Playing The Roll
Dungeons & Dragons, Vampire the masquerade, Pathfinder, Call of Cthulhu, and a hundred more besides. Whatever roleplaying universe you like to play or run games in, the desire is always there to become a better player, or run a better game. Welcome to Playing The Roll. A show dedicated to exploring the art of roleplaying in hopes of building better players and better games. Join us for lively discussions on what makes great role playing game experiences, and fun challenges that will sharpen your TTRPG skills as a player, Game Master, or both.
- Update frequency
- every 11 days
- Average duration
- 71 minutes
- Episodes
- 9
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2024
One Shot Wonders
One Shot games are a great way to introduce new players to the world of table top roleplaying! they're also fantastic for trying out new systems and new ideas! This week Playing The Roll talks about …
Flaws are Fun
Character flaws are the secret sauce that make for well rounded and memorable role playing experiences. It adds to the drama and excitement of a game when character's Achilles heel comes into play. T…
Off The Rails
Sometimes things get weird at the RPG table. Sometimes things get out of control. It happens to everyone eventually, a game gets out of hand and loses sight of the original plot and goals that the pl…
Only The Good Die Young
All good things come to an end. Monsters, heroes, and sometimes whole campaigns die before their time. This week on PTR we're talking about the death of games and characters. Like grave robbers we're…
Wondrous World Building
World building is a vital component of any RPG. On this episode we discuss how we like to approach world building, how players and game masters should world build together, and how starting small is …
One Page RPG Reviews: Adventure Skeletons and Goat Crashers
Adventure Skeletons and Goat Crashers are wonderful One Page RPGs by Grant Howitt. In this solo episode, Nathan reviews these two strange and (frankly) adorable RPGs, and makes his own Adventure Skel…
Making Great Characters
We're talking character creation from both sides of the table. There's an art to making good characters and the rules are the same whether you're playing Dungeons and Dragons, Call of Cthulhu or pret…
The Foundations of Great Games
In the first episode of Playing the Roll our hosts discuss the best ways to plan a successful TTRPG campaign from scratch, including who to invite, scheduling, setting expectations, and the other fou…
Playing The Role Trailer
Welcome to Playing The Roll! Whether you're into Dungeons and Dragons, Call of Cthulhu, Pathfinder, or any one of the hundreds of other great table top role playing games out there, Playing The Roll …