RPGBOT.Podcast

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we welcome Alex Seidel, the organized play coordinator for Pathfinder Society and Starfinder Society. We discuss Paizo's organized play leagues, what they have to offer, and how players and GMs can get into organized play.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• Alex Seidel
• @alexspeidel
• Pathfinder Society / Starfinder Society
• @paizoorgplay
• Other Stuff
• Warhorn

ATTRIBUTIONS

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Music by Lesfm from Pixabay

On this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss cosmic horror. Famous for spooky tentacles and grotesque monsters, cosmic horror as a specific subgenre of horror has a lot to offer. We discuss what defines the genre and how you can execute a successful cosmic horror game.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episode 10 – Horror
• Descriptions Masterclass Part I with dScryb's Alex Gray – RPGBOT.Podcast S2E76
• Spooktober 2022: Haunts – RPGBOT.Podcast S2E82
• Other Stuff
• Call of Cthulhu
• Darkest Dungeon
• Monstrous Races (affiliate link)

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we welcome the team behind the Ennie award-winning Uncaged Goddesses. We talk to David, Gwen, and Jess about portraying female deities in an exciting new light, the history of Uncaged, and their new venture Unseelie Studios.

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• Uncaged
  • Uncaged Goddesses (affiliate link)
  • Uncaged Anthology (affiliate link)
• Unseelie Studios
  • UnseelieStudios.com
  • @UnseelieStudios
  • David
  • Gwen
  • Jess
• Articles from RPGBOT.net
  • Circle of the Moon Druid Handbook
• DnD 5e
  • Forgotten Realms
  • Rime of the Frostmaiden (affiliate link)
• Other Stuff
  • Unseelie on wikipedia

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Music from HumanoideVFX and Lesfm from Pixabay.

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On this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss chases. We examine chase mechanics across several RPGs, discuss what does and doesn't work about each system, and look for ways to assemble a satisfying chase system from our favorite parts.

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we welcome Greg Tito and Shelly Mazanoble from the Dragon Talk podcast. We discuss Shelly and Greg's work on the official D&D podcast, their upcoming book on the subject, Welcome to Dragon Talk, and 400+ episodes of lifting up the D&D community.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• Welcome to Dragon Talk (affiliate link)
• Greg Tito
• @GregTito (tritter)
• @greg_tito (instagram)
• Re:Engage Podcast
• Ex-Husband
• Shelly Mazanoble
• @shellymoo
• Shellymazzanoble.com
• Confessions of a Part Time Sorceress (affiliate link)
• Everything I Need to Know I Learned From Dungeons & Dragons (affiliate link)
• Other Stuff
• C3-P0
• Omega Jones
• Seattle
• Tanya Depass

Tyler would like to apologize for mixing up Omega Jones and Tanya Depass. Please send any and all complaints to [email protected].

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss haunt, haunting, and haunted things. We talk how to make haunts interesting both as a story device and as a mechanic in any RPG in order to add some self-contained horror to your game.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episode 10 – Horror
• Johnn Four on 5-Room Dungeons: A Quick and Dirty Course – RPGBOT.Podcast S2E72
• Zoe Franznick Reviews Free League's Vaesen – RPGBOT.News S2E81
• Content From RPGBOT.net
• Vaesen & the Mythic Britain and Ireland Expansion – A Review
• Other Stuff
• Betrayal at the House on the Hill (affiliate link)
• Pathfinder: Occult Adventures (affiliate link)
• Pathfinder 2e: Book of the Dead (affiliate link)
• The Ring
• The Shining
• Zoe Franznick

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In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, Zoey Franznick reviews the Vaesen RPG from Free League Publishing as well as their recently-released Mythic Britain and Ireland supplement. We discuss how the game works, what makes it great, and what the new supplement adds to the game.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• Vaesen
• Vaesen Core Rulebook
• Physical (affiliate link)
• Digital (affiliate link)
• Mythic Britain and Ireland
• Physical (affiliate link)
• Digital (affiliate link)
• Zoe Franznick
• @Maniculum
• The Maniculum Podcast
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• The Maniculum Podcast – RPGBOT.News S2E48
• Articles from RPGBOT.net
• Vaesen & the Mythic Britain and Ireland Expansion – A Review

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss designing custom monsters. How do we make a monster that's unique, exciting, and tells a cool story? How do we turn that into something in our games?

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• Battle Tactics for Dungeon Masters – RPGBOT.Podcast S2E62
• The Monsterizer 1.1.0
• Content From RPGBOT.net
• The Monsterizer for DnD 5e
• Other Stuff
• Kobold Guide to Monsters (affiliate link)

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In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we talk to James Gregory, DM for the Roll Britannia Podcast, a UK-based Actual Play D&D podcast. We talk to James about Roll Britannia's playing D&D with your crazy friends, how James and his players keep the podcast going, and Roll Britania's meteoric rise in popularity in the two years since the podcast's launch.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• Roll Britannia
• @RollBritannia
• https://rollbritannia.co.uk/
• Discord
• Start Here
• Or here
• Other Stuff
• Hawkeye (MASH)
• Nando's Peri-Peri

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In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss running high complexity creatures. Complicated creatures are difficult for DMs/GMs to manage at the table, and can often turn what should be an exciting encounter into a frustrating slog for everyone. We offer some tips and ideas to help you get the most out of what should be your most interesting opponents.

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If you've enjoyed the show, please rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and rate us on Spotify or your favorite podcast app. It's a quick, free way to support the podcast, and helps us reach new listeners.

MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• Battle Tactics for Dungeon Masters – RPGBOT.Podcast S2E62
• RPGBOT.News – MOAR The Monsters Know What They're Doing with Keith Ammann
• Other Stuff
• Lost Mines of Phandelver (affiliate link)
• Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden (affiliate link)
• Matt Colville – Villain Actions
• The Monster's Know what they're Doing

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