On A Roll
The Podcast that helps you Level Up Your RPG!
We found 10 episodes of On A Roll with the tag “rpg”.
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Episode 310: For Whom The Bell Tolkiens
Episode | May 1st, 2020 | Season 3 | 1 hr 8 mins
characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, kids on bikes, larp, mush, orcs, pathfinder, podcast, racism, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, tolkien, world of darkness, xp
Are Orcs a racist construct from Tolkien that persists in modern day Dungeons and Dragons, or is it a lot to do about nothing? After a firestorm on Twitter, the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Jason's Replacement do a deep dive into Tolkien, orcs and racism.
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Episode 309: Typing Your Roleplay
Episode | April 9th, 2020 | Season 3 | 58 mins 25 secs
characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
Socially isolated from each other, the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend take a look at the differences in roleplaying by text versus at a larp or tabletop game. Carie, Jason and Ryan talk about what makes a good post when playing by text on Discord, chat room, MUSH or a play by post game! Also, Jason does his laundry.
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Episode 308: Character Voices
Episode | March 26th, 2020 | Season 3 | 1 hr 6 mins
characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
What should your next NPC sound like? The Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend dive into the things that make people speak the way they do. Are you bad at voices and accents? Ryan shares the 9 character voices anyone can do!
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Episode 307: Socially Distant Roleplaying
Episode | March 18th, 2020 | Season 3 | 1 hr 4 mins
characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
Staying safe and isolated, the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend look at what gaming is like during the coronavirus outbreak. Carie, Jason and Ryan share all of the resources gamers can use, as well as the free and discounted products being offered, as we all practice socially distant roleplaying!
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Episode 306: Playtesting
Episode | March 10th, 2020 | Season 3 | 1 hr 5 mins
characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, playtesting, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, the gun belt, world of darkness, xp
Have you ever playtested a new game? The Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend talk about games they have ran playtests for, and also the playtests they've played in. Carie, Jason and Ryan deep dive into what you should know if you are running or playing a playtest in this week's episode!
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Episode 305: Live - Ask Me... Whatever
Episode | March 5th, 2020 | Season 3 | 1 hr 2 mins
characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
Gearing up with tech and bravery, the Curmudgeon, the Legend and the Favorite take on Facebook Live and hold their second "Ask Me Anything"-style show. Ryan, Carie and Jason talk about their past games, the games they want to play, why they do this podcast and everything else they get asked by our listeners.
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Episode 304: Session Zero
Episode | February 27th, 2020 | Season 3 | 1 hr 8 mins
characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
We talk a lot about Session Zero, so the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend decided to deep dive into just what a Session Zero is. Carie, Jason and Ryan discuss why games need Session Zero and what should happen at them!
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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."