TPT #336: The Future of RPGs & Open Game Licenses

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane prognosticate about what’s in store for the industry. What will the business model and customer experience look like—and what should it look like. (54m)

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TPT #226: Pulp Adventures & The MeleeMage

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane revisit the classics as they discuss playing and running pulp adventures. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders wrap up loose ends, and the MeleeMage fights up close and magical in the Character Creation Forge. (57m)

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TPT #224: Using Dragons & The Dragonslayer

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane kick off their series on using monsters by discussing the one on the cover: dragons! In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders uncover Dokk’s secret, and the Dragonslayer is ready for bites, claws, and breath weapons in the Character Creation Forge. (64m)

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TPT #223: Campaign Prep & Beatrix Kiddo

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane plan ahead, for once, and sketch out the beginnings of new, long-term campaigns. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders finally make some headway, and Beatrix Kiddo is out for blood in the Character Creation Forge. (59m)

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TPT #222: Mind Reading & Johnny Mnemonic

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane plumb the depths of each other’s minds to find their true feelings about mind reading. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders take a bath in psychic corruption, and Johnny Mnemonic is here to deliver you a memory in the Character Creation Forge.(61m)

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TPT #221: Session Zero Redux & Junkrat

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane make sure they’re both on the same page as they revisit the best ways a group can prepare for a new campaign. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders face their deepest desires, and Junkrat is a mobile tire fire in the Character Creation Forge. (57m)

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TPT #220: Amnesia & The Witcher

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane forget whatever they intended to talk about, and instead discuss memory loss as both a character backstory and a plot point. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders locate the heart of their frustration, and the Witcher is a supernatural monster-slayer-for-hire in the Character Creation Forge. (57m)

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TPT #215: Ambushes & The Cloaker

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane stay on the lookout for surprise attacks during a hushed discussion about ambushes. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders agree to help a witch, and the Cloaker hangs around unsuspecting victims in the Character Creation Forge. (54m)

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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane stay on the lookout for surprise attacks during a hushed discussion about ambushes. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders agree to help a witch, and the Cloaker hangs around unsuspecting victims in the Character Creation Forge. (54m)

TPT #210: Virtual Realities & The Minesweeper

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss leaving the real world behind in favor of cyberspace, alternate dimensions, and other simulation spaces as they discuss virtual realities. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders meet an old friend, and the Minesweeper keeps everyone safe in the Character Creation Forge. (59m)

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TPT #208: Playing Neutral Good & The Rescue Ranger

Hosts I-Hsien and Shane continue their series on playing alignments as they discuss the default disposition of the every-hero, neutral good. In the Dynasty Unwarranted campaign, the Rogue Traders play a familiar game that presses hard against the fourth wall, and the Rescue Ranger saves lives and acorns in the Character Creation Forge. (57m)

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