The Red Dice Diaries

In this episode we have a few of our listeners calling in about music and our recent usage dice episode.Our callers this episode were:Goblin's HenchmanJason of the Nerds RPG Variety CastThe Pink PhantomJoe Richter of the Hindsightless PodcastTitle Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 today's episode I'm thinking about some of the things that make zombie apocalypses in film and fiction so unnerving for me and am chatting a bit about how that might work in a D&D campaign.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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

Love it or hate it, it's clear that the 4th edition of D&D very much polarised the fan-base, however--in this episode--I'm talking about something I very much loved about 4E, the World Axis cosmology.Check out the zine Planar Compass here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/16487/Planar-CompassTitle Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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

Inspired by an episode of Biggus Geekus I listened to recently I chat about playing evil PCs.Check out the recent episode of Biggus Geekus that I mentioned: https://anchor.fm/biggusgeekus/episodes/Episode-80-Evil-Campaigns--PCs-e1g7hi4Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 dicussing how uising generic tokens like meeples might actually help your RPG game.Check out our previous episode on returning to manual gaming: https://rddrpgpodcast.buzzsprout.com/977239/10194092-could-i-go-back-to-old-school-manual-gamingLink to VTT Owlbear Rodeo: https://www.owlbear.rodeo/Link to the excellent Dragons are Real episode on Owlbear Rodeo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qYsMU8CVfELink to the Paperforge Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/paperforge/postsTitle Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 dicussing Usage Dice, an alternative method of tracking consumables, a few things I like about this method and some that I don't.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 we being with a rallying cry by Goblin's Henchmen before moving on to talk about skills, classes and mega-dungeons.Our callers this episode were:Goblin's HenchmanJason of the Nerds RPG Variety CastThe Pink PhantomJoe Richter of the Hindsightless PodcastTitle Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 about a recent OSE game where I tried running a dungeon as a point-crawl, what I think went well and what I think I can improve on.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 discussing a supplement from Appendix-N Entertainment that covers some lost/forgotten classes for OSE:The supplement is available from DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/297980/Lost-Classes-The-Arnesonian-ClassesTitle Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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

Following on from our episode about Thieves, in this episode I'm talking about how I feel that White Box: FMAG's handling of thievery could be expanded to add additional depth to characters in D&D.White Box FMAG is available from DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/190631/White-Box--Fantastic-Medieval-Adventure-GameTitle Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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

Inspired by an episode of Cleric's Wear Ringmail, in this episode I'm talking about my thoughts on health potions.Check out the podcasts that inspired this episode at the links below:https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail/episodes/I-Hate-Health-Potions-e1b5acvhttps://anchor.fm/radio-grognardAlso check out our previous episode on Snake Oil Salesmen:https://rddrpgpodcast.buzzsprout.com/977239/10043101-random-chart-tuesday-snake-oil-salesmenTitle Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 we're answering listener calls about our recent Battle Cries episode and Jason has called in to wax nostalgic about old books.Our callers this episode were:Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety CastRon FrazierTitle Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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

Following on from last Friday's episode about the allure of old books, I'm looking at a secondhand copy of the Chaosium Universal Supplement Cities that I picked up a while back.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 we're answering listener calls about our recent Mi-Go and Thief Skills episodes.Our callers this episode were:Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety CastTaylor from Clerics Wear RingmailRandy at Biggus GeekusRob C from Down in a HeapTitle Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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

𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟔𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟐𝟗𝟓𝐀𝐄Having returned from their adventures in and around Brackenwold our heroes set off with their patron, the philosopher's stone seeking Fabrio Tagleroni, we join them as they prepare to board a ferry to the Beast's Maw.--- 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 about some of the reasons that I find old or second-hand books so appealing.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 we're answering listener calls about our recent episode on the 5E Poisonous Plants supplement and also the subject of running more than one game in the same campaign setting.Our callers this episode were:Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety CastJoe from Raven God GamesTitle Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 we're thinking about how rubbish/detritus is used (or not) in dungeons and how thinking about such things could add an extra dimension to your lairs.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 bonus episode we're responding to some listener call-ins concerning our recent episodes about the Abominable Snowman and also how to get inspiration when you're drawing a bit of a blank RPG-wise:Our callers this episode were:Glen Hallstrom of the Radio Grognard podcastJason of Nerds RPG Variety CastJoe Richter from the Hindsightless podcastTitle Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 we're talking about why heroic battle-cries and speeches can be useful and offering some tips as to how you can incorporate them into your D&D games.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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

