Latest Red dice diaries Podcast Episodes
WHEN SEA IS CALLING
The Red Dice Diaries - April 06, 2024 19:19 - 11 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome 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. The good folk at ATELIER CLANDESTINE have kindly provided me with a review PDF of their book WHEN SEA IS CALLING, a guide for nautical adventures...
Strange Fruit Part 2
The Red Dice Diaries - February 03, 2024 21:54 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 4 ratingsPart 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 ...
Strange Fruit Part 1
The Red Dice Diaries - February 03, 2024 21:47 - 31 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsThree 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... - Musi...
Creating a cheatsheet for WFRP
The Red Dice Diaries - January 21, 2024 14:04 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome 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 ...
So you want to be a Game Master
The Red Dice Diaries - January 14, 2024 14:53 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome 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...
2024 Year of the Hammer
The Red Dice Diaries - January 05, 2024 08:00 - 10 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome 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 y...
D&D Collectable Magazine
The Red Dice Diaries - October 08, 2023 08:34 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome 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 l...
Liquid XP
The Red Dice Diaries - October 01, 2023 14:39 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome 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...
A Spaghetti Fantasy with 5E Stank
The Red Dice Diaries - September 24, 2023 08:24 - 14 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome 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 ...
How you guys handle dwindling enthusiasm for long-running campaigns
The Red Dice Diaries - September 05, 2023 16:50 - 27 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome 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 eno...
Enthusiasm dwindling for a campaign?
The Red Dice Diaries - August 19, 2023 21:45 - 13 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome 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...
Lamentations of the Flame Princess
The Red Dice Diaries - August 10, 2023 23:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome 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 yo...
Lamentations of the Flame Princess
The Red Dice Diaries - August 10, 2023 23:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome 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 yo...
5 Tips for Creating a Campaign Mash-up
The Red Dice Diaries - August 04, 2023 05:54 - 7 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsWelcome 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...
RPG Review - Mythic Gamesmaster Emulator
The Red Dice Diaries - July 27, 2023 23:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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...
RPG Review - Sandbox Creator
The Red Dice Diaries - July 20, 2023 21:45 - 17 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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 invo...
Revolvers & Katana - Session 2: Count & Countess Snaroc
The Red Dice Diaries - May 14, 2023 13:54 - 34 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsHaving 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...
Revolvers & Katana - Session 1: The Lightning Rail
The Red Dice Diaries - May 06, 2023 22:58 - 53 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsOur 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 re...
Voicemails - Skills, House-ruling systems and interesting players
The Red Dice Diaries - April 23, 2023 10:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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.spo...
System Mastery & Authorial Intent
The Red Dice Diaries - April 10, 2023 23:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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 Domai...
Revolvers & Katanas - Introduction
The Red Dice Diaries - April 09, 2023 14:31 - 3 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsAn 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-...
First Look - Cities Without Number
The Red Dice Diaries - March 12, 2023 16:00 - 39 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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...
Drop It Like It's Plot
The Red Dice Diaries - March 08, 2023 19:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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 ...
Plot terriers and play assists
The Red Dice Diaries - March 02, 2023 00:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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 Do...
John talks games with Mathew and Johannes
The Red Dice Diaries - February 28, 2023 00:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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:...
The Tyranny of Dice
The Red Dice Diaries - January 19, 2023 19:00 - 17 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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://f...
And a dungeon new year...
The Red Dice Diaries - January 17, 2023 00:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsIt'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 Dungeo...
Voicemails - Electric Bastionland, Industrial Magical Revolution and Skills (oh my)
The Red Dice Diaries - December 07, 2022 18:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsIn 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: ...
Skills in OSR Games
The Red Dice Diaries - December 06, 2022 00:00 - 11 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsSpurred 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/...
Five tips for drawing zone maps
The Red Dice Diaries - November 17, 2022 00:00 - 8 minutes ★★★★ - 4 ratingsZone 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 l...
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