The Red Dice Diaries
496 episodes - English - Latest episode: 2 days ago - ★★★★ - 4 ratingsA journey through the world of RPGs from the viewpoint of a long-time GM and player.
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Episodes
What I learnt from OSE adventures
April 14, 2022 23:00 - 12 minutes - 8.86 MBIn this episode of the podcast I'm talking about one of my favourite aspects of OSE, specifically Necrotic Gnome, adventures, 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 us ...
How alien are your aliens?
April 13, 2022 23:00 - 12 minutes - 8.92 MBIn this episode I'm discussing some of the benefits and flaws of human-anologue aliens and more incomprehensible aliens in media and how you might represent such creatures in your RPGs. 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: ...
Have a wee rest break
April 12, 2022 23:00 - 13 minutes - 9.54 MBIn this episode I'm talking about why having a short rest or comfort break during an RPG session can be very handy for both players and GMs. 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 yo...
How I Create a Tavern
April 11, 2022 23:00 - 12 minutes - 8.95 MBIn response to a call-in from Jason at the Nerds RPG Variety Cast podcast, I'm talking about how I go about creating taverns for my D&D game. You can check out Nerds RPG Variety Cast here: https://anchor.fm/jason376 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 voicem...
Collective Terms for Monsters
April 10, 2022 23:00 - 12 minutes - 8.96 MBIn this episode I'm talking about generic/collective terms for monsters and why they can be a real boon to GMs. 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 us at: RDDRPGpodc...
XP Bonuses for Prime Requisites
April 07, 2022 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.07 MBThis episode is based on a suggestion by RFED (AKA. Darren Green) who called in asking about bonus XP for having high prime requisite scores in D&D attributes. 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-...
Dungeon Alchemist Froth
April 06, 2022 23:00 - 12 minutes - 8.52 MBIn this episode I'm frothing a bit about my recent acquisition of the dungeon-mapping software Dungeon Alchemist that I originally backed on Kickstarter. Currently available on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1588530/Dungeon_Alchemist/ 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 Speakpi...
Corporate Evil
April 05, 2022 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.41 MBHaving been thinking about evil npcs and the like, spurred on by our recent episode Stupid Evil, I've been thinking about how middle-management/tax collectors could make excellent villains for certain campaigns. Check out our previous episode Stupid Evil: https://rddrpgpodcast.buzzsprout.com/977239/10318545-stupid-evil 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: ht...
Bonus voicemail episode: Meeples, Monsters, Evil & Zombies
April 04, 2022 23:00 - 21 minutes - 14.7 MBIn this voicemail episode we're responding to call-ins from our listeners about using tokens in gaming, inspirational monster episodes, playing evil characters in games and how the zombie horde trope has been a bit over-used in the media. Our callers this episode were: BJ from the Arcane Alienist Randy from Biggus Geekus Goblin's Henchman Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get inv...
Special Brew II - The Slurpening
April 04, 2022 23:00 - 14 minutes - 9.84 MBFollowing on from our previous episode I'm talking about some of the fantasy brews that I particularly enjoyed in the Wormskin-zines from Necrotic Gnome and also offering some advice for making your own. Check out our previous episode on special brews here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/977239/10338718 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....
Smoke & Snow S02E07 - The Water Trolls
April 04, 2022 20:50 - 3 hours - 180 MB𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐅𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏𝟐𝟗𝟓𝐀𝐄 Exploring the depths of a crumbling, flooding temple dedicated to the Old God known as the Great Serpent our heroes find themselves confronted by a group of great clawed beasts that rise from the water dripping water and rank weed from their rubbery bodies. --- 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 a...
Special Brew
April 03, 2022 23:00 - 8 minutes - 5.79 MBIn this short episode I'm thinking about how adding a speciality brew to your taverns could add a lot more to your game. 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 us at: R...
Bonus voicemail episode: Usage Dice
April 03, 2022 16:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBIn this episode we have a few of our listeners calling in about music and our recent usage dice episode. Our callers this episode were: Goblin's Henchman Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast The Pink Phantom Joe Richter of the Hindsightless Podcast 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 S...
D&D Zombie Apocalypse
March 31, 2022 23:00 - 13 minutes - 9.66 MBIn today's episode I'm thinking about some of the things that make zombie apocalypses in film and fiction so unnerving for me and am chatting a bit about how that might work in a D&D campaign. 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 ac...
