Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane gear up for a deep delve into massive, 100+ room dungeons. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party regroups, and the Dungeoneer has all the tricks of the trade in the Character Creation Forge. (62m) Sponsors: Hero Forge Color: Print your favorite custom minis, now fully colored to your design, now on Kickstarter! D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compendi...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane whole-heartedly give in to temptation as they discuss using devils in your campaigns. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party gets a happy ending–for a while, at least–and the Fiendslayer is ready to face the infernal in the Character Creation Forge. (58m) Sponsors: Hero Forge Color: Print your favorite custom minis, now fully colored to your design, now on Kickstarter...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane don armor and ready spells to take the battle to the enemy for a discussion about fighting with armies in worlds that never were. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party glimpses the fate of Cyre, and the Field General leads from the middle in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out 5th Edition D&D adventures on Fantasy Grounds! D&D Beyond...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane drift off to a land behind their eyelids and discuss using dreams in your games. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party finds unlikely shelter, and the Night Watch keeps vigil in the Character Creation Forge. (54m) Sponsors: CAPERS RPG Deluxe Hardcover: The award-winning RPG from Craig Campbell, now available in a Hardcover! Only on Kickstarter! Table Top Babble: Chec...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane are forever changed by a discussion about long-lasting and permanent repercussions. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party braves the battlefield, and the Immortal refuses to give up the ghost in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compendium, and character builder for D&D! Elderwood Academy: Check out fine gam...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane venture beyond the dead grey mists and into a land twisted by magic or worse: Eberron’s Mournland. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party forms, and the Cyran Avenger rights the wrongs of the Last War in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Sponsors: Hero Forge: Customized, 3D-printed miniatures in plastic or metal! D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compe...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane put down their pencils and log in to talk about gaming over the internet. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party makes a break for it, and the Webmaster is always in control in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compendium, and character builder for D&D! Kobold Press: Check out 5th Edition D&D adventures on Fa...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane have been ordered by their houses to discuss how to play members of Eberron’s Dragonmarked races. The Gates of Mourning campaign kicks off with character introductions, and The Blade of Orien masters minor teleportation in the Character Creation Forge. (62m) Sponsors: Hero Forge: Customized, 3D-printed miniatures in plastic or metal! Important Links: Redemption Podcast: Che...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane make more room at the table as they discuss how to bring new people into gaming . In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders look to the horizon, and the Headmaster sets a good example in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compendium, and character builder for D&D! Elderwood Academy: Check out fine gamin...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane revisit the classics as they discuss playing and running pulp adventures. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders wrap up loose ends, and the MeleeMage fights up close and magical in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compendium, and character builder for D&D! Kobold Press: Check out the Kobold Guide...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane take a deep dive into the long-awaited official debut of the Eberron campaign setting for 5th Edition D&D. It’s a world where magic is technology and a continent emerges from a century-long war. They discuss player options like the Artificer class, magic items, new monsters and more in this super-sized episode. Both the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign and the Character Creatio...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane kick off their series on using monsters by discussing the one on the cover: dragons! In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders uncover Dokk’s secret, and the Dragonslayer is ready for bites, claws, and breath weapons in the Character Creation Forge. (64m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compendium, and character builder for D&D! Kobold...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane plan ahead, for once, and sketch out the beginnings of new, long-term campaigns. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders finally make some headway, and Beatrix Kiddo is out for blood in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compendium, and character builder for D&D! Elderwood Academy: Check out fine gami...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane plumb the depths of each other’s minds to find their true feelings about mind reading. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders take a bath in psychic corruption, and Johnny Mnemonic is here to deliver you a memory in the Character Creation Forge.(61m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out Deep Magic from Kobold Press! Synth Bard: Download the unofficial soundtrac...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane make sure they’re both on the same page as they revisit the best ways a group can prepare for a new campaign. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders face their deepest desires, and Junkrat is a mobile tire fire in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compendium, and character builder for D&D! Important...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane forget whatever they intended to talk about, and instead discuss memory loss as both a character backstory and a plot point. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders locate the heart of their frustration, and the Witcher is a supernatural monster-slayer-for-hire in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules co...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane finally complete their discussion of alignment with a whirlwind of destruction and disorder. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders delve deeper, and the Eye of Gruumsh can’t see things your way in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out Deep Magic from Kobold Press! Important Links: Stream of Blades: Watch as we play Band of Bl...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane trade horses for camels as they discuss desert adventures. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders disturb the dead, and Wasteland Ravager stalks the dunes in the Character Creation Forge. (61m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compendium, and character builder for D&D! Elderwood Academy: Check out fine gaming accessories like dice, d...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the dark, military fantasy world of the latest Forged in the Dark game system. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders find their way, and healing hurts the Mercy more than it hurts the patient in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out the Kobold Guides on a wide variety of topics! D&D Beyond: The official digital toolse...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane switch things up–at will, constantly–as they discuss playing changelings. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign strike a bargain, and the American embeds in deep cover in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out the Kobold Guides on a wide variety of topics! Important Links: Total Party Thrill Unboxes D&D Ghosts of Saltmarsh Sinister Silver Editio...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane stay on the lookout for surprise attacks during a hushed discussion about ambushes. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders agree to help a witch, and the Cloaker hangs around unsuspecting victims in the Character Creation Forge. (54m) Sponsors: D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules compendium, and character builder for D&D! Important Links: Total P...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane are struck down and return in a new form as they discuss reincarnation. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders hatch a plan with a powerful xeno ally, and the Bodhisattva guides others with the wisdom of ages in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: Check out fine gaming accessories like dice, dice boxes, dice trays, deck boxes, an...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to use (or not use) milestones, spell points, and other variant rules for 5th edition D&D. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders finally begin to understand, and Sly Cooper makes crime his platform in the Character Creation Forge. (51m) Sponsors: 1985 Games: Check out Dungeon Craft on Kickstarter! D&D Beyond: The official digital toolset, rules...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane aspire to inspire as they bring four brand new plot hooks to try out in your games. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders get a history lesson, and the Warlord directs traffic in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Sponsors: Kobold Press: Check out the Kobold Guides on a wide variety of topics! 1985 Games: Check out Dungeon Craft on Kickstarter! D&D Beyond:...

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane recount their favorite games, panels, products, and people from this year’s Gen Con. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders get a lesson in following the rules, and Trick Shot fools enemies from afar in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Sponsors: Elderwood Academy: Check out fine gaming accessories like dice, dice boxes, dice trays, deck boxes, and more! K...