Role Play Chat – Details, episodes & analysis

I've never been too fond of the death save rules as written in DnD5e. Join me and Diana to chat about:

-Our experience using death saves,

-How other TTRPGs handle death rules,

-alterations to the rules you should consider to spice up death saves in you games, and more!

If you want to hear more of Diana you should check her content here: https://linktr.ee/dianaoftherose⁠

If you would like to purchase the indie showcase Galatea you can do so here: https://mirror-lock.itch.io/galatea

Other things we talked about in today's episode include:

Dread TTRPG which you can buy here

Tales from the Loop TTRPG which you can buy here

Happy gaming & much love

-Mat

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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.

—————  Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/role_play_chat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: @role_play_chat Instagram & Threads: @role_play_chat  Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email:  contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast:  Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)  Youtube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠  -—————  Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard.

Sexism has unfortunately been baked into the history of tabletop roleplaying games. Join Lyssa and Shardae (of the Slovenly Trulls podcast) as we discuss:

- How sexism has and continues to present itself in the source material of DnD & other TTRPGs

- How sexism might present itself at your table

- Tools and strategies you can implement in your gaming practice to tackle your unconscious bias.

If you want to hear more of Lyssa and Shardea's thoughts you should check out their show: https://www.slovenlytrulls.com/about-us

Happy gaming & much love

-Mat

~ Affiliate Links & Support ~ Extended Episodes: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ My Terrain Etsy Shop:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DriveThruRPG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hero Forge: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Ko-fi:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Adventure Dice: Use code roleplaychat for 10% off (⁠⁠http://www.adventuredice.ca/⁠⁠) Tabletop Giant: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.

—————  Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://linktr.ee/role_play_chat⁠⁠⁠⁠ X: @role_play_chat Instagram & Threads: @role_play_chat  Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email:  contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast:  Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)  Youtube:  ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat⁠⁠⁠⁠  -—————  Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard. -—————  Other things we talked in this episode:

a good list of safety tools can be found here

Want to improve your roleplay? Getting into character and into strong emotions can be tricky. Join Adam Slemon, of the Dungeon Run amoung many other things as we talk about some advanced roleplay advice. We dissect: How to act out big and heavy emotions (like love and anger), how best to manage spotlight between members of the table, how to practice character voices and much much more!

I encourage you to check out Adam (@urjester on instagram) and his website here: https://www.adamslemon.com/⁠

Happy gaming & much love

Mat

-—————  Affiliate Links & Support:

Extended Episodes: ⁠⁠https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat⁠⁠

My Terrain Etsy Shop: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ DriveThruRPG: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Hero Forge: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 1985 Games: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://1985games.com/role_play_chat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout.  Ko-fi: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Adventure Dice: Use code roleplaychat for 10% off (http://www.adventuredice.ca/)

Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT

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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.

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Where to find me, Mat, on socials?

Linktree: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠linktr.ee/role_play_chat⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter: @role_play_chat Instagram + Threads: @role_play_chat  Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email:  contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast:  Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)  Youtube:  https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat

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Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard.

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Nothing that I can think of, but let me know if I've forgotten something!

A free form, essay discussion about a great Game Master and Player tool:  The Pufferfish moment. Is your D&D group struggling with role play?  Does your TTRPG group want to improve their spotlight management? Try  the Pufferfish Moment! This simple yet versatile variant of the talking  stick helps Game Masters and Players alike to provide more structure to  the ins and outs of roleplaying, because lets face it, we aren't all  professional actors! I know, it sounds a little silly but ever since we  started using it, our game has improved tremendously. These dual talking  sticks help solve common role-playing issues by helping with:  

1) Spotlight management. 

2) Another way to facilitate pillar change.

 3) Creates a clear distinction between when the players are in  character. 

4) It structures Roleplay in a very natural way.   

We also discuss some interesting variations and methods of using the  puffefish to explore and add complexity to this amazing Dungeon Master  tool!   

Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit  down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and  Dragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related  topics.    

Enjoy! Chris and Mat    

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Where to you find us?:   

Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat  

Twitter: @role_play_chat  

Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com  

Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever  you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )  

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Music: https://www.bensound.com

Be a better ttrpg player! A free form, essay discussion about a skill every roleplayer should try to hone: Engagement. This mindset and attitude is something that can take your playing to the next level. We go over why we think it is important to engage your fellow players and talk about how we like to do this when we play. The elements we talk about are:

1) Being a Fan of Other PCs.

2) Developing your character's relationship with the other PCs.

3) Engage the plot and setting when possible.

