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I-Hsien is joined by Imogen Gingell, a plasma physicist and game designer, adamantine bestseller on the DMs Guild, and co-author of Frontiers of Eberron with Keith Baker, to talk about how game design best practices have changed with the D&D 2024 rules update. Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Support the show on Patreon and get access to the Character Creation Forge: https://www.patreon.com/totalpartythrill 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: 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/TotalPartyThrillTag: Friends & Family
TPT #378: Making a Living in the RPG Industry & The Itsy Bitsy Smiter
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I-Hsien is joined by James Introcaso, lead designer at MCDM, to talk about getting paid to write games. We discuss full-time and freelance work, pay rates, networking, burnout, and more. And in the first-ever guest build, the Itsy Bitsy Smiter brings down the pain in the Character Creation Forge. (97m)
Editing: Aram Vartian
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TPT #377: Cooking as Medieval Magic & Medicine
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I-Hsien is joined by medievalist and game developer Zoe Franznick of The Maniculum Podcast to talk about the inherent magic of food, herbs, recipes, and potions.They discuss how to make your characters’ palates matter in your game and explore ways that historical attitudes and approaches to cuisine and cooking can enhance your worldbuilding. (91m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: The Maniculum Podcast: Adapting medieval tales into TTRPG adventures. Medieval Cookery: Actual recipes you can try. Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/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! Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/totalpartythrill Contact us: 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/TotalPartyThrillTPT #372: Gaming With Kids
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I-Hsien is joined by teacher and game designer Rich Howard to talk about running games for kids. They discuss how to play RPGs with kids, building math skills with dice, stealth learning, and educational tabletop and board games. (77m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: ENnie Awards voting form: Vote for I-Hsien’s creature Yku in the Monster category. Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/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! Support the show on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/totalpartythrill Contact us: 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/TotalPartyThrillTPT #371: Homebrewing Monsters With Cloud Curio
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I-Hsien is joined by fellow ENnies nominee Sally Tamarkin for a conversation about creating DIY adversaries for your game and situating monsters in the story. They use the templates from the book Monstrous and create an underwater space gorilla for 5e DnD. Vote at ennie-awards.com. (97m)
Editing: Aram Vartian
Important Links: 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Free and confidential support for people in distress and their loved ones. Yku the Unmaker – The Wish That Walks: I-Hsien’s epic 5e monster for Hit Point Press. Monstrous: Cloud Curio’s creature creator. Replay: Aram’s new podcast.
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TPT #369: Getting Paid to Be a Game Master
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I-Hsien is joined by Gabe Garner, founder of The Undiscovered Lands, where he is a full-time professional GM. They discuss turning tabletop gaming into a business, transitioning from the corporate world, and being paid what you’re worth. (92m)
Editing: Aram Vartian
Important Links: The Undiscovered Lands: Check out Gabe’s business.
Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv
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