Plot Hooks

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Plot Hooks podcast! Here we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in TTRPGs. We believe that everyone can be a storyteller!

Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by the amazing Waffles and Syrup from WafflesMapleSyrup! This dynamic duo is well known in the TTRPG community for their amazing actual play streams and their kind hearts, and they have a great conversation with Samuel about death and resurrection in TTRPGs! In The Wilds segment, mummies!  And in The Tavern, what would you do if a graveyard was disturbed?

Be sure to check out our Patreon! We have added a TON of new content, with 4 different tiers for you to choose from! There's everything from monthly DND custom rule releases with DMs Corner, to the weekly Relics post, to the biweekly Overheard release, to merch, to live listening to podcast recordings, and more!!! There's even  fun conversations with guests where we play OUFLF (Overrated-Underrated-Favorite-Least Favorite) on awesome topics! Check it all out, and we genuinely appreciate your support!

Another way you can support Plot Hooks is by purchasing from our merch store! Powered by Spring! Get yourself some comfy clothes, or a mug, or a sticker!

VILLAINGERS  IS LIVE!!! What if the big bad looked like just any other normal person? What if the antagonist wouldn’t draw any strange looks when they went to the market? What if the villain was just a villager? Villaingers is an epic, 74-page supplement full of these normal-looking people with dark secrets

SENTIENT IS LIVE!!! Check it out on the DMs Guild! This awesome supplement has 10 sentient items, only one of which is a weapon! They're so unique, and beautifully illustrated by Ludovico Tellatin!

DISASTER HAMSTERS IS LIVE!  Check it out on the DMs Guild! Play as intelligent hamsters in this Silver Best-Selling adventure! Thanks so much to the entire team which made it happen: StarShinobi, Ken Hart, Holly Wake, Nick, and our artist Direquest! We had a huge group of playtesters too! Thanks to all involved!

THE IHMESET IS LIVE! Find it now on DriveThruRPG! This amazing lineage answers the question: what would a people group be like if they were trapped in isolation in a fungal wasteland for over 1,000 years? It's EPIC!

Questions or comments? Want to interact with us? Be sure to follow us on social media! You'll find us on Twitter, Facebook,  and Instagram with the handle @plothooks, and YouTube at Plot Hooks Podcast. You can also email us at [email protected]!

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Plot Hooks podcast! Here we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in TTRPGs. We believe that everyone can be a storyteller!

Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by the amazing Mal from Papelchemy! Mal is dedicated to bringing cuteness to TTRPGs, and we dive into what adorableness brings to our tables! In The Wilds segment, kobolds!  And in The Tavern, what would you do if something cute was ferocious?

Be sure to check out our Patreon! We have added a TON of new content, with 4 different tiers for you to choose from! There's everything from monthly DND custom rule releases with DMs Corner, to the weekly Relics post, to the biweekly Overheard release, to merch, to live listening to podcast recordings, and more!!! There's even  fun conversations with guests where we play OUFLF (Overrated-Underrated-Favorite-Least Favorite) on awesome topics! Check it all out, and we genuinely appreciate your support!

Another way you can support Plot Hooks is by purchasing from our merch store! Powered by Spring! Get yourself some comfy clothes, or a mug, or a sticker!

VILLAINGERS  IS LIVE!!! What if the big bad looked like just any other normal person? What if the antagonist wouldn’t draw any strange looks when they went to the market? What if the villain was just a villager? Villaingers is an epic, 74-page supplement full of these normal-looking people with dark secrets

SENTIENT IS LIVE!!! Check it out on the DMs Guild! This awesome supplement has 10 sentient items, only one of which is a weapon! They're so unique, and beautifully illustrated by Ludovico Tellatin!

DISASTER HAMSTERS IS LIVE!  Check it out on the DMs Guild! Play as intelligent hamsters in this Silver Best-Selling adventure! Thanks so much to the entire team which made it happen: StarShinobi, Ken Hart, Holly Wake, Nick, and our artist Direquest! We had a huge group of playtesters too! Thanks to all involved!