Today I'm musing about why the Thief class in D&D has never really appealed to me.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 about one of my favourite creatures from the Mythos, the Mi-Go, devilish fungoid scientists who experiment on themselves as readily as others.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 we're answering some voicemails from our listeners talking about humanocentric campaigns and returning to a more manual method of running games.Our callers this episode were:Randy Nichols of the Biggus Geekus podcastCody M of the No Save for You podcastJason of Nerds RPG Variety CastRay Otus of the Plundergrounds podcastTitle Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 Hannah are talking about one of our favourite Cryptids, the Yeti, how it has been represented in D&D and how you might like to use it in your games.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 bemoaning some recent tech-problems we've been having with FoundryVTT in my OSE game and the potential back-ups/alternatives I've been looking at.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpYou can check out Pete Jone's excellent video on Owlbear Rodeo at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3qYsMU8CVfEWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 about a D20/5E supplement thaty I've found very interesting and useful during my games, that covers poisonous plants, their uses and dangers.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpIf you're interested in this supplement check out the links below:The original kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2057621913/poisonous-plants/descriptionAvailabe for purchase on DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/377563/Poisonous-PlantsWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 about one of my favourite recent books that I use for fleshing out details in my campaign world, in-case plants specifically.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpIf you're interested in finding out more about the Herbalist's Primer check out the links below:The original kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/exaltedfuneral/herbalists-primer/descriptionDouble Proficiency's website: https://doubleproficiency.com/projects/herbalists-primer/Want to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 about some of things I do to try and jump-start my imagination when I hit a block or a blank spot.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpIf you're interested in checking out some of the source of inspiration I mentioned in the episode you can find the links below:Fortean Times: https://subscribe.forteantimes.com/Hellebore Zine: https://helleborezine.bigcartel.com/Alter Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMOB6uDg7e-h8OuCw8dK2_QWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 we answer voicemails from a number of callers on recent episodes and discussions of the topics therein. Many thanks to our callers:Glen Hallstrom at Radio GrognardJason of Nerds RPG Variety CastGoblin's HenchmanJoe Richter of the Hindsightless PodcastCheck out Goblin's Henchman's stuff on DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/9524/Goblin039s-HenchmanCheck out ChicagoWiz on the DM's Handbook podcast: https://anchor.fm/thedungeonmastershandbook or on his blog https://chgowiz-games.blogspot.com Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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

Our heroes return to New Seal Land where Quentin has some plans for the criminal cartel known as the Crimson Coin, they also meet a strange figure hoping to set up shop in their home town.--- 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 asking the question 'Why is the gold always in a chest?' and suggest some ways that--thinking a little about how and where things are stored--could add some depth to your dungeon-crawl.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 talking a little about the Field Guide to Hot Springs Island and why it has helped captured my imagination, and really made me want to incorporate this intriguing mini-setting into my own campaign world as potentially a second game.Please note: This is not a review of any of the Hot Springs Islands product.If you're interested in checking out HSI you can find it here: https://shop.swordfishislands.com/books/ Check out Nerds RPG Varietycast, the inspiration for this episode at: https://anchor.fm/jason376 Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 discussing some things that I like to see and don't like to see in character backgrounds when I'm GM-ing a D&D game. Check out Nerds RPG Varietycast, the inspiration for this episode at: https://anchor.fm/jason376 Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 musing about using spreadsheets and other such tools in RPGs and how they can overshadow the fun bits of the game. Check out Nerds RPG Varietycast, the inspiration for this episode at: https://anchor.fm/jason376 Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 about Hot Springs Island, why I'm thinking about running it for a small local convention and why it might be the next semi-regular campaign game I start up; I'm also asking the question do you run more than one campaign in the same game-world?Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 we answer voicemails from a number of callers on recent episodes and discussions of the topics therein. Many thanks to our callers:Glen Hallstrom at Radio GrognardJason of Nerds RPG Variety CastRob DavisRon FrazierIf you want to check out Glen's recent episode "Oh the humanity!" that we mentioned you can find it here: https://anchor.fm/radio-grognard/episodes/Oh-the-Humanity-e1et1t1Also check out Dyson Logos for some great maps: https://dysonlogos.blog/Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 about why I think some of the dem-human stereotypes common in D&D might actually be useful.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 taking a look through the LOTFP module Wight Power where the misguided attempts of several religious people to restore the Kingdom of God, birth and abomination, disturb the rest of the Wight, an undead force of malevolence and evil.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 about some of the potential benefits of having a campaign where the PCs are overwhelmingly human.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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've recently been down a bit of a mental rabbit-hole after reading the Old School Companion Volume 1, it's got me thinking about NPC classes and their utility in D&D so, in this episode I'm asking, how do you stat up your NPCs?Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 we answer voicemails from a number of callers on recent episodes and discussions of the topics therein. You can check out the podcasts of our callers at the links below:Glen Hallstrom at Radio GrognardJason of Nerds RPG Variety CastJoe of HindsightlessRandy at Biggus GeekusTaylor at Clerics Wear RingmailTitle Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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

