Win With Dice Podcast

This week, we talk about the second part of our Starfinder 2e + Pathfinder 2e crossover. What worked, and what didn't and what to try next time. 0:00 Intro 0:53 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 3:37 Pathfinder 2e/Starfinder 2e Session Recap 5:50 Part One Recap 12:58 Part Two Recap and Breakdown 35:25 Other Crossover Ideas 37:46 Conclusion 41:23 Outro Mechanized Body: https://nhp-shaka.i...

This week, we have a special episode! For our 222nd episode we have an AP of 2 players in 2 TTRPGs, Pathfinder 2e and Starfinder 2e. What starts off as a normal day for both soon takes a turn as worlds collide! 0:00 Intro 2:20 Pathfinder Intro 10:20 Starfinder Intro 16:27 Pathfinder Skill Challenge 23:09 Starfinder Skill Challenge 29:21 Pathfinder Hazard 34:21 Pathfinder Villain 39:57 Starfinder H...

This week, we do some session planning. It starts off looking for an excuse to create a hag encounter and turns into much more as we discuss the future of the entire campaign. 0:00 Intro 1:05 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 4:25 Pathfinder 2e Session Prep 5:38 Recap (Players Should Skip From Here) 11:40 Planning 49:53 Conclusion (Players Can Skip To Here) 53:22 Outro Mechanized Body: https...

This week, we recap the announcements of PaizoCon 2025! We get into the upcoming Starfinder Second Edition, the Hellfire Crisis of Pathfinder and a dating sim board game where players can date the creature of their dreams. 0:00 Intro 1:19 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 4:06 PaizoCon 2025 5:18 Starfinder 2e 12:59 Pathfinder 2e 15:30 Pathfinder 2e Adventure Paths 18:32 Pathfinder Lost Omens...

This week, we continue to look into Fathomless Gears with special guest Ralf Ziegler. We chat about playtesting, balance and the Gearwright app that helps players and GMs build characters in this game that mixes mechs, monsters and cosmic horrors. Fathomless Gears: https://interpoint-station.itch.io/fathomless-gears Fathomless Gears Foundry: https://foundryvtt.com/packages/fathomlessgears Interpoi...

This week, we dive into the depths of Fathomless Gears with special guest, Ralf Ziegler. In this game, mech combat swells deep underwater as Fishers contend with massive creatures and the eldritch call of The Deep. In this episode we talk about art, gameplay and creating a character in the system. Fathomless Gears: https://interpoint-station.itch.io/fathomless-gears Interpoint Station: https://www...

This week, we take a look at the Tech Class Playtest for Starfinder 2e. We dive into the tech modifications of the Mechanic and the magic hacking of the Technomancer. Starfinder 2e: https://paizo.com/starfinderplaytest Tech Playtest: https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6zwqx 0:00 Intro 1:30 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 5:26 Starfinder 2e Tech Playtest 6:33 Mechanic Class 28:48 Tech...

This week, in part two of our conversation with Joel Happyhil, we continue diving into the Dawn RPG. We get into the multiple settings included in the book, as well as combat mechanics and one-on-one duels. 0:00 Intro 1:11 Settings 9:07 Antagonists 13:41 Combat 17:26 Duels 25:49 Development Time 26:49 Music 27:56 Seperating Dawn's Systems 32:11 Outro DAWN RPG: https://joel-happyhil.itch.io/dawn Jo...

This week, we have special guest Joel Happyhil on to talk about the DAWN RPG. We chat about this battle manga inspired, tactical TTRPG and the basics of character creation. 0:00 Intro 1:21 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 3:22 Guest Introduction: Joel Happyhil 5:35 DAWN RPG 13:37 Anime Inspiration 19:13 Outlooks 26:38 Techniques 32:15 Art 36:35 Outro DAWN RPG: https://joel-happyhil.itch.io/...

This week, we continue the discussion about the card based mech TTRPG, Mechanized Body. We chat about the setting of the game and how narrative play works for player characters. 0:00 Intro 1:35 First Impressions 3:47 Narrative and Player Characters 12:35 Setting 27:40 Digital vs In-Person Play 29:20 TTRPGs 35:49 Outro Mechanized Body: https://nhp-shaka.itch.io/mechanized-body Game Sheets: https://...

This week, we have a new mech TTRPG to talk about! Trey and Ramon have been hard at work on a new card based TTRPG called Mechanized Body. In this episode we talk about the setting, the mechs and how cards change playstyles. 0:00 Intro 1:40 Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 4:54 Mechanized Body 11:06 Mechanics 19:15 Mechs 28:55 Running The Game 37:00 Collaboration 40:54 Playing and Probability 43:23 Boss...

This week, we chat about the new Pathfinder 2e book, NPC Core. We get into the characters introduced in the book and the tools that come with each type of NPC. Everything from themed spells and Laws Of The Sea to dwarven exclamations and legal exemptions for adventurers. 0:00 Intro 1:01 Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 3:37 NPC Core 5:41 NPC Categories 7:56 Troops 17:09 Ancestries 18:34 Companions 19:04...

This week, we have a special guest Eld on to talk about Shirtless on A Rooftop, a Yakuza inspired TTRPG. In part two of this interview we cover more game mechanics and chat about lethality and consequences in TTRPGs. 0:00 Intro 1:08 Balance 3:57 Armour 5:52 Quirks 11:01 Playbooks 17:08 Lethality and Consequences 27:46 Items 32:27 Running The Game and Being The City 37:09 CAIN: Operation Weeping Mo...

This week, we have a special guest Eld on to talk about Shirtless on A Rooftop, a Yakuza inspired TTRPG. SOAR features tactical Brawl mechanics with a focus on position and throwing enemies, as well as the SLASH of Life to track relationships and characters' values. In this episode we talk about game design and also designing layouts. 0:00 Intro 1:21 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 3:5...

This week, we get back into Pathfinder 2e Recaps with a party that has to scope out a lavish manor before a heist. However, there's plenty of eyes on their target and an unexpected twist. 0:00 Intro 1:19 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 5:43 Campaign Intro 8:24 Rule Of Coin Pathfinder 2e Recap 39:29 outro Homebase Handbook: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/465252/home-base-handbo...

This week, we build a Lancer campaign using ideas from a random generator. We create a story inspired by CAIN where reality is altered around the players and they have to track down the source in a strange setting. 0:00 Intro 0:55 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 3:32 Prepping a Lancer campaign 4:50 Theme, Goal, Hook 17:53 Plot, Climax 20:43 Master Villain 26:31 Setting 29:54 Minor Villains...

This week, we take a look at the Mythic creatures of Pathfinder 2e War Of Immortals. We look at the potential stories of the Immortal Trickster and build our own Mythic enemy out of a very creepy hag. 0:00 Intro 1:29 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 5:04 Mythic Creatures 6:06 The Immortal Trickster 27:20 Creating a Mythic Creature 42:24 Outro Project Versus Playtest: https://winwithdice.ca/...

This week, we follow up with some updates to a homebrewed TTRPG inspired by fighting games. We get into some changes and the addition of narrative mechanics. 0:00 Intro 1:04 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 5:43 Project Versus Updates 31:27 Narrative Mechanics 45:56 Last Thoughts 51:49 Outro Project Versus Playtest: https://winwithdice.ca/2025/01/project-versus-ttrpg-playtest/ Distraction M...

This week, we hop back into the Avatar Legends game with our guest Mitchell, and create two new characters, the premise of their story and the challenges they will face. 0:00 Intro 1:28 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 8:18 Avatar Legends Character Creation 9:39 Era 14:10 Playbooks 15:25 The Bold 27:53 The Hammer 39:44 Connections 43:00 Techniques 1:01:11 Names 1:07:15 Wrap Up 1:09:49 Outro...

This week, we look into the Panic At The Dojo TTRPG. We talk about building characters and playing in this awesome action TTRPG where conflict is solved with martial arts combat! 0:00 Intro 1:02 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 4:27 Panic At The Dojo 8:59 Stances and Rolling 13:27 Archetype 17:08 Creating Stances 25:13 NPCs 27:23 Builds 29:34 Skills 33:00 Playing The Game 42:04 Conclusion 4...

This week, we take a look at the Avatar Legends TTRPG, based on the Powered By The Apocalypse system. We chat about moves, conditions and keeping your characters balance. 0:00 Intro 1:11 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 5:59 Powered By The Apocalypse 9:57 Avatar Legends 11:14 Stats 13:08 Moves 29:50 Balance 42:57 Conditions 49:28 Eras 56:13 Techniques 59:15 Wrap Up 1:01:32 Outro Avatar Lege...

This week, we talk about a recent playtest for a homebrew TTRPG inspired by fighting games. We chat gameplay, characters and translating fighting game mechanics into a TTRPG format. 0:00 Intro 0:56 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 6:36 Project VS RPG 10:25 Attacks and Defense 20:19 Damage 28:26 Resources 31:43 Rounds 33:50 Conditions 41:56 Playtest and Characters 49:52 Conclusion 53:03 Outr...

This week, we start 2025 off with our yearly tradition of looking back at what we accomplished...and also what we missed in the last year. 0:00 Intro 1:54 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 5:27 2024 Analytics 12:43 What we did in 2024 22:29 Favourite channel thing in 2024 27:41 Things we learned in 2024 31:42 Did we meet our 2024 goals?? 42:16 Our goals for 2025 53:19 Looking forward to 2025...

This week, for our 200th episode, the Q&A returns! We respond and chat (and ramble) about our favourite RPG moments, our first characters and when will we finally have a musical episode? ---------------------------------------------------- Links To Our Stuff Calvin: https://twitter.com/LicenceToCalvin Ramon: https://twitter.com/Ramonbee2 ---------------------------------------------------- Web...

This week, we have an unexpected Impossible Playtest to cover. We take an early look at the Necromancer, who raises undead to confound their enemies and the Runesmith who etches arcane symbols of power! 0:00 Intro 1:44 Win With Dice Weekly GM Tip Of The Week 5:35 Pathfinder 2e Impossible Playtest 8:20 Necromancer 22:41 Runesmith 41:49 Conclusion 46:24 Outro ----------------------------------------...