RPGBOT.Podcast

On this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we talk to Justin Nauman, President of Tabletop Gaymers. We discuss Tabletop Gaymers, their history in the community, and what Tabletop Gaymers is doing to make the TTRPG community more welcoming and inclusive to the LGBTQIA+ community.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• Heroforge (affiliate link)
• Tabletop Gaymers
• @TabletopGaymers
• Safe Spaces Initiative
• Gayme Night for Community Centers
• Other Stuff
• Game Manufacturing's Association (Gama)

On this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discusss managing difficulty and tone in combat. How do set and maintain the tone of our game in combat? How do we provide an appropriate challenge while avoiding the worst parts of TTRPG combat (the shinkicking)? We talk both planning and execution.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• Special thanks to Stubbenz for the idea for this episode
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• RPGBOT.Podcast S2E7 – Random Encounters
• Mörk Borg Cult: Heretic – RPGBOT.News S2E32
• RPGBOT.News – MOAR The Monsters Know What They're Doing with Keith Ammann
• How to Defend Your Lair with Keith Ammann – RPGBOT.Masterclass S2E95
• Other Stuff
• DnD 5e – Practical Guidet to Doom-Style DnD Combat

On this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we look forward to this year's Free RPG Day! We look back at some Free RPG Day content wich we've played previously, and discuss some of our favorite free offerings coming to an FLGS near you on Saturday, June 24th.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• Free RPG Day
• @FreeRPGDay

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Show Art: Clker-Free-Vector-Images on Pixabay

Music by HumanoideVFX from Pixabay

Music by Lesfm from Pixabay

On this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss at light, darkness, and darkvision in DnD and Pathfinder. We examine and explain the mechanics, look at rules which most players don't know exist, and answer long-debated questions about weird situations with magical darkness.

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Check out our Best of Season 1 and Best of Season 2 playlists!

MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• Heroforge (affiliate link)
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• Stealth and Invisibility – RPGBOT.Podcast S2E43
• Fire: Light, Smoke, Damage and then it Starts to get Crazy – RPGBOT.Podcast S3E45
• Copy Left V – Resolution? with Alex Kammer and Mark Greenberg – RPGBOT.Masterclass S3E9
• Other Stuff
• Elemental Evil Players Companion
• Shard Tabletop
• Talespire
• Vantablack

ATTRIBUTIONS:

Show Art: The Digital Artist on Pixabay

Show Music

Music by GeriArt on Pixabay

Closing Theme Music by Bluemount Score from Pixabay

On this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we celebrate RPGBOT's 10-year anniversary and look back upon RPGBOT's real-world history, which until now has never been documented or examined.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episode 10 – Horror
• Keith Baker on Eberron – RPGBOT.Masterclass S3E3
• Content from RPGBOT.new
• DnD 5e – The Hexblade Warlock Handbook
• The Monsterizer
• The Quartermancer
• Other Stuff
• AmateurJack.com
• Donjon.bin.sh – The random generators that Tyler mentioned
• Monstrous Races (affiliate link)
• Monstrous Races 2 (affiliate link)
• Treantmonk
• SNL: Schweddy Balls

On this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss Religion in TTRPGs. We look at how religion and deities are defined in various games and settings, and how you can use them as an important piece of worldbuilding.

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Check out our Best of Season 1 and Best of Season 2 playlists!

MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• Heroforge (affiliate link)
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episode 6 – The Tarrasque
• Keith Baker on Eberron – RPGBOT.Masterclass S3E3
• Fate of the Norns – RPGBOT.News S3E33
• Uncaged Goddesses – RPGBOT.News S2E85
• Content from RPGBOT.net
• DnD 5e – New Multiclass Build Handbook: Bugbear-y Me In Damage
• Other Stuff
• Call of Cthulhu
• DragonLance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen (affiliate link)
• Eberron
• Forgotten Realms
• Golarion

On this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we look at Candela Obscura, the new game from Darrington Press. We look at the game's announcement and discuss the game's rules, concepts, and themes based on the free quickstart rules.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• Ezoic (affiliate link)
• Darrington Press
• Candela Obscura
• Free Quickstart Rules(affiliate link)
• Daggerheart
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• RPGBOT.Quickstart S3E10 – How to Play Call of Cthulhu – Part 1: Concepts and Themes
• Other Stuff
• Blades in the Dark
• Critical Role
• The Candela Obscura streaming show will be a separate show
• Free League Publishing
• Powered by the Apocalypse
• Taliesin Jaffe
• The Radium Girls
• World of Darkness

On this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss the mechanics of fire in TTRPGs. We look at how fire works and spreads, how various games handle being on fire, and how you can use fire in combat without resorting to spellcasting.

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Check out our Best of Season 1 and Best of Season 2 playlists!

MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• dScryb – Fire Elemental: Forest Fire (affiliate link)
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
  • RPGBOT.Podcast Season 2 Episode 1 – Variant Rules
  • RPGBOT.News – The One Ring 2nd Edition
• Content from RPGBOT.net
  • One D&D Playtest, Unearthed Arcana: Players Handbook Playtest #5
  • Lord of the Rings Roleplaying 5e – A Review
• Other Stuff
  • 3.0 Forest Fires
  • Flashpoint (affiliate link)
  • Starfinder
    • Stop Drop and Roll