Episodes

Episode Details & Links Today I'm joined by Nate and Chris Pohl as we discuss what it means to "win" in a TTRPG. We share a few different ideas that could constitute good winning or bad winning and how we …

Episode Details & Links On today's episode I'm joined by Laura & Noel from the Do We Level Up Podcast . We discuss their show and their experiences with running low and no prep sessions. Tricks of the Trade Information …

Episode Details & Links Today we are talking about keeping your players attention at the table. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links Most of our episode today is tricks of the trade that will help you keep the attention …

Episode Details & Links Today I am joined by Matt and Bobby of the Twenty Sides Podcast to discuss their show and our main topic, creature centered campaigns. In knowledge check I'll be talking about the debate that violent g...

Episode Details & Links In todays episode I'm joined once again by my friend Dustin to discuss retcons. What they are, when they can occur, and when they should be used or not. Tricks of the Trade Information & Links …

Episode Details & Links Hello and welcome to the Season 2 premier! On this episode I sit down with the legendary Monte Cook and we discuss his background and the elements of worldbuilding. Tricks of the Trade Information & Li...

I am featuring this episode of the The Introspective Leader Podcast which I had the pleasure of being on! In this episode, Rachel and Stuart discuss with Robert Walker--DM, corporate manager, and student of organizational psy...

On this amazing bonus episode I am joined by the hosts of Dragon Talk, the Official D&D Podcast, Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble. We discuss their upcoming book, stories from their book and show, and talk about how amazing th...

Today I am joined by three of my gaming companions as we wrap up Season 1 with discussions about changes to next season's format, our favorite moments of season 1 and games we played in this year, and a couple …

In today's session I'm joined by author J.V. Hilliard, the author of The Warminster Series. We discuss his novels, his background as both a role-player and a Dungeon Master, where he found inspiration for his stories and his ...

On today's episode I am joined by Dalton Riddle and Andrew Gehrlein, two of creative minds behind Dungeon Radio Hour, an improve comedy actual play 5E podcast. We chat about their show and what makis it so enjoyable and uniqu...

In today's session I talk with Chaney Hereford and Cory Holman, the creators of Super Blood Moon Studios and their upcoming RPG Realms of Elghrune. We discuss how their system came about and how it can make playing TTRPGs les...

In todays session I'm joined by Tom Sanderson, the host of the podcast Tom Meets Interesting People, and we discuss his university dissertation of the formation of friendships through roleplaying games. In Tricks of the Trade...

In today's session I discuss whether players should play characters who don't represent them as a person. I share an experience of my own that I recently had when playing a character with a different sexual identity than myse...

In this session I discuss how views that I have expressed in the past have been wrong and insensitive. I look at what the 3 primary problems with the Drow have been, and how we can still maintain the current …

In today's session I'm joined by my close friends Nate and Chris as we discuss how to bring games to a successful conclusion. In Tricks of the Trade we give you some ideas of endings that you could plan for …

On today's bonus episode I sit down with Dan Ware, a mental heath therapist, who discusses his experiences in playing a character with dissociative personality disorder. He offers commentary on where he draws inspiration from...

In today's session I am pleased to be joined by Jordan, the Dungeon Master for campaign 2 of Modified Roll. We discuss the show, and how they played through backstory elements. In our main topic we discuss using dreams and …

In todays session I am joined by Kala Lundgren and Keisha Mayer-Gawlik from Potions & Potpourri. We discuss their background and show before moving to our main topic on NPCs In tricks of the trade we give you ideas for …

In today's session I'm Joined by Logan, the Innkeeper of The Red Hare Inn. We discuss his background and what got him into TTRPGs then discuss the various projects he has going on in his homebrew word of Ecriom including …

Hey there psyclithids! This is a rather long episode where we explore our feelings on different alignments and why we each have our own opinions on what types of alignments work best in a game. Later on we discuss the …

We've made it to our twentieth episode my psyclithids! Celebrate the achievement with our Twentieth Episode Extravaganza! On this episode we decide to have a roundtable without a specific topic. We share stories from our gami...

Hello Psyclithids! On today's episode I am joined by my friends Nate, Keegan, & Jamae as we discuss how stat rolling methods with greater diversity in numbers can actually lead to having more character cooperation in a game. ...

Greetings psyclithids! In today's episode I am joined by Kimothee and Keegan and we discuss creating character backstories. We also delve into the importance of session zero for establishing comfort levels when dealing with f...