RPGBOT.Podcast

On this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss naval combat in TTRPGs. We talk about what we want from naval combat mechanics, and we look at some existing rules across D&D and Pathfinder and disc…

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we discuss the Cypher System from Monte Cooke Games. We look at Cypher’s core rules, including the resolution mechanics and character creation, then we discuss the…

On this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss dice math. We examine statistics and probabilities around dice, how they influence and explain game design, and how you can understand them better to…

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, Alex Gray returns to help us describe scribing descriptions. Continuing where we left off in Descriptions Part 1, we cover describing locations, attacks, spells…

On this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss handling animals. We look at skills and mechanics for handling animals in various TTRPGs. We talk about what we want to do with animals in a game, ho…

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On this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss splitting the party. Perhaps the greatest mistake a party can make in TTRPGs, can we make splitting the party interesting and fun while avoiding prob…

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we welcome Alex Seidel, the organized play coordinator for Pathfinder Society and Starfinder Society. We discuss Paizo’s organized play leagues, what they have to …

On this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss cosmic horror. Famous for spooky tentacles and grotesque monsters, cosmic horror as a specific subgenre of horror has a lot to offer. We discuss what…

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we welcome the team behind the Ennie award-winning Uncaged Goddesses. We talk to David, Gwen, and Jess about portraying female deities in an exciting new light, th…

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we welcome Greg Tito and Shelly Mazanoble from the Dragon Talk podcast. We discuss Shelly and Greg’s work on the official D&D podcast, their upcoming book on the s…

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss haunt, haunting, and haunted things. We talk how to make haunts interesting both as a story device and as a mechanic in any RPG in order to add some …

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, Zoey Franznick reviews the Vaesen RPG from Free League Publishing as well as their recently-released Mythic Britain and Ireland supplement. We discuss how the game…

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss designing custom monsters. How do we make a monster that’s unique, exciting, and tells a cool story? How do we turn that into something in our games?

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we talk to James Gregory, DM for the Roll Britannia Podcast, a UK-based Actual Play D&D podcast. We talk to James about Roll Britannia’s playing D&D with your craz…

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss running high complexity creatures. Complicated creatures are difficult for DMs/GMs to manage at the table, and can often turn what should be an excit…

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we talk to independent TTRPG writer Alan Patrick. We discuss Alan’s work as a writer, including for organized play groups, Wizards of the Coast, Adventurer’s Leagu…

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss describing things. If you’re anything like the folks on this podcast, you might struggle to find the words to describe important things in your game.…

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we discus Kobold Press’s latest supplemenet, the Book of Ebon Tides. We discuss the “Shadow Realm”, its mercurial fey inhabitants, and all of the other great thing…