How We Roll Gaming

As we go into the gift-giving holiday season, Daryl, Nick, & Robert give you some gift ideas for the tabletop gamer in your life. Links below. Our DriveThru RPG affiliate links help support the show. Daggerheart https://daggerheart.com https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/508832/daggerheart-corebook?src=hottest_small&affiliate_id=4933263 Everyone Is John https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/...

All these games we talk about need characters to inhabit them. We take a system-agnostic look at different ways to approach character creation, from inspiration to implementation. Homepage https://howwerollgaming.com Merch Store! https://merch.howwerollgaming.com Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HowWeRollGaming We Fix Games https://glitterfoxmedia.com/ Extra Life https://extra-life.org https://extr...

Average people working with a shadowy government agency to stem the tide of the cosmic horrors, the supernatural, & ancient gods. This is the world of Delta Green. Daryl, Nick, & Robert discuss one of their favorite horror systems, just in time for Halloween. Homepage https://howwerollgaming.com Merch Store! https://merch.howwerollgaming.com Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HowWeRollGaming...

Ever see a new movie or TV show that your RPG is based on and want to add something new & cool from it that's not in the books? Of course you have. So have we. Inspired by the recent TV series Alien: Earth, Daryl & Nick talk about ways to do that. As the title suggests, there WILL be spoilers! Homepage https://howwerollgaming.com Merch Store! https://merch.howwerollgaming.com Patreon https...

Most RPGs, licensed or original, have rich settings & lore. What happens when players don't know that information though? Daryl, Robert, & Casual Nerdity: Clone Watch co-host Lauren talk about ways to handle newcomers to settings. Homepage https://howwerollgaming.com Merch Store! https://merch.howwerollgaming.com Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HowWeRollGaming The Story Told Podcast https:...

From maps to minis, music to props, & other useful tools, there are many ways to enhance your game. Join Daryl, Nick, & Robert as they discuss ways to integrate them at your table. Homepage https://howwerollgaming.com Merch Store! https://merch.howwerollgaming.com Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HowWeRollGaming Me & Steve Talk RPGs https://meandsteverpg.podbean.com/

Pre-written adventures. Use 'em as-is, tweak 'em, strip 'em for parts, or don't bother with 'em? There's lots of opinions on them, and that's what we're talking about this time. Homepage https://howwerollgaming.com Merch Store! https://merch.howwerollgaming.com Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HowWeRollGaming I Should Roll https://ishouldroll.com/

Oh...is it time for another episode? We don't have anything planned! Well, yeah...we do. Daryl, Nick, & Robert discuss running sessions with little or no prep and just letting the story go where it goes. Homepage https://howwerollgaming.com Merch Store! https://merch.howwerollgaming.com Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HowWeRollGaming We Fix Games https://glitterfoxmedia.com/

Robert's back! He, Daryl, & Nick sit down and chat about the ins and outs of introducing homebrew materials into your game. Homepage https://howwerollgaming.com Merch Store! https://merch.howwerollgaming.com Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HowWeRollGaming Eberron Renewed - An Actual Play Podcast https://zencastr.com/Eberron-Renewed

Daryl and Nick take a look at ideas to help make the online gaming experience smoother, with an assist from Nate, the host of the Tabletop Empire YouTube channel. Homepage https://howwerollgaming.com New Merch Store! https://merch.howwerollgaming.com Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HowWeRollGaming Me & Steve Talk RPGs https://meandsteverpg.podbean.com/ Tabletop Empire https://www.youtube.com/@...

Daryl and Nick are joined by three of their players - Betsy, Bryan, and Stephanie - who share some of their favorite moments at the table in our second installment of RPG Glory Stories! 00:00 Introduction 07:41 The Terrifying Tale of Trimble Grimbol (with Betsy) 30:26 The Surprising Story of the Stalking Smuggler (with Bryan) 55:03 The Ballad of the Badass Mandalorian (with Stephanie) Homepage htt...

