Roleing Imperfection

In this episode, Steve and Kevin go over what makes a kaiju game and what events and characters tend to go well with the genre. This is the next edition of our genre series.  We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Gigan aka Robo-Chicken Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection Send us a comment or question: roimperfection@gmail.com Visit our website: https://roimperf...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin go over what makes a steampunk game and how to blend it with other genres. It's another addition to our genre series.  We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection Send us a comment or question: roimperfection@gmail.com Visit our website: https://roimperfection.com/ Send us a tip on Ko-fi! https...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin talk about managing multiple games and how to arrange and keep track of them. We also answer the question: how many games is too many? Well, sort of. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection Send us a comment or question: roimperfection@gmail.com Visit our website: https://roimperfection.com/ Sen...

In this episode, Steve, Kevin, and special guest Monster make some Ravenloft characters and discuss our processes. This time, we're going with a little less homebrew and a little more of the setting! We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Miriss Backstory Miriss Character Sheet Ocelot Character Sheet with Backstory Haven Backstory Haven Character Sheet Monster's Twitter Interact...

In this episode, Steve, Kevin, and special guest, our friend Monster, look over one of his oldest backstories from a game thirteen years ago. We discuss ideas for improvement and what we would (and probably should have changed) with our reasoning. We hope this will help anyone who's working on a backstory of their own! We also hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Largo Backstory Largo...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin focus on how to get into character better. Often, a character has a little (or a lot) of us in them, and that's okay. We go over some things to thing about and focus on for making your character more distinct. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Giallo  on  Wikipedia A Best of Giallo  List Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfect...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin talk about how to best give and take criticism. We do get a little side tracked in the middle, but we get back on track. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection Send us a comment or question: roimperfection@gmail.com Visit our website: https://roimperfection.com/ Send us a tip on Ko-fi! https://...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin talk the best ways of getting a group together for your campaign. This includes what information you'll need to provide and what you shouldn't. Also, some suggestions on making sure the group is cool. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Happy New Year! Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection Send us a comment or question...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin talk about sandbox style games. These are games that have set boundaries with clearly defined points of interest. We make suggestions on how to make these games feel more expansive and limitless. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Happy New Year! Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection Send us a comment or question: roimperfectio...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin take a look at some winter seasonal activities and give some ideas for using them in game.  There's a surprising amount of fire and pain, but we keep it light! Happy Holidays! We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection Send us a comment or question: roimperfection@gmail.com Visit our website:...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin make some characters based on Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos , though Steven went a bit overboard. In looking into the ins and outs of the book, we have a few more suggestions and ideas to offer. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Our Characters: Speckles Dusk Jackson Idell Dhodven Gale Gylxana Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImper...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin review Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos , the latest official Dungeons and Dragons release. The release it relatively general content lite, but adds some new mechanics that can make for some new modes of gameplay. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Let us know what School and Class you plan to play through one of the contact options below! Interact wit...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin discuss how to make speech pop in a campaign. It's not all accents! In fact, we spend most of our time on other things, like tone and speech patterns. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Trans-voice Suggestions on Youtube Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection Send us a comment or question: roimperfection@gmail.com Visit our...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin anticipate Strixhaven and give our tips on making a School Campaign. This is one for both players and GMs! We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection Send us a comment or question: roimperfection@gmail.com Visit our website: https://roimperfection.com/ Send us a tip on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/roim...

In this Thanksgiving episode, Steve and Kevin discuss what makes a good mystery. From the crime to the suspect to the detective, we give tips on making a great mystery episode! We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Army of Darkness  and  Jaws  Illustration Noirvember Homebrew Codebreaker (Feat) Sleep with One Eye Open (Feat) Shadowbrim Fedora (Magic Item) Sorcerous Silencer (2nd Level Spe...

In this (noice) episode, Steve and Kevin discuss what makes a great beach episode. We actually have some pretty good tips on making it meaningful. Then, we get a bit wacky as we go through a lewd version of Episode 29: Romance in Backstory & Gameplay. It gets wacky. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Scylla: The Sea Monster we mentioned (NSFW) Noirvember Homebrew Shadowbrim Fedora...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin discuss their process for making short, but interesting, backstories. We each made a character, and we go into how we could adapt them for going into a game blind. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Rasfa Stormhoof Character Sheet Dáithí Ward Character Sheet Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection Send us a comment or question: r...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin discuss how campaign length impacts backstory. We go over how complex backstories should be based on how long the campaign is expected to go. Also, Kevin pulls the GMs aside at the end for some reminders what can impact campaign length. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection Send us a comment o...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin look through Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons. As usual, we focus on things we like and tell you our ideas for using the book. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Monsters Ozymandias Recon Raptor Surveillance Golem Economy Surveillance Golem Standard Surveillance Golem Elite Dark Gifts Femme Fatale (or Personne Périlleuse) MacGuffin Bearer Panopticon Horror...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin take a look at two great horror movies and an awesome horror novel. We talk about what we’d adapt from The Thing (1982), Jaws , and The Terror . We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! The Terror TV Show Polar Bear Concept Art Horror Story Recommendations for Halloween “The King in Yellow” by Robert W. Chambers “Wendigo” by Algernon Blackwood "The Ring...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin return to making villains. We're hoping to make things clearer than we did in Episode 13: Grand Villains. We mark out some personality types and then talk about making villain actions more meaningful. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Dark Gifts Femme Fatale (or Personne Périlleuse) MacGuffin Bearer Panopticon Monsters Recon Raptor Surveillance Go...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin talk about some issues with character making and worldbuilding. It's sort of a freeform philosophy of RPing episode. We start off talking about the potential shortcomings in backstories. After that, I explain what worldbuilding should do. Then, we talk about some common issues or distractions that can come about when worldbuilding. We hope you enjoy and take c...

In this episode, we talk about how to fix filler. We go over several types of filler and how to tweak it to make it better. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves! Dark Gifts Femme Fatale (or Personne Périlleuse) MacGuffin Bearer Panopticon Monsters Surveillance Golem Economy Surveillance Golem Standard Surveillance Golem Elite Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection...

In this episode, we talk about what burnout is and the steps to crawling out of it. Kevin is a bit manic in this episode because he's actually fresh from burnout himself. Fortunately, Steve is around to help him out! The underlying message is that it's okay to get low and seek help. We wish nothing but the best and encourage our listeners to get the help they need. We hope you enjoy and...

In this Spoiler-Free extra episode, we discuss the new Dungeons and Dragons Release: The Wild Beyond the Witchlight. We largely cover our thoughts on the new races, backgrounds, trinkets, and some overall thoughts on adapting the setting. We hope you enjoy! Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection Send us a comment or question: roimperfection@gmail.com Visit our website: htt...