Cosmology, what 4E did right
March 30, 2022 23:00 - 10 minutes - 7.7 MBLove it or hate it, it's clear that the 4th edition of D&D very much polarised the fan-base, however--in this episode--I'm talking about something I very much loved about 4E, the World Axis cosmology. Check out the zine Planar Compass here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/16487/Planar-Compass 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...
Stupid Evil
March 29, 2022 23:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBInspired by an episode of Biggus Geekus I listened to recently I chat about playing evil PCs. Check out the recent episode of Biggus Geekus that I mentioned: https://anchor.fm/biggusgeekus/episodes/Episode-80-Evil-Campaigns--PCs-e1g7hi4 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...
Shiny Happy Meeples
March 28, 2022 23:00 - 11 minutes - 8.05 MBIn this episode I'm dicussing how uising generic tokens like meeples might actually help your RPG game. Check out our previous episode on returning to manual gaming: https://rddrpgpodcast.buzzsprout.com/977239/10194092-could-i-go-back-to-old-school-manual-gaming Link to VTT Owlbear Rodeo: https://www.owlbear.rodeo/ Link to the excellent Dragons are Real episode on Owlbear Rodeo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qYsMU8CVfE Link to the Paperforge Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/paperforge...
+/- Usage Dice
March 27, 2022 23:00 - 14 minutes - 9.94 MBIn this episode I'm dicussing Usage Dice, an alternative method of tracking consumables, a few things I like about this method and some that I don't. 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-diari...
Bonus voicemail episode: Cry havoc and let slip the skills of war!
March 26, 2022 17:00 - 18 minutes - 12.7 MBIn this episode we being with a rallying cry by Goblin's Henchmen before moving on to talk about skills, classes and mega-dungeons. Our callers this episode were: Goblin's Henchman Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast The Pink Phantom Joe Richter of the Hindsightless Podcast 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 ...
Point Crawl Dungeon
March 25, 2022 00:00 - 8 minutes - 5.91 MBIn this episode I'm talking about a recent OSE game where I tried running a dungeon as a point-crawl, what I think went well and what I think I can improve on. 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-...
Lost Classes: The Arnesonian Classes
March 24, 2022 00:00 - 14 minutes - 10.2 MBIn this episode I'm discussing a supplement from Appendix-N Entertainment that covers some lost/forgotten classes for OSE: The supplement is available from DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/297980/Lost-Classes-The-Arnesonian-Classes 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 Spe...
FMAG Skills
March 23, 2022 00:00 - 11 minutes - 7.78 MBFollowing on from our episode about Thieves, in this episode I'm talking about how I feel that White Box: FMAG's handling of thievery could be expanded to add additional depth to characters in D&D. White Box FMAG is available from DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/190631/White-Box--Fantastic-Medieval-Adventure-Game 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 ...
Bonus voicemail episode: Battle Cries and Old Books
March 22, 2022 00:00 - 10 minutes - 7.36 MBIn this episode we're answering listener calls about our recent Battle Cries episode and Jason has called in to wax nostalgic about old books. Our callers this episode were: Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast Ron Frazier 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 ...
Health Potions - Love or hate?
March 22, 2022 00:00 - 12 minutes - 8.55 MBInspired by an episode of Cleric's Wear Ringmail, in this episode I'm talking about my thoughts on health potions. Check out the podcasts that inspired this episode at the links below: https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail/episodes/I-Hate-Health-Potions-e1b5acv https://anchor.fm/radio-grognard Also check out our previous episode on Snake Oil Salesmen: https://rddrpgpodcast.buzzsprout.com/977239/10043101-random-chart-tuesday-snake-oil-salesmen Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakar...
Cities Supplement
March 21, 2022 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.6 MBFollowing on from last Friday's episode about the allure of old books, I'm looking at a secondhand copy of the Chaosium Universal Supplement Cities that I picked up a while back. 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:/...
Bonus voicemail episode: Mi-Go and Handling Thieves
March 20, 2022 16:00 - 20 minutes - 14.5 MBIn this episode we're answering listener calls about our recent Mi-Go and Thief Skills episodes. Our callers this episode were: Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast Taylor from Clerics Wear Ringmail Randy at Biggus Geekus Rob C from Down in a Heap 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 Sp...
