Role Play Chat (RolePlayChat)
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| 29 Jan 2020 | Episode 11 - Puzzles & How We Make Them Interesting | 00:35:42 | |
A free form discussion about using Puzzles as a Game Master and how we make puzzles interesting and engage our players in the right way to ensure everyone at the table is given the opportunity to play with puzzles they way they want to. This discussion is inspired by a question that was provided to us on twitter, and we meander through our answer in a free form, podcast style. We touch on: 1) Our level of interest using and playing with puzzles. 2) How we incorporate puzzles as Game Masters into our TTRPGs. 3) How we build puzzles into different pillars of the game to make them fun. 4) How we design puzzles in a forgiving way. 5) How we try to make them interesting. Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and Dragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) ————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 02 Apr 2024 | Player Driven Worldbuilding w Rio from Tabletopped - S5E3 | 00:41:21 | |
Let's talk about Player Driven Worldbuilding! Join Rio from The Tabletopped podcast as we chat about: - Letting other people run our settings, - Using one-shots for inspiration, - Canon vs non-canonical input, and more! I encourage you to check out the Rio here: https://www.instagram.com/korrenor/ Happy gaming & much love Mat -————— Affiliate Links & Support: Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop:https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat Adventure Dice: Use code roleplaychat for 10% off (http://www.adventuredice.ca/) Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. ————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat X: @role_play_chat Instagram + Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard. -————— Other things we talked in this episode: Nothing that I can think of, but let me know if I've forgotten something! | |||
| 09 Jan 2023 | PAX Unplugged Retrospective - Bonus Episode | 00:39:34 | |
As promised here's a quick episode of me talking about my time at PAX Unplugged. Also, Season 4 of the show starts on Feb 1st! See you then. Enjoy! Mat -————— Affiliate Links: DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players. Where to you find the show? Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Instagram: @role_play_chat Hive: @roleplaychat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ -————— Other things I talked about this episode: | |||
| 22 Jun 2019 | Episode 3 - Interesting NPCs | 00:46:34 | |
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics.
In this episode of Role Play Chat we chat about Non-Player Characters (NPCs) and what we use as the core of our creative process.
We also touch on a number of topics related to NPCs such as:
- Motivation
- Personality
- Creating an NPC on the fly
- Players being sometime more interested in improvised NPC then fully fleshed out ones.
- Over creating NPCs
- Social interrupts
- Consistency
Enjoy! Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat or google podcasts, spotify and other podcasting services!
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
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| 24 Feb 2021 | Roleplay Tasks, A Way To Faciliate Being Gift Giving With Your Tabletop RPG Group - S2E17 | 01:20:08 | |
Want to improve roleplay and collaborative story telling at your table? We did too, so we tried to build a system we could use to help structure our roleplay in a way that also facilitated being gift giving, preluding and collaboration. In this week's episode we walk you through the system we have been using: Roleplay Tasks. We also discuss improvements and other variations we are eager to explore. Enjoy! Chris and Mat. -————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs. Where to you find us? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 26 Nov 2020 | Game Prep For Tabletop RPGs - S2E8 | 00:37:22 | |
A big part of a Game Master's job is to do prep before a game. Some love it, others dislike it. Where do you fall? In this week's episode Chris and Mat talk about what we like about game prep, the kinds of things we prep and dive a little into the philosophy what is we think is needed for us to optimize our play. Role Play Chat is a Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat. -————— Where to you find us?: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) -————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 13 Nov 2024 | Puzzles with Ryan Imel - S5E13 | 01:18:19 | |
Puzzles can be hit or miss - join me and Ryan Imel DM as we chat about strategy to make the most out of puzzles in your game. If you want to hear more of Ryan's insights you should check his webiste here: https://ryanimeldm.com/ or his youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/@ryanimeldm This week's indie showcase game was Unclassified! and Delivered! You can buy them here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/474371/classified-a-solo-journaling-rpg Happy gaming & much love -Mat ~ Affiliate Links & Support ~ Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop:https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. ————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: https://linktr.ee/role_play_chat X: @role_play_chat Instagram & Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard. -————— Other stuff we talked about: Nothing I can think of! Let me know if I've forgotten anything! | |||
| 29 Jun 2019 | Campaign Diary - Blood and Betrayal: Murder & Mystery | 00:26:30 | |
Hello and welcome to the Blood and Betrayal adventure campaign diary! In this entry, a new hero joins the party and they take on an investigation to exonerate someone close to them. Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics. Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe. Sit back, relax and let's Chat! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com | |||
| 08 Jun 2022 | GM Philosophy with Seth Skorkowsky (Part 1) S3E9 | 00:48:53 | |
Every GM, every player and every table has their own philosophies for how they play tabletop roleplaying games. These ideas, these styles, these preferences are what influence your game. In today's episode I am joined by the amazing Seth Skorkowsky as we talk about some of our philosophies to hopefully inspire you to grow your GMing skills while having fun at your table.
If you liked Seths insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find him on twitter at @SSkorkowsky or you can find the links to his books, youtube channel and more on his website https://skorkowsky.com/
Enjoy! Mat
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu).
Where to you find the show?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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| 06 Jul 2022 | Skills Checks & Challenges with K.O. from Roll Factory S3E11 | 00:54:16 | |
Regardless of the system you play, there are (almost) always skills and attributes that your player characters and NPCs will have to showcase the character's strenghts and weaknesses. In this week's episode I am joined by K.O. the host and producer of Roll Factory to disect how we use skill checks & skill challenges in our games to try and make fun and memorable moments at our tables. If you liked K.O. insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find Roll Factory on twitter at @rpgrollfactory. You can also find more details about particulate media, K.O.'s podcasting production company, here: https://particulatemedia.com/ Enjoy! Mat -————— Affiliate Links: DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players. Where to you find the show? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |||
| 19 Jul 2023 | Pantheons with Anto from Icarus Games S4E12 | 00:53:29 | |
In this week's episode, I'm joined by the wonderful Anto from Icarus Games to talk about Pantheons. We dissect: You should also check out Anto's youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@IcarusGames or follow him on socials. -Twitter: @IcarusGamesUK -Insta/Threads: @icarusgames Happy gaming & much love Mat -————— Affiliate Links & Support: Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. ————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Instagram: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard <3 -————— Other things we talked in this episode: nothing? (or let me know and I can make sure to link it up here for you!) | |||
| 09 Aug 2019 | Campaign Diary - Blood and Betrayal: A Storm of Ratmen | 00:21:34 | |
In this entry, the group faces off with a rat ogre, an ally comes to the party rescue and Otis goes for a ride. Welcome to the Blood and Betrayal adventure campaign diary! Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics. Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe. Sit back, relax and let's Chat! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ---- Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 09 Aug 2019 | Campaign Diary - Behind the GM Screen of A Storm of Ratmen | 00:19:52 | |
Welcome Behind the GM Screen! Here, we reflect on the events that make up the Blood & Betrayal Campaign. Anything from preparation of game, expectations, worries to surprises and spoiler full information on how everything is linked in the background. Enjoy as Chris (GM) and Mat (Player) sit down and chat about the game they love! Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics. Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe. Sit back, relax and let's Chat! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ---- Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 16 Jul 2019 | Campaign Diary - Blood and Betrayal: Into the Sewers | 00:27:26 | |
Hello and welcome to the Blood and Betrayal adventure campaign diary! In this entry, Ludolf is confronted by the Council of Sigmar, Diedrich leave a mysterious note to the party and the heroes follow a lead into the sewers of Middenheim. Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics. Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe. Sit back, relax and let's Chat! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ---- Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 23 Oct 2024 | Halloween Special - Horror Games with Gnome Anne - S5E12 | 01:36:52 | |
Everyone loves a good scare! Join me and Gnome Anne in this Halloween special where we chat about everything horror in tabletop roleplaying. If you want to hear more of Anne's insights you should check their content here: https://linktr.ee/annethegnome or what their content on youtube here https://www.youtube.com/@Gnome_Anne This week's indie showcase game was Plante Girl Game. You can buy it here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/491879/plant-girl-game?affiliate_id=3513284 Happy gaming & much love -Mat ~ Affiliate Links & Support ~ Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop:https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. ————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: https://linktr.ee/role_play_chat X: @role_play_chat Instagram & Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard. -————— Other stuff we talked about: Call of Cthulhu : https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/167631/call-of-cthulhu-investigator-handbook-7th-edition?affiliate_id=3513284 Under the Autumn Strangely: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/463011/under-the-autumn-strangely?affiliate_id=3513284 Kids on Bikes: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/231938/kids-on-bikes-core-rulebook?affiliate_id=3513284 | |||
| 07 Jun 2023 | Episodic Games w Nick Perron S4E9 | 01:56:08 | |
This week I'm joined by Nick Perron from Tabletopped to talk about running episodic adventures in TTRPGs! We dissect: How to run them, common pitfalls and share tools and advice on having success with this format. If you liked Nick's wisdom you should totally check out his socials @TheNickPerron on twitter or check out his podcast tabletopped here: https://tabletoppedpod.com/ Happy gaming & much love Mat -————— Affiliate Links & Such: My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. ————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Instagram: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard <3 -————— Other things we talked in this episode: Tiny Library:https://longtailgames.itch.io/tiny-library | |||
| 12 Sep 2021 | Downtime With Double DM Podcast (Bonus Episode) | 01:18:11 | |
Downtime represents much of the play time in most table top roleplaying games. Shopping, campfires, training, on the road, homebase upkeep, etc. While some find it more fun than others, it is an important part of the game. In this bonus episode I chat with the folks from DoubleDM pod about why.
