Plot Points

By Ben Riggs

Plot Points is a monthly podcast which discusses table-top role-playing games and their supplements as literature. Our quirky panel discusses games old and new, spotlights innovations in the hobby, an... more

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The podcast currently has 289 episodes available.

Plot Points episodes:

October 06, 2023 Reading the DMG Aloud 34 Ep. 256
Our intrepid hosts once again wade into the wilds of the 1st ed Dungeon Masters Guide. What setting is implied by Gygax's text?

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48min
September 27, 2023 Reading the DMG Aloud 33 Ep. 255
We take a break from the 1st edition DMG this week to ask a different question: Is the 4th ed Player's Handbook the greatest intro to the game in its history?

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47min
September 20, 2023 Reading the DMG Aloud 32 Ep. 254

RPG historian Ben Riggs and RPG academic Dr. Scott Bruner continue their long chew on the Sage section of the 1st editin AD&D DMG!

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51min
September 12, 2023 Reading the DMG Aloud 31 Ep. 253
Historian Ben Riggs & RPG academic Dr. Scott Bruner chew over the sage from the 1st edition AD&D Dungeon Master's Guide!

Here's a link to the Matt Colville video where he talks about The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings as D&D models: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkXMxiAGUWg&t=2s

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52min
June 29, 2023 Candela Obscura Review Ep- 252
We're back with Sarah Babe of Encounter Party and gamer about town Brad Davies to review the new quickstart rules from Critical Role, Candela Obscura!

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May 31, 2023 Reading the DMG Aloud 30 Ep 251
It's a celebration today as we recognize the graduation of Scott Bruner, Ph.D. from the University of Wisconsin! We also discuss sages!

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46min
May 26, 2023 Reading the DMG Aloud 29 Ep 250
We talk about the D&D movie a mere two months after it came out, and then march on with our merciless read-aloud of the 1st edition Dungeon Master's Guide.

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48min
April 27, 2023 Reading the DMG Aloud 28 Ep 249
We continue our unrelenting and merciless recitation of the 1st edition Dungeon Master's Guide. This week! Gem cutters and heavy cavalry! Oh my!

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49min
April 20, 2023 Reading the DMG Aloud 27 Ep 248
Hobilar? Hobilar? What the heck is a hobilar?

Harken and enjoy the 1st edition DMG's rules for expert NPCs as read and commented on by RPG historian Ben Riggs and RPG academic Scott Bruner!

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42min
March 23, 2023 Reading the DMG Aloud 26 Ep 247
Haberdashers! Teamsters! And more! Oh my! Harken and enjoy the 1st edition DMG's rules for expert NPCs as read and commented on by RPG historian Ben Riggs and RPG academic Scott Bruner!

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43min

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