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 209: Burnout!
Episode | March 21st, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 29 secs
burnout, characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
What happens when you get burned out? The Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend try to figure out the signs of gaming burnout and what causes it. It's up to Carie, Jason and Ryan to come up with ways to avoid and treat player and storytelling burnout on this week's episode!
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Episode 208: Plot Building
Episode | March 14th, 2019 | Season 2 | 56 mins 31 secs
characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, plot, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
What does the process of plot building sound like? This week, the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend pull back the curtain on a storyteller meeting. Carie, Jason and Ryan craft a plot for a game off the cuff to demonstrate the process!
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Episode 207: Josh Heath on Snowhaven
Episode | March 7th, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 2 mins
characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, high level games, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, savage worlds, snowhaven, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
Josh Heath from High Level Games joins the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend to talk about the current tabletop RPG on Kickstarter, Snowhaven. Carie, Jason and Ryan learn all about snow-punk, the process of producing an indie RPG and the fascinating world of pistol-packing yetis!
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Episode 206: Live! from Con Nooga!
Episode | March 5th, 2019 | Season 2 | 50 mins 21 secs
ama, characters, con nooga, connooga, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, live, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
Con Nooga, the multi-fandom convention in Chattanooga, Tennessee, asked the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend to help host panels and record an episode live during the con. Carie, Jason and Ryan answered questions and gave gaming advice to attendees in this week's episode!
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Episode 205: Matthew, Zak and Other Pieces of Poop
Episode | February 20th, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 6 mins
abuse, characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
After an exhausting week, the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend talk about the gross monsters in the RPG industry. Carie, Jason and Ryan tackle the controversies and consider what we as gamers can and should do now!
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Episode 204: Sandboxes and Narratives
Episode | February 14th, 2019 | Season 2 | 57 mins 36 secs
characters, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, larp, mush, narrative, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, sandbox, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
This week, the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend take a cue from a listener and discuss the differences between running a sandbox-style game and a narrative-driven game. Carie, Jason and Ryan take a look at the pros and cons, and what they prefer!
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Episode 203: Engagement vs. Immersion
Episode | February 7th, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 6 mins
characters, costuming, dungeons and dragons, engagement, experience points, game design, games, geeks, immersion, larp, lighting, mush, pathfinder, podcast, props, roleplaying, rpg, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
After attending a new local game with lots of costuming, the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend talk about the difference between engagement and immerision, and how both are achieved. Carie, Jason and Ryan work out the pros and cons of them both, and they try to figure out which is more important!
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Episode 202: Sensitivity Editing
Episode | January 30th, 2019 | Season 2 | 1 hr 51 secs
characters, diversity, dungeons and dragons, experience points, game design, games, geeks, inclusion, larp, mush, pathfinder, podcast, roleplaying, rpg, social justice, tabletop, world of darkness, xp
After a viscious thread in a Facebook group, the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend tackle the important topic of sensitivity editing in gaming. Carie, Jason and Ryan try to navigate the angry distance between the "Get Woke Go Broke" and the "Social Justice Warrior" crowds and figure out sensitivity in game design!
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Episode 131: Do We Even Need Experience Points?
Episode | December 5th, 2018 | Season 1 | 1 hr 4 mins
characters, culture, diversity, experience points, game design, geeks, roleplaying games, rpg, tabletop games, xp
There's a lot of talk about experience points lately, so the Favorite asks the Curmudgeon and the Legend what the point of XP is. Carie, Jason and Ryan discuss the problems and benefits of XP, why we have it and why it's such a contentious topic on our final episode of season one!
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Episode 130: Donny Cates and Telling Great Stories
Episode | November 29th, 2018 | Season 1 | 35 mins 47 secs
comics, donny cates, geeks, god country, guardians of the galaxy, marvel comics, podcast, roleplaying games, rpg, storytelling, tabletop, venom
Epik Comic Show happened recently, and the Curmudgeon and the Legend sat down with Marvel comic's writer Donny Cates. Carie and Ryan find out Donny's story and how he became a comic book author, and then get his take on how to tell a great story!