Explore every episode of the podcast That RPG Podcast
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
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| Don't Fudge the Dice! An Adventure Hook... In Space! | 14 Jul 2025 | 00:39:42 | |
In this episode of That RPG Podcast, we talk about how tariffs may affect tabletop gaming, share tips for game masters to balance encounters and avoid fudging the dice, build a tyrant as a BBEG, and explore the outer wilds in a Spelljammer-adjacent adventure. Freedom at your table means more than rolling the dice: learn how everything from adventure cadence, radical transparency in game mastery, and an open-door policy at the table can improve your players' enjoyment of the game. Need some sage advice for your table from our Dear GM? Have an adventure hook you're itching to run? Drop us a line at https://thatrpgpodcast.com. Join the Conversation
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| Don't Fudge the Dice! How to Balance Encounters in Your RPGs | 07 Jul 2025 | 00:26:57 | |
In this episode of That RPG Podcast, we talk about how tariffs may affect tabletop gaming, share tips for game masters to balance encounters and avoid fudging the dice, build a tyrant as a BBEG, and explore the outer wilds in a Spelljammer-adjacent adventure. Freedom at your table means more than rolling the dice: learn how everything from adventure cadence, radical transparency in game mastery, and an open-door policy at the table can improve your players' enjoyment of the game. Need some sage advice for your table from our Dear GM? Have an adventure hook you're itching to run? Drop us a line at https://thatrpgpodcast.com. Join the Conversation
#RPGDesign #TTRPG #RPG #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #gamemastery #gamemastertips #tabletoprpg #roleplaying | |||
| Don't Fudge the Dice! Tariffs in Tabletop Gaming, Free Action, and Tyrant BBEGs | 01 Jul 2025 | 00:37:13 | |
In this episode of That RPG Podcast, we talk about how tariffs may affect tabletop gaming, share tips for game masters to balance encounters and avoid fudging the dice, build a tyrant as a BBEG, and explore the outer wilds in a Spelljammer-adjacent adventure. Freedom at your table means more than rolling the dice: learn how everything from adventure cadence, radical transparency in game mastery, and an open-door policy at the table can improve your players' enjoyment of the game. Need some sage advice for your table from our Dear GM? Have an adventure hook you're itching to run? Drop us a line at https://thatrpgpodcast.com. Join the Conversation
#RPGDesign #TTRPG #RPG #dungeonsanddragons #dnd #gamemastery #gamemastertips #tabletoprpg #roleplaying | |||
| Avoiding Toadtalitarianism at Your Table: Safety & Inclusion in RPGs | 01 Jun 2025 | 01:36:16 | |
In this episode of That RPG Podcast, we review the new Daggerheart RPG, analyze good and evil in Andor Season 1 and 2 through the lens of the OSR+ ethos system, and discuss safety tools that help foster a more inclusive environment in RPGs. Crafting a fictional moral philosophy for your characters might be hard work, but maintaining a moral standard in the real world is even harder; hopefully these tips make your life as a game master easier and give your table peace of mind. Need some sage advice for your table from our Dear GM? Have an adventure hook you're itching to run? Drop us a line at https://thatrpgpodcast.com. Join the Conversation
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| Game Master, Not Helicopter Mom: How to Transform Worldbuilding into Adventure Design | 01 May 2025 | 01:10:42 | |
In this episode of That RPG Podcast, we talk Project Sigil, PC characterization via The White Lotus, and a wizardly megadungeon right out of a Jack Vance novel. Sometimes as game masters we get carried away with our worldbuilding, writing so much material for our players to consume that getting into the game feels like homework. Don't be a helicopter mom! Use our pre-session zero tips to make your players invested in the game you worked so hard on. Need some sage advice for your table from our Dear GM? Have an adventure hook you're itching to run? Drop us a line at https://thatrpgpodcast.com. Join the Conversation
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| Hang Onto Your Butts & Pivot: Gaslighting Players, False Hydras, & Railroads | 01 Apr 2025 | 01:33:51 | |
In this episode of That RPG Podcast, we talk about gaslighting players (and gaslighting your players!), reinventing the false hydra, and the wall at the edge of the world. Are you a game master who rolls with the punches, or the type who meticulous plans out every scene? We share tips for either approach. So hang onto your butts and pivot as we dive into this early spring episode full of tricks and tricksters. Need some sage advice for your table from our Dear GM? Have an adventure hook you're itching to run? Drop us a line at https://thatrpgpodcast.com. Join the Conversation
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| Vibes Not Visions: Tips to Manage Play Expectations in RPGs | 01 Mar 2025 | 01:38:35 | |
In this episode of That RPG Podcast, we talk about managing the social contract at the table, simulating horror in RPGs, and wild magic golems run amok. We all come into the game with different expectations of play, with game masters looking to execute their vision for how the campaign will play out, and players looking to fulfill whatever archetype they based their characters on. But rigid expectations like these can come into conflict with the “vibes” of the table, which arise naturally as play evolves. Need some sage advice for your table from our Dear GM? Have an adventure hook you're itching to run? Drop us a line at https://thatrpgpodcast.com. Join the Conversation
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