

Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours
I-Hsien Sherwood, Shane Vaiskauskas
Total Party Thrill is a podcast for GMs and players where we discuss our campaigns in order to inspire yours. Each episode begins with a short recap of an installment of our home campaigns, including the "Mourning Glory" Dungeons & Dragons 5E Eberron campaign and "Dynasty Unwarranted" Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader campaign. We then proceed to our main topic covering the titular aspect of game planning and playing, and we share tips and advice drawn from our own experience. Then we move on to the Character Creation Forge, where we build iconic character archetypes from outside traditional D&D using the D&D 5E rules. Following episode 283, we began the first of our limited-run Eberron Actual Play series. Follow us on Twitter: @TPTCast
Episodes
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Jun 14, 2018 • 56min
TPT #150: Power Creep in Game Design & The Death Shroud
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss both the challenges and merits of power creep in RPGs. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders make a run for it, and The Death Shroud forsakes the light in the Character Creation Forge. (56m)
Important Links:
TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.
Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt!
Support the show on Patreon:
Contact us:
Twitter: @TPTcast
Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com
Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill

Jun 7, 2018 • 54min
TPT #149: Gaming Conventions & Heavens Above, Hells Below
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane pack it up and hit the road for a (metaphorical) tour of gaming gatherings. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders get help from an old friend, and Heavens Above, Hells Below sees merit in both sides in the Character Creation Forge. (53m)
Important Links:
TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.
Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt!
Support the show on Patreon:
Contact us:
Twitter: @TPTcast
Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com
Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com
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Jun 1, 2018 • 53min
TPT #148: Building Strongholds and Bases & Edward Elric
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane build it up and break it down as they discuss player-run castles, bases, and strongholds. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders figure out how to read a map, and Edward Elric fully turns metal into alchemical gold in the Character Creation Forge. (53m)
Important Links:
TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.
Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt!
Support the show on Patreon:
Contact us:
Twitter: @TPTcast
Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com
Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com
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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill

May 24, 2018 • 1h 26min
TPT #147: D&D 5E’s Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes Review
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane break down the latest release for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, Mordenkainen’s Tome of Foes, including their favorite and least favorite elements, in this extra-long episode. Both the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign and the Character Creation Forge take the week off but will return next episode. (86m)
Important Links:
TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.
Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt!
Support the show on Patreon:
Contact us:
Twitter: @TPTcast
Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com
Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com
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May 17, 2018 • 55min
TPT #146: Plot Hooks & Goku
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane share plot hooks to inspire your next campaign or one shot. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders receive a strange message, and Goku goes super saiyan in the Character Creation Forge. (54m)
Important Links:
Rogue Trader Skirmish Game: Coming “Late 2018” from Games Workshop.
TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.
Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt!
Support the show on Patreon:
Contact us:
Twitter: @TPTcast
Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com
Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com
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May 10, 2018 • 56min
TPT #145: Teaching a New Game System & Sailor Moon
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane try to teach old dogs new tricks as they discuss the ins and outs of teaching your group a new RPG. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders split the party and their wits, and Ani-May continues as Sailor Moon proves to be the original magical girl in the Character Creation Forge. (56m)
Important Links:
Don’t Split the Podcast Network on Twitch: Well this is awkward. Thevideo of our Timewatch live stream is no longer on Twitch. There must be an error in the time stream…
TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.
Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt!
Support the show on Patreon:
Contact us:
Twitter: @TPTcast
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May 3, 2018 • 49min
TPT #144: Spicing Up Combat & Izanagi
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane help you add a little more flavor, a little more pizzazz to the grind of battle. Bam! In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders finally meet the enemy (and they are gross), and Izanagi refuses to believe in failure in the Character Creation Forge. (48m)
Important Links:
TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.
Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt!
Support the show on Patreon:
Contact us:
Twitter: @TPTcast
Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com
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Apr 26, 2018 • 47min
TPT #143: Random Character Creation & The Promethean
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane leave their characters in the hands of fate as they discuss random character creation. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders snoop around the fortress, and The Promethean was created by a madman, not the gods, in the Character Creation Forge. (46m)
Important Links:
TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.
Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt!
Support the show on Patreon:
Contact us:
Twitter: @TPTcast
Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com
Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com
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Apr 19, 2018 • 1h 1min
TPT #142: Insanity and Madness & The Mindpiercer
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane babble incoherently into the uncaring night as they discuss characters who go crazy. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders fight hidden foes, and The Mindpiercer takes headshots to the next level in the Character Creation Forge. (61m)
Important Links:
Realms of Terrinoth: The first setting book for the Genesys RPG system.
TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.
Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt!
Support the show on Patreon:
Contact us:
Twitter: @TPTcast
Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com
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Apr 12, 2018 • 1h 1min
TPT #141: Vampire: The Masquerade Campaign Setting & The Monster Within
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane don their trench coats, unsheath their katanas, and rollerblade back to the 90s as they discuss the Vampire: The Masquerade campaign setting. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders entertain an offer, and The Monster Within escapes the shackles of its own devices in the Character Creation Forge. (60m)
Important Links:
New, new World of Darkness: the in-development 5th Edition of Vampire, by Kenneth Hite
TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible.
Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt!
Support the show on Patreon:
Contact us:
Twitter: @TPTcast
Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com
Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com
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