TPT #82: Player Absences & The Batman

Posted on February 23, 2017February 23, 2017 by Total Party Thrill

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 #81: The Greyhawk Campaign Setting & The Sexy Beast

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Total Party Thrill

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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 #80: Riddles & The Cagematch

Posted on February 9, 2017February 9, 2017 by Total Party Thrill

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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 #79: Creating Character Backgrounds & The Chevalier

Posted on February 2, 2017February 2, 2017 by Total Party Thrill

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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 #78: Using Secrets & Reaper

Posted on January 26, 2017January 26, 2017 by Total Party Thrill

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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 #77: Butt-Kickers & Dhalsim

Posted on January 19, 2017February 24, 2017 by Total Party Thrill

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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 #76: Adapting From Other Media & The Crucible

Posted on January 12, 2017January 12, 2017 by Total Party Thrill

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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 #75: Setting the Tone & The Inventor

Posted on January 5, 2017 by Total Party Thrill

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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 #55: Warhammer 40k Setting & The Space Marine Librarian

Posted on August 18, 2016November 27, 2016 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane get in touch with their giddy, inner-14-year-old selves as they discuss the grimdark sci-fi/fantasy setting Warhammer 40k and its RPG line from Fantasy Flight Games. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party uses a weapon of mass destruction with only minor unintended consequences, and the Space Marine Librarian channels his magical power to vanquish foes of the Emperor in the Character Creation Forge. (56m)

Important Links:

All Guardsmen Party: Hilarious recounting of one group’s Dark Heresy campaign.

Grim Dark Podcast: Our favorite 40k RPG podcast.

Contact us:

Twitter: @TPTcast

Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com

Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

TPT #37: Prepping a Session & The Adventurous Noble

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Total Party Thrill

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss preparing for a session before walking through Shane’s actual prep for an upcoming session. In the Mourning Glory campaign, the party gets their first glimpse of the dragon-filled continent of Argonnessen, while the Adventurous Noble ups the ante in the Character Creation Forge. (84m)

Important Links:

AcadeCon 2016 Kickstarter is live on April 21st.

Contact us:

Twitter: @TPTcast

Email: totalpartythrill@gmail.com

Web: www.totalpartythrillcast.com

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