The Red Dice Diaries
491 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★ - 4 ratingsA journey through the world of RPGs from the viewpoint of a long-time GM and player.
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Strange Fruit Part 2
February 03, 2024 21:54 - 1 hour - 74.5 MBPart one available here. Three visitors to the isolated, rotting corpse-town of Ebon Eaves find themselves trapped in a church, forced to fight for their leaves against both the dead and a horrible blasphemous form of life. - Music from https://freepd.com/horror.php - Tremulus available from https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/120260/tremulus #reddicediaries #rddrpg #tremulus #ttrpg #actualplay #cthulhu #pbta This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscr...
Strange Fruit Part 1
February 03, 2024 21:47 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBThree visitors arrive in the isolated American town of Ebon Eaves, two eager to claim their inheritance and another seeking a spiritual project to distract him from the trauma of his past, but little do they know that the tree blocking the way into town is the least of their troubles... - Music from https://freepd.com/horror.php - Tremulus available from https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/120260/tremulus #reddicediaries #rddrpg #tremulus #ttrpg #actualplay #cthulhu #pbta This is a p...
Creating a cheatsheet for WFRP
January 21, 2024 14:04 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBWelcome to Last Roll of the Week with Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offer hints, review books and other stuff to use in your own games. I’m currently prepping to run The Enemy Within campaign for WFRP 4E, we’ve done a bit of character gen and I’m enthused to get started, but need to get myself up to speed on the current iteration of the rules. One of the things I find useful is a cheat or reference sheet so I’ve decided to create one using Obsidian Notes. I’d really love you ...
So you want to be a Game Master
January 14, 2024 14:53 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBWelcome to Last Roll of the Week with Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offer hints, review books and other stuff to use in your own games. In this episode I’m talking about the book "So You Want to be a Game Master" by Justin Alexander that I picked up for Christmas. I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast Or email us at RDDRPGpodcast...
2024 Year of the Hammer
January 05, 2024 08:00 - 10 minutes - 9.87 MBWelcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games. In this episode I’m talking about some of my plans for podcasting and content in 2024 and why I’m unofficially referring to this as “the Year of the Hammer.” I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast Or email us at RDDRPGpodcast@g...
D&D Collectable Magazine
October 08, 2023 08:34 - 22 minutes - 20.3 MBWelcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games. In this episode I’m joined by lovely wife Hannah as we discuss the recently released (at time of recording) D&D 5E collectable magazine from Wizards of the Coast. I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast Or email us at RDDRPGpodc...
Liquid XP
October 01, 2023 14:39 - 13 minutes - 12 MBWelcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games. In this episode I’m out and about again, and I’ve been thinking about some of the elements that tend to get “short-changed” in some of the streamlined versions of D&D that I’ve been looking at recently. I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/...
A Spaghetti Fantasy with 5E Stank
September 24, 2023 08:24 - 14 minutes - 13.2 MBWelcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games. I’ve recently acquired a book called Brancalonia which is a spaghetti fantasy campaign book using the 5th Edition of the world’s most popular roleplaying game; reading through got me thinking about what I loved in it, but why I probably wouldn’t run it as is. In this episode I’m out and about talking about that very subject and also comparing it to another game Helveczia t...
How you guys handle dwindling enthusiasm for long-running campaigns
September 05, 2023 16:50 - 27 minutes - 24.7 MBWelcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games. A short while ago I posted an episode give some thoughts about how to keep interest going in a long-running campaign and I asked for your thoughts, some listeners were kind enough to response, so in this episode I’m going to play their responses and talk about. I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, ...
Enthusiasm dwindling for a campaign?
August 19, 2023 21:45 - 13 minutes - 12.1 MBWelcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games. In this episode—inspired by some #RPGaDay2023 correspondence and podcasts I’ve listened to—I’m talking about ways you can prevent your enthusiasm ebbing for an RPG campaign. I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast Or email us at...
Lamentations of the Flame Princess
August 10, 2023 23:00 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MBWelcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games. In this episode I’m taking a first look at the following Lamentations of the Flame Princess modules: * Galileo 2: Judgement Day * Temple of the Wurm * Winnie the S**t If you want to get involved in the conversation or give us some feedback you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast Or email us at [email protected] We now also have a...
Lamentations of the Flame Princess
August 10, 2023 23:00 - 20 minutes - 18.3 MBWelcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games. In this episode I’m taking a first look at the following Lamentations of the Flame Princess modules: * Galileo 2: Judgement Day * Temple of the Wurm * Winnie the S**t If you want to get involved in the conversation or give us some feedback you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast Or email us at [email protected] We now also have a...