Due to events in my Smoke & Snow OSE campaign, I've recently been thinking more about money in D&D, how it's earned and spent.In this episode I'm talking about a Reddit Post that gave me some great ideas regarding wages earned in D&D.You can find the original post here: https://www.reddit.com/r/DnDBehindTheScreen/comments/3o2ydl/5e_commoner_life_and_economy/Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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

𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 20𝐭𝐡 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟐𝟗𝟓𝐀𝐄Quentin has completed his initiation into the criminal syndicate known as the Crimson Coin, acting as liaison between the merciless criminals and his companions, but who is the mysterious Duke who lurks in the shadows giving the gang their orders, unknown to all but his lieutenant?As they ponder this, a fresh mystery arrives at their doorstep courtesy of an unexpected source.--- 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

We've finally managed to get our schedules to mesh so that Hannah and myself can record a couple of episodes together; in the second of this two-parter Hannah suggests some situations where it might be okay to fudge dice-rolls in D&D.In this episode we talk about one possible method of dealing with this sitation.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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

We've finally managed to get our schedules to mesh so that Hannah and myself can record a couple of episodes together; in the first of this two-parter Hannah suggests some situations where it might be okay to fudge dice-rolls in D&D.In this episode we talk about one possible method of dealing with this sitation.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 voicemails from Jason of Nerds RPG Variety Cast and Joe from the Hindsightless podcast. You can check out their podcasts here:Nerds RPG Variety CastHindsightlessWe're talking charm person, future plans and demonic summonings in Pathfinder.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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

So, it's game time and your player party have decided to hit up a dungeon that you didn't expect or you've not planned for? What do you do?In this episode we talk about one possible method of dealing with this sitation.The Dyson Logos map we reference in the episode can be found here: https://dysonlogos.blog/2021/07/12/the-fallen-house-of-githaleon/Please check out the Dyson Logos website, it has some amazing maps on it.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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

It's Random Chart Tuesday and in this episode we're talking about the less reputable healers who might be peddling their wares in your campaign world.You can find the accompanying random chart on our blog at: https://reddicediaries.com/rp-rambles/random-chart-tuesday-snake-oil-salesmen/Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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 Monster Monday episode I'm talking about one of my favourite creature types, the summoner.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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

Can your players handle the heat when the murder of the innocent shakes the moral core of 1630s Paris and the anger of the citizens threatens to burst forth in a tidal wave of anger and indiscriminate vigilante revenge?If so then join us as we delve into Terror in the Streets, a module for LotFP.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpYou can check out this excellent book at the LOTFP webstore: http://www.lotfp.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&path=42&product_id=417(at the time of recording availabewl for 33.00EUR, approx 30.00GBP or approx 40.00USD for both hardcopy and PDF)Or--if you prefer--it is also available in PDF form only from DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/375168/Terror-in-the-Streets(at time of recording available for 9.99USD, which is approx 9.00EUR or 7.00GBP)Want to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: [email protected] can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries 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