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Fantasy Role Playing Adventure
A podcast featuring actual-play tabletop roleplaying and general gaming discussion.
Roleplay Geeks explores various roleplaying systems, gameplay, and industry trends through the lenses of five lifelong friends. Join us as we laugh, cry (laughing), and sometimes shout (laughing), while we share our wisdom (and lack of wisdom) in this hourish-long podcast.
Ever wonder what's around the next corner? We have. In this episode the Geeks talk about exploration in our games as both players and game masters. Stick around for some more music from the Midnight Sun Chronicles, some information on the dungeons and dragons movie, and other interesting things in the world of table top gaming.…
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X Marks The Spot, Who's Got The Map?
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The Geeks look into the utility of maps and the different ways they are used to tell stories in our roleplaying games.By The Roleplay Geeks
It's time to discuss non combat encounters, what they are, types of non combat encounters and how they enhance your gameplay. You can find The Midnight Sun Chronicles here: https://stevenhill.hearnow.com/By The Roleplay Geeks
It's time for a new game and that game is Runequest! This week the Geeks make their characters and discuss the character creation process.By The Roleplay Geeks
The Geeks explore the differences between your home and your "home base of operations" including castles, towns, space ships and planets. We then look at how using a home or base of operations can help bring your world alive with familiar places and NPCs. Jim is He-Man, Steven is Skeletor, Castle Greyskull is our home and we are the Masters of the …
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The Open Versatile Anime Roleplaying Game Review
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The guys are back from playing several sessions of OVA and we share our thoughts on this open-ended gaming system loaded with charm and possibilities.By The Roleplay Geeks
John, Frank, and Jim chat about character sheets, roleplaying around the campfire, The Beastmaster, Dragon Slayer, and King Conan. It's a hodgepodge episode without the Steves. It's where chaos thrives.By The Roleplay Geeks
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Introduction to Open Versatile Anime RPG: Character Creation
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We dive into the Open Versatile Anime Roleplaying System starting with Character Creation.By The Roleplay Geeks
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Back to Dale - In The Shadow Of The Mountains S01E42 ( Adventures in Middle-Earth D&D 5e RPG actual play )
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S01E42 Final episode. The fellowship intend to make the Festival of the Five Armies in Dale but to do so requires riding through tough terrain and lawless hills first before the more pastoral lands closer to city. We join them as they leave Rowanhold. This is an Adventures in Middle-Earth actual play using the D&D 5e system on Fantasy Grounds. You …
We take a look back and try to find some good in 2020 while looking forward to 2021 with new ideas and new plans.By The Roleplay Geeks
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Absent Friends - In The Shadow Of The Mountains S01E41 ( Adventures in Middle-Earth D&D 5e RPG actual play )
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S01E41 After a fractious Folkmoot where the Woodmen gained a new enemy called Mogdred, the estranged son of Ingomer and now lord of Tyrant's Hill, spurned the friendship of the people of East Blight but gained the thanks of settlers of the Black Tarn, it is time to ride north then east on their newly purchased mounts. This is an Adventures in Middl…
We're done with Root, and we had fun with our woodland avatars. We take the experience apart, critique what we learned about the system, and try to decide if we enjoyed the setting or the system more than the gameplay. And there are some interesting tidbits of news and discovery before we start gnawing on our critter characters.…
We Kick off the adventure. If you would like to support us on Patreon you can do so here: https://www.patreon.com/WDYDPodcast Also, we post YouTube videos of each play session, you can see this episode here: https://youtu.be/IkCSTfnQOTgBy Andrew Klein
Here we are, Geeks! It's time to think about good will and togetherness and PRESENTS! And if there was ever a year we needed to look forward to that together time we can't possibly have, it's this year... Thanks, 2020. This week we've got last minute suggestions for the Geeks on your lists, the nerds in your gift exchanges, or stocking stuffers for…
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Folkmoot - In The Shadow Of The Mountains S01E40 ( Adventures in Middle-Earth D&D 5e RPG actual play )
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S01E40 The spy safely returned to Radagast, much to the ire of Dagmar of Tyrant's Hill, held by Mogdred. Their loyalties may possibly be tending to the Shadow but that is not certain and will require further investigation in the future. But for now, the fellowship have been invited to attend the Folkmoot at Rhosgobel, arranged by a chieftain hoping…
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Celebrities and the Wrong Side of the Tracks
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Celebrities playing D&D, some cool accessories, living on the wrong side of the tracks, and playing with yourself...this episode has it all!By The Roleplay Geeks
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The Necronomicon and the Spirit in Willie Nelson's Guitar
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This week we cover many projects in the gaming industries including Frosthaven, XWing, Dune, popup miniature buildings, Tasha's Cauldron of Everything, and several other spooky things.By The Roleplay Geeks
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The Spy - In The Shadow Of The Mountains S01E39 ( Adventures in Middle-Earth D&D 5e RPG actual play )
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S01E39 On the trip back to Rhosgobel, to attend the meeting of local leaders at the Folkmoot, the fellowship dealt with a quartet of hobgoblins who had been camping at some old ruins tainted by evil. They also discovered some fine game and some rare herbs just outside the borders of Radagast's domain. Now at Rhosgobel with time to kill, the compani…
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Introduction to Root RPG: Character Creation
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The Geeks look a the Root Roleplaying Game, starting with character creation.By The Roleplay Geeks
The Geeks share some of their favorite gaming channels and podcast!By The Roleplay Geeks
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Hobgoblins - In The Shadow Of The Mountains S01E38 ( Adventures in Middle-Earth D&D 5e RPG actual play )
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S01E38 The spider threat removed and the dark underground waters keeping the Goblins at bay, Mountain Hall is safe for now. After resupplying, the fellowship have headed south-east wards, bound for Rhosgobel once again. This time to attend a Folkmoot where the movers and shakers of the Woodmen should be in attendance. After a few uneventful days, t…
This week we explore effective combat tactics for roleplaying games.By The Roleplay Geeks
This week each roleplay geek picks a new game for us to try out and then we vote on which one we should play next. Time to get out and vote!By The Roleplay Geeks
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Dwarven Treasure - In The Shadow Of The Mountains S01E37 ( Adventures in Middle-Earth D&D 5e RPG actual play )
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S01E37 Crossing the bridge in the Dwarven mines below Mountain Hall, the fellowship found dark water filled tunnels. Exploring one led to an ambush by yet more spiders. The skirmish was fierce with Hathus's healing and Sigmarr's withering fire employed to full effect. The spiders fled back to their nest but have left Arahad and Monin immobilised wi…
Horror games, movies, inspiration and goldfish fighting parakeets, that and more on this week's episode.By The Roleplay Geeks
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Out of Aranmor - (Final episode) The Praise Of Old Men S01E42 ( Rolemaster RPG actual play )
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Still watch this series, live or the recording, most Fridays at 19.00ish UTC: https://www.twitch.tv/majykfngrz S01E42 (Final Episode) All the artefacts have been found! The party have exited Tarek Nev to find out that the three days inside the cursed city was about a week outside it. Returning to pick up their mentally fatigued party members, Cherr…
What style of adventures do you like? Let's look at adventures by size from one shots to campaigns to see if we can discover the pros and cons and which ones we prefer.By The Roleplay Geeks
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Dark Waters - In The Shadow Of The Mountains S01E36 ( Adventures in Middle-Earth D&D 5e RPG actual play )
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S01E36 Still in the Dwarven mines below Mountain Hall, the fellowship fought and defeated a huge spider and its brood. A bridge across a chasm invites further exploration as does some of the un-investigated tunnels at this depth in the mines. We join them just after the battle. This is an Adventures in Middle-Earth actual play using the D&D 5e syst…
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Encumbrance and ammo. Little rules, big pain in the...
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Jimmy confesses to Stevicide, Frank references a classic Christmas movie, John wonders about the necessities of keeping track of what's what, and Steven... talks. Is keeping track of encumbrance necessary? How many bullets does a space marine fighting aliens need, anyway? Should gold really weigh as much as it does?…
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Run Away! - (Penultimate episode) The Praise Of Old Men S01E41 ( Rolemaster RPG actual play )
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S01E41 (Penultimate Episode) Under the ruined arena of Tarek Nev is a hydra guarding an island of crystals surrounded by swirling water, any of which could be the final artefact the questers need. The puzzle of how to drop the protective rainbow shield about the island has been solved and now the beast must be overcome. This is a Rolemaster Classic…
Where does the gaming talk wander when the Steves go missing? Tune in to find out!By The Roleplay Geeks
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Bridge Guardian - In The Shadow Of The Mountains S01E35 ( Adventures in Middle-Earth D&D 5e RPG actual play )
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S01E35 The companions have ventured into the mines below Mountain Hall to investigate how much a threat the goblins pose. Discovering a hidden Dwarven mine, they explored its dark tunnels to find it still inhabited by a nest of spiders. After a quick brutal fight the fellowship resolve to heal up and move further in. This is an Adventures in Middle…
We look to our literary roots to discover the source of game ideas and we still don't know why it is Stevo feels the need to kill everyone.By The Roleplay Geeks
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Rainbow shield - The Praise Of Old Men S01E40 ( Rolemaster RPG actual play )
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S01E40 Exploring the ruined arena of Tarek Nev, the companions have bested invisible and then camouflaged demonic entities, taking mortal wounds along the way. Now a door, leading in under the seating around the fighting pit, bars their path. Will this be the room that holds the final artefact? This is a Rolemaster Classic Actual Play set in Terry …
This week's show is about magic items; how they can make or break adventures, how they can be abused, and whether or not they're overused.By The Roleplay Geeks
