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Plot Hooks

85 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 2 years ago - ★★★★★ - 10 ratings

Plot Hooks is a podcast focused on the arts of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons. We seek to highlight ways that dungeon masters and players alike can craft immersive narratives in their home campaigns.

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Episodes

PH68 - Death and Resurrection with WafflesMapleSyrup

April 30, 2022 14:00 - 45 minutes - 30.9 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Plot Hooks podcast! Here we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in TTRPGs. We believe that everyone can be a storyteller! Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by the amazing Waffles and Syrup from WafflesMapleSyrup! This dynamic duo is well known in the TTRPG community for their amazing actual play streams and their kind hearts, and they have a great conversation with Samuel about death and resurrection in TTRPGs! In The Wilds se...

PH67 - Cuteness in TTRPGs with Mal

February 12, 2022 15:00 - 38 minutes - 26.2 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Plot Hooks podcast! Here we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in TTRPGs. We believe that everyone can be a storyteller! Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by the amazing Mal from Papelchemy! Mal is dedicated to bringing cuteness to TTRPGs, and we dive into what adorableness brings to our tables! In The Wilds segment, kobolds!  And in The Tavern, what would you do if something cute was ferocious? Be sure to check out our Patr...

PH66 - Kaijus, Hamsters, and Size in TTRPGs with Star Shinobi

January 28, 2022 03:00 - 49 minutes - 34 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Plot Hooks podcast! Here we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in TTRPGs. We believe that everyone can be a storyteller! Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by the brilliant StarShinobi! Star and Samuel discuss size in TTRPGs, from giant monsters (it's Kaiju month at Plot Hooks after all!) to Disaster Hamsters 2! In The Wilds segment, we look at the dragon queen herself, Tiamat!  And in The Tavern, what would you do in the afte...

PH65 - Organized Crime in TTRPGs with Matt

November 28, 2021 18:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Plot Hooks podcast! Here we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in TTRPGs. We believe that everyone can be a storyteller! Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by Matt Hudson, the original cohost of Plot Hooks! Matt returns to discuss organized crime in TTRPGs, armed with tons of experience with years of running Star Wars games! In The Wilds segment, we look at pixies!  And in The Tavern, what would you do if you got indebted to t...

PH 64 - Gothic Horror with David Gordon Buresh

October 23, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 45.2 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Plot Hooks podcast! Here we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in TTRPGs. We believe that everyone can be a storyteller! Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by David Gordon Buresh, an amazing writer and member of the TTRPG space, perhaps most well known from work with Cardboard Republic! In this wonderful conversation, we dive into gothic horror storytelling! In The Wilds segment, we look at wolves!  And in The Tavern, what wou...

PH 63 - Urban Environments with Jess and Keith

September 25, 2021 14:00 - 54 minutes - 37.3 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Plot Hooks podcast! Here we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in TTRPGs. We believe that everyone can be a storyteller! Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by Jess and Keith Pendley, the amazing duo behind Underground Oracle! In this wonderful conversation, we dive into storytelling in urban environments! In The Wilds segment, we look at the shield guardian!  And in The Tavern, what would you do if there was a fight club? Be ...

PH 62 - Prehistoric Storytelling with Graham Rose

August 28, 2021 14:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Plot Hooks podcast! Here we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in TTRPGs. We believe that everyone can be a storyteller! Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by Graham Rose, author of Paleomythic  by Osprey Games! In this wonderful conversation, we dive into his prehistoric TTRPG and prehistoric storytelling in general! In The Wilds segment, we look at giant apes!  And in The Tavern, what would you do if you ran out of food? If...

PH 61 - Steampunk with Ty Burrus

July 24, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 49.9 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Plot Hooks podcast! Here we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in TTRPGs. We believe that everyone can be a storyteller! Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by Ty Burrus,  creator of the Aether & Steamworks TTRPG! Ty is an absolutely wonderful game designer and artist, and also serves as producer over at Roll for Chaos. And importantly, as we're in steampunk month, he's a lover of steampunk! In this wonderful conversation, we d...

PH 60 - Ecology in TTRPGs with Sheryl

June 18, 2021 01:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Plot Hooks podcast! Here we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in TTRPGs. We believe that everyone can be a storyteller! Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by Sheryl, the Roving Naturalist! She is an amazing DM and science communicator -  check out her personal YouTube channel and the social media of her awesome DnD show, Nature Check! In this wonderful conversation, we discuss ecology in TTRPGs and how we can use the environm...

