RPGBOT.Podcast

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss dice mechanics and representations of success across RPGs. We look at simple systems like DnD's d20 system, dice pool systems, and more elaborate systems like Fantasy Flight's Star Wars RPG.

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Materials Referenced in this Episode

• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episode 10 – Horror
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episode 4 – Failure, with special guest Colby of the Crit Fails Podcast
• RPGBOT.podcast Episode 3 – Metacurrencies in Tabletop RPGs
• Other Stuff
• Alien RPG
• Crit Fails Podcast
• Dark Heresy 1e
• Darkest Dungeon
• Dread RPG (affiliate link)
• Fantasy Flight Star Wars (affiliate link)
• Jenga (affiliate link)
• Monopoly (affiliate link)
• Mork Borg
• Pathfinder 2e (affiliate link)
• Powered by the Apocalypse
• The One Ring 2e
• Warhammer 40k Universe
• Vampire, the Masquerade (affiliate link)
• Yatze (affiliate link)

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In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss the newly-release Ruins of Symbaroum from Free League Publishing. We discuss what sets the game apart from DnD 5e, what players can expect from the game, and we dig into some of the mechanics, including the corruption system at the heart of the game.

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Materials Referenced in this Episode

• Ruins of Symbaroum
• Bestiary
• Gamemaster's Guide
• Player's Guide
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episode 4 – Failure, with special guest Colby of the Crit Fails Podcast
• Articles from RPGBOT.net
• The One Ring 2nd Edition – A Review
• Other Stuff
• Call of Cthulhu (affiliate link)
• Dark Souls RPG
• Free League Publishing
• Frozen 2
• Home Alone 2
• Matt Mercer
• Pathfinder 2e (affiliate link)
• Vampire, The Masquerade (affiliate link)
• Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (affiliate link)

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss creating good characters. Beyond the mechanical aspects, we look at creating a character with an interesting personality, goals, and behaviors that all make sense together and feel like a real, interesting person.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• RPGBOT.Podcast S2E12 – Creating Your Backstory
• DnD 5e
• Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden (affiliate link)
• Other Stuff
• A Song of Ice and Fire
• Fantasy Flight Star Wars
• Edge of the Empire
• Friends
• Game of Thrones
• Gandalf
• Guardians of the Galaxy
• Peter Quill
• It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
• Seinfeld

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In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss the new Unearthed Arcana: Giant Options playtest material. We examine the new subclass and feat options with a critical eye, and offer opinions on what we like, what we don't, what we hope will be changed, and what we might to see in future products.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• RPGBOT.News – DnD 5e Errata 3.0
• RPGBOT.News – Call of the Netherdeep and Unearthed Arcana: Heroes of Krynn
• Articles from RPGBOT.net
• Rune Knight Fighter Handbook – DnD 5e
• DnD 5e
• Unearthed Arcana: Giant Options
• Curse of Strahd (affiliate link)
• Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (affiliate link)
• The Rise of Tiamat (affiliate link)
• Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft (affiliate link)
• Volo's Guide to Monsters (affiliate link)
• Other Stuff
• Against the Giants (affiliate link)
• Elden Ring
• They Might Be Giants

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In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss stealth and invisibility mechanics in TTRPGs. We examine how stealth works in DnD 5e and Pathfinder 2e, how invisibility works, how to both use and counter stealth and invisibility as a player, and how to handle it as a DM/GM.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• DnD 5e
• Player's Handbook (affiliate link)
• Pathfinder 2e
• Core Rulebook (affiliate link)

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In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we talk to Devon Chulick, co-founder of StartPlaying.Games and professional Dungeon Master. We discuss how Devon got his start as a professional Dungeon Master, how that grew into StartPlaying.Games, a site for players to game masters (both paid and free), and how you can become a professional Game Master. 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

Devon Chulick

• @DevonChulick
• StartPlaying.Games
• @StartPlaying

Other Stuff

• A Song of Ice and Fire RPG (affiliate link)
• Achtung Cthulhu (affiliate link)
• Avatar
• Avatar Legends RPG
• Blades in the Dark RPG (affiliate link)
• Carbon 2185 (affiliate link)
• Choose Your Own Adventure
• Curse of Strahd (affiliate link)
• KFCConsole
• Lord of the Rings
• Rohan
• Shadowrun
• Shaft
• Skyrim
• Thoughtco.com
• Tomb of Horrors

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In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discussing movement mechanics in TTRPGs. We discuss the differences in how different games handle movement, how movement fits into the action economy, and complex tactical things like opportunity attacks and how they fit into the design of games. We also offer a simple, usable solution for tactical movement in theater of the mind.

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Materials Referenced in this Episode

RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes

• RPGBOT.Podcast S2E7 – Random Encounters
• RPGBOT.News – The One Ring 2nd Edition
• Mörk Borg Cult: Heretic – RPGBOT.News S2E32
• ALIEN RPG – RPGBOT.News S2E34

Articles from RPGBOT.net

• PF1 Area Control Defender Handbook

DnD 5e

• Dungeon Master's Guide (affiliate link)

Other Stuff

• A Knight's Tale
• Alan Tudyk
• Alien RPG
• d20 Star Wars RPG
• DnD 3.x
• Fantasy Flight Star Wars RPG (affiliate link)
• Lord of the Rings
• Mork Borg
• Pathfinder 1e
• Pathfinder 2e
• The square root of 2 is 1.41421356237
• Vampire: The Masquerade (affiliate link)

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In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we talk to Andrew Searles and Pat Backman of the Artificer's Portal podcast. We discuss the past, present, and future of digital tools for tabletop RPGs, and we talk to Andrew and Pat about their unique insights into the development of these evolving tools.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• The Artificer's Portal

Other Stuff

• Adobe Flash
• Art and Arcana (affiliate link)
• D&D Beyond
• D&D 3.5 and 4e
  • 4e Player's Handbook (affiliate link)
  • D&D Insider
• D&D 5e SRD
• Demiplane
• DMs' Guild (affiliate link)
• DriveThruRPG (affiliate link)
• dScryb (affiliate link)
• Fantasy Grounds
• Foundry VTT
• Kobold Press
• Microsoft Silverlight
• Open Gaming License
• Pathfinder SRD on Archives of Nethys
• Screen Monkey
• Skype
• StartPlaying.Games
• Tabula Sono
• roll20
• Tabletop Simulator

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss getting the most out of playing TTRPGs online with the help of Demiplane's Adam Bradford. We discuss digital rules mediums, voice and video tools, virtual tabletops, finding online groups, and how you can use Demiplane and other existing tools to solve problems that have existed for decades.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

Adam Bradford

• @BadEyeAdam
• Demiplane
• twitch.tv/demiplaneRPG
• Children of Earte

Other Stuff

• Discord
• DnDBeyond
• Fantasy Grounds
• Foundry VTT
  • Free League Publishing
  • ALIENS RPG
• Death in Space
• Owlbear Rodeo
• roll20
• Screenmonkey
• Slack
• Zoom

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we discuss the newly-released Book of the Dead for Pathfinder 2nd edition. We examine the books contents, discuss our favorite new content, and give some spoiler-free impressions of the adventure included in the book.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

Pathfinder 2e

• Book of the Dead (affiliate link)