Josh and Kris rummage through their stacks of old board games to see what mechanics they can steal for RPGs.

In which we discuss the various things that can happen in your games, as thiefed from Georges Polti.

Where Josh and I talk about TV shows that have good ensemble casts and relationships that you can steal from them.

Part one of our four-part series on things you should steal from other people who make good stuff. In this episode we go over cool setting ideas from popular video games (some of which we've even played!)

We discuss one of my most embarrassing high school memories, a game we like to hear stories about more than play and... Oh, that thing Wizards of the Coast wanted to do with D&D Beyond not having 5th Edition Spells anymore as part of a strange subscription business model, I guess.

We talk about humanoid raccoons and that time I gave my DM Joey a duotang full of backstory for a country that didn't exist for my character to be from.

Josh tries to make a dirt-simple character while Kris asks him ridiculous questions about his deep, detailed backstory.

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This week we talk about balance in tabletop role-playing games!

In this episode, Josh and Kris tackle the benefits and drawbacks of game systems appearing in everything from childhood education to modern gambling. But like, in a fun way?

Digging into a few saucy controversies in the TTRPG space with some hot takes on people doing stupid stuff!