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RPG Blueprints

RPG Blueprints aims to explore the creativity in tabletop roleplaying. Join Cole McCallum as he delves into various topics and offers his perspective on the different ways we can engage this exciting hobby.

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Update frequency
every 24 days
Average duration
53 minutes
Episodes
28
Years Active
2021 - 2023
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027: Franchise Flavour - Octopath Traveler with Deshawn

027: Franchise Flavour - Octopath Traveler with Deshawn

In this episode, Deshawn and I discuss the gods of the Octopath Traveler series and some ways you can implement them in your TTRPG campaigns.


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Podcast Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/rpgbp⁠⁠⁠

02:10:09  |   Fri 30 Jun 2023
026: Breakout Con 2023 Review

026: Breakout Con 2023 Review

This is a quick episode where I talk about some of the unique aspects of the games that I played at Breakout Con in Toronto back in March.

Relevant Links:

Podcast Twitter: ⁠⁠twitter.com/rpgbp⁠⁠

James…

00:27:40  |   Fri 26 May 2023
025: Campaign Endings with Livi - Part 2

025: Campaign Endings with Livi - Part 2

This is a lengthy discussion broken up over two episodes. In it, Livi and I talk about how our campaign ended, what it takes to make a solid conclusion for a story that was built up over the course o…
00:50:52  |   Fri 31 Mar 2023
024: Campaign Endings with Livi - Part 1

024: Campaign Endings with Livi - Part 1

This is a lengthy discussion broken up over two episodes. In it, Livi and I talk about how our campaign ended, what it takes to make a solid conclusion for a story that was built up over the course o…

00:47:29  |   Fri 24 Mar 2023
023: Dressphere User Class Deep Dive

023: Dressphere User Class Deep Dive

I expanded the dressphere user class discussed in episode 13. This episode is an explanation of the mechanics involved in the class and the design philosophy behind it.

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Podcast Twitte…

01:17:17  |   Fri 10 Mar 2023
022: Franchise Flavour - She-Ra with Seren - Part 2

022: Franchise Flavour - She-Ra with Seren - Part 2

This is the second part of our discussion of making characters from She-Ra in the Cypher System. Part one is dedicated to creating Adora and Bow, and part two is about Glimmer and Catra.

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00:36:20  |   Wed 01 Feb 2023
021: Franchise Flavour - She-Ra with Seren - Part 1

021: Franchise Flavour - She-Ra with Seren - Part 1

This is the first part of our discussion of making characters from She-Ra in the Cypher System. Part one is dedicated to creating Adora and Bow, and part two is about Glimmer and Catra.

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00:56:38  |   Wed 01 Feb 2023
020: My First Game Jam

020: My First Game Jam

In this episode, I discuss what it was like to create my game, Astrologistics, for a game jam. I also explain what there is to know about the game.

Relevant Links:

Astrologistics: udonbullets.itch.io…

00:36:51  |   Fri 30 Dec 2022
019: (MINI) Rory's Story Cubes

019: (MINI) Rory's Story Cubes

Another quick one! I talk about and demo Rory's Story Cubes. Let me know if you've played with these before and how you use them!

Relevant Links:

Rory's Story Cubes: www.storycubes.com

Podcast Twitte…

00:13:34  |   Wed 30 Nov 2022
018: (MINI) Accountability and Game Jams

018: (MINI) Accountability and Game Jams

This is a mini episode in which I discuss how I make sure to keep the "create" in creative. 

Relevant Links:

Minimalist TTRPG Jam: itch.io/jam/minimalist-ttrpg-jam

Podcast Twitter: twitter.com/rpgbp

00:14:21  |   Fri 28 Oct 2022
017: First Anniversary Character Creation Celebration with Elisabeth

017: First Anniversary Character Creation Celebration with Elisabeth

After a year of RPGBP we are entering season two! I brought back Elisabeth to have a little fun creating characters in a mashup system of all different systems we talked about over the past season. W…

01:07:09  |   Fri 09 Sep 2022
016: Paired Characters with Sandeep

016: Paired Characters with Sandeep

This episode is another with Sandeep, in which we talk about the act of collaborative character creation. We discuss how we created twin characters for our new D&D 5e campaign and how other games lik…

01:11:14  |   Fri 19 Aug 2022
015: How Does Setting Affect Your Game? with Gerardo

015: How Does Setting Affect Your Game? with Gerardo

In this episode, we use Star Crossed by Alex Roberts to explore how the setting can affect and change how the same game is played. We take four different genres and blend them in to create some unexp…

01:01:27  |   Sat 06 Aug 2022
014: Character Transfers

014: Character Transfers

It's a shorter than usual episode! I had some technical difficulties so I decided to talk about an idea I had. To get more time spent with the characters I've created, I remake some existing characte…

00:22:51  |   Fri 24 Jun 2022
013: Franchise Flavour - Final Fantasy (X/X-2) with Nicole - Part 2

013: Franchise Flavour - Final Fantasy (X/X-2) with Nicole - Part 2

In this half of the discussion, we go over Final Fantasy X-2 and I explain my design philosophy for the Dressphere User class for Dungeons and Dragons 5e.

Let me know what you think about the episode…

01:04:11  |   Wed 01 Jun 2022
012: Franchise Flavour - Final Fantasy (X/X-2) with Nicole - Part 1

012: Franchise Flavour - Final Fantasy (X/X-2) with Nicole - Part 1

In this episode, Nicole and I come up with some ideas about how to take the wonderful world of Spira from Final Fantasy X and X-2 and bring that into Dungeons and Dragons 5e. Part 1 is all about taki…

01:12:50  |   Wed 01 Jun 2022
011: Solo Game Spotlight - See Issue X ft. Marvel Super Heroes

011: Solo Game Spotlight - See Issue X ft. Marvel Super Heroes

All by myself! When you don't have anyone else around, like me in this episode, it doesn't mean you can't play a TTRPG. Just play a game meant for one! Sounds weird? Wait until you listen to how I mi…

00:40:30  |   Fri 29 Apr 2022
009: Supplementary Games with Livi - Part 1

009: Supplementary Games with Livi - Part 1

This episode is about supplementary games - games to play in addition to your main campaign that elevate it and deepen an aspect of it. We talk about ideas of games to use as well as the ways they've…

01:02:39  |   Thu 24 Mar 2022
010: Supplementary Games with Livi - Part 2

010: Supplementary Games with Livi - Part 2

This episode is about supplementary games - games to play in addition to your main campaign that elevate it and deepen an aspect of it. We continue the discussion of the games we've played in our gro…
00:55:19  |   Thu 24 Mar 2022
008: Franchise Flavour - Fire Emblem with Deshawn

008: Franchise Flavour - Fire Emblem with Deshawn

This month I'm bringing you a new type of episode: Franchise Flavour. These episodes are for bringing some of the elements of your favourite, TV shows, movies, or video games, and bringing them into …

01:01:32  |   Fri 25 Feb 2022
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