Welcome to Last Roll of the Week with Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offer hints, review books and other stuff to use in your own games.The good folk at ATELIER CLANDESTINE have kindly provided me with a review PDF of their book WHEN SEA IS CALLING, a guide for nautical adventures, in this video I give my opinion on it.I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastOr email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com, either sending us a sound file or a written email.--oOo---WHEN SEA IS CALLING available from:🔹https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/471274/When-Sea-Is-Calling-A-Guide-for-Nautical-AdventuresThumbnail and intro created with:🔹Canva: https://www.canva.com/--oOo--#RedDiceDiaries #TTRPG #TT #RPG #OSR #AtelierClandestine #Review #Nautical #Pirate #WhenSeaIsCalling #RPGReviewThanks for reading Last Roll of the Week! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Part one available here.Three visitors to the isolated, rotting corpse-town of Ebon Eaves find themselves trapped in a church, forced to fight for their leaves against both the dead and a horrible blasphemous form of life.- Music from https://freepd.com/horror.php- Tremulus available from https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/120260/tremulus#reddicediaries #rddrpg #tremulus #ttrpg #actualplay #cthulhu #pbta This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Three visitors arrive in the isolated American town of Ebon Eaves, two eager to claim their inheritance and another seeking a spiritual project to distract him from the trauma of his past, but little do they know that the tree blocking the way into town is the least of their troubles... - Music from https://freepd.com/horror.php - Tremulus available from https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/120260/tremulus #reddicediaries #rddrpg #tremulus #ttrpg #actualplay #cthulhu #pbta This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Welcome to Last Roll of the Week with Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offer hints, review books and other stuff to use in your own games.I’m currently prepping to run The Enemy Within campaign for WFRP 4E, we’ve done a bit of character gen and I’m enthused to get started, but need to get myself up to speed on the current iteration of the rules. One of the things I find useful is a cheat or reference sheet so I’ve decided to create one using Obsidian Notes.I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastOr email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com, either sending us a sound file or a written email.If I get some responses I’ll put them together in an episode and we can hopefully get an interesting discussion going and learn something from each other.--oOo---Title Music🔹Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain): https://freepd.com/electronic.phpPublic domain video clips and graphics from:🔹No copyright motion graphics: https://www.youtube.com/user/freemotionbacks🔹Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/Thumbnail and intro created with:🔹Canva: https://www.canva.com/--oOo--Links:🔹Josh Plunkett’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@JoshPlunkett🔹AWESOME LIES blog: https://awesomeliesblog.wordpress.com/🔹Obsidian Notes: https://obsidian.md/🔹Cheatography website: https://cheatography.com/--oOo--#RedDiceDiaries #TTRPG #TT #RPG #OSR #ObsidianNotes #GamePrep #TheEnemyWithin #AwesomeLies #WFRP #WarhammerFantasyRoleplay #Warhammer #Cubicle7 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Welcome to Last Roll of the Week with Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offer hints, review books and other stuff to use in your own games.In this episode I’m talking about the book "So You Want to be a Game Master" by Justin Alexander that I picked up for Christmas.I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastOr email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com, either sending us a sound file or a written email.If I get some responses I’ll put them together in an episode and we can hopefully get an interesting discussion going and learn something from each other.--oOo---🔹Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain): https://freepd.com/electronic.php🔹Phone sound clip by Mike Keonig: https://soundbible.com/1869-Phone-Ringing-8x.html🔹Public domain video clips and graphics from:🔹No copyright motion graphics: https://www.youtube.com/user/freemotionbacks🔹Pexels: https://www.pexels.com/--oOo--Links:🔹Nerds RPG Varietycast Podcast - https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376🔹Alexandrian Blog - https://thealexandrian.net/🔹Alexandrian YouTube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@TheAlexandrian🔹Interview with Justin on the Dungeon Masterpiece YouTube channel ---oOo--YouTube version of the episode also available:--oOo--#RedDiceDiaries #TTRPG #TT #RPG #OSR #SoYouWantToBeAGameMaster #JustinAlexander #Alexandrian #WFRP #WarhammerFantasyRoleplay #Warhammer #Cubicle7 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Welcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games.In this episode I’m talking about some of my plans for podcasting and content in 2024 and why I’m unofficially referring to this as “the Year of the Hammer.”I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastOr email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com, either sending us a sound file or a written email.If I get some responses I’ll put them together in an episode and we can hopefully get an interesting discussion going and learn something from each other.