TPT #82: Player Absences & The Batman

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane show up to discuss how to handle the session and the story when a player misses a game. In the prologue to the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the party exploits a design flaw, and The Batman is prepared for anything in the Character Creation Forge. (65m)

Important Links:

Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt!

Unearthed Arcana—Sorcerer: the latest playtest options for this class.

Batman Mega Respect Thread: A list of all of Batman’s abilities, with citations.

Two Weeks: a micro-game collection which benefits the ACLU, including Shane’s NASCAR-inspired RPG, Wreckin’ is Racin’.

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.

Contact us:

Twitter: @TPTcast

Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com

Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

TPT is on iTunes Listen to Stitcher

TPT #81: The Greyhawk Campaign Setting & The Sexy Beast

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane travel back in history to the early days of roleplaying games as they revisit the original D&D campaign setting, Greyhawk. In the prologue to the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the acolytes finally purge something they’re supposed to, and the Sexy Beast is more beautiful than the average bear in the Character Creation Forge. (60m)

Important Links:

Teepublic: Home of the TPT-shirt!

Two Weeks: a micro-game collection which benefits the ACLU, including Shane’s NASCAR-inspired RPG, Wreckin’ is Racin’.

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.

Contact us:

Twitter: @TPTcast

Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com

Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

TPT is on iTunes Listen to Stitcher

TPT #80: Riddles & The Cagematch

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to write and use riddles, and how to help players solve them. In the prologue to the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the acolytes discover something downright rotten, and the Cagematch is the main event in the Character Creation Forge. (60m)

Important Links:

Unearthed Arcana: Ranger and Rogue: the latest playtest options for these classes.

Two Weeks: a micro-game collection which benefits the ACLU, including Shane’s NASCAR-inspired RPG, Wreckin’ is Racin’.

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.

Contact us:

Twitter: @TPTcast

Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com

Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

TPT is on iTunes Listen to Stitcher

TPT #79: Creating Character Backgrounds & The Chevalier

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to create meaningful and playable backgrounds for characters. In the prologue to the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the acolytes read a stolen diary, and the Chevalier makes the ultimate sacrifice—and is sad about it— in the Character Creation Forge. (51m)

Important Links:

Two Weeks: a micro-game collection which benefits the ACLU, including Shane’s NASCAR-inspired RPG, Wreckin’ is Racin’.

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.

Contact us:

Twitter: @TPTcast

Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com

Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

TPT is on iTunes Listen to Stitcher

TPT #78: Using Secrets & Reaper

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how players and GMs can create, keep, and reveal secret information. In the prologue to the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the acolytes discover the grain isn’t the only thing rotten on Novabella, and Reaper fights and runs away in the Character Creation Forge. (56m)

Important Links:

Two Weeks: a micro-game collection which benefits the ACLU, including Shane’s NASCAR-inspired RPG, Wreckin’ is Racin’.

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.

Contact us:

Twitter: @TPTcast

Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com

Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

TPT is on iTunes Listen to Stitcher

TPT #77: Butt-Kickers & Dhalsim

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane continue their series on player profiles as they discuss butt-kickers, the players who just want to throwdown. In the prologue of the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the war band find themselves in the line of fire, and Dhalsim keeps his enemies at arm’s length in the Character Creation Forge. (42m)

Important Links:

Two Weeks: a micro-game collection which benefits the ACLU, including Shane’s NASCAR-inspired RPG, Wreckin’ is Racin’.

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.

Contact us:

Twitter: @TPTcast

Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com

Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

TPT is on iTunes Listen to Stitcher

TPT #76: Adapting From Other Media & The Crucible

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss a variety of ways to borrow from books, movies, television and other media to enhance your RPGs. In the prologue of the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the war band stir up trouble, and the Crucible heats things up in the Character Creation Forge. (63m)

Important Links:

Two Weeks: a micro-game collection which benefits the ACLU, including Shane’s NASCAR-inspired RPG, Wreckin’ is Racin’.

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.

Contact us:

Twitter: @TPTcast

Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com

Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

TPT is on iTunes Listen to Stitcher

TPT #75: Setting the Tone & The Inventor

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss techniques for establishing tone in various types and genres of RPGs. In the prologue of the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Inquisition arrives on a backwater farming planet to snuff out some heresy, and the Inventor masters magic and technology–but mostly magic–in the Character Creation Forge. (65m)

Important Links:

Two Weeks: a micro-game collection which benefits the ACLU, including Shane’s NASCAR-inspired RPG, Wreckin’ is Racin’.

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.

Contact us:

Twitter: @TPTcast

Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com

Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

TPT is on iTunes Listen to Stitcher

TPT #74: The Thrillie Awards, Resolutions & Aquaman

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane present the Second Annual Thrillie Awards to the best gaming products of the year, check-in on last year’s New Years gaming resolutions, and then share new resolutions. In the Character Creation Forge, Aquaman does some goofy fish stuff and occasionally blasts people with a trident. (56m)

Important Links:

Two Weeks: a micro-game collection which benefits the ACLU, including Shane’s NASCAR-inspired RPG, Wreckin’ is Racin’.

Contact us:

Twitter: @TPTcast

Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com

Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

TPT is on iTunes Listen to Stitcher

TPT #73: 2nd Annual Mailbag & The Flash

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane sort through the mail and answer listener questions about plot hooks, campaign planning and time management. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the final battle rests on the outcome of a single die roll, and the Flash outruns even the sharpest shooters in the Character Creation Forge. (64m)

Contact us:

Twitter: @TPTcast

Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com

Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

TPT is on iTunes Listen to Stitcher