Tabletopped
By Nick Perron
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Episodes: 226
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Welcome game masters! Each week Nick Perron dives deep into the art of running role-playing games with guests experts to get tips for everyone from first-time players to seasoned veterans. Join us to find out what makes a great story and an even greater campaign!
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Sorry Guys, Can't Make It: What to do when players cancel
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May 04, 2026 |
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Tabletopped Turns 4 Years Old: Nick interviews..... Nick?
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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System Review: Arkham Horror
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Apr 06, 2026 |
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Settings vs. Story: What Makes a Versatile Setting?
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Mar 23, 2026 |
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Why is Technology so hard in TTRPGs?
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Mar 09, 2026 |
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The Mailbag: Captives of Dolagan and IPs We Want a TTRPG of!
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Feb 23, 2026 |
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Releasing Tales From the Cryptids
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Feb 09, 2026 |
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"My Feels Have Been Destroyed": Taking Feedback as a GM
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Jan 26, 2026 |
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New Year Same Hosts
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Jan 12, 2026 |
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Beyond the Game Master: Building Collaborative RPG Worlds with Nat Mesnard
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Dec 29, 2025 |
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Brindlewood Bay Style GMing w/ Shadomain's Jason Campbell
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Dec 15, 2025 |
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Learning to DM: Why New Dungeon Masters Should (or Shouldn't) Use Premade Dungeons w/ Vahid Qualls
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Dec 01, 2025 |
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Railroading the GM: Stakes and Death in Your Game
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Nov 17, 2025 |
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The City That Crawled Out of the Sea: Chaplewick Preview
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Nov 03, 2025 |
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From The Vault: What's the Point of Running a Horror Game Anyway?
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Oct 20, 2025 |
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How To Roleplay Better at the Table w/ John Serpico!
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Oct 06, 2025 |
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Is There a Better Way to Describe Your World?
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Sep 22, 2025 |
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Why Your TTRPG Should Feel Like an Actual Play (Even When It's Not)w/ Lex
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Sep 08, 2025 |
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We Uncover [REDACTED] in Delta Green: System Review
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Aug 25, 2025 |
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Franco's Guide to Gen Con
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Aug 11, 2025 |
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Nested Narratives and You
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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An Ode to Crunch: A Defense of Mathematical Storytelling
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Splitting the Party: Out of Combat
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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First Date Update: A New TTRPG with Mat Copelli!
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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What’s on Our Character Sheets? Games, Books, and Brainworms We Can’t Stop Thinking About
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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System Review: Wilderfeast
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May 19, 2025 |
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Setting the Table: Cyberpunk's Night City
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May 05, 2025 |
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Level Up Your Game: Character Progression Systems in TTRPGs
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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TTRPG Healing Mechanics Dissected
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Star Trek Adventures 2.0 - Behind the Scenes with Al Spader and Michael Dismuke
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Apr 14, 2025 |
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Backstory Etiquette: Who Can Add to a Backstory?
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Apr 07, 2025 |
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Dicey Questions: Your TTRPG Tales & Troubles
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Mar 31, 2025 |
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Wild Magic 17 Preview
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Mar 28, 2025 |
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Ironsworn and Not Planning Your Actual Play w/ the cast of Undiscovered Countries!
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Mar 24, 2025 |
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The D&D Gameshow 3: The Kansippi Episode
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Mar 17, 2025 |
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What Does a System Need to be a TTRPG?
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Mar 10, 2025 |
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A Discussion on Narrative Control and Consequences
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Mar 03, 2025 |
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Wild Magic 16 Preview
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Feb 28, 2025 |
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Tabletopped Survives Year 3
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Feb 24, 2025 |
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How Well Should Players Know the Rules?
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Feb 17, 2025 |
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The D&D History Game Show RETURNS
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Feb 10, 2025 |
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How to Run Intimacy in TTRPGs w/ Kayleigh Kane
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Feb 03, 2025 |
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Wild Magic 15 Preview
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Jan 31, 2025 |
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TTPRGs to Check Out in the New Year w/ Sadie Pasley
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Jan 27, 2025 |
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How to Start Running No or Low Prep Games w/ Mat Copelli
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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What TTRPG Resolution are We Going to Do in The New Year?
