Role Play Chat: Recent Episodes
RolePlayChat
Hello and welcome to Role, Play, Chat! A biweekly forum where Mat sits down with members of the TTRPG community to chat about Role-Playing Games, like Dungeons & Dragons! Through discussions we will probe different aspects of being a Game Master or a Player, asking ourselves the same questions you might be pondering! I believe we will be sharing valuable insight in the hobby and want to take you along for the ride as we journey towards becoming better Game Masters.
So sit back, relax and let's Chat!
I feel like lately there has been SO much TTRPG news. Join me and Lin of Rascal News to chat about:
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Why there seems to be more drama in the space,
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What it was like to break the news about the DnD OGL,
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How to stay informed about TTRPG news, and more
If you want to stay updated on all of Lin's work you can do so here: https://x.com/lincodega, https://www.rascal.news/
The Indie Showcase this week is: I want to save the world but I'm just a level 1 skeleton. Buy it here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/473404/i-want-to-save-the-world-but-i-m-just-a-level-1-skeleton?affiliate_id=3513284
Happy gaming & much love
-Mat
~ Affiliate Links & Support ~Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop:https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chatAdventure Dice: Use code roleplaychat for 10% off (http://www.adventuredice.ca/) Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.
————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials?Linktree: https://linktr.ee/role_play_chatX: @role_play_chatInstagram & Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.campEmail: contactroleplaychat@gmail.comPodcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard.-————— Other things we talked in this episode:
Nothing I can think of, if I've forgotten something let me know and I will add it.
What makes a good story? Let's talk about narrative in writing and in pen and paper games. Join Jaleigh, a fantasy writer with a dozen D&D books to her name, and I as we chat about storytelling. We cover:
- The elements that Jaleigh considers critical to storytelling,
- Her new book and it's inspiration,
- Advice and tools for better narratives, and more.
Indie Showcase: A Tomb of Twins
Buy it here: https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/442656/A-Tomb-of-Twins&affiliate_id=3513284
If you want to stay updated on all of Jaleigh's work you can do so here:https://www.jaleighjohnson.com/index.html
Happy gaming & much love
Mat
Affiliate Links & Support:Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop:https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chatAdventure Dice: Use code roleplaychat for 10% off (http://www.adventuredice.ca/) Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials?Linktree: https://linktr.ee/role_play_chatX: @role_play_chatInstagram + Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.campEmail: contactroleplaychat@gmail.comPodcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard.-————— Other things we talked in this episode:
Nothing I can think of, if I've forgotten something let me know and I will add it.
Let's learn about why you should use VTTs when playing D&D or other TTRPGs. I've never really been sold on them to be honest, but my chat with Jonny has tilted me in their favour. Join us as we discuss:
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The benefits of VTTs
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The kinds of playstyle VTTS encourage
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Some Roll20 features you need to know
Indie Showcase: Bug Dish by the One True Ryan Khan
Buy it here: https://the-one-true-ryan-khan.itch.io/bugdish
If you want to stay updated on all of Jonny's work, you can do so here: https://linktr.ee/talkingxp
Happy gaming & much loveMat-————— Affiliate Links & Support:Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop:https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chatAdventure Dice: Use code roleplaychat for 10% off (http://www.adventuredice.ca/) Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials?Linktree: https://linktr.ee/role_play_chatX: @role_play_chatInstagram + Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.campEmail: contactroleplaychat@gmail.comPodcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard.-————— Other things we talked in this episode:
Tom Cartos' free & paid maps: https://www.patreon.com/posts/54516413
Domile's Wounderous Works free & paid battlemaps: https://www.patreon.com/dww
Let's learn about Ten Candles from it's creator: Stephen Dewey. Join us as we discuss this atmospheric and tragic horror game. We talk about: - the system and Stephen's inspiration for it,- some of game mechanics, - What you'll need to play, and more!
Resource Review: The field guide to Floral Dragons.
Back it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hitpointpress/the-field-guide-to-floral-dragons?ref=akxjrx
If you want to stay updated on all of Stephen's work, you can do so here:
https://www.patreon.com/stephendewey
https://cavalrygames.com/
http://twitter.com/shiftyginger
https://www.twitch.tv/stephendewey
https://www.youtube.com/shiftyginger
Happy gaming & much loveMat-————— Affiliate Links & Support:Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop:https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chatAdventure Dice: Use code roleplaychat for 10% off (http://www.adventuredice.ca/) Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials?Linktree: https://linktr.ee/role_play_chatX: @role_play_chatInstagram + Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.campEmail: contactroleplaychat@gmail.comPodcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard.-————— Other things we talked in this episode:
Lines and Veils checklist: https://www.reddit.com/r/DungeonsAndDragons/comments/tfxc30/this_is_the_rpg_consent_checklist_i_get_my/
city builder resource: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/287509/Town-and-City-Builder?affiliate_id=1913007
Let's talk about Player Driven Worldbuilding! Join Rio from The Tabletopped podcast as we chat about: - Letting other people run our settings,- Using one-shots for inspiration, - Canon vs non-canonical input, and more!
I encourage you to check out the Rio here: https://www.instagram.com/korrenor/
Happy gaming & much loveMat-————— Affiliate Links & Support:Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop:https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chatAdventure Dice: Use code roleplaychat for 10% off (http://www.adventuredice.ca/) Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials?Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chatX: @role_play_chatInstagram + Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.campEmail: contactroleplaychat@gmail.comPodcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard.-————— Other things we talked in this episode:Nothing that I can think of, but let me know if I've forgotten something!
Let's talk about GM Mistakes! Join Willow from The RPG Goblin as we chat about:- Our personal GMing mistakes,- How to grow as a GM thanks to mistakes, - Player mistakes, and more!
I encourage you to check out the RPG Goblin here:https://therpggoblin.buzzsprout.com/ Happy gaming & much loveMat-————— Affiliate Links & Support:Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop:https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chatAdventure Dice: Use code roleplaychat for 10% off (http://www.adventuredice.ca/) Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials?Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chatX: @role_play_chatInstagram + Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.campEmail: contactroleplaychat@gmail.comPodcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard.-————— Other things we talked in this episode:Nothing that I can think of, but let me know if I've forgotten something!
SEASON 5!!! YAYJoin Cate "CatieOSaurus" Osborn, a certified ADHD educator, mental health advocate and TTRPG creator, and I as we talk about the intersection of ADHD, Neurodivergence and tabletop roleplaying games. We cover:- Cate's experience playing and GMing with ADHD - Things for GMs to consider when running games with ADHD players, - Some advice for ADHD & Neurodivergent players looking to GM. - & more!I encourage you to check out Cate on socials and here:https://catieosaurus.com/Happy gaming & much loveMat-————— Affiliate Links & Support:Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat Adventure Dice: Use code roleplaychat for 10% off (http://www.adventuredice.ca/) Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials?Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chatX: @role_play_chatInstagram + Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.campEmail: contactroleplaychat@gmail.comPodcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard.-————— Other things we talked in this episode:Nothing that I can think of, but let me know if I've forgotten something!
Diversity breeds creativity and helps us tell better stories! Changing the people we play with, the systems we use or our approach to the themes and styles we embrace during play can sometimes be hard but giving it a try helps expand your perspectives. Join Ada and Stefan, the founders of WafflesMapleSyrup as we talk about diversifying your play.
I encourage you to check out WafflesMapleSyrup (@WafflesMaple on X) or their linktree website here:https://wafflesmaplesyrup.com/
Happy gaming & much loveMat
-————— Affiliate Links & Support:
Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat
My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat
Adventure Dice: Use code roleplaychat for 10% off (http://www.adventuredice.ca/)
Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.
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Where to find me, Mat, on socials?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chatX: @role_play_chatInstagram + Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.campEmail: contactroleplaychat@gmail.comPodcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard.
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Nothing that I can think of, but let me know if I've forgotten something!
Want to improve your roleplay? Getting into character and into strong emotions can be tricky. Join Adam Slemon, of the Dungeon Run amoung many other things as we talk about some advanced roleplay advice. We dissect: How to act out big and heavy emotions (like love and anger), how best to manage spotlight between members of the table, how to practice character voices and much much more!
I encourage you to check out Adam (@urjester on instagram) and his website here: https://www.adamslemon.com/
Happy gaming & much love
Mat
-————— Affiliate Links & Support:
Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat
My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat
Adventure Dice: Use code roleplaychat for 10% off (http://www.adventuredice.ca/)
Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.
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Where to find me, Mat, on socials?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chatTwitter: @role_play_chatInstagram + Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.campEmail: contactroleplaychat@gmail.comPodcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard.
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Nothing that I can think of, but let me know if I've forgotten something!
Want to learn a new tabletop system? Let's give Cypher a try! This week I'm joined by Sean K. Reynolds of Monte Cook Games, one of the creators and designers of the Cypher System. We dissect: What Cypher is, how the core mechanics work and some of the story being the design choices.