5 Tips for Creating a Campaign Mash-up
August 04, 2023 05:54 - 7 minutes - 8.14 MBWelcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games. In this episode we're offering 5 tips for creating a campaign mash-up. If you want to get involved in the conversation or give us some feedback you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast Or email us at [email protected] We now also have a blog: https://reddicediaries.bearblog.dev/ --oOo--- Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada...
RPG Review - Mythic Gamesmaster Emulator
July 27, 2023 23:00 - 15 minutes - 13.9 MBIn our latest podcast episode we review the Mythic GM Emulator, available now from Drivethru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/422929/Mythic-Game-Master-Emulator-Second-Edition Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? * You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast * Or you can email us at: [email protected] You can also find us using the following lin...
RPG Review - Sandbox Creator
July 20, 2023 21:45 - 17 minutes - 15.8 MBIn our latest podcast episode we review the Sandbox Creator by Atelier Clandestin, available now from Drivethru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/430675/Sandbox-Generator Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? * You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast * Or you can email us at: [email protected] You can also find us using the following link: ht...
Revolvers & Katana - Session 2: Count & Countess Snaroc
May 14, 2023 13:54 - 34 minutes - 31.2 MBHaving saved Count & Countess Snaroc from the unpleasantness on the Lightning Rail our heroes enjoy the hospitality of their estate, but find themselves drawn into issues with the local nobles and something sinister affecting the law in Last Hope. Frame Graphic License: Used under free license Attribution: Image by https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/flat-design-art-deco-background_20082188.htm --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/...
Revolvers & Katana - Session 1: The Lightning Rail
May 06, 2023 22:58 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBOur heroes seek to escape the monolithic grasp of the Steel Empire by making their way to the badlands and the small frontier town of Last Hope where they plan to lose themselves amongst the throngs of humanity and possibly plan how they can strike back against the Empire, but first they must reach their destination. Frame Graphic License: Used under free license Attribution: Image by https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/flat-design-art-deco-background_20082188.htm --- Send in a voice ...
Voicemails - Skills, House-ruling systems and interesting players
April 23, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes - 16.6 MBIn this episode we're catching up on some voicemail about skills, house-ruling and the difficulties of getting players into TTRPGs. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Many thanks to our callers: Pink Phantom: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-pink-phantom Randy from Biggus Geekus: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/biggusgeekus Jason at the Nerds RPG Variety cast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason37...
System Mastery & Authorial Intent
April 10, 2023 23:00 - 32 minutes - 22.6 MBIn this episode I'm continue my conversation with two of my regular players and GMs Mathew and Johannes, we're talking about some of the benefits of system mastery and also the important of authorial intent and good GM advice in games. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with Speakpipe you ca...
Revolvers & Katanas - Introduction
April 09, 2023 14:31 - 3 minutes - 3.47 MBAn introduction to our current game Revolvers & Katanas, where we're using the EZD6 system to portray adventurers on the losing side of a Great War who now seek to forge their out destinies in a world ruled by a technological tyrant wielding unstable and little understood archeotech from a long-forgotten age before the fall of man to their current state. In the future I hope to release abbreviated accounts of our sessions featuring selected audio from the sessions themselves. Frame Graphic...
First Look - Cities Without Number
March 12, 2023 16:00 - 39 minutes - 27.8 MBIn this episode I'm taking a look through the beta version of Cities Without Number the forthcoming cyberpunk game by Kevin Crawford. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries Or you can...
Drop It Like It's Plot
March 08, 2023 19:00 - 8 minutes - 6.27 MBIn this episode I'm talking about the benefits of dropping little plot bombs into your games and not necessarily fully planning them out. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries Or you...
Plot terriers and play assists
March 02, 2023 00:00 - 32 minutes - 23 MBIn this episode I'm continue my conversation with two of my regular players and GMs Mathew and Johannes, we're talking plot terriers, receiving player assistance and also what we're looking for in a game system at this stage in our lives. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with Speakpipe you...
John talks games with Mathew and Johannes
February 28, 2023 00:00 - 32 minutes - 23 MBIn this episode I'm chatting to two of my regular players and GMs Mathew and Johannes about the games they're running and we also discuss the pros and cons of long-running campaigns and revisiting old settings for new games. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leav...
The Tyranny of Dice
January 19, 2023 19:00 - 17 minutes - 12.1 MBIn this episode I'm chatting a little about thoughts stirred up by my acquisition of the RPG EZD6 and one of the unsung heroes of the dice world. If you'd like to check out EZD6 it's available here: https://www.ezd6.com/ Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a ...
And a dungeon new year...
January 17, 2023 00:00 - 11 minutes - 8.08 MBIt's been a while since we put out an episode, but we're kicking off this year by talking about the Dungeon23 project I've got involved in and how that's going at the moment. Inspiration Links Sean McCoy's original Dungeon23 post: https://seanmccoy.substack.com/p/dungeon23 My original Dungeon23 blog post: https://reddicediaries.bearblog.dev/dungeon23-intro/ Watabou's excellent generators: https://watabou.itch.io/ Dungeon Scrawl: https://app.dungeonscrawl.com/ Title Music: Fireworks by...
Voicemails - Electric Bastionland, Industrial Magical Revolution and Skills (oh my)
December 07, 2022 18:00 - 22 minutes - 15.8 MBIn this episode we're answering some of your lovely voicemails. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Many thanks to our callers: Jason at the Nerds RPG Variety cast: https://anchor.fm/jason376 Spencer from Keep Off the Borderlands: https://anchor.fm/free-thrall Ron from Ron Talks Tabletop: https://www.youtube.com/@rontalkstabletop Aaron NPC You can find the name generators I use at the link below: https://thestoryshack.com/...
Skills in OSR Games
December 06, 2022 00:00 - 11 minutes - 8.75 MBSpurred on by some conversations and videos I've watched recently, in addition to feedback from my players following our last campaign, I've been thinking about how simple skills might be implemented in OSR games. Inspiration Links Ranger Lemure's Whitebox FMAG video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUn6t2x29q8 Dungeon Craft campaign playlist - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RayVJoDwuwQ&list=PLYlOu5g6H7Zwe3hx9SUW-dGheRzZt__-t Whitebox FMAG on DrivethruRPG - https://www.drivethrurpg.com...
Five tips for drawing zone maps
November 17, 2022 00:00 - 8 minutes - 6.15 MBZone maps can be a real boon to games, allowing maps to be created quickly and easily, in this episode i'm offering five tips for creating them. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries O...
Five tips for describing NPCs
November 15, 2022 00:00 - 10 minutes - 7.57 MBNPCs are a vital part of any RPG campaign, and in this episode we're offering five tips to help you describe them in your games. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries Or you can email ...
Dead Among the Depths S01E06 - The Power of the Lord Compels You
November 12, 2022 18:55 - 2 hours - 152 MBAs they lurk in the darkness behind the communal haven of the violated anarch coterie known as the Tourists, the kindred are challenged by a mysterious, commanding voice for them to show themselves and face judgement. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com
Dead Among the Depths S01E05 - Down among the dead men let him lie
October 29, 2022 18:25 - 3 hours - 201 MBLead by the mysteriously deferential blind boatman, Franco takes hold of a heavy Anchor and sinks down into the depths for a meeting with the mysterious hidden Masters... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com
OSR October 8 - Voicemails
October 25, 2022 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.26 MBIn this voicemail episode I'm responding to calls about session titles, recent OSR October episodes and various old-school primers. Our callers this episode were: Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast Kevin at the Redcaps Podcast Spencer from Keep off the Borderlands Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php If you want to check out my Youtube review of Face Folio you can find it here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5Bpm9SgfQg At ...
OSR October 7 - Electric Bastionland, OSR?
October 23, 2022 23:00 - 19 minutes - 14.2 MBInspired by Spencer's excellent Keep off the Borderlands podcast, in this OSR October episode, I'm taking a more positive look at Electric Bastionland and talking about whether I think it's an OSR game. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php You can find the episode of Keep off the Borderlands that inspired this episode here: https://anchor.fm/free-thrall/episodes/OSR-A-Jasont-How-OSR-is-Bastionland---The-Dungeon-Dozen---OctOSR-OSRt...
OSR October 6 - Zines
October 23, 2022 11:00 - 10 minutes - 7.95 MBIn this OSR October episode I'm chatting a little bit about Zines within the OSR space and why I think they're valuable. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php You can find the wikipedia definition of zines I read out here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zine Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a vo...
OSR October 5 - Principia Apocrypha
October 16, 2022 10:00 - 14 minutes - 10.6 MBIn this OSR October episode I complete my look at the Principia Apocrypha an old-school gaming primer. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php You can get hold of the Principa Aprocrypha here: https://lithyscaphe.blogspot.com/p/principia-apocrypha.html Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail...
