Writer and game designer Tristan Zimmerman returns to the podcast for a history stuffed episode for your RPG campaigns. We tackle three historical situations including a pirate mutiny, the siege of Cartagena, and ferryboat bandits. Tristan applies his historical knowledge and we tease out ways you can use these situations in your tabletop role-playing game campaigns. Plus we have a long conversation about using diseases and illnesses in RPG sessions by pulling examples from Star Trek episodes. If you want to up your tabletop RPG sessions, you don’t want to miss this episode.
Tristan Zimmerman RPG and Blog Links
Tristan is a writer, game designer, and creator of role-playing game resources. Every Tuesday he publishes an article on his ENnie Award-nominated blog Molten Sulfur.
Shanty Hunters RPG on DriveThruRPG – Designed by Tristan Zimmerman
He has also published several TTRPG books and helpful gamemaster resources.
- The GM’s Real-World Reference
- Archive: Historical People, Places, and Events for RPGs
- Making History: Three One-Session RPGs