The Red Dice Diaries

In this Thursday postbag bonus episode we get some great feedback and some thoughts on Fantasy Beasts and other movies: Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) You can leave us a voicemail message using Speakpipe.com Or you can email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com Check out our other stuff at RedDiceDiaries.com RSS feed for the podscast: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/977239.rss...

It's been a long day here at Red Dice Diaries, so I thought that--whilst Hannah is running her Star Trek game on my desktop upstairs--I'd offer some advice on running a game when your well of creativity has run dry or you're feeling low in energy. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) You can leave us a voicemail message using Speakpipe.com Or you can email us...

It's bank holiday Monday here in the UK, and Hannah has some questions about what do to when players "go off the rails" or spin off into a random tanget. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) You can leave us a voicemail message using Speakpipe.com Or you can email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com Check out our other stuff at RedDiceDiaries.com RSS feed for the p...

In this week's Friend or Foe Friday we take a look at a strange gemstone devouring creature from the elemental plane of earth. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) You can leave us a voicemail message using Speakpipe.com Or you can email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com Check out our other stuff at RedDiceDiaries.com RSS feed for the podscast: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com...

There's no voicemail episode this Thursday but Hannah and myself have been doing a test recording for a Youtube series where we're going to talk about fantasy films and how you can take RPG inspiration from them, in this bonus episode we talk about some of our reactions to the first episode of the classic D&D cartoon series. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain...

We're halfway through the week, myself and Hannah have been watching some fantasy films and are chatting about our top ten fantasy movie clichés that can be used in RPG sessions. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) You can leave us a voicemail message using Speakpipe.com Or you can email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com Check out our other stuff at RedDiceDiaries.com RSS...

It's Monday and it's the second part of my discussion with Johannes Paavola about how we're going to repurpose the Scum & Villainy downtime system to work as a content generator for my ICRPG Midderlands game. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) You can leave us a voicemail message using Speakpipe.com Or you can email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com Check o...

In this week's Friend or Foe Friday we take a second look at vampires, how other systems represent them and how you can use them in your games. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) You can leave us a voicemail message using Speakpipe.com Or you can email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com Check out our other stuff at RedDiceDiaries.com RSS feed for the podscast: https://fee...

It's Wednesday and we're offering some tips to make running your first session of a new system go a little smoother. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) You can leave us a voicemail message using Speakpipe.com Or you can email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com Check out our other stuff at RedDiceDiaries.com RSS feed for the podscast: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/9772...

It's Monday and we're kicking off the week with the first of two parter where Johannes Paavola and myself discuss our attempt to adapt the Scum & Villainy DT and faction system to work with my forthcoming second season Midderlands game as both a threat tracker and an in-game content generator. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) You can leave us a voicemail m...

In this week's Friend or Foe Friday--and our first episode dealing with this particular creature--we take a look at vampires, the aristocracy of the night, in D&D. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) You can leave us a voicemail message using Speakpipe.com Or you can email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com Check out our other stuff at RedDiceDiaries.com RSS feed for t...

In this Thursday postbag bonus episode we get some great feedback and a novel suggestion for resolving court cases. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) You can leave us a voicemail message using Speakpipe.com Or you can email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com Check out our other stuff at RedDiceDiaries.com RSS feed for the podscast: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/977239.rss Our...

It's the middle of the week and we're talking about how you can use language in your games, Hannah has some top tips. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) You can leave us a voicemail message using Speakpipe.com Or you can email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com Check out our other stuff at RedDiceDiaries.com RSS feed for the podscast: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/977...

It's Monday morning and Gavin Norman of Necrotic Gnome has been kind enough to include me in the playtest for his faerie-tale setting of Dolmenwood , inspired by Chicago Wiz' tales of him and his wife's 1-2-1 game I'm going to be running a similar game set in Dolmenwood for Hannah. In this episode we're generating a Grimalkin character for her. Title Music: Fireworks by Al...

It's Friday, Hannah and myself are combing through our D&D monster manuals to look at some less well known creatures and chatting about how you can use them in your game, in this episode we start by talking about the Wronguncle, a mushroom-like creature from the Dolmenwood and move on to discuss other fungus creatures. This episode was inspired by a conversation with filwinn on the Necrot...

We're delving into our post bag to answer some voicemails that we've received from listeners, in this episode we chat a bit about some recent episodes and get some great tips for running courtroom dramas using Savage World mechanics. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) You can leave us a voicemail message using Speakpipe.com Or you can email us at RDDRPGpodcast@g...

It's Wednesday, halfway through the week, myself and Hannah are talking amateur map making and giving some handy tips on how to get the most out of it. In this episode Hannah and myself often ten tips for making your online gaming experience as smooth and enjoyable as possible. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) You can leave us a voicemail message using Speakpipe.co...

Shake off the Monday morning drudgery, come and gather close to the crackling camp fire as John and Hannah regale you with tales from their balmiest days. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) You can leave us a voicemail message using Speakpipe.com Or you can email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com Check out our other stuff at RedDiceDiaries.com RSS feed for the podscast: https...

It's Friday, Hannah and myself are combing through our D&D monster manuals to look at some less well known creatures and chatting about how you can use them in your game. This episode was inspired by a voicemail sent from Jason Connerley , you can check out his excellent podcast at the link below: Nerds RPG Variety Cast Below are links to where you can find us online: Title Music: Firewor...

We're delving into our post bag to answer some voicemails that we've received from listeners, in this episode we chat a bit about the direction of this podcast and get given some great tips on potential alternatives for online gaming. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) You can leave us a voicemail message using Speakpipe.com Or you can email us at RDDRPGpodcast@...

Hannah grabs the mic again to ask some questions about running a court case in her Fate game and we muse a little about how you might do it in other games. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) You can leave us a voicemail message using Speakpipe.com Or you can email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com Check out our other stuff at RedDiceDiaries.com RSS feed for the podscast: http...

Are the Monday morning blues getting you down? Well why not kick back and listen to the smooth grooves of Johannes Paavola and myself discussing Vampire, the World of Darkness and our recent V5 session 0 (amongst other things)? Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) You can leave us a voicemail message using Speakpipe.com Or you can email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com Check o...

It's Friday, Hannah and myself are combing through our D&D monster manuals to look at some less well known creatures and chatting about how you can use them in your game. In this episode we take a look at the necromantic Living Wall. Fifth Edition version on D&D Wiki Wikipedia page on the Demon Vual Below are links to the media used in this episode and where you can find us online: Ti...

We're delving into our post bag to answer some voicemails that we've received from listeners. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) You can leave us a voicemail message using Speakpipe.com Or you can email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com Check out our other stuff at RedDiceDiaries.com RSS feed for the podscast: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/977239.rss Our callers this...

It's the middle of the week and--given the current situation worldwide--many people are planning on taking their gaming online. In this episode Hannah and myself often ten tips for making your online gaming experience as smooth and enjoyable as possible. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) You can leave us a voicemail message using Speakpipe.com Or you can email us at...