I encourage you to check out Sean (@seankreynolds) on socials and his patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/seankreynolds/about.
You can also stay up to date and join the Cypher discord community here: https://discord.com/invite/TZwJxXg
Or check out resources (including the free rules preview) for the game here:
https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/cypher-system-rulebook-2/
Happy gaming & much loveMat
-————— Affiliate Links & Support:
Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat
My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.
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Where to find me, Mat, on socials?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chatTwitter: @role_play_chatInstagram + Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.campEmail: contactroleplaychat@gmail.comPodcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard.
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PROMO - Tabletop Town: https://www.tabletop.town/roleplaychat
In this episode, I'm joined by the wonderful Maria, aka HappyCapster, to talk about becoming a GM. We dissect:
-What systems think are best for new GMs
-How to pick your party of players,
-How to solicite and incorporate feedback, and more!
Check out Maria's content on socials: @HappyCapster or their publishing company: https://www.goblinsocietygames.com/
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Affiliate Links & Support:
Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat
My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.
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Where to find me, Mat, on socials?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chatTwitter: @role_play_chatInstagram: @role_play_chat Threads:@role_play_chat
Blue Sky: roleplaychat
Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.campEmail: contactroleplaychat@gmail.comPodcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard <3
In this week's episode, I'm joined by the wonderful Rachel from Rae'chel Does Wonders. We dissect:
-The benefits of using crafted terrain in your games,
-How to create make your own terrain,
-How to best use the terrain during your home games, and more!
You should also check out her youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@raecheldoes or follow her on socials.
-Insta/Threads: @raecheldoes
Happy gaming & much love Mat
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Affiliate Links & Support:
Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat
My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.
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Where to find me, Mat, on socials?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Instagram: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard <3
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nothing? (or let me know and I can make sure to link it up here for you!)
In this week's episode, I'm joined by the wonderful Anto from Icarus Games to talk about Pantheons. We dissect:
-How to create your own Pantheon,
-How to adapt existing pantheons for your home games,
- How to bring them to life at the table in an eganging way, and more!
You should also check out Anto's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@IcarusGames
or follow him on socials.
-Twitter: @IcarusGamesUK
-Insta/Threads: @icarusgames
Happy gaming & much love Mat
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Affiliate Links & Support:
Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat
My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.
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Where to find me, Mat, on socials?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Instagram: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard <3
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nothing? (or let me know and I can make sure to link it up here for you!)
Want to learn a new tabletop system? In this inagural System Spotlight, we will cover the Shift Tabletop RPG system. This week I'm joined by Graeme and Jordan, the creators and designers of Shift TTRPG. We dissect: What Shift is, how to play, some of the design choices and delve into some of the mechanics.
I encourage you to check out Graeme (@blurrypixels) on socials and Jordan (@MadeofCartoons). You can also stay up to date on the development of SHIFT over on their discord server: https://discord.gg/WhRTzDyBW3
You can also access the free quickstart rulebook here: https://hitpointpress.com/shiftrpg/
Happy gaming & much love Mat
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Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat
My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.
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Where to find me, Mat, on socials?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Instagram: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard <3
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This week I'm joined by Homie and the Dude, friends of the show, to talk about running sky based games in your TTRPGs! We dissect: How to run them, what impacts the sky has on characters, roleplay, combat and of course their amazing DnD 5th edition supplement: Sky Zephyrs coming soon to kickstarter.
If you want to check out the Kickstarter you can subscribe to be notified about it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/homieandthedude/sky-zephyrs-5e
Or when the kickstarter launches, I'll have an affiliate link for you!
You can also check out Homie and the Dude on their socials @HOMIEandTheDUDE on twitter or instagram or their website: https://homieandthedude.com/
Happy gaming & much love Mat
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My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.
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Where to find me, Mat, on socials?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Instagram: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard <3
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This week I'm joined by Nick Perron from Tabletopped to talk about running episodic adventures in TTRPGs! We dissect: How to run them, common pitfalls and share tools and advice on having success with this format.
If you liked Nick's wisdom you should totally check out his socials @TheNickPerron on twitter or check out his podcast tabletopped here: https://tabletoppedpod.com/
Happy gaming & much love Mat
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My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.
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Where to find me, Mat, on socials?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Instagram: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard <3
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Tiny Library:https://longtailgames.itch.io/tiny-library
This week I'm joined by Farrah Sarpkaya to talk metagaming in TTRPGs! I find often times metagaming has a negative conotation associated to it, and I'm hoping this conversation can shed some light on the positive aspects of metagaming.
If you liked Farrah's wisdom you should totally check out her socials @FarrahKaya on twitter or check out her website: https://www.sarpkaya.ca/
Happy gaming & much loveMat
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My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.
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Where to find me, Mat, on socials?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chatTwitter: @role_play_chatInstagram: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.campEmail: contactroleplaychat@gmail.comPodcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard <3
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This week I'm joined by Makenzie De Armas to talk designing monsters! Every game, every system has monsters (in some sense) and they play a critical component to telling stories. So how do the pros do it? How can we build fun monsters for folks to run, players to fight against and designers to build! We go over:- Some "broken" monster stories and how to balance them;
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Monster statblock design principles,
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A peak behind the curtain on how monster's are designed at the wizard's tower, and
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Advice for adapting content from other sources into a monster.
If you liked Makenzie's wisdom you should totally check out her socials @MakenzieLaneDA or check out her website: https://www.makenzielaneda.com/
Happy gaming & much loveMat
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My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.
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Where to find me, Mat, on socials?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chatTwitter: @role_play_chatInstagram: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.campEmail: contactroleplaychat@gmail.comPodcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard <3
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Telling stories is a critical part of our history. In ancient times those stories took on many shapes, often in the shape of myths and legends. These ancient tales can be a wonderful source of inspiration for our pen and paper adventures! Join Daniel Kwan, who you may know from his podcast Asians Represent! and I as we talk about myths and tales of old in our games. We go over:- Some stories and myths on our mind,
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Encorporating myths into your game,
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Tools you need to ensure you are picking appropriate tales and myths to adapt for your table, and
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Advice from Daniel to help avoid stereotypes when running Chinese inspired content (or any content!)
If you liked Daniel's wisdom you should totally chech out his website: https://danielhkwan.carrd.co/, or buy his games on DriveThruRPG (affiliate link below) or itch.io [look for Daniel Kwan] or follow him on socials: @DanielHKwan
Happy gaming & much loveMat
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DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.
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Where to find me, Mat on socials?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chatTwitter: @role_play_chatInstagram: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.campEmail: contactroleplaychat@gmail.comPodcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard <3
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The Sword of Goujian: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sword_of_Goujian, https://swordencyclopedia.com/goujian-sword/
A chinese Beastiary (translated by Richard Strassburg): https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520298514/a-chinese-bestiary
K.C. Chang - The Formation of Chinese Civilization: An Archaeological Perspective: https://www.amazon.ca/Formation-Chinese-Civilization-Archaeological-Perspective/dp/0300093829/ref=sr_1_5?crid=3COFNEWWFBFWC&keywords=kc+chang&qid=1677206540&sprefix=kc+chang%2Caps%2C89&sr=8-5
Jinjo Ito, Horror Manga artist: https://www.viz.com/junji-ito
Asians Represent, Anything BUT Samurai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F7q77v6fCwk
Nothing sets the mood (to play TTRPGs) quite like music. Be it an a soft melody or an epic battle hymn, music and ambient noises really help transport players into the game world. Join Alex and Chase from Pocket Bard as we talk about using music and ambience in our games. We go over:- The use of silence in games,- How to suprise players with sound,
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How to ensure your music isn't distracting your table,
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Tools and tricks for using Pocket Bard, and much more!
If you'd like to download Pocket Bard, you totally should! Check it out here: https://www.pocketbard.app/ or join the discord community here: https://discord.com/invite/wVV4mhMc6c
You can also follow Pocket Bard on all socials: @pocket_bard
happy gaming, much loveMat
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DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.
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Where to you find the show?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chatTwitter: @role_play_chatInstagram: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.campEmail: contactroleplaychat@gmail.comPodcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app.
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Improvisation is part of EVERY pen and paper rpg. Be it an a oneshot in a rule light system or an ongoing adventure with you friends, you will always find yourself in a position where you will need to improvise something out of nowhere. In this episode I am joined by Sam Comerford to talk about running fully (or mostly) improvised games. We go over:- The rules of improv comedy and how they apply to TTRPGs,- How to get into the right headspace for improvisation, - The differences between one-shot and ongoing games,- Tools and tricks, and much more! If you'd like to know more about Sam and his work, I encourage you to check him out on Twitter: @RRollplaying or check out his twitch channel: https://www.twitch.tv/spontaniumshow/about happy gaming, much loveMat-————— Affiliate Links & Such:DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. Where to you find the show?Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chatTwitter: @role_play_chatInstagram: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.campEmail: contactroleplaychat@gmail.comPodcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/-————— Other things I talked in this episode:@TTRPGrisingtide - a community of creatives in the TTRPG space for creatives in the TTRPG space Article about making handouts: https://shadomain.com/why-you-should-make-handouts/How to guide for making wax sealed letters: https://shadomain.com/how-to-make-a-faux-wax-sealed-letter/
Creating a TTRPG character is a critical part of playing any pen and paper tabletop game. What can you during y our creation process to plant the corrects seeds for roleplay? In this episode I am joined by Blake Francis to talk about creating Player Characters (and NPCs) that are ripe for roleplay.