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The Dwarvish Mines - In The Shadow Of The Mountains S01E34 ( Adventures in Middle-Earth D&D 5e RPG actual play )
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S01E34 The tapping of goblins working the rock deep beneath them has prompted the fellowship to explore the mines of Mountain Hall to ascertain the level of threat they pose. The underground foray was uneventful until two old rock plugs were discovered, the level of workmanship only possible by dwarven hands. The larger one has been breached and we…
This week we explore how rich character backgrounds can elevate your games and story telling.By The Roleplay Geeks
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Colour-shifter - The Praise Of Old Men S01E39 ( Rolemaster RPG actual play )
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S01E39 Giving up the hunt for Sylke the rogue-less and mage-less companions have continued to look for the final artefact, the other portal rod, in the nearest unexplored major structure. This turned out to be an arena, surrounded by the serpent infested waters of the bay. It appeared largely empty. While investigating one of two rooms off the aren…
Players start fighting, somebody decides to ignore an adventure hook, a bad roll leads to an unexpected character's demise, what is a game master to do? This week we discuss various solutions to some of the problems that make games go sideways.By The Roleplay Geeks
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The Mannish Mines - In The Shadow Of The Mountains S01E33 ( Adventures in Middle-Earth D&D 5e RPG actual play )
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S01E33 On returning to Mountain Hall with news of the evil fortress, The Dwimmerhorn, the companions were accused of ill deeds by Hartfast. The reason for his change of attitude was the presence of their old enemy, Magric. The fellowship argued their case well so Magric, knowing the tide was turning, stabbed Hartfast and fled, only to be cut down b…
When do you roll for something to happen versus when do you just roleplay it. We have Chris back to weigh in along with the rest of the geeks to see if we can find the sweet spot between the two approaches.By The Roleplay Geeks
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Bad Betty - The Praise Of Old Men S01E38 ( Rolemaster RPG actual play )
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S01E38 The demon possessed Sylke is being hunted by the party. Fighting their way through more child-like demons and their taller whip wielding wranglers, they tracked her to a ruined tower with the help of the blue sprite, one of Mab's servants maybe. Ugnan used a herb to speed himself up to Sylke's location but was unable to hold her with a spell…
We are well into the pandemic and each of us are dealing with it in different ways. One aspect of our life that has changed quite a bit is how we game. Staying social and keeping safe at the same time has required adjustments many other gamers have adopted. Lets look at the pros and cons of gaming in the virtual world vs the material world.…
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An unwelcome welcome - In The Shadow Of The Mountains S01E32 ( Adventures in Middle-Earth D&D 5e RPG actual play )
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S01E32 Normally, I summarise the previous session here in the notes but John, our GM, does this after a short chat about the weather so a quick summary then: Dwimmerhorn has been scouted and the presence of an ancient evil artefact has been discovered, the party had to escape and are now making their way back to Mountain Hall to tell Lord Hartfast …
How do you run an adventure when your options are limited because you are in a prison? In this episodes we share our dos and don't of running a prison adventure and provide some resources to help you navigate one of the more difficult adventure settings out there.By The Roleplay Geeks
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Elfhunt - The Praise Of Old Men S01E37 ( Rolemaster RPG actual play )
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S01E37 Sylke lost her fight with a shadowy entity which now possesses her. Despite the companions' best efforts, the new owner was able to use the magician's considerable arcane talents to evade capture, running off into the murk of the demon city of Tarek Nev. The hunt for the last artefact must be suspended while she is chased down and somehow re…
Finding a good table top group can take time and effort but when you find that perfect group it can change your life. In this episode we will discuss different places you can go to find a group and give tips and pointers on what to look for in a group. We also practice singing.By The Roleplay Geeks
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Pursued - In The Shadow Of The Mountains S01E31 ( Adventures in Middle-Earth D&D 5e RPG actual play )
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S01E31 With Byrgol's help the imposing Dwimmerhorn was found. Much more than a tower it was a collection of several stone buildings atop a steep hill. Clambering up an old goat track, Sigmarr was able to make some initial observations and report back. This threat was too much for Amalfrida who left during the night to warn and help defend her peopl…
Need to take a break from your regular campaign because your gamemaster isn't prepared for the next session? Maybe you just want to use that miniature you just bought and it doesn't quite fit into your current game. Whatever your reason, side quest can be a fun way to spend an evening and breath new life into your games.…
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Old fiend - The Praise Of Old Men S01E36 ( Rolemaster RPG actual play )
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S01E36 Cherry and Numal will take time to recover their wits before venturing out into Tarek Nev again. Fortunately two survivors from a downed skyship have decided to join the group of adventurers. Time will tell if the Laan archer Acor and Snarkel, a Nomari warrior, are adequate replacements. Continuing their search for the final artefact, the ot…
