Total Party Thrill: Rpg Advice From Our Table To Yours

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane explain how to strip out unrealistic elements from traditional fantasy RPGs to run grounded and gritty games. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party’s succes comes back to bite them, and the Lazylord leads from the reclining chair in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane breakdown the latest release for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, Volo’s Guide to Monsters, including their favorite and least favorite elements, in this super-sized episode. Both the Mourning Glory campaign and the Character Creation Forge take the week off, but will return next episode. (91m) Note: The original uploaded file had a 40-second audio gap around 17 minutes. This has been corrected. Important Links: The Tome Show Roundtable 143: Shane and I-Hsien joined the show to discuss the previews of the of Volo’s Guide to Monsters, in case you were curious what we thought before we had a copy in hand. Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane try to make sense of a single die roll as they discuss narrative scale in RPGs. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party takes up arms to defend the innocent, and the Storm Surge enters like a flash and goes out with a bang in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Important Links: The Tome Show Roundtable 143: Shane and I-Hsien joined the show to discuss the previews of the then-upcoming D&D 5E supplement, Volo’s Guide to Monsters, released November 15, 2016. Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane encourage you to take a walk on the wild side and do that thing you thought you should never do: split the party. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party adjusts to their new reality, and the Beguiler charms your pants off in the Character Creation Forge. (58m) Important Links: “Never Split the Party,” by Emerald Rose. The Tome Show Roundtable 143: Shane and I-Hsien join the show to discuss the previews of the upcoming D&D 5E supplement, Volo’s Guide to Monsters, releasing November 15, 2016. Gamemaster’s Journey #129: Shane joins the show to discuss gaming between sessions. Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss their favorite sandals and sorcery setting, Dark Sun. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party steps into an unfamiliar realm that ends up all too familiar, and the Wasteland Wanderer goes it alone in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Important Links: Athas.org: Unofficial D&D 3.5 conversion of Dark Sun, and valuable source of setting information Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to create high-level abilities for players that go beyond the baseline offered in most RPGs. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party tries to keep an enemy alive, and the Psychic Warrior gets Shane riled up in the Character Creation Forge. (52m) Important Links: Epic Destinies PDF: I-Hsien’s epic destinies for the Mourning Glory campaign Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss narrative control in RPGs and how it is shared by players, GMs, and the rules. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party infiltrates Flamekeep, and the Master Illusionist lets you see only what she wants you to see in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to deliver a satisfying conclusion to a player’s storyline. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party finally faces their archrival, and Swamp Thing starts a plant-based riot in the Character Creation Forge. (64m) Important Links: AcadeCon 2016: November 11-13th in Dayton, OH Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the most savage of D&D’s core races, the Half-Orc. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party prepares to settle an old score, and the Drunken Master ties one on in the Character Creation Forge. (58m) Update: In this episode, we incorrectly discuss the Half-Orc receiving a +1 bonus to Dexterity in D&D 5E. This is wrong; Half-Orcs get +1 to Constitution. Just ignore that bit of the discussion, or laugh at us for being idiots, or both. Thank you to our listeners who pointed out that mistake. Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the latest Unearthed Arcana’s revised Ranger class before moving on to the artifact that seems designed to ruined D&D campaigns: the Deck of Many Things. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party holds up their end of a bargain struck with a familiar fiend, and the Gambler always has luck on her side, or at least an ace up her sleeve in the Character Creation Forge. (68m) Important Links: Shane’s Analysis of the Revised Ranger at Mundangerous.com Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane continue their series on player profiles with one of the most difficult to engage: the casual gamer. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party learns a dangerous name, and the Old Man of the Mountain seeks primeval truth in the Character Creation Forge. (57m) Important Links: Shane’s Livetweet of Acquisitions, Inc. Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk about worldbuilding with one of the greats: Monte Cook, creator of Planescape, Numenera and the new RPG Invisible Sun. He talks about his sources of inspiration, breaking through creative lulls, and what it would take to get him back into Planescape (spoiler: it’s not money, but that couldn’t hurt). (56m) Important Links: Invisible Sun Kickstarter: Kickstarter ends September 16, 2016. Path of Suns: Learn more about Invisible Sun Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss clues, red herrings, and finally discovering whodunit! In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party solves a murder mystery of its own, and the Investigator in Vestments makes the collar while wearing one in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Also, congratulations to our iTunes Review contest winner, revealed within. Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss what makes a good plot hook and share some of their own. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party gets a vote of confidence, and the Knife Fighter juggles blades and bonus actions in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss system mastery, the intimate knowledge of an RPG system. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party figures out how to move forward after a death in the family, and the Polymorph Fromage hammers home the point in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Important Links: Pathfinder Horror Adventures Giveaway Contest Details Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane get in touch with their giddy, inner-14-year-old selves as they discuss the grimdark sci-fi/fantasy setting Warhammer 40k and its RPG line from Fantasy Flight Games. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party uses a weapon of mass destruction with only minor unintended consequences, and the Space Marine Librarian channels his magical power to vanquish foes of the Emperor in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Important Links: All Guardsmen Party: Hilarious recounting of one group’s Dark Heresy campaign. Grim Dark Podcast: Our favorite 40k RPG podcast. Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the best four days in gaming, Gen Con 2016, including celebrity sightings, the 2016 ENnie Awards, and, of course, exciting new games. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party battles Merrix d’Cannith, and the Force Mage devotes himself to mastery of everyone’s favorite spell in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the best ways to use and play characters that weren’t created by the players—whether found in the back of a sourcebook or carefully crafted by a GM. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party blows up an airship, and the Spell Duelist brings a staff to a swordfight—and wins—in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Important Links: Our Gen Con Schedule –  Or drop us a line on Twitter (@TPTCast) if you want to hang out! Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

To celebrate a full year of Total Party Thrill, hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk with the creator of Eberron and the upcoming game Phoenix: Dawn Command. Keith talks about his favorite Eberron characters and his plans for the setting, the lore (and release date!) of Phoenix: DC, worldbuilding, the Dungeon Master’s Guild, his GenCon schedule, and more. (83m) Keith’s Inspiration Recommendations: Mr. Robot: http://www.usanetwork.com/mrrobot Steven Brust: https://www.goodreads.com/series/40334-vlad-taltos Mistborn: https://www.goodreads.com/series/40910-mistborn Deathless: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8694389-deathless The Americans: http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/the-americans/episodes Keith’s Contact Info: Twitter: @HellcowKeith Blog: www.keith-baker.com Phoenix: Dawn Command: www.twogetherstudios.com Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to play everyone’s favorite pointy-eared perfectionists. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party drops in on the City of Towers, and the Wildrunner loses her cool in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) Please vote for us for Best Podcast for the 2016 ENnie Awards. Voting ends today, April 21. Follow this link: http://www.ennie-awards.com/vote/2016/ballot.php?category_id=15 Choose 1 from the dropdown box under Total Party Thrill Click “Vote” Contact us: Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com