THE IHMESET IS LIVE! Find it now on DriveThruRPG! This amazing lineage answers the question: what would a people group be like if they were trapped in isolation in a fungal wasteland for over 1,000 years? It's EPIC!

Questions or comments? Want to interact with us? Be sure to follow us on social media! You'll find us on Twitter, Facebook,  and Instagram with the handle @plothooks, and YouTube at Plot Hooks Podcast. You can also email us at [email protected]!

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Plot Hooks podcast! Here we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in TTRPGs. We believe that everyone can be a storyteller!

Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by the brilliant StarShinobi! Star and Samuel discuss size in TTRPGs, from giant monsters (it's Kaiju month at Plot Hooks after all!) to Disaster Hamsters 2! In The Wilds segment, we look at the dragon queen herself, Tiamat!  And in The Tavern, what would you do in the aftermath of a kaiju attack?

DISASTER HAMSTERS 2 IS LIVE ON KICKSTARTER! You have until February 3, 2022 to get in on this AMAZING book! Check it out! We need your support or DH2 won't happen!

Be sure to check out our Patreon! We have added a TON of new content, with 4 different tiers for you to choose from! There's everything from monthly DND custom rule releases with DMs Corner, to the weekly Relics post, to the biweekly Overheard release, to merch, to live listening to podcast recordings, and more!!! There's even  fun conversations with guests where we play OUFLF (Overrated-Underrated-Favorite-Least Favorite) on awesome topics! Check it all out, and we genuinely appreciate your support!

Another way you can support Plot Hooks is by purchasing from our merch store! Powered by Spring! Get yourself some comfy clothes, or a mug, or a sticker!

VILLAINGERS  IS LIVE!!! What if the big bad looked like just any other normal person? What if the antagonist wouldn’t draw any strange looks when they went to the market? What if the villain was just a villager? Villaingers is an epic, 74-page supplement full of these normal-looking people with dark secrets

SENTIENT IS LIVE!!! Check it out on the DMs Guild! This awesome supplement has 10 sentient items, only one of which is a weapon! They're so unique, and beautifully illustrated by Ludovico Tellatin!

DISASTER HAMSTERS IS LIVE!  Check it out on the DMs Guild! Play as intelligent hamsters in this all new adventure! Thanks so much to the entire team which made it happen: StarShinobi, Ken Hart, Holly Wake, Nick, and our artist Direquest! We had a huge group of playtesters too! Thanks to all involved!

THE IHMESET IS LIVE! Find it now on DriveThruRPG! This amazing lineage answers the question: what would a people group be like if they were trapped in isolation in a fungal wasteland for over 1,000 years? It's EPIC!

Questions or comments? Want to interact with us? Be sure to follow us on social media! You'll find us on Twitter, Facebook,  and Instagram with the handle @plothooks, and YouTube at Plot Hooks Podcast. You can also email us at [email protected]!

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Plot Hooks podcast! Here we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in TTRPGs. We believe that everyone can be a storyteller!

Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by Matt Hudson, the original cohost of Plot Hooks! Matt returns to discuss organized crime in TTRPGs, armed with tons of experience with years of running Star Wars games! In The Wilds segment, we look at pixies!  And in The Tavern, what would you do if you got indebted to the wrong people?

Be sure to check out our Patreon! We have added a TON of new content, with 4 different tiers for you to choose from! There's everything from monthly DND custom rule releases with DMs Corner, to the weekly Relics post, to the biweekly Overheard release, to merch, to live listening to podcast recordings, and more!!! There's even  fun conversations with guests where we play OUFLF (Overrated-Underrated-Favorite-Least Favorite) on awesome topics! Check it all out, and we genuinely appreciate your support!

Another way you can support Plot Hooks is by purchasing from our merch store! Powered by Spring! Get yourself some comfy clothes, or a mug, or a sticker!

VILLAINGERS  IS LIVE!!! What if the big bad looked like just any other normal person? What if the antagonist wouldn’t draw any strange looks when they went to the market? What if the villain was just a villager? Villaingers is an epic, 74-page supplement full of these normal-looking people with dark secrets

SENTIENT IS LIVE!!! Check it out on the DMs Guild! This awesome supplement has 10 sentient items, only one of which is a weapon! They're so unique, and beautifully illustrated by Ludovico Tellatin!

