The Red Dice Diaries

In this episode of the podcast I'm discussing the recent end of our Smoke & Snow OSE campaign (although we may revisit the campaign world at some point in the future). Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php if you'd like to see our end of campaign/next game brief discussion you can find it on Youtube at: https://youtu.be/8Gi2A...

Gathering a horde of barbarian Ice-walker tribesmen lead by Brock, the  party surge north towards the dark fief of Drakovia, seeking to confront  and defeat their most deadly foe, the ancient vampire known as the  Crimson King. But will they find victory or defeat in a frozen castle,  where sometimes death is not the worst fate that can befall a person? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcast...

In this episode of the podcast I'm talking about using cards in RPGs and some of the reasons that I've been more than a little skeptical of it in the past. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having iss...

In this episode I'm going to be following the procedure outlined in the Realm Fables Sandbox Creator to make a simple point-crawl map using just a set of playing cards and a handful of day. You can get the PDF of the Sandbox Creator from Shieldice Studios on DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/397034/Sandbox-Creator The cool set of playing cards I used for this were from Acelio...

In this episode I'm discussing the recent conclusion to Johanne's epic Burning Wheel campaign Chronicle of the Crowns and musing on whether letting people know that they're moving into the end-game of a campaign is a good idea. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a...

In this episode I'm chatting a bit about feudalism and social class, and how thinking about it can suggest some intriguing questions and ideas for your D&D games. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're havi...

As requested by Jason from Nerds RPG Varietycast, in this episode I'm taking a look at Hyperspace D6,  a streeamlined hack of the old WEG D6 system. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php If you want to check out Hyperspace D6, you can find it here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1LjVQZVHLKtEaJO_XGe8VDRy6IWVk1sKt Want to get in...

In this voicemail episode I'm responding to calls about alignment, player investment in world background, use condition books and Hyperspace D6, amongst others. Our callers this episode were: Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast Goblin's Henchmen Joe of the Hindsightless podcast Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get in...

In this episode I'm talking about my recent decision to postpone a session of my Smoke & Snow campaign and why, sometimes, it's okay to postpone or back out of a session. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php If you want to check out our recent Purple Worm episode you can find it here: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v...

Inspired by my recent receipt and perusal of  X-treme Dungeon Mastery 2nd edition (that I backed on Kickstarter a while back), in this episode I'm talking about the importance of creating a sense of progress in your D&D games. The original first edition of X-treme Dungeon Mastery is still available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Xtreme-Dungeon-Mastery/dp/0977907465 At the time of rec...

In this episode I'm chatting about the Sandbox Creator booklet I recently received as part of the Realm Fables Kickstarter from Sheildice Studios. You can check out their products at: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/18680/Shieldice-Studio Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can l...

In this episode I'm talking about the slightly more "manual" method I've adopted recently for running my online Old-school Essentials game. You can check out the Meatshields NPC generator mentioned in the episode here: http://www.barrowmaze.com/meatshields Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in th...

 In this episode I'm talking about what Hannah and myself got up to at UK Games Expo 2022 a couple of weeks ago (as of time of recording). ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬  GoPro footage made possible due to the kind of loan of equipment and time from Cock Up Crafts, check out their vids at...

𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐅𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝟗𝟓𝐀𝐄 With our heroes forced to retreat from the ancient Solar Knight tomb occupied by the mad necromancer Albert Al-Harrad, the body of Brock's wife Lann was abandoned and now perhaps dances to the tune of the necromancers dark powers. And what is the evil wizard's link to the mysterious vampiric Blood King? In New Seal Land our heroes gather their forces as a ven...

In this episode I'm talking about one of the ways I often prepare my game notes for conventions and one-shots. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail...

In this episode I'm talking about one of my least favourite bits of making convention scenarios but also how it can be a useful opportunity for the Con GM. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues w...

In this voicemail episode we're responding to call-ins from our listeners about episodes discussing Kobolds and their evolution, we also talk about OSE modules and people's favourite monsters. Our callers this episode were: Randy from Biggus   Geekus Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast Ron Frazier Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electroni...

In todays episode I'm talking about some of the benefits of using a random character creator. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php The sites I disucss in the episode are listed below: Total Party Kill Generator: https://character.totalpartykill.ca/basic/ OSE Single NPC Generator: https://oldschoolessentials.necroticgnome.com/generato...

In todays episode I'm chatting with Hannah about why I love pig-faced orcs so much. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account:...

In this episode I'm discussing a few ways that you can allow PCs to introduce themselves in-game and some of the benefits that it might bring to your games. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues...

In today's episode Hannah and myself are talking about Kobolds and their transition from dog-like humanoids to dragon worshipping reptile-men through the various editions of D&D. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If...

In today's episode of the podcast Hannah and myself are chatting about our individual top three D&D monsters. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicema...

In this episode I'm talking about a recent e-bay purchase I made and why I prefer my second-hand RPGs in a slightly used condition. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with Speakpipe you can al...

In this episode I'm talking about a recent OSE island hex-crawl that I ran at a small, local convention. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our...

𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟓𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝟗𝟓𝐀𝐄 Nursing  injuries inflicted by the zombie horde in the sub-levels of the Solar  Mausoleum our heroes now face the choice of continuing their exploration  despite their wounds, or trying to fight their way back through the  subterranean world of the Maw --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a...