The Roll Report

Welcome to Infodump! where Colin & Hannah scour the internet for TTRPG news & history, and dive into the archives of reddit for some juicy horror stories.

THIS EPISODE:

Sock Puppets RPG, Lorraine Williams and the early history of D&D, and a DM who thinks his players are "idiots who can't appreciate his genius."

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The Roll Report is:⁠ ⁠Colin⁠⁠ (DM),⁠ ⁠Ben⁠⁠ (Yorick), and⁠ ⁠Kaya⁠⁠ (Rivulet Starfish). Our Audio Producer is⁠ ⁠Uriah Findley⁠⁠, and our Social Media Manager is⁠ ⁠Hannah Bradshaw Lozier⁠⁠.

Cover art by⁠ ⁠Annaleise Gray

Theme song: "Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The brilliant ASH WESTOVER returns to the show to discuss the 2024 Sorcerer glow-up with Colin. We'll talk about oral storytelling traditions, scheduling & casting being the true BBEG of any table, and why Nightcrawler is unquestionably the best X-Man.

Content warnings: Profanity, socialism

Find Ash @definitelynotathespian on TikTok and most platforms! Check out their podcast, QueeRPG on Spotify, Instagram, and TikTok!

Support The Roll Report on Patreon for EXTENDED AND AD-FREE INTERVIEWS!
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The Roll Report is: ⁠Colin⁠ (DM), ⁠Ben⁠ (Yorick), and ⁠Kaya⁠ (Rivulet Starfish). Our Audio Producer is ⁠Uriah Findley⁠, and our Social Media Manager is ⁠Hannah Bradshaw Lozier⁠.

Cover art by ⁠Annaleise Gray⁠

Theme song: "Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The delightful KITTY STRYKER returns to join Colin on a deep dive into 2024 Warlocks, and Kitty's warlock PCs! 

Content warnings: Profanity, drug references

Find Kitty on the internet at http://kittystryker.com/ !

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Theme song: "Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Our social media manager and brilliant artist HANNAH BRADSHAW LOZIER sits Colin down to discuss how in the heck we got to these new rules, anyway? And why now? And what's with that whole OGL thing anyway?

Find Hannah on the Internet! @boogerqueendraws in most of the places!

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Theme song: "Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The ever-charming NATALIE FUINHA and BRITTANY MUTH of The Storyteller Squad join Colin to talk about making gimmick characters to overcommit to the bit, managing expectations between GM & players, and bringing your creative friends with you in success!

Find The Storyteller Squad on socials! TikTok and Instagram and bluesky, natch; and dive right in to their incredible storytelling and podcasting!

You can also find Natalie and Brittany on their Instas for more!

Support The Roll Report on Patreon!

Follow us on Instagram, bluesky, and Tiktok for news & exclusive content!

The Roll Report is: Colin (DM), Ben (Yorick), and Kaya (Rivulet Starfish). Our Audio Producer is Uriah Findley, and our Social Media Manager is Hannah Bradshaw Lozier.

Cover art by Annaleise Gray

Theme song: "Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The impressive and delightful SEBASTIAN YŪE joins Colin again to delve into the changes to the Wizard class! We talk about new spellcasting rules, why counterspells shouldn’t be argued, and special upcoming Humblewood releases from Hit Point Press!

Find Sebastian on the Internet! Follow them on Bluesky and Twitter.

The Roll Report is: Colin (DM), Ben (Yorick), and Kaya (Rivulet Starfish). Our Audio Producer is Uriah Findley, and our Social Media Manager is Hannah Bradshaw Lozier.

Cover art by Annaleise Gray

Theme song: "Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Friend of the show and incredible game designer JAMES QUIGLEY stops by to talk about his latest game Prequel - an epic session zero to prompt world building for your next campaign!

James & Colin sit down to discuss Prequel, ten plus year campaigns, and the importance of collaborative storytelling.

BUY A COPY OF PREQUEL AT tinyurl.com/trrprequel!

Find James on TikTok and bluesky! And check out his published works: Sigil's Secret Menu, and SO MUCH MORE!

The Roll Report is: Colin (DM), Ben (Yorick),Fenner (Gay-lynn), andKaya (Rivulet Starfish). Our Audio Producer is Uriah Findley, and our Social Media Manager is Hannah Bradshaw Lozier.

Cover art by Annaleise Gray

Theme song: "Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The fabulous BROOKE WHITNEY, the Roll20 Community Manager, joins Colin to talk about community managing (what is that anyway?), the joys of the Roll20 community suggestion forum, and the Storytelling Collective.

Find Brooke on the internet! TikTok, Instagram, and Bluesky! And follow Roll20 while you’re at it: they’re also on Bluesky, Instagram, and TikTok too!

Things we mentioned: Join the Storytelling Collective! Submit suggestions to the Roll20 forum!

The Roll Report is: Colin (DM), Ben (Yorick), Fenner (Gay-lynn), and Kaya (Rivulet Starfish). Our Audio Producer is Uriah Findley, and our Social Media Manager is Hannah Bradshaw Lozier.

Cover art by Annaleise Gray

Theme song: "Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

The fantastic and amazing CONNIE CHANG returns to The Roll Report to talk getting older and diversifying skillsets, returning to D&D after 18 months, and the dystopian future of Wizards of the Coast.
(Plus, we get real salty, RAGING you might say, about AI intrusions into art and RPGs.)

Find Connie on TikTok, Bluesky, and Instagram, and support Transplanar RPG!

Check out the Wildsea system, City of Mist, and Court of Blades - as featured on Transplanar RPG!

The Roll Report is: Colin (DM), Ben (Yorick), Fenner (Gay-lynn), and Kaya (Rivulet Starfish). Our Audio Producer is Uriah Findley, and our Social Media Manager is Hannah Bradshaw Lozier.

Cover art by Annaleise Gray

Theme song: "Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Our dear friend MEADOW LAWSON rejoins Colin to dive into the 2024 rules for Rangers. We'll talk about why rangers are the most optimized multiclass option, the relationship between fandom and creators, and the ranger equivalent of Old Bay Seasoning.

Content warnings: Profanity, ranger class love

Follow Meadow on the socials! Instagram and TikTok and even Bluesky with us! You can also catch Meadow on Fears & Fortunes and Crits N Chaos - check out these actual plays for a rocking good time!

Support The Roll Report on Patreon for Q&As with our guests!

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Cover art by Annaleise Gray

Theme song: "Adventures in Adventureland" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/