It has been several years since we last chatted about how to start a campaign, so we are revisiting the topic! Dale has just started a brand new campaign and is eager to give his thoughts on it!

Episode 246 - Player Panel - #3

Jul 3rd, 2023 1h 16m

The 'Player Panel' episodes will be looking at roleplaying topics from a player’s perspective. Joining Lee in this episode are Mark and Gloriee, discussing player character death!

Episode 245 - Failures Into Fun!

Jun 26th, 2023 1h

Join Dan, Dale and Lee as they talk about how to make a failed die roll interesting and fun, while also giving the player agency!

Episode 244 - Written vs Homebrew Adventures

Jun 19th, 2023 1h 13m

Lee and Stephen talk about gamemastering a written ttrpg adventure verses one that you've made yourself.

Episode 243 - Jessiye & Gloriee & Tyler & Lee Talk RPGs #16

Jun 12th, 2023 1h 16m

Lee is joined by some of his players to chat about their personal roleplaying experiences, questions they have about game mastering and a whole lot more; join us by listening along!

Episode 242 - Player Panel - #2

Jun 5th, 2023 1h 21m

The 'Player Panel' episodes will be looking at roleplaying topics from a player’s perspective. In this episode we’re talking about, how does a tabletop roleplaying setting govern play style? Does it affect the party? Are you willing to play ou

Episode 241 - Issues with Encounters

May 29th, 2023 1h 5m

Stephen and Lee talk about the issues with presenting encounters to players, and wanting to keep these scenes fresh and interesting!

Quickie - One D&D - Packet #5

May 24th, 2023 1h 9m

This is a big playtest packet! DM Dale goes through the latest possible changes to Barbarians, Fighters, Sorcerers, Warlocks, Wizards, and weapons!

Episode 240 - Dan & Dale & Lee Talk RPGs #15

May 22nd, 2023 1h 1m

Join us as we chat about ongoing issues and adventures in our personal roleplaying sessions!

Episode 239 - Capturing the PCs

May 15th, 2023 55m 20s

In this episode, we get into all of the nitty gritty details about capturing the player characters!

Episode 238 - Player Panel - #1

May 8th, 2023 59m 26s

The 'Player Panel' episodes will be looking at roleplaying topics from a player’s perspective. Joining Lee in this episode are Jessiye, Will and Gloriee, discussing "What about Game Mastering turns off players from trying it?"

Episode 237 - Loot!

May 1st, 2023 50m 7s

Loot, loot and more loot! How do you handle all of that loot you give to your PCs? How do you keep it interesting? Is there more to roleplaying than just the accumulation of loot? We chat all about loot in this episode of RotD!

Episode 236 - Plot & Player Agency w/Stephen

Apr 24th, 2023 1h

In this episode, Lee chats with Stephen Hensel, a gamemaster and writer, about how to balance game plot and player agency through a variety of means. From the sandbox to the initial start with counters to the "pick your own railroad"!

Episode 235 - Using AI

Apr 17th, 2023 30m 40s

In this episode, we discuss if using AI, like ChatGPT, is beneficial or detrimental for use in roleplaying.

Quickie - One D&D - Packet #4

Apr 5th, 2023 29m 30s

DM Dale goes through the latest playtest changes to Druids and Paladins, and we also give our options on the current envelopment of One D&D.

Episode 234 - Finding and Using Inspiration - Revisited

Apr 3rd, 2023 51m 51s

We revisit this topic about what inspires us for our roleplaying and then how to implement that into a story!

Episode 233 - Is Character Growth A Waste Of Time?

Mar 20th, 2023 47m 26s

We try to answer the question - "Is character growth a waste of time in your roleplaying game?" - by giving examples, methods, and suggestions in this episode of Role of the Dice!

Episode 232 - Social Encounters

Mar 6th, 2023 1h 2m

In this episode, we tackle how to build social encounters that ALL of your players will be involved in and make sure they have a great time!

Episode 231 - The Little Things

Feb 20th, 2023 50m 43s

Using a silly voice for an NPC, all of the bad guys attacking the PCs use unusual weapons, or a location that has a quirk about it; is one of the many ways to enhance your game. In this episode, we give chat and examples on how adding little th

Episode 230 - A Look Back

Feb 6th, 2023 1h 12m

In this episode, we look back at how we use to play and run roleplaying games and what we learned from them. Dale making his favorite D&D character in new iterations, Lee loving to play martial artist PCs, and Dan reminiscing over the Red Steel

Episode 229 - Starting Story Struggles

Jan 23rd, 2023 1h

While on his way to Gen Con 2022, Lee chats about the challenges of coming up with campaign plots in open settings where anything is possible. But on the flip side, with roleplaying settings that can limit the types of stories told.

Episode 228 – Sidekicks

Jan 9th, 2023 34m 23s

Dale and Lee chat about using, and hopeful not abusing, sidekicks in your TTRPG!

Quickie - End of 2022 Show

Jan 1st, 2023 15m 8s

We want to say thank you to all of our listeners! In this episode we chat about what table-top games we will be playing in 2023!

Episode 227 – Crafting

Dec 26th, 2022 51m 28s

There is so much crafting can add to your RPG, allowing your PCs to make anything their minds and wallet can come up with. But how does the GM facilitate this when the inevitable crafted item will be exploited or abused? How can crafting be inc