4) Try to plan or build consensus with other characters.

5) Have opinions, make your character take a stance.

6) Use talking sticks, or pufferfish moments! 

7) The importance of setting boundaries and talking things out before roleplaying.

8) Engaging with NPCs.

9) Frequency, timing and using in game events.

Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and Dragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.  

Enjoy! Chris and Mat  

and special thanks to our Special Guest Vince! 

Where to you find us?:  

Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat 

Twitter: @role_play_chat 

Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com 

Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )

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Music: https://www.bensound.com

Diedrich makes a deal, the party solves the mystery of the letter and they follow the Azyr towards their biggest challenge yet!  Welcome to the Blood and Betrayal adventure campaign diary!

After that, they reflect on the events that make up the story in the Behind the GM Screen segment. Anything from preparation of game, expectations, worries to surprises and spoiler full information on how everything is linked in the background. Enjoy as Chris (GM) and Mat (Player) sit down and chat about the game they love! 

Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics. 

Our campaign diary and Behind the GM Screen series follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe. 

Sit back, relax and let's Chat!

Chris and Mat

Where to you find us?: 

Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat

Twitter: @role_play_chat

Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com

Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat

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Music: https://www.bensound.com

Welcome Behind the GM Screen! Here, we reflect on the events that make up the Blood & Betrayal Campaign. Anything from preparation of game, expectations, worries to surprises and spoiler full information on how everything is linked in the background. Enjoy as Chris (GM) and Mat (Player) sit down and chat about the game they love! 

Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics. 

Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe. 

Sit back, relax and let's Chat!

Chris and Mat

Where to you find us?: 

Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat

Twitter: @role_play_chat

Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com

Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat

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Music: https://www.bensound.com

A free form, essay discussion about a great Game Master tool: The  Interrupt. This advanced Game Master tool is something you shouldn't run your games without as it allows you to naturally present situations to your players to force them to rethink their priorities you can really take control of your story's pace and add depth to your games. We go over the definition and talk about how we like to use this amazing tool in our games. Our chat also takes us to some of our favorite examples. The elements we talk about can be used individually or in combination with one another to help you build strong interrupts that will enrich your games. These elements are distilled in our short video which can be found here:

https://youtu.be/gxiXOxzX4ow

The strategies to creating strong interrupts are:

 

1) Tailoring the interrupt to a specific hero's bonds, past or ideals. 

2) Make it consequential, the players should be able to look at the scenario and be able to deduce that something bad may happen if they don't engage with it. You could also consider giving them a reward if they succeed at solving the issue. 

3) Take the opportunity to showcase lore, history or factions. Interrupts are a good opportunity to do exposition.

4)  When things get slow, change the pillar of the game. Think about how the interrupt you are using can present a different pillar of the game to the table and use it to take your party there.  

5) Use Seeding! Interrupts and seeding go very well together. Use a seed you've planted in the past to make your interrupt feel like it's a part of the world. Or plant several seeds for the first time with your interrupt. 

Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and Dragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.  

Enjoy! Chris and Mat  

PS: there are some minor Blood and Betrayal Spoilers between 21 minutes and 25 minutes 

Where to you find us?:  

Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat 

Twitter: @role_play_chat 

Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com 

Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )

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Music: https://www.bensound.com

Umgrim and Randald go in search of the mysterious Stardust. It will be a daring excursion! Join us in this retelling of this improvised session. Welcome to the Blood and Betrayal adventure campaign diary!

Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics. 

Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe. 

Sit back, relax and let's Chat!

Chris and Mat

Where to you find us?: 

Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat

Twitter: @role_play_chat

Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com

Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat

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Music: https://www.bensound.com

Chris and Mat chat about how to run one on one TTRPG sessions. We go over the pros and cons of this format and strategies to integrate them into your group game. We also give ways to elevate these games beyond your players expectations. Some of the elements we talk about are easy to implement but others are more involved. These strategies include:   1) Tailoring the experience to the person you are running the game for! 2) Use the intimacy of the session to do exposition the character would already know, but that the player doesn't! 3) Reveal a big plot point, a hidden secret or something special about a NPC to the character you are playing with. 4) Give the character challenges in skills they excel at, give them a chance to shine beyond what they can do in a group setting.  Our community question this week is: If you were given the choice, would you prefer to play a campaign one on one with a game master you get along well with or would you prefer playing in a group that has great team synergy?  Let us know your preference and tell us why! Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and Dragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.   Enjoy! Chris and Mat   Where to you find us?:   Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat  Twitter: @role_play_chat  Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com  Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) —————  Music: https://www.bensound.com