PH 59 - Story-Driven Worldbuilding with Sean and Benjamin

May 29, 2021 14:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to the Plot Hooks podcast! Here we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in TTRPGs. We believe that everyone can be a storyteller! Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by Sean of Paradice RPG and Benjamin of Lawful Great Adventures to discuss story-driven worldbuilding! Enjoy this wonderful conversation between these GMs about the intersection of narrative and creating the settings the story happens in.  To close out the show, in The Wi...

PH 58 - Explaining DnD to a 6-YO

April 24, 2021 14:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today in the Prime Material, Samuel is joined by his 6-year-old daughter Izzie and explains Dungeons & Dragons to her! In The Wilds segment, Izzie chooses the giant fire beetle! DISASTER HAMSTERS IS LIVE!  Check it out on the DMs Guild! Thanks so much to the entire team which made it happen: StarShinobi (@StarShinobi), Ken (@K...

PH 57 - Life Doesn't Care about Your Level

April 10, 2021 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today in the Prime Material, Samuel considers the disconnect between how the challenges of real life come at us regardless of “what level” we’re at, while in TTRPGs the challenges are geared for our level specifically. In The Wilds segment, the weretiger! And in The Tavern, what would you do if the party participated in a sport...

PH 56 - Folk of the Feywild

April 03, 2021 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.5 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today in the Prime Material, Samuel looks at the latest Unearthed Arcana supplement - Folk of the Feywild - and talks storytelling with these incredible new races! In The Wilds segment, the hippogriff! And in The Tavern, what would you do if actions in the Feywild caused things to happen in the Material Plane? DISASTER HAMSTER...

PH 55 - Consequences, not Punishment

March 20, 2021 14:00 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today in the Prime Material, Samuel looks at the contrast between consequences and punishments from the  DM perspective, and how understanding the nuance can help us have better play experiences and tell better stories. In The Wilds segment, the carrion crawler! And in The Tavern, what would you do if a creature needed somethin...

PH 54 - Disaster Hamsters

March 13, 2021 15:00 - 12 minutes - 8.6 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today, in a special episode, we preview Disaster Hamsters - Plot Hooks' new DM's Guild supplement which launches on March 14, 2021. Thanks so much to the entire team which made it happen: StarShinobi (@StarShinobi), Ken (@KenHartWriter), Holly (@ManateeTartan), Nick (@NickPlaysDnD), and Direquest  (@direquest on Instagram)! We ...

PH 53 - Nautical Storytelling with David Tilstra

March 06, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 44.6 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today, I'm joined by David Tilstra, the DM for the nautical actual play From Afar Podcast! Together we dive into the waters of roleplaying on the ocean for today's show! In the Prime Material, we look at nautical storytelling in general, along with its challenges! In The Wilds, the classic and epic sea-faring foe: the Sahuagin!...

PH 52 - Crafting A Satisfying Endgame

February 27, 2021 15:00 - 29 minutes - 20.5 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today in the Prime Material, I look at crafting a satisfying ending to our campaigns, using the lens of two popular movies to frame our conversation on this vital storytelling topic! In The Wilds segment, the rust monster! And in The Tavern, what would you if that pet you picked up was a familiar?  Disaster Hamsters is getting...

PH 51 - Ximena De Ariño and Morras y Dragones

February 20, 2021 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today in the Prime Material, I'm joined by the amazing Ximena De Ariño of Morras y Dragones! We hit on subjects such as linguistic discrimination, storytelling within another cultural context, and lots of goofiness along the way! In The Wilds segment, the ochre jelly! And in The Tavern, what would you if an alchemist is splicin...

PH 51 - Ximena De Ariño and Morras y Dragones

February 20, 2021 15:00 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today in the Prime Material, I'm joined by the amazing Ximena De Ariño of Morras y Dragones! We hit on subjects such as linguistic discrimination, storytelling within another cultural context, and lots of goofiness along the way! In The Wilds segment, the ochre jelly! And in The Tavern, what would you if an alchemist is splicin...

PH 50 - Handling Disabilities Well with Holly

February 13, 2021 15:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today in the Prime Material, I'm joined by the amazing Holly - otherwise known as Tartan Manatee - to discuss handling disabilities well in our stories. In The Wilds segment, the wyvern! And in The Tavern, what would you if a dungeon wasn't what you thought it was? Be sure to follow Holly on Twitter, @ManateeTartan! She's on t...

