Epic Adventure TTRPG Podcast

I was 9 years old when I finally talked my mother into taking me to see this new movie my friends had been talking about. I still remember how excited I was when the lights went down and the music swelled from the movie screen.Star WarsWhen Luke and Han got their awards at the end, I remember wanting to be Luke Skywalker.Oh, sorry, I didn’t give you a spoiler alert.Wait…If I have to give you a spoiler alert for Star Wars you are not from this planet. Just for future reference this episode will likely be filled with spoilers so consider yourself warned.Now, where was I…That’s right, Luke Skywalker, I wanted to, no needed to be Luke Skywalker. I wondered if that new role-playing game Dungeons and Dragons would let you play Luke?The short answerHell Yes.In this episode Christina, another avid “B” movie fan, and I are going to talk about movies. Specifically, Why and How to use them as fodder for your roleplaying games. We will also give you a few of our favorites to add. But before we get to the specific movies lets answer the Why and How questions.Star Wars: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars_(film)Ninja Hunter: https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/39879-ren-zhe-da-jue-dou?language=en-USStreets of Fire: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streets_of_FireGodzilla: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godzilla_(1954_film)Prince of Darkness: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Darkness_(film)The Last Dragon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Last_DragonMy Science Project: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Science_ProjectRollerblade 7: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Roller_Blade_SevenPredators: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predators_(film)The Warriors: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Warriors_(film)Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_Men_Don%27t_Wear_PlaidThe Dirty Dozen: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dirty_Dozen

You were curious what this D&D thing was all about. You saw the shows, and heard a few podcasts, you even enjoyed the trailer for the new movie. So, you gave it a shot, and liked it. Now after a few games your eyes have been opened to the wonderful world of tabletop Roleplaying. What’s next? Don’t worry, we’ve got your back. On this episode of Epic Adventure Christina and I are going to break down our favorite Roleplaying games that aren’t D&D and why we love them so much. We are going to give you our three favorite games with a little background and description in case you are interested. They are not in any particular order, and we recommend checking them out, buying them, and using them to run Epic Adventures. Christina, start us off with one of your favorite games. Here are links to Christina’s GamesApocalypse World: http://apocalypse-world.com/Night Witches: https://bullypulpitgames.com/products/night-witchesPasion De Las Pasiones: https://magpiegames.com/pages/pasionCortex Prime: https://www.cortexrpg.com/Savage Worlds: https://peginc.com/savage-settings/savage-worlds/Fate: https://fate-srd.com/Here are links to Steve’s GamesGURPS: http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/Call of Cthulhu: https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-rpg/Feng Shui: https://www.atlas-games.com/fengshui/

I’ll never forget one of the first games I played with Mike Howlett. I was a forever GM, and I really enjoyed running things, but I had just met Mike through a mutual friend, and he was firing up a Cyberpunk Red game.Color me intrigued…pun intended.Session Zero rolled around and Mike got us started.“If you click on the following link, it will take you to a website that has some information you might want about the game we are starting” he said.So, I clicked the link.The link took me to Legend Keeper.Com and that’s where I was introduced to how Mike plans for his games. Hundreds of pages of lore and information, images, links, locations, it was…a lot.But that’s how Mike rolls. So today Mike and I are going to talk about Worldbuilding, how we go about putting things together and give you a few tips and tricks that might work for you.Mike Howlett is the cofounder of Odd Fish Games. He is a longtime gamer, writer, designer, and one of my partners on this podcast.Mike, You and I go about worldbuilding very differently. How do you got started?Mike and Steve talk about important steps in worldbuilding, thought process, and how to get things moving. We also discuss two very different strategies and how they both have their strengths and weaknesses.

Christina and I had such a great time with our last podcast we couldn’t wait to get back at it… But what should we talk about next? “What do you think, world building? Campaign creation? Game design?” I said…. “Why don’t we start basic with how to Roleplay” Christina responded Wait, what…you mean like How to Roleplay, sure that should be easy…not. Welcome to the most difficult easy topic we could cover How to Roleplay and because it was Christina’s brilliant idea, she gets to start us off, It’s all yours Christina… Steve and Christina chat about what roleplaying is, and how to get started. We also address common mistakes new players make and some ideas for taking your games to the next level.

Players who are new to Tabletop Role Playing Games make the fatal mistake of thinking that class and race equal character.  Nothing could be further from the truth.  In this episode we are going to explore creating compelling characters and give you some things to think about the next time you put pen to paper and start making that Half Dragonborn Half Tiefling Ranger Barbarian Warlock Noble. The rulebooks for RPG’s love to talk about character classes, character races, character archetypes...with that many characters being thrown around you would think we are in a Monty Python sketch.  Players often fail to understand that characters are made up of personality traits…not stat blocks. Joining me today to talk about creating compelling characters is Christina Stiso one of my partners in crime on this podcast Christina is a long-time gamer and Creative Designer for Oddfish Games. She is a PhD student studying game-based learning and on the board of directors of the nonprofit organization “Tabletop Gaymers.” Christina, you have a knack for creating compelling characters. It seems like every game you play in your character quickly becomes a standout. What’s your secret? Christina and Steve talk about tips and tricks to build and play compelling characters in your TTRPG.