The Roll Report

Just a little announcement about what we're doing this summer and why you might not see a new episode in your feed for a little while. The Roll Report will be back later in 2026 with new interviews, new hot takes on current TTRPG news, and the usual shenanigans...after we take a summer vacation.

Jenel Lawson of BossJellyBean Publishing joins us to talk about the upcoming RPG Safe Mode: Disabled. We get into the influences, mechanics, and why people should play this awesome new game! You can still back Safe Mode: Disabled on Kickstarter - get your copy today! Support The Roll Report on ⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for EXTENDED AND AD-FREE INTERVIEWS! Follow us on ⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠ ⁠Tiktok⁠⁠ for news &a...

The multi-talented AUSTIN SIMMON joins Colin to talk about creating brand identities, keeping your various artistic pursuits separate, and all things Actual Play! Find Austin on the internet ! / Austin’s music Things we talk about: Chillin in the Party / The Great Expanse Support The Roll Report on ⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for EXTENDED AND AD-FREE INTERVIEWS! Follow us on ⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠ ⁠Tiktok⁠⁠ for ne...

Welcome to Infodump! where Colin & Hannah scour the internet for TTRPG news & history, and dive into the archives of reddit for some juicy horror stories. THIS EPISODE: villainous subclasses, Sword World comes to English print, and more advice from reddit. Support The Roll Report on ⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for EXTENDED AND AD-FREE INTERVIEWS! Follow us on ⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠ ⁠Tiktok⁠⁠ for news &...

The wonderful and gracious TooK joins us to discourse on what it takes to make D&D content stick, best and worst streaming practices, and much more! Catch TooK on his new show, Wyrm With A Heart ; or featured in the upcoming season of Unbalanced Encounters (with some additional writing and producing from Colin), and as a regular cast member of Stories Told Again (alongside previous guests Geof...

Welcome to Infodump! where Colin & Hannah scour the internet for TTRPG news & history, and dive into the archives of reddit for some juicy horror stories. THIS EPISODE: The D&D 2026 roadmap, plus advice for reddit DMs. Support The Roll Report on ⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for EXTENDED AND AD-FREE INTERVIEWS! Follow us on ⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠ ⁠Tiktok⁠⁠ for news & exclusive content! The Roll Repor...

Steven Alexander is the writer and creator of Huckleberry, a Wyrd Western RPG coming to print this year! Steven sat down with Colin to talk about Huckleberry itself, backerkit budgeting & marketing, and turning your RPG into a physical book (among other things!). Visit huckleberryrpg.com and use the code LOLLY for $5 off! Follow the game on bluesky for news & updates! Support The Roll Repo...

Award-winning game designer JOSH MCCROWELL joins Colin to talk about OSR gaming, the benefits of pre-ordering vs crowdfunding your games, and how megadungeons are really just five dungeons in a trenchcoat. His Majesty the Worm Find Josh on the internet! On bluesky , writing cool stuff , and check out the Goblin Laws of Gaming . Support The Roll Report on ⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for EXTENDED AND AD-FREE INTER...

Welcome to Infodump! where Colin & Hannah scour the internet for TTRPG news & history, and dive into the archives of reddit for some juicy horror stories. THIS EPISODE: 2025 TTRPG trends and year-in-review, "success" as a TTRPG creator, and some debatably helpful advice for Redditor DMs. Support The Roll Report on ⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for EXTENDED AND AD-FREE INTERVIEWS! Follow us on ⁠ ⁠...

TTRPG's preeminent fundraiser extraordinaire Jes the Human joins Colin to talk about fundraising thru Actual Plays and their newly-launched games bundle, No ICE in Minnesota. No ICE Bundle:  https://itch.io/b/3484/no-ice-in-minnesota ChariTTRPGs Newsletter:  https://charittrpgs.substack.com/ Jes' Linktree:  https://linktr.ee/jesthehuman Support The Roll Report on ⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for EXTENDED...

Content creator, marketeer, voice actor and actual play performer TAYLOR BLEVINS, also known to the internet as SpunkyTaylor, joins Colin to talk about the Vaesen RPG, marketing your content online, actual plays, and so much more! Find Taylor on the interwebz! https://beacons.ai/spunkytaylor Taylor's Recs: Daniel The DM - YouTube Support The Roll Report on ⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for EXTENDED AND AD-FREE...

Profilic game designer and writer KYLE TAM sat down with Colin to talk about games where dice rolls don’t interrupt play, bringing emotionality and deep conversations into gameplay, and a brief tangent to the new pope. Find Kyle on the interwebz at https://whatkylewrites.carrd.co/# and Kyle’s games at https://urania-games.itch.io/ Support The Roll Report on ⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for EXTENDED AND AD-FREE IN...

The creative director behind the Morgalad 4d6 RPG, John McNabb, joins Colin to talk about the updates to Morgalad, the bleed from you real world surroundings to your game development, and much more! MORGALAD RPG Support The Roll Report on ⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for EXTENDED AND AD-FREE INTERVIEWS! Follow us on ⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠ ⁠Tiktok⁠⁠ for news & exclusive content! The Roll Report is: ⁠⁠ ⁠Colin⁠⁠⁠...

Hannah jumps in to talk with Spencer Forbes (aka @spenceydm) about the journey to becoming a DM, using your party to tame player chaos, and creating “dndtok” content that stands apart. Links: spenceydm on TikTok Support The Roll Report on ⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for EXTENDED AND AD-FREE INTERVIEWS! Follow us on ⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠ ⁠Tiktok⁠⁠ for news & exclusive content! The Roll Report is: ⁠⁠ ⁠Colin⁠⁠⁠...

Cary Harrison, known internet-wide as Oathbreaker Cary, joins Colin to talk about Renaissance Faire community overlap with D&D, the work behind the scenes of actual plays and podcasts, the Paladin class in 2024, and more! Find Cary on the internet ! Also check out Rune Dock s and Defenders of Phandelver , streaming on Sundays! How Jordan Peterson's Suits Taught Me Fashion Support The Roll...

Welcome to Infodump! where Colin & Hannah scour the internet for TTRPG news & history, and dive into the archives of reddit for some juicy horror stories. THIS EPISODE: the slow demise of Sigil VTT, Mike Mearls criticizing his own Challenge Rating, criteria to judge a campaign’s success, and the merits and pitfalls of DM PC’s. Support The Roll Report on ⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for EXTENDED AND AD-FRE...

The spooky and spectacular GWILYM EVANS joins Colin to talk about the ghostbusters RPG, adapting real world martial arts to game design, bringing cultures not your own into design and games with sensitivity and appreciation, and updated 20-year-old flash games. Find Gwilym on the internet! Praxis Games Games we mentioned: Dragonfable and Artix Entertainment can be found here: https://portal.battle...

The internet's beloved BRANDON GREEN, aka totalmadnis and madnis_dm, joins Colin to talk about being the forever GM and loving it, learning to let go in a game, advice for DMs everywhere, and so much more! Find Brandon on the internet! totalmadnis on TikTok Check out  Steinhardt’s Guide to the Eldritch Hunt! Support The Roll Report on ⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for EXTENDED AND AD-FREE INTERVIEWS! Follow us on...

The bearded and bodacious NICK PLAISANCE joins Colin to talk about throwing babies out with the bathwater, why every AP podcast needs a lorekeeper, and all the things kids can learn from playing TTRPGs together. Find Nick on the internet! delightfuldungeondiving.com / beardyp.com / Bluesky / TikTok Support The Roll Report on ⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for EXTENDED AND AD-FREE INTERVIEWS! Follow us on ⁠ ⁠Instagr...

Welcome to Infodump! where Colin & Hannah scour the internet for TTRPG news & history, and dive into the archives of reddit for some juicy horror stories. THIS EPISODE: the ongoing itch.io deplatforming and payout delays, how "AI is perfect for lazy D&D players and no one else" (according to wargamer.com), and our typical assortment of DM advice and commiseration dug up from...

Writer and showrunner AUSTIN BAACKE joins Colin to get classy! We'll talk about being part of the world’s smallest fandom, world building to do with your players, starting your TTRPG journey with extremely difficult games, and much more! Find Austin on the interwebz ! And check out Stories Told Again Support The Roll Report on ⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for EXTENDED AND AD-FREE INTERVIEWS! Follow us on ⁠ ⁠Insta...

Long time gamer and designer Michael J Patrick joins Colin to talk about role play vs roll play, the spectrum from audio drama to improvised tables, tantalizing tidbits from a life observing the changes in TTRPGs, and much more! Find Michael and his games on the interwebz !  Support The Roll Report on ⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for EXTENDED AND AD-FREE INTERVIEWS! Follow us on ⁠ ⁠Instagram⁠⁠ and ⁠ ⁠Tiktok⁠⁠ for...

The tremendously talented GEOFF BARRY joins Colin to talk about low-to-no prep DMing, worldbuilding on the fly with your table, the best and worst parts of community management, and much more! Links: The Quiet Year for world building, Stories Told Again links, Grant Howitt 1 page RPGs, Do Or Do Not   Support The Roll Report on ⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for EXTENDED AND AD-FREE INTERVIEWS! Follow us on ⁠ ⁠Insta...

Welcome to Infodump! where Colin & Hannah scour the internet for TTRPG news & history, and dive into the archives of reddit for some juicy horror stories. THIS EPISODE: BG4 & other WotC announcements, the possible origins of AD&D monsters in 60’s and 70’s Ultraman episodes, and of course lots of DM advice - including how to not be a bad DM. LINKS: The "chinasaur" army ori...

Author and game designer LUCAS ZELLERS joins Colin to discuss 4th edition D&D - we TALK about it!, scientific accuracy in game design, how to use ecology to become a better player and game master, and much more! Check out Glatisant , The Book of Extinction , and follow @lucaszellers on Instagram for more! Support The Roll Report on ⁠ ⁠Patreon⁠⁠ for EXTENDED AND AD-FREE INTERVIEWS! Follow us on...