Enjoy and be sure to look for DoubleDM if you like what you heard! Mat.
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
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| 25 Oct 2023 | Cypher System w Sean K. Reynolds of Monte Cook Games- S4E15 | 01:13:26 | |
Want to learn a new tabletop system? Let's give Cypher a try! This week I'm joined by Sean K. Reynolds of Monte Cook Games, one of the creators and designers of the Cypher System. We dissect: What Cypher is, how the core mechanics work and some of the story being the design choices. I encourage you to check out Sean (@seankreynolds) on socials and his patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/seankreynolds/about. You can also stay up to date and join the Cypher discord community here: https://discord.com/invite/TZwJxXg Or check out resources (including the free rules preview) for the game here: https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/cypher-system-rulebook-2/ Happy gaming & much love Mat -————— Affiliate Links & Support: Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. ————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Instagram + Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard. -————— Other things we talked in this episode: PROMO - Tabletop Town: https://www.tabletop.town/roleplaychat | |||
| 16 Apr 2024 | Ten Candles with Stephen Dewey - S5E4 | 01:14:13 | |
Let's learn about Ten Candles from it's creator: Stephen Dewey. Join us as we discuss this atmospheric and tragic horror game. We talk about: - the system and Stephen's inspiration for it, - some of game mechanics, - What you'll need to play, and more! Resource Review: The field guide to Floral Dragons. Back it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hitpointpress/the-field-guide-to-floral-dragons?ref=akxjrx If you want to stay updated on all of Stephen's work, you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/stephendewey http://twitter.com/shiftyginger https://www.twitch.tv/stephendewey https://www.youtube.com/shiftyginger Happy gaming & much love Mat -————— Affiliate Links & Support: Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop:https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat Adventure Dice: Use code roleplaychat for 10% off (http://www.adventuredice.ca/) Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. ————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: https://linktr.ee/role_play_chat X: @role_play_chat Instagram + Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard. -————— Other things we talked in this episode: Lines and Veils checklist: https://www.reddit.com/r/DungeonsAndDragons/comments/tfxc30/this_is_the_rpg_consent_checklist_i_get_my/ city builder resource: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/287509/Town-and-City-Builder?affiliate_id=1913007 | |||
| 11 May 2022 | Cinematic Moments with Rhett from StackODice S3E7 | 01:02:12 | |
We ALL want to replicate that oscar wining monologue or the slow panoramic camera pan over the horizon at our table, but how exactly can you make a moment like that? Can you or does it come organically? In today's episode we talk about cinematic moments and how to engage your players in a way that makes these moments stand out and feel natural. Join me and Rhett as we talk about the kinds of cinematic moments, how we try to prepare for them and hear some cool examples of descriptive imagery from Rhett! If you liked Rhett's insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find him on twitter at @StackODice or listen to his podcast at https://stackodice.podbean.com/ Enjoy! Mat -————— Affiliate Links DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat -————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.. Where to you find the show? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) | |||
| 16 Sep 2020 | The Famous Session Zero Of Tabletop Roleplaying Games - S2 E3 | 00:58:27 | |
The famous session zero, although not technically part of your adventure it is a highly recommended piece of the puzzle. I'd say most Game Masters agree that the session zero is valuable, but why? What makes it great, what elements to we like to include in our session zero and what do we recommend! Listen in to this weeks episode as we dive deep into the topic. Role Play Chat is a Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat. -————— Where to you find us?: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) -————— Music: https://www.bensound.com -————— Dawn of Worlds: http://www.clanwebsite.org/games/rpg/Dawn_of_Worlds_game_1_0Final.pdf Reddit Topics For Consideration: https://www.reddit.com/r/dndnext/comments/601awb/session0_topic_checklist_and_guide/ | |||
| 08 Feb 2023 | 100th Episode! & One-shots with Joe from the One-Shot Mill | 01:34:27 | |
Come join me as I celebrate the 100th episode of Role Play Chat. In this episode I am joined by Joe from The Oneshot Mill to go over the pros and cons of running one-shot adventures in your TTRPG & stick around for the end of the episode to listen to some words of wisdom from previous guests of the show as we look back on the first 99 episodes of the podcast and cheers to the next 100. If you'd like to know more about Joe and The Oneshot Mill, I encourage you to check him out on Twitter: @theoneshotmill for updates about upcoming one-shot adventures. Mat -————— Affiliate Links: DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players. Where to you find the show? Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Instagram: @role_play_chat Hive: @roleplaychat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ -————— Other things I talked about this episode: | |||
| 08 Jul 2020 | EPISODE 20 - BEING GIFT GIVING Another Way to Improve Role Play In Your Dungeons & Dragons Game or Tabletop RPG | 00:54:08 | |
In this episode, we will share with you the powerful concept of Gift Giving in #ttrpg. This subject is close to our heart and can be a crucial aspect to creating space for great Roleplay moments at your table. We chat about: - What is being Gift Giving ? - What function does it serve? - How to do it? - Where & when to incorporate it in your game? - Tools to start being Gift Giving, - Gift Giving and Gamemasters. Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel and Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) ————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 20 May 2020 | Episode 17 - Setting Character Objectives In Dungeons & Dragons And Other Tabletop RPGs | 00:58:42 | |
We talk about setting objectives, how players should do it, what makes a good objective, what makes a bad objective and how GMs can incorporate it and add them into games. Enjoy! Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel and podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) ————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 23 Oct 2019 | Episode 8 - The Interrupt, A Delve Into A Great Game Master Tool, Role Play Chat | 00:48:45 | |
A free form, essay discussion about a great Game Master tool: The Interrupt. This advanced Game Master tool is something you shouldn't run your games without as it allows you to naturally present situations to your players to force them to rethink their priorities you can really take control of your story's pace and add depth to your games. We go over the definition and talk about how we like to use this amazing tool in our games. Our chat also takes us to some of our favorite examples. The elements we talk about can be used individually or in combination with one another to help you build strong interrupts that will enrich your games. These elements are distilled in our short video which can be found here: https://youtu.be/gxiXOxzX4ow The strategies to creating strong interrupts are:
1) Tailoring the interrupt to a specific hero's bonds, past or ideals. 2) Make it consequential, the players should be able to look at the scenario and be able to deduce that something bad may happen if they don't engage with it. You could also consider giving them a reward if they succeed at solving the issue. 3) Take the opportunity to showcase lore, history or factions. Interrupts are a good opportunity to do exposition. 4) When things get slow, change the pillar of the game. Think about how the interrupt you are using can present a different pillar of the game to the table and use it to take your party there. 5) Use Seeding! Interrupts and seeding go very well together. Use a seed you've planted in the past to make your interrupt feel like it's a part of the world. Or plant several seeds for the first time with your interrupt. Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and Dragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat PS: there are some minor Blood and Betrayal Spoilers between 21 minutes and 25 minutes Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) ————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 13 Apr 2022 | Social Encounters With Derrick From How Not to DM S3E5 | 00:58:14 | |
So much of what we do when we play role playing games involves social encounters. Fights where enemies can be talked down from their rage, stubborn leaders that need convincing to change their plan, secretive spies that have the password you need to unlock the treasure vault and much more! Join me and my guest Derrick as we talk about how we run social encounters in our games, what we do to plan them and how we make them fun and memorable for our players. If you enjoyed Derrick's insights I highly recommend you check him & his podcast (How Not to DM) out. Details can be found here: https://linktr.ee/hn2dm Enjoy! Mat -————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.. Where to you find the show? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) | |||
| 04 Mar 2020 | Episode 13 - How To Elevate Ambiance In Your D&D Or TTRPG Game | 00:28:49 | |
Before you pull out the candles for your next #DnD game, listen in to our lessons learnt on how to elevate ambiance and tone at your table! Game Master's often shoot for a specific tone in their game, and a solid ambiance can go a long way to help support the tone and mood you are trying to establish. In this discussion we go over 6 lessons we've learnt the hard way so you don't have to! They will help you level up the ambiance by going above and beyond the usual elements, such as music and lighting. We touch on: - Use of the voice. - Considering the space and seating. - Temperature Control. - Descriptive Wording. - Ensure Tone and Ambiance are working together. - Not forcing the tone. - Props, handouts and terrain. - Consider the season or IRL holidays. Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat ______ Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) ______ Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 27 Jan 2021 | Improv & Comedy Brennan Lee Mulligan (Part 2) - S2E14 | 00:48:41 | |
We continue our discussion with the one and only Brennan Lee Mulligan in this week's Deep Dive. Last time we were discussing adventure building and improvisation. If you haven't had a chance to listen to last week's conversation I highly encourage you to check it out before diving into this episode. This week the conversation continues on the topic of improvisation and jumps to comedy before making its way back to adventure building. All critical components of a Game Masters toolkit.
