Out Of Character

From the white city of Minas Tirith, to the shadowed reached of Mirkwood, to the foothills of The Misty Mountains three adventurers set on their own paths begin to converge. Meanwhile old dangers begin to emerge from within Mirkwood itself.

We take a step backward in our Adventures in Middle-Earth with the true first session, character creation! This is a bit different than what we normally do, it features lots of discussion of ideas for characters, mechanics, and table talk. If that isn't your thing please check out another episode.

In the 3rd introduction to our Adventures in Middle-Earth campaign we find a ranger alone and watchful.

In the 2nd introduction to our Adventures in Middle-Earth series we join an elf of Mirkwood named Sulwen on patrol deep in the forest.

I discuss the newly released Dresden Files Cooperative Card Game. If you'd like a look at the components I also did an uboxing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2dgakga48JI&t=10s

In the white city of Minas Tirith in Gondor a scholar prepares to set out on a journey to Mordor, but an unexpected visitor disrupts his plans.

After an evening of celebration our party embarks on their next job for Bulp Dullspade in Saragon.

More thoughts on Twilight Imperium.

In this episode I discuss every Superhero RPG I've ever played and offer tips for choosing the right one for your campaign.

In this episode I review One Deck Dungeon from Asmadi Games.

Jade and I discuss our thoughts on the new Labyrinth game, and do our best to avoid the bog of eternal stench.

In this episode I discuss some of the story elements and mechanics behind using cyborgs in rpgs. I also share some of my favorites from various fictional universes.

I review the dice and card game Star Wars Destiny from Fantasy Flight.

In the wake of the destruction of the Hosnian System, three travelers find themselves on the planet Tatooine in a time of change. They will play a role in the outcome of galactic events, although what part they will play is yet to be revealed.Apologies for the less than stellar audio quality, we were using a different microphone and recording set up and it just wasn't working well.

I discuss some of my initial thoughts about the Star Trek Adventures rpg coming out from Modiphius based on the playtest materials.

An archaeologist from the 1940's, an amazon princess, a priestess of Bastet, and a bard from the Sword Coast journey to Barovia to confront the lord of the misty lands himself, the vampire Strahd.

I review the Hand of the King card game from Fantasy Flight and set in George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones universe.

In another round of GM tips I tackle troublesome spells including: summoning, scrying, teleporting, banishing, and resurrection.

We got together to try out City of Mist a noir superhero game from Son of Oak and we absolutely loved it. In this first part three of the characters from the free materials available online face of with The City. Here's a link to the Quickstart materials: http://cityofmist.sonofoak.com/2016/08/free-starter-set-for-city-of-mist-a-super-powered-detective-rpg/And here's a link to their Kickstarter page which concludes November 24th.

Sif, Raja, and Dellom Al'Baba set out in search of the ancient city of Cynidecia, but many dangers await them in the desert. In this series of podcast we'll be playing a modified version the classic Dungeons and Dragons module "The Lost City", adjusted for 5th edition usage. This is meant to capture the feel of a classic dungeon crawl, so sit back, grab a ten-foot pole, and roll for initiative.This is the 2nd to last installment of the series, so thanks to everyone for sticking around with it. The next episode is the grand finale!