The Red Dice Diaries

Short RPG discussions with Hannah & myself, prompted by the #RPGaDay2019 info-graphic.You can find out more about RPGaDay here: http://autocratik.blogspot.com/2019/07/launching-rpgaday-2019.html --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Short RPG discussions with Hannah & myself, prompted by the #RPGaDay2019 info-graphic.You can find out more about RPGaDay here: http://autocratik.blogspot.com/2019/07/launching-rpgaday-2019.html --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode, Johannes, Dennis, Mathew and myself talk a little about the fantasy roleplaying game The Burning Wheel.Available here: https://www.burningwheel.com/ Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this interview I speak to Jarin Dnd from Power Up Gamers about their forthcoming book L'gats Tome of Amazing Creatures Vol III currently on Kickstarter. Link to Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pug/lgats-tome-of-amazing-creatures-volume-3/ Link to PUG on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PowerUpGamers/ Link to PUG on DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/12331/Power-Up-Gamers Link to Blog of Holding monster creator article: http://blogofholding.com/?p=7338 Link to Con+2, online RPG convention discussed at the end of the episode: https://conplus.live/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I'm talking a little about the recent session 0 for our upcoming CSI Midderlands game, I'm looking forward to running it, thanks very much to my players: Ian F White Colin 'Spikepit' Green Rob Fitzpatrick Johannes PaavolaTheme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

As a bonus episode for #RandomThingThursday I'm looking at Raphael Sadowski's Elegant Creature Generator, it's available as PWYW on Drivethru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/263673/Elegant-Fantasy-Creature-Generator Check out the Thought Eater frothcast: https://anchor.fm/thoughteater If you want to make your own random charts try Chartopia: https://chartopia.d12dev.com/ Don't forget to check out the random chart goodness on my own blog: https://reddicediaries.com/random-charts-and-tables/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

I answer some voicemail messages received over the last week.Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I talk a little bit about the X-card mechanic, you can find more about it here:https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SB0jsx34bWHZWbnNIVVuMjhDkrdFGo1_hSC2BWPlI3A/editTheme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I chat a bit about setting agnostic and setting specific RPGs.Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I chat about our decision to use Castles & Crusades for our upcoming Midderlands game and some of the things that I like about the system.Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I talk a bit about my own recent GM-ing rough spot and how I kept my enthusiasm going, I also answer some voicemails. Theme tune was Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I talk about White Star written by James M Spahn, a game of OSR sci-fi that I had great fun running at UK Games Expo 2019 for Games on Demand.A PWYW PDF version of basic White Star is available on Drivethru RPG. Theme tune was Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I answer a voicemail from Colin Green and talk about adapting Faction Turns from Stars Without Number for my future Midderlands game. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I talk a little about Eldritch Tales, an OSR game of the Cthulhy Mythos by Joseph D. Salvador. I ran this game at UKGE2019 and had a great time, I also muse on the topic of running a horror game in 2 hours.Theme tune was Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I answer a voicemail from Colin 'Spikepit' Green about the game Alas for the Awful Sea.You can find out more about the game at Storybrewers website.Theme tune was Exotica by Juanitos, using under Public Domain licence. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I'm joined by Lloyd Gyan and my lovely wife Hannah to talk about our experience of Games on Demand at UKGE2019.Check out UK Games Expo's sponsor The RPG Pipeline.Theme tune was Exotica by Juanitos, using under Public Domain licence.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I discuss what I've been up to recently and the new Midderlands game I'm going to be starting in July.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this podcast episode I'm joined by Whitt, John Drury and Lloyd Gyan to talk about the role of the GM in tabletop RPGs.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Vlog about last night's pre-LARP drinks evening in Coventry.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

I ramble a bit about LARP & RP friends.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

I answer some voicemails, chat about recent RPG acquisitions anc what I'm doing this weekend.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I answer some voicemails and talk abit about our recent session.The one-page dungeon I discuss in this episode can be found here:http://ogreplays.com/index.php/2018/06/26/one-page-dungeon-submission-2018/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

I chat a bit about a recent SWN session.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I answer some voicemails and chat a bit about my thoughts following my first Thousand Lands hex-crawl game.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I respond to a couple of voicemail messages received.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode, myself and Johannes Paavola begin initial discussions on a sci-fi toolkit project that we're planning to collaborate on.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

I'm two sessions into the second season of our Rose of Westhaven game and thought I'd talk a little bit about the current state of my bullet journal.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode Johannes Paavola and myself chat about our recent playtesting of 'Behind the Walls' and also discuss me taking a unique foci for my character in his Stars Without Number campaign.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I talk about my recent experiences in Jason Hobb's excellent Kalmatta game.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this podcast episode I answer some voicemails and talk a little bit about group creation of settings and also settings created entirely by the GM.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode Lloyd Gyan, Johannes Paavola and myself discuss downtimes in RPGs.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode my wife Hannah and I talk about my upcoming Midderlands adventure 'Behind the Walls' and how she converted it for her Star Trek Fate game.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I talk about some of the projects I've been working on and some stuff I'm planning to start working on soon.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I talk about some of my ideas for more manual prep methods in my games going forward.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

A podcast about where we are with my Rose of Westhaven campaign, how we dealt with a TPK and what the future holds for the campaign.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode, Lloyd, Dennis, Mathew and myself discuss some of the pitfalls and issues to consider when starting an RPG campaign.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I get some of my dis-satisfaction with Google Hangouts off my chest.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

I'm joined by Whit, John Drury, Mathew Bryan and Johannes Paavola to discuss Cyberpunk in RPGs.If you want to check out Whit's Black Code game you can find out more here: https://www.dicemachine.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this podcast episode, Hannah, Lloyd and myself discuss the WOD, vampires and how our playing styles have changed.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this group podcast I'm joined by Johannes Paavola, Dennis Bach, Andre Martinez and Mathew Bryan to talk about over-production in RPGs.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Answering some voicemail messages and musing on an idea I've been considering recently for my Rose of Westhaven campaign.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I talk about five of my likes and dislikes when it comes to RPGs.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I answer a few voicemail messages that I've received about our recent OSR and V5 podcast episodes.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Lloyd Gyan, Johannes Paavola and myself discuss the role of combat in RPGs.Uncut version can be found here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/309244204?collection=ReYILUy9UxVYmwMusic on Podcast TitleShinigami by XTaKeRuX:http://freemusicarchive.org/music/XTaKeRuX/Empty_Grave/ShinigamiUsed under creative commons licence:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Having just gone through character creation with people from The Grand Coterie group I talk about some of my first impressions of V5.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

I ramble a little about being spoilt for choice amongst OSr games and some of the strengths of such products.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Just back from LARP I reflect on a few reasons why you might fancy playing a thoroughly good person for your next character.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

I'm once more joined by the excellent Johannes Paavola, we chat about SWN, the OSR and other game related stuff.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I'm joined by Johannes Paavola, to talk about his V20 Sabbat game 'What Rough Beast' and the World of Darkness in general.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I answer a voicemail and attempt to highlight what--for me--are the main difference between B/X Essentials and BFRPG.--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com