Vehicles don't just get your characters from place to place, they can be storytelling resources of their own, settings, even the characters' home. Daryl, Nick, & Robert throw around some ideas for using vehicles in your games to drive the story (pun intended). Homepage https://howwerollgaming.com New Merch Store! https://merch.howwerollgaming.com Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HowWeRollGaming...

Lots of characters inhabit your game world other than the player characters. Daryl, Nick, & Robert give their thoughts on making and managing the NPCs who end up coming along for the ride alongside the PCs. And Daryl may get a little too stuck on using Stuart from The Big Bang Theory as an example. Homepage https://howwerollgaming.com New Merch Store! https://merch.howwerollgaming.com Patreon...

Players respond to rewards, but how do you make sure the rewards aren't too much? That's what we're talking about this time. Join us as we discuss ways to reward your players without going overboard. Homepage https://howwerollgaming.com Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HowWeRollGaming The Order 66 Podcast https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/order-66-podcast-38220

Daryl, Nick, & Robert continue with the convention theme, as we discuss some important things to consider when putting together a game session to run at a convention. Time limits, creating pregenerated characters, testing your adventure...all of this and more. Homepage https://howwerollgaming.com Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HowWeRollGaming Eberron Renewed - An Actual Play Podcast https://z...

Daryl, Nick, & Robert continue with the convention theme, as we discuss some important things to consider when putting together a game session to run at a convention. Time limits, creating pregenerated characters, testing your adventure...all of this and more. https://howwerollgaming.com Patreon https://www.patreon.com/HowWeRollGaming The Story Told Podcast https://www.thestorytoldpodcast.com/

Now part of the d20 Radio Network! As we all recover from GamerNation Con X, Daryl, Robert, & Nick are joined by GM Chris - GamerNation Con Director and host of the Order 66 Podcast. Together, we discuss our favorite parts of the con, its origins, and what's in store for next year's 4 Days of Gaming Goodness. And, maybe there's some impromptu brainstorming for game ideas along the way. https:/...

How do you get players interested in joining your campaign? You come up with a way to pique their interest - you hook them. Daryl, Nick, & Robert discuss memorable hooks and different ideas on how to come up with them. https://howwerollgaming.com  GM Chris' Familiar setting for Genesys https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/284397/familiar-setting-sourcebook

With Robert unavailable, Daryl & Nick indulge in a fun creative exercise - statting out a ridiculously over-powered adversary for the Star Wars RPG system - Starkiller, the protagonist of the video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. https://howwerollgaming.com   Starkiller stat block   https://myswrpg.com/starkiller/

Session Zero may not be the most memorable part of a campaign, but it's vital to setting the stage so that everyone has a great time. Daryl, Robert, & Nick discuss the elements that make up a successful Session Zero. https://howwerollgaming.com GamerNation Con X https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamer-nation-con-x

The best feeling a GM can have is when a player makes them proud. This episode marks the first of our RPG Glory Story episodes, Daryl, Nick, and Robert share stories highlighting moments when players made us proud as GMs. https://howwerollgaming.com GamerNation Con X https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamer-nation-con-x Me & Steve Talk RPGs, episode 185: In Defence of Movie Thievery w/ Brev T...

What's more exciting - and daunting - than a group of friends coming together to dive into the world of RPGs together? Daryl, Nick, & Robert discuss helpful tips and steps for new players seeking to start a game group. And, along the way, they also come up with an idea for a challenge within the How We Roll Gaming group.   Sorry...Daryl couldn't find his copy of the "session zero question...

Adding new players to an existing group brings its own set of challenges. Daryl, Nick, and Robert discuss methods of finding new players and how to help them find their place in an existing group. https://howwerollgaming.com

Many GMs start out as players. What's that transition like? What sort of things should a new GM keep in mind? And what should they do when the players inevitably do something unexpected? Daryl, Nick, and How We Roll's newest GM, Robert, discuss their paths to being GMs, plus tips & tricks they've learned along the way.  https://howwerollgaming.com

For our first episode, we're taking a look at one of our favorite RPG systems, the Fantasy Flight Games/Edge Studio Star Wars RPG. https://howwerollgaming.com