TPT #392: Daggerheart Review

Posted on June 18, 2025 by Total Party Thrill

I-Hsien is joined by Fiona K. T. Howat, host of the What Am I Rolling? Podcast to review the new RPG from Critical Role’s Darrington Press. We’ll check out the system, character creation, combat mechanics, GM guidance, adversaries and campaign frames and let you know if it’s worth bringing to your table. Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: What Am I Rolling?: Every month, Fiona takes a brand new group of players and runs them through a one-shot adventure, testing out a different RPG game style or system. Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.com/invite/GvFXnSv TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It’s finally here! A huge thanks to all our Patreon supporters who made it possible. Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt! Contact us: Bluesky: @totalpartythrill.bsky.social Twitter: @TPTcast Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com Web: www.totalpartythrill.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/totalpartythrill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/totalpartythrill YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/TotalPartyThrill

TPT #324: Gen Con Online 2022 Panel: ‘Two Legs Bad’

Posted on August 25, 2022August 25, 2022 by Total Party Thrill

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Darcy Ross of Critical Role’s Darrington Press and Rich Howard of Descent Into Midnight join I-Hsien for a live chat at Gen Con Online about playing realistic non-humanoid characters. How do you get into the mindset of a creature with a mind but no brain—or nine brains? What terrifying inspiration can be found in nature, and what does combat look like when a party member is a building? (61m) Bonus Content for this episode on Patreon:

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TPT #243: Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount Review

Posted on March 29, 2020March 29, 2020 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane dive into the first official D&D book for the campaign setting from Matthew Mercer’s “Critical Role.” Wildemount is a new continent filled with dangerous creatures, scheming empires, and the forgotten secrets of a divine war. In this cover-to-cover review, they discuss player options like new subclasses, new subraces, magic items, new monsters and more in this super-sized episode. Both the Gates of Mourning campaign and the Character Creation Forge take the week off but will return soon. (77m)

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