or not, in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Important Links: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane dive into the depths of Dungeons & Dragons lore as they discuss using Slaad in your games. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party dines with an old acquaintance and the Toad Battler was born to beat up slaad in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Important Links: Kobold Press: Check out […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk about how games and gaming groups can better adapt to an uncertain, socially-distanced world. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party gets an unexpected assignment, and the Nosomatic Chirurgeon gives doctors a bad name in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Important Links: Stream of Blades: Watch as we play […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane finally dive into the default campaign setting of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition: The Forgotten Realms. We’ll cover both its real-world and fictional histories, locations, NPCs, plot hooks, and more in this jam-packed episode brought to you by our patrons on Patreon. (75m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: Artisans who make awesome gaming […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane finally dive into the default campaign setting of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition: The Forgotten Realms. We’ll cover both its real-world and fictional histories, locations, NPCs, plot hooks, and more in this jam-packed episode brought to you by our patrons on Patreon. (69m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: Artisans who make awesome gaming […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane dive into the first official D&D book for the campaign setting from Matthew Mercer’s “Critical Role.” Wildemount is a new continent filled with dangerous creatures, scheming empires, and the forgotten secrets of a divine war. In this cover-to-cover review, they discuss player options like new subclasses, new subraces, magic items, new […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane solve for using puzzles in your games so you don’t have to. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party puzzles a priest, and the Kundarak Keymaster leaves even the most daring thieves puzzled in the Character Creation Forge. Puzzles! (59m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out Warlock on Patreon! D&D Beyond: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane are no fans of the party, as they discuss gamemasters who think their fun comes at the expense of the players’. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party gets an unwanted delivery, and the Troll Hunter leaves no monster unburnt in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane dive right in and immerse themselves in underwater adventures. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party meets a precocious teen, and the Siren’s Song will shipwreck even the sturdiest in the Character Creation Forge. (61m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: Artisans who make awesome wooden gaming products! D&D Beyond: The official digital […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane polish their halos for a discussion about the angelically-descended aasimar race. In the Gates of Morning campaign, the party fights blind, and the Earth Angel channels the divine power of nature in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compendium, and character builder for D&D! […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane make up for past mistakes with a handwave as they discuss retconning. In the Gates of Morning campaign, the party makes some acquisitions, and the Self-Forged crafts themselves in their own image in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Sponsors: Fish in the Pot: Check out the Fish in the Pot Character collection for 5th […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane brave a risky position to strip the Forged in the Dark system for parts to use in other games. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party makes a macabre discovery, and the Night Fox swipes with style in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane sound red alert, man battlestations, and stand by for main phasers as they discuss the universe of Star Trek as a campaign setting. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party catches up with a friend, and Section 31 operates in the shadows in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Sponsors: Kobold […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane gear up for a deep delve into massive, 100+ room dungeons. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party regroups, and the Dungeoneer has all the tricks of the trade in the Character Creation Forge. (62m) Sponsors: Hero Forge Color: Print your favorite custom minis, now fully colored to your design, […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane whole-heartedly give in to temptation as they discuss using devils in your campaigns. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party gets a happy ending–for a while, at least–and the Fiendslayer is ready to face the infernal in the Character Creation Forge. (58m) Sponsors: Hero Forge Color: Print your favorite custom […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane don armor and ready spells to take the battle to the enemy for a discussion about fighting with armies in worlds that never were. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party glimpses the fate of Cyre, and the Field General leads from the middle in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane drift off to a land behind their eyelids and discuss using dreams in your games. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party finds unlikely shelter, and the Night Watch keeps vigil in the Character Creation Forge. (54m) Sponsors: CAPERS RPG Deluxe Hardcover: The award-winning RPG from Craig Campbell, now available […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane are forever changed by a discussion about long-lasting and permanent repercussions. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party braves the battlefield, and the Immortal refuses to give up the ghost in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compendium, and character builder for D&D! […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane venture beyond the dead grey mists and into a land twisted by magic or worse: Eberron’s Mournland. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party forms, and the Cyran Avenger rights the wrongs of the Last War in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Sponsors: Hero Forge: Customized, 3D-printed miniatures in plastic […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane put down their pencils and log in to talk about gaming over the internet. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party makes a break for it, and the Webmaster is always in control in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compendium, and character […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane have been ordered by their houses to discuss how to play members of Eberron’s Dragonmarked races. The Gates of Mourning campaign kicks off with character introductions, and The Blade of Orien masters minor teleportation in the Character Creation Forge. (62m) Sponsors: Hero Forge: Customized, 3D-printed miniatures in plastic or metal! Important […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane make more room at the table as they discuss how to bring new people into gaming . In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders look to the horizon, and the Headmaster sets a good example in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compendium, […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane revisit the classics as they discuss playing and running pulp adventures. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders wrap up loose ends, and the MeleeMage fights up close and magical in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compendium, and character builder for D&D! […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane take a deep dive into the long-awaited official debut of the Eberron campaign setting for 5th Edition D&D. It’s a world where magic is technology and a continent emerges from a century-long war. They discuss player options like the Artificer class, magic items, new monsters and more in this super-sized episode. […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane kick off their series on using monsters by discussing the one on the cover: dragons! In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders uncover Dokk’s secret, and the Dragonslayer is ready for bites, claws, and breath weapons in the Character Creation Forge. (64m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane plan ahead, for once, and sketch out the beginnings of new, long-term campaigns. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders finally make some headway, and Beatrix Kiddo is out for blood in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compendium, and character builder for […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane plumb the depths of each other’s minds to find their true feelings about mind reading. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders take a bath in psychic corruption, and Johnny Mnemonic is here to deliver you a memory in the Character Creation Forge.(61m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out Deep Magic […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane make sure they’re both on the same page as they revisit the best ways a group can prepare for a new campaign. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders face their deepest desires, and Junkrat is a mobile tire fire in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane forget whatever they intended to talk about, and instead discuss memory loss as both a character backstory and a plot point. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders locate the heart of their frustration, and the Witcher is a supernatural monster-slayer-for-hire in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane finally complete their discussion of alignment with a whirlwind of destruction and disorder. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders delve deeper, and the Eye of Gruumsh can’t see things your way in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out Deep Magic from Kobold Press! Important Links: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane trade horses for camels as they discuss desert adventures. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders disturb the dead, and Wasteland Ravager stalks the dunes in the Character Creation Forge. (61m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compendium, and character builder for D&D! Elderwood Academy: Check out fine gaming […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the dark, military fantasy world of the latest Forged in the Dark game system. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders find their way, and healing hurts the Mercy more than it hurts the patient in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out the Kobold Guides […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane switch things up–at will, constantly–as they discuss playing changelings. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign strike a bargain, and the American embeds in deep cover in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out the Kobold Guides on a wide variety of topics! Important Links: Total Party Thrill Unboxes D&D […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane stay on the lookout for surprise attacks during a hushed discussion about ambushes. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders agree to help a witch, and the Cloaker hangs around unsuspecting victims in the Character Creation Forge. (54m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compendium, and character builder […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane are struck down and return in a new form as they discuss reincarnation. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders hatch a plan with a powerful xeno ally, and the Bodhisattva guides others with the wisdom of ages in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: Check out fine gaming […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to use (or not use) milestones, spell points, and other variant rules for 5th edition D&D. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders finally begin to understand, and Sly Cooper makes crime his platform in the Character Creation Forge. (51m) Sponsors: 1985 Games: Check out Dungeon Craft on Kickstarter! […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane aspire to inspire as they bring four brand new plot hooks to try out in your games. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders get a history lesson, and the Warlord directs traffic in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out the Kobold Guides on a wide […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane recount their favorite games, panels, products, and people from this year’s Gen Con. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders get a lesson in following the rules, and Trick Shot fools enemies from afar in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: Check out fine gaming accessories like dice, dice […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss leaving the real world behind in favor of cyberspace, alternate dimensions, and other simulation spaces as they discuss virtual realities. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders meet an old friend, and the Minesweeper keeps everyone safe in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Sponsors: Warlock: Support Kobold Press on […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk about using and abusing tropes and avoiding clichés. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders hide and live to fight another day, and the Acrobat lifts enemies up only to let them fall in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Sponsors: Demigods: Check out this new Powered by the Apocalypse […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane continue their series on playing alignments as they discuss the default disposition of the every-hero, neutral good. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders play a familiar game that presses hard against the fourth wall, and the Rescue Ranger saves lives and acorns in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Sponsors: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk about how to breathe life into last-minute additions to the game world. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders log on, and the Greensinger mixes music and the magic of nature in the Character Creation Forge. (50m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: Check out fine gaming accessories like dice, dice boxes, dice […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane catch up on the slew of recent Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition releases, including Ghosts of Saltmarsh, Beadle & Grimm’s Ghosts of Saltmarsh Sinister Silver Edition, Acquisitions Incorporated, and D&D Essentials. The Rogue Traders and Character Creation Forge have the week off. (68m) Sponsors: Demigods: Check out this new Powered by […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane spread the wealth in a discussion about what kind of loot to offer and how much of it to give. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders serve punch and cake, and the Treasure Hunter finds hidden riches in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) Sponsors: Warlock: Support Kobold Press on […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss making the most successful film franchise of all time your own for your game as they cover the Marvel Cinematic Universe campaign setting. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders sue for peace, and Spider-Man swings into the Character Creation Forge. (65m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane cross their fingers and rush the next hill as they discuss how to play compelling wartime scenarios. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders plan a shindig, and Scorpion politely beckons in the Character Creation Forge. (64m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compendium, and character builder for 5e […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane get their hands dirty as they dig in to discuss adventuring underground. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders become the cops, and the Sapper lowers the boom in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compendium, and character builder for 5e D&D! Kobold Press: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane endure infighting and bullying to bring you a discussion on playing goblins. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders suffer a tongue lashing, and the Bugbear Bear packs plenty of organic reach in the Character Creation Forge. (62m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out Eldritch Lairs for 5th Edition now! The Iron […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane celebrate another improbable milestone with tequila and two hours of mailbag questions. The Dynasty Unwarranted campaign takes the week off while the Modern Major-General wins hearts and minds in the Character Creation Forge. And seriously, thank you for listening. We never thought we’d make it for four years. (138m) Sponsors: Kobold […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane stay alert and inch their way through a cautious discussion of one of the original RPG experiences. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders become hostile investors, and the Stardust Crusader ‘stands’ in harm’s way in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) Sponsors: The Iron GM: Makers of the Grimmerspace Starfinder […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane continue the alignment series with the outlook of those who demand to re-write the rules for their own benefit as they discuss playing lawful evil characters. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders put their faith in the Emperor, and Vegeta is over 9,000 in the Character Creation Forge. (58m) […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane practice their table manners for a night of gossip, diplomacy, verbal jousting, and background heists. It’s the party of the season, and everyone will be there. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders get cozy with the Kroot, and the Gourmand eats the competition alive in the Character Creation Forge. […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane prove death is only the beginning as they discuss dying, the afterlife, and resurrection… in games. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders learn from their mistakes, and the Shinigami ferries souls to the afterlife in the Character Creation Forge. (54m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: High-quality dice and gaming accessories. Kobold […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane sort through news and questions about 5th Edition Dungeons & Dragons in our first single-topic catch-all episode. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders finally make a deal, and the Jockey rides to safety (and makes sure no one else does) in the Character Creation Forge. (62m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the best techniques for planting, nurturing, and harvesting those little nuggets of ideas that become your campaign: plot seeds! In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders recover some confiscated property, and the Human Cannonball literally leaps into the fray in the Character Creation Forge. (54m) Sponsors: Genuine Fantasy Press: Check […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane take turns running this game, in a tag team discussion of campaigns led by more than one person. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders take a seat, and the DMPC is comfortable out of the limelight in the Character Creation Forge. (62m) Sponsors: Genuine Fantasy Press: Check out The Compendium of Forgotten Secrets: Awakening, including […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane can’t be stopped once they get going with their discussion of railroading in RPGs. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders see their plans blow up in their faces, and the Iron Horse works tirelessly in the Character Creation Forge (51m) Sponsors: Genuine Fantasy Press: Check out The Compendium of Forgotten Secrets: Awakening, including the free […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane visit the stacks to borrow some knowledge about how to take the tedium out of in-game research. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders find a line they won’t cross, and The Bookwyrm hoards information like gold in the Character Creation Forge. (61m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out the Deep Magic […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane explore the depth and the darkness of the edgiest race in D&D as they discuss playing drow. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders give community outreach a shot, and Drizzt Do’Urden ranges but isn’t a ranger in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out the Deep Magic […]
