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HELP! I gave my level 1 players a Vorpal Sword!

Saison 1 · Épisode 21

dimanche 28 décembre 2025 • Durée 31:49

D&D is weird because when you give the players loot, it feels like you can do it WRONG. Take a look at the Vorpal Sword; if you crit with this thing, you instakill your target. If you've given this to a level 1 party, have you ruined your campaign? Our answer is: no, you're fine!

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1. The Vorpal Sword https://www.dndbeyond.com/magic-items/5397-vorpal-sword

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Here's what Goodberry says about challenges in D&D

Saison 1 · Épisode 20

dimanche 14 décembre 2025 • Durée 41:27

Isn't it weird how a D&D player can cast the Goodberry spell and decide for the entire group that foraging and rations will not be a feature of this campaign? Or how about an adventurer with the Lucky feat deciding that failure isn't interesting? These are in-game features designed to address out-of-game player preferences, and they're super weird, and that's what this episode is about.

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▼▼ SOURCES MENTIONED ▼▼

1. Montola's Invisible Rules of Roleplaying (exogenous, endogenous, diegesis) https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273946812_The_Invisible_Rules_of_Role-Playing_The_Social_Framework_of_Role-Playing_Process

2. The Grasshopper, Bernard Suits (constitutive rules, technique rules, etc) https://books.google.com.au/books/about/The_Grasshopper_Third_Edition.html?id=K3ARAwAAQBAJ&source=kp_book_description&redir_esc=y

3. TBA, Sidney's paper about coherence in games...

4. Blades in the Dark TTRPG https://bladesinthedark.com/

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D&D is the WRONG GAME for kids

Saison 1 · Épisode 19

samedi 6 décembre 2025 • Durée 34:37

What actually happens when you sit a six-year-old down to play Dungeons & Dragons? In this episode, we pull apart D&D’s wargame DNA, talk about kids’ totally different sense of “fairness” and failure, and ask who the game is really for: the child… or the adult desperate to share their favourite hobby.

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1. The Design of Everyday Things https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Design_of_Everyday_Things

2. IIEE https://rpgmuseum.fandom.com/wiki/IIEE

3. Animal Adventures https://steamforged.com/collections/animal-adventures

4. Qwirkle https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qwirkle

5. Sidney's talk about probability https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0l2zfEUU1E

6. No Thank You Evil https://www.nothankyouevil.com/

7.The Power of Moments https://www.amazon.com.au/Power-Moments-Certain-Experiences-Extraordinary/dp/1501147765

HELLO WORLD (trailer)

Saison 1

jeudi 20 novembre 2025 • Durée 00:50

SAQ is a fortnightly D&D and TTRPG podcast. Hosted by Matt (bald) and Sidney (they/them), based in Melbourne, Australia.

Your D&D setting needs fewer swords with better names.

Saison 1 · Épisode 22

dimanche 11 janvier 2026 • Durée 41:19

Less is more in worldbuilding, because TOO MUCH completely sucks. If you want to make your items, locations and creatures really pop, you need to make them scarce and give them a super cool name.

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▼▼ SOURCES MENTIONED ▼▼

1. Wanderhome https://possumcreekgames.com/pages/wanderhome

2. Wildsea TTRPG https://www.myth.works/collections/the-wildsea-homepage

3. John Harper talking about the line and narrative authority https://mightyatom.blogspot.com/2010/10/apocalypse-world-crossing-line.html?m=1

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Should characters die more in D&D?

Saison 1 · Épisode 1

lundi 9 mars 2026 • Durée 45:14

When your D&D character hits 0 hit points, something strange happens. The game takes control away from you. Death saves kick in, and suddenly the most dramatic moment in the story becomes… rolling a D20 and waiting.

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▼▼ SOURCES MENTIONED ▼▼

1. Mothership https://www.tuesdayknightgames.com/pages/mothership-rpg

2. Ink https://www.snowbrightstudio.com/ink

3. Night Witches https://bullypulpitgames.com/products/night-witches

4. Treacherous Play https://direct.mit.edu/books/oa-monograph/5255/Treacherous-Play

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Fair combat does not exist in D&D

Saison 1 · Épisode 25

dimanche 22 février 2026 • Durée 44:06

Is D&D combat ever fair? We break down what “fair combat” actually means, how Dungeon Masters decide what monsters do on their turn, and why contest, challenge, and narrative lead to very different encounters. If you’ve ever wondered how monsters should behave in combat, this episode is for you.

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1. Kingdom Death https://kingdomdeath.com/

2. The Monsters Know What They’re Doing by Keith Ammann https://www.themonstersknow.com/

3. StarCraft (there's a wargame now!?) https://starcraft-tmg.com/

4. Grimwilds TTRPG by Oddity Press https://linktr.ee/odditypress

5. Kayfabe in wrestling https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kayfabe

6. Gloomhaven https://cephalofair.com/pages/gloomhaven

7. Gates of Krtstallia JTTRPG https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gatesofkrystalia-rpg/gates-of-krystalia-lumina-the-card-based-anime-ttjrpg?ref=profile_created&category_id=34

Why doesn't D&D have a timer?

Saison 1 · Épisode 24

dimanche 8 février 2026 • Durée 44:57

Compared to other TTRPGs, like Blades in the Dark, Shadowdark, or 13th Age, D&D does not have an integrated timer mechanic. Why not? This podcast discusses how it could be implemented.

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▼▼ SOURCES MENTIONED ▼▼

1. Dungeon World https://www.dungeon-world.com/

2. 13th Age https://pelgranepress.com/13th-age/

3. The beep test https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-stage_fitness_test

4. Universal Paperclips https://www.decisionproblem.com/paperclips/

5. Blades in the Dark https://bladesinthedark.com/progress-clocks

6. Shadowdark https://www.thearcanelibrary.com

7. Index Card RPG https://www.runehammer.online/index-card-rpg

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Destroy your Monster Manual.

Saison 1 · Épisode 23

dimanche 25 janvier 2026 • Durée 38:30

Imagine there is only ONE Beholder in your D&D setting, and when it is defeated, you award XP and loot, you place your Monster Manual on the table and invite the player who slew the beast to ritualistically tear the Beholder page out of the book. I think this would be a peak moment.

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▼▼ SOURCES MENTIONED ▼▼

1. The Power of Moments https://heathbrothers.com/books/the-power-of-moments/

2. Gloomhaven https://cephalofair.com/pages/gloomhaven

3. Dungeon World https://www.dungeon-world.com/

4. Mork Borg https://morkborg.com/

5. Wreck This Journal

Which RPG has the BEST chase rules?

Saison 1 · Épisode 26

dimanche 22 mars 2026 • Durée 38:05

Why do most RPG chase scenes feel tedious? Because they focus on speed and distance instead of obstacles. In this episode we break down the difference between a chase and a chase scene, and why every great chase needs a swan.

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▼▼ SOURCES MENTIONED ▼▼

1. Hot Fuzz chase scene https://youtu.be/cKt4YhasfBI?si=u-AF_OGk-zji8K5T&t=427

2. Dogs in the Bark TTRPG https://www.olddog.games/Dogs-in-the-Bark

3. Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4E https://cubicle7games.com/our-games/warhammer-fantasy-roleplay

4. Blade Runner TTRPG https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/blade-runner-rpg/

5. Alien TTRPG https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/alien/

6. Band of Blades https://evilhat.com/product/band-of-blades/

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