If you'd like to know more about Blake and his work, I encourage you to check him out on Twitter: @BlakeCFrancis
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Affiliate Links & Such:
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284
Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat
1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout.
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players.
Where to you find the show?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Instagram: @role_play_chat
Hive: @roleplaychat
Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Most people who play tabletop roleplaying games use maps to some degree, but incorporating them into your game isn't as easy as it sounds! In this episode I am joined by Eric from Maps 'N' Quests to talk everything maps. We discuss how Eric makes maps, how game masters might consider using maps, the difference between a dungeon maps and an overworld maps, and much much more.
If you'd like to know more about Eric and his wonderful maps, I encourage you to check him out on Twitter: @N_Quest or his patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Maps_N_Quests.
Mat
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Affiliate Links & Such:
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284
Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat
1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout.
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players.
Where to you find the show?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Instagram: @role_play_chat
Hive: @roleplaychat
Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Come join me as I celebrate the 100th episode of Role Play Chat. In this episode I am joined by Joe from The Oneshot Mill to go over the pros and cons of running one-shot adventures in your TTRPG & stick around for the end of the episode to listen to some words of wisdom from previous guests of the show as we look back on the first 99 episodes of the podcast and cheers to the next 100.
If you'd like to know more about Joe and The Oneshot Mill, I encourage you to check him out on Twitter: @theoneshotmill for updates about upcoming one-shot adventures.
Mat
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Affiliate Links:
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284
Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat
1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout.
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players.
Where to you find the show?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Instagram: @role_play_chat
Hive: @roleplaychat
Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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As promised here's a quick episode of me talking about my time at PAX Unplugged. Also, Season 4 of the show starts on Feb 1st! See you then.
Enjoy!
Mat
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Affiliate Links:
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284
Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players.
Where to you find the show?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Instagram: @role_play_chat
Hive: @roleplaychat
Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Running a game has it's perks and pitfalls, but what would happen if you ran a ttrpg with a second Game Master? Join me and the one and only Ron Ogden (who you may know from the Dungeon Run, among other things) as we explore what kind of things are involved when we consider running a roleplaying game with another person sharing the responsibilities behind the GM screen. We cover how to get started, benefits and challenges and much much more.
If you liked Ron's insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find the links to all his socials and projects on his linktree at https://linktr.ee/therealrogden.
Enjoy!
Mat
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Affiliate Links:
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284
Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players.
Where to you find the show?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Instagram: @role_play_chat
Hive: @roleplaychat
Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Other things I talked about this episode:
VOD to Jesthehumain's charity stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oZubgahr314
Donation link for ACLU: https://tiltify.com/@jesthehuman/aclu-december-charity-stream
What kind of things can GMs and players do ahead of session zero to prepare for the game? What kind of play can we explore to help people understand their Player Characters before they commit to them in a long campaign? Join me and Tom from the Modern Myth Youtube channel, where we explore an interesting approach that Tom has developped for pre-zero games to answer some of these questions and more.
If you liked Tom's insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find him on twitter at @MondernMyth and you can find his youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/@ModernMyth
You should also take a look at our discussion about world building on the Modern Myth youtube channel right here: https://youtu.be/6kH2UmuTlz8
Enjoy!
Mat
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Affiliate Links:
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284
Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players.
Where to you find the show?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Instagram: @role_play_chat
Hive: @roleplaychat
Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Character death is without a doubt the biggest consequence a player can be subjected to in this hobby. Working out when and how a character dies though is not something everyone agrees on. Should the dice dictate or should a player have a say? In today's episode I try something new. Join Shannon and Sean from Paradice Productions as we talk about a GMing philosophy Sean has developped. One of the elements of this ideology is that a player character should only die if their player is ready for them to die. Join the three of us as we dissect this philosophy and what impacts it may have on a game.
If you liked Shannon & Sean's insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find them on twitter at @sroby25 (https://linktr.ee/shannonroby) & @odo_sean (https://linktr.ee/odo_sean) respectively.
Enjoy!
Mat
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DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284
Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players.
Where to you find the show?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Very few communities have as many inspirational, kind and talented members as the TTRPG space! From famous actors and actresses, to your friendly neighborhood Game Master, everyone brings something to the table. Join me and Shelly & Greg, the hosts of Dragon Talk, as we discuss everything about finding inspiration for your games, adapting your content, learning from our comunties and more.
If you liked Greg & Shelly's insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find them on twitter at @Gregtito and @Shellymoo respectively. You can also hear them on their podccast Dragon talk (https://dnd.wizards.com/podcasts/dragon-talk) or you can take a look and pre-order their book Welcome to Dragon Talk (https://uipress.uiowa.edu/books/welcome-dragon-talk)
Enjoy!
Mat
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Affiliate Links:
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284
Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players.
Where to you find the show?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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What makes a good mystery in a TTRPG? Should players alter their play style? Should GMs prepare or run games differently then they normally do? Listen in on this week's episode of Role Play Chat as Jes and I discuss everything about playing, runing and writting mysteries in tabletop RPGs.
If you liked Jes' insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find them on twitter at @Jesthehuman. You can also take a look at Jes' games here: https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Jes%20Wade&affiliate_id=3513284. If you want to catch their performance on the Fang Gang Podcast you can check them out @FangGangPod. If you'd like to check out their streaming: https://www.twitch.tv/jesthehuman. Lastly you can also find their other work on https://jesthehuman.carrd.co/
Enjoy!
Mat
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Affiliate Links:
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284
Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players.
Where to you find the show?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Other things I talked about in today's episode include:
- UO publishing's Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/undergroundoracle/under-the-harvest-moons-horror-options-for-5th-edition?ref=discovery&term=underground%20oracle
-Sherlock Board Game: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2511/sherlock-holmes-consulting-detective-thames-murder
Combat is a critical pillar of most tabletop roleplaying games. This is especially true in games like Dungeons and Dragons, where characters are built with combat powers and skills! It's easy to fall into a habit of looking at combat as a purely mechanical part of the game but there are so many interesting opportunities for the narrative of the game and for the characters personalities to shine through. Join us this week as Tom and Bodhi from Homie & the Dude talk to me about how to add energy and spark to combat. We also cover how those strategies translate into vehicular combat (like boats and airships). If you liked Tom and Bodhi’s insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find them on twitter at @HOMIEandTheDUDE. You can also take a look at their website for more details about their content: https://homieandthedude.com/ Enjoy! Mat -————— Affiliate Links: DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players. Where to you find the show? Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Instragram: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Currencies might be more than you think! While we often think of money as a currency in a game, things like items, spells, even HP can be considered currency and the way we incorporatre them into our ttrpgs will have a big impact on the tone, style and play of a system and a game session. Today i am joined be Richard, a seasoned game designer to talk about currency in games.
If you liked Richard's insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find him on twitter at @SprintingOwl. You can also take a look at Richard's games here: https://kumada1.itch.io/ or look for Richard Kelly at drivethroughRPG (use the affiliate link below!)
Enjoy!
Mat
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Affiliate Links:
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284
Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat
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Giveaway Link: https://twitter.com/Role_Play_Chat/status/1559219617012355078?s=20&t=7ZqflB7X_AvLZWJcmAfpZQ
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players.
Where to you find the show?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Today is the day! Here is the audio from the "What is Roleplay Anyway?" charity panel. Join me & five amazing panelists as we talk about what roleplay is to us, how we do it, and share stories. This is the audio from the panel that aired live on the Scry Society's twitch channel on August 26th. I've done my best to edit out some of the preable and the midroll brake, etc. Hope you enjoy this longer episode in a different format.
If you want to follow the amazing guests who were involved in the panel you can do so here:
- Shannon: @sroby25
-Shelby: @shelfyre
-Emil: @DoubleDMpod
-Jacob: @DuvalKingJacob
-Ksandra: @ksandra_br
-Nick: @ScrySociety
Enjoy!
Mat
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DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284
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Link for Charity Raffle: https://donate.tiltify.com/+scry-society/scry-society-role-play-chat-charity-panel-for-nnaf
Closes Friday September 2nd 2022
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players.
Where to you find the show?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Today we talk about somethign a little different: legal stuff. When K.O. & I were recording the episode on skills from a few weeks ago, we took a tagent. He has a legal background and I thought it would be a interesting thing for the other content creators in the TTRPG space to give it a listen. I'll be back to our regular content next week!
If you liked K.O. insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find him on the Roll Factory twitter at @rpgrollfactory. You can also find more details about particulate media, K.O.'s podcasting production company, here: https://particulatemedia.com/
Enjoy!
Mat
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Affiliate Links:
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284
Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat
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Link for Charity Raffle: https://donate.tiltify.com/+scry-society/scry-society-role-play-chat-charity-panel-for-nnaf
Closes Friday September 2nd 2022
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players.
Where to you find the show?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Have you ever played a Solo tabletop RPG? I hope so but if oyu havent maybe today's discussion with Josh willl convice you to give one a try. When you remove the cooperative/collaborative componenets of a game and are the sole participant interetsing things happen. You are able to explore new and interesting avenues of the ttrpg hobby.
If you liked Josh's insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find him on twitter at @ArtofArklin. You should also go give his Kickstarter a follow at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/woadstonetostone/woad-stone-to-stone
Enjoy!
Mat
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Affiliate Links:
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284
Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat
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Giveaway Link: https://twitter.com/Role_Play_Chat/status/1559219617012355078?s=20&t=7ZqflB7X_AvLZWJcmAfpZQ
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players.
Where to you find the show?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Can I convice Scott the Miniac to play more Role Playing games? I hope so! But one thing I know for sure is that you wont want to miss the wonderful discsusion where Scott and I talk about roleplay and miniatures. Listen in as Scott and I draw parallels between roleplaying and miniature painting. Scott also shares some wonderfull advice for folks getting into the miniature painting hobby.
If you liked Scott's insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find him on instagram @miniacal_ or at his website https://miniac.co/
Enjoy!
Mat
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Affiliate Links:
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284
Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players.
Where to you find the show?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
A big part of why folks play tabletop roleplaying games is for the escapism. We like to experience interseting, fun and different things, put on the skin of cool characters and explore fascinating places. The key to truly trasnoporting ourselves into these fantastic places lies in fostering an immersive experience! In this week's episode I am joined by Keith and Jess from Underground Oracle Publishing to disect how we use skill checks & skill challenges in our games to try and make fun and memorable moments at our tables. If you liked Keith & Jess's insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find them on twitter at @UO_Keith and @JessPendley respectively. You can also follow the Underground Oracle twitter page at @UOPublishing. You can also find more details about the suppliments they create on their website here: https://undergroundoracle.com/ Enjoy! Mat -————— Affiliate Links: DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players. Where to you find the show? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Regardless of the system you play, there are (almost) always skills and attributes that your player characters and NPCs will have to showcase the character's strenghts and weaknesses. In this week's episode I am joined by K.O. the host and producer of Roll Factory to disect how we use skill checks & skill challenges in our games to try and make fun and memorable moments at our tables.
If you liked K.O. insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find Roll Factory on twitter at @rpgrollfactory. You can also find more details about particulate media, K.O.'s podcasting production company, here: https://particulatemedia.com/
Enjoy!
Mat
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Affiliate Links:
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284
Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players.
Where to you find the show?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Every GM, every player and every table has their own philosophies for how they play tabletop roleplaying games. These ideas, these styles, these preferences are what influence your game. In today's episode I am joined by the amazing Seth Skorkowsky as we talk about some of our philosophies to hopefully inspire you to grow your GMing skills while having fun at your table. This is the second part of my discussion with Seth. If you liked Seths insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find him on twitter at @SSkorkowsky or you can find the links to his books, youtube channel and more on his website https://skorkowsky.com/ Enjoy! Mat -————— Affiliate Links DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat -————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). Where to you find the show? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Every GM, every player and every table has their own philosophies for how they play tabletop roleplaying games. These ideas, these styles, these preferences are what influence your game. In today's episode I am joined by the amazing Seth Skorkowsky as we talk about some of our philosophies to hopefully inspire you to grow your GMing skills while having fun at your table. If you liked Seths insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find him on twitter at @SSkorkowsky or you can find the links to his books, youtube channel and more on his website https://skorkowsky.com/ Enjoy! Mat -————— Affiliate Links DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat -————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). Where to you find the show? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
We have all heard of the “Rule Of Cool” but it what does implementing it actually mean? Can all tables, genres and settings pull it off? In today's episode we talk about what this “rule” means and how to make cool moments happen in a fun and narratively engaging way. Join me and David as we talk about everything COOL. If you liked David's insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find him on twitter at @davidtilstra or listen to his podcast at http://www.fromafarpodcast.com Enjoy! Mat -————— Affiliate Links DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat -————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs. Where to you find the show? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
We ALL want to replicate that oscar wining monologue or the slow panoramic camera pan over the horizon at our table, but how exactly can you make a moment like that? Can you or does it come organically? In today's episode we talk about cinematic moments and how to engage your players in a way that makes these moments stand out and feel natural. Join me and Rhett as we talk about the kinds of cinematic moments, how we try to prepare for them and hear some cool examples of descriptive imagery from Rhett!
If you liked Rhett's insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find him on twitter at @StackODice or listen to his podcast at https://stackodice.podbean.com/
Enjoy! Mat
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Affiliate Links
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284
Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs..
Where to you find the show?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Dungeons can take on many shapes and sizes from sprawling complex canvern systems to small tavern basements. In today's episode we focus on the smaller scale dungeons, of 3 to 8 rooms in size and how you can take the things that make huge dungeons and use that to make a small condensed experience that is more digestable. Join me and my friend of the show Alex as we talk about how we build and run tiny dungeons in our games, what we do to plan them and how we make them fun and memorable for our players.
Enjoy! Mat
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Affiliate Links
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284
Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs..
Where to you find the show?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
So much of what we do when we play role playing games involves social encounters. Fights where enemies can be talked down from their rage, stubborn leaders that need convincing to change their plan, secretive spies that have the password you need to unlock the treasure vault and much more! Join me and my guest Derrick as we talk about how we run social encounters in our games, what we do to plan them and how we make them fun and memorable for our players.
If you enjoyed Derrick's insights I highly recommend you check him & his podcast (How Not to DM) out. Details can be found here: https://linktr.ee/hn2dm
Enjoy! Mat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs..
Where to you find the show?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
We don't always have the time or the desire to spend hours preparing our games. The good news is you can often run games with minimal prep if you need to or want to! This week I am joined by Jien to take a deep dive on the topic and help you learn how to run games without spending too much time preparing for them.
If you enjoyed Jien's insights I highly recommend you check them out on twitter @JienBirb.
Enjoy! Mat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs..
Where to you find the show?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
A surefire way to make a players actions and decisions impactful is to make them consequential. Showing a player or a party the effects of their decisions, or better yet, making them deal with those decisions by creating new opportunities and obstacles for them can really imerse them in the world and make them feel ownership over the narrative that is being constructed. This week I am joined by Jeremy from Three Black Halflings (amoung other things!) to take a deep dive on the topic and help you understand how to make your players actions consequential all while keeping the game fun and enjoyable for all.
If you enjoyed Jeremy's insights I highly recommend you check him out on twitter @JeremyCobb1 and check out his podcast @3BlackHalflings wherever you listen.
Enjoy! Mat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs..
Where to you find the show?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Sometimes who is saying something matters more than what they are saying. This couldn't be more true when we consider unreliable narrators in role playing games. They keep secrets, they exagerate truths, they stretch and bend and manipulate. Unreliable narrators come in all shapes and sizes. This week I am joined by Scott from ZealZaddy to take a deep dive on the topic and help you understand how to use these important NPCs in your game to increase FUN.
If you enjoyed Scott's insights I highly recommend you check him out on his website: https://zealzaddy.com/ where you can find links to all the producs and streams that we talked about today.
Enjoy! Mat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs..
Where to you find the show?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Welcome back to Role Play Chat!!! Season three here we come :D
Okay okay, back to the usual intro stuff: A big part of what makes playing in a tabletop RPG fun are the spoils you get to enjoy after catching the villain, saving the town or rescuing the hostages. These rewards can take on many forms and can serve many purposes. In this episode I am joined by Star Shinobi to discuss the impacts, the uses, and our personal experiences with making and proving players rewards (such as magic items).
If you enjoyed Star's insights I highly recommend you check her out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StarShinobi or Instagram:https://t.co/Vva5VF98HN to learn more about her projects.
Enjoy! Mat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the rolepalying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find the show?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Few things in your game world are better vehicles to the personalities, conflicts and setting than your factions. In this week's episode I am joined by KoatheDM to talk about what a faction is, what is itsn't, what benefits well thought out factions bring to your game, some strategies to buidling them and much much more.
Enjoy! Mat
And I encourage you to check Koa's TTRPG material out. He can be found here: https://linktr.ee/koathedm
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find the show?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
Telling a story can take on many forms when playing in a Tabletop RPG. One of the most immesrive ways is through environmental storytelling. This is a form of storytelling that videogames have mastered, but how does it translate to the tabletop? In this episode I am joined by friend of the show vince to discuss the pros, cons, our personal experiences and strategies for applying this fun and engaging storytelling to the our games.
Enjoy! Mat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the rolepalying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find the show?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
Many Tabletop RPGs allow players to dabble in different classes, learning skills from all groupings they are a part of. In this week's episode I am joined by Jarred from Monsters & Multiclass and we chat about the different impacts multiclassing has on the game. Be it as a Game Masters or as a Players multiclassing can empower players to explore new and creative avenues both narratavily and mechanically. We discuss the pros and cons and what you need to consider if you are going to be playing a game as (or with) a muliclassed hero.
Enjoy! Mat
And if you like Jarred's insights, I encourage you to check him out and give his podcast a listen. You can find his stuff here (https://linktr.ee/Monster_multi)
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the rolepalying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find the show?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
Tabletop RPGs are a form of collaboartive storytelling, but how to get everyone at the table involved? In this week's episode I am joined by Nick from Scry Societey and we chat about the different roles and strategies Game Masters and Players can employe to ensure you build your game's stories collaboratively by engaging players to provide meaningful input in the game.
Enjoy! Mat
And if you like Nick's insights, I'd encourage you to check him out and give his charity streams a listen. You can find his stuff here (https://linktr.ee/ScrySociety)
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the rolepalying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find the show?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
A surefire way to improve roleplay at your table is to encourage players to embody the emotions of their player characters and to encourage them to lean into how they are feeling personally. However, do this comes with some caveats! In this week's episode I am joined by Allie from Dice Drop Evolution to discuss how character bleed and player bleed can affect your game (the good and t he bad) and ensuring that everyone at the table is on the same page as it relates to roleplaying these potentially emotionally loaded situations.
Enjoy! Mat
And if you like Allie's insights, I'd encourage you to give their podcast a listen. You can find their stuff here (https://linktr.ee/dice_drop)
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the rolepalying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
While they might seem simple, One-shots are one of the toughest types of adventures to run. Condensing the core components of the system you are using into one self contained sitting can be a challenge but this unique format has much to offer. I am joined by the amazing DMs from the DoubleDM podcast this week to explore this topic that is near and dear to my heart.
Enjoy! Mat
And if you like the insights of my friends over at DoubleDM pod, I'd encourage you to give their other content a listen. They are funny and insightful. You can find their stuff here (https://linktr.ee/DoubleDM)
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
Downtime represents much of the play time in most table top roleplaying games. Shopping, campfires, training, on the road, homebase upkeep, etc. While some find it more fun than others, it is an important part of the game. In this bonus episode I chat with the folks from DoubleDM pod about why. Enjoy and be sure to look for DoubleDM if you like what you heard! Mat. -————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs. Where to you find us? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: https://www.bensound.com
Should or shouldn't you split the party? That is the question. The effects of having a split party go deeper than you might expect! This week I am joined by friend of the show Vince to chat about splitting in the party. We talk about pros, cons and we also answer some questions from listeners.
Enjoy! Mat.
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
Making a memorable baddie who opposes your party is often critical in tabletop RPGs. In this week's episode we take a deep dive on the topic of villains. We will discuss things like what makes a villain memorable, what archetypes can you use for inspiration, how should you include villainy in your campaign?
Enjoy! Mat.
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
When playing a roleplaying game with someone who is new to the hobby there are things to consider. In this week’s episode we talk about if you should change your DM style, run a session 0, consider the other players at the table and more related to running games for the uninitiated. We are also joined by a special guest: Gamer Mom Luna. You may know her from her twitch streams on the shared experience network. Look for Gamermomluna on Twitter and Shared Experience on Twitch for more of her amazing content. Enjoy! Mat. -————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs. Where to you find us? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: https://www.bensound.com
When tabletop gaming & improvisation collide you get the role play scene. To Chris and I, building and perfecting these moments of role play between party members is one of the most rewarding parts of the hobby. In today's episode we dissect what type of content makes for a good role play scene and try our best to break down some words of wisdom for you to try at your table.
Enjoy! Mat.
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
Portals, Flying ships or time-skipping to instantly arrive at your destination. These are tools some GMs leverage in there games to skip over travel. In video games this would normally be called fast travel. What is the role of fast travel in a TTRPG? In this episode we take a deep dive on a the topic.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat.
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
The traditions, stories, legends and myths of the inhabitants of your setting make up a rich tapestry that contribute to a player's sense of immersion when playing in a TTRPG. Lore comes in all shapes and sizes! When we game master a game sometimes we create it ourselves and other times it is given to us in modules, or handbooks, the trick though is how you showcase it to your players. In today's episode we talk about lore and exposition.
We are also joined by a special guest: Roxane, also known as Arikanthus & The Tipsy Geek. Roxane is a long time game master, world builder and occasional blogger!
Twitter - https://twitter.com/Arikanthus
Blog - https://tipsy-geek.blogspot.com/
Enjoy! Chris and Mat.
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
Player types! A topic that most TTRPG creators address in their shows or podcasts. Chris & I take a different approach in this week's episode where we give you our take on player types - which is instead to talk about player behavior types. In this initial episode (which may eventually be a mini series) we take a deep dive on a how players respond to to risk in the game and how that affects the way they play.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat.
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
Tabletop games are uniquely positioned and particularly well suited for engaging and teaching people. In today's episode we talk to Rich, the creator of the unique Inspirisles system to chat about playing games for a younger audience, using TTRPGs to teach empathy and teamwork, and much more.
Rich is an all ages TTRPG creator. Who has lead projects such as the Inspirisles TTRPG system. It is a unique system that teaches Sign Language as you play. Rich is also a member of Hatlching Games, hosting workshops and events sharing the joy of RPGs with young adults and children. You can find him on twitter @HatchlingDM and you can learn more about the Inspirisles TTRPG system here: https://hatchlingdm.itch.io/inspirisles
Enjoy! Chris and Mat.
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
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It's a long one this week! We talk about character death and how to make it fun. Character death doesn't have to be a bad thing, in fact it can be the most dramatic and memorable part of a table top roleplaying game, so let's make the most of it!
Enjoy! Chris and Mat.
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
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Snyder's Return is a UK based Tabletop Roleplaying Game Podcast featuring D&D 5e Actual Play (where a misfit band of ‘Heroes’ take on adventures across the D&D Multiverse), Interviews and DM/Player Guides.
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1061770
Can one room be considered a dungeon? And if so, what does that mean? Chris and Mat take a dive down the rabbit hole to chat about what makes a sprawling dungeon fun to play in, and how or if that can be translated into one room.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat.
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
We tackle one of the age old discussion topics, character alignment, and analyze the good and the bad. Despite this topic being one we consider to be discussed often, it was fun to dissect and we come up with some alternate systems for you and your players to integrate into your games.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat.
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
Playing Video Games can generate habits in tabletop players. In this week's discussion we dissect the good, the bad, how to make the most out of those habits and what to do to make improvements!
Enjoy! Chris and Mat.
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
Want to improve roleplay and collaborative story telling at your table? We did too, so we tried to build a system we could use to help structure our roleplay in a way that also facilitated being gift giving, preluding and collaboration. In this week's episode we walk you through the system we have been using: Roleplay Tasks. We also discuss improvements and other variations we are eager to explore.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat.
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
After having played in a game that was run by someone who is normally a player at our table, we decided to dissect the occurrence and found some interesting benefits to having players Game Master a tabletop roleplaying game. Especially if it is for someone who is regularly their Game Master.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat.
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
Today we talk (mainly) to the player, in an discussion around narrating your character's actions, expression and other non verbal elements. There are loads of benefits to doing this 3rd person narration and it can be used in a variety of ways to set yourself up for great role play with other players.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat.
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
We continue our discussion with the one and only Brennan Lee Mulligan in this week's Deep Dive. Last time we were discussing adventure building and improvisation. If you haven't had a chance to listen to last week's conversation I highly encourage you to check it out before diving into this episode. This week the conversation continues on the topic of improvisation and jumps to comedy before making its way back to adventure building. All critical components of a Game Masters toolkit.
You may know Brennan as: The creator and amazing DM for #Dimension 20, the CollegeHumor D&D actual play show He hosts Adventuring Academy, a vodcast about all things tabletop where he and his guests share incredible insight about playing and running games. He also performed in many CollegeHumor sketches (CEO series) and he made many memorable appearances in Umm actually and Game changer.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat.
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
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One of the central components of a Tabletop RPG is the adventure. These segments of a campaign can be as long or as short as you like and often times offer up a good opportunity for GMs to propel the narrative forward by using components of your player character's past or future objectives.
We are also excited to be joined by the one and only Brennan Lee Mulligan in this week's Deep Dive. You know him his as: The creator and amazing DM for #Dimension 20, the CollegeHumor D&D actual play show He hosts Adventuring Academy, a vodcast about all things tabletop where he and his guests share incredible insight about playing and running games. He also performed in many CollegeHumor sketches (CEO series) and he made many memorable appearances in Umm actually and Game changer.
We had so much fun chatting that the discussion went a little long, and took a few segues into topics such as improv tricks, roleplay strategies and comedic tone. Stay tuned next week for the second half of the conversation.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat.
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Add more dimension to your adventure by giving it a THEME. Be it a D&D game or any other TTRPG using a central theme helps keep a thread throughout your sessions and can be used as inspiration for content.
Role Play Chat is a Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPG related topics.
Enjoy!
Chris and Mat.
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outube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Failure is a big part of playing D&D or any other TTRPG. Missed attacks, botched stealth checks or failed social interactions with NPCs happen all the time. The potential for more serious failures, like the loss of a player character are also always lurking just around the corner. Theses failures or the potential for failure however shouldn't take away for your game, infact it should enhance it. In this week's episode we chat about how and why would should try to make yourself resilient to failure in your games, because the way you react to failure has a big affect on the game.
Role Play Chat is a Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPG related topics.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat.
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Where to you find us?:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
Combat is a core pillar in most TTRPGs. Even in games or systems that are role play heavy, combat encounters often play a critical role in the game as a story telling tool or method of confrontation. To make combat fun, engaging and entertaining, we have found that the forum of the combat, the environment if you will, is just as important as why or who the party is fighting. In this week's episode Chris and Mat talk about what elements we like to add to our locations to ensure that combat is dynamic, engaging and fun.
Role Play Chat is a Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPG related topics.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat.
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Where to you find us?:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
Playing a tabletop RPG with your partner can be one of the most enjoyable pastimes imaginable for folks who enjoy playing Dungeons and Dragons as much as us, but it does come with it's share of trade-offs. In this episode we discuss the pros and cons about playing a roleplaying game with your partner, touching on topics such favoritism, coaching players, shepherding players and immersion. Do you ever play games with people you are close to? Additionally, in this episode Chris and Mat are joined by Rob and Bailey, the hosts of the Ours, Played Podcast as we dissect the topic of playing RPGs with your partner. Role Play Chat is a podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs. Ours, Played is a podcast for couples looking for the perfect cooperative game. Tune in as Rob and Bailey explore new and nostalgic co-op games to help you pick what to play on game night. Look for Ours, Played where ever you listen! (https://linktr.ee/oursplayed) Enjoy! Chris and Mat. -————— Where to you find us?: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) -————— Music: https://www.bensound.com
A big part of a Game Master's job is to do prep before a game. Some love it, others dislike it. Where do you fall? In this week's episode Chris and Mat talk about what we like about game prep, the kinds of things we prep and dive a little into the philosophy what is we think is needed for us to optimize our play.
Role Play Chat is a Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPG related topics.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat.
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Where to you find us?:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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If you ask most Dungeon Masters, Game Masters, or Players, one of the joys of the fall is running or playing in a Halloween themed game. Spooky, scary, horrific or silly Halloween games can take many forms and can be inspired by so many things in media. And that is one of the things that makes it such a great theme - it's flexibility! In today's episode Chris and I discuss what makes a Halloween game special and we go through a list of things that we like to use for inspiration when prepping a Halloween Game for our tabletop RPG groups.
Role Play Chat is a Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPG related topics.
Enjoy!
Chris and Mat.
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Where to you find us?:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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List of inspiration:
**Innistrad Block MTG
Laird Barron - The beautiful thing that awaits us all
Junji Ito - Horror manga- Spiral/Uzumaki
Cold case files - L’ombre du doute
Shock value - human centipede
Halloween 13, Scream, The babysitter: Slasher (dread)
Alien: Trapped in a location
Murder mystery games
Poltergeist, Exorcism
Walking dead
Supernatural**
Being a Dungeon Master or Game Master can be taxing. Despite being loads of fun, sometimes finding the balance between running a fun game, managing prep time and our daily lives, this wonderful hobby of ours can feel like it adds stress and anxiety into our lives. In this week's episode Chris and I take an introspective look at the things that cause us stress or anxiety in our games, then we share strategies we employ to try and combat them. Full disclosure, we vent a little haha, but it felt good and hopefully listening to us can also help you feel good too! We play TTRPG for fun after all and it's important to keep your well-being front and center as you play.
Role Play Chat is a Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPG related topics.
Enjoy!
Chris and Mat.
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Where to you find us?:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
We've all done downtime or timeskips to zoom past a few days, weeks, or months, it's a needed part of the game. Helps with a number of things like pacing, character leveling up, etc. but is there a way to do timeskips while also adding opportunities for roleplay? Yes! Yes there is a way, and in this weeks episode we talk about a strategy we've employed recently to conduct a timeskip while also enabling fun role play scenes at the gaming table.
Role Play Chat is a Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPG related topics.
Enjoy!
Chris and Mat.
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Where to you find us?:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Box text, written dialogue, bullets or monologues, we've all written or read some form of prepared text in our tabletop RPG but finding the right time to use it to make the most of it can sometime be tricky. In this weeks episode we talk about our experiences with prepared text as both a GM and as a player and go over what makes it good, great or cumbersome based on the circumstances.
Role Play Chat is a Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPG related topics.
Enjoy!
Chris and Mat.
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Where to you find us?:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
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Dawn of Worlds: http://www.clanwebsite.org/games/rpg/Dawn_of_Worlds_game_1_0Final.pdf
Reddit Topics For Consideration: https://www.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/601awb/session0_topic_checklist_and_guide/
Sponsorships: off for this episode
The famous session zero, although not technically part of your adventure it is a highly recommended piece of the puzzle. I'd say most Game Masters agree that the session zero is valuable, but why? What makes it great, what elements to we like to include in our session zero and what do we recommend! Listen in to this weeks episode as we dive deep into the topic.
Role Play Chat is a Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPG related topics.
Enjoy!
Chris and Mat.
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Where to you find us?:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Dawn of Worlds: http://www.clanwebsite.org/games/rpg/Dawn_of_Worlds_game_1_0Final.pdf
Reddit Topics For Consideration: https://www.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/601awb/session0_topic_checklist_and_guide/
Striking the right balance between challenging and enabling your players is a needed skill for Game Masters in the hobby. Building challenges for players builds up tension, creates payoff but do it too much and you risk to frustrate the people around the table. Creativity shines and narrative goes in fun and unexpected ways if you enable your players, but again, if you do it too much your world will lose consistency and players will lose purpose. A balance is needed, but it's easier said than done! In today's episode we talk about the elegant dance a game master needs to do when enabling and challenging their table. Role Play Chat is a Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) ————— Music: https://www.bensound.com
NEW LISTENERS CAN START HERE. Welcome to season 2 of Role Play Chat. In today’s episode we talk about a roleplay concept Chris &I have been considered for quite some time now: Preluding. This concept, targeted to intermediate table top players and game masters alike, it will allow you to make roleplay more personal, fun and helps you set up really dramatic moments in your game. Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel and Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other #TTRPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) ————— Music: https://www.bensound.com
That's a wrap! Of season one I mean :)
Chris and I take a look back at the journey we have taken up until now and talk about some of our favorite episodes this season. We also discuss some of the big take aways of the episodes we are the most proud of. We also look into the future of the show and brainstorm some ideas of content we are looking forward to talk about in season 2 which will likely start in a few weeks time.
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel and Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other #TTRPG related topics.
Enjoy!
Chris and Mat Where to you find us?:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
For Podbean: 7upi2qud
We share with you how to engage your players in an end of game debrief. Although simple, these out of game discussions between players and game master provide a number of opportunities for you and the players or your #ttrpg campaign. We chat about:
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What exactly we mean by the End of Game Debrief?
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The types of questions we've had success asking?
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What to expect from your table.
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What to do with the feedback your players will inevitably provide you.
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Other positive side effects of the conversation.
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel and Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.
Enjoy!
Chris and Mat Where to you find us?:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
In this episode, we will share with you the powerful concept of Gift Giving in #ttrpg. This subject is close to our heart and can be a crucial aspect to creating space for great Roleplay moments at your table. We chat about:
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What is being Gift Giving ?
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What function does it serve?
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How to do it?
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Where & when to incorporate it in your game?
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Tools to start being Gift Giving,
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Gift Giving and Gamemasters.
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel and Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.
Enjoy!
Chris and Mat Where to you find us?:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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In #TTRPGs, most party eventually end up managing some kind of HOME BASE. It could be a keep where they raise an army, a temple to honor a god, or even a tavern to gather people and rumors. In any case, having a headquarter or stronghold has a lot of benefits for your gaming experience, but it also brings its fair share of challenges. In this episode, we give our thoughts on THE EFFECT OF HAVING A HOME BASE, based on twitter questions from the community. We chat about:
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What is considered a home base ?
