RPGBOT.Podcast

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss random encounters. We examine what published adventures do wrong both in design and presentation of random encounters, and we explore why random enco…

In this episode of RPGBOT.News, we talk to Caleb Valerozo-Jones and his team. We Caleb’s masters project, Neurodiversity, Dungeons, and Dragons: A guide to transforming and enriching Tabletop Role-pl…

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we review mundane medicine in fantasy games which typically also offer magical solutions to healing. We look at medicine skills across several RPGs and examine …

In this episode of RPGBOT.News, we talk to Matthew Whitby. We discuss Matt’s newly-released adventure Tome of Silence, his podcast Dungeon Master’s Guild House, and how to get started on DMsGuild.

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In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss adapting media to tabletop RPGs. We talk about identifying what you like about a piece of media and discuss picking the right RPG, adapting RPGs that…

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss adapting media to tabletop RPGs. We talk about identifying what you like about a piece of media and discuss picking the right RPG, adapting RPGs that…

In this episode of RPGBOT.News, we discuss Mordenkainen’s Monsters of the Multiverse, which releases as part of the Dungeons and Dragons Rules Expansion Gift Set. We talk about the included monsters,…

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss Spell Components. We explore the mechanics and flavor of material, somatic, and verbal components, as well as the mechanics of spellcasting foci in b…

In this episode of RPGBOT.News, we discuss the recently-released Pathfinder Absalom: City of Lost Omens, the upcoming release of Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes in the Dungeons and Dragons Rules Expansio…

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss running one-shot adventures and what level at which you should do so. We discuss the pros and cons of a 1st-level adventure, what levels we recommend…

In this episode of RPGBOT.News, we sit down with Keith Ammann to discuss his latest book, recently-released MOAR The Monsters Know What They’re Doing. We talk about what’s new in the book, what you c…

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Season 2 Episode 2 is a discussion about The Move Towards Inclusion in Tabletop Gaming. We are going to talk about, and around, some sensitive topics on race, gender, and ability. …

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss variant rules. We examine the difference between house rules and variants, and review a collection of our favorite variant rules for DnD 5e and for P…

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In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we discuss the newest round of errata for Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition, including controversial changes to the text of existing source books, the frustrating i…

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss how to make travel an interesting storytelling device in your game. We discuss popular fiction as both good and bad examples of how to use travel, an…

In this episode of the RPGBOT.News, we discuss Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos, the new supplement for Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition. We examine the new source book share our thoughts on the new…

In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we discuss downtime rules in tabletop RPGs. We explore what characters can do between adventures, including things like owning a home, having a day job, craftin…