Explore every episode of the podcast RPG Lessons Learned
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| Hex Dungeon: Christmas! (Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game) | 06 Jan 2025 | 00:25:16 | |
Dusty ran an original hex-based dungeon for Tanner using Chris Gonnerman's "Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game."
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| Hex Dungeon: St. Patty's! (Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game) | 30 Dec 2024 | 00:27:01 | |
Dusty ran an original hex-based dungeon for Tanner using Chris Gonnerman's "Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game."
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| Rogues, Transformers, and Used Books! | 10 Oct 2021 | 00:54:06 | |
Recorded on the road in 2019, Brian and Dusty are out shopping for RPG books at their favorite used book store. Along the way, they discuss several topics including how Chris’ rogue play shapes their understanding of the Rogue Class. They discuss their purchases, including what they found and what they didn’t. The show is rounded out with a long discussion about why we do what we do, why do we collect, and where do we draw the line with our hobbies. | |||
| GM Job Interview! | 07 Oct 2017 | 00:43:17 | |
Brian and Mike grill Dusty on his DM/GM skillset! | |||
| PVP Gladiatorial Combat Arena (D&D, 5E) | 01 Oct 2017 | 00:23:16 | |
Dusty, Brian and Mike talk PVP! Afraid of Player vs. Player combat at your table? So were we! So we decided to just go for it! Here’s what we learned… | |||
| Haunted Tower! (Pathfinder, 1E: Beginner Box) | 24 Sep 2017 | 00:40:02 | |
Dusty and Brian talk about another game created from Pathfinder Beginner Box. This game didn’t go like Dusty planned it out, and the players took the story in a surprising direction. How did Dusty account for that, and should he have allowed it to happen? We’ll talk about it on…
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| Mission from God! (Pathfinder, 1E: Beginner Box) | 17 Sep 2017 | 00:56:51 | |
Dusty, and Mike return to Pathfinder to discuss the Mike-centered game, Mission from God! Just like all of our Pathfinder games, this based on the characters included in the Pathfinder Beginner Box!
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| Meeting Walter Korbitt! (Call of Cthulhu, 6E: The Haunting) | 10 Sep 2017 | 00:39:49 | |
Dusty, Brian, and Mike are joined by Nathan to talk about The Haunting from the Call of Cthulu Quick Start Guide!
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| Exploring Sandpoint (Pathfinder, 1E: Beginner Box) | 03 Sep 2017 | 00:31:53 | |
Dusty and Mike talk about getting revenge on the “farmer” who set the band of adventurers up in the previous game.
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| D100 Star Wars! (Basic Roleplaying, D100: Escape From Earthport) | 27 Aug 2017 | 00:38:54 | |
Dusty, Brian, and Mike talk about what is both their first Chaosium d100 game, and their first Sci-Fi adventure! It’s Escape from Earthport from the Basic Roleplaying Game Quick-Start Edition!
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| Lessons from Shadow of the Cabal! (Legend of the Five Rings, 4E) | 20 Aug 2017 | 00:39:31 | |
Dusty, Brian, and Mike are joined by Tanner from the Shadow of the Cabal podcast, who shares some of the lessons he’s learned from his play of Legend of the Five Rings! | |||
| Beginner Box! (Pathfinder, 1E: Black Fang's Dungeon) | 13 Aug 2017 | 00:38:02 | |
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned, Dusty, Brian and Mike discuss their first Pathfinder play together, Black Fang’s Dungeon!
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| Dungeon Dash! (D&D, 4E: The Cult of Bane, Wraithwood Cavern) | 06 Aug 2017 | 00:44:27 | |
Dusty, Brian and Mike continue their discussion of Mike's 4e campaign! This time, Mike runs two "Dungeon Dash" adventures by Kurt Sparkuhl!
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| Arriviste, Part 13.5: Player Retrospective! (Vampire: The Masquerade) | 31 Aug 2021 | 00:32:54 | |
Dusty and Brian discuss what’s next for RPGLL; then Dusty, Nathan, and Chris discuss the campaign.
