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
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May 5, 2016 • 1h
TPT #40: Dungeon Design & The Berserker Priest
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk about designing the iconic locations of fantasy RPGs: dungeons. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party plots a reverse-heist deep within the Pit of Five Sorrows, while the Berserker Priest leaves a trail of divine destruction in his wake in the Character Creation Forge. (60m)
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Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours
Apr 28, 2016 • 1h 6min
TPT #39: RPG Cartography & The Pathfinder
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk about making and using maps in your game, from a planetary atlas all the way down to hex crawls and 5-foot squares. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party plans a dragon-sized jailbreak, and the Pathfinder blazes a trail in the Character Creation Forge. (66m)
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Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours
Apr 21, 2016 • 56min
TPT #38: The Method Actor & The Iron Archer
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane continue their series on player profiles with the Method Actor. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party learns one of the party members’ long-held secrets as the adventure continues in Argonnessen, the continent of dragons. Meanwhile, in the Character Creation Forge, the Iron Archer soaks up heaps of damage as she wades into melee combat with bow in hand. (55m)
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Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours
Apr 15, 2016 • 1h 24min
TPT #37: Prepping a Session & The Adventurous Noble
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss preparing for a session before walking through Shane’s actual prep for an upcoming session. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party gets their first glimpse of the dragon-filled continent of Argonnessen, while the Adventurous Noble ups the ante in the Character Creation Forge. (84m)
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AcadeCon 2016 Kickstarter is live on April 21st.
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Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com
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Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours
Apr 7, 2016 • 51min
TPT #36: Urban Adventures & The Shaman
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the joys of games set in the big city, from street brawls to palace intrigue. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party returns to the lands of the living, and nature calls the Shaman–or maybe the other way around–in the Character Creation Forge. (50m)
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Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours
Mar 31, 2016 • 1h 4min
TPT #35: Playing Dwarves & The Dwarven Defender
Hosts I-Hsien and Shane show that Dwarf PCs can be more than duty, ale, and facial hair. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party takes a long night’s journey into day, and the Dwarven Defender shall not be moved in the Character Creation Forge. (63m)
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Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours
