On A Roll
The Podcast that helps you Level Up Your RPG!
Displaying Episode 31 - 40 of 73 in total of On A Roll with the tag “game design”.
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Episode 303: In Character Romance
Episode | February 20th, 2020 | Season 3 | 58 mins 52 secs
characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, love, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, romance, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
Love was in the air this week (blaaaaghhhh!), so the Curmudgeon and the Legend decided to talk about in character romances. Carie and Ryan dig into the topic, looking at the differences between loving at the tabletop, loving at a larp and loving in a MUSH, as well as the reasons and results of these relationships!
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Episode 302: Visiting The Midnight World
Episode | February 13th, 2020 | Season 3 | 1 hr 10 mins
characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
Indie game developers James Davey and Jim Beverly join the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend to talk about their upcoming tabletop rpg, The Midnight World. Carie, Jason and Ryan talk with these two incredible combat veterans about their game and its unique focus on PTSD and mental health awareness!
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Episode 301: Better Than Fine DMing
Episode | February 6th, 2020 | Season 3 | 57 mins 21 secs
characters, dm, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, storytelling, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
It's the first episode of season 3!! Ryan, Jason and Carie return to talk about how you can tell if you are a great DM and what makes a storyteller better than "fine."
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Episode 239: Thankful Gaming
Episode | November 27th, 2019 | Season 2 | 57 mins 53 secs
characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
This week is our final episode of season 2, so the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend spend some time talking about what they are thankful for in gaming. Carie, Jason and Ryan do some Thanksgiving work and share some love before the break! Season 3 will signal our hosts' return in January 2020!
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Episode 238: The Gun Belt
Episode | November 22nd, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 8 mins
characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, the gun belt, world of darkness, xp
After two seasons of trying, the Favorite and the Legend finally convince the Curmudgeon to let them talk to him about his independent roleplaying game project. Carie, Jason and Ryan spend some time this week exploring the frontier, wild west world without wheels featured in The Gun Belt!
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Episode 237: Problem DMs
Episode | November 14th, 2019 | Season 2 | 59 mins 26 secs
characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
The Curmudgeon and the Legend have talked a lot about problem players, but this week they have a conversation about what happens when the game runner is the problem. Carie and Ryan do a deep dive into how gamers can address and prevent problem DMs!
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Episode 236: What the Heck is MUSH?
Episode | October 17th, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 12 mins
characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
This week, the Curmudgeon and the Legend hang out with Sarah to do a deep dive into what the heck MUSHing is. Carie, Sarah and Ryan discuss the hobby, how it works and what makes it the same and different from other kinds of roleplaying games!
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Episode 235: Ten Things That Will Make Your Character Better
Episode | October 11th, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 5 mins
characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
Continuing the Ten Things lists, this week the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend talk about better characters. Carie, Jason and Ryan assemble a list of the Ten Things That Will Make Your Character Better!
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Episode 234: Ten Things to Make Your Setting Better
Episode | October 3rd, 2019 | Season 2 | 58 mins 21 secs
characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
This week, the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend investigate some basic approaches to making the setting where your game takes place even better. Carie, Jason and Ryan gleen their experiences to compile a list of ten simple things anyone running a game can do right now to improve locations in their game and help everyone have more fun!
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Episode 233: Don't Run This, But If You Must...
Episode | September 26th, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 6 mins
characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, safety, sexual assault, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
There's a lot of talk about offensive topics in games right now, so the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend examine sexual assault, child abuse, pregnancy, miscarriage and abortion in gaming. Carie, Jason and Ryan discuss alternative stories that storytellers can run that can evoke the same kinds of emotional responses from players without creating threatening, unsafe or uncomfortable games!