Roleing Imperfection

Muahahaha! Steve has been caught in the trap of the villainous Kevin! Now, he must navigate this treacherous episode with only the vague memories of RP past. Join him if you dare as he peers into the abyss of crafting a twisted tale. Kevin leads him along the planning of a dastardly past roleplaying session, but don't count Steve out yet! He has his own ideas of how to make things spooky... E...

On this episode, Steve and Kevin discuss what makes villains memorable. We outline three loose and overlapping categories: force of nature, pure evil, and adversary. We also discuss what makes a villain stick in the minds of players. Finally, we talk about our favorite fictional villains. We hope you enjoy! Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection Send us a comment or questi...

In this episode, Kevin and Steve give some suggestions on creating and playing NPCs. They discuss how to get players interested or not interested in an NPC. They discuss limiting NPC knowledge, and delve into the controversial waters of having a "party NPC." We hope you enjoy! NPC Random Traits Blank Long Character Background Blank Short Character Background Interact with us on Twitter:...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin talk about how to be the player who moves the story forward! We talk bout how a few of Steve's characters had qualities that were and weren't better for tabletop gaming. We talk about what qualities to keep in mind when making and playing a character. We also talk about some things GMs can do to help the players stay invested in the game. Then, Steve goes...

In this episode, Kevin and Steve talk about some methods for naming shit in your tabletop campaign. We cover the general categories of naming campaign, characters, places, and several other things. Naming can also create some misconceptions, so we talk about what to avoid, especially in creating alien civilizations. We have also started a new campaign with the Kami as GM, the Burning Sands, and we...

In this episode, Kevin and Steve focus on the drunken antics of GMX. Primarily, we focus on a Game of Thrones and Warmachine inspired Pathfinder 1st edition game that went incredibly awry. We begin with minor stuff like a barren setting. Then, we move on the discussing how my Bard discovered the greatest kill spell ever in Time Loop Town. After that, the terror of being too low level gets to us, a...

In this episode, Steve and Kevin offer some ideas about integrating backstory and characters better. We also go into several ways to expand a character's backstory. We hope you enjoy! Blank Long Character Background Blank Short Character Background Sos Atka Mind Map Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection Send us a comment or question: roimperfection@gmail.com Visit ou...

In this episode, Kevin and Steve discuss some ways to create your own original setting. These include inspiration, maps, timelines, and political/social factions. We discuss some of our games and how we were initially inspired by certain things we loved and how we used them in our original settings. We hope you enjoy! Interact with us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RoImperfection Send us a commen...

In this episode, Kevin and Steve discuss taking elements from existing properties and using them to form your own version. The most popular examples of this are Final Fantasy and The Legend of Zelda. They discuss two different adaptations of Final Fantasy for Dungeons and Dragons: one successful and one unsuccessful. They also give some tips keeping players engaged and making them feel like their...

Kevin and Steve discuss what to do when using a setting that is established or could be familiar to the players, like Star Wars or one of the established D&D settings. We discuss some bad times when GMX tried to use the original Vampire the Masquerade video game as a basis and hewed a bit too closely to the plot. To close out, we talk about what settings we'd really love to use. We hope y...

In this bonus episode, Kevin and Steve take a look at The Mythic Odyssey of Theros sourcebook for Dungeons and Dragons Fifth Edition. We discuss some ideas that can be expanded upon, modifications to Greek Mythology, and how this sourcebook changed Steve’s mind about the Theros setting. We hope you enjoy! Link to Bird cat: https://img.scryfall.com/cards/art_crop/front/8/1/816da759-e224-4960-b2b6-4...

In this double-sized episode, Kevin and Steve look at adding imperfection and hooks while building a Dungeons and Dragons fifth edition system. We end up making a Tiefling, which neither of us has played, Bard, which Steve has never played. Join us as we wander through the system, share stories, and have some fun. We hope you enjoy! The finished character sheet World background Backstory Character...

Steve and Kevin discuss adding flaws, defects, disadvantages, and obstacles that integrate characters into the story and make them more fun by looking at some systems that focus on them. We go through a few systems that have these built in to look at some good disadvantages and some that aren't so great. In doing so, we go over several ways that having a ward to care for has gone awry during...

In this episode, Kevin and Steve discuss why having a flawless, perfect character can lead to less fun at the roleplaying table. We go over the idea of incorporating flaws, obstacles, disadvantages, and vices to make characters more complex and allow for more story possibilities. We also cover a few characters from our campaigns who expanded the games they were made for through their flaws. Plus,...

Steve and I discuss the merits of having a good character who is integrated into a setting. We argue that the GM and the Players should share in worldbuilding, and that discussions before a campaign starts can allow players to help drive the story. We share a few stories from a Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 campaign I ran called Ecliptica. One is about the advanced Kingdom of Norte, and the humble cart...

Meet Kevin and Steve, a pair of podcasters with over fifteen years of tabletop role playing experience. We discuss the games we've played and run as well as our inspirations. 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...