In this episode, we discuss character optimization. We explain what it is, how it works, why it's important, and some fun things like bags of rats and hydraulic badger canons.

Special thanks to @Knower85667267 for this week's question of the week.

• Party Composition
• DnD 5e - Party Composition - This was published after we recorded the episode
• Pathfinder - Party Composition
• Hydraulic Badger Cannon Ingredients for 5e
• Decanter of Endless Water
• Bag of Tricks

The RPGBOT.podcast is produced in collaboration with The Leisure Illuminati.

In this episode, we explore The Wild Beyond the Witchlight, the amazing new adventure from Wizards of the Coast. We won't spoil the story if you hope to play the adventure, but there's a lot to love.

Materials Referenced in this Episode

• Domains of Delight (affiliate link) - Proceeds go to Extra Life
• The Wild Beyond the Witchlight (affiliate link)

The RPGBOT.podcast is produced in collaboration with The Leisure Illuminati.

In this episode of the RPGBOT.podcast, we discuss the Tarrasque: The biggest, baddest, scariest Kaiju that that ever stomped across the DnD multiverse, only to be stopped by a level 1 cleric.

Special thanks to @Knower85667267 for this week's question of the week.

The RPGBOT.Podcast is produced in collaboration with the Leisure Illuminati.

MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• Archives of Nethys
• Pathfinder 1e Tarrasque
• Pathfinder 2e Tarrasque
• DnDBeyond – Tarrasque (DnD 5e stats)
• d20srd.org: The Tarrasque (DnD 3.5 stats)
• Forgotten Realms Random Wiki: Falx
• Salt In The Wounds (Campaign setting built around a captured tarrasque)
• Campaign setting site and blog
• Download on DriveThruRPG (affiliate link)
• Wikipedia
• The Tarrasque (the real-world fictional monster)
• DnD Monsters: The Tarrasque

In this episode of the RPGBOT.podcast, we revisit DnD 5e's Unearthed Arcana: Feats for Skills article. We discuss feats which we do and don't like, specific problems with the feats, and how you could adjust the feats to make them work in your game.

• DnD 5e - Oath of Conquest Paladin Handbook
• Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (affiliate link)
• Unearthed Arcana: Feats for Skills
• Unearthed Arcana Books from Previous Editions (affiliate link)

In this episode of the RPGBOT.podcast, we are joined by Colby "Bea" Monroe of the Crit Fails podcast for a discussion on Failure in tabletop RPGs. We discuss what failure means, how to make it interesting, and how to make sure that failure doesn't stop your game in its tracks.

Check out Colby on the Crit Fails podcast, especially their episode with Tyler.

Materials Referenced in this Episode

• Apocalypse World RPG (It's free!)
• Kobold Fight Club
• Leeroy Jenkins
• Matt Mercer's Death Rules
• NADDPod - "Not Another D&D Podcast". It's pretty good. Not as good as this podcast, but we're biased.

In this episode of the RPGBOT.podcast, we discuss metacurrencies in tabletop RPGs, including things like DnD 5e's Inspiration, Pathfinder 2e's Hero Points, Savage World's Bennies, and Fantasy Flight's Star Wars RPG's Destiny Points. We discuss how they work and how to use them as a tool to assist storytelling in your game, as well as some possible variant rules to make DnD 5e's Inspiration both more interesting and more impactful.

• DnD 3.5's Action Points, which are detailed in the 3rd edition source book Unearthed Arcana (affiliate link), available as a PDF on DMsGuild.com and available for free on d20srd.org
• DnD 5e's Inspiration rules, which are available in the Basic Rules for free both as a PDF and on DnDbeyond.com
• DnD 5e's Dungeon Masters Guide (affiliate link), which expands upon the core Inspiration rules on pages 240-241
• Pathfinder 2e's Core Rulebook (affiliate link), which details Hero Points on pages 29, 467, and 507. The same rules are available for free on the Archives of Nethys.
• Fantasy Flight's Star Wars RPG's Destiny Points, which is detailed in all three of core rulebooks, including pages 23 and 315 of Edge of the Empire (affiliate link).
• Savage Worlds Adventure Edition (affiliate link), also available as a PDF via DriveThruRPG (affiliate link)

In this episode of the RPGBOT.podcast, we discuss mounted combat both in DnD 5e and throughout the history of Dungeons and Dragons, as well as drawing comparison to Pathfinder 2e's handling of mounts. We discuss the current state of the rules in 5e, including issues with the mounted combat rules and challenges around handling things like centaurs, intelligent mounts, and riding on your party members' shoulders.

For more on mounted combat in 5e, see our Practical Guide to Mounted Combat.

• DnD 5e's Mounted Combat rules, which are available in the Basic Rules for free both as a PDF and on DnDbeyond.com.
• Chainmail (affiliate link), available as a PDF on DMsGuild.com
• DnD 1st edition source book Unearthed Arcana (affiliate link), available as a PDF on DMsGuild.com
• DnD 3rd edition source book Unearthed Arcana (affiliate link), available as a PDF on DMsGuild.com and available for free on d20srd.org
• Pathfinder 2e's rules for Animal Companions, which are available in both in the Pathfinder 2e Core Rulebook (affiliate link) and for free on Archives of Nethys.

• The DnD 5e Basic Rules, which are available for free both as a PDF and on DnDbeyond.com
• The Armorer Artificer Handbook.

Cast

Randall James of AmateurJack.com, RPGBOT contributing author Random Powell, and Tyler "RPGBOT" Kamstra.

In the inaugural episode of the RPGBOT.podcast, we discuss the subject matter of the podcast, and we introduce our cast: Randall James of AmateurJack.com, RPGBOT contributing author Random Powell, and Tyler "RPGBOT" Kamstra.