DISASTER HAMSTERS IS LIVE!  Check it out on the DMs Guild! Play as intelligent hamsters in this all new adventure! Thanks so much to the entire team which made it happen: StarShinobi, Ken Hart, Holly Wake, Nick, and our artist Direquest! We had a huge group of playtesters too! Thanks to all involved!

Questions or comments? Want to interact with us? Be sure to follow us on social media! You'll find us on Twitter, Facebook,  and Instagram with the handle @plothooks, and YouTube at Plot Hooks Podcast. You can also email us at [email protected]!

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Plot Hooks podcast! Here we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in TTRPGs. We believe that everyone can be a storyteller!

Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by David Gordon Buresh, an amazing writer and member of the TTRPG space, perhaps most well known from work with Cardboard Republic! In this wonderful conversation, we dive into gothic horror storytelling! In The Wilds segment, we look at wolves!  And in The Tavern, what would you do if you saw a raven?

Be sure to check out our Patreon! We have added a TON of new content, with 4 different tiers for you to choose from! There's everything from monthly DND custom rule releases with DMs Corner, to the weekly Relics post, to the biweekly Overheard release, to merch, to live listening to podcast recordings, and more!!! There's even  fun conversations with guests where we play OUFLF (Overrated-Underrated-Favorite-Least Favorite) on awesome topics! Check it all out, and we genuinely appreciate your support!

Another way you can support Plot Hooks is by purchasing from our merch store! Powered by Spring! Get yourself some comfy clothes, or a mug, or a sticker!

VILLAINGERS  IS LIVE!!! What if the big bad looked like just any other normal person? What if the antagonist wouldn’t draw any strange looks when they went to the market? What if the villain was just a villager? Villaingers is an epic, 74-page supplement full of these normal-looking people with dark secrets

SENTIENT IS LIVE!!! Check it out on the DMs Guild! This awesome supplement has 10 sentient items, only one of which is a weapon! They're so unique, and beautifully illustrated by Ludovico Tellatin!

DISASTER HAMSTERS IS LIVE!  Check it out on the DMs Guild! Play as intelligent hamsters in this all new adventure! Thanks so much to the entire team which made it happen: StarShinobi, Ken Hart, Holly Wake, Nick, and our artist Direquest! We had a huge group of playtesters too! Thanks to all involved!

Questions or comments? Want to interact with us? Be sure to follow us on social media! You'll find us on Twitter, Facebook,  and Instagram with the handle @plothooks, and YouTube at Plot Hooks Podcast. You can also email us at [email protected]!

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Plot Hooks podcast! Here we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in TTRPGs. We believe that everyone can be a storyteller!

Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by Jess and Keith Pendley, the amazing duo behind Underground Oracle! In this wonderful conversation, we dive into storytelling in urban environments! In The Wilds segment, we look at the shield guardian!  And in The Tavern, what would you do if there was a fight club?

Be sure to check out all of Jess and Keith's work, and support their Patreon if you can!

Be sure to check out our Patreon! We have added a TON of new content, with 4 different tiers for you to choose from! There's everything from monthly DND custom rule releases with DMs Corner, to the weekly Relics post, to the biweekly Overheard release, to merch, to live listening to podcast recordings, and more!!! There's even  fun conversations with guests where we play OUFLF (Overrated-Underrated-Favorite-Least Favorite) on awesome topics! Check it all out, and we genuinely appreciate your support!

Another way you can support Plot Hooks is by purchasing from our merch store! Powered by Spring! Get yourself some comfy clothes, or a mug, or a sticker!

VILLAINGERS  IS LIVE!!! What if the big bad looked like just any other normal person? What if the antagonist wouldn’t draw any strange looks when they went to the market? What if the villain was just a villager? Villaingers is an epic, 74-page supplement full of these normal-looking people with dark secrets

SENTIENT IS LIVE!!! Check it out on the DMs Guild! This awesome supplement has 10 sentient items, only one of which is a weapon! They're so unique, and beautifully illustrated by Ludovico Tellatin!

DISASTER HAMSTERS IS LIVE!  Check it out on the DMs Guild! Play as intelligent hamsters in this all new adventure! Thanks so much to the entire team which made it happen: StarShinobi, Ken Hart, Holly Wake, Nick, and our artist Direquest! We had a huge group of playtesters too! Thanks to all involved!

Questions or comments? Want to interact with us? Be sure to follow us on social media! You'll find us on Twitter, Facebook,  and Instagram with the handle @plothooks, and YouTube at Plot Hooks Podcast. You can also email us at [email protected]!

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Plot Hooks podcast! Here we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in TTRPGs. We believe that everyone can be a storyteller!

Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by Graham Rose, author of Paleomythic  by Osprey Games! In this wonderful conversation, we dive into his prehistoric TTRPG and prehistoric storytelling in general! In The Wilds segment, we look at giant apes!  And in The Tavern, what would you do if you ran out of food?

If you want to delve further into Paleomythic, check out the Paleomythic Idea Exchange group on Facebook!

Be sure to check out our Patreon! We have added a TON of new content, with 4 different tiers for you to choose from! There's everything from monthly DND custom rule releases with DMs Corner, to the weekly Relics post, to the biweekly Overheard release, to merch, to live listening to podcast recordings, and more!!! There's even currently a fun conversation with Graham where we play OUFLF (Overrated-Underrated-Favorite-Least Favorite) with TTRPG weapons! Check it all out, and we genuinely appreciate your support!

Another way you can support Plot Hooks is by purchasing from our merch store! Powered by Spring! Get yourself some comfy clothes, or a mug, or a sticker!

VILLAINGERS GOES LIVE SOON!!! We can't wait to show the world! What if the big bad looked like just any other normal person? What if the antagonist wouldn’t draw any strange looks when they went to the market? What if the villain was just a villager? Villaingers will share possible answers to that question on 8/23/21!

SENTIENT IS LIVE!!! Check it out on the DMs Guild! This awesome supplement has 10 sentient items, only one of which is a weapon! They're so unique, and beautifully illustrated by Ludovico Tellatin!

DISASTER HAMSTERS IS LIVE!  Check it out on the DMs Guild! Play as intelligent hamsters in this all new adventure! Thanks so much to the entire team which made it happen: StarShinobi, Ken Hart, Holly Wake, Nick, and our artist Direquest! We had a huge group of playtesters too! Thanks to all involved!

Questions or comments? Want to interact with us? Be sure to follow us on social media! You'll find us on Twitter, Facebook,  and Instagram with the handle @plothooks, and YouTube at Plot Hooks Podcast. You can also email us at [email protected]!

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Plot Hooks podcast! Here we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in TTRPGs. We believe that everyone can be a storyteller!

Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by Ty Burrus,  creator of the Aether & Steamworks TTRPG! Ty is an absolutely wonderful game designer and artist, and also serves as producer over at Roll for Chaos. And importantly, as we're in steampunk month, he's a lover of steampunk! In this wonderful conversation, we dive into steampunk storytelling in TTRPGs!

In The Wilds segment, we look at Tucker's kobolds!  And in The Tavern, what would you do if your experiment had consequences beyond what you even realized?

Be sure to check out our Patreon! We have added a TON of new content, with 4 different tiers for you to choose from! There's everything from monthly DND custom rule releases with DMs Corner, to the weekly Relics post, to the biweekly Overheard release, to merch, to live listening to podcast recordings, and more!!! There's even currently a fun conversation with Ty where we play OUFLF (Overrated-Underrated-Favorite-Least Favorite) with magic items! Check it all out, and we genuinely appreciate your support!

Another way you can support Plot Hooks is by purchasing from our merch store! Powered by Spring! Get yourself some comfy clothes, or a mug, or a sticker!

SENTIENT IS LIVE!!! Check it out on the DMs Guild! This awesome supplement has 10 sentient items, only one of which is a weapon! They're so unique, and beautifully illustrated by Ludovico Tellatin!