PH 49 - Why There's No Formula for Playing TTRPGs

February 06, 2021 15:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today in the Prime Material, we look at why there is no formula for playing TTRPGs and why that is important. In The Wilds segment, the roc! And in The Tavern, what would you if something died of old age? Disaster Hamsters is getting so close to releasing! We can't wait! In the meantime, check out Oath of Destiny, live on the ...

PH 48 - Storytelling with Ashley Warren

January 30, 2021 15:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today, the amazing Ashley Warren joins the show to take a deep dive into storytelling in the Prime Material! In The Wilds segment, Ashley's favorite critter, the imp! And in The Tavern, what would you if you rolled back time? Be sure to check out Ashley's work! Check out Scribemind for more information, or follow her on Twitte...

PH 47 - Way of Mercy Monk

January 16, 2021 15:00 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today, we explore storytelling with the Way of Mercy monk subclass out of Tasha's Cauldron of Everything in the Prime Material! In The Wilds segment, straight out of Exandria, the gloomstalker! And in The Tavern, what would you if there was a meteor strike? Be sure to check out our Patreon! You can find our supplements there, ...

PH 46 - Differentiating Our Worlds

January 09, 2021 15:00 - 32 minutes - 22.2 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today is our anniversary episode! One  year of Plot Hooks content! Thanks  so much  for your support  with all our content  this past year! For today's show, we look at making our roleplaying  settings and worlds unique in the Prime Material! In The Wilds segment, the deep gnomes! And in The Tavern, what would you if you enco...

PH 45 - The Far Realm

December 19, 2020 15:00 - 40 minutes - 28.1 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. We travel far from the Prime Material today in our main topic, as we delve into storytelling with the Far Realm! In The Wilds segment, the grell! And in The Tavern, what would you do at the holidays? Be sure to check out our Patreon! You can find our supplements there, including The Ihmeset Race and The Menagerie -  and the BR...

PH 44 - Creating Iconic NPCs

December 12, 2020 15:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. We discuss creating iconic NPCs in today's Prime Material! In The Wilds segment, we look at one of the most iconic creatures in DnD, the blue dragon! And in The Tavern, what would you do if the party became iconic? Be sure to check out our Patreon! You can find our supplements there, including The Ihmeset Race and The Menageri...

PH 43 - Circle of Wildfire Druid

December 05, 2020 15:00 - 37 minutes - 25.9 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. In today's Prime Material, we look at the new druid subclass from Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, the Circle of Wildfire! In The Wilds segment, we continue the fire theme with salamanders! And in The Tavern, what would you do if a volcano was about to erupt? Our brand new DMs Guild supplement, Oath of Destiny, is live! So exci...

PH 42 - Thanksgiving

November 28, 2020 15:00 - 18 minutes - 12.8 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. On today's special episode, Plot Hooks and 10 other content creators share what we're thankful for in TTRPGs! A big thanks to Luna from Shared Experience, Mike from the Plot Hooks team and the gaming stream Wolfleader9067, Nick from Know Your Roll, Patch from Discount Dungeons, Benjamin from Lawful Great Adventures, David from ...

PH 41 - Jay Annelli on Ravnica and Theros

November 21, 2020 15:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. In today's Prime Material,  I'm joined by the amazing Jay Annelli of The Vorthos Cast to talk about the settings of Ravnica and Theros! In The Wilds segment, we look at the Izzet guild leader, Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind! And in The Tavern, what would you do if you met the Wanderer? Our brand new DMs Guild supplement, Oath of Des...

PHA 4-4 - You Ooze, You Lose

November 18, 2020 20:00 - 53 minutes - 36.8 MB

Hey everyone, it’s Samuel! And welcome back to the 4th and final part of 4th session of Plot Hooks: Adventures, brought to you by Plot Hooks! This show brings you along as fantastic creators in the TTRPG space, other members of the Plot Hooks team, and our Patrons play through one-shot adventures set in the official Plot Hooks world, Khariq!  If you’d like to get involved, head over to Patreon.com/PlotHooks, where you can impact future Plot Hooks: Adventures sessions, get access to the full...

PH 40 - The Shadowfell

November 14, 2020 15:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. In today's Prime Material,  we look at the twisted reflection of the Material Plane, the Shadowfell. In The Wilds segment, the sorrowsworn! And in The Tavern, what would you do if the Shadowfell and the Feywild began to bleed together? Our brand new DMs Guild supplement, Oath of Destiny, will go live soon! So excited to share ...

PHA 4-3 - Global Concerns

November 11, 2020 20:00 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MB

Hey everyone, it’s Samuel! And welcome back to the 3rd part of 4th session of Plot Hooks: Adventures, brought to you by Plot Hooks! This show brings you along as fantastic creators in the TTRPG space, other members of the Plot Hooks team, and our Patrons play through one-shot adventures set in the official Plot Hooks world, Khariq!  If you’d like to get involved, head over to Patreon.com/PlotHooks, where you can impact future Plot Hooks: Adventures sessions, get access to the full episode r...

PHA 4-2 - Snow Way Out

November 04, 2020 20:00 - 1 hour - 42.2 MB

Hey everyone, it’s Samuel! And welcome back to the 2nd part of 4th session of Plot Hooks: Adventures, brought to you by Plot Hooks Podcasts! This show brings you along as fantastic creators in the TTRPG space, other members of the Plot Hooks team, and our Patrons play through one-shot adventures set in the official Plot Hooks world, Khariq!  If you’d like to get involved, head over to Patreon.com/PlotHooks, where you can impact future Plot Hooks: Adventures sessions, get access to the full ...

PH 39 - Character Voices, Part 1

October 31, 2020 14:00 - 29 minutes - 20.3 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. In today's Prime Material,  we conclude spooky month by starting a series on character voices in TTRPGs - and my thoughts might not be what you would expect. In The Wilds segment, the doppleganger! And in The Tavern, what would you do if the party needed to disguise themselves? Be sure to check out our Patreon! You can find ou...

PHA 4-1 - Hotel on an Overlook

October 28, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 45.8 MB

Hey everyone, it’s Samuel! And welcome back to the 4th session of Plot Hooks: Adventures, brought to you by Plot Hooks Podcasts! This show brings you along as fantastic creators in the TTRPG space, other members of the Plot Hooks team, and our Patrons play through one-shot adventures set in the official Plot Hooks world, Khariq!  If you’d like to get involved, head over to Patreon.com/PlotHooks, where you can impact future Plot Hooks: Adventures sessions, get access to the full episode righ...

PH 38 - Three Keys for Great TTRPG Horror Stories

October 24, 2020 14:00 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. In today's Prime Material,  we dive further into TTRPG horror narratives by looking at three key elements to telling great spooky stories around our tables. In The Wilds segment, the fomorian! And in The Tavern, what would you do if a town was suddenly empty? Be sure to check out our Patreon! You can find our supplements there...

PHA 3-3 - Morel of the Story

October 21, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 46.7 MB

Hey everyone, it’s Samuel! And welcome back to Plot Hooks: Adventures, brought to you by Plot Hooks Podcasts! This show brings you along as fantastic creators in the TTRPG space, other members of the Plot Hooks team, and our Patrons play through one-shot adventures set in the official Plot Hooks world, Khariq!  If you’d like to get involved, head over to Patreon.com/PlotHooks, where you can impact future Plot Hooks: Adventures sessions, get access to the full episodes right away instead of ...

PH 37 - Devils

October 17, 2020 14:00 - 34 minutes - 23.9 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today, we continue spooky month by looking at those diabolical fiends from the Nine Hells, devils! We talk about 5 aspects of DnD devils that we can use to tell great stories. In The Wilds segment, the pit fiend! And in The Tavern, what would you do if there was a devil that defected? Be sure to check out our Patreon! You can ...

PHA 3-2 - Oh My Celium

October 14, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 45.1 MB

Hey everyone, it’s Samuel! And welcome back to Plot Hooks: Adventures, brought to you by Plot Hooks Podcasts! This show brings you along as fantastic creators in the TTRPG space, other members of the Plot Hooks team, and our Patrons play through one-shot adventures set in the official Plot Hooks world, Khariq!  If you’d like to get involved, head over to Patreon.com/PlotHooks, where you can impact future Plot Hooks: Adventures sessions, get access to the full episode right now instead of wa...

PH 36 - Spooky Minisode

October 10, 2020 14:00 - 11 minutes - 8.05 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today, it's a short minisode at the outset of spooky month, setting the stage for other content down the line for the rest of October. I briefly talk about why I love spooky stories, and why running one this Halloween might be fun - or even good for character growth in the midst of an ongoing campaign. Thanks so much to our ne...

PHA 3-1 - An Ihmeset's Prak'mina

October 07, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 42.1 MB

Hey everyone, it’s Samuel! And welcome back to Plot Hooks: Adventures, brought to you by Plot Hooks Podcasts! This show brings you along as fantastic creators in the TTRPG space, other members of the Plot Hooks team, and our Patrons play through one-shot adventures set in the official Plot Hooks world, Khariq!  If you’d like to get involved, head over to Patreon.com/PlotHooks, where you can impact future Plot Hooks: Adventures sessions, get access to the full episode right now instead of wa...

PH 35 - Homebrewing with Kayla

September 26, 2020 14:00 - 56 minutes - 39 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today, I talk about homebrewing with the amazing (and prolific homebrewer) Kayla Bayens - also known as DM Dalliance, JustKay, and JustThinkingKay! Be sure to check out her Twitter, blog, and all her content on the DMs Guild! In The Wilds, the phase spider! Kayla has a great blog post about spiders which you can check out if yo...

PHA 2-4 - Daring Escapades

September 23, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 55.8 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Part 4 - the final part - of the second session of Plot Hooks: Adventures! Here we bring together fantastic creators in the TTRPG space, members of the Plot Hooks team, and our Patrons for one-shot adventures set in the official Plot Hooks world, Khariq!  If you’d like to get involved, head over to Patreon.com/PlotHooks, where you can impact future Plot Hooks: Adventures sessions, get access to the full episodes right away instead of waiting for all the parts, even ...

PH 34 - Learning from Plot Hooks: Adventures

September 19, 2020 14:00 - 29 minutes - 20.4 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today, we look at what I've learned from our new show, Plot Hooks: Adventures - and what we all can learn from playing TTRPGs with those outside of our normal play groups. In The Wilds, the crawling claw! And in The Tavern, what would you do if you were beset by pirates? Our new show, Plot Hooks: Adventures is going strong! Th...

PHA 2-3 - Not-so-Subtle Infiltration

September 16, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 44.2 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Part 3 of the second session of our new show, Plot Hooks: Adventures! Here we bring together fantastic creators in the TTRPG space, members of the Plot Hooks team, and our Patrons for one-shot adventures set in the official Plot Hooks world, Khariq!  If you’d like to get involved, head over to Patreon.com/PlotHooks, where you can impact future Plot Hooks: Adventures sessions, get access to the full 4-hour episode *right now* instead of waiting for all the parts, eve...

PH 33 - The Role of Food

September 12, 2020 14:00 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today, we explore the role of food in our collaborative storytelling. What place does this aspect of life have in our roleplaying? In The Wilds, the intellect devourer! And in The Tavern, what would you do if food was poisoned? Our new show, Plot Hooks: Adventures is going strong! This awesome new offering features one-shot ad...

PHA 2-2 - Elephant in the Room

September 09, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 44.8 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Part 2 of the second session of our new show, Plot Hooks: Adventures! Here we bring together fantastic creators in the TTRPG space, members of the Plot Hooks team, and our Patrons for one-shot adventures set in the official Plot Hooks world, Khariq!  If you’d like to get involved, head over to Patreon.com/PlotHooks, where you can impact future Plot Hooks: Adventures sessions, get access to the full 4-hour episode *right now* instead of waiting for all the parts, eve...

PH 32 - Fatal Flaws in our Monsters

September 05, 2020 14:00 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today, we explore the concept of fatal flaws in our monsters, creating puzzle style combats. This episode was inspired by DM David, who you can find on Twitter @DMDavidBlog. In The Wilds, we look at the shadow! And in The Tavern, what would you do if an enemy is unbeatable? Our new show, Plot Hooks: Adventures is going strong!...

PHA 2-1 - Flee Problem

September 02, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 42.3 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Part 1 of the second session of our new show, Plot Hooks: Adventures! Here we bring together fantastic creators in the TTRPG space, members of the Plot Hooks team, and our Patrons for one-shot adventures set in the official Plot Hooks world, Khariq!  If you’d like to get involved, head over to Patreon.com/PlotHooks, where you can impact future Plot Hooks: Adventures sessions, get access to the full 4-hour episode *right now* instead of waiting for all the parts, eve...

PH 31 - The Wish Spell

August 29, 2020 14:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MB

Hey everyone! Welcome to Plot Hooks, the podcast where we explore the art of narrative and collaborative storytelling in the world's premier RPG, Dungeons & Dragons. Today, Samuel explores the fascinating spell "Wish" in this week's Prime Material. In The Wilds - continuing the theme - we look at genies! And in The Tavern, what would you do if a wish was available? Our new show, Plot Hooks: Adventures is going strong! This awesome new offering features one-shot adventures with famous conte...

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