You may know Brennan as: The creator and amazing DM for #Dimension 20, the CollegeHumor D&D actual play show He hosts Adventuring Academy, a vodcast about all things tabletop where he and his guests share incredible insight about playing and running games. He also performed in many CollegeHumor sketches (CEO series) and he made many memorable appearances in Umm actually and Game changer.
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| 08 Sep 2022 | What is Roleplay Anyway? Panel Discussion S3E15 | 01:53:04 | |
Today is the day! Here is the audio from the "What is Roleplay Anyway?" charity panel. Join me & five amazing panelists as we talk about what roleplay is to us, how we do it, and share stories. This is the audio from the panel that aired live on the Scry Society's twitch channel on August 26th. I've done my best to edit out some of the preable and the midroll brake, etc. Hope you enjoy this longer episode in a different format. If you want to follow the amazing guests who were involved in the panel you can do so here: - Shannon: @sroby25 -Shelby: @shelfyre -Emil: @DoubleDMpod -Jacob: @DuvalKingJacob -Ksandra: @ksandra_br -Nick: @ScrySociety Enjoy! Mat -————— Affiliate Links: DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat ————— Link for Charity Raffle: https://donate.tiltify.com/+scry-society/scry-society-role-play-chat-charity-panel-for-nnaf Closes Friday September 2nd 2022 ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players. Where to you find the show? Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |||
| 19 Aug 2020 | Episode 22 - WRAP UP Of Season One, A Look Back At The First Season Of Role Play Chat | 01:09:13 | |
That's a wrap! Of season one I mean :) Chris and I take a look back at the journey we have taken up until now and talk about some of our favorite episodes this season. We also discuss some of the big take aways of the episodes we are the most proud of. We also look into the future of the show and brainstorm some ideas of content we are looking forward to talk about in season 2 which will likely start in a few weeks time. Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel and Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other #TTRPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) ————— Music: https://www.bensound.com For Podbean: 7upi2qud | |||
| 17 May 2023 | Metagaming w Farrah Sarpkaya S4E8 | 01:32:05 | |
This week I'm joined by Farrah Sarpkaya to talk metagaming in TTRPGs! I find often times metagaming has a negative conotation associated to it, and I'm hoping this conversation can shed some light on the positive aspects of metagaming. If you liked Farrah's wisdom you should totally check out her socials @FarrahKaya on twitter or check out her website: https://www.sarpkaya.ca/ Happy gaming & much love Mat -————— Affiliate Links & Such: My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. ————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Instagram: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard <3 -————— Other things we talked in this episode: Nothing? let me know if you want links though! | |||
| 07 Apr 2021 | One Room Dungeons? - S2E20 | 01:09:50 | |
Can one room be considered a dungeon? And if so, what does that mean? Chris and Mat take a dive down the rabbit hole to chat about what makes a sprawling dungeon fun to play in, and how or if that can be translated into one room. Enjoy! Chris and Mat. -————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs. Where to you find us? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 08 Sep 2019 | Campaign Diary - Behind the GM Screen of The Will of the Master | 00:15:23 | |
Welcome Behind the GM Screen! Here, we reflect on the events that make up the Blood & Betrayal Campaign. Anything from preparation of game, expectations, worries to surprises and spoiler full information on how everything is linked in the background. Enjoy as Chris (GM) and Mat (Player) sit down and chat about the game they love! Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics. Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe. Sit back, relax and let's Chat! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ---- Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 27 Sep 2019 | Campaign Diary - Blood and Betrayal: A Daring Excursion | 00:14:03 | |
Umgrim and Randald go in search of the mysterious Stardust. It will be a daring excursion! Join us in this retelling of this improvised session. Welcome to the Blood and Betrayal adventure campaign diary! Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics. Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe. Sit back, relax and let's Chat! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ---- Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 13 Apr 2020 | Episode 14 - The Power of Names In Your D&D Or TTRPG Game | 00:38:13 | |
In this 3 part Podcast we chat about NAMES in #DnD games or TTRPG! 1st Part: A free form discussion about NAMES and their use! Game Masters often overlook this aspect of the game, but it can be crucial to the immersion and storytelling of your game. 2nd Part: We chat about 8 ways to use NAMES to add dimension to your #DnD game or #TTRPG. So before quickly discarding this part of the game, consider these elements! 3rd Part: We give you solutions to 5 common mistakes people make when creating names for locations and NPC's in their so you can avoid them! We also mentioned some tools and lists. Here are a few we use: ___Gary Gygax's Extraordinary Book of Names___ https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/235757.Gary_Gygax_s_Extraordinary_Book_of_Names ___List of generic forms in place names in Ireland and the United Kingdom___ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_generic_forms_in_place_names_in_Ireland_and_the_United_Kingdom ___Norman toponymy___ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_toponymy Role Play Chat is a Podcast and YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) ————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 17 Jun 2019 | Campaign Diary - Blood and Betrayal: The Crossroads | 00:35:01 | |
Hello and welcome to the Blood and Betrayal adventure campaign diary! In this entry our heroes deal with an ambush on the road and make a decision that will follow them for a long time to come! Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics. Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe. Sit back, relax and let's Chat! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ---- Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 21 Apr 2021 | Player Character Death - S2E21 | 01:26:23 | |
It's a long one this week! We talk about character death and how to make it fun. Character death doesn't have to be a bad thing, in fact it can be the most dramatic and memorable part of a table top roleplaying game, so let's make the most of it! Enjoy! Chris and Mat. -————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs. Where to you find us? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: https://www.bensound.com _________ Snyder's Return is a UK based Tabletop Roleplaying Game Podcast featuring D&D 5e Actual Play (where a misfit band of ‘Heroes’ take on adventures across the D&D Multiverse), Interviews and DM/Player Guides. https://www.buzzsprout.com/1061770 | |||
| 22 Feb 2023 | Maps with Eric AKA Maps ‘N’ Quests S4E2 | 01:16:22 | |
Most people who play tabletop roleplaying games use maps to some degree, but incorporating them into your game isn't as easy as it sounds! In this episode I am joined by Eric from Maps 'N' Quests to talk everything maps. We discuss how Eric makes maps, how game masters might consider using maps, the difference between a dungeon maps and an overworld maps, and much much more. If you'd like to know more about Eric and his wonderful maps, I encourage you to check him out on Twitter: @N_Quest or his patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Maps_N_Quests. Mat -————— Affiliate Links & Such: DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players. Where to you find the show? Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Instagram: @role_play_chat Hive: @roleplaychat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ -————— Other things I talked about this episode: | |||
| 03 Aug 2022 | Roleplay & Miniature Painting with Scott AKA "The Miniac" S3E13 | 01:12:05 | |
Can I convice Scott the Miniac to play more Role Playing games? I hope so! But one thing I know for sure is that you wont want to miss the wonderful discsusion where Scott and I talk about roleplay and miniatures. Listen in as Scott and I draw parallels between roleplaying and miniature painting. Scott also shares some wonderfull advice for folks getting into the miniature painting hobby. If you liked Scott's insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find him on instagram @miniacal_ or at his website https://miniac.co/ Enjoy! Mat -————— Affiliate Links: DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players. Where to you find the show? Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |||
| 31 Aug 2022 | Legal Thoughts 4 Content Creators w K.O. from Roll Factory S3E14.5 (BONUS) | 00:13:56 | |
Today we talk about somethign a little different: legal stuff. When K.O. & I were recording the episode on skills from a few weeks ago, we took a tagent. He has a legal background and I thought it would be a interesting thing for the other content creators in the TTRPG space to give it a listen. I'll be back to our regular content next week! If you liked K.O. insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find him on the Roll Factory twitter at @rpgrollfactory. You can also find more details about particulate media, K.O.'s podcasting production company, here: https://particulatemedia.com/ Enjoy! Mat -————— Affiliate Links: DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat ————— Link for Charity Raffle: https://donate.tiltify.com/+scry-society/scry-society-role-play-chat-charity-panel-for-nnaf Closes Friday September 2nd 2022 ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players. Where to you find the show? Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |||
| 09 Sep 2020 | Challenging & Enabling Players, The Delicate Balance A Game Master Must Strike In A Tabletop RPG - S2E2 | 01:10:05 | |
Striking the right balance between challenging and enabling your players is a needed skill for Game Masters in the hobby. Building challenges for players builds up tension, creates payoff but do it too much and you risk to frustrate the people around the table. Creativity shines and narrative goes in fun and unexpected ways if you enable your players, but again, if you do it too much your world will lose consistency and players will lose purpose. A balance is needed, but it's easier said than done! In today's episode we talk about the elegant dance a game master needs to do when enabling and challenging their table.