DISASTER HAMSTERS IS LIVE!  Check it out on the DMs Guild! Play as intelligent hamsters in this all new adventure! Thanks so much to the entire team which made it happen: StarShinobi, Ken Hart, Holly Wake, Nick, and our artist Direquest! We had a huge group of playtesters too! Thanks to all involved!

Questions or comments? Want to interact with us? Be sure to follow us on social media! You'll find us on Twitter, Facebook,  and Instagram with the handle @plothooks, and YouTube at Plot Hooks Podcast. You can also email us at [email protected]!

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Plot Hooks podcast! Here we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in TTRPGs. We believe that everyone can be a storyteller!

Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by Sheryl, the Roving Naturalist! She is an amazing DM and science communicator -  check out her personal YouTube channel and the social media of her awesome DnD show, Nature Check! In this wonderful conversation, we discuss ecology in TTRPGs and how we can use the environment itself to help us tell stories. 

In The Wilds segment, we look at the colorful corollaxes!  And in The Tavern, what would you do if you had a bad meal?

Be sure to check out our Patreon! We have added a TON of new content, with 4 different tiers for you to choose from! There's everything from monthly DND custom rule releases with DMs Corner, to the weekly Relics post, to the biweekly Overheard release, to merch, to live listening to podcast recordings, and more!!! There's even currently a fun conversation with Sheryl where we play OUFLF (Overrated-Underrated-Favorite-Least Favorite) with pizza toppings! Check it all out, and we genuinely appreciate your support!

Another way you can support Plot Hooks is by purchasing from our merch store! Powered by Spring! Get yourself some comfy clothes, or a mug, or a sticker!

SENTIENT IS LIVE!!! Check it out on the DMs Guild! This awesome supplement has 10 sentient items, only one of which is a weapon! They're so unique, and beautifully illustrated by Ludovico Tellatin!

DISASTER HAMSTERS IS LIVE!  Check it out on the DMs Guild! Play as intelligent hamsters in this all new adventure! Thanks so much to the entire team which made it happen: StarShinobi, Ken Hart, Holly Wake, Nick, and our artist Direquest! We had a huge group of playtesters too! Thanks to all involved!

Questions or comments? Want to interact with us? Be sure to follow us on social media! You'll find us on Twitter, Facebook,  and Instagram with the handle @plothooks, and YouTube at Plot Hooks Podcast. You can also email us at [email protected]!

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Plot Hooks podcast! Here we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in TTRPGs. We believe that everyone can be a storyteller!

Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by Sean of Paradice RPG and Benjamin of Lawful Great Adventures to discuss story-driven worldbuilding! Enjoy this wonderful conversation between these GMs about the intersection of narrative and creating the settings the story happens in. 

To close out the show, in The Wilds segment, we look at goblins!  And in The Tavern, what would you do if there was a surprise event?

Be sure to check out our Patreon! We have added a TON of new content, with 4 different tiers for you to choose from! There's everything from monthly DND custom rule releases with DMs Corner, to the weekly Relics post, to the biweekly Overheard release, to merch, to live listening to podcast recordings, and more!!! There's even currently a fun conversation with Sean and Ben where we play OUFLF (Overrated-Underrated-Favorite-Least Favorite) with DND classes! Check it all out, and we genuinely appreciate your support!

Another way you can support Plot Hooks is by purchasing from our merch store! Powered by Spring! Get yourself some comfy clothes, or a mug, or a sticker!

DISASTER HAMSTERS IS LIVE!  Check it out on the DMs Guild! Thanks so much to the entire team which made it happen: StarShinobi (@StarShinobi), Ken (@KenHartWriter), Holly (@ManateeTartan), Nick (@NickPlaysDnD), and Direquest  (@direquest on Instagram)! We had a huge group of playtesters too! Thanks to all involved!

Questions or comments? Want to interact with us? Be sure to follow us on social media! You'll find us on Twitter, Facebook,  and Instagram with the handle @plothooks, and YouTube at Plot Hooks Podcast. You can also email us at [email protected]!