Keith R. A. DeCandido is the author of more than 50 novels. He has written for series like Star Trek, Stargate, Farscape, Andromeda, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and more. Keith joins me on the podcast today to discuss writing, storytelling, our favorite Star Trek: The Next Generation episodes, and more. Also, we touch on his […]
The host of the Making a Monster podcast Lucas Zellers joins me on the podcast today. We discuss his monster’s first approach to running tabletop role-playing games. We learn how Lucas began playing D&D and we get into his ideas for running one-shot adventures. We delve into monsters and why as humans we are fascinated
Cat Tobin, co-owner and CEO of Pelgrane Press, returns to the podcast. We discuss the future of tabletop role-playing games as an industry and as a hobby. The conversation delves into the phenomenon of watching people play TTRPGs online. Cat also lets us know how Pelgrane Press is handling the changing nature of the RPG
New York Times bestselling author Philip Athans visits the podcast today. We have a wide-ranging discussion that includes Phil’s career, his time editing and writing D&D novels, how he began playing Dungeons and Dragons, gamemaster advice, writing monsters in RPGs and fiction, the history of TSR and Wizards of the Coast, Lovecraft’s fiction, and what
My collection of FFG Star Wars Character sheets! Let me be clear. I love Fantasy Flight Games Star Wars RPG. As of writing, I have only been able to play a few times, but I had an absolute blast. Also, I love character sheets. I enjoy making characters and exploring the best layout of character
Chris O’Neill from 9th Level Games joins me on the podcast today. We discuss Chris’ history playing tabletop RPGs and the various games he has played. The conversation moves into 9th Level’s RPGs and his preferences in RPG design. Chris gives us some excellent gamemaster advice and we talk about unchanging heroes. 9th Level Games
Cut down gamemaster prep time with D100 random tables. Use these random tables to enhance your RPG campaigns and have more fun at the gaming table. For use with any fantasy TTRPG like Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, 13th Age, and more. Playing Tabletop RPGs Solo The random tables found in these books are essential to
Archeologist and tabletop role-playing game designer Scott Smallwood joins me on the podcast today. We learn about Scott’s history with TTRPGS as well as his day job as an archeologist. We discuss how cultural respect informs his RPG adventure design and why he doesn’t like the term “race.” The conversation covers a variety of RPGs
Megaliths, Icelandic beasts, and David Alroy with Tristan Zimmerman. Tristan from Molten Sulfur Blog joins me on the podcast again to discuss a range of topics. We dive into Stonehenge and other stone circles and how to use them in your tabletop RPG campaigns. If that wasn’t enough, we cover Icelandic beasts and a false
The Dungeon Coach drops in on the podcast today to dish out dungeon master advice. The Dungeon Coach is a YouTuber who creates helpful D&D videos. We talk running D&D campaigns and our best pieces of advice for DMs. We touch on a variety of topics all geared to crafting better Dungeons and Dragons sessions.
Jesse Covner and Patrick Chandler from the Sons of Singularity join me on the podcast to discuss the Journal d’Indochine, a new Call of Cthulhu RPG campaign. The Journal d’Indochine takes place in 1925-1954 French Indochina and explores the horrors of reality and beyond. We learn about Jesse and Patrick’s backgrounds, their histories with Tabletop
Christoffer Sevaldsen the designer of the Black Void tabletop role-playing game joins me on the podcast. We discuss the unique setting and the system of Black Void. Also, we touch on why it is important for gamemasters to improvise plus other GM advice. Black Void RPG Links Black Void – Official Website BLACK VOID: FREE
Role-playing game designer Dan Cross drops in on the podcast to talk about his latest creation, the Jordenheim RPG. Along the way, we learn about Dan’s game design philosophy, that he worked with Gary Gygax, and how he began playing tabletop RPGs. Also, he tells us about W.R.K.S. Games, the company producing the Jordenheim RPG.
Tabletop RPG podcaster Jon Cohen joins me today to discuss his podcast the Tale of the Manticore. The conversation ranges from discussing how he began playing D&D to why there are so many D&D comedy podcasts. Plus we talk about actual play podcasts in general. Tale of The Manticore, a Dark Fantasy Dungeons & Dragons
Post-Apocalyptic movie geek out! Check your fuel gauge, load your shotgun, put on your leather pants. Game designer and movie buff Ty Rucker joins me on the podcast to discuss classic end-of-the-world movies. We start in 1955 and work our way up to 1987. The movies take from Roger Corman to Vincent Price to Charlton