Role Play Chat is a Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPG related topics.
Enjoy!
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| 20 Jul 2022 | Immersion with Jess & Keith from Underground Oracle Publishing S3E12 | 01:07:22 | |
A big part of why folks play tabletop roleplaying games is for the escapism. We like to experience interseting, fun and different things, put on the skin of cool characters and explore fascinating places. The key to truly trasnoporting ourselves into these fantastic places lies in fostering an immersive experience! In this week's episode I am joined by Keith and Jess from Underground Oracle Publishing to disect how we use skill checks & skill challenges in our games to try and make fun and memorable moments at our tables.
If you liked Keith & Jess's insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find them on twitter at @UO_Keith and @JessPendley respectively. You can also follow the Underground Oracle twitter page at @UOPublishing. You can also find more details about the suppliments they create on their website here: https://undergroundoracle.com/
Enjoy!
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Where to you find the show?
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Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
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| 08 Nov 2023 | Advanced Roleplaying Advice w Adam Slemon of the Dungeon Run - S4E16 | 01:10:15 | |
Want to improve your roleplay? Getting into character and into strong emotions can be tricky. Join Adam Slemon, of the Dungeon Run amoung many other things as we talk about some advanced roleplay advice. We dissect: How to act out big and heavy emotions (like love and anger), how best to manage spotlight between members of the table, how to practice character voices and much much more! I encourage you to check out Adam (@urjester on instagram) and his website here: https://www.adamslemon.com/ Happy gaming & much love Mat -————— Affiliate Links & Support: Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat Adventure Dice: Use code roleplaychat for 10% off (http://www.adventuredice.ca/) Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. ————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Instagram + Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard. -————— Other things we talked in this episode: Nothing that I can think of, but let me know if I've forgotten something! | |||
| 07 Oct 2020 | Timeskipping & Leveraging Downtime To Enable Roleplay In Your Tabletop RPG - S2E5 | 01:00:40 | |
We've all done downtime or timeskips to zoom past a few days, weeks, or months, it's a needed part of the game. Helps with a number of things like pacing, character leveling up, etc. but is there a way to do timeskips while also adding opportunities for roleplay? Yes! Yes there is a way, and in this weeks episode we talk about a strategy we've employed recently to conduct a timeskip while also enabling fun role play scenes at the gaming table. Role Play Chat is a Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat. -————— Where to you find us?: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) -————— Music: https://www.bensound.com -————— | |||
| 28 Aug 2019 | Campaign Diary - Blood and Betrayal: The Will of the Master | 00:23:39 | |
Diedrich's powers are tested and he hears words from his master. Join us in this retelling of our one-on-one session. Welcome to the Blood and Betrayal adventure campaign diary! +Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics. Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe. Sit back, relax and let's Chat! Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ---- Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 04 Aug 2021 | New Players With Gamer Mom Luna S2E27 | 01:09:33 | |
When playing a roleplaying game with someone who is new to the hobby there are things to consider. In this week’s episode we talk about if you should change your DM style, run a session 0, consider the other players at the table and more related to running games for the uninitiated. We are also joined by a special guest: Gamer Mom Luna. You may know her from her twitch streams on the shared experience network. Look for Gamermomluna on Twitter and Shared Experience on Twitch for more of her amazing content. Enjoy! Mat.
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Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
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| 03 May 2023 | Monster Design with Makenzie De Armas - S4E7 | 01:08:27 | |
This week I'm joined by Makenzie De Armas to talk designing monsters! Every game, every system has monsters (in some sense) and they play a critical component to telling stories. So how do the pros do it? How can we build fun monsters for folks to run, players to fight against and designers to build! We go over: - Some "broken" monster stories and how to balance them; - Monster statblock design principles, - A peak behind the curtain on how monster's are designed at the wizard's tower, and - Advice for adapting content from other sources into a monster. If you liked Makenzie's wisdom you should totally check out her socials @MakenzieLaneDA or check out her website: https://www.makenzielaneda.com/ Happy gaming & much love Mat -————— Affiliate Links & Such: My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. ————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Instagram: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard <3 -————— Other things we talked in this episode: Nothing? let me know if you want links though! | |||
| 05 May 2021 | Games As A Teaching Tool With Rich, The Creator Of Inspirisles - S2E22 | 01:02:33 | |
Tabletop games are uniquely positioned and particularly well suited for engaging and teaching people. In today's episode we talk to Rich, the creator of the unique Inspirisles system to chat about playing games for a younger audience, using TTRPGs to teach empathy and teamwork, and much more.
Rich is an all ages TTRPG creator. Who has lead projects such as the Inspirisles TTRPG system. It is a unique system that teaches Sign Language as you play. Rich is also a member of Hatlching Games, hosting workshops and events sharing the joy of RPGs with young adults and children. You can find him on twitter @HatchlingDM and you can learn more about the Inspirisles TTRPG system here: https://hatchlingdm.itch.io/inspirisles
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Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
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| 19 Mar 2024 | GM Mistakes w The RPG Golbin - S5E2 | 01:44:27 | |
Let's talk about GM Mistakes! Join Willow from The RPG Goblin as we chat about: - Our personal GMing mistakes, - How to grow as a GM thanks to mistakes, - Player mistakes, and more! I encourage you to check out the RPG Goblin here:https://therpggoblin.buzzsprout.com/ Happy gaming & much love Mat -————— Affiliate Links & Support: Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop:https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat Adventure Dice: Use code roleplaychat for 10% off (http://www.adventuredice.ca/) Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. ————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat X: @role_play_chat Instagram + Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard. -————— Other things we talked in this episode: Nothing that I can think of, but let me know if I've forgotten something! | |||
| 03 Feb 2021 | 3rd Person Player Character Narration - S2E15 | 01:18:11 | |
Today we talk (mainly) to the player, in an discussion around narrating your character's actions, expression and other non verbal elements. There are loads of benefits to doing this 3rd person narration and it can be used in a variety of ways to set yourself up for great role play with other players. Enjoy! Chris and Mat. -————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs. Where to you find us? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 22 Jun 2022 | GM Philosophies with Seth Skorkowsky (Part 2) S3E10 | 00:51:42 | |
Every GM, every player and every table has their own philosophies for how they play tabletop roleplaying games. These ideas, these styles, these preferences are what influence your game. In today's episode I am joined by the amazing Seth Skorkowsky as we talk about some of our philosophies to hopefully inspire you to grow your GMing skills while having fun at your table. This is the second part of my discussion with Seth. If you liked Seths insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find him on twitter at @SSkorkowsky or you can find the links to his books, youtube channel and more on his website https://skorkowsky.com/ Enjoy! Mat -————— Affiliate Links DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat -————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). -————— Where to you find the show? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |||
| 05 Aug 2020 | Episode 21 - The End Of Game Debrief | 00:56:28 | |
We share with you how to engage your players in an end of game debrief. Although simple, these out of game discussions between players and game master provide a number of opportunities for you and the players or your #ttrpg campaign. We chat about: - What exactly we mean by the End of Game Debrief? - The types of questions we've had success asking? - What to expect from your table. - What to do with the feedback your players will inevitably provide you. - Other positive side effects of the conversation. Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel and Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) ————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 20 Jan 2021 | Adventure Building With Brennan Lee Mulligan (Part 1) - S2E13 | 00:52:12 | |
One of the central components of a Tabletop RPG is the adventure. These segments of a campaign can be as long or as short as you like and often times offer up a good opportunity for GMs to propel the narrative forward by using components of your player character's past or future objectives.
We are also excited to be joined by the one and only Brennan Lee Mulligan in this week's Deep Dive. You know him his as: The creator and amazing DM for #Dimension 20, the CollegeHumor D&D actual play show He hosts Adventuring Academy, a vodcast about all things tabletop where he and his guests share incredible insight about playing and running games. He also performed in many CollegeHumor sketches (CEO series) and he made many memorable appearances in Umm actually and Game changer.
We had so much fun chatting that the discussion went a little long, and took a few segues into topics such as improv tricks, roleplay strategies and comedic tone. Stay tuned next week for the second half of the conversation.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat.
