Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours

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TPT #130: Play-by-Post Gaming & The Mailman Jan 25, 2018

Show notes

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss a way to play RPGs as an exclusively written medium, without needing a fixed schedule, as they discuss play-by-post gaming. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders visit a brave, new wasteland, and the Mailman always delivers in Character Creation Forge. (65m)

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Places to Play-by-Post:

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TPT #129: Fantasy Flight Games’ Genesys Review Jan 18, 2018

Show notes

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane break down the latest RPG system from Fantasy Flight Games, the modular and customizable Genesys, including their favorite and least favorite elements, in this extra-long episode. Both the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign and the Character Creation Forge take the week off but will return next time. (96m)

Important Links:

Genesys: Buy the book and dice directly from Fantasy Flight or join the community.

TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.

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Elevator music by Kevin Macleod.

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TPT #128: The Birthright Campaign Setting & Rhuobhe Manslayer Jan 11, 2018

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss an AD&D setting in which players are not mere adventurers, but are rather the rulers of their own realms owing to their divine bloodlines. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders seal both blast doors and their fate, and Rhuobhe Manslayer finds us unworthy in the Character Creation Forge. (53m)

Important Links:

D&D V&G 12: Birthright: Gorgon’s Alliance: Rudy Basso’s review of the Birthright video game. You can now find Rudy on the Don’t Split the Podcast network of shows.

TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.

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TPT #127: Bookkeepping & Ghost Rider Jan 04, 2018

Show notes

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to keep track of game info without getting bored or falling behind. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders get ahead, and then lose one, and Ghost Rider gets hot above the collar in the Character Creation Forge. (53m)

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TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.

Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt!

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TPT #126: Gaming Triumphs & The Poacher Dec 28, 2017

Show notes

To celebrate the New Year, hosts I-Hsien and Shane share listeners’ stories of triumphant moments both in their games and around their gaming tables. Later, the Poacher begs, borrows, and steals the coolest spells from other classes in the Character Creation Forge. (44m)

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TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.

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TPT #125: Overly Cautious Players & Safety in Numbers Dec 21, 2017

Show notes

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk about how to move the game forward when players dig in their heels. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders mince Words, and Safety in Numbers creates a crowd to hide behind in the Character Creation Forge. (54m)

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TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.

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TPT #124: Collaborative Storytelling & Prince Xizor Dec 14, 2017

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss storytelling when everyone at the table act as a writer, actor, director, and audience. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders follow a bloody trail, and Prince Xizor is as ambitious as he is disgusting in the Character Creation Forge. (57m)

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TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.

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TPT #123: Filling the Room & The Whirling Dervish Dec 07, 2017

Show notes

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to prod players to stop chewing the scenery and start interacting with it. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders take a load off, and the Whirling Dervish carves a deadly arc through enemy lines in the Character Creation Forge. (50m)

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TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.

Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt!

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TPT #122: Randomly Generated Backstories & The Armored Arcana Nov 30, 2017

Show notes

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane share their love of creating character histories using little more than a few dice, an ounce of creativity, and pages and pages of tables. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders regroup after a massacre, and the Armored Arcana expertly angles her deflector shields in the Character Creation Forge. (54m)

Important Links:

2C Gaming’s Let’s Kill Strahd: Written (and run for us) by Christopher Grey

Paizo Character Generator: Designed for Pathfinder, but works for any fantasy.

Donjon NPC Generator: Distills characters to a few critical details.

Who the F*ck is My D&D Character?: It’s a f*cking random character generator, baby!

TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.

Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt!

Support the show on Patreon:

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TPT #121: Epilogues & The Last Man Standing Nov 23, 2017

Show notes

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to get the most out of an extended ending to your campaign. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders make a deadly charge, and the Last Man Standing refuses to go down in the Character Creation Forge. (56m)

Important Links:

TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.

System Mastery: And a shoutout to Jef at the System Mastery podcast for populating the spreadsheet.

Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt!

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