In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss character death in tabletop RPGs with special guest Wolf, co-owner of the Seattle LARP Grounds. We discuss preparing for planned deaths, handling unplanned deaths, and how to come back from both (both literally and figuratively). Wolf also gives us some insight into the world of Live Action Roleplaying (LARP).

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

Special thanks to Asher Ely of the Critical Fails Podcast on the Monsterizer winner assist.

MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• Middleground, a Pacific Northwest LARP Venue
• DnD 5e Spells referenced in this episode
• Miracle
• Raise Dead
• Resurrection
• Revivify
• DnD 3.x spells referenced in this episode – See the Spell Compendium (affiliate link)
• Revenance
• Revivify
• DnD 5e source books referenced
• Eberron: Rising From the Last War (affiliate link)
• Tasha's Cauldron of Everything (affiliate link)
• Pathfinder 2e source book referenced
• Core Rulebook (affiliate link)
• Guns and Gears (affiliate link)

This show is produced in collaboration with the Leisure Illuminati.

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we explore Pathfinder 2e's new "Guns and Gears" supplement. We discuss the new firearm mechanics, the history of firearms in D&D 3.x and Pathfinder, and the march of technology in the timeline of Golarion.

MATERIALS REFERENCED IN THIS EPISODE

• Guns and Gears (affiliate link)
• Pathfinder 2e Advanced Player's Guide (affiliate link)
• Pathfinder 1e Ultimate Combat (affiliate link)
• Red Hand of Doom for D&D 3.5 on DMsGuild (affiliate link)
• Expedition to the Barrier Peeks
• S3 Expedition to the Barrier Peeks for AD&D 1e on DMsGuild (affiliate link)
• Wikipedia: Expedition to the Barrier Peeks

This episode is produced in collaboration with The Leisure Illuminati.

In this episode, we introduce "The Monsterizer", a full-featured monster builder for 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons. We talk about our love of monsters, especially custom ones, and all of the wacky shenanigans we've encountered over the years with custom monsters, both good and bad.

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

Materials Referenced in this Episode

• The Monsterizer
• Monstrous Races on DMsGuild.com (affiliate link) - Every race in the Monster Manual as a playable race. Tyler wrote it.
• Templates in 3rd edition
• Example template: Half-Dragon
• Templates in 5th edition
• Example template: Shadow Dragon (This one's behind a paywall, unfortunately)

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

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.

Materials Referenced in this Episode

• 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.

Materials Referenced in this Episode

• 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.

This episode was produced in collaboration with The Leisure Illuminati.

Tyler, Random, and Randall spent the weekend at PAX West 2021 and saw a lot of neat and spicy stuff. They're sharing their thoughts with you on the event. To all the fans of RPGBOT.net we talked to, thanks for the great comments and feedback. Thanks to all the listeners of The RPGBOT.Podcast. And special thanks to ReedPop (www.reedexhibitions.com) for hosting a great holiday weekend here in Seattle. The RPGBOT.Podcast is produced in collaboration with The Leisure Illuminati.

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.

Materials Referenced in this Episode

• 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)