Roll For Topic
Roll For Topic
GM/DM discussions on topics related to running tabletop games. Each episode is a 30-45 minute conversation about one specific topic chosen by rolling 1d10 on a table of topics.
Roll for Topic's regular cohosts are Andy Rau and Chris Salzman. If you or your GM is interested in being a guest, drop us a line!
Roll for Topic's regular cohosts are Andy Rau and Chris Salzman. If you or your GM is interested in being a guest, drop us a line!
Episodes
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Aug 18, 2022 • 32min
Episode 96 – Roll For Topic Con 2022 Recap -Stars and Wishes
Andy and Chris, with clear eyes and full hearts, chat about their experiences at Roll For Topic Con 2022. They start by using the “Stars and Wishes” framework and then immediately deviate into a less structured conversation.
Aug 4, 2022 • 29min
Episode 95 — Preparing a Convention One-shot
Beset with pre-convention GMing anxiety, Andy and Chris describe their game prep challenges and brainstorm solutions to some of the questions and problems they face. After passing through the depths of GM despair, will they recapture their enthusiasm for convention GMing by the end of this episode? Spoiler: YES!
Jul 21, 2022 • 29min
Episode 94 — Design a Deadly 10-foot Room
Andy and Chris brainstorm a deadly, yet survivable, 10x10x10 room. But not before recent family vacations prompt more musings about the mysterious Natural World outside our basements, and the “GM brain” curse of constantly thinking about gaming when you should be admiring the great outdoors.
Jul 7, 2022 • 33min
Episode 93 – Conversation On the Road
Join Andy (holed up in an airBnB somewhere in the hinterlands of Colorado) and Chris (holed up in his office) as they chit-chat about their recent travels and how they cannot stop thinking about running games.
Jun 23, 2022 • 36min
Episode 92 – Design an adventure for a mouse
Andy and Chris try very hard not to step on Brian Jacques toes while designing an adventure for a mouse!
Jun 9, 2022 • 33min
Episode 91 — Design a Door that Both Terrifies and Intrigues Your Players
What kind of door would simultaneously beg players to open it, yet fill them with dread at the prospect of doing? Chris and Andy devise a creepy-yet-compelling door sure to cause your players to argue about whether and how to open it.
May 26, 2022 • 40min
Episode 90 – Design a sequence of devious dungeon traps
Oh no! Andy and Chris walk fail their investigation check and walk right into a trap! As penance they have to design a series of traps for a technomancer’s dungeon.
May 12, 2022 • 36min
Episode 89 — Design the Coolest Boat for an RPG
What would you say is the coolest boat there is? Andy, Chris, and guest GM Nate put their minds together to try and create a really cool boat you can drop into your tabletop RPG.
Apr 28, 2022 • 56min
Episode 88 – Design an Arena Boss Rush
Listen as Andy and Chris continually fail to not reference videogames as they design an arena boss rush! This question was sent into us by Ryan out in Korea. Thanks, Ryan!
Apr 14, 2022 • 37min
Episode 87 — Design an Interesting Shop
Can Chris and Andy design a shop for a roleplaying game that’s actually interesting to visit? Listen as they brainstorm a quirky shop that provides not only items for your players to purchase, but opportunities for investigation and adventure. Episode 87 appendix (aka show notes): The Deep House, a horror movie that takes place entirely … Continue reading "Episode 87 — Design an Interesting Shop"
