Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss playing and GMing characters that are devoted to their chosen deity. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders keep on Trukkin’, and Eisenhorn demonstrates where there’s the Emperor’s will, there’s a way in the Character Creation Forge. (65m) Important Links: Ulisses Spiele Gen Con Panel: Warhammer 40k: Wrath & Glory announcements Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalpartythrill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to play Half-Elves, now that they’re no longer simply half as good as elves. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, Arch-Militant Tranq faces down a dilemma, and The Dilettante dabbles a bit in every class in the Character Creation Forge. (47m) Important Links: The D&D 5E Dilettante Build (in alphabetical order): Barbarian 1 / Bard 1 / War Cleric 1 / Druid 1 / Eldritch Knight Fighter 6 / Monk 1 / Paladin 2 / Ranger 1 / Rogue 1 / Dragon Sorcerer 1 / Tome Fiend Warlock 3 / Wizard 1 Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalpartythrill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane fill you in on the games, the people, and the podcasters they met at the industry’s foremost annual convention, and the Silent Knight spills blood without a sound in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Important Links: Games we mention: Genesys from Fantasy Flight Games Legend of the Five Rings card game by FFG Wrath & Glory for Warhammer 40k by Ulisses Spiele Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game 30th Anniversary Edition by FFG Starfinder by Paizo Clank! In! Space! by Renegade Game Studios Sonar by Asmodee Rhino Hero Super Battle by HABA Marvel Legendary by Upper Deck Numenera 2 by Monte Cook Games World Championship Russian Roulette by Tuesday Night Games Star Trek Adventures by Modiphius True Dungeon Nights Black Agents by Pelgrane Press Headspace by Green Hat Designs Masks by Magpie Games People we saw: Jim McClure: host of Talking TableTop Ross Watson: 40k RPG design veteran The Grimdark Podcast: our go-to for 40k info Rich Howard: host of Whelmed: The Young Justice Files Neal Powell: host of the DM’s Block James Introcaso: founder of Don’t Split the Podcast Network Rudy Basso: DSPN founder and host of Game O’Clock Alex Basso: Game O’Clock co-host Vegas Lancaster: Game O’Clock co-host and duck aficionado Josh McIllwain: writer for Polygon Michael Ross: founder of the RPG Academy Board Game Replay: cool dudes Celeste Conowitch: GM of the Venture Maidens Brittany Quintero: Arrnodel on the Venture Maidens Shawn Merwin: designer for Star Trek Adventures Chris Burlew and Michael: GM and player for The Redemption Podcast Angela Murray: writer for Gnome Stew Mark Richardson: founder of Green Hat Designs One Shot Podcast Network Dan Dillon: designer for Kobold Press, et al Rich Malena: host of Going Last Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalpartythrill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane present a special primer on role-playing games: what are they, how do you play, and why would you want to? In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders split up to whip an army into shape, and Beginner’s Luck eases into RPGs in the Character Creation Forge. (61m) Important Links: Whelmed: The Young Justice Files Actual Play: “Relations” Intro, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Post-game review I-Hsien plays Superboy in a game set between Seasons 1 and 2 of the animated TV series, run by Masks creator Brendan Conway from Magpie Games. He’s joined by Rich Howard of Whelmed as Robin, his co-host Emily Buza as Miss Martian, Darcy L. Ross from Monte Cook Games as Aqualad, and Neal Powell from the DM’s Block as Kid Flash. Shark Bone Podcast’s Hunter: the Vigil Actual Play: Cradle of Darkness Shane plays El Loco, a former cartel boss turned monster hunter in Mexico City. With a cast of players assembled of various podcasters and GMed by Shark Bone’s Devin, this game had some great surprises, tense moments, and one of the most gut-punching reveals I’ve ever experienced in a roleplaying game. Mature themes. Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalpartythrill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the qualities to look for in a good initiative system. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew proves truth is stranger than heresy, and the High Noon Duelist scratches an itchy trigger finger in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Important Links: Unearthed Arcana—Greyhawk Initiative: the options that inspired this episode. Introduction to RPG Podcasting: The GenCon panel Shane is joining, hosted by The RPG Academy Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalpartythrill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane make the case for making a group effort to think of your RPGs from a team perspective. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew gets their just reward (as a team), and the Rainmaker helps give her enemies the business in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Important Links: Introduction to RPG Podcasting: The GenCon panel Shane is joining, hosted by The RPG Academy Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalpartythrill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to adapt events from the past into stories for your game. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew gets a funny feeling, and Blackbeard is a bit larger than life in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Important Links: Introduction to RPG Podcasting: The GenCon panel Shane is joining, hosted by The RPG Academy Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalpartythrill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss ways to handle leveling up at your table and in your games. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew escape a storm only to get wrecked, and Iron Face has a deadly left hook and a winning smile in the Character Creation Forge. (54m) Important Links: Introduction to RPG Podcasting: The GenCon panel Shane is joining, hosted by The RPG Academy Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalpartythrill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane finish off the last installment of the Player Personality series with a carefully planned discussion about tacticians. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew battles stormy weather, and The Showstopper drops the curtain in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Important Links: Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalpartythrill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the only way to keep the game going after a session ends: intersession communication. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew make a journey into hostile territory, and The Intercessor keeps the faith (on your behalf) in the Character Creation Forge. (51m) Important Links: Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Support the show on Patreon: Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalpartythrill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill