Talking is a Free Action
84 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago -We're a show focused on running TTRPGs. If you have questions how to DM, we have you covered. We cover mostly 5e D&D and have frequent guests! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/owen-batista/support
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Episodes
Talking is a Free Action - Session 1.15 - A Combination of Edge Cases
July 11, 2022 04:41 - 1 hour - 65.7 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action! This week, Marvin and Owen spend time talking about their favorite and least favorite classes, before touching on the death of Kazuki Takahashi, local game store, and things to do when your party doesn't show up for a game. Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/KEZpnuDyD4 Follow Owen on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Vladdviever Follow Marvin on Twitter https://ww...
Talking is a Free Action - Session 1.14 - That Shovel Has Game
July 04, 2022 05:25 - 1 hour - 69.6 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action! This week, we play a fun item generation game before jumping into a discussion on intelligent items. Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/KEZpnuDyD4 Follow Owen on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Vladdviever Follow Marvin on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Taiyougetsu Or Follow the Show at https://twitter.com/tiafapodcast --- Support this podcast: https://podc...
Talking is a Free Action - Session 1.13 - That Man is Spiders
June 28, 2022 06:21 - 1 hour - 64.7 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action! This week, Marvin and Owen spend time recounting the untimely potential demise of Marvin's PC in their home game and talking about the impact of character death and how to handle it. As always there are tangents galore and plenty of anecdotes. Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/KEZpnuDyD4 Follow Owen on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Vladdviever Follow Marvin on...
Talking is a Free Action - Session 1.12 - Encounter Redux & The Presidency
June 20, 2022 17:58 - 1 hour - 66.9 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action - session 1.12! This week Owen and Marvin rehash some points on encounter building before Marvin announces his intent to run for President of the United States in 2036. Cabinet picks are discussed. Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/KEZpnuDyD4 Follow Owen on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Vladdviever Follow Marvin on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Taiyougetsu O...
Talking is a Free Action - Session 1.11 - Copying Homework
June 13, 2022 15:46 - 55 minutes - 51.8 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action - Session 1.11 This week, Marvin and Owen talk about the merits and ethics of copying work within the ttrpg space. Per normal, we spend some time deviating into pop culture and our own experiences with how copying can turn into homebrewing. Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/KEZpnuDyD4 Follow Owen on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Vladdviever Follow Marvin on Twi...
Talking is a Free Action - Session 1.10 - Stranger Things and D&D
June 04, 2022 16:22 - 1 hour - 92.9 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action - Session 1.10! This week, Marvin and Owen take a winding conversation through D&D in popular media, touching on everything from Stranger Things and Critical Role to anime and bad Hollywood movies. Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/KEZpnuDyD4 Follow Owen on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Vladdviever Follow Marvin on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Taiyougetsu Y...
Talking is a Free Action - Session 1.9 - Gish
May 31, 2022 03:01 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action session 1.9! Sorry about the one week break. Some real life got in the way but we are back! This week Marvin and Owen talk about the character build of a Gish, its origins and our thoughts on it. We also touch on Gishs in popular media! Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/zjfUC9caeT Follow Owen on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Vladdviever Follow Marvin on Twitter...
Talking is a Free Action - Session 1.8 - Stories and Sorceries with Will & Rob
May 14, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 84.4 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action Session 1.8! This week, we sit down to chat with William and Rob from the Stories and Sorceries podcast as we chat about their beginnings, DMing philosophy and Magic the Gathering. Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/KEZpnuDyD4 Want to catch more of our guest? You can find them below: Follow our guest on Twitter at https://twitter.com/SandSpod1 Listen to their sho...
Talking is a Free Action - Lost Episode 17 - Departing Characters
May 08, 2022 03:34 - 1 hour - 101 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action's Lost Episode Series! This week, we talk about when characters leave the party, and how to repurpose storylines that seem abandoned when they do. As with all of our lost episodes content, these were recorded before the main show, so we may retread some ground in the future Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/zjfUC9caeT Follow Owen on Twitter https://www.twitter.co...
Talking is a Free Action - Session 1.7 - Improvising History
April 30, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 70.1 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action - Session 1.7 - Improvising History! This week, we talk about making up personal history on the spot, getting in character, and a few well placed tangents. Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/zjfUC9caeT Follow Owen on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Vladdviever Follow Marvin on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Taiyougetsu Catch the show live on Twitch.tv/tiafapodcas...
Talking is a Free Action - Lost Episode 16 - Art and D&D with GrizzlyMittz
April 24, 2022 01:29 - 1 hour - 74.2 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action's Lost Episode Series! This week, we talk with long time friend of the show Maxine AKA GrizzlyMittz! Join us as we chat about art, D&D and more. Want more of our guest? Follow her at https://twitter.com/GrizzlyMittz As with all of our lost episodes content, these were recorded before the main show, so we may retread some ground in the future. The audio was a little rough with some of these early shows as well. Feel free to comment with topic suggestio...
Talking is a Free Action - Session 1.6 - To Make a Monster
April 18, 2022 04:09 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action! This week we talk about how to make interesting monsters, cross pollenating TTRPG monsters, and we share a number of home brew monsters we've used in our own games. This episode we also reference The Monsters Know, you can check out that resource at https://www.themonstersknow.com/ Want to check out more? Follow Owen on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Vladdviever Follow Marvin on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Taiyougetsu Catch the show on Twit...
Talking is a Free Action - Session 1.5 - Milestones & Doctor Who?
April 10, 2022 04:47 - 1 hour - 65.8 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action session 1.5! This week, we open discussion about the benefits of milestone leveling versus experience, before veering into a brief detour about Doctor Who & closing with some anecdotes & a fun character concept. Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/zjfUC9caeT Follow Owen on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Vladdviever Follow Marvin on Twitter https://www.twitter.com...
Talking is a Free Action - Session 1.4 - Technology's Influence
April 02, 2022 12:00 - 1 hour - 58.3 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action Session 1.4! This week, Marvin and Owen talk about technology and its influence on modern play, as well as digressions on the homebrew Pokemon Table Top RPG, The nature of the show itself, and a brief character brew. Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/zjfUC9caeT Follow Owen on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Vladdviever Follow Marvin on Twitter https://www.twitter...
Talking is a Free Action - Lost Episodes 15 - Let's Split up Gang!
March 28, 2022 02:48 - 1 hour - 92 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action's Lost Episode Series! This week, we talk about splitting up the party! As with all of our lost episodes content, these were recorded before the main show, so we may retread some ground in the future. Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/zjfUC9caeT Follow Owen on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Vladdviever Follow Marvin on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Taiyouget...
Talking is a Free Action - Lost Episode 14 - Puzzles and Traps
March 19, 2022 12:00 - 53 minutes - 49.3 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action's Lost Episode Series! This week, we talk about all things puzzles and traps! As with all of our lost episodes content, these were recorded before the main show, so we may retread some ground in the future. Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/zjfUC9caeT Follow the show on Twitter: https://twitter.com/tiafapodcast Follow Owen on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Vl...
Talking is a Free Action - Session 1.3 - Vorpal Lance Music
March 12, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 63.6 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action session 1.3! This week, we talk with special guest Lucas from the youtube channel Vorpal Lance Music. We talk with him about how his channel got its start, and a variety of other topics. Want to join the discussion? Hang out with us on Discord at https://discord.gg/zjfUC9caeT , we take topic suggestions. Want more of our guest? You can find their stuff below: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/VorpalLanceMusic Twitter: https://twitter.com/Vorpal_Lanc...
Talking is a Free Action - Session 1.2 - DM & Player Tactics
March 05, 2022 19:02 - 1 hour - 67.1 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action - session 1.2! This week, Marvin and Owen discuss tactics during the game, both from behind the DM screen as well as on the player side of things. Feel free to join the discord and provide suggestions for future topics, as well as join the discussion at https://discord.gg/zjfUC9caeT Want to hear from us on off hours? Follow the show on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/tiafapodcast or follow the hosts: Follow Owen on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Vl...
Talking is a Free Action - Session 1.1 - Once More, with Feeling
February 26, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 61.8 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action, the D&D DM focused podcast where each week we discuss the table top RPGs that we know and love. This week, we're talking about session 0, backstory, and how to weave that into a plot! New episodes will be released weekly. Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/zjfUC9caeT You can find the show on twitter @tiafapodcast https://twitter.com/tiafapodcast You can also ...
Talking is a Free Action - Lost Episode 13 - Major Arcs ft. Dustin Steiner
February 20, 2022 04:40 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action's Lost Episode Series! This week, we talk with friend of the show Dustin Steiner about major character arcs when role playing. As with all of our lost episodes content, these were recorded before the main show, so we may retread some ground in the future. Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/NuCdRStVQ4 Want to hear more of our guest? Catch them on Twitter at https://...
Talking is a Free Action - Lost Episode 12 - Talking Bards & Music
February 11, 2022 17:20 - 1 hour - 101 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action's Lost Episode Series! This week, we talk all about Bards in 5e, as well as touch on music during game play. During the episode we mention Vorpal Lance, who you can catch at https://www.youtube.com/c/vorpallancemusic As with all of our lost episodes content, these were recorded before the main show, so we may retread some ground in the future. Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at http...
Talking a Free Action - Lost Episode 11 - Discussion with Dylan
February 08, 2022 16:07 - 2 hours - 152 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action's Lost Episode Series! This week, we talk with our good friend Dylan about his experience creating a home brew setting, Big Bad Evil Guys, DMing and a lot of reminiscing about games. As with all of our lost episodes content, these were recorded before the main show, so we may retread some ground in the future. Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/zjfUC9caeT Fol...
Talking is a Free Action - Lost Episode 10 - Sagas Edition, Homebrew, and Other Systems
February 03, 2022 16:52 - 1 hour - 98.6 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action's Lost Episode Series! This week, we talk about systems other than 5e, including Sagas Edition, Homebrew systems, and others. As with all of our lost episodes content, these were recorded before the main show, so we may retread some ground in the future. Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/zjfUC9caeT Follow Owen on Twitter https://www.twitter.com/Vladdviever ...
Talking is a Free Action - Lost Episode 9 - Monsters All Around
February 01, 2022 21:57 - 2 hours - 133 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action's Lost Episode Series! This week, we talk about monsters, CR rating, how to use it, and we even brew a new monster on the show. As with all of our lost episodes content, these were recorded before the main show, so we may retread some ground in the future. Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/zjfUC9caeT Follow Owen on Twitter 👉 https://www.twitter.com/Vladdviever...
Talking is a Free Action - Lost Episode 8 - Talking Wizards
January 25, 2022 05:14 - 1 hour - 107 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action Lost Episodes! This episode, we talk all things Wizards as we delve into what makes one of the quintessential classes of 5e tic. As with all of our lost episodes content, these were recorded before the main show, so we may retread some ground in the future. Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/zjfUC9caeT Follow Owen on Twitter 👉 https://www.twitter.com/Vladdviever...
Talking is a Free Action - Lost Episode 7 - Hanging with FatGuero
January 25, 2022 04:19 - 2 hours - 151 MBOn this lost episode, we hang out with one of the hosts of Savage World of Artists - Andre (Fat Guero) as we discuss his experience with D&D. Our Lost Episode series is a group of early recordings we made before the main show. Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/zjfUC9caeT Follow the show on Twitter 👉https://twitter.com/tiafapodcast Follow Owen on Twitter 👉 https://www.twitter.com/Vladdviever Fo...
Talking is a Free Action - Lost Episode 6 - Talking Barbarians
January 23, 2022 06:00 - 2 hours - 157 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action Lost Episode 6! Our Lost Episode series is a group of early recordings we made before the main show. This week, we talk all things Barbarian in 5e. What the class does, how it plays, how to DM it. New episodes every week! Join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/zjfUC9caeT Follow the show on Twitter 👉https://twitter.com/tiafapodcast Follow Owen on Twitter 👉 https://www.twitter.com/Vladdviever Follow Marvin on Twitter 👉 https://www.t...
Talking is a Free Action - Lost Episode 5 - New Player Perspectives with Andrew
January 23, 2022 04:53 - 2 hours - 119 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action's Lost Episode File! In this original episode, we sit down with Andrew Martinez, one of our friends and a player in Owen's campaign, as he talks about his experience as a new player to D&D. Our Lost Episode series is a group of early recordings we made before the main show. Feel free to join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/zjfUC9caeT Follow the show on Twitter 👉https://twitter.com/tiafapodcast Follow Owen on Twitter 👉 https://www.tw...
Talking is a Free Action - Lost Episode 4 - Stats and Role Playing
January 21, 2022 07:10 - 1 hour - 108 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action - Episode 4! This week Owen and Marvin talk stats, how they influence roll playing and how to stay in character! Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/zjfUC9caeT Our Lost Episode series is a group of early recordings we made before the main show. Follow the show on Twitter 👉https://twitter.com/tiafapodcast Follow Owen on Twitter 👉 https://www.twitter.com/Vladdviever ...
Talking is a Free Action - Lost Episode 3 - Sotokaiba, Encounters, and Worldbuilding
January 21, 2022 06:32 - 2 hours - 116 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action - Episode 3! This week Owen and Marvin have special guest Sotokaiba join, as he asks questions for what will be his 2nd time as Dungeon Master. We discuss topics such as creating interesting encounters, believable worldbuilding, and more! Feel free to comment with topic suggestions for future episodes, or join in the discussion on discord at https://discord.gg/zjfUC9caeT Follow the show on Twitter 👉https://twitter.com/tiafapodcast Follow Owen on Twitte...
Talking is a Free Action - Episode 2 - Chatting with Tracy
May 20, 2021 05:21 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action, where Marvin and I discuss Table top roleplaying games, and Game Mastering! During today's episode, we have our first guest, Tracy from Near Future Industries! Today we talk about how the most recent edition stacks up versus 5e, alternative ttRPGs, as well as common pitfalls of new DMs like over planning. We also touch on Session 0s. My Internet died towards the end of the video. We should be able to work that out by next week. Watch and interact...
Talking is a Free Action - Lost Episode 2 - Chatting with Tracy
May 20, 2021 05:21 - 1 hour - 71.5 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action, where Marvin and I discuss Table top roleplaying games, and Game Mastering! During today's episode, we have our first guest, Tracy from Near Future Industries! Today we talk about how the most recent edition stacks up versus 5e, alternative ttRPGs, as well as common pitfalls of new DMs like over planning. We also touch on Session 0s. My Internet died towards the end of the video. We should be able to work that out by next week. Watch and interact...
Talking is a Free Action - Episode 1 - Pilot
May 16, 2021 18:29 - 2 hours - 127 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action's pilot episode. As of this recording, the show title wasn't confirmed. This week, we introduce ourselves & discuss getting your first group together, along with ample amounts of personal stories. In future episodes we invite guests and cover a variety of D&D adjacent topics. Invitations are open, so if you have something you want to ask us about directly, feel free to reach out! Referenced in this weeks episode: https://www.themonstersknow.com/ Wat...
Talking is a Free Action - Lost Episode 1 - Pilot
May 16, 2021 18:29 - 2 hours - 127 MBWelcome to Talking is a Free Action's pilot episode. As of this recording, the show title wasn't confirmed. This week, we introduce ourselves & discuss getting your first group together, along with ample amounts of personal stories. In future episodes we invite guests and cover a variety of D&D adjacent topics. Invitations are open, so if you have something you want to ask us about directly, feel free to reach out! Referenced in this weeks episode: https://www.themonstersknow.com/ Wat...