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Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
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| 31 Dec 2019 | Episode 10 - The Pufferfish Moment, A Simple Way To Improve Role-Play In Your Game | 00:44:57 | |
A free form, essay discussion about a great Game Master and Player tool: The Pufferfish moment. Is your D&D group struggling with role play? Does your TTRPG group want to improve their spotlight management? Try the Pufferfish Moment! This simple yet versatile variant of the talking stick helps Game Masters and Players alike to provide more structure to the ins and outs of roleplaying, because lets face it, we aren't all professional actors! I know, it sounds a little silly but ever since we started using it, our game has improved tremendously. These dual talking sticks help solve common role-playing issues by helping with: 1) Spotlight management. 2) Another way to facilitate pillar change. 3) Creates a clear distinction between when the players are in character. 4) It structures Roleplay in a very natural way. We also discuss some interesting variations and methods of using the puffefish to explore and add complexity to this amazing Dungeon Master tool! Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and Dragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat ————— Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) ————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 21 Dec 2020 | Building Dynamic Combat Environments In a Tabletop RPG - S2E10 | 01:25:32 | |
Combat is a core pillar in most TTRPGs. Even in games or systems that are role play heavy, combat encounters often play a critical role in the game as a story telling tool or method of confrontation. To make combat fun, engaging and entertaining, we have found that the forum of the combat, the environment if you will, is just as important as why or who the party is fighting. In this week's episode Chris and Mat talk about what elements we like to add to our locations to ensure that combat is dynamic, engaging and fun. Role Play Chat is a Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat. -————— Where to you find us?: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) -————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 15 Dec 2021 | Factions with Special Guest KoatheDM S2E35 | 01:21:36 | |
Few things in your game world are better vehicles to the personalities, conflicts and setting than your factions. In this week's episode I am joined by KoatheDM to talk about what a faction is, what is itsn't, what benefits well thought out factions bring to your game, some strategies to buidling them and much much more. Enjoy! Mat And I encourage you to check Koa's TTRPG material out. He can be found here: https://linktr.ee/koathedm -————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs. Where to you find the show? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 13 Dec 2024 | NPCs with Sidekicks and Sidequests S5E14 | 01:23:26 | |
NPCs are the lifeblood of any setting. These denizens shape the world your players experience. Sometimes we make them up on the spot, other times we give them complex motivations and roles to play in the intrigue of our campaigns. Join me and Kurt from Sidekicks and Sidequests as we chat about NPC creation, roleplay and go over some internet strategies for making NPCs more engaging at your table. If you want to hear more of Kurt's insights you should check his website here: https://sidekicksandsidequests.com/ Happy gaming & much love -Mat ~ Affiliate Links & Support ~ Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop:https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. ————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: https://linktr.ee/role_play_chat X: @role_play_chat Instagram & Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard. -————— Other stuff we talked about: Nothing I can think of! Let me know if I've forgotten anything! | |||
| 30 Apr 2024 | Why should you use a Virtual Table Top w Jonny from TalkingXP - S5E5 | 01:06:23 | |
Let's learn about why you should use VTTs when playing D&D or other TTRPGs. I've never really been sold on them to be honest, but my chat with Jonny has tilted me in their favour. Join us as we discuss: - The benefits of VTTs - The kinds of playstyle VTTS encourage - Some Roll20 features you need to know Indie Showcase: Bug Dish by the One True Ryan Khan Buy it here: https://the-one-true-ryan-khan.itch.io/bugdish If you want to stay updated on all of Jonny's work, you can do so here: https://linktr.ee/talkingxp Happy gaming & much love Mat -————— Affiliate Links & Support: Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop:https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat Adventure Dice: Use code roleplaychat for 10% off (http://www.adventuredice.ca/) Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. ————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: https://linktr.ee/role_play_chat X: @role_play_chat Instagram + Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard. -————— Other things we talked in this episode: Tom Cartos' free & paid maps: https://www.patreon.com/posts/54516413 Domile's Wounderous Works free & paid battlemaps: https://www.patreon.com/dww | |||
| 17 Nov 2021 | Multiclassing With Jarred From Monsters & Multiclass S2 E33 | 01:13:09 | |
Many Tabletop RPGs allow players to dabble in different classes, learning skills from all groupings they are a part of. In this week's episode I am joined by Jarred from Monsters & Multiclass and we chat about the different impacts multiclassing has on the game. Be it as a Game Masters or as a Players multiclassing can empower players to explore new and creative avenues both narratavily and mechanically. We discuss the pros and cons and what you need to consider if you are going to be playing a game as (or with) a muliclassed hero.
Enjoy! Mat
And if you like Jarred's insights, I encourage you to check him out and give his podcast a listen. You can find his stuff here (https://linktr.ee/Monster_multi)
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Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
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| 08 Jan 2024 | End of Season Annoucement | 00:03:16 | |
Just a short announcement Much love and Happy New Year. -Mat | |||
| 28 Oct 2020 | Halloween Themed Games - S2E7 | 01:17:02 | |
If you ask most Dungeon Masters, Game Masters, or Players, one of the joys of the fall is running or playing in a Halloween themed game. Spooky, scary, horrific or silly Halloween games can take many forms and can be inspired by so many things in media. And that is one of the things that makes it such a great theme - it's flexibility! In today's episode Chris and I discuss what makes a Halloween game special and we go through a list of things that we like to use for inspiration when prepping a Halloween Game for our tabletop RPG groups. Role Play Chat is a Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat. -————— Where to you find us?: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) -————— Music: https://www.bensound.com -————— List of inspiration: Innistrad Block MTG | |||
| 21 Oct 2020 | GM Well-Being & Our Strategies For Dealing With Stressors In Our Tabletop RPG -S2E6 | 01:08:57 | |
Being a Dungeon Master or Game Master can be taxing. Despite being loads of fun, sometimes finding the balance between running a fun game, managing prep time and our daily lives, this wonderful hobby of ours can feel like it adds stress and anxiety into our lives. In this week's episode Chris and I take an introspective look at the things that cause us stress or anxiety in our games, then we share strategies we employ to try and combat them. Full disclosure, we vent a little haha, but it felt good and hopefully listening to us can also help you feel good too! We play TTRPG for fun after all and it's important to keep your well-being front and center as you play. Role Play Chat is a Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat. -————— Where to you find us?: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) -————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 05 Jul 2023 | Shift TTRPG w Graeme & Jordan from Hit Point Press - S4E11 | 01:04:56 | |
Want to learn a new tabletop system? In this inagural System Spotlight, we will cover the Shift Tabletop RPG system. This week I'm joined by Graeme and Jordan, the creators and designers of Shift TTRPG. We dissect: What Shift is, how to play, some of the design choices and delve into some of the mechanics. I encourage you to check out Graeme (@blurrypixels) on socials and Jordan (@MadeofCartoons). You can also stay up to date on the development of SHIFT over on their discord server: https://discord.gg/WhRTzDyBW3 You can also access the free quickstart rulebook here: https://hitpointpress.com/shiftrpg/ Happy gaming & much love Mat -————— Affiliate Links & Support: Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. ————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Instagram: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard <3 -————— Other things we talked in this episode: nothing? (or let me know and I can make sure to link it up here for you!) | |||
| 02 Jun 2019 | Campaign Dairy - Blood and Betrayal: Through the Drakwald | 00:27:30 | |
Hello and welcome to the start of the Blood and Betrayal adventure campaign diary! In this entry our heroes face off against beastmen and intrigue begins as they make their way through Drakwald forest. Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics. Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe. Sit back, relax and let's Chat! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ---- Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 08 Sep 2021 | Splitting The Party S2E29 | 01:06:08 | |
Should or shouldn't you split the party? That is the question. The effects of having a split party go deeper than you might expect! This week I am joined by friend of the show Vince to chat about splitting in the party. We talk about pros, cons and we also answer some questions from listeners. Enjoy! Mat. -————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs. Where to you find us? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 09 Jun 2021 | Lore & Exposition With Roxane "Arikanthus" | 01:21:42 | |
The traditions, stories, legends and myths of the inhabitants of your setting make up a rich tapestry that contribute to a player's sense of immersion when playing in a TTRPG. Lore comes in all shapes and sizes! When we game master a game sometimes we create it ourselves and other times it is given to us in modules, or handbooks, the trick though is how you showcase it to your players. In today's episode we talk about lore and exposition.
We are also joined by a special guest: Roxane, also known as Arikanthus & The Tipsy Geek. Roxane is a long time game master, world builder and occasional blogger!
Twitter - https://twitter.com/Arikanthus
Blog - https://tipsy-geek.blogspot.com/
Enjoy! Chris and Mat.
