TPT #26: 5E OGL/DMs’ Guild & The Gladiator

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Total Party Thrill

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the new 5th Edition Open Game License and the DMs’ Guild marketplace unveiled by WotC and OneBookshelf/DriveThruRPG, what it means for your content, and how to use it in your game. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party gets bent out of shape, and the Gladiator goes hunting without a net in the Character Creation Forge. (52m)

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TPT #25: Salvaging a Dead Campaign & The Corpse Reviver

Posted on January 21, 2016January 21, 2016 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to keep all the work that went into a campaign that never got off the ground or ended prematurely from going to waste. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party finally gets some unpleasant answers, and the Corpse Reviver chumbawumbas its allies in the Character Creation Forge. (58m)

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TPT #24: Character Death & The Mounted Knight

Posted on January 14, 2016January 14, 2016 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to deal with (or deal out) death without derailing a storyline or making players (too) angry. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party demands some exposition, and in the Character Creation Forge, horses are just the beginning for the Mounted Knight. (66m)

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TPT #23: The Thrillie Awards, Resolutions, & The Sentinel

Posted on January 7, 2016January 8, 2016 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane present the First Annual Thrillie Awards to the best gaming products of the year, and then share their New Year’s gaming resolutions. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party starts a manhunt, and the Sentinel keeps a twitchy vigil in the Character Creation Forge. (41m)

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TPT #22: Mailbag & Our Favorite Characters

Posted on December 31, 2015December 30, 2015 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane answer listener questions from the mailbag, covering topics like dump stats, custom backgrounds, making the leap to D&D 5th Edition, and loot distribution. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party investigates Nystrum Shadar but finds more questions than answers, while I-Hsien and Shane share their favorite past characters in the Character Creation Forge. (50m)

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TPT #21: One Shots & Santa Claus

Posted on December 24, 2015December 23, 2015 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to put together and run a game that lasts for just a single session but still tells a compelling story. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party finds the source of the problem, and jolly old Saint Nick gets a build of his own in the Character Creation Forge. (46m)

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TPT #20: Investigation Adventures & The Jedi

Posted on December 17, 2015 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to handle intrigue, puzzles, and whodunits to keep your players guessing and progressing. The heroes of the Mourning Glory campaign get in over their heads, while a Jedi feels a disturbance in the Character Creation Forge. (39m)

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TPT #19: Three-Act Structure & The Strength Monk

Posted on December 10, 2015December 10, 2015 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss a classic method of presenting engaging stories and ways to implement it over the course of a campaign. The Mourning Glory campaign goes where no fantasy characters should go, and their Strength-based monk fights dirty in the Character Creation Forge. (50m)

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TPT #18: Ranger Danger & The Gish

Posted on December 3, 2015December 3, 2015 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the history and implementation of the Ranger class through every edition of D&D and make recommendations to fix the 5E incarnation. The Mourning Glory campaign fights and runs away, and their gish complements flashy swordplay with arcane power. (51m)

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TPT #17: Using the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide & Greco-Roman Wrestler Redux

Posted on November 26, 2015November 26, 2015 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to use material from the Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide as inspiration for your campaign or next PC, even if you don’t play 5E D&D. The Mourning Glory campaign meets an old friend of Cube, and they rebuild the grappler using options from SCAG—but not the Dwarven Battlerager—in the Character Creation Forge. (56m)

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