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Jan 13, 2025 |
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From the Vault: Crafting Story Hooks w/ Mat Copelli
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Jan 06, 2025 |
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Wild Magic 14 (Full Episode)
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Dec 30, 2024 |
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PAX Unplugged 2024 Recap w/ Mac
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Dec 23, 2024 |
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System Review: Our Haunt
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Dec 17, 2024 |
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Factions: Navigating Factional Intrigue
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Dec 09, 2024 |
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The D&D History Game Show
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Dec 02, 2024 |
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Wild Magic Episode 13 Preview
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Nov 29, 2024 |
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The Tabletopped Thanksgiving Telethon Episode
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Nov 25, 2024 |
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System Review: Mothership
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Nov 18, 2024 |
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Narrative, Spotlighting and a talk about Railroads
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Nov 11, 2024 |
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The People vs D&D 2024
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Nov 04, 2024 |
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System Review: Honey Heist
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Oct 28, 2024 |
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Wild Magic Episode 12 Preview
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Oct 26, 2024 |
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Big Announcement: Module Drop
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Oct 24, 2024 |
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We Build an Adventure: The Last Hunting of the Boar
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Oct 21, 2024 |
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Here is Why You NEVER Make a Deal with a Fairy
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Oct 14, 2024 |
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What's the Point of Running a Horror Game Anyway?
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Oct 07, 2024 |
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How Does an Editor Approach a TTRPG w/ Del Toro of Eerie Games
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Sep 30, 2024 |
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Wild Magic 11 Preview
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Sep 27, 2024 |
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From the Vault: So it's Your First Time as a GM
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Sep 23, 2024 |
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From the Vault: Creating Fun Social Quests
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Sep 16, 2024 |
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From the Vault: Developing Your Own TTRPG -Intro to Design
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Sep 09, 2024 |
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Special Bonus Episode: Jennifer's Barbie
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Sep 02, 2024 |
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System Review: Stargrave
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Aug 26, 2024 |
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Module Review: The Red Mask Inn
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Aug 19, 2024 |
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Turning to the Dark Side: Evil Campaigns
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Aug 12, 2024 |
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Delving into Dungeons
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Aug 05, 2024 |
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Inventory: What's in your Pack?
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Jul 29, 2024 |
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Wild Magic 10
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Jul 27, 2024 |
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When Campaigns Fizzle Out
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Jul 22, 2024 |
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Making Magic BETTER
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Jul 16, 2024 |
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Dragons to Dinosaurs
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Jul 08, 2024 |
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Backgrounded: What's the Use of Backgrounds?
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Jul 01, 2024 |
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Bruisers, Strikers, and FIGHTERS: How to Take Your Melee Class to the Next Level
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Jun 24, 2024 |
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System Review: Mörk Borg
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Jun 17, 2024 |
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Journeying through Dungeon
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Jun 10, 2024 |
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PVP and Me: Designing PVP
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Jun 03, 2024 |
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Wild Magic 8 Preview
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May 31, 2024 |
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How to Make a Mini-Series w/ Grant Nordine
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May 27, 2024 |
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Road Trippin': How to Run Journey Campaigns
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May 20, 2024 |
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What the Heck is an OSR?
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May 14, 2024 |
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Intelligence is a Construct: Running Instinctual vs. Sentient Enemies
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May 06, 2024 |
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The New TTRPG News Site on the Block w/ Chase and Rowan
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Apr 29, 2024 |
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Wild Magic Episode 7 Preview
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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Metagaming: Good, Bad, or Fine
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Apr 22, 2024 |
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Wild Magic Episode 6 Preview
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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Shaking It Up: Escaping Character Typecasting
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Apr 16, 2024 |
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Group Rolls, Group Roles, and Why Rio Wants to Kill Nick
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Apr 08, 2024 |
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System Review: Dread
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Apr 01, 2024 |
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Wild Magic 5 Preview
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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Building the Ideal GM w/ Derrick from How Not to DM
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Mar 25, 2024 |
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Non-Combat Rewards: It's Not Just Cloaks of Billowing!
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Mar 18, 2024 |
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We are Tired of Gold: Building a Currency System
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Mar 11, 2024 |
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Ending on a Cliffhanger w/ Mat of Roll Play Chat!
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Mar 04, 2024 |
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Wild Magic Episode 4 Preview
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Tempo: Pacing your TTRPG story
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Feb 26, 2024 |
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Tabletopped's 2nd Anniversary Mailbag Extravaganza: Part 2
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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Franco's Gotcha Journalism: Interviewing Nick on the 2nd Year of Tabletopped
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Feb 21, 2024 |
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Tabletopped's 2nd Anniversary Mailbag Extravaganza: Part 1
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Feb 19, 2024 |
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Our Flag Means Death Metal: Talking "Against the Gloom" with Scryptid Games and Bard City
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Feb 12, 2024 |
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Your Characters are Approaching Level 20: GMing High Level Play
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Feb 05, 2024 |
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Mental Health in Games with Dr. Kelli Dunlap and Liz Favorito
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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Wild Magic Episode 3 Preview
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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Developing Your Own TTRPG: Intro to Design
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Becoming a Professional Game Master w/ Morgan Dangerfield and Chris Peters!