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| D&D for Dummies! (D&D, 4E: Hall of the Spider God) | 30 Jul 2017 | 00:31:32 | |
Dusty and Brian welcome Mike back to discuss Hall of the Spider God! | |||
| Mike's Game! (D&D, 4E: Kobold Hall) | 23 Jul 2017 | 00:44:22 | |
Dusty and Brian welcome their first guest to the show: Mike! Mike discusses the game he ran, Kobold Hall! | |||
| Bulletin Board, Part 2! (Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game) | 16 Jul 2017 | 00:37:57 | |
Dusty and Brian continue their discussion about the jobs board at the Silver Unicorn. This time a new adventurer joins, and his GMs hate it when he rolls his own characters. This week on RPG Lessons Learned, it’s not you, it’s us. Really.
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| Bulletin Board, Part 1! (Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game) | 09 Jul 2017 | 00:31:45 | |
Dusty and Brian discuss the jobs board at the Silver Unicorn. Dusty devised this mechanic to create some quick adventures. How did it go? Did the players try to metagame? You know it.
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| Tower of Waiting! (Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game) | 02 Jul 2017 | 00:30:07 | |
Dusty and Brian talk about The Tower of Waiting, our first attempt with BFRPG homebrew. This didn’t go well.
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| Killer Dungeon! (D&D, 5E: Tomb of Horrors) | 25 Jun 2017 | 00:35:42 | |
Dusty and Brian talk about their play of Gary Gygax’s Tomb of Horrors. From their game experience, to John Wick’s criticism, there’s a lot to talk about on this nearly 40 year old adventure. | |||
| Monster Vault! (D&D, 4E: Cairn of the Winter King) | 18 Jun 2017 | 00:32:27 | |
Dusty and Brian talk about Cairn of the Winter King from the Monster Vault. We’re still recovering from the events of Dusk, and this crew is on shaky ground… | |||
| Twilight! (D&D, 4E: Dusk) | 11 Jun 2017 | 00:35:01 | |
Dusty and Brian talk about Dusk by Mike Krahulik! What did we learn? What would we do over? Find out! | |||
| Halloween game! (D&D, 4E) | 04 Jun 2017 | 00:28:06 | |
Dusty and Brian talk about a major plot twist: turning a player’s character evil! Also: an emotional thrill, an anti-climax, and Dusty believes that he put too much effort into this game’s visuals. | |||
| The Iron Circle! (D&D, 4E: Reavers of Harkenwold) | 28 May 2017 | 00:30:50 | |
Dusty and Brian talk about defeating The Iron Circle, overcoming cliches and making a game your own along the way. | |||
| Arriviste, Part 13: Gehenna! (Vampire: The Masquerade) | 30 Aug 2021 | 00:31:59 | |
Eduardo and Xep choose their fate and go on their last mission…
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| Prison break! (D&D, 5E) | 21 May 2017 | 00:22:47 | |
Dusty and Brian discuss a "prison break" adventure Dusty ran. How did they prepare? What did they learn? All that and more... | |||
| If it's fun, do it! (D&D, 4E: Starter Set) | 12 May 2017 | 00:27:02 | |
Dusty and Brian discuss their experience with the 4e Starter Set (the Red Box)! Lesson Learned: "If it's fun, do it!" | |||
| You don't have to know what you're doing! (D&D, 4E) | 08 May 2017 | 00:22:58 | |
Dusty and Brian recount their first game together in 2010! Lesson Learned: "You don’t have to know what you’re doing!" | |||
| Arriviste, Part 12: Progenitor! (Vampire: The Masquerade) | 29 Aug 2021 | 00:31:27 | |
Eduardo and Xep have a conversation with their sire at long last…
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| Arriviste, Part 11: Fauxdiluvians! (Vampire: The Masquerade) | 28 Aug 2021 | 00:44:04 | |
The Camarilla takes Eduardo and Xep for Antediluvians…
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| Arriviste, Part 10: Sire! (Vampire: The Masquerade) | 27 Aug 2021 | 00:24:31 | |
Eduardo and Xep may have discovered the identity of their sire…
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| Arriviste, Part 9: Conclave! (Vampire: The Masquerade) | 26 Aug 2021 | 00:27:53 | |
Eduardo and Xep are summoned to a meeting of all the Kindred in the city…
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| Arriviste, Part 8: Diablerists! (Vampire: The Masquerade) | 25 Aug 2021 | 00:40:31 | |
Eduardo and Xep run afoul of a Malkavian who reads Diablerie in their aura…
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| Arriviste, Part 7.5: Player Check-In 2! (Vampire: The Masquerade) | 24 Aug 2021 | 00:13:40 | |
Dusty and Brian catch up after a long hiatus; then Chris and Nathan give Dusty feedback on session 2…
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| Arriviste, Part 7: Learning Combat! (Vampire: The Masquerade) | 22 Sep 2019 | 00:35:48 | |
Xep and Eduardo wind up in combat and try to learn the system along the way…
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| Hex Dungeon: Ruined Asylum of Uulgreth! (Scarlet Heroes) | 28 Jul 2023 | 00:37:11 | |
Tanner ran an original hex-based dungeon for Dusty using Kevin Crawfords’s “Scarlet Heroes” system that enables one-on-one dungeon crawls!