Smoke & Snow S02E06 - Into the Maw
March 20, 2022 10:48 - 2 hours - 160 MB𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟐𝟗𝟓𝐀𝐄 Having returned from their adventures in and around Brackenwold our heroes set off with their patron, the philosopher's stone seeking Fabrio Tagleroni, we join them as they prepare to board a ferry to the Beast's Maw. --- 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 reddiced...
The Allure of Old Books
March 18, 2022 00:00 - 12 minutes - 8.61 MBIn this episode I'm talking about some of the reasons that I find old or second-hand books so appealing. 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 us at: RDDRPGpodcast@gma...
Bonus voicemail episode: Poisonous plants and multiple campaigns
March 18, 2022 00:00 - 8 minutes - 5.76 MBIn this episode we're answering listener calls about our recent episode on the 5E Poisonous Plants supplement and also the subject of running more than one game in the same campaign setting. Our callers this episode were: Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast Joe from Raven God 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/RDDRPGPodcas...
Your Dungeons Need Rubbish!
March 17, 2022 00:00 - 14 minutes - 9.85 MBIn this episode we're thinking about how rubbish/detritus is used (or not) in dungeons and how thinking about such things could add an extra dimension to your lairs. 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/th...
Battle Cries & Heroic Speeches
March 16, 2022 00:00 - 9 minutes - 6.6 MBIn this episode we're talking about why heroic battle-cries and speeches can be useful and offering some tips as to how you can incorporate them into your D&D 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/th...
Bonus voicemail episode: Drawing an Abominable Blank
March 16, 2022 00:00 - 15 minutes - 10.5 MBIn this bonus episode we're responding to some listener call-ins concerning our recent episodes about the Abominable Snowman and also how to get inspiration when you're drawing a bit of a blank RPG-wise: Our callers this episode were: Glen Hallstrom of the Radio Grognard podcast Jason of Nerds RPG Variety Cast Joe Richter from the Hindsightless podcast Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversati...
The Problem with Thieves
March 15, 2022 06:00 - 15 minutes - 10.9 MBToday I'm musing about why the Thief class in D&D has never really appealed to me. 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 us at: [email protected] You can also f...
The Fungi from Yuggoth
March 14, 2022 04:00 - 15 minutes - 10.8 MBIn this episode I'm talking about one of my favourite creatures from the Mythos, the Mi-Go, devilish fungoid scientists who experiment on themselves as readily as others. 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....
Bonus voicemail episode: Human and Back to Manual Games
March 12, 2022 21:00 - 14 minutes - 10.1 MBIn this episode we're answering some voicemails from our listeners talking about humanocentric campaigns and returning to a more manual method of running games. Our callers this episode were: Randy Nichols of the Biggus Geekus podcast Cody M of the No Save for You podcast Jason of Nerds RPG Variety Cast Ray Otus of the Plundergrounds podcast Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You c...
The Abominable Snowman
March 11, 2022 06:00 - 24 minutes - 17.2 MBIn this episode myself and Hannah are talking about one of our favourite Cryptids, the Yeti, how it has been represented in D&D and how you might like to use it 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://an...
Could I go back to old-school manual gaming?
March 10, 2022 05:00 - 11 minutes - 8.31 MBIn this episode I'm bemoaning some recent tech-problems we've been having with FoundryVTT in my OSE game and the potential back-ups/alternatives I've been looking at. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php You can check out Pete Jone's excellent video on Owlbear Rodeo at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qYsMU8CVfE Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If y...
Poisonous Plants
March 09, 2022 05:00 - 15 minutes - 10.7 MBIn this episode I'm talking about a D20/5E supplement thaty I've found very interesting and useful during my games, that covers poisonous plants, their uses and dangers. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php If you're interested in this supplement check out the links below: The original kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2057621913/poisonous-plants/description Availabe for purchase on DrivethruRPG: https://www.driv...
The Herbalist's Primer
March 08, 2022 06:00 - 16 minutes - 11.7 MBIn this episode I'm talking about one of my favourite recent books that I use for fleshing out details in my campaign world, in-case plants specifically. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php If you're interested in finding out more about the Herbalist's Primer check out the links below: The original kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/exaltedfuneral/herbalists-primer/description Double Proficiency's website: https:...
What I do when I hit a blank spot
March 07, 2022 06:00 - 11 minutes - 8.27 MBIn this episode I'm talking about some of things I do to try and jump-start my imagination when I hit a block or a blank spot. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php If you're interested in checking out some of the source of inspiration I mentioned in the episode you can find the links below: Fortean Times: https://subscribe.forteantimes.com/ Hellebore Zine: https://helleborezine.bigcartel.com/ Alter Youtube Channel: https://www....
Bonus voicemail episode: Contentious titles, spreadsheets and multiple campaign games
March 05, 2022 22:00 - 25 minutes - 17.9 MBIn this episode we answer voicemails from a number of callers on recent episodes and discussions of the topics therein. Many thanks to our callers: Glen Hallstrom at Radio Grognard Jason of Nerds RPG Variety Cast Goblin's Henchman Joe Richter of the Hindsightless Podcast Check out Goblin's Henchman's stuff on DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/9524/Goblin039s-Henchman Check out ChicagoWiz on the DM's Handbook podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedungeonmastershandbook or on...
Smoke & Snow S02E05 - A Noble Plot
March 05, 2022 09:23 - 2 hours - 139 MBOur heroes return to New Seal Land where Quentin has some plans for the criminal cartel known as the Crimson Coin, they also meet a strange figure hoping to set up shop in their home town. --- 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
Why is the treasure always in a chest?
March 04, 2022 06:00 - 11 minutes - 8.24 MBIn this episode I'm asking the question 'Why is the gold always in a chest?' and suggest some ways that--thinking a little about how and where things are stored--could add some depth to your dungeon-crawl. 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 ...
Field Guide to Hot Springs Island
March 03, 2022 05:00 - 12 minutes - 9.1 MBI'm talking a little about the Field Guide to Hot Springs Island and why it has helped captured my imagination, and really made me want to incorporate this intriguing mini-setting into my own campaign world as potentially a second game. Please note: This is not a review of any of the Hot Springs Islands product. If you're interested in checking out HSI you can find it here: https://shop.swordfishislands.com/books/ Check out Nerds RPG Varietycast, the inspiration for this episode at: http...
What I like to see in a character background as a GM
March 02, 2022 06:00 - 13 minutes - 9.27 MBIn this episode I'm discussing some things that I like to see and don't like to see in character backgrounds when I'm GM-ing a D&D game. Check out Nerds RPG Varietycast, the inspiration for this episode at: https://anchor.fm/jason376 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...
Spreadsheets in RPGs
March 01, 2022 00:00 - 11 minutes - 8.26 MBIn this episode I'm musing about using spreadsheets and other such tools in RPGs and how they can overshadow the fun bits of the game. Check out Nerds RPG Varietycast, the inspiration for this episode at: https://anchor.fm/jason376 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 a...
Do you run more than one campaign in the same game-world?
February 28, 2022 06:00 - 10 minutes - 7.65 MBIn this episode I'm talking about Hot Springs Island, why I'm thinking about running it for a small local convention and why it might be the next semi-regular campaign game I start up; I'm also asking the question do you run more than one campaign in the same game-world? 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 h...
Bonus Voicemail Episode: Money, NPCs and Humanocentric campaigns
February 26, 2022 14:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBIn this episode we answer voicemails from a number of callers on recent episodes and discussions of the topics therein. Many thanks to our callers: Glen Hallstrom at Radio Grognard Jason of Nerds RPG Variety Cast Rob Davis Ron Frazier If you want to check out Glen's recent episode "Oh the humanity!" that we mentioned you can find it here: https://anchor.fm/radio-grognard/episodes/Oh-the-Humanity-e1et1t1 Also check out Dyson Logos for some great maps: https://dysonlogos.blog/ Title Mus...
Demi-human Stereotypes
February 25, 2022 05:00 - 10 minutes - 7.69 MBIn this episode I'm talking about why I think some of the dem-human stereotypes common in D&D might actually be useful. 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 us at: RD...
Reviewing the LOTFP module Wight Power
February 24, 2022 06:00 - 26 minutes - 18.2 MBIn this episode I'm taking a look through the LOTFP module Wight Power where the misguided attempts of several religious people to restore the Kingdom of God, birth and abomination, disturb the rest of the Wight, an undead force of malevolence and evil. 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 ...