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What function does it serve?
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What are the benefits and challenges of having a home base.
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Our personal preferences and the elements we focus on.
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Design ideas and supplement options.
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel and Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.
Enjoy!
Chris and Mat Where to you find us?:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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We tackle the age old debate of sandbox vs railroad.
It's a topic that has come up a number of times, so we figured we would share our thoughts on the topic. These two concepts live on a spectrum where a healthy balance between both seems to work best for most. But where do we find ourselves on this spectrum and why?
In the episode we talk about:
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ThinkDM's definition of purely sandbox and purely railroad. His article and analysis can be found here: https://thinkdm.org/2018/07/07/railroad-vs-sandbox/
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Where we think we stand on the spectrum and why.
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Why the term railroad gets a bad reputation.
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The role of simulations and trust in determining style.
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Giving advice to new DMs trying to run games in a certain style.
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Our attempt at finding the perfect balance between the two: Branching.
Enjoy!
Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/roleplaychat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
The Solo TTRPG Mat mentioned at the start of the episode: https://mouseholepress.itch.io/artefact (NOT SPONSORED)
We talk about setting objectives, how players should do it, what makes a good objective, what makes a bad objective and how GMs can incorporate it and add them into games. Enjoy!
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel and podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.
Enjoy!
Chris and Mat Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
In today's episode we talk about a fun, easy and system agnostic exercise you can play with your gaming group. Heavily inspired by the structure of the French Canadian "Ligue Nationale d'Improvisation" improv this simple yet elegant game can provide you a fun alternative to playing #DnD on Roll20 or Fantasy Grounds. It requires little to no preparation and also giving everyone a framework to practice their roleplay and improv. As always, this is the deep dive, where Chris and I take a more unscripted approach.
In the episode we talk about:
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New virtual layout (And this was our first time filming the entire episode in one take!)
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The exercise's structure.
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Benefits of this "scene" format.
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Things to look out for.
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Variants.
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Optional rules.
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Some questions.
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Takeaway
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.
Enjoy!
Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
We talk SECRET, building TRUST and the effect of KNOWING PLANS! Some tables have a PLAYER vs GM mentality, while others would have no barriers to information. We give our thoughts on PLAYERS SHARING THEIR PLANS WITH THE GM, based on twitter responses from the community. We chat about:
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Poll Result.
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Trust.
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Expectations.
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The 4 levels of Trust.
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Schrödinger Effect.
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What about Combat?
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Story/Simulation
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Takeaway
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.
Enjoy!
Chris and Mat Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
In this 3 part Podcast we chat about NAMES in #DnD games or TTRPG!
1st Part: A free form discussion about NAMES and their use! Game Masters often overlook this aspect of the game, but it can be crucial to the immersion and storytelling of your game.
2nd Part: We chat about 8 ways to use NAMES to add dimension to your #DnD game or #TTRPG. So before quickly discarding this part of the game, consider these elements!
3rd Part: We give you solutions to 5 common mistakes people make when creating names for locations and NPC's in their so you can avoid them!
We also mentioned some tools and lists. Here are a few we use:
___Gary Gygax's Extraordinary Book of Names___
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/235757.Gary_Gygax_s_Extraordinary_Book_of_Names
___List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kingdom___ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_generic_forms_in_place_names_in_Ireland_and_the_United_Kingdom
___Norman toponymy___
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_toponymy
Role Play Chat is a Podcast and YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.
Enjoy!
Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts!
( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Before you pull out the candles for your next #DnD game, listen in to our lessons learnt on how to elevate ambiance and tone at your table! Game Master's often shoot for a specific tone in their game, and a solid ambiance can go a long way to help support the tone and mood you are trying to establish. In this discussion we go over 6 lessons we've learnt the hard way so you don't have to! They will help you level up the ambiance by going above and beyond the usual elements, such as music and lighting.
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Use of the voice.
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Considering the space and seating.
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Temperature Control.
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Descriptive Wording.
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Ensure Tone and Ambiance are working together.
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Not forcing the tone.
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Props, handouts and terrain.
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Consider the season or IRL holidays.
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.
Enjoy!
Chris and Mat
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Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
It's a TRAP!
PART 1:
A free form discussion about using Traps as a Game Master and how we make them interesting and avoid some of the pitfalls that comes with them. This discussion is inspired by questions that was provided to us on twitter, and we answer in a free form, podcast style.
We touch on:
1) What to do if the party faces a dungeon full of traps, but does not have a thief-type character?
2) How to avoid the game from halting, because of the many rolls players ask to make when exploring areas with potential traps?
3) Should traps be just damage/no damage and what else can they be?
4) How to give purpose to your traps, so they don't feel pointless?
PART 2:
Are your traps boring? Want to do more with you traps in your next #DnD or #TTRPG session? In this episode, we give you 7 tips on how to make traps fun and meaningful in your game.
The 7 things to consider are:
1) Integration of traps with other elements
2) Why is the trap there? Give it purpose
3) Variability of skill and diversity of challenge
4) How was it built? Give it lore/history
5) Puzzly traps - Easy to find, but hard to deal with
6) Frontload information - Bringing tension to every check
7) Make traps more than straight up damage - Alarm, environment change, conditions and more….
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.
Enjoy!
Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
A free form discussion about using Puzzles as a Game Master and how we make puzzles interesting and engage our players in the right way to ensure everyone at the table is given the opportunity to play with puzzles they way they want to. This discussion is inspired by a question that was provided to us on twitter, and we meander through our answer in a free form, podcast style.
We touch on:
1) Our level of interest using and playing with puzzles.
2) How we incorporate puzzles as Game Masters into our TTRPGs.
3) How we build puzzles into different pillars of the game to make them fun.
4) How we design puzzles in a forgiving way.
5) How we try to make them interesting.
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and Dragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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The party reaches their destination and they come face to face with servants of Khorne!
Welcome to the Blood and Betrayal adventure campaign diary!
Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe. Then, from Behind the GM Screen, we reflect on the events that make up the Blood & Betrayal Campaign. Anything from preparation of game, expectations, worries to surprises and spoiler full information on how everything is linked in the background. Enjoy as Chris (GM) and Mat (Player) sit down and chat about the game they love!
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics.
Sit back, relax and let's Chat! Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
YouTube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat
Music: https://www.bensound.com
A free form, essay discussion about a great Game Master and Player tool: The Pufferfish moment. Is your D&D group struggling with role play? Does your TTRPG group want to improve their spotlight management? Try the Pufferfish Moment! This simple yet versatile variant of the talking stick helps Game Masters and Players alike to provide more structure to the ins and outs of roleplaying, because lets face it, we aren't all professional actors! I know, it sounds a little silly but ever since we started using it, our game has improved tremendously. These dual talking sticks help solve common role-playing issues by helping with:
1) Spotlight management.
2) Another way to facilitate pillar change.
3) Creates a clear distinction between when the players are in character.
4) It structures Roleplay in a very natural way.
We also discuss some interesting variations and methods of using the puffefish to explore and add complexity to this amazing Dungeon Master tool!
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and Dragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat
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Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Be a better ttrpg player! A free form, essay discussion about a skill every roleplayer should try to hone: Engagement. This mindset and attitude is something that can take your playing to the next level. We go over why we think it is important to engage your fellow players and talk about how we like to do this when we play. The elements we talk about are:
1) Being a Fan of Other PCs.
2) Developing your character's relationship with the other PCs.
3) Engage the plot and setting when possible.
4) Try to plan or build consensus with other characters.
5) Have opinions, make your character take a stance.
6) Use talking sticks, or pufferfish moments!
7) The importance of setting boundaries and talking things out before roleplaying.
8) Engaging with NPCs.
9) Frequency, timing and using in game events.
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and Dragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat
and special thanks to our Special Guest Vince!
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Diedrich makes a deal, the party solves the mystery of the letter and they follow the Azyr towards their biggest challenge yet! Welcome to the Blood and Betrayal adventure campaign diary!
After that, they reflect on the events that make up the story in the Behind the GM Screen segment. Anything from preparation of game, expectations, worries to surprises and spoiler full information on how everything is linked in the background. Enjoy as Chris (GM) and Mat (Player) sit down and chat about the game they love!
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics.
Our campaign diary and Behind the GM Screen series follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe.
Sit back, relax and let's Chat!
Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat
Music: https://www.bensound.com
Welcome Behind the GM Screen! Here, we reflect on the events that make up the Blood & Betrayal Campaign. Anything from preparation of game, expectations, worries to surprises and spoiler full information on how everything is linked in the background. Enjoy as Chris (GM) and Mat (Player) sit down and chat about the game they love!
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics.
Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe.
Sit back, relax and let's Chat!
Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat
Music: https://www.bensound.com
A free form, essay discussion about a great Game Master tool: The Interrupt. This advanced Game Master tool is something you shouldn't run your games without as it allows you to naturally present situations to your players to force them to rethink their priorities you can really take control of your story's pace and add depth to your games. We go over the definition and talk about how we like to use this amazing tool in our games. Our chat also takes us to some of our favorite examples. The elements we talk about can be used individually or in combination with one another to help you build strong interrupts that will enrich your games. These elements are distilled in our short video which can be found here:
https://youtu.be/gxiXOxzX4ow
The strategies to creating strong interrupts are:
1) Tailoring the interrupt to a specific hero's bonds, past or ideals.
2) Make it consequential, the players should be able to look at the scenario and be able to deduce that something bad may happen if they don't engage with it. You could also consider giving them a reward if they succeed at solving the issue.
3) Take the opportunity to showcase lore, history or factions. Interrupts are a good opportunity to do exposition.
4) When things get slow, change the pillar of the game. Think about how the interrupt you are using can present a different pillar of the game to the table and use it to take your party there.
5) Use Seeding! Interrupts and seeding go very well together. Use a seed you've planted in the past to make your interrupt feel like it's a part of the world. Or plant several seeds for the first time with your interrupt.
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and Dragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat
PS: there are some minor Blood and Betrayal Spoilers between 21 minutes and 25 minutes
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Umgrim and Randald go in search of the mysterious Stardust. It will be a daring excursion! Join us in this retelling of this improvised session. Welcome to the Blood and Betrayal adventure campaign diary!
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics.
Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe.
Sit back, relax and let's Chat!
Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat
Music: https://www.bensound.com
Chris and Mat chat about how to run one on one TTRPG sessions. We go over the pros and cons of this format and strategies to integrate them into your group game. We also give ways to elevate these games beyond your players expectations. Some of the elements we talk about are easy to implement but others are more involved. These strategies include: 1) Tailoring the experience to the person you are running the game for! 2) Use the intimacy of the session to do exposition the character would already know, but that the player doesn't! 3) Reveal a big plot point, a hidden secret or something special about a NPC to the character you are playing with. 4) Give the character challenges in skills they excel at, give them a chance to shine beyond what they can do in a group setting.
Our community question this week is: If you were given the choice, would you prefer to play a campaign one on one with a game master you get along well with or would you prefer playing in a group that has great team synergy? Let us know your preference and tell us why!
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and Dragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) ————— Music: https://www.bensound.com
Welcome Behind the GM Screen! Here, we reflect on the events that make up the Blood & Betrayal Campaign. Anything from preparation of game, expectations, worries to surprises and spoiler full information on how everything is linked in the background. Enjoy as Chris (GM) and Mat (Player) sit down and chat about the game they love!
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics.
Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe.
Sit back, relax and let's Chat!
Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat
Music: https://www.bensound.com
Diedrich's powers are tested and he hears words from his master. Join us in this retelling of our one-on-one session. Welcome to the Blood and Betrayal adventure campaign diary! +Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics. Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe.
Sit back, relax and let's Chat! Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat
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Chris and Mat sit down to chat about how to keep your adventure going even if players can't make it to the gaming table. We will go over the strategies we use to make sure the expectation of attendance is clear to our players and we talk about the ways we cope with players missing games. Some of the strategies are easy to implement but others are more involved. They include:
1) Making the absent PC vanish temporarily.
2) Having the PC follow along, doing minimal actions.
3) Having someone else play this PC for the session.
4) Playing a filler episode or side quest.
5) Getting the player to help come up with a narrative reason for the character's absence.
6) Running a one-shot game using the same setting to help expand lore, NPC background, etc.
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and Dragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
Welcome Behind the GM Screen! Here, we reflect on the events that make up the Blood & Betrayal Campaign. Anything from preparation of game, expectations, worries to surprises and spoiler full information on how everything is linked in the background. Enjoy as Chris (GM) and Mat (Player) sit down and chat about the game they love!
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics.
Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe.
Sit back, relax and let's Chat!
Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat
Music: https://www.bensound.com
In this entry, the group faces off with a rat ogre, an ally comes to the party rescue and Otis goes for a ride. Welcome to the Blood and Betrayal adventure campaign diary!
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics.
Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe.
Sit back, relax and let's Chat!
Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat
Music: https://www.bensound.com
In this episode Chris and Mat sit down to chat about how to prepare awesome combat encounters. We will go over the steps we take to make meaningful and fun combat encounters in our games of Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games. The tips we will touch on relate to the following:
1) Thinking about what you are using combat for. What are your intentions?
2) Add objectives to your combat, they can be mutually exclusive or layered to add complexity.
3) Create awesome rewards and use failure to move plot and intrigue forward.
- What are the circumstances that led up to this fight? Think of:
4) Who the party is fighting, which factions, what are their tactics?
5) Where the fight is happening, does the encounter have to happen here? why?
6) When is the encounter happening? Is the combat time sensitive, will there be a suprise or reinforcements?
7) Using possible solutions as inspiration for diversifying your encounters. Does your encounter include the proper tools for alternative methods of success?
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and Dragons or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Hello and welcome to the Blood and Betrayal adventure campaign diary!
In this entry, Ludolf is confronted by the Council of Sigmar, Diedrich leave a mysterious note to the party and the heroes follow a lead into the sewers of Middenheim.
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics.
Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe.
Sit back, relax and let's Chat!
Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat
Music: https://www.bensound.com
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and Dragons or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.
In this episode of Role Play Chat we chat about the pacing of a game session, how we build tension and how to end on a cliffhanger. More specifically, the episode consists of discussions related to:
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Overview of the building blocks of a game session
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The pacing we strive for
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Mistakes, lessons learned, and how to avoid making them
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Ways to make your session end on a cliffhanger
Enjoy! Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Hello and welcome to the Blood and Betrayal adventure campaign diary!
In this entry, a new hero joins the party and they take on an investigation to exonerate someone close to them.
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics.
Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe.
Sit back, relax and let's Chat!
Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics. In this episode of Role Play Chat we chat about Non-Player Characters (NPCs) and what we use as the core of our creative process. We also touch on a number of topics related to NPCs such as: - Motivation - Personality - Creating an NPC on the fly - Players being sometime more interested in improvised NPC then fully fleshed out ones. - Over creating NPCs - Social interrupts - Consistency Enjoy! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat or google podcasts, spotify and other podcasting services! ————— Music: https://www.bensound.com
Hello and welcome to the Blood and Betrayal adventure campaign diary!
In this entry our heroes deal with an ambush on the road and make a decision that will follow them for a long time to come!
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics.
Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe.
Sit back, relax and let's Chat! Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat
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Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics.
In this bonus episode of Role Play Chat we revisit the topic of Player Characters and what we use as the core of our creative process. We also touch on a number of topics related to PCs such as:
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What is at the core of Chris and Mat's Player Characters?
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How we feel about the impact of a rolling dice to determine Ability Scores or statitics.
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Player powers, feats, stunts or abilities and where they fit into our PC creation.
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Some of our favorite player powers (feel free to steal these for your games!)
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How we consider our place in the party when creating a PC.
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Our method of developing a backstory and leaving gaps in the story to facilitate integration into the world and plot.
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We look through and comment on the steps found in the 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons Players Handbook.
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We describe the way we created Player Characters for our games with our players and we talk about the pros and cons of our methods.
Enjoy!
Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat or google podcasts, spotify and other podcasting services!
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Community Questions:
How have you creating a cool Player Character? Did you concern yourself about how they fit in the party? What did you do to make sure it was a good fit in the party and the world the campaign was going to take place in?
Hello and welcome to the start of the Blood and Betrayal adventure campaign diary!
In this entry our heroes face off against beastmen and intrigue begins as they make their way through Drakwald forest.
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics.
Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe.
Sit back, relax and let's Chat!
Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat
Music: https://www.bensound.com
Our second entry in the Blood and Betrayal Campaign Diaries. In today's Episode we meet our two other heroes, one a young man with a lot to prove to himself and to his father and the other a hasty, fun and loyal dwarf!
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat
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Welcome to Role Play Chat! We are two game masters who just can’t stop talking about roleplaying games. In this episode of RPC, We talk about different theories and ideas for what to do in the first game of a campaign. What we like, don't like and more!
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Welcome to Role Play Chat! We are two game masters who just can’t stop talking about roleplaying games. This is the first episode of our Campaign Diary, set in the Warhammer Universe. We hope you enjoy listening! Note that the Campaign Diaries are stand alone from the Role Play Chat Discussions, so for those of you who are less interested in the background stories that inspired our discussion feel free to skip these episodes.
Welcome to Role Play Chat! We are two game masters who just can’t stop talking about Roleplaying Games! In today's episode we ask ourselves what makes a fun player character? We talk about roleplaying, team synergy, and more!
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
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Hello and Welcome to Role Play Chat, we are two game master who just can’t stop talking about roleplaying games. This first episode is an introductory episode to tell you a bit about what our show is all about and who your hosts are. Hope you enjoy!
*Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License*http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/