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)

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we talk to Ennie Award Winning Game Designers Johan Nohr and Pelle Nilsson, famous for their work on Mörk Borg. We discuss the history of Mörk Borg, their success fostering a creative community, and how they encourage and support independent content creators. We also get a little peak at the upcoming CY_BORG.

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MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes

• Mörk Borg Cult: Heretic – A Zine Review

Mork Borg

• Mörk Borg (affiliate link)
• Mörk Borg Cult: Feretory (affiliate link)
• Mörk Borg Cult: Heretic (affiliate link)
• Mork Borg Discord
• Mork Borg Character Generator
• Mork Borg Facebook group

Other Stuff

• CY_BORG
• Ennie Awards
• Pyramid Head
• Rain Man the Movie
• Rime of the Frostmaiden (affiliate link)
• Stockholm Kartell
• Super Mario

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we discuss the first ever D&D Direct. We discuss the newly announced product releases, compare them to our predictions in previous episodes, and share what we're excited to get our hands on.

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Materials Referenced in this Episode

• RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episode 13 – The Future of Dungeons and Dragons
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episode 12 – Unearthed Arcana: Travelers of the Multiverse

DnD 5e

• D&D Direct 2022
• D&D Onslaught
• Dark Sun – Not coming as far as we know
• Dragonlance
• Monstrous Compendium Volume 1
• Mythic Odysseys of Theros (affiliate link)
• New Starter Kit
• Spelljammer
• Phlogiston theory
• The Wild Beyond the Witchlight (affiliate link)

Other Stuff

• Arcane (TV Series)
• Baldur's Gate 3
• Neverwinter
• The Expanse (TV Series) (affiliate link)

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss voicing characters. We discuss the do's and don't's of using real-world accents, and we propose other options which are often easier than mimicking real accents so even the most amateur voice actor (like Tyler) can give their character a distinct voice.

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

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Materials Referenced in this Episode

RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes

• Mörk Borg Cult: Heretic – RPGBOT.News S2E32
• Dames and Dragons' Hannah Culbert – RPGBOT.News S2E30
• RPGBOT.News – DnD 5e Errata 3.0
• RPGBOT.Podcast S2E8 – Flight
• RPGBOT.News – Jonathan G. Nelson of AAW Games

DnD 5e

• Player's Handbook
• Eberron: Rising From the Last War

Other Stuff

• Basic Fair Accent
• Dames and Dragons Podcast
• English-language accents in film
• Hot Fuzz (affiliate link)
• J.R.R. Tolkien
• Klingon Language
• List of Futurama Characters
• Muppets Characters
• Naruto
• Dattebayo
• Nick Frost
• Producer Dan
• The Problem with Apu
• Regional accents of English
• Rise of the Runelords (affiliate link)
• Saturday Night Live
• Jon Lovitz as Tommy Flanagan
• Simon Pegg
• Star Wars Species
• The Simpsons
• TV Tropes
• Dungeon Punk
• Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss the award-winning ALIEN RPG from Free League Publishing. We examine the setting and the mechanics of the game, and discuss Random's recent playtest of the Chariot of the Gods cinematic scenario.

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Materials Referenced in this Episode

RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes

• Initiative and Surprise – RPGBOT.Podcast S2E27
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episode 6 – The Tarrasque
• Mörk Borg Cult: Heretic – RPGBOT.News S2E32

ALIEN RPG

• Free League Publishing
• Core Rulebook (digital) (affiliate link)
• Core Rulebook (physical) (affiliate link)
• Alien Starter Set (affiliate link) – Includes Chariot of the Gods
• Online Tools for the ALIEN RPG

Other Stuff

• Alien (affiliate link)
• Alien: Isolation (Wikipedia)
• Alien: Resurrection (affiliate link)
• Alien vs. Predator (affiliate link)
• Aliens (affiliate link)
• Final Fantasy Flight Star Wars (affiliate link)
• Foundry Virtual Tabletop
• Hello My Baby by Joseph E. Howard and Ida Emerson
• Prometheus (affiliate link)
• Spaceballs (affiliate link)
• Starship Troopers (affiliate link)

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, discuss experience and advancement systems in tabletop RPGs. We discuss classic experience point, milestone leveling, and other ways of tracking experience. We also look at RPGs that use that experience differently from DnD/Pathfinder, such as by using it to purchase specific improvements.

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Materials Referenced in this Episode

RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes

• RPGBOT.Podcast Season 2 Episode 1 – Variant Rules
• RPGBOT.News – The One Ring 2nd Edition

Articles from RPGBOT.Net

• DnD 5e – Epic Boons Breakdown
• Practical Guide to Doom-Style DnD Combat – DnD 5e

Dungeons and Dragons 5e

• Dungeon Master's Guide (affiliate link)

The One Ring 2e

• Core Rulebook (digital) (affiliate link)
• Core Rulebook (physical) (affiliate link)

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we discuss Mörk Borg and the recent supplement Mörk Borg Cult: Hertic, both from Free League Publishing and Stockholm Kartell. We explore the setting, themes, and mechanics of the award-winning Mörk Borg RPG, and then dig into the new Mörk Borg Cult: Heretic supplement.

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Materials Referenced in this Episode

Mörk Borg

• Mörk Borg – A Review (includes links to additional resources)

RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes

• RPGBOT.Podcast Season 2 Episode 2 – The Move Toward Inclusion in Tabletop Gaming
• RPGBOT.Podcast S2 E8 – Adapting Media to a Tabletop RPG (Part 2)
• RPGBOT.News – MOAR The Monsters Know What They're Doing with Keith Ammann

Other Stuff

• Ö

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we talk about your first time DMing. We talk rulebooks, dice, what you need to know, what you don't, and how to successfully run your first game session. We also suggest helpful tools that will help you succeed like easy (and often free) pre-written adventures.

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Materials Referenced in this Episode

RPGBOT.Podcast Episodes

• First Time DM Part 1 – RPGBOT.Podcast S2E29
• RPGBOT.Podcast Episode 16 – Surviving a Long Hiatus

Articles from RPGBOT.Net

• DnD 5e – Practical Guide to Faster Combat
• DnD 5e – Practical Guide to One Hour DnD Sessions
• How to Literally Play Dungeons and Dragons

Dungeons and Dragons 5e

• Essentials Kit
• Starter Set
• A Wild Sheep Chase (affiliate link)

Pathfinder 2e

• Beginner Box (affiliate link)
• RPGBOT companion guide for the Beginner Box
• Little Trouble in Big Absalom

Other Stuff

• 5-Room Dungeons on RolePlayingTips.com – This is the guy who invented the concept. 300+ page book of 5-room dungeon ideas is free in PDF format if you sign up for his newsletter, which is also very good.
• Red Hand of Doom
• The One Ring 2nd Edition Starter Set