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Jan 15, 2024 |
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What TTRPGs Are We Excited For in The New Year?
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Jan 08, 2024 |
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From the Vault: Character Arcs and the Ephemeral Nature of Memory
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Jan 01, 2024 |
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The 2023 PAX Unplugged Recap
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Dec 28, 2023 |
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From the Vault: Gods and Games: Creating TTRPG Pantheons
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Dec 25, 2023 |
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Dungeons and Dragons 5E Retrospective
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Dec 19, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode Preview: Wild Magic Episode 2
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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Board Game Gift Guide: 2 Player Games and Card Games
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Dec 11, 2023 |
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Board Game Gift Guide: Epic Length Games and Party Games
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Dec 04, 2023 |
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Table Festivities: Making Custom Festivals and Holidays
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Nov 27, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode Preview: Wild Magic Episode 1
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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How to Get into Indie TTRPGs w/ Grant Nordine
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Nov 20, 2023 |
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Creating Fun Social Quests
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Nov 13, 2023 |
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Unraveling the Multiverse: Exploring the New Planescape Supplement for Dungeons and Dragons
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Nov 06, 2023 |
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Unleashing Chills and Thrills: Running Strahd with Trevor Fayle of the Stahdcast!
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Oct 30, 2023 |
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Under the Bed: Demons, Devils, and Evil Divided
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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Under the Bed: Mindflayers - Probing the Psyche of D&D's Most Mind-Bending Monster!
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Oct 26, 2023 |
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Under the Bed: Unmasking Mimics
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Oct 25, 2023 |
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Under the Bed: Werewolves and Loup-garous
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Oct 24, 2023 |
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Under the Bed: The False Hydra
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Oct 23, 2023 |
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Blood on the Character Sheet: TTRPG Murder Mystery Investigations
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Adrenaline Rush: Navigating Survival vs. Horror Games
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Oct 09, 2023 |
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Spooky Tales & TTRPGs: Crafting a Haunting Halloween Oneshot
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Oct 02, 2023 |
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Enchanted Arsenal: Unraveling the Secrets of Magic Items in TTRPGs
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Sep 25, 2023 |
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Gods and Games: Creating TTRPG Pantheons
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Sep 18, 2023 |
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Unleashing Epic Capers: Craig Campbell Dives into His Kickstarter for the Ultimate Expansion!
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Sep 11, 2023 |
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Turn Order and Initiative: Navigating TTRPG Battle Sequences like a Pro
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Sep 05, 2023 |
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Navigating Traps in your Adventure
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Aug 28, 2023 |
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Mastering the Maze: Maps in TTRPG's
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Aug 21, 2023 |
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Baldur's Gate 3 Review: Epic Realms and Gameplay Delights
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Aug 14, 2023 |
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Hurt, Harm, and HP
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Aug 07, 2023 |
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Talking Geekly and Mental Health w/ Nika Howard!
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Aug 01, 2023 |
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From Movie to Module: Bullet Train
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Jul 24, 2023 |
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The Mailbag: Running Games in Established Story Universes & GMing for Large Groups
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Jul 17, 2023 |
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The Crafting Table: Environmental Procedures
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Jul 10, 2023 |
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Conflict Resolution and How to Avoid World War Three at Your Table
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Jul 03, 2023 |
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From Movie to Module: Making a Marvel "Civil War" Style Game for Your Table w/ Lex and Dusty
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Jun 26, 2023 |
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There's a New Indie Game Publisher on the Block w/ Scryptid Games!
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Jun 19, 2023 |
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How To Make a Successful Actual Play w/ Dr. Emily Friedman
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Jun 12, 2023 |
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System Review: Thirsty Sword Lesbians
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Jun 05, 2023 |
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Under the Bed: Guards and Thieves
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May 29, 2023 |
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Crafting Story Hooks w/ Mat Copelli from Role Play Chat
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May 22, 2023 |
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Using Music in TTRPG's w/ Max Coltrin
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May 15, 2023 |
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Module Review: Keys from the Golden Vault vs. Kidnap the Archpriest
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May 08, 2023 |
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Heists: Cracking the Vault
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May 01, 2023 |
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Psychic Trash Detectives w/ Brigitte Winter
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Apr 24, 2023 |
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Dungeons and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves - Is It Good?
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Apr 17, 2023 |
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Character Arcs and the Ephemeral Nature of Memory
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Apr 10, 2023 |
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Everything You Need to Know about Mythcraft w/ Nathan Heard!
