TPT #108: Gen Con 2017 & The Silent Knight

Posted on August 24, 2017August 25, 2017 by Total Party Thrill

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane fill you in on the games, the people, and the podcasters they met at the industry’s foremost annual convention, and the Silent Knight spills blood without a sound in the Character Creation Forge. (57m)

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Games we mention:

Genesys from Fantasy Flight Games
Legend of the Five Rings card game by FFG
Wrath & Glory for Warhammer 40k by Ulisses Spiele
Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game 30th Anniversary Edition by FFG
Starfinder by Paizo
Clank! In! Space! by Renegade Game Studios
Sonar by Asmodee
Rhino Hero Super Battle by HABA
Marvel Legendary by Upper Deck
Numenera 2 by Monte Cook Games
World Championship Russian Roulette by Tuesday Night Games
Star Trek Adventures by Modiphius
True Dungeon
Nights Black Agents by Pelgrane Press
Headspace by Green Hat Designs
Masks by Magpie Games

People we saw:

Jim McClure: host of Talking TableTop
Ross Watson: 40k RPG design veteran
The Grimdark Podcast: our go-to for 40k info
Rich Howard: host of Whelmed: The Young Justice Files
Neal Powell: host of the DM’s Block
James Introcaso: founder of Don’t Split the Podcast Network
Rudy Basso: DSPN founder and host of Game O’Clock
Alex Basso: Game O’Clock co-host
Vegas Lancaster: Game O’Clock co-host and duck aficionado
Josh McIllwain: writer for Polygon
Michael Ross: founder of the RPG Academy
Board Game Replay: cool dudes
Celeste Conowitch: GM of the Venture Maidens
Brittany Quintero: Arrnodel on the Venture Maidens
Shawn Merwin: designer for Star Trek Adventures
Chris Burlew and Michael: GM and player for The Redemption Podcast
Angela Murray: writer for Gnome Stew
Mark Richardson: founder of Green Hat Designs
One Shot Podcast Network
Dan Dillon: designer for Kobold Press, et al
Rich Malena: host of Going Last

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TPT #107: An Introduction to Role-Playing Games & Beginner’s Luck

Posted on August 17, 2017August 17, 2017 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane present a special primer on role-playing games: what are they, how do you play, and why would you want to? In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders split up to whip an army into shape, and Beginner’s Luck eases into RPGs in the Character Creation Forge. (61m)

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Whelmed: The Young Justice Files Actual Play: “Relations”

Intro, Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Post-game review

I-Hsien plays Superboy in a game set between Seasons 1 and 2 of the animated TV series, run by Masks creator Brendan Conway from Magpie Games. He’s joined by Rich Howard of Whelmed as Robin, his co-host Emily Buza as Miss Martian, Darcy L. Ross from Monte Cook Games as Aqualad, and Neal Powell from the DM’s Block as Kid Flash.

Shark Bone Podcast’s Hunter: the Vigil Actual Play: Cradle of Darkness

Shane plays El Loco, a former cartel boss turned monster hunter in Mexico City. With a cast of players assembled of various podcasters and GMed by Shark Bone’s Devin, this game had some great surprises, tense moments, and one of the most gut-punching reveals I’ve ever experienced in a roleplaying game. Mature themes.

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TPT #106: Greyhawk Initiative & The High Noon Duelist

Posted on August 10, 2017August 10, 2017 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the qualities to look for in a good initiative system. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew proves truth is stranger than heresy, and the High Noon Duelist scratches an itchy trigger finger in the Character Creation Forge. (56m)

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Unearthed Arcana—Greyhawk Initiative: the options that inspired this episode.

Introduction to RPG Podcasting: The GenCon panel Shane is joining, hosted by The RPG Academy

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TPT #105: Playing as a Team & The Rainmaker

Posted on August 3, 2017November 25, 2017 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane make the case for making a group effort to think of your RPGs from a team perspective. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew gets their just reward (as a team), and the Rainmaker helps give her enemies the business in the Character Creation Forge. (60m)

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Introduction to RPG Podcasting: The GenCon panel Shane is joining, hosted by The RPG Academy

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TPT #104: Taking Inspiration from History & Blackbeard

Posted on July 27, 2017July 26, 2017 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to adapt events from the past into stories for your game. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew gets a funny feeling, and Blackbeard is a bit larger than life in the Character Creation Forge. (57m)

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Introduction to RPG Podcasting: The GenCon panel Shane is joining, hosted by The RPG Academy

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TPT #103: Leveling Up & Iron Face

Posted on July 20, 2017November 25, 2017 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss ways to handle leveling up at your table and in your games. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew escape a storm only to get wrecked, and Iron Face has a deadly left hook and a winning smile in the Character Creation Forge. (54m)

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Introduction to RPG Podcasting: The GenCon panel Shane is joining, hosted by The RPG Academy

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TPT #102: Tacticians & The Showstopper

Posted on July 13, 2017July 19, 2017 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane finish off the last installment of the Player Personality series with a carefully planned discussion about tacticians. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew battles stormy weather, and The Showstopper drops the curtain in the Character Creation Forge. (57m)

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TPT #101: Intersession Communication & The Intercessor

Posted on July 6, 2017November 25, 2017 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the only way to keep the game going after a session ends: intersession communication. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew make a journey into hostile territory, and The Intercessor keeps the faith (on your behalf) in the Character Creation Forge. (51m)

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TPT #100: The Mega-Mailbag Musical Special & Baron Munchausen

Posted on June 29, 2017November 25, 2017 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane take a break from their usual antics to answer all your questions, introduce new content, and suffer through their first musical revue…er, review…in this supersized episode. And Baron Munchausen tells the tallest tales in the Character Creation Forge. (101m)

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Patreon—Total Party Thrill: You’ve been asking for it, and it’s finally here! Help support new content and get some cool stuff. Plus, read Part 4 of Mourning Glory: The Annotated History of Brand Talandro.

The All Guardsmen Party: A shoutout to Shoggy for inspiring the Brand series.

Homestar Runner—Trogdor the Burninator: The “original” half-man, half-dragon.

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TPT #99: Character Falls and Redemption & The Cursebreaker

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to handle broken oaths, failure, and eventual redemption. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the crew attends a shindig, and the Cursebreaker smashes arcane shackles in the Character Creation Forge. (67m)

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Mourning Glory: The Annotated History of Brand Talandro, Part III: The final backstory and first character sheet for Inquisitor Brand, hosted by our friends at Tribality.

“Relations,” the Masks Young Justice Actual Play, run by Brendan Conway from Magpie Games: Intro, Part I

Players: Darcy L. Ross as Aqualad, Emily Buza as Miss Martian, Neal Powell as Kid Flash, Rich Howard as Dick Grayson, and I-Hsien Sherwood as Superboy.

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TPT #55: Warhammer 40k Setting & The Space Marine Librarian: We give an overview of the setting and RPGs that power our next campaign recap, the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign.

TPT #87: Star Wars Campaign Setting & George Washington: Our super serious build for George Washington, who saves children (but not the British children).

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