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Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
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| 03 Jun 2020 | Episode 18 RAILROADING, SANDBOXING & BRANCHING A spectrum of GM styles and preferences | 01:11:59 | |
We tackle the age old debate of sandbox vs railroad. It's a topic that has come up a number of times, so we figured we would share our thoughts on the topic. These two concepts live on a spectrum where a healthy balance between both seems to work best for most. But where do we find ourselves on this spectrum and why? In the episode we talk about: - ThinkDM's definition of purely sandbox and purely railroad. His article and analysis can be found here: https://thinkdm.org/2018/07/07/railroad-vs-sandbox/ - Where we think we stand on the spectrum and why. - Why the term railroad gets a bad reputation. - The role of simulations and trust in determining style. - Giving advice to new DMs trying to run games in a certain style. - Our attempt at finding the perfect balance between the two: Branching. Enjoy! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/roleplaychat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) ————— Music: https://www.bensound.com The Solo TTRPG Mat mentioned at the start of the episode: https://mouseholepress.itch.io/artefact (NOT SPONSORED) | |||
| 14 Feb 2020 | Episode 12 - Upgrade Your Traps with these 7 key elements | 00:31:41 | |
It's a TRAP! PART 1: A free form discussion about using Traps as a Game Master and how we make them interesting and avoid some of the pitfalls that comes with them. This discussion is inspired by questions that was provided to us on twitter, and we answer in a free form, podcast style. We touch on: 1) What to do if the party faces a dungeon full of traps, but does not have a thief-type character? 2) How to avoid the game from halting, because of the many rolls players ask to make when exploring areas with potential traps? 3) Should traps be just damage/no damage and what else can they be? 4) How to give purpose to your traps, so they don't feel pointless? PART 2: Are your traps boring? Want to do more with you traps in your next #DnD or #TTRPG session? In this episode, we give you 7 tips on how to make traps fun and meaningful in your game. The 7 things to consider are: 1) Integration of traps with other elements 2) Why is the trap there? Give it purpose 3) Variability of skill and diversity of challenge 4) How was it built? Give it lore/history 5) Puzzly traps - Easy to find, but hard to deal with 6) Frontload information - Bringing tension to every check 7) Make traps more than straight up damage - Alarm, environment change, conditions and more…. Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) ————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 07 Nov 2019 | Campaign Diary - Behind the GM Screen of A Daring Excursion | 00:15:56 | |
Welcome Behind the GM Screen! Here, we reflect on the events that make up the Blood & Betrayal Campaign. Anything from preparation of game, expectations, worries to surprises and spoiler full information on how everything is linked in the background. Enjoy as Chris (GM) and Mat (Player) sit down and chat about the game they love! Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics. Our campaign diary series will follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe. Sit back, relax and let's Chat! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ---- Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 18 Sep 2024 | Mega Dungeons With Red Quills - S5E10 | 01:36:13 | |
Mega Dungeons scare me a little, so I've invited an expert to join me to talk all about them. Join Ryan from Red Quills and I as we chat all about mega dungeons: - How to build them, - Adding narrative and factions, - Running mega dungeons, and more! If you want to hear more of Ryan you should check his content here: https://www.youtube.com/@UCzHGOQmyOUXwxB-iA0DFlTA If you would like to purchase the indie showcase Delver you can do so here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/454188/delver-dungeon-exploration-loot-violent-encounters-roleplaying?affiliate_id=3513284 Other things we talked about in today's episode include: Pirate Borg:https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/441728/pirate-borg-core-book?affiliate_id=3513284 Pirate Borg Down Among The Dead Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/limithron/downamongthedead Happy gaming & much love -Mat ~ Affiliate Links & Support ~ Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop:https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. | |||
| 25 Aug 2021 | What's In A Villain? S2E28 | 01:18:54 | |
Making a memorable baddie who opposes your party is often critical in tabletop RPGs. In this week's episode we take a deep dive on the topic of villains. We will discuss things like what makes a villain memorable, what archetypes can you use for inspiration, how should you include villainy in your campaign? Enjoy! Mat. -————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs. Where to you find us? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 02 Nov 2022 | Inspiration With Shelly Mazzanoble & Greg Tito S3E19 | 00:57:04 | |
Very few communities have as many inspirational, kind and talented members as the TTRPG space! From famous actors and actresses, to your friendly neighborhood Game Master, everyone brings something to the table. Join me and Shelly & Greg, the hosts of Dragon Talk, as we discuss everything about finding inspiration for your games, adapting your content, learning from our comunties and more. If you liked Greg & Shelly's insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find them on twitter at @Gregtito and @Shellymoo respectively. You can also hear them on their podccast Dragon talk (https://dnd.wizards.com/podcasts/dragon-talk) or you can take a look and pre-order their book Welcome to Dragon Talk (https://uipress.uiowa.edu/books/welcome-dragon-talk) Enjoy! Mat -————— Affiliate Links: DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players. Where to you find the show? Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ -————— | |||
| 23 Aug 2023 | Becoming a GM w Maria "HappyCapster" - S4E14 | 01:33:34 | |
In this episode, I'm joined by the wonderful Maria, aka HappyCapster, to talk about becoming a GM. We dissect: -What systems think are best for new GMs -How to pick your party of players, -How to solicite and incorporate feedback, and more! Check out Maria's content on socials: @HappyCapster or their publishing company: https://www.goblinsocietygames.com/ -————— Affiliate Links & Support: Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. ————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Instagram: @role_play_chat Threads:@role_play_chat Blue Sky: roleplaychat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard <3 | |||
| 17 Aug 2022 | Solo Tabletop RPGs with Josh AKA "ArtofArklin" S3E14 | 00:52:45 | |
Have you ever played a Solo tabletop RPG? I hope so but if oyu havent maybe today's discussion with Josh willl convice you to give one a try. When you remove the cooperative/collaborative componenets of a game and are the sole participant interetsing things happen. You are able to explore new and interesting avenues of the ttrpg hobby. If you liked Josh's insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find him on twitter at @ArtofArklin. You should also go give his Kickstarter a follow at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/woadstonetostone/woad-stone-to-stone Enjoy! Mat -————— Affiliate Links: DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat ————— Giveaway Link: https://twitter.com/Role_Play_Chat/status/1559219617012355078?s=20&t=7ZqflB7X_AvLZWJcmAfpZQ ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where your host Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions will serve as inspiration and advice for fellow Game Masters and Players. Where to you find the show? Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |||
| 19 May 2021 | Player Behaviour: How Players React To Risks - S2E23 | 01:13:58 | |
Player types! A topic that most TTRPG creators address in their shows or podcasts. Chris & I take a different approach in this week's episode where we give you our take on player types - which is instead to talk about player behavior types. In this initial episode (which may eventually be a mini series) we take a deep dive on a how players respond to to risk in the game and how that affects the way they play. Enjoy! Chris and Mat. -————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs. Where to you find us? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 18 Nov 2022 | Should characters die before their player is ready? with Sean and Shannon S3E20 | 01:08:04 | |
Character death is without a doubt the biggest consequence a player can be subjected to in this hobby. Working out when and how a character dies though is not something everyone agrees on. Should the dice dictate or should a player have a say? In today's episode I try something new. Join Shannon and Sean from Paradice Productions as we talk about a GMing philosophy Sean has developped. One of the elements of this ideology is that a player character should only die if their player is ready for them to die. Join the three of us as we dissect this philosophy and what impacts it may have on a game.
If you liked Shannon & Sean's insights (who am I kidding, of course you did) you can find them on twitter at @sroby25 (https://linktr.ee/shannonroby) & @odo_sean (https://linktr.ee/odo_sean) respectively.
Enjoy!
