TPT #336: The Future of RPGs & Open Game Licenses

Posted on March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 by Total Party Thrill

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane prognosticate about what’s in store for the industry. What will the business model and customer experience look like—and what should it look like. (54m)

Editing: Aram Vartian

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TPT #158: The Mega Mournland Mailbag Special

Posted on August 9, 2018August 9, 2018 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane celebrate the third anniversary of Total Party Thrill with a jumbo-sized mailbag episode. We talk Gen Con, answer listener questions, and give some advice. Finally, we make our long-awaited return to the Eberron campaign setting as we walkthrough the latest D&D 5th Edition supplement, Wayfinder’s Guide to Eberron. (74m)

Sponsors:

Zobeck Gazetteer: Check out this latest supplement for 5th Edition D&D from Kobold Press, available in both Print and PDF.

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Wayfinder’s Guide to Eberron: The official unofficial sourcebook for Eberron in D&D 5E

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TPT #52: Special Anniversary Episode with Keith Baker

Posted on July 28, 2016 by Total Party Thrill

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To celebrate a full year of Total Party Thrill, hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk with the creator of Eberron and the upcoming game Phoenix: Dawn Command. Keith talks about his favorite Eberron characters and his plans for the setting, the lore (and release date!) of Phoenix: DC, worldbuilding, the Dungeon Master’s Guild, his GenCon schedule, and more. (83m)

Keith’s Inspiration Recommendations:

Mr. Robot: http://www.usanetwork.com/mrrobot

Steven Brust: https://www.goodreads.com/series/40334-vlad-taltos

Mistborn: https://www.goodreads.com/series/40910-mistborn

Deathless: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8694389-deathless

The Americans: http://www.fxnetworks.com/shows/the-americans/episodes

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Twitter: @HellcowKeith

Blog: www.keith-baker.com

Phoenix: Dawn Command: www.twogetherstudios.com

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TPT #46: Kaiju Battles & The Giant Slayer

Posted on June 16, 2016 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss combat encounters where the enemies are much larger than your average PC. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party makes an impromptu trip to an unexpected place, while the Giant Killer cuts her foes down to size in the Character Creation Forge. (63m)

DM’s Guild Review:

Visions of the Vault, Volume 1, a collection of five new magic items by Arcana Games, available on the DM’s Guild.

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TPT #44: Session Zero & The Fist of the Forest

Posted on June 2, 2016June 1, 2016 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss one of their favorite techniques for starting new campaigns off on the right foot: session zero. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party takes a break for a well-deserved shopping trip, and the Fist of the Forest becomes one with her environment in the Character Creation Forge. (56m)

DM’s Guild Review:

Blood Hunter, a new class for D&D 5E by Critical Role’s Matt Mercer, available on the DM’s Guild.

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TPT #43: Playing Dragonborn & The Talon of Tiamat

Posted on May 26, 2016November 27, 2016 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss one of the newest and most controversial D&D races. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party works through the last prophecy to discover their final objectives, and the Talon of Tiamat brings dragons to heel in the Character Creation Forge. (54m)

DM’s Guild Review:

Blood Hunter, a new class for D&D 5E by Critical Role’s Matt Mercer, available on the DM’s Guild.

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TPT #42: Using Published Adventures & The Juggernaut

Posted on May 19, 2016May 23, 2016 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to run, retool, and reuse published adventures. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party gets its last (and most lyrical) prophecy, and the Juggernaut breaks everything but the rules in the Character Creation Forge. (53m)

DM’s Guild Review:

The Lightborn, a new race for D&D 5E by Mark Hulmes, available on the DM’s Guild.

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TPT #41: Deadlands Campaign Setting & The Two-Fisted Archaeologist

Posted on May 12, 2016November 27, 2016 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane tour an America that never was, a land of ghosts, guns, and grim realities called the Weird West. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party jumps out of the frying plane and into the fire elemental, and the Two-Fisted Archaeologist whips it good in the Character Creation Forge. (60m)

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Song of Aracos, a D&D 5E Ravenloft adventure for five players of 6th level by Lucas Curell, available on the DM’s Guild.

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TPT #39: RPG Cartography & The Pathfinder

Posted on April 28, 2016April 28, 2016 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane talk about making and using maps in your game, from a planetary atlas all the way down to hex crawls and 5-foot squares. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party plans a dragon-sized jailbreak, and the Pathfinder blazes a trail in the Character Creation Forge. (66m)

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TPT #36: Urban Adventures & The Shaman

Posted on April 7, 2016April 7, 2016 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the joys of games set in the big city, from street brawls to palace intrigue. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party returns to the lands of the living, and nature calls the Shaman–or maybe the other way around–in the Character Creation Forge. (50m)

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