RPGBOT.Podcast

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we talk to independent TTRPG writer Alan Patrick. We discuss Alan's work as a writer, including for organized play groups, Wizards of the Coast, Adventurer's League, and other publishers including Frog God and Modiphius. Alan explains his writing process, his experiences as a writer, and shares some advice for writing and improving your own adventures.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• Alan Patrick
• @warfteiner
• A Window Into the Past on DMsGuild (Discount link for $4 off!)
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• Alex Kammer (GameholeCon9 and so much more…) – RPGBOT.News S2E69
• Frog God Games Art Director Casey Christofferson – RPGBOT.News S2E61
• Other Stuff
• Adventurer's League
• Elisa Teague
• Esper Genesis
• Modiphius Star Trek
• Shadow of the Demon Lord
• Star Trek: Discovery

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In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss describing things. If you're anything like the folks on this podcast, you might struggle to find the words to describe important things in your game. We couldn't figure out how to do it better, so we brought in an expert to teach us.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• Alex Gray
• @Alex_D_Gray
• Other Stuff
• Brandon Sanderson
• dScryb (affiliate link)
• Thinking inside the Box (affiliate link)
• Tome of Beasts by Kobold Press (affiliate link)

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In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we discus Kobold Press's latest supplemenet, the Book of Ebon Tides. We discuss the "Shadow Realm", its mercurial fey inhabitants, and all of the other great things in the book, including setting ideas and character options.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• RPGBOT.Podcast Bonus Episode – The Wild Beyond the Witchlight
• Book of Ebon Tides
• Physical (affiliate link)
• Digital (affiliate link)
• Other Stuff
• Calvinball

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss traps and hazards. Traps have been a staple of dungeon fantasy games like DnD since its earliest days. How do we make traps fun, challenging, and interesting, without making them feel like they're unfairly punishing players?

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• RPGBOT.Podcast S2E11 – Puzzles
• Articles from RPGBOT.net
• Pathfinder 2e – Practical Guide to Snares
• DnD 5e
• Tomb of Annihilation (affiliate link)
• Xanathar's Guide to everything (affiliate link)
• Other Stuff
• dScryb – Simple Pit Trap (affiliate link)
• Red Hand of Doom (affiliate link)
• Tomb of Horrors

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we discuss the first-ever Wizards Direct. We discuss product announcements for DnD's 2023 releases, the new digital/physical bundles, D&D Digital, and the beginning of the "One D&D" public playtest.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• Articles from RPGBOT.net
• One D&D Playtest, Unearthed Arcana: Character Origins
• DnD 5e
• One D&D Playtest Materials
• Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen physical/digital bundle preorder

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss 5-room dungeons. Johnn Four, creator of the 5-Room Dungeon, joins us to explain what a 5-room dungeon is and how you can use it to design excellent stories which go well beyond a dungeon crawl.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• Johnn Four
• @roleplayingtips
• RolePlayingTips.com – Sign up for Johnn's newsletter for a free copy of the 5-Room Dungeon Compendim
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• RPGBOT.Podcast S2E11 – Puzzles
• Other Stuff
• Ars Magica
• Blake Snyder– Save the Cat
• Bugs Bunny
• Christopher Vogler
• Dave Chalker – 5×5 Critical Hits
• Joseph Campbell – The Hero's Journey
• Scooby Doo
• The Goonies

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we discuss the upcoming adventure Rultmoork from AAW Games. Jonathan G. Nelson and Thilo Graffe of AAW Games join us to discuss their latest long-form adventure, its unique mechanics around duality, and what players can expect from the adventure. Jonathan and Thilo also tease the title of their next big adventure!

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• AAW Games
• Rultmoork on Kickstarter
• Rise of the Drow
• @AAWGames
• Other Stuff
• endzeitgeist.com
• Tomb of Horrors

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In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss gold and wealth in TTRPGs. We look at the long-standing problem of making gold important in DnD 5e and how we can borrow ideas from other RPGs in order to make gold and wealth both meaningful and interesting in DnD.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• Dames and Dragons' Hannah Culbert – RPGBOT.News S2E30
• Mörk Borg Cult: Heretic – RPGBOT.News S2E32
• Survival – RPGBOT.Podcast S2E64
• Other Stuff
• Vaesen

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we talk to Alex Kammer. Alex runs Gamehole Con and True Dungeon, is an avid TSR-era D&D collector, and also a D&D creator in his own right. We talk to Alex about all of the amazing things he's working on, including Gamehole Con and an project with Frog God Games.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• Alex Kammer
• @ghc_and_tacos
• Gamehole Con
• Gamehole Publishing
• The End of Everything on Kickstarter soon
• True Dungeon
• Florian's Feast
• Other Stuff
• Gen Con
• Jeff Martin

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In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss spellcasting and resource management around spells and magic. We look at things like vancian magic, spell slots, spell points, and other resource management systems use to just barely keep magic from ruining everything.

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• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
  • RPGBOT.podcast Episode 3 – Metacurrencies in Tabletop RPGs
  • Ruins of Symbaroum – RPGBOT.News S2E46
• Other Stuff
  • Call of Cthulhu
  • d20 Star Wars
  • Fantasy Flight Star Wars
  • Jack Vance, Dying Earth
  • Vampire: The Masquerade

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