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Where to you find the show?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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| 27 Jun 2024 | Let's talk sexism in TTRPGs w The Slovenly Trulls - S5E8 | 01:16:27 | |
Sexism has unfortunately been baked into the history of tabletop roleplaying games. Join Lyssa and Shardae (of the Slovenly Trulls podcast) as we discuss: - How sexism has and continues to present itself in the source material of DnD & other TTRPGs - How sexism might present itself at your table - Tools and strategies you can implement in your gaming practice to tackle your unconscious bias. If you want to hear more of Lyssa and Shardea's thoughts you should check out their show: https://www.slovenlytrulls.com/about-us Happy gaming & much love -Mat ~ Affiliate Links & Support ~ Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop:https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat Adventure Dice: Use code roleplaychat for 10% off (http://www.adventuredice.ca/) Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. ————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: https://linktr.ee/role_play_chat X: @role_play_chat Instagram & Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard. -————— Other things we talked in this episode: a good list of safety tools can be found here | |||
| 13 Aug 2019 | Episode 6 - How to Make Player Absences A Positive Experience In Your Ongoing RPG Campaign | 00:39:46 | |
Chris and Mat sit down to chat about how to keep your adventure going even if players can't make it to the gaming table. We will go over the strategies we use to make sure the expectation of attendance is clear to our players and we talk about the ways we cope with players missing games. Some of the strategies are easy to implement but others are more involved. They include:
1) Making the absent PC vanish temporarily. 2) Having the PC follow along, doing minimal actions. 3) Having someone else play this PC for the session. 4) Playing a filler episode or side quest. 5) Getting the player to help come up with a narrative reason for the character's absence. 6) Running a one-shot game using the same setting to help expand lore, NPC background, etc. Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and Dragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) ————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 26 Nov 2019 | Episode 9 - The Benefits Of Being An Engaging Player | 00:40:19 | |
Be a better ttrpg player! A free form, essay discussion about a skill every roleplayer should try to hone: Engagement. This mindset and attitude is something that can take your playing to the next level. We go over why we think it is important to engage your fellow players and talk about how we like to do this when we play. The elements we talk about are: 1) Being a Fan of Other PCs. 2) Developing your character's relationship with the other PCs. 3) Engage the plot and setting when possible. 4) Try to plan or build consensus with other characters. 5) Have opinions, make your character take a stance. 6) Use talking sticks, or pufferfish moments! 7) The importance of setting boundaries and talking things out before roleplaying. 8) Engaging with NPCs. 9) Frequency, timing and using in game events. Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and Dragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat and special thanks to our Special Guest Vince! Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) ————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 23 Jul 2019 | Episode 5 - How To Prepare Combat In A TTRPG | 00:33:49 | |
In this episode Chris and Mat sit down to chat about how to prepare awesome combat encounters. We will go over the steps we take to make meaningful and fun combat encounters in our games of Dungeons and Dragons, Warhammer and other Tabletop Role-Playing Games. The tips we will touch on relate to the following:
1) Thinking about what you are using combat for. What are your intentions? 2) Add objectives to your combat, they can be mutually exclusive or layered to add complexity. 3) Create awesome rewards and use failure to move plot and intrigue forward. - What are the circumstances that led up to this fight? Think of: 4) Who the party is fighting, which factions, what are their tactics? 5) Where the fight is happening, does the encounter have to happen here? why? 6) When is the encounter happening? Is the combat time sensitive, will there be a suprise or reinforcements? 7) Using possible solutions as inspiration for diversifying your encounters. Does your encounter include the proper tools for alternative methods of success? Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and Dragons or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) ————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 27 Apr 2022 | Tiny Dungeons With Alex S3E6 | 01:00:23 | |
Dungeons can take on many shapes and sizes from sprawling complex canvern systems to small tavern basements. In today's episode we focus on the smaller scale dungeons, of 3 to 8 rooms in size and how you can take the things that make huge dungeons and use that to make a small condensed experience that is more digestable. Join me and my friend of the show Alex as we talk about how we build and run tiny dungeons in our games, what we do to plan them and how we make them fun and memorable for our players. Enjoy! Mat -————— Affiliate Links DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat -————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.. Where to you find the show? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) | |||
| 16 Feb 2022 | Rewards & Magic Items with StarShinobi S3 E1 | 00:59:21 | |
Welcome back to Role Play Chat!!! Season three here we come :D Okay okay, back to the usual intro stuff: A big part of what makes playing in a tabletop RPG fun are the spoils you get to enjoy after catching the villain, saving the town or rescuing the hostages. These rewards can take on many forms and can serve many purposes. In this episode I am joined by Star Shinobi to discuss the impacts, the uses, and our personal experiences with making and proving players rewards (such as magic items). If you enjoyed Star's insights I highly recommend you check her out on Twitter: https://twitter.com/StarShinobi or Instagram:https://t.co/Vva5VF98HN to learn more about her projects. Enjoy! Mat -————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the rolepalying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs. Where to you find the show? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) | |||
| 16 Mar 2022 | Consequences with Jeremy Cobb from Three Black Halflings S3E3 | 00:54:26 | |
A surefire way to make a players actions and decisions impactful is to make them consequential. Showing a player or a party the effects of their decisions, or better yet, making them deal with those decisions by creating new opportunities and obstacles for them can really imerse them in the world and make them feel ownership over the narrative that is being constructed. This week I am joined by Jeremy from Three Black Halflings (amoung other things!) to take a deep dive on the topic and help you understand how to make your players actions consequential all while keeping the game fun and enjoyable for all. If you enjoyed Jeremy's insights I highly recommend you check him out on twitter @JeremyCobb1 and check out his podcast @3BlackHalflings wherever you listen. Enjoy! Mat -————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.. Where to you find the show? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com) | |||
| 01 Dec 2021 | Environmental Storytelling S2 E34 | 01:16:01 | |
Telling a story can take on many forms when playing in a Tabletop RPG. One of the most immesrive ways is through environmental storytelling. This is a form of storytelling that videogames have mastered, but how does it translate to the tabletop? In this episode I am joined by friend of the show vince to discuss the pros, cons, our personal experiences and strategies for applying this fun and engaging storytelling to the our games. Enjoy! Mat -————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the rolepalying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs. Where to you find the show? Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 28 May 2024 | Tabletop RPG News w Linda Codega of Rascal News - S5E7 | 01:04:32 | |
I feel like lately there has been SO much TTRPG news. Join me and Lin of Rascal News to chat about: - Why there seems to be more drama in the space, - What it was like to break the news about the DnD OGL, - How to stay informed about TTRPG news, and more If you want to stay updated on all of Lin's work you can do so here: https://x.com/lincodega, https://www.rascal.news/ The Indie Showcase this week is: I want to save the world but I'm just a level 1 skeleton. Buy it here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/473404/i-want-to-save-the-world-but-i-m-just-a-level-1-skeleton?affiliate_id=3513284 Happy gaming & much love -Mat ~ Affiliate Links & Support ~ Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop:https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat Adventure Dice: Use code roleplaychat for 10% off (http://www.adventuredice.ca/) Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. ————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: https://linktr.ee/role_play_chat X: @role_play_chat Instagram & Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard. -————— Other things we talked in this episode: Nothing I can think of, if I've forgotten something let me know and I will add it. | |||
| 11 Sep 2019 | Episode 7 - Elevate Your One on One Adventures | 00:48:22 | |
Chris and Mat chat about how to run one on one TTRPG sessions. We go over the pros and cons of this format and strategies to integrate them into your group game. We also give ways to elevate these games beyond your players expectations. Some of the elements we talk about are easy to implement but others are more involved. These strategies include:
1) Tailoring the experience to the person you are running the game for!
2) Use the intimacy of the session to do exposition the character would already know, but that the player doesn't!
3) Reveal a big plot point, a hidden secret or something special about a NPC to the character you are playing with.
4) Give the character challenges in skills they excel at, give them a chance to shine beyond what they can do in a group setting.
Our community question this week is: If you were given the choice, would you prefer to play a campaign one on one with a game master you get along well with or would you prefer playing in a group that has great team synergy? Let us know your preference and tell us why!
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and Dragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics.
Enjoy! Chris and Mat
Where to you find us?:
Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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| 21 Jun 2023 | Sky Based Adventures w Homie and The Dude - S4E10 | 01:39:30 | |
This week I'm joined by Homie and the Dude, friends of the show, to talk about running sky based games in your TTRPGs! We dissect: How to run them, what impacts the sky has on characters, roleplay, combat and of course their amazing DnD 5th edition supplement: Sky Zephyrs coming soon to kickstarter. If you want to check out the Kickstarter you can subscribe to be notified about it here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/homieandthedude/sky-zephyrs-5e Or when the kickstarter launches, I'll have an affiliate link for you! You can also check out Homie and the Dude on their socials @HOMIEandTheDUDE on twitter or instagram or their website: https://homieandthedude.com/ Happy gaming & much love Mat -————— Affiliate Links & Such: My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat 1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout. Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. ————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Instagram: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube (on Haitus): https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard <3 -————— Other things we talked in this episode: nothing? (or let me know and I can make sure to link it up here for you!) | |||
| 09 Dec 2020 | The Partner Effect With Ours, Played Podcast - S2 E9 | 01:24:12 | |
Playing a tabletop RPG with your partner can be one of the most enjoyable pastimes imaginable for folks who enjoy playing Dungeons and Dragons as much as us, but it does come with it's share of trade-offs. In this episode we discuss the pros and cons about playing a roleplaying game with your partner, touching on topics such favoritism, coaching players, shepherding players and immersion. Do you ever play games with people you are close to? Additionally, in this episode Chris and Mat are joined by Rob and Bailey, the hosts of the Ours, Played Podcast as we dissect the topic of playing RPGs with your partner.
Role Play Chat is a podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Ours, Played is a podcast for couples looking for the perfect cooperative game. Tune in as Rob and Bailey explore new and nostalgic co-op games to help you pick what to play on game night. Look for Ours, Played where ever you listen! (https://linktr.ee/oursplayed)
Enjoy!
Chris and Mat.
