Author and national security expert, Dr. Sean McFate, joins me on the podcast today. Sean is a former paratrooper and contractor as well as an author of fiction and non-fiction. We discuss what corporate warfare looks like today and what it will look like in 2040. We discuss cyberpunk and other elements of corporate warfare […]
Writer and long-time role-player, Ben Riggs, joins me on the podcast today. We discuss Ben’s new book Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons and Dragons. We open the conversation by talking about Ben’s role-playing history. However, we quickly turn to his book about the history of Dungeons and Dragons. Ben fills us in
What’s better than a role-playing game? A free role-playing game! Many fantastic creators have released their RPGs for free. Whatever the madly generous spirit that possessed them to do so is, we the role-players of the world are the better off for it. Below is a list of popular free RPGs on DriveThruRPG. Free RPGs
D&D journals are useful tools for dungeon masters and role-players. Notebooks and blank map pages are extremely helpful during long RPG campaigns. Here is a list of the best D&D journals I have found. DnD Journal PDF and Print Books – DriveThruRPG This collection of RPG journals represents some of the best to be found
Liquid core DnD dice are beautiful. Playing Dungeons and Dragons with liquid core dice adds a bit of flare while at the RPG table. What are liquid core dice? Liquid core dice are filled with sparkly fluid which spins and swirls when the dice are rolled. This fluid in the core creates an engaging effect.
RPG dice are captivating. Besides, role-playing and crafting fascinating characters, one of the satisfying aspects of tabletop role-playing games is rolling dice. There’s getting around it. Some role-players even become dice goblins collecting and hoarding dice. The obsession is widespread in the hobby and I am no exception. I love dice. I have bags full
Worlds Without Number is the fantasy version of the popular Stars Without Number tabletop RPG. Like SWN, WWN brings an easy-to-learn and easy-to-use RPG system to the gaming table. Here is a list of WWN character sheets and resources to help game masters and role-players. Worlds Without Number Character Sheet WWN has a creative and
Science fiction short story writer and neuroscientist, Benjamin C. Kinney, joins me on the podcast. We kick off the conversation by discussing Ben’s many tabletop role-playing game adventures, from Dungeons and Dragons to Shadowrun. Then we move into writing science fiction. We touch on how his work as a neuroscientist informs his writing. Monkeys with
RPG writer and game designer, Ryan Costello, joins me on the podcast to discuss his work on the G.I. Joe role-playing game. G.I. Joe, the action figures and cartoons, has been a staple of American culture for decades. Ryan takes us into his love of the Real American Hero and then fills us in on
Here’s a list of the best 3rd party dnd 5e supplements. Many tabletop role-playing game publishing companies have delved into the mine of unofficial D&D books just as I have. These books help dungeon masters and add details to D&D campaigns. 5e third-party books run the gamut from new monster manuals to original campaign settings
My collection of CY_BORG character sheets. CY_BORG is the cyberpunk follow up to the MORK BORG. It is described as “A Nano-infested doomsday RPG about cybernetic misfits and punks raging against a relentless corporate hell.” CY_BORG does to cyberpunk what MORK BORG did for fantasy. It takes the genre and soaks it in blood and
My collection of MORK BORG Character Sheets and other resources. MORK BORG is a tabletop role-playing game described as “A doom metal album of a game. A spiked flail to the face. Light on rules, heavy everything else.” It took the tabletop RPG world by storm in a heavy metal whirlwind leaving blood and mud
Here’s my collection of Stars Without Number Character Sheets. I’ve gathered many resources for SWN from DriveThruRPG and around the web to help GMs and players. You will find a lot of character sheets, datasheets, character generators, sector generators, and more. Also, at the bottom are listed the core RPG books and supplements. Stars Without
New York Times bestselling author and legendary RPG game designer, Matt Forbeck, returns to the podcast today. We have a lively discussion about many role-playing game topics. The conversation begins with advice for using GM screens and then turns to the Marvel RPG. Plus Matt gives out tons of game-master and dungeon-master advice along the
What are good D&D campaign plot ideas? Where can dungeon masters find them? First, let’s address a major concern. D&D campaign plot ideas and D&D campaign ideas are different things. DMs should never really think about plot. Plot happens when the protagonists of a story act. Since DMs have no idea what the player characters
