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Episode 109 — How Do You Incorporate PCs’ Family and Loved Ones?
Family, friends, and loved ones of PCs, when they appear at all, often serve primarily as victims whose plight motivates the PCs. Are there more and better ways to make the PCsR...
Episode 108 — Dealing with GM Distraction
Have you ever struggled to stay focused on the campaign you’re running because you’re distracted by all the shiny new games on your bookshelf that you’d also like...
Episode 107 — What Do You Do When Your Players Get Stuck?
Andy and Chris go back to their Roll For Topic roots and roll on the old Table of Topics for this one! They (briefly) discuss the OGL and D&D and what it all means to them befo...
Episode 106 — Old Year Reflections, New Year Ambitions (with Matt Wilson)
Chris is temporarily out for this episode, which means that there’s nobody to stop Andy and guest GM Matt Wilson from venturing down all kinds of historical tangents! Join us...
Episode 105 — Actual Play: Snake Oil’s Last Score
In the last episode, we planned a Wild West adventure and “dungeon.” Now, we force a gang of hapless players through it! Guest players John, Ben, Toby, and Brandon team...
Episode 104 – Build a Dungeon 2022!
It’s the holidays which means it’s the return of Roll For Topic’s traditional Build-a-Dungeon/Play-a-Dungeon! This episode we design a “dungeon” with ...
Episode 103 – Design an encumbrance system that even encumbrance haters will want to use
This week Andy and Chris are joined by Toby to talk about encumbrance systems. Listen as they slowly convince themselves that encumbrance isn’t all bad. This topic was added ...
Episode 102 — Using Cellphones Creatively at the Game Table
Andy and Chris recap their Halloween roleplaying experiences before tackling a tricky design challenge: can they come up with an interesting way to use cellphones as part of a role...
Episode 101—Design an Adventure Built Around a Performance (with guest GM Alban)
Chris and Andy are joined by guest GM Alban to discuss how you might build an entire adventure around a performance. Is that a performance by the PCs, or by the players? We discuss...
Episode 100 — Looking Back at 100 Episodes
Can you believe we’ve produced 100 episodes? What a wonderful ride it’s been. Join Andy and Chris for a special episode of reflection on the last four years of roleplay...
Episode 99 – Create a Cult that Your Party Would Want to Join
What makes a “good” cult in a game? They also have a few pamphlets for you to read—and if you join them in their study they’d be happy to answer any questions you...
Episode 98 — Tracking Time and Tension
Chris and Andy brainstorm a tactile system for marking the passage of time or health in an RPG! But not before Chris a ridiculous action movie, and Andy pitches a ridiculous mashup...
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