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RPG From Scratch

 The Nerdy Show Network

Ever wanted to create your own tabletop RPG? Imagine it: a gleaming, glorious system combining everything you love about gaming and dropping the crap you can’t stand. Embark on a D.I.Y. docu-quest for tabletop roleplaying perfection as we design, test, and rebalance our own RPG From Scratch! We chronicle our tabletop trials and errors, grapple with game design, explore the art of mechanics and storytelling, and adventure through epic playtesting campaigns. New episodes weekly!

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Games Arts Hobbies Leisure
Update frequency
every 8 days
Average duration
59 minutes
Episodes
118
Years Active
2018 - 2024
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Design Episode 54 :: Showing Initiative

Design Episode 54 :: Showing Initiative

SURPRISE! Sneak Attack. We figure it out. Battle Readiness gets pulled apart and reassembled. Opposed rolls are thrown out, and Skill Checks are refined. 

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00:40:48  |   Mon 20 Dec 2021
Design Episode 53 :: Group Rolls

Design Episode 53 :: Group Rolls

Liam sits this one out while Doug, Josh, and Maxx go to town on the Savothian racial abilities. With the changes to Professions and combat actions, they could really use a replacement for Character B…
00:35:27  |   Mon 06 Dec 2021
Design Episode 52 :: Win Conditions

Design Episode 52 :: Win Conditions

An absolute banger. We fleshed out the religious foci of the Pharmacon Society, gave boosts to Command and Battle Order, and talked about alternate win conditions as a fundamental pillar of scene des…
00:41:46  |   Mon 22 Nov 2021
Design Episode 51 :: Send me a Letter

Design Episode 51 :: Send me a Letter

We've got a great episode on our hands today. We create a fraternal order of physicians. We fix Champion's Challege, create a mail system for our world and have AWESOME news about the Wiki!

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00:52:51  |   Mon 08 Nov 2021
Design Episode 50 :: WE'RE BACK!

Design Episode 50 :: WE'RE BACK!

We're back, baby!

After braving the wilds of quarantine for over a year and a half, we have survived, gotten vaxx'd, and can now meet again in person, and we have SO much new to share with you.

- Upcom…

00:36:48  |   Mon 25 Oct 2021
Design Episode 49

Design Episode 49

The gang gets a special surprise and has a few top-down discussions about the game. Are players leveling up to fast? How long should a typical campaign last? Can players aid skill checks? Also, could…

01:03:56  |   Mon 02 Nov 2020
Design Episode 48

Design Episode 48

Step 6 Citadel is in the bag! We also tackled another virtue in Zealotry to make sure that when it comes to combat, you're well armed.


Show Notes:

https://nerdyshow.com/2020/09/rpg-from-scratch-design-…

01:08:42  |   Mon 07 Sep 2020
Design Episode 47

Design Episode 47

We do some doomsday worldbuilding and tackle Scoundrel Step 6!

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01:11:11  |   Thu 09 Jul 2020
Design Episode 46

Design Episode 46

In this episode, the hombres get further into Step 6 with Fire and Zealotry again! We also take a look at the lost civilization of Mtsen and who they used to be and what is left of them in the region…

00:47:44  |   Thu 11 Jun 2020
Design Episode 45 :: Ice to Meet You

Design Episode 45 :: Ice to Meet You

In our first completely remote episode, we listen to our Patrons' suggestions and just make some effin' monsters! We also spend some time chilling with our least-played path and find ourselves really…

00:39:46  |   Mon 13 Apr 2020
Design Episode 44 :: Stoopid Attacks

Design Episode 44 :: Stoopid Attacks

Step 6 takes flight in Episode 44. We take a hard look at our first alternate step for Zealotry. Are wings broken in RPGs? We're about to find out. Citadel also gets its turn under the microscope, an…

00:39:44  |   Mon 30 Mar 2020
Leyliners 10 :: All Along the Watchtower

Leyliners 10 :: All Along the Watchtower

The gang puts on their fancy new digs and their crummy old ones to ascend above the camp's formidable walls and deal with the team of skilled snipers who've been raining on their parade. It turns out…
01:36:09  |   Mon 23 Mar 2020
Design Episode 43 :: Hecka Dooms

Design Episode 43 :: Hecka Dooms

In this episode, the mighty Doug joins Liam and Josh as we wade into Step 6, focusing on Death with a sprinkle of theology as we talk about the direction and purpose of Zealotry going forward.


Thanks …

01:19:47  |   Mon 16 Mar 2020
Leyliners 9 :: Like Riding a Pike

Leyliners 9 :: Like Riding a Pike

The prisoners are freed, and there are no guards in sight, but they're still trapped in the fort and surrounded by enemies. Still hunting for their lost divining utensil, the gang storms the Larsan a…
01:18:29  |   Mon 24 Feb 2020
Design Episode 42 :: Flame War

Design Episode 42 :: Flame War

Liam and Josh dig into the value of names in Game Design. We also discuss problems caused by Cookie Cutter Builds in RPG systems and try to build our own optimized 2 and 3-man parties to see if we al…

00:47:36  |   Mon 17 Feb 2020
Leyliners 8 :: Your Two Tents

Leyliners 8 :: Your Two Tents

The gang seizes the moment and goes full Thin Lizzy on the Larsan fort and take advantage of the confusion. They decide that more prisoners should be released, if not for the sake of pure compassion,…
01:11:40  |   Mon 10 Feb 2020
Design Episode 41 :: GM Quest'ions

Design Episode 41 :: GM Quest'ions

Liam, Josh, and Maxx throw down on some of the most common GM'ing questions. How do you do loot? Skill checks? What about huge differences in power between player characters? Most importantly, how do…
00:39:44  |   Tue 04 Feb 2020
Leyliners 7 :: A Hill to Die on

Leyliners 7 :: A Hill to Die on

The gang finally ventures outside the city proper and enmesh themselves in the vibrant and honest lives of the rural peoples of the land. Though they be strange of speech and impressively aromatic, t…
01:27:29  |   Mon 27 Jan 2020
Design Episode 40 :: Jazz Hands

Design Episode 40 :: Jazz Hands

Liam and Josh review what benefits and limitations that going barehanded as a mage means in our system, as well as setting a roadmap for all of our Zealots in the future. We also end up creating a fe…

00:38:48  |   Mon 20 Jan 2020
Leyliners 6 :: The Breakfast Club

Leyliners 6 :: The Breakfast Club

Flummoxed and frustrated by the consequences that starting a city-wide riot has caused, the gang goes on a search for Stitto and revisits their priorities now that their timeline has accelerated.

Hos…

01:15:44  |   Mon 13 Jan 2020
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