OSR October 4 - Voicemails
October 16, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutes - 7.85 MBIn this episode we're answering some of your lovely voicemails. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Many thanks to our callers: Jason at the Nerds RPG Variety cast: https://anchor.fm/jason376 Randy at Biggus Geekus: https://anchor.fm/biggusgeekus Marcus Weger Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also lea...
OSR October 3 - Principia Apocrypha
October 16, 2022 10:00 - 11 minutes - 8.72 MBIn this OSR October episode I'm talking about the Principia Apocrypha an old-school gaming primer. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php You can get hold of the Principa Aprocrypha here: https://lithyscaphe.blogspot.com/p/principia-apocrypha.html Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on ...
OSR October 2 - Magical Industrial Revolution
October 15, 2022 15:00 - 16 minutes - 11.8 MBInspired by Rob C's Down in a Heap podcast, for this OSR October episode I'm talking about one of my favourite supplements, Magical Industrial Revolution by Skerples. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php You can check out Skerples blog at: https://coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com/ And his products are on DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/12623/Skerples Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a...
OSR October 1 - What the OSR means to me?
October 15, 2022 14:00 - 10 minutes - 7.11 MBIn the first of my OSR October episodes I'm taking inspiration from Rob C's Down in a Heap podcast and am talking about what the OSR means to me. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Other podcasts doing OSR October: Down in a Heap - https://anchor.fm/rob-c Nerd's RPG Variety Cast - https://anchor.fm/jason376 Redcaps Podcast - https://anchor.fm/theredcaps Bandit's Keep - https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Phantom Thoughts - http...
Give your sessions a title
October 12, 2022 23:00 - 11 minutes - 8.36 MBIn this episode I'm giving you some reasons why you might want to consider giving your sessions a title and some tips for creating said title if you do. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-di...
GMs, share some of the descriptive load with your players
October 10, 2022 23:00 - 12 minutes - 8.88 MBWe're back after a month break and we're talking about some of the benefits that you can reap from sharing the descriptive load with your players. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries ...
Dead Among the Depths S01E04 - Costruire o distruggere?
October 08, 2022 19:46 - 2 hours - 162 MB𝐓𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲? Ugo begins to investigate the ancient families of the boat people seeking the mystery of the blind beggar, whilst Franco searches for answers to a more modern puzzle. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com
Dead Among the Depths S01E03 - Shades of the Past
October 08, 2022 19:42 - 3 hours - 194 MBWith a stolen fetter taken from the Il Redentore church, Aurelio summons a shade from the dark past of Venice, but will it bring wisdom or damnation? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com
Dead Among the Depths S01E02 - Secrets of Venice
September 17, 2022 21:51 - 3 hours - 169 MBAs our coterie of wanderers and necromantic leg-breakers begin to investigate the deeper mysteries lurking in Venice, puzzles whose nature might be linked to the very layout of the city, a more modern diversion raises its head. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com
Dead Among the Depths S01E01 - The Death of Faith
September 17, 2022 20:10 - 3 hours - 172 MBA murdered priest brings a group of unlikely Kindred together in the damp districts of Venice, and the circumstances of his death threaten to unearth a greater mystery drowned beneath the city for decades. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com
Dead Among the Depths S01E00 - Session Zero
September 17, 2022 20:03 - 4 hours - 254 MBAfter wrapping up our Smoke & Snow OSE campaign we've decided to run a short/finite campaign of a different system and genre, after some discussion we decided to run a Vampire the Masquerade 5th Edition game set in Venice. In our session 0 we talk creating characters and what sort of game we want. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get ...
Guns are a letdown in D&D
August 21, 2022 23:00 - 14 minutes - 10.6 MBInspired by an episode of the Hindsightless podcast I'm pondering why sometimes guns can feel like a bit of a letdown in D&D and OSR games, and I make some suggestions as to what you can do about it. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Check out Hindsightless at: https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues...
Bonus voicemail episode: Breaking the Rules, Book Snobbery & Facing the Folio
August 21, 2022 16:00 - 22 minutes - 16 MBIn this voicemail episode I'm responding to calls about book snobbery, Face Folio and whether or not monsters should follow the same rules as the PCs. Our callers this episode were: Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast Randy over at Biggus Geekus Joe at the Hindsightless podcast Goblin's Henchman Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php If you want to check out my Youtube review of Face Folio you can find it here: https://www.yout...
OMG I might be a book snob!
August 16, 2022 23:00 - 14 minutes - 10.4 MBIn this episode of the podcast I'm pondering the question of whether I've become a book snob and discussing what got me thinking about it. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php If you'd like to check out my wife Hannah's YouTube craft channel you can find it at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPFTmjtOmA8SaZldpppB4sw Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast ...