Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours
384 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 2 months ago - ★★★★★ - 197 ratingsTotal Party Thrill is a podcast for GMs and players where we discuss our campaigns in order to inspire yours. Each episode begins with a short recap of an installment of our home campaigns, including the "Mourning Glory" Dungeons & Dragons 5E Eberron campaign and "Dynasty Unwarranted" Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader campaign. We then proceed to our main topic covering the titular aspect of game planning and playing, and we share tips and advice drawn from our own experience. Then we move on to the Character Creation Forge, where we build iconic character archetypes from outside traditional D&D using the D&D 5E rules. Following episode 283, we began the first of our limited-run Eberron Actual Play series. Follow us on Twitter: @TPTCast
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TPT #33: Eberron Campaign Setting & The Gatekeeper Druid
March 17, 2016 15:00 - 59 minutes - 34.2 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane present everything a group needs to know to decide if Eberron is the right setting for their game. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party mulls over a very personal prophecy, and the Gatekeeper Druid beats back otherworldly invasion in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: [email protected] Web: […]
TPT #32: Character Advancement & The Dragon Disciple
March 10, 2016 17:39 - 55 minutes - 31.8 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane try to make sense of replacing small numbers with larger numbers on your character sheet. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party receives a reward for proving their innocence, and the Dragon Disciple breathes some life into the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Important Links: Game Master’s Journey Podcast Episode 93: Fixing D&D’s Broken […]
TPT #31: Trials and Judicial Systems & The Factotum
March 03, 2016 10:00 - 59 minutes - 33.9 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss planning and running trials and creating a court, kangaroo or otherwise. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party learns the limits of celestial justice, and the Factotum gives Jack a run for his money in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: [email protected] Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Total Party Thrill: RPG […]
TPT #30: Munchkins & The Mystic Theurge
February 25, 2016 23:42 - 56 minutes - 32.6 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss that oft-troublesome player profile: munchkins! In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party finds themselves on the receiving end of medieval justice, and the Mystic Theurge masters magic of all forms in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: [email protected] Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table […]
TPT #29: Playing Non-human Characters & The Master of Many Faces
February 18, 2016 12:30 - 53 minutes - 30.5 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the nuances of playing PCs that aren’t human. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party discovers an unexpected ally, and the Master of Many Faces checks out early in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: [email protected] Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours
TPT #28: First Time GMs & The Master Pikeman
February 11, 2016 18:18 - 1 hour - 34.7 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane give tips for new Game Masters approaching their first session. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the Day of Mourning dawns as its secrets finally come to light, and the Master Pikeman wonders at her choice of weapon specialty in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: [email protected] Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com […]
TPT #27: Intra-Party Conflict & The Sneak-Thief
February 04, 2016 10:00 - 58 minutes - 33.3 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to handle tensions within the party, and how to cause it when necessary. In the Mourning Glory Campaign, the party sets the Monster Manual against itself, and the Sneak-Thief steals wallets and hearts in the Character Creation Forge. (58m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: [email protected] Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Total Party Thrill: RPG […]
TPT #26: 5E OGL/DMs’ Guild & The Gladiator
January 28, 2016 18:21 - 52 minutes - 29.9 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the new 5th Edition Open Game License and the DMs’ Guild marketplace unveiled by WotC and OneBookshelf/DriveThruRPG, what it means for your content, and how to use it in your game. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party gets bent out of shape, and the Gladiator goes hunting without a […]
TPT #25: Salvaging a Dead Campaign & The Corpse Reviver
January 21, 2016 10:00 - 58 minutes - 33.3 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to keep all the work that went into a campaign that never got off the ground or ended prematurely from going to waste. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party finally gets some unpleasant answers, and the Corpse Reviver chumbawumbas its allies in the Character Creation Forge. (58m) Contact us: […]
TPT #24: Character Death & The Mounted Knight
January 14, 2016 10:00 - 1 hour - 38 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to deal with (or deal out) death without derailing a storyline or making players (too) angry. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party demands some exposition, and in the Character Creation Forge, horses are just the beginning for the Mounted Knight. (66m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: [email protected] Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com […]
TPT #23: The Thrillie Awards, Resolutions, & The Sentinel
January 07, 2016 13:28 - 41 minutes - 23.8 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane present the First Annual Thrillie Awards to the best gaming products of the year, and then share their New Year’s gaming resolutions. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party starts a manhunt, and the Sentinel keeps a twitchy vigil in the Character Creation Forge. (41m) Important Links: The All Guardsman Party […]
TPT #22: Mailbag & Our Favorite Characters
December 31, 2015 10:00 - 50 minutes - 29.1 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane answer listener questions from the mailbag, covering topics like dump stats, custom backgrounds, making the leap to D&D 5th Edition, and loot distribution. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party investigates Nystrum Shadar but finds more questions than answers, while I-Hsien and Shane share their favorite past characters in the Character […]
TPT #21: One Shots & Santa Claus
December 24, 2015 10:00 - 46 minutes - 26.6 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to put together and run a game that lasts for just a single session but still tells a compelling story. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party finds the source of the problem, and jolly old Saint Nick gets a build of his own in the Character Creation Forge. […]
TPT #20: Investigation Adventures & The Jedi
December 17, 2015 12:53 - 39 minutes - 22.5 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to handle intrigue, puzzles, and whodunits to keep your players guessing and progressing. The heroes of the Mourning Glory campaign get in over their heads, while a Jedi feels a disturbance in the Character Creation Forge. (39m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: [email protected] Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From […]
TPT #19: Three-Act Structure & The Strength Monk
December 10, 2015 10:00 - 50 minutes - 28.9 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss a classic method of presenting engaging stories and ways to implement it over the course of a campaign. The Mourning Glory campaign goes where no fantasy characters should go, and their Strength-based monk fights dirty in the Character Creation Forge. (50m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: [email protected] Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Total Party […]
TPT #18: Ranger Danger & The Gish
December 03, 2015 12:00 - 51 minutes - 29.8 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the history and implementation of the Ranger class through every edition of D&D and make recommendations to fix the 5E incarnation. The Mourning Glory campaign fights and runs away, and their gish complements flashy swordplay with arcane power. (51m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: [email protected] Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice […]
TPT #17: Using the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide & Greco-Roman Wrestler Redux
November 26, 2015 11:00 - 56 minutes - 32.5 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to use material from the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide as inspiration for your campaign or next PC, even if you don’t play 5E D&D. The Mourning Glory campaign meets an old friend of Cube, and they rebuild the grappler using options from SCAG—but not the Dwarven Battlerager—in the Character […]
TPT #16: Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide Review & Rebuild
November 20, 2015 02:12 - 1 hour - 35.2 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane review the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide, the first Forgotten Realms setting book for D&D 5E. The Mourning Glory campaign indulges theological imperatives, and they rebuild a previous archetype with new SCAG material in the Character Creation Forge. (61m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: [email protected] Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our […]
TPT #15: Recovering from a Bad Session & The Silver Snakes
November 12, 2015 10:00 - 45 minutes - 26.4 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to prevent a lackluster session from hurting the plot or player morale. The Mourning Glory campaign fails to rescue survivors, and they explain the Level 3 pre-gen PCs they built for a listener-run game at AcadeCon in the Character Creation Forge. (45m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: [email protected] Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com […]
TPT #14: Homebrew & The Mastermind
November 06, 2015 16:59 - 50 minutes - 28.9 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to create new material and lore for your game. The Mourning Glory campaign faces a homebrewed army, and their mastermind outsmarts the official version in the Character Creation Forge. (50m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: [email protected] Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours Total Party Thrill […]
TPT #13: Alignment & The Smuggler
October 29, 2015 10:00 - 59 minutes - 34.3 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the uses and limitations of the traditional D&D alignment system and argue over a few of their favorite fictional characters. The Mourning Glory campaign confronts the madness of Metrol, and their smuggler tells you where to stick it in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: [email protected] Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com […]
TPT #12: Improvisation & The Warhammer 40k Inquisitor
October 22, 2015 10:00 - 52 minutes - 30.3 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to smoothly create new material in the middle of a session and incorporate player suggestions in the moment. The Mourning Glory campaign finally makes it to the dead-grey mists, and their Warhammer 40k inquisitor bleeds for the Emperor in the Character Creation Forge. (52m) Important Links: Donjon: Random generators […]
