TPT #385: How to Homebrew RPG Houserules That Your Table Won’t Hate

Posted on November 28, 2024November 28, 2024 by Total Party Thrill

I-Hsien and Shane talk about how to create effective table rules to help everyone have more fun—and fix issues with your game system. And the party reunites in the Gates of Mourning campaign. 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: 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 #371: Homebrewing Monsters With Cloud Curio

Posted on July 12, 2024July 12, 2024 by Total Party Thrill

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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 #365: Homebrewing Spells & Bulma

Posted on May 9, 2024May 9, 2024 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to create DIY magic spells for your campaign. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party figures it out, and Bulma can build anything in the Character Creation Forge. (64m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: 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/TotalPartyThrill

TPT #357: Homebrewing Magic Items & Lady Death

Posted on January 4, 2024January 4, 2024 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane kick off a new series for all you DIY gamers. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party heats up, and Lady Death kills fascists—not men—in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: 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/TotalPartyThrill

TPT #86: Reflavoring & Captain America

Posted on March 23, 2017 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to change in-game names and descriptions to match character concepts and story elements. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the party goes on its first away mission, and don’t look too closely at Captain America’s shield in the Character Creation Forge. (60m)

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Unearthed Arcana—The Mystic: the latest playtest rules for this class.

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.

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

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Total Party Thrill

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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 #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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Our complete review of Sword Coast Adventurer’s Guide

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TPT #14: Homebrew & The Mastermind

Posted on November 6, 2015 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to create new material and lore for your game. The Mourning Glory campaign faces a homebrewed army, and their mastermind outsmarts the official version in the Character Creation Forge. (50m)

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Total Party Thrill: RPG Advice From Our Table to Yours

Total Party Thrill is a podcast for GMs and players where we discuss our campaigns in order to inspire yours. We draw heavily from a 3-year, level 1-20 D&D (Dungeons & Dragons) 5th Edition Eberron campaign. Each episode covers a particular aspect of game planning and playing, and we share tips and advice drawn from our own experience. Then follow us into the Character Creation Forge, where we build iconic character archetypes from outside traditional D&D using the D&D 5E rules.