On this RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss pacing, rest mechanics, and how the two interact and create problems in TTRPGs. We look at existing rules, their context, and how we can make the rules work in our games.

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• Find Ash on StartPlaying.games
• dScryb
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• PF2e Remaster Project – Player Core Review – RPGBOT.News S3E89
• Content from RPGBOT.Net
• Bugbear-y Me in Damage – DnD 5e
• Faster Combat in DnD 5e: A Practical Guide
• Gamehole Con 2023 Post-Con Report
• Post-Combat Recovery: A Practical Guide – PF2
• Pathfinder 2e Remaster Transition Guide
• Other Stuff
• Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything (affiliate link)

On this RPGBOT.News, we look at Unearthed Arcana #8: Bastions and Cantrips. At least, we think it’s number 8, but WotC didn’t number it. Either way, we talked about property ownership and cantrips.

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• Find Ash on StartPlaying.games
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• Zoe Franznick Reviews Free League’s Vaesen – RPGBOT.News S2E81
• Content from RPGBOT.net
• Unearthed Arcana #8: Bastions and Cantrips Playtest
• Other Stuff
• Dwarf Fortress
• MCDM’s Strongholds and Followers

On this RPGBOT.News, we look at the new Player Core published under the Pathfinder 2e remaster. We look at some of high-level changes and discuss what players can expect from the updated rulebooks.

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• Find Ash on StartPlaying.games
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• Tales of the Valiant (with Teasers!) – RPGBOT.News S3E35
• Spooktober – Hags (because every group can use a consultant) – RPGBOT.Bestiary S3E87
• Content from RPGBOT.net
• Dromaar Handbook: PF2 Versatile Heritage Guide
• Other Stuff
• ORC License

On this RPGBOT.Podcast, we examine DnD’s domains of dread and discuss what they are, how they work, and how you can build a game around them.

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• Find Ash on StartPlaying.games
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• RPGBOT.Podcast S2E10 – Session 0
• Other Stuff
• Curse of Strand
• Ravenloft
• Van Richten’s Guide to Ravenloft

On this RPGBOT.Bestiary we examine Hags. Where did these things come from? What are they? What’s the deal with hag covens? How do we use them in our games? We answer at least one of these questions/

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• Find Ash on StartPlaying.games
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• Playing Druids Naturally – DnD 5e – RPGBOT
• Other Stuff
• Kobold Press’ Deep Magic
• Wikipedia: Baba Yaga
• Wikipedia: Hags

On this RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss the Lady of Pain. Among the most iconic characters in the Planescape setting, the Lady of Pain is a mysterious figure with a rich history in the dnd canon. We look at what we know, what we suspect, and what we know has happened around the Lady of Pain in products that predate Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse.

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• Find Ash on StartPlaying.games
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• Review – Planescape: Adventures In The Multiverse – RPGBOT.News S3E84
• Other Stuff
• Dana Knudson
• Dolores (poem)
• Planescape: Faction War
• Monte Cook
• Roll for Shoes
• Zeb Cook

On this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we talk to returning guests Alan Patrick and Alex Kammer about their upcoming adventure “The End of Everything.” We talk about the plot, the themes, and what cool stuff players will find and do in the adventure.

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Did you know that RPGBOT has merch now? We do! Check out the RPGBOT.Store on Teepublic for shirts, sweatshirts, coffee mugs, and stickers!

MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• The End of Everything on Kickstarter – Already funded!
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• Alex Kammer (GameholeCon9 and so much more…) – RPGBOT.News S2E69
• WoTC’s Open Gaming License with Alex Kammer and Mark Greenberg – Part 1 – RPGBOT.Masterclass S2E99
• WoTC’s Open Gaming License with Alex Kammer and Mark Greenberg – Part 2 – RPGBOT.Masterclass S2E100
• Copy Left III – OGL 2.0 and the ORC with Alex Kammer and Mark Greenberg – RPGBOT.Masterclass S3E5
• Copy Left IV – OGL 1.2 with Alex Kammer and Mark Greenberg – RPGBOT.Masterclass S3E7
• Copy Left V – Resolution? with Alex Kammer and Mark Greenberg – RPGBOT.Masterclass S3E9
• TTRPG Writing Process with Alan Patrick – RPGBOT.News S2E77
• RPGBOT.Quickstart S3E10 – How to Play Call of Cthulhu – Part 1: Concepts and Themes
• RPGBOT.Quickstart S3E12 – How to Play Call of Cthulhu – Part 2: Character Creation
• RPGBOT.Quickstart S3E40 – How to Play Call of Cthulhu – Part 3: Actual Play
• RPGBOT.Quickstart S3E44 – How to Play Call of Cthulhu – Part 4: Game Review
• Content from RPGBOT.net
• Call of Cthulhu Starter Set – A Review
• Other Stuff
• Gamehole Con
• Thay: Land of the Red Wizards (affiliate link) – Alan Patrick, Alex Kammer, Ed Greenwood
• True Dungeon

On this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we discuss Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse for DnD 5e. We examine the contents of the 3-book boxed set, discuss exciting new monsters and setting material, and briefly explore the adventure.

Wizards of the Coast provided materials for this review.

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Did you know that RPGBOT has merch now? We do! Check out the RPGBOT.Store on Teepublic for shirts, sweatshirts, coffee mugs, and stickers!

MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse (affiliate link)
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• Spelljammer: Adventures in Space – RPGBOT.News S2E67
• Celestials – RPGBOT.Podcast S3E74
• Content from RPGBOT.net
• Unearthed Arcana #8: Bastions and Cantrips Playtest
• Other Stuff
• Ash’s Planescape game on StartPlaying.games
• Ash’s video on the Dark Urge in Baldur’s Gate 3
• Monsters of the Multiverse (affiliate link)

On this RPGBOT.Podcast, we examine the mechanics of fear in TTRPGs. Frequently reduced to a mechanical annoyance, we look a how games apply fear to characters and how you can make use of those mechanics.

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• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episode 10 – Horror

On this RPGBOT.Bestiary, we do a deep examination of slaad. We examine their lore, their stats, and how you can use giant, murderous space frogs to create spooky experiences in your game.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• RPGBOT.Podcast Season 2 Episode 1 – Variant Rules
• RPGBOT.Podcast Season 2 Episode 2 – The Move Toward Inclusion in Tabletop Gaming