Spelljammer creator and writer, Jeff Grubb, drops in on the podcast today. We talk about Jeff’s career and how came to work at TSR. We discuss the classic setting of Spelljammer and its genesis. Plus, Jeff was also the lead designer on the Marvel Superheroes role-playing game. The Marvel Superheroes RPG was a very important […]

Game designer and writer, Steve Kenson, joins me on the podcast today. Steve has designed and written a wide variety of tabletop role-players. He is the designer of Mutants and Masterminds as well as The Expanse RPG. He is also a staff writer for Green Ronin. We discuss running superhero RPGs and the popularity of

Two guests join the podcast today. Luke CJ Smith is a D&D adventure writer and Chris Sagovac is an artist and professor. We discuss the D&D adventures they create and release through Copper Hoard and the DMs Guild. We touch on their approaches to playing role-playing games. We dive into dungeon mastering and discuss character

RPG game designer, Jake Paul, joins me on the podcast today. We dive into the story of how Jake came to work for Parlor Gaming. We discuss the Tephra Steampunk RPG and some of Parlor’s other RPGs. Also, Jake walks us through his game design philosophy and how he uses d12s and d20s. We talk

Author and game master, Aron Jolley-Meers, joins me on the podcast today. We discuss tons of different ways game masters can tell better stories. If you are feeling stuck as a GM or your RPG campaigns are lacking a bit, then listen to this episode. We talk practical RPG GM advice and how Aron collected

Alex Aboud, the founder of Dragori Games, joins me on the podcast today to discuss the Tanares RPG campaign setting for Dungeons and Dragons 5e. Tanares recently kickstarted for more than two million dollars and features writers like Ed Greenwood and Bruce Nesmith. We talk about new character types, new classes, the fantasy world setting,

The Creator of the Tale of the Manticore actual podcast, Jon Cohen, returns to the podcast. We discuss his dark fantasy storytelling podcast. Plus we talk a lot about running solo RPGs as well as other game master tips you can use in your RPG campaigns. It is a lively conversation about all things role-playing

Writer and game designer, Tristan Zimmerman, returns to the podcast today. Tristan and I discuss three historical topics and situations you can use in your RPG campaigns right now. We tackle a Florentine feud, the genesis of the mysterious Piasa bird, and a scam colony in the South Seas. Tristan and I give you tips

Mark from the D4 on the Floor podcast joins m on the dicegeeks show today. We discuss his years of running Shadowrun and how to effectively run tabletop RPGs. He fills us in on the D4 on the Floor podcast and lets us know about its rich fantasy world using D&D. Any fan of TTRPGs

Patrick Kanouse returns to the podcast today to talk about running science fiction RPG campaigns. In the first interview, we learned Patrick has done a lot of sci-fi role-playing so this topic was right up his alley. We dive into the elements of what makes a great science fiction RPG campaign and Patrick drops some

Writer and game designer, Richard Davis with Explorer’s Guild Publishing, joins me on the podcast today. We have a wide-ranging conversation touching on many areas of game master advice as Richard let’s us in on how he runs RPG sessions. Also, we talk about Richard’s Explorer’s Guild Publishing and his RPG resources. Explorer’s Guild Publishing

Filmmaker and author, John Walsh, returns to the podcast. Today we discuss his new book Escape from New York: The Official Story of the Film. We dive into the making of the classic John Carpenter film. John Walsh fills us in on fascinating behind-the-scenes information and sets the stage as to how Escape from New

RPG writer and streamer, Travis Legge, joins me on the podcast today. We have a wide-ranging conversation touching on a variety of topics. Onyx Path Publishing, They Came from Beneath the Sea, the 1970s, nuclear war, and filmmaking are just a few of the topics we discuss. Along the way, we talk about running RPGs

Today on the podcast, I welcome two guests: DJ Shewmaker and Kenny Moore with DragonSoul Dice. We talk about the liquid core role-playing game dice for which DragonSoul Dice is known. We discuss their look and how they roll. Plus, we dive into our current RPG campaigns and what characters we are playing right now.