TPT #11: Social Contracts & The Scum-Sucking Lawyer
October 15, 2015 10:00 - 55 minutes - 31.9 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the unwritten and sometimes misunderstood rules that keep a group together and keep the party in line. The Mourning Glory campaign emerges from Khyber and delves deeply into one character’s past, and their attorney faces the court of public opinion in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: […]
TPT #10: Character Goals & The Sniper
October 08, 2015 16:13 - 55 minutes - 31.8 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss getting the most out of your party’s backstories and crafting narrative arcs that respond to their actions. The Mourning Glory campaign tries to resist the alien machinations of a trapped daelkyr, and in the Character Creation Forge the sniper bets it all on a single shot. (55m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast […]
TPT #9: Villains & Vampire Hunters
October 01, 2015 11:36 - 55 minutes - 32 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss creating competent and compelling enemies for your party. The Mourning Glory campaign introduces (and offs) some new villains, and in the Character Creation Forge, neither of them brings a cleric to the stakeout, but their vampire hunters are still deadly. (56m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: [email protected] Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Total Party […]
TPT #8: Deadly Environments & Private Investigators
September 24, 2015 10:00 - 48 minutes - 27.8 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the opportunities and pitfalls of environmental hazards and the best ways to integrate these passionless killers into your campaign. Meanwhile, the party faces a hazardous environment of their own on an expedition into the jungles of Xen’Drik in the Mourning Glory campaign. In the Character Creation Forge, no culprit can […]
TPT #7: Recruiting New Players & Highway Ronin
September 17, 2015 14:00 - 45 minutes - 26.2 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the best ways to fill out your player roster or start a new gaming group from scratch, and Brand the Silver Flame inquisitor joins the Mourning Glory campaign. In the Character Creation Forge, they build wanderers with sweet rides who right wrongs on the open road. Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: […]
TPT #6: Travel & The Bodyguard
September 11, 2015 01:36 - 1 hour - 36.8 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss approaches for handling travel options and restrictions in-game, as well as other important considerations for GMs, while the Mourning Glory campaign hops an airship to Xen’drik. In the Character Creation Forge, they build bodyguards dedicated to keeping a charge safe from harm. (64m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: [email protected] Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Total […]
TPT #5: Alternative Combat Objectives & Commandos
September 03, 2015 10:00 - 54 minutes - 31.1 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss story-driven methods to revitalize your combat encounters and tailor them to different types of player personalities, and the Mourning Glory campaign discovers dark secrets about House Cannith. In the Character Creation Forge, they build commandos capable of operating quietly and effectively behind enemy lines. (54m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: [email protected] […]
TPT #4: Magic, Magic Items & Pacifists
August 27, 2015 05:30 - 1 hour - 36.3 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss picking a campaign’s magic level, as well as flavorful and appropriate magic items, while the Mourning Glory campaign goes to Sharn. In the Character Creation Forge, they each build a pacifist who refuses to deal damage in combat. (64m) Important Links: Mourning Glory Legendary Magic Items (downloadable PDF) Contact us: Twitter: […]
TPT #3: Player-Centric Campaigns & Combat Medics
August 20, 2015 16:30 - 57 minutes - 39.6 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to incorporate player input and feedback into the plot so everyone in the group feels invested in the story. In the Character Creation Forge, they each build a healer that can hold their own in a fight. (58m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: [email protected] Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice […]
TPT #2: Humble Beginnings & Greco-Roman Wrestlers
August 13, 2015 13:00 - 45 minutes - 31.5 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss everything that needs to happen before a campaign begins, from deciding which RPG system to play to Session 0 to the first adventure. In the Character Creation Forge, they each build a Greco-Roman Wrestler. Time to oil up! (45m) Important Links: Brazendell, the starting town of the Mourning Glory campaign […]
TPT #1: Heists & Swashbucklers
August 06, 2015 13:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss heist encounters, drawing from their encounter in The Pit of Five Sorrows. In the Character Creation Forge, they each build a Swashbuckler without using the Rogue. (62m) Important Links: Pit of Five Sorrows (downloadable PDF) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: [email protected] Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours […]
TPT #0: What is Total Party Thrill?
July 30, 2015 13:00 - 10 minutes - 6.01 MBHosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the purpose and goals of Total Party Thrill and give a brief introduction to the Mourning Glory Eberron campaign. (10m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: [email protected] Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours Total Party Thrill is a podcast for GMs and players where we discuss our […]