Reluctantly crouched at the starting line, hosts I-Hsien and Shane pump and thump their engines for a full-throttle discussion about racing. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders get some much needed leadership, and the Marathoner sets a brutal pace in the Character Creation Forge. (66m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: High-quality dice and gaming accessories. […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane pay a visit to the place where it all started: Middle Earth. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders face misfortune, and the Rider of Rohan gallops to the rescue in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Sponsors: The Great American Novel RPG: Support this awesome Kickstarter from friend of the […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane tread down a well-worn path, right into the sweet embrace of evil. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders sit down with a new frenemy, and the Purifier untaints your heart in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out the Deep Magic series of PDFs for D&D 5th […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane continue the alignment series by either picking no side, or picking all sides, or just straddling the line. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders face betrayal from within their ranks, and the Binding Arbitrator issues verdicts that echo throughout the planes in the Character Creation Forge. (58m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: […]
Not sure if the new game that caught your eye is the one for you? Hosts I-Hsien and Shane play matchmaker and discuss how to tell real love from a one fight stand. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders get called out and overreact, and Cupid draws back his bow in the Character […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane duke it out amongst themselves and the other party members as they discuss Player-vs-Player combat. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders nurse their fledgling mining operation, and The Player Killer is ready for her friends to become enemies in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane tear apart enemy stat blocks to see what makes them tick and then stitch them back together. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders place a bet, and the Mummy can’t rest until those that disturbed it are punished in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane get what’s coming to them as they discuss curses (don’t worry, we’re not potty-mouths). In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders put the expedite in expedition, and the Lycanthrope Hunter seeks out the accursed and the afflicated in the Character Creation Forge. (m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out their latest […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane knock out a tight five and explain the joke to death. What, are we here to amuse you? We’re talking comedy in RPGs. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders fend off local fauna, and The Jester kills it out there in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane seize the narrative from the whims of fate as they put down the dice and focus on roleplay. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders meet some local entrepreneurs, and The Improviser will figure it out when she gets there in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane tap into their ancient, bestial pasts as they discuss Eberron’s most underappreciated native race. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders hire a local crew, and The Lunatic spreads the gift of monthly madness in the Character Creation Forge. (58m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: High-quality dice and gaming accessories. Kobold Press: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane hurl insults, wield swords, and defend their honor as they discuss dueling.In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders hit the ground running, and The Second is the first person to call when you need backup in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: High-quality dice and gaming accessories. Kobold […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane finally give in to the Dark Side, and it feels good. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders wish they’d opted for a summary execution, and The Blighter turns nature’s own power against it in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: High-quality dice and gaming accessories. Genuine Fantasy […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss playing and running games with high-level characters and all the challenges and rewards that come along with it. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders learn about their new colony, and Jack Frost helps everyone chill out in the Character Creation Forge. (65m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out their […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane continue the alignment series with an outlook that pursues order, unfettered by considerations of morality. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders discover a whole new world, a deadly place they never knew, and the Hardhead keeps the peace on the streets of Sigil in the Character Creation Forge. (66m) […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane dive deep into the newest official campaign setting for D&D, as they review Guildmaster’s Guide to Ravnica. They discuss the setting itself–a magical city-planet rife with complicated guild politics–and walk cover-to-cover through player options, setting info, adventure hooks, magic items, monsters and more. Both the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign and the Character […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane gobble down your letters about betrayal, one-shots, letting PCs soar, and more in a holiday Q&A. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders reap what they’ve sown, and Friar Tuck gets pious drunk in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Sponsors: Audible.com: More than 180,000 audiobooks to choose from. Genuine Fantasy Press: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane bring their regular characters to an irregular game as they discuss playing one shot games with the PCs from long-term campaigns. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, one Arch-militant bids adieu to another, and the Wedlock is bound to holy spirits in the Character Creation Forge.(48m) Important Links: Tales from Mauxferry: A […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane scale the ramparts and dodge boiling oil to tear down the walls keeping your game from a good, long siege. Best to hunker down and pray for winter. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders broker a deal, and the Siege Engine cracks walls like walnuts in the Character Creation […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane find a ship, find a crew, and keep flyin’ as they discuss the campaign setting of the short-lived-but-beloved TV show, Firefly. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, Tranq takes a shot, and YoSaffBridge is as bewildering as she is beautiful in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Support the makers […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane demonstrate how to copy, steal, crib, replicate, imitate and just plain rip off characters to play in your own games. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders meet a haunted soul, and Tracer has all the time she needs in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Their latest […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane suggest, charm, command, and even dominate a discussion of the various mind-influencing effects in RPGs. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders strike a bargain, and The Lie Detector is keeping an eye on you in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Their latest adventure for 5th Edition, Tales of […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane keep an eye out for the best ways to handle farseeing, remote viewing and good old-fashioned mirror-gazing. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders eat a bullet, and The Eye of Horus watches it all happen in the Character Creation Forge. (61m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: High-quality dice and gaming accessories. […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane have an infectious discussion of ways to make disease more than an inconvenient die roll in your games. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders bid farewell, and The Rangerer outshines her ranger counterparts from the shadows in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Sponsors: Archvillain Games: Check out their Character […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss what lies beyond the end of the world. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders conduct an experiment by smashing things, and Furiosa fights, shoots, and drives (like, really well) in the Character Creation Forge. (64m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Publishers of the Creature Codex for 5th Edition D&D. Important […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss playing one of Eberron’s most exotic races, Kalashtar. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders settle in for a home-cooked meal, and the Mindhunter seeks her quarry with little more than mental prowess in the Character Creation Forge. (58m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Publishers of the Creature Codex for 5th […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to dream up and play convincing and creative illusions. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders tour a manor house, and the Scarecrow turns fears into reality in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Publishers of the Creature Codex for 5th Edition D&D. Important Links: Table […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane use their imaginations–and only their imaginations–as they discuss theater of the mind combat. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders crank up an engine, and the Psycophant is less charming the more you get to know him in the Character Creation Forge. (62m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: Purveyors of finely crafted dice […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane continue the alignment series with an outlook that’s more complex—and even more rewarding—than it seems. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders make an uncharacteristically valiant stand, and Robin Hood jumps fences and dodges trees in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Important Links: DSPN: Check out the other great shows […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane tackle one of the most difficult–and rewarding–RPG plot devices as they discuss time travel. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders read the instruction manual, and the Highlander is the last one standing in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Sponsors: Zobeck Gazetteer: Check out this latest supplement for 5th Edition […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane wander near and far as they discuss how to fit boats, airships, magic trains and spaceships into your game. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders let the wrong one in, and the Spellslugger bobs in the Weave in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Sponsors: Audible: Download a free audiobook. Important […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane celebrate the third anniversary of Total Party Thrill with a jumbo-sized mailbag episode. We talk Gen Con, answer listener questions, and give some advice. Finally, we make our long-awaited return to the Eberron campaign setting as we walkthrough the latest D&D 5th Edition supplement, Wayfinder’s Guide to Eberron. (74m) Sponsors: Zobeck […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane chat with industry legend Ken Hite, the man responsible for Vampire: The Masquerade 5e, Nights Black Agents, The Dracula Dossier, The Fall of Delta Green and way too many other things. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders ring the bell, and the Nosferatu puts ugly to good use in […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane don their trench coats, apply their eyeliner, and sharpen their fangs as they bite into the brand new Vampire The Masquerade 5th Edition to tell you how it tastes. They discuss the latest advancements to the World of Darkness storyline, the revamped mechanics by lead designer Kenneth Hite, and weigh in on […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to pick on the players and hit them where it hurts, without hurting any feelings. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders finally fight back, and the Homing Missile just can’t quit you in the Character Creation Forge. (51m) Important Links: ENnie Award voting: You can vote for […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane ponder the tipping point when evil becomes too evil as they discuss crossing the moral event horizon. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders find an unexpected friend in the Verzehaus, and Sub-Zero helps his enemies chill out in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane zoom way in and examine all the ways to get the most out of using minis in your game, whether, painting, collecting or just admiring. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders make better targets than tacticians, and in the Character Creation Forge, the game never ends for the Mini-Mage. […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane visit one of the most legendarily bonkers campaign settings in RPG history as they discuss Rifts. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders attempt to repel a siege, and the Glitter Boy stomps loudly and carries a gigantic gun in the Character Creation Forge. (54m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane continue a new series with an alignment that needs a little finesse to play well. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders find the big guns, and Littlefinger stabs you in the front in the Character Creation Forge. (48m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss both the challenges and merits of power creep in RPGs. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders make a run for it, and The Death Shroud forsakes the light in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane pack it up and hit the road for a (metaphorical) tour of gaming gatherings. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders get help from an old friend, and Heavens Above, Hells Below sees merit in both sides in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane build it up and break it down as they discuss player-run castles, bases, and strongholds. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders figure out how to read a map, and Edward Elric fully turns metal into alchemical gold in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane break down the latest release for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes, including their favorite and least favorite elements, in this extra-long episode. Both the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign and the Character Creation Forge take the week off but will return next episode. (86m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane share plot hooks to inspire your next campaign or one shot. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders receive a strange message, and Goku goes super saiyan in the Character Creation Forge. (54m) Important Links: Rogue Trader Skirmish Game: Coming “Late 2018” from Games Workshop. TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane try to teach old dogs new tricks as they discuss the ins and outs of teaching your group a new RPG. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders split the party and their wits, and Ani-May continues as Sailor Moon proves to be the original magical girl in the Character […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane help you add a little more flavor, a little more pizzazz to the grind of battle. Bam! In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders finally meet the enemy (and they are gross), and Izanagi refuses to believe in failure in the Character Creation Forge. (48m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane leave their characters in the hands of fate as they discuss random character creation. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders snoop around the fortress, and The Promethean was created by a madman, not the gods, in the Character Creation Forge. (46m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane babble incoherently into the uncaring night as they discuss characters who go crazy. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders fight hidden foes, and The Mindpiercer takes headshots to the next level in the Character Creation Forge. (61m) Important Links: Realms of Terrinoth: The first setting book for the Genesys […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane don their trench coats, unsheath their katanas, and rollerblade back to the 90s as they discuss the Vampire: The Masquerade campaign setting. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders entertain an offer, and The Monster Within escapes the shackles of its own devices in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Important Links: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the best ways to knock the party down so they can rise to the occasion. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the party meets a strange traveler, and the Comeback Kid makes enemies regret their attacks in the Character Creation Forge. (58m) (Ed.’s note: We apologize for the audio quality on […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss tips and tricks for adapting published adventures to suit your group. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, Trix goes out a-walkin’ after midnight, and the Master of the Midnight Hunt proves to be one of the things that goes bump in the night in the Character Creation Forge. (58m) Important Links: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane continue a new series and tackle the most unpredictable alignment. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders chase phantoms, and The Trickster channels the fickle favor of the fey in the Character Creation Forge. (62m) Important Links: Pathfinder 2nd Edition playtest: Paizo finally updates its flagship product. TPT Character Creation […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane suggest the more the merrier, even at a gaming table, as they discuss gaming with large groups. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders employ an art history major, and Dance with the Devil displays fiendish footwork in the Character Creation Forge. (54m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk about how to leverage allegiances, duty, and debt to propel stories forward. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders ruin Very Expensive Things, and The Beast of Burden chases the perfect spiral in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane return to their roots to discuss Warforged, the living constructs of the Eberron Campaign Setting. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders hit the dusty trail, and The Lord of Blades seeks ascension through evisceration in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Important Links: The All Guardsman Party: Follow the adventures […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the origins of a setting, or at least, an origin of a setting. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders find themselves a mission, and Odin places a bet then quietly tips the scales in his favor in the Character Creation Forge. (m) Important Links: Old Spice Gentleman class: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk about what to do when the dice aren’t cooperating. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders learn dangerous secrets, and the One-Hit Wonder makes a single shot count in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Important Links: Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes: WotC’s next D&D sourcebook. TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss an alternative for GMs who don’t want to keep their dice behind a screen: rolling them openly on the table. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders have to book it underground, and the Holy Roller gambles with the guidance of the gods in the Character Creation Forge. (44m) Important […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane begin a new series on the Nine Alignments and how to play them, and start off with the most controversial one. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders meet their new boss, and the Goody Two-Shoes can’t help but do the right thing in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Important […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss a way to play RPGs as an exclusively written medium, without needing a fixed schedule, as they discuss play-by-post gaming. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders visit a brave, new wasteland, and the Mailman always delivers in Character Creation Forge. (65m) Important Links: Places to Play-by-Post: Giant ITP […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane break down the latest RPG system from Fantasy Flight Games, the modular and customizable Genesys, including their favorite and least favorite elements, in this extra-long episode. Both the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign and the Character Creation Forge take the week off but will return next time. (96m) Important Links: Genesys: Buy the […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss an AD&D setting in which players are not mere adventurers, but are rather the rulers of their own realms owing to their divine bloodlines. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders seal both blast doors and their fate, and Rhuobhe Manslayer finds us unworthy in the Character Creation Forge. […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to keep track of game info without getting bored or falling behind. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders get ahead, and then lose one, and Ghost Rider gets hot above the collar in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally […]
To celebrate the New Year, hosts I-Hsien and Shane share listeners’ stories of triumphant moments both in their games and around their gaming tables. Later, the Poacher begs, borrows, and steals the coolest spells from other classes in the Character Creation Forge. (44m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk about how to move the game forward when players dig in their heels. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders mince Words, and Safety in Numbers creates a crowd to hide behind in the Character Creation Forge. (54m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss storytelling when everyone at the table act as a writer, actor, director, and audience. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders follow a bloody trail, and Prince Xizor is as ambitious as he is disgusting in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to prod players to stop chewing the scenery and start interacting with it. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders take a load off, and the Whirling Dervish carves a deadly arc through enemy lines in the Character Creation Forge. (50m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane share their love of creating character histories using little more than a few dice, an ounce of creativity, and pages and pages of tables. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders regroup after a massacre, and the Armored Arcana expertly angles her deflector shields in the Character Creation Forge. (54m) […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to get the most out of an extended ending to your campaign. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders make a deadly charge, and the Last Man Standing refuses to go down in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane break down the latest release for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, including their favorite and least favorite elements, in this super-sized episode. Both the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign and the Character Creation Forge take the week off but will return next episode. (157m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to play halflings, which are definitely not just hobbits. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders prove they can learn from their mistakes, and the Pint-Sized Punisher cuts you down to size in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Important Links: Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss modifying the setting of your games, whether at the outset of a campaign or in response to the players’ shenanigans. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders try to settle an old grudge, and the Stoneshaper bedrocks and bedrolls in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Important Links: Teepublic: Home of […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane listen to some of your gaming low points, and share a few of their own. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders wreak off-camera havoc across the sector, and the Headless Horseman collects audiobooks in the Character Creation Forge. (65m) Important Links: Is Your D&D Character Rare? — FiveThirtyEight’s D&D […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane change their builds but not their personalities as they discuss respeccing characters in RPGs. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders have a surprise waiting for them in the infamous Port Aquila, and the Savage Sage reads up then rages down in the Character Creation Forge. (62m) Important Links: Teepublic: Home […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane share a new round of plot hooks to use in your games. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders leave their captain breathless, and Hercules is a surprisingly good shot in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Important Links: Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: Contact us: Twitter: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss ways for GMs to pace their adventures’ resource consumption, as well as ways for players to pace their characters’ resource spend. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders chart a course for less tame voidspace, and the Pacemaker lights up your life in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) Editor’s […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss a hard-sci campaign setting full of body-hopping and mind-hacking in the post-apocalypse. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders finally make a deal, and the Gatecrasher kicks in doors and lives to tell about it in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Important Links: Eclipse Phase PDFs: Posthuman Studios co-founder […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss one of the most challenging story archetypes to model in RPGs: superheroes. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders piece themselves back together, and Wonder Woman lassos out the true depth of Shane’s comic book knowledge in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Important Links: Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss game systems that pile on the punishment, and ways to mitigate the march toward failure. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders blow things out of proportion, and the Triple Threat can do anything you can do, but better, in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Important Links: Teepublic: Home […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss playing and GMing characters that are devoted to their chosen deity. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders keep on Trukkin’, and Eisenhorn demonstrates where there’s the Emperor’s will, there’s a way in the Character Creation Forge. (65m) Important Links: Ulisses Spiele Gen Con Panel: Warhammer 40k: Wrath & […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to play Half-Elves, now that they’re no longer simply half as good as elves. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, Arch-Militant Tranq faces down a dilemma, and The Dilettante dabbles a bit in every class in the Character Creation Forge. (47m) Important Links: The D&D 5E Dilettante Build (in alphabetical […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane fill you in on the games, the people, and the podcasters they met at the industry’s foremost annual convention, and the Silent Knight spills blood without a sound in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Important Links: Games we mention: Genesys from Fantasy Flight Games Legend of the Five Rings card game […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane present a special primer on role-playing games: what are they, how do you play, and why would you want to? In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders split up to whip an army into shape, and Beginner’s Luck eases into RPGs in the Character Creation Forge. (61m) Important Links: Whelmed: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the qualities to look for in a good initiative system. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew proves truth is stranger than heresy, and the High Noon Duelist scratches an itchy trigger finger in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Important Links: Unearthed Arcana—Greyhawk Initiative: the options that inspired this episode. […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane make the case for making a group effort to think of your RPGs from a team perspective. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew gets their just reward (as a team), and the Rainmaker helps give her enemies the business in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Important Links: Introduction to RPG […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to adapt events from the past into stories for your game. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew gets a funny feeling, and Blackbeard is a bit larger than life in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Important Links: Introduction to RPG Podcasting: The GenCon panel Shane is joining, hosted […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss ways to handle leveling up at your table and in your games. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew escape a storm only to get wrecked, and Iron Face has a deadly left hook and a winning smile in the Character Creation Forge. (54m) Important Links: Introduction to RPG Podcasting: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane finish off the last installment of the Player Personality series with a carefully planned discussion about tacticians. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew battles stormy weather, and The Showstopper drops the curtain in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Important Links: Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the only way to keep the game going after a session ends: intersession communication. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew make a journey into hostile territory, and The Intercessor keeps the faith (on your behalf) in the Character Creation Forge. (51m) Important Links: Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane take a break from their usual antics to answer all your questions, introduce new content, and suffer through their first musical revue…er, review…in this supersized episode. And Baron Munchausen tells the tallest tales in the Character Creation Forge. (101m) Important Links: Patreon—Total Party Thrill: You’ve been asking for it, and it’s […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to handle broken oaths, failure, and eventual redemption. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew attends a shindig, and the Cursebreaker smashes arcane shackles in the Character Creation Forge. (67m) Important Links: Mourning Glory: The Annotated History of Brand Talandro, Part III: The final backstory and first character sheet […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the short-lived but beloved 2nd Edition D&D setting Planescape. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew finally lands a commercial opportunity, and Fall-From-Grace seals your fate with a kiss in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Important Links: Mourning Glory: The Annotated History of Brand Talandro, Part I: The very polite […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to get the most out of combat on a grid. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew finds a new world to despoil, and the Battlemapster makes the lay of the land in the Character Creation Forge. (67m) Important Links: Mourning Glory: The Annotated History of Brand Talandro, Part […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss ways to use and feature an aspect of RPGs that is easily overlooked: language. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew turn inward to their passenger manifest, and the Polyglot always has something to say in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Important Links: Babel Fish: It knows an awful […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to play gnomes, those tiny tinkers and tricksters. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, a real-life theft gets an explanation, and the Breachgnome holds the line against all comers in the Character Creation Forge. (66m) Important Links: A Very British Civil War: The alternative-history miniatures wargame setting with a stiff […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss one of gamemasters’ dirty little secrets: sometimes they ignore die rolls. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders run for their lives, and Clutch is ready to roll in the Character Creation Forge. (65m) Important Links: Unearthed Arcana—Revised Subclasses: WOTC’s second pass at a few previous Unearthed Arcana subclasses. […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the best ways to run and play in games with just two or three players. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders make a big mess, and the Halfling Rockslinger makes Tolkien purists proud in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) Important Links: WotC’s Dragon Talk podcast: Jeremy Crawford talks […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the RPG hobby’s pay-to-win model, power creep. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders explore a portable hole, and the Shadowed Stalker shows up where you least expect it in the Character Creation Forge. (67m) Important Links: Unearthed Arcana—Feats for Skills: Playtest options for specializing skills through feats. Unearthed […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to choose between specializing or expanding your character’s abilities. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders let a chance for escape go to their heads, and the Sandman lets the bedbugs bite in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) Important Links: Unearthed Arcana—Downtime: The latest playtest options. Teepublic: Home […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the best ways to eject the worst players from your game. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders perform some jailhouse reconnaissance, and the Gray Guard is on a mission from god in the Character Creation Forge. (64m) Important Links: Unearthed Arcana—A Trio of Subclasses: The latest playtest options […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane continue their series on player profiles with the most narratively-focused gamer: the storyteller. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders meet some unlikely allies, and the Bardic College reminds us that students ruin everything in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) Important Links: Unearthed Arcana—Starter Spells: The latest playtest options for […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to introduce, play, and possibly kill off beloved familiars, friends, and followers. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders beat a hasty retreat, and The One Man Band makes an entourage of their own in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) Important Links: Unearthed Arcana—Wizard Revisited: The latest playtest […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane examine the most popular movie franchise of all time, Star Wars, as a roleplaying game setting. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, make a disturbing discovery, and he’s coming, he’s coming, he’s coming in this special April Fool’s Day Character Creation Forge. (63m) Important Links: George Washington (YouTube): Inspiration for this week’s Character […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to change in-game names and descriptions to match character concepts and story elements. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the party goes on its first away mission, and don’t look too closely at Captain America’s shield in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Important Links: Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! D&D […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss playing and running games in the sweet spot, after the characters have a few accomplishments to their names, but before they get too powerful. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the party strikes a bargain they have no idea how to fulfill, and Conan is barbarous, adventurous, and destructive in the […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to play genasi, those fire-haired and crystal-faced freaks descended from the power of the Elemental Planes. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the party faces extremely familiar enemies, and the Fistadin gets her hands dirty in the Character Creation Forge. (62m) Important Links: Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Unearthed Arcana—Mass […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss planning, prepping, and running gladiatorial combats and structured tournaments. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, meet the crew of the Rogue Trader His Enduring Light, and the Heathen Champion defends the honor of ancient gods in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Important Links: Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Unearthed Arcana—Warlock and […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane show up to discuss how to handle the session and the story when a player misses a game. In the prologue to the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the party exploits a design flaw, and The Batman is prepared for anything in the Character Creation Forge. (65m) Important Links: Teepublic: Home of the […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane travel back in history to the early days of roleplaying games as they revisit the original D&D campaign setting, Greyhawk. In the prologue to the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the acolytes finally purge something they’re supposed to, and the Sexy Beast is more beautiful than the average bear in the Character Creation […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to write and use riddles, and how to help players solve them. In the prologue to the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the acolytes discover something downright rotten, and the Cagematch is the main event in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Important Links: Unearthed Arcana: Ranger and Rogue: the latest playtest […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to create meaningful and playable backgrounds for characters. In the prologue to the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the acolytes read a stolen diary, and the Chevalier makes the ultimate sacrifice—and is sad about it— in the Character Creation Forge. (51m) Important Links: Two Weeks: a micro-game collection which benefits the ACLU, […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how players and GMs can create, keep, and reveal secret information. In the prologue to the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the acolytes discover the grain isn’t the only thing rotten on Novabella, and Reaper fights and runs away in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Important Links: Two Weeks: a micro-game collection which […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane continue their series on player profiles as they discuss butt-kickers, the players who just want to throwdown. In the prologue of the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the war band find themselves in the line of fire, and Dhalsim keeps his enemies at arm’s length in the Character Creation Forge. (42m) Important Links: Two […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss a variety of ways to borrow from books, movies, television and other media to enhance your RPGs. In the prologue of the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the war band stir up trouble, and the Crucible heats things up in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) Important Links: Two Weeks: a micro-game collection which […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss techniques for establishing tone in various types and genres of RPGs. In the prologue of the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Inquisition arrives on a backwater farming planet to snuff out some heresy, and the Inventor masters magic and technology–but mostly magic–in the Character Creation Forge. (65m) Important Links: Two Weeks: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane present the Second Annual Thrillie Awards to the best gaming products of the year, check-in on last year’s New Years gaming resolutions, and then share new resolutions. In the Character Creation Forge, Aquaman does some goofy fish stuff and occasionally blasts people with a trident. (56m) Important Links: Two Weeks: a […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane sort through the mail and answer listener questions about plot hooks, campaign planning and time management. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the final battle rests on the outcome of a single die roll, and the Flash outruns even the sharpest shooters in the Character Creation Forge. (64m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to play tieflings, those devil-blooded outcasts that Planescape gifted to the game. In the Mourning Glory campaign, each member of the party must make a final decision, and the Faustian Fiddler puts the devil in the detailed fingerwork in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to avoid burnout, what to do if you feel yourself getting burned out, and the merits of participating in RPGs as both a player and a gamemaster. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party is severely tempted, and the Smitebiter gets a taste of combat in the Character Creation […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane explain how to strip out unrealistic elements from traditional fantasy RPGs to run grounded and gritty games. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party’s succes comes back to bite them, and the Lazylord leads from the reclining chair in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane breakdown the latest release for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, Volo’s Guide to Monsters, including their favorite and least favorite elements, in this super-sized episode. Both the Mourning Glory campaign and the Character Creation Forge take the week off, but will return next episode. (91m) Note: The original uploaded file had a […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane try to make sense of a single die roll as they discuss narrative scale in RPGs. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party takes up arms to defend the innocent, and the Storm Surge enters like a flash and goes out with a bang in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Important […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane encourage you to take a walk on the wild side and do that thing you thought you should never do: split the party. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party adjusts to their new reality, and the Beguiler charms your pants off in the Character Creation Forge. (58m) Important Links: “Never […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss their favorite sandals and sorcery setting, Dark Sun. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party steps into an unfamiliar realm that ends up all too familiar, and the Wasteland Wanderer goes it alone in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Important Links: Athas.org: Unofficial D&D 3.5 conversion of Dark Sun, and valuable […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to create high-level abilities for players that go beyond the baseline offered in most RPGs. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party tries to keep an enemy alive, and the Psychic Warrior gets Shane riled up in the Character Creation Forge. (52m) Important Links: Epic Destinies PDF: I-Hsien’s epic […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss narrative control in RPGs and how it is shared by players, GMs, and the rules. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party infiltrates Flamekeep, and the Master Illusionist lets you see only what she wants you to see in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to deliver a satisfying conclusion to a player’s storyline. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party finally faces their archrival, and Swamp Thing starts a plant-based riot in the Character Creation Forge. (64m) Important Links: AcadeCon 2016: November 11-13th in Dayton, OH Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the most savage of D&D’s core races, the Half-Orc. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party prepares to settle an old score, and the Drunken Master ties one on in the Character Creation Forge. (58m) Update: In this episode, we incorrectly discuss the Half-Orc receiving a +1 bonus to Dexterity in […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the latest Unearthed Arcana’s revised Ranger class before moving on to the artifact that seems designed to ruined D&D campaigns: the Deck of Many Things. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party holds up their end of a bargain struck with a familiar fiend, and the Gambler always has luck […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane continue their series on player profiles with one of the most difficult to engage: the casual gamer. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party learns a dangerous name, and the Old Man of the Mountain seeks primeval truth in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Important Links: Shane’s Livetweet of Acquisitions, Inc. […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk about worldbuilding with one of the greats: Monte Cook, creator of Planescape, Numenera and the new RPG Invisible Sun. He talks about his sources of inspiration, breaking through creative lulls, and what it would take to get him back into Planescape (spoiler: it’s not money, but that couldn’t hurt). (56m) […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss clues, red herrings, and finally discovering whodunit! In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party solves a murder mystery of its own, and the Investigator in Vestments makes the collar while wearing one in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Also, congratulations to our iTunes Review contest winner, revealed within. Contact us: Twitter: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss what makes a good plot hook and share some of their own. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party gets a vote of confidence, and the Knife Fighter juggles blades and bonus actions in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss system mastery, the intimate knowledge of an RPG system. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party figures out how to move forward after a death in the family, and the Polymorph Fromage hammers home the point in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Important Links: Pathfinder Horror Adventures Giveaway Contest Details […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane get in touch with their giddy, inner-14-year-old selves as they discuss the grimdark sci-fi/fantasy setting Warhammer 40k and its RPG line from Fantasy Flight Games. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party uses a weapon of mass destruction with only minor unintended consequences, and the Space Marine Librarian channels his magical […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the best four days in gaming, Gen Con 2016, including celebrity sightings, the 2016 ENnie Awards, and, of course, exciting new games. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party battles Merrix d’Cannith, and the Force Mage devotes himself to mastery of everyone’s favorite spell in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Contact us: Twitter: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the best ways to use and play characters that weren’t created by the players—whether found in the back of a sourcebook or carefully crafted by a GM. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party blows up an airship, and the Spell Duelist brings a staff to a swordfight—and wins—in the […]
To celebrate a full year of Total Party Thrill, hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk with the creator of Eberron and the upcoming game Phoenix: Dawn Command. Keith talks about his favorite Eberron characters and his plans for the setting, the lore (and release date!) of Phoenix: DC, worldbuilding, the Dungeon Master’s Guild, his GenCon schedule, and more. […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to play everyone’s favorite pointy-eared perfectionists. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party drops in on the City of Towers, and the Wildrunner loses her cool in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) Please vote for us for Best Podcast for the 2016 ENnie Awards. Voting ends today, April 21. […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how drawbacks and weaknesses create depth and offer role-playing opportunities. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party stalks a foe across Sharn, and the Executioner takes a lot off the top in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) Please vote for us for Best Podcast for the 2016 ENnie Awards. Voting […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to plan and run killer storms, city-leveling earthquakes, and uninsurable acts of God. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party makes a promise they might not be able to keep, and the War Correspondent records it all for posterity in the Character Creation Forge. (52m) Please vote for us […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how metagaming and out-of-character knowledge get used and misused at the table. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party calls in a favor from the heavenly host, and the Swordmage shields the party in the Character Creation Forge. (52m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane continue their series on player profiles with the Specialist — players who love a single archetype. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party finishes an old foe, and the Hoplite fights in the shade in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss combat encounters where the enemies are much larger than your average PC. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party makes an impromptu trip to an unexpected place, while the Giant Killer cuts her foes down to size in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) DM’s Guild Review: Visions of the Vault, […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to create, use, and fulfill prophecies — those enigmatic and prescient riddles. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party fights a reincarnating dracolich, and the Combat Oracle predicts victory in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss one of their favorite techniques for starting new campaigns off on the right foot: session zero. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party takes a break for a well-deserved shopping trip, and the Fist of the Forest becomes one with her environment in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) DM’s Guild Review: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss one of the newest and most controversial D&D races. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party works through the last prophecy to discover their final objectives, and the Talon of Tiamat brings dragons to heel in the Character Creation Forge. (54m) DM’s Guild Review: Blood Hunter, a new class for D&D […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to run, retool, and reuse published adventures. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party gets its last (and most lyrical) prophecy, and the Juggernaut breaks everything but the rules in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) DM’s Guild Review: The Lightborn, a new race for D&D 5E by Mark Hulmes, available […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane tour an America that never was, a land of ghosts, guns, and grim realities called the Weird West. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party jumps out of the frying plane and into the fire elemental, and the Two-Fisted Archaeologist whips it good in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Important Links: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk about designing the iconic locations of fantasy RPGs: dungeons. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party plots a reverse-heist deep within the Pit of Five Sorrows, while the Berserker Priest leaves a trail of divine destruction in his wake in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Important Links: Shawn Ellsworth of […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk about making and using maps in your game, from a planetary atlas all the way down to hex crawls and 5-foot squares. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party plans a dragon-sized jailbreak, and the Pathfinder blazes a trail in the Character Creation Forge. (66m) Important Links: AcadeCon 2016 Kickstarter […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane continue their series on player profiles with the Method Actor. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party learns one of the party members’ long-held secrets as the adventure continues in Argonnessen, the continent of dragons. Meanwhile, in the Character Creation Forge, the Iron Archer soaks up heaps of damage as she […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss preparing for a session before walking through Shane’s actual prep for an upcoming session. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party gets their first glimpse of the dragon-filled continent of Argonnessen, while the Adventurous Noble ups the ante in the Character Creation Forge. (84m) Important Links: AcadeCon 2016 Kickstarter is […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the joys of games set in the big city, from street brawls to palace intrigue. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party returns to the lands of the living, and nature calls the Shaman–or maybe the other way around–in the Character Creation Forge. (50m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane show that Dwarf PCs can be more than duty, ale, and facial hair. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party takes a long night’s journey into day, and the Dwarven Defender shall not be moved in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Total Party Thrill: RPG […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the merits of roleplaying games and why they love D&D specifically. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party holds study hall before making an important decision, and the Sister of Battle purges heretics with her cleansing flames in the Character Creation Forge. (m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane present everything a group needs to know to decide if Eberron is the right setting for their game. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party mulls over a very personal prophecy, and the Gatekeeper Druid beats back otherworldly invasion in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: […]
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane try to make sense of replacing small numbers with larger numbers on your character sheet. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party receives a reward for proving their innocence, and the Dragon Disciple breathes some life into the Character Creation Forge. (55m)
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss planning and running trials and creating a court, kangaroo or otherwise. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party learns the limits of celestial justice, and the Factotum gives Jack a run for his money in the Character Creation Forge. (59m)
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Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss that oft-troublesome player profile: munchkins! In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party finds themselves on the receiving end of medieval justice, and the Mystic Theurge masters magic of all forms in the Character Creation Forge. (56m)
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Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the nuances of playing PCs that aren’t human. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party discovers an unexpected ally, and the Master of Many Faces checks out early in the Character Creation Forge. (53m)
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Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane give tips for new Game Masters approaching their first session. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the Day of Mourning dawns as its secrets finally come to light, and the Master Pikeman wonders at her choice of weapon specialty in the Character Creation Forge. (60m)
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Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to handle tensions within the party, and how to cause it when necessary. In the Mourning Glory Campaign, the party sets the Monster Manual against itself, and the Sneak-Thief steals wallets and hearts in the Character Creation Forge. (58m)
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Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the new 5th Edition Open Game License and the DMs’ Guild marketplace unveiled by WotC and OneBookshelf/DriveThruRPG, what it means for your content, and how to use it in your game. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party gets bent out of shape, and the Gladiator goes hunting without a net in the Character Creation Forge. (52m)
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Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to keep all the work that went into a campaign that never got off the ground or ended prematurely from going to waste. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party finally gets some unpleasant answers, and the Corpse Reviver chumbawumbas its allies in the Character Creation Forge. (58m)
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Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to deal with (or deal out) death without derailing a storyline or making players (too) angry. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party demands some exposition, and in the Character Creation Forge, horses are just the beginning for the Mounted Knight. (66m)
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Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane present the First Annual Thrillie Awards to the best gaming products of the year, and then share their New Year’s gaming resolutions. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party starts a manhunt, and the Sentinel keeps a twitchy vigil in the Character Creation Forge. (41m)
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Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane answer listener questions from the mailbag, covering topics like dump stats, custom backgrounds, making the leap to D&D 5th Edition, and loot distribution. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party investigates Nystrum Shadar but finds more questions than answers, while I-Hsien and Shane share their favorite past characters in the Character Creation Forge. (50m)
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