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| Arriviste, Part 6: Fly By Night! (Vampire: The Masquerade) | 01 Sep 2019 | 00:40:30 | |
Xep and Eduardo head up to Mooresville (a.k.a. Race City, USA) to investigate a group of Sabbat…
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| Arriviste, Part 5: Exposition! (Vampire: The Masquerade) | 25 Aug 2019 | 00:27:00 | |
Xep and Eduardo learn about vampire clans from Smiling Jack.
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| Arriviste, Part 4.5: Player Check-In! (Vampire: The Masquerade) | 18 Aug 2019 | 00:13:00 | |
Dusty checks in with Chris and Nathan after the guys finish their first session of Vampire… and Dusty and Brian get into some major spoilers for what this campaign’s all about!
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| Arriviste, Part 4: Diablerie! (Vampire: The Masquerade) | 11 Aug 2019 | 00:23:37 | |
Eduardo and Xep finish their first session by unwittingly breaking the worst of Vampire taboos…
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| Arriviste, Part 3: Blood Hunt! (Vampire: The Masquerade) | 21 Jul 2019 | 00:34:25 | |
The fledglings take part in a Blood Hunt to convince the city’s Kindred that they’re more than sire-less neonates…
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| Arriviste, Part 2: Smiling Jack! (Vampire: The Masquerade) | 14 Jul 2019 | 00:34:33 | |
The fledglings find Smiling Jack, and learn about Vampire/Kindred traditions…
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| Arriviste, Part 1: Session Zero! (Vampire: The Masquerade) | 30 Jun 2019 | 00:35:06 | |
Dusty and Brian discuss session 0 of the Vampire The Masquerade game with Nathan and Chris!
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| World of Dungeons SWOT! (World of Dungeons) | 03 Mar 2019 | 00:32:37 | |
We perform a SWOT Analysis on the World of Dungeons system!
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| Hatari Tower! (World of Dungeons) | 24 Feb 2019 | 00:38:14 | |
Dusty, Mike, and Brian discuss their World of Dungeons session Hatari Tower and run it through the tried and true Start, Stop, and Continue exercise.
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| Blood & Honor, Part 3: Retrospective! (Blood & Honor) | 17 Feb 2019 | 00:44:24 | |
Dusty and Mike explore their experiences with Blood & Honor by enumerating its Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats. | |||
| Hex Dungeon: Castle Frankenstein! (Scarlet Heroes) | 19 Jul 2023 | 00:27:24 | |
Dusty ran an original hex-based dungeon for Tanner using Kevin Crawfords’s “Scarlet Heroes” system that enables one-on-one dungeon crawls!
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| Blood & Honor, Part 2: Playing the game! (Blood & Honor) | 12 Feb 2019 | 01:16:56 | |
Dusty and Mike play a quick session of “Blood & Honor.” | |||
| Blood & Honor, Part 1: Rolling a character! (Blood & Honor) | 04 Feb 2019 | 00:58:43 | |
Dusty and Mike roll a character to test drive John Wick’s samurai game! | |||
| Brian rolls a character! (Castles & Crusades) | 28 Jan 2019 | 00:33:45 | |
Brian rolls his character for the upcoming Drakkenland campaign in Castles & Crusades!
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