The RPGBOT.Podcast is a thoughtful and sometimes humorous discussion about Tabletop Role Playing Games, including Dungeons and Dragons and Pathfinder as well as other TTRPGs. The discussion seeks to help players get the most out of TTRPGs by examining game mechanics and related subjects with a deep, analytic focus. The RPGBOT.Podcast includes a weekly episode; and The RPGBOT.News and The RPGBOT.Oneshot.
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In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss traps and hazards. Traps have been a staple of dungeon fantasy games like DnD since its earliest days. How do we make traps fun, challenging, and int…
In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we discuss the first-ever Wizards Direct. We discuss product announcements for DnD’s 2023 releases, the new digital/physical bundles, D&D Digital, and the beginnin…
In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss 5-room dungeons. Johnn Four, creator of the 5-Room Dungeon, joins us to explain what a 5-room dungeon is and how you can use it to design excellent s…
In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we discuss the upcoming adventure Rultmoork from AAW Games. Jonathan G. Nelson and Thilo Graffe of AAW Games join us to discuss their latest long-form adventure, i…
In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss gold and wealth in TTRPGs. We look at the long-standing problem of making gold important in DnD 5e and how we can borrow ideas from other RPGs in ord…
In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we talk to Alex Kammer. Alex runs Gamehole Con and True Dungeon, is an avid TSR-era D&D collector, and also a D&D creator in his own right. We talk to Alex about a…
In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss spellcasting and resource management around spells and magic. We look at things like vancian magic, spell slots, spell points, and other resource man…
In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we discuss the newly-released Spelljammer: Advemtures in Space for DnD 5e. We look at the new character options, the setting, the mechanics, the monsters, and the …
In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss crafting mechanics in TTRPGs. We look at crafting in DnD, Pathfinder, and some of our other favorite RPGs. We look at what works, what doesn’t, why, …
In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we catch up on general news half-way through 2022. We discuss general RPGBOT news, some minor TTRPG events and announcements, our success at the Ennies, and recent…
In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss TTRPG survival mechanics. We discuss what we want from a survival game, what is currently available in games like DnD and Pathfinder, and what we can…
In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we discuss Pathfinder 2e’s latest supplement, “Dark Archive.” We look at the two new classes and the mountain of other character options, as well as the included a…
In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss how Dungeon Masters can handle tactical decisions for monsters in combat. We examine creatures’ stats and personalities and use those to offer sugges…
In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we talk to Casey Christoferson, art director of Frog God Games. We discuss what an art director does day-to-day, his history working in tabletop games, and the pas…
WARNING: This episode contains spoilers!
In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss Stranger Things and its representation of Dungeons and Dragons and the people who play. Stranger Things has …
In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss the newly-released Unearthed Arcana document, “Wonders of the Multiverse”. We discuss glitchlings, fate clerics, card-based nonsense, rune carving, w…
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