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Where to you find us?:
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
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| 13 Jan 2021 | Add Dimension To Your Game By Using Themes - S2E12 | 01:09:44 | |
Add more dimension to your adventure by giving it a THEME. Be it a D&D game or any other TTRPG using a central theme helps keep a thread throughout your sessions and can be used as inspiration for content. Role Play Chat is a Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat. -————— Where to you find us?: Y outube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) -————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 05 Mar 2024 | ADHD & Neurodivergence in Tabletop RPGs w CatieOsaurus - S5E1 | 01:21:34 | |
SEASON 5!!! YAY
Join Cate "CatieOSaurus" Osborn, a certified ADHD educator, mental health advocate and TTRPG creator, and I as we talk about the intersection of ADHD, Neurodivergence and tabletop roleplaying games. We cover:
- Cate's experience playing and GMing with ADHD
- Things for GMs to consider when running games with ADHD players,
- Some advice for ADHD & Neurodivergent players looking to GM.
- & more!
I encourage you to check out Cate on socials and here:https://catieosaurus.com/
Happy gaming & much love
Mat
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Affiliate Links & Support:
Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat
My Terrain Etsy Shop: https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/
DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284
Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat
1985 Games: https://1985games.com/role_play_chat OR use the code ROLE_PLAY_CHAT at checkout.
Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat
Adventure Dice: Use code roleplaychat for 10% off (http://www.adventuredice.ca/)
Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players.
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Where to find me, Mat, on socials?
Linktree: linktr.ee/role_play_chat
X: @role_play_chat
Instagram + Threads: @role_play_chat
Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat)
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard.
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Nothing that I can think of, but let me know if I've forgotten something!
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| 29 Dec 2020 | Be A Better TableTop Player By Accepting Failure - S2E11 | 01:06:40 | |
Failure is a big part of playing D&D or any other TTRPG. Missed attacks, botched stealth checks or failed social interactions with NPCs happen all the time. The potential for more serious failures, like the loss of a player character are also always lurking just around the corner. Theses failures or the potential for failure however shouldn't take away for your game, infact it should enhance it. In this week's episode we chat about how and why would should try to make yourself resilient to failure in your games, because the way you react to failure has a big affect on the game. Role Play Chat is a Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat. -————— Where to you find us?: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) -————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 26 May 2019 | Episode 2 - Running The 1st Game | 00:57:25 | |
Welcome to Role Play Chat! We are two game masters who just can’t stop talking about roleplaying games. In this episode of RPC, We talk about different theories and ideas for what to do in the first game of a campaign. What we like, don't like and more! Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) ————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 04 Sep 2024 | Better Death Saves with Diana of the Rose S5E9 | 01:29:28 | |
I've never been too fond of the death save rules as written in DnD5e. Join me and Diana to chat about: -Our experience using death saves, -How other TTRPGs handle death rules, -alterations to the rules you should consider to spice up death saves in you games, and more! If you want to hear more of Diana you should check her content here: https://linktr.ee/dianaoftherose If you would like to purchase the indie showcase Galatea you can do so here: https://mirror-lock.itch.io/galatea Other things we talked about in today's episode include: Dread TTRPG which you can buy here Tales from the Loop TTRPG which you can buy here Happy gaming & much love -Mat ~ Affiliate Links & Support ~ Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop:https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. ————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: https://linktr.ee/role_play_chat X: @role_play_chat Instagram & Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg music and sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard. | |||
| 14 Nov 2019 | Campaign Diary - Blood and Betrayal: Following the Azyr | 00:34:59 | |
Diedrich makes a deal, the party solves the mystery of the letter and they follow the Azyr towards their biggest challenge yet! Welcome to the Blood and Betrayal adventure campaign diary! After that, they reflect on the events that make up the story in the Behind the GM Screen segment. Anything from preparation of game, expectations, worries to surprises and spoiler full information on how everything is linked in the background. Enjoy as Chris (GM) and Mat (Player) sit down and chat about the game they love! Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games and other RPG related topics. Our campaign diary and Behind the GM Screen series follow Chris and Mat's adventures as Game Master and Player in a Warhammer TTRPG universe. Sit back, relax and let's Chat! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ---- Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 06 Oct 2021 | Character Bleed and Consent With Allie From Dice Drop: Evolution S2 E31 | 01:06:32 | |
A surefire way to improve roleplay at your table is to encourage players to embody the emotions of their player characters and to encourage them to lean into how they are feeling personally. However, do this comes with some caveats! In this week's episode I am joined by Allie from Dice Drop Evolution to discuss how character bleed and player bleed can affect your game (the good and t he bad) and ensuring that everyone at the table is on the same page as it relates to roleplaying these potentially emotionally loaded situations.
Enjoy! Mat
And if you like Allie's insights, I'd encourage you to give their podcast a listen. You can find their stuff here (https://linktr.ee/dice_drop)
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Role Play Chat is a biweekly(ish) podcast where your host Mat sits down with members of the rolepalying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other tabletop #RPGs.
Where to you find us?
Twitter: @role_play_chat
Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com
Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat )
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat
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Music: https://www.bensound.com
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| 24 Jun 2020 | EPISODE 19 - HOME BASES AND AFFILIATIONS The effect it has on our games. | 01:07:27 | |
In #TTRPGs, most party eventually end up managing some kind of HOME BASE. It could be a keep where they raise an army, a temple to honor a god, or even a tavern to gather people and rumors. In any case, having a headquarter or stronghold has a lot of benefits for your gaming experience, but it also brings its fair share of challenges. In this episode, we give our thoughts on THE EFFECT OF HAVING A HOME BASE, based on twitter questions from the community. We chat about: - What is considered a home base ? - What function does it serve? - What are the benefits and challenges of having a home base. - Our personal preferences and the elements we focus on. - Design ideas and supplement options. Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel and Podcast where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about #ttrpg (such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics. Enjoy! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) ————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 30 Dec 2021 | Happy New Year - S2 Bonus Episode | 00:06:01 | |
Some show annoucements! Hope you all had relaxing Holidays. -Mat | |||
| 10 Oct 2024 | Making and Using Music with The Dungeon Maestro - S5E11 | 01:27:06 | |
Creating and using sounds, music and ambient noise in a game really can elevate the immersion and emotion, but finding the right track isn't always that easy. Join Aiden, AKA the Dungeon Maestro, and I as we cover everything you need to know about being music in tabletop gaming. Including: - The process of making music for TTRPGs, - The difference between music and ambient noise, - How to best utilize music in your game, and much more! If you want to hear more of Aiden you should check his content here: https://linktr.ee/dungeonmaestro or https://www.aidenchanmusic.com/ Happy gaming & much love -Mat ~ Affiliate Links & Support ~ Extended Episodes: https://www.patreon.com/RolePlayChat My Terrain Etsy Shop:https://dungeonterraindepot.etsy.com/ DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=3513284 Hero Forge: https://www.heroforge.com/tap/?ref=roleplaychat Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/role_play_chat Tabletop Giant: tabletopgiant.ca/ROLE_PLAY_CHAT ————— Role Play Chat is a biweekly podcast where Mat sits down with content creators from the table top roleplaying game community to take deep dives into #ttrpg related topics (for games such as #DungeonsandDragons, Fates, Warhammer or Call of Cthulhu). These informal discussions are filled with stories, advice, insights and hopefully will serve as inspiration for fellow Game Masters and Players. ————— Where to find me, Mat, on socials? Linktree: https://linktr.ee/role_play_chat X: @role_play_chat Instagram & Threads: @role_play_chat Mastodon: @role_play_chat@dice.camp Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or wherever you find your podcasts! (https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat) Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/roleplaychat -————— Music: The music from this episode was composed by Alex & Chase over at Pocket Bard, the best ttrpg sound companion app. Look it up in your app store! Thanks Pocket Bard. | |||
| 09 Jul 2019 | Episode 4 - Perfect Pacing and Cliffhangers | 00:38:21 | |
Role Play Chat is a YouTube channel where your hosts Chris and Mat sit down and chat about Tabletop Role-Playing Games (such as Dungeons and Dragons or Call of Cthulhu) and other RPG related topics. In this episode of Role Play Chat we chat about the pacing of a game session, how we build tension and how to end on a cliffhanger. More specifically, the episode consists of discussions related to:
- Overview of the building blocks of a game session - The pacing we strive for - Mistakes, lessons learned, and how to avoid making them - Ways to make your session end on a cliffhanger Enjoy! Chris and Mat Where to you find us?: Youtube: Look for Role Play Chat Twitter: @role_play_chat Email: contactroleplaychat@gmail.com Podcast: Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Podbean or where ever you find your podcasts! ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ) ————— Music: https://www.bensound.com | |||
| 26 May 2019 | START HERE! Ep. 0 - Role Play Chat: An Introduction | 00:02:40 | |
**Please start here! The show has changed over the course of its several season and in this quick introduction I discuss the best way for new listeners to enjoy the podcast **
Hello and Welcome to Role Play Chat, we are two game master who just can’t stop talking about roleplaying games. This first episode is an introductory episode to tell you a bit about what our show is all about and who your hosts are. Hope you enjoy!
Music: Celebration by Alexander Nakarada (www.serpentsoundstudios.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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