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Apr 03, 2023 |
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So You Are Building Your First Session: Session Prep Walkthrough
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Mar 27, 2023 |
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Starting an Actual Play w/ The Rainbow Dice Club
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Mar 20, 2023 |
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Under the Bed: Redcaps
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Mar 13, 2023 |
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Designing with Specificity w/ Ferne Milton
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Mar 06, 2023 |
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From the Vault: The Horror!
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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From the Vault: Writing Interactive Fiction w/ Nat Mesnard
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Mar 02, 2023 |
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From the Vault: Session Zero
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Mar 01, 2023 |
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Happy Birthday Tabletopped!
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Feb 28, 2023 |
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High Level Play: How do you Challenge a Group of Murder Hobos Turned Gods
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Feb 27, 2023 |
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Monster of the Week: Codex of Worlds w/ Michael Sands
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Feb 20, 2023 |
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Skirmishing in D&D Onslaught w/ Nicholas Yu and Travis Severance
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Feb 13, 2023 |
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The Mailbag: Finding a Group and GM Burnout
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Feb 06, 2023 |
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Dark Participation and Games w/ Dr. Rachel Kowert
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Jan 30, 2023 |
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The Mailbag: How Do You Help Players Who Need Changes Mid-Campaign?
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Jan 23, 2023 |
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Bonus Episode: OGL Update
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Jan 21, 2023 |
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What is happening with the OGL?
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Jan 16, 2023 |
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So It's Your First Time as a DM
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Jan 09, 2023 |
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Being a New Player in the New Year
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Jan 02, 2023 |
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End Times: How to Close out a Campaign
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Dec 26, 2022 |
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Crafting Minis, Terrain, and Props for the Tabletop w/ Nich Patzelt
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Dec 19, 2022 |
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Shadow of the Dragon Queen: Module Review
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Dec 12, 2022 |
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Bonus Episode: PAX Unplugged 2022
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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Under the Bed: Krampus
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Dec 05, 2022 |
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Engaging your table w/ Owen and Brando from "Banter and Such"
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Nov 28, 2022 |
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Lore Bards: Subclass Overview
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Familiars, Mounts, and More
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Writing Interactive Fiction w/ Nat Mesnard
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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The Monster we Make: with Dr. Emily Zarka
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Under the Bed: Strahd
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Curse of Strahd: Module Review
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Under the Bed: The Dullahan
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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One Shots, One Opportunity
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Oct 17, 2022 |
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Under the Bed: Ghosts
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Oct 13, 2022 |
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System Review: Ten Candles
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Oct 10, 2022 |
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Under the Bed: Hags
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Oct 06, 2022 |
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Killing Characters
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Oct 03, 2022 |
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How to Run Sandbox Games
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Sep 26, 2022 |
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Under the Bed: Rakshasas
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Sep 19, 2022 |
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Sensitivity in Game Design with Basil Wright
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Sep 12, 2022 |
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Worldbuilding with Dr. Moiya McTier
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Sep 05, 2022 |
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Setting the Table: Spelljammer
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Aug 29, 2022 |
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Know your Role w/ Michael Sands
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Aug 22, 2022 |
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System Review: Monster of the Week
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Aug 15, 2022 |
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Under the Bed: Bears
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Aug 08, 2022 |
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Running Games for Kids w/ Liz Favorito
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Aug 01, 2022 |
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Journeys Through the Radiant Citadel: Module Review
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Jul 25, 2022 |
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Alignments: Morality as Mechanics in D&D
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Jul 18, 2022 |
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The Crafting Table: Homebrew Items
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Jul 11, 2022 |
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Exploring your TTRPG Setting
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Jul 04, 2022 |
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Under the Bed: The Boneclaw
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Jun 27, 2022 |
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The Horror!
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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The Crafting Table: Homebrew Combat
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Jun 13, 2022 |
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Villains, Villagers, and Victims
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Jun 06, 2022 |
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Down By The Crossroads: The Fey
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May 30, 2022 |
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Don't Surprise, Impress
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May 23, 2022 |
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Setting the Table: The Forgotten Realms
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May 16, 2022 |
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Historical Settings
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May 09, 2022 |
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Setting the Table: Ravenloft
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May 02, 2022 |
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Just Say Yes
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Apr 25, 2022 |
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Under the Bed: Monster of The Week monsters
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Apr 18, 2022 |
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The Multiverse
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Apr 11, 2022 |
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Setting the Table: Dragonlance
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Apr 04, 2022 |
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Creating an Inviting Table
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Mar 28, 2022 |
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Under the Bed: Beholders
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Mar 21, 2022 |
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Original Settings
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Mar 14, 2022 |
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Session Zero
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Feb 28, 2022 |
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Tabletopped: The Trailer
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Feb 21, 2022 |