A playtest of Dungeon World beta 1.1 by Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel with some tweaks to the monster rules. The rules are available to members of the Adventurer’s Guild. Michael is playing Regulus the Paladin, Simon is playing Marlow the Thief, and Dan is the GM. 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:24 The Pyramid 0:50:32 Darius the Sage 1:09:35 The Vault 1:55:53 Battlemoor […]

A playtest of Dungeon World beta 1.1 by Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel with some tweaks to the monster rules. The rules are available to members of the Adventurer’s Guild. Michael is playing Regulus the Paladin, Simon is playing Marlow the Thief, and Dan is the GM. 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:49 Getting Back Into the Swing of Things 0:07:05 Fighting […]

A playtest of Dungeon World beta 1.1 by Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel. The rules are available to members of the Adventurer’s Guild. Michael and Simon are playing characters and Dan is the GM. 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:02 Choosing Playbooks and Creating Characters 0:17:54 Details of Regulus the Paladin 0:25:28 Details of Marlow the Thief 0:31:37 Bonds […]

I’ve been thinking about the future of my podcast Designer vs. Reality. Normally I present actual play recordings of roleplaying games that are still in development. We’re getting to the end of 2011 and I’ve been thinking about where I want to direct my energy in the new year. I haven’t put out a new […]

A playtest of Nolan Callender’s game Shakespeare’s Daughters which was designed for Game Chef 2011. Nolan is the GM and Leo and Dan play the daughters. 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:20 Getting started and character creation 0:18:18 Coming home from church 0:35:58 A fateful carriage ride 1:18:49 William Shakespeare arrives 1:39:54 An unwelcome visitor in the young […]

A playtest of JB Mannon’s wizard boarding school RPG Boarsdraft. Dan is the GM, Leo and Nolan are the players, and we’re continuing the story from episodes 30, 31, 32, and 33. 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:37 Getting started 0:01:41 Christmas with Bran 0:23:43 Christmas with Gordon 0:35:57 Thrashing a bit about how to frame the next scene 0:45:00 Breakfast assembly 0:58:08 […]

A playtest of JB Mannon’s wizard boarding school RPG Boarsdraft. Dan is the GM, Leo and Nolan are the players, and we’re continuing the story from episodes 30, 31, and 32. 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:39 Getting started 0:01:49 Exploring caves 0:23:43 Detention 0:29:03 Discussing discoveries 0:44:07 Rugby tryouts 0:56:26 Studying with Elsinora 1:02:31 Return to the caves 1:13:41 Studying a […]

A playtest of JB Mannon’s wizard boarding school RPG Boarsdraft. Dan is the GM, Leo and Nolan are the players, and we’re continuing the story from episodes 30 and 31. 0:00:00 Intro 0:01:42 Abjuration class 0:24:41 Library 0:53:56 Lunch 1:09:05 Discussing some issues 1:31:07 Magical History class 1:45:20 Talking in the hallway 1:52:06 Evocation class 2:00:59 Flying class 2:16:45 […]

A playtest of JB Mannon’s wizard boarding school RPG Boarsdraft. Dan is the GM, Leo and Nolan are the players, and we’re continuing the story we started in episode 30. Unfortunately it’s a session that had a clunky, low-energy beginning and had to be cut short before we really got any momentum, but there’s some interesting discussion […]

A playtest of JB Mannon’s wizard boarding school RPG Boarsdraft. Dan is the GM and Leo, Nolan, and Scott are the players. 0:00:00 Intro 0:00:56 Getting Started 0:02:56 Character Generation 0:23:04 Gordon’s Acceptance Letter 0:43:30 Bran’s Acceptance Letter 058:13 Rod’s Acceptance Letter 1:13:32 Boarsdraft Express 1:38:14 Sorting into Houses 1:52:16 Welcome Feast 2:08:40 Seeking Fortune 2:31:48 Discussion […]