Roleing Imperfection

In this episode, Kevin and Steve discuss how to deal with problem players. We have some difference of opinion for once, so it's a bit more of a discussion. 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: https://roimperfection.com/ Send us a tip on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/roimperfect...

In this episode, Kevin and Steve discuss how to make the best Mac and Cheese!!! Just kidding, it's deception in games! We talk when and when and when not to deceive players. 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: https://roimperfection.com/ Send us a tip on Ko-fi! https://ko-...

In this episode, Kevin and Steve discuss some ideas for adapting the latest Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition offering!  We also complain a bit about riddles. This episode was actually recorded shortly after the book came out, but due to life, it's being released a bit late. We hope you enjoy! Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection Send us a comment or question: roimpe...

In this episode, Kevin and Steve discuss how to deal with and how to be a distracting character!  We also go over the variety ways that a character can be distracting. 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: https://roimperfection.com/ Send us a tip on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/roim...

In this episode, Kevin and Steve discuss betrayal!  We go over when and when not to betray your party. We also go over some of the successful and less successful betrayals from our own games. 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: https://roimperfection.com/ Send us a tip on Ko-fi...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin discuss the benefits of having a character that is the moral center of the party. We talk some pros and cons to having such a character and some instances where they may not be needed. We also go into some permutations and characters that have been the moral compass in our games. They don't always have to be boring! We hope you enjoy! Interact with us on Twitt...

In this episode, Kevin and Steve argue that you should run a game! No seriously, run a game. The reasons are in the episode after five minutes of us joking around. 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: https://roimperfection.com/ Send us a tip on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/roimperf...

In this episode, Kevin and Steve discuss how to run a session. We give some tips and describe some games we've used them in! 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: https://roimperfection.com/ Send us a tip on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/roimperfection Interact with us on Mastodo...

On this episode, Steve and Kevin discuss planning a tabletop roleplaying session. We start off by discussing approaches that can shape the session. Then, we take a step back and look at the overall threads in a game. We dive into the content of a session after that, followed by where you can embellish said content. We continue by mentioning that longer isn't necessarily better. Naturally, we...

Happy Valentine's Day! On this love-filled episode, Kevin and Steve discuss romance in tabletop roleplaying. We start off with the questions of if romance is needed at all. We follow that up with the idea of checking for player comfort levels and some suggestions as to how to talk about the level of intimacy that is roleplayed. I suggest that it might be a good idea to try flirting with your...

Shhhh... This time, Kevin and Steve are discussing character secrets, so keep it under wraps. We talk about what makes good and bad secrets as well as when and how to reveal them. We also go into layering secrets, so they can be revealed a piece at a time. We hope you enjoy! Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection Send us a comment or question: roimperfection@gmail.com Visi...

In this season 2 premiere episode, Kevin and Steve go beyond the usual what to include lists to really recommend how to make a complex character. We've talked about using obstacles, character abilities, and many other things to help form a character. Here, we put it all together. It's the first of our 101 series where we break down some basics to expand your gameplay. We hope you enjoy!...

In our season finale, Steve and Kevin talk about some effective ways to return to a TTRPG after a hiatus. It's a sequel to episode 25: Pausing a Game Intentionally. We focus on both intentional and unintentional hiatuses with suggestions for players and GMs. We hope you enjoy! Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection Send us a comment or question: roimperfection@gmail.c...

In this episode, Kevin and Steve talk about how to make sure that a tabletop roleplaying game survives a hiatus. We discuss things that the GM and the players can to prepare for the future and maintain excitement for the return. We also discuss series cliffhangers that have inspired us. We hope you enjoy! A video of Poe with his cone Some images of Poe with cone in his pod Interact with us on Twit...

On this episode, Kevin and Steve give their opinions on the age old argument: Should alignment be an important thing? Warning: this gets ranty! We narrowly avoid some deep philosophical arguments about the nature of good and evil, but if there's interest in that, we'd be happy to revisit. We hope you enjoy! Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection Send us a comment...

In this double-topic episode, Kevin and Steve look at some resolutions that could improve your tabletop roleplaying games as well as some ways to deal with forgetfulness between sessions. We also give some of our resolutions. Episode 27 will be our Backstory Writing 101 Episode! Some Pics of Steve's Sos Kitbash: https://roimperfection.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Sos1-scaled.jpg https://roi...

In this episode, Kevin and Steve discuss making a holiday episode. We look at what makes a holiday episode festive. We also take a look at what Kevin did when he planned a holiday episode based on "The Snow Queen." We conclude by suggesting some holiday inspiration. Yes, one of them is Die Hard . We hope you enjoy! Read "The Snow Queen" here Listen to "The Snow Queen"...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin give their thoughts on Min-Maxing, which is the process of maximizing one element of the character at the expense of other elements. We outline the problems as well as some possible benefits. We conclude with giving our thoughts on using a "build" for characters. We hope you enjoy! Also, I made a Barbarian Rice magic item! https://roimperfection.com/wp-co...

In this episode, Kevin and Steve go over the difference between quirk and character. We discuss how to distinguish the two, how they influence each other, and the balance to strike when making a character. We use some examples from media and explain how the concepts have been used effectively by players in our games. We hope you enjoy! Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfectio...

Kevin and Steve aren't done with the spirit of helpfulness yet! This episode is all about giving GMs a boost! We provide several tips to help out the gracious host and planner of adventures, including bringing up some of our own weaknesses and where we could improve. We hope you enjoy! Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection Send us a comment or question: roimperfectio...

In our Thanksgiving episode, Kevin and Steve discuss how to help out weaker players. We start out with who a weaker player might be, and then we discuss dos and don'ts. We conclude with a bonus involving fantasy food because food is the centerpiece of Thanksgiving. We thank you for watching and hope you enjoy! We hope you have a happy Thanksgiving, even if you're outside the U.S.! Intera...

In this episode, Kevin and Steve check out Tasha's Cauldron of Everything ! We examine the new rules and the new subclasses. We explore some of our favorites and provide some ideas about what to do with all this stuff! 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: https://roimperfec...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin discuss using chance to decide how things go. Sometimes, it's good; sometimes, it's bad. The main thing is that the dice don't control the game: the GM does. 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: https://roimperfection.com/ Send us...

In this episode, Kevin and Steve talk about when and when not to kill your player characters. We start by finishing our cliffhangers from last episode, and then move on to exploring various reasons that a player character might be killed off in a story-driven campaign. We follow that up with some reasons why one might not want to kill a character. We hope you enjoy! A cool cage for your bad dice....

In this episode, Steve and Kevin put their motto where their title is! We discuss how and when to do something epic. Also, our first cliffhanger! 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: https://roimperfection.com/ Send us a tip on Ko-fi! https://ko-fi.com/roimperfection Interact wi...