Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane return to their roots to discuss Warforged, the living constructs of the Eberron Campaign Setting. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders hit the dusty trail, and The Lord of Blades seeks ascension through evisceration in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Important Links: The All Guardsman Party: Follow the adventures of Sarge, Nubby, and the other poor Im...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the origins of a setting, or at least, an origin of a setting. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders find themselves a mission, and Odin places a bet then quietly tips the scales in his favor in the Character Creation Forge. (m) Important Links: Old Spice Gentleman class: How does it feel to be part of a market segment viewed by deodorant brand Old...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk about what to do when the dice aren’t cooperating. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders learn dangerous secrets, and the One-Hit Wonder makes a single shot count in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Important Links: Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes: WotC’s next D&D sourcebook. TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all ou...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss an alternative for GMs who don’t want to keep their dice behind a screen: rolling them openly on the table. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders have to book it underground, and the Holy Roller gambles with the guidance of the gods in the Character Creation Forge. (44m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane begin a new series on the Nine Alignments and how to play them, and start off with the most controversial one. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders meet their new boss, and the Goody Two-Shoes can’t help but do the right thing in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Important Links: The Tome Show #294: Xanathar’s Guide to Everything Review: I-Hsien joins Je...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss a way to play RPGs as an exclusively written medium, without needing a fixed schedule, as they discuss play-by-post gaming. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders visit a brave, new wasteland, and the Mailman always delivers in Character Creation Forge. (65m) Important Links: Places to Play-by-Post: Giant ITP forums Myth-Weavers Gamers Plane TPT Char...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane break down the latest RPG system from Fantasy Flight Games, the modular and customizable Genesys, including their favorite and least favorite elements, in this extra-long episode. Both the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign and the Character Creation Forge take the week off but will return next time. (96m) Important Links: Genesys: Buy the book and dice directly from Fantasy Flig...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss an AD&D setting in which players are not mere adventurers, but are rather the rulers of their own realms owing to their divine bloodlines. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders seal both blast doors and their fate, and Rhuobhe Manslayer finds us unworthy in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) Important Links: D&D V&G 12: Birthright: Gorgon’s Allianc...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to keep track of game info without getting bored or falling behind. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders get ahead, and then lose one, and Ghost Rider gets hot above the collar in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it po...

To celebrate the New Year, hosts I-Hsien and Shane share listeners’ stories of triumphant moments both in their games and around their gaming tables. Later, the Poacher begs, borrows, and steals the coolest spells from other classes in the Character Creation Forge. (44m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk about how to move the game forward when players dig in their heels. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders mince Words, and Safety in Numbers creates a crowd to hide behind in the Character Creation Forge. (54m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible. Teepu...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss storytelling when everyone at the table act as a writer, actor, director, and audience. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders follow a bloody trail, and Prince Xizor is as ambitious as he is disgusting in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon suppo...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to prod players to stop chewing the scenery and start interacting with it. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders take a load off, and the Whirling Dervish carves a deadly arc through enemy lines in the Character Creation Forge. (50m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporte...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane share their love of creating character histories using little more than a few dice, an ounce of creativity, and pages and pages of tables. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders regroup after a massacre, and the Armored Arcana expertly angles her deflector shields in the Character Creation Forge. (54m) Important Links: 2C Gaming’s Let’s Kill Strahd: Written...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to get the most out of an extended ending to your campaign. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders make a deadly charge, and the Last Man Standing refuses to go down in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible. Syste...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane break down the latest release for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, Xanathar’s Guide to Everything, including their favorite and least favorite elements, in this super-sized episode. Both the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign and the Character Creation Forge take the week off but will return next episode. (157m) Important Links: TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally her...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to play halflings, which are definitely not just hobbits. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders prove they can learn from their mistakes, and the Pint-Sized Punisher cuts you down to size in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Important Links: Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: tot...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss modifying the setting of your games, whether at the outset of a campaign or in response to the players’ shenanigans. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders try to settle an old grudge, and the Stoneshaper bedrocks and bedrolls in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Important Links: Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: Contac...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane listen to some of your gaming low points, and share a few of their own. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders wreak off-camera havoc across the sector, and the Headless Horseman collects audiobooks in the Character Creation Forge. (65m) Important Links: Is Your D&D Character Rare? — FiveThirtyEight’s D&D Beyond data analysis Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane change their builds but not their personalities as they discuss respeccing characters in RPGs. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders have a surprise waiting for them in the infamous Port Aquila, and the Savage Sage reads up then rages down in the Character Creation Forge. (62m) Important Links: Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon:...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane share a new round of plot hooks to use in your games. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders leave their captain breathless, and Hercules is a surprisingly good shot in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Important Links: Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.to...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss ways for GMs to pace their adventures’ resource consumption, as well as ways for players to pace their characters’ resource spend. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders chart a course for less tame voidspace, and the Pacemaker lights up your life in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) Editor’s Note: In this episode, we joked that our location was th...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss a hard-sci campaign setting full of body-hopping and mind-hacking in the post-apocalypse. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders finally make a deal, and the Gatecrasher kicks in doors and lives to tell about it in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Important Links: Eclipse Phase PDFs: Posthuman Studios co-founder Rob Boyle’s repository of free Ecli...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss one of the most challenging story archetypes to model in RPGs: superheroes. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders piece themselves back together, and Wonder Woman lassos out the true depth of Shane’s comic book knowledge in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Important Links: Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: Contact us:...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss game systems that pile on the punishment, and ways to mitigate the march toward failure. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders blow things out of proportion, and the Triple Threat can do anything you can do, but better, in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Important Links: Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: Contact us:...