--oOo---Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain): https://freepd.com/electronic.php--oOo--Links:* Awesome Lies blog - https://awesomeliesblog.wordpress.com/* Zigmenthotep Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/@zigmenthotep--oOo--#RedDiceDiaries #TTRPG #TT #RPG #OSR #WFRP #WarhammerFantasyRoleplay #Warhammer #Cubicle7 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Welcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games.In this episode I’m joined by lovely wife Hannah as we discuss the recently released (at time of recording) D&D 5E collectable magazine from Wizards of the Coast.I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastOr email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com, either sending us a sound file or a written email.If I get some responses I’ll put them together in an episode and we can hopefully get an interesting discussion going and learn something from each other.--oOo---Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain): https://freepd.com/electronic.php--oOo--#RedDiceDiaries #TTRPG #TT #RPG #DND #OSR This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Welcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games.In this episode I’m out and about again, and I’ve been thinking about some of the elements that tend to get “short-changed” in some of the streamlined versions of D&D that I’ve been looking at recently.I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastOr email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com, either sending us a sound file or a written email.If I get some response I’ll put them together in an episode with responses and we can hopefully get a really useful discussion going and learn something from each other.We now also have a blog:https://reddicediaries.bearblog.dev/--oOo---Many thanks to our caller in this episode:* Jason Connerley from Nerds RPG Varietycast--oOo---Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain): https://freepd.com/electronic.php--oOo--#RedDiceDiaries #TTRPG #TT #RPG #DND #OSR This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Welcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games.I’ve recently acquired a book called Brancalonia which is a spaghetti fantasy campaign book using the 5th Edition of the world’s most popular roleplaying game; reading through got me thinking about what I loved in it, but why I probably wouldn’t run it as is.In this episode I’m out and about talking about that very subject and also comparing it to another game Helveczia that has a similar vibe to it.Both of these games are also available from DrivethruRPG in PDF format.I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastOr email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com, either sending us a sound file or a written email.If I get some response I’ll put them together in an episode with responses and we can hopefully get a really useful discussion going and learn something from each other.We now also have a blog:https://reddicediaries.bearblog.dev/--oOo---Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain): https://freepd.com/electronic.php--oOo--#RedDiceDiaries #TTRPG #TT #RPG #DND #OSR This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Welcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games.A short while ago I posted an episode give some thoughts about how to keep interest going in a long-running campaign and I asked for your thoughts, some listeners were kind enough to response, so in this episode I’m going to play their responses and talk about.I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastOr email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com, either sending us a sound file or a written email.If I get some response I’ll put them together in an episode with responses and we can hopefully get a really useful discussion going and learn something from each other.We now also have a blog:https://reddicediaries.bearblog.dev/--oOo---Many thanks to our callers in this episode:* Jason Connerley from Nerds RPG Varietycast* The Pink Phantom from Phantom Thoughts* Pat, who kindly left a comment on Substack--oOo---Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain): https://freepd.com/electronic.php--oOo--#RedDiceDiaries #TTRPG #TT #RPG #DND #OSR This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Welcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games.In this episode—inspired by some #RPGaDay2023 correspondence and podcasts I’ve listened to—I’m talking about ways you can prevent your enthusiasm ebbing for an RPG campaign.I’d really love you to get involved in the conversation so we can get some back-and-forth going on this subject, you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastOr email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.com, either sending us a sound file or a written email.If I get some response I’ll put them together in an episode with responses and we can hopefully get a really useful discussion going and learn something from each other.We now also have a blog:https://reddicediaries.bearblog.dev/--oOo---Mentioned in this episode are the following podcasts:* Nerds RPG Varietycast by Jason Connerley* Roleplay Rescue with Che Webster--oOo---Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain): https://freepd.com/electronic.php--oOo--#RedDiceDiaries #TTRPG #TT #RPG #DND #OSR This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Welcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games.In this episode I’m taking a first look at the following Lamentations of the Flame Princess modules:* The Yellow Book of Brechewold* Meanderings of the Mine Mind* Black Chamber* A Gift for all of Norway* Do Not Accept this Quest* Faecal LandsIf you want to get involved in the conversation or give us some feedback you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastOr email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.comWe now also have a blog:https://reddicediaries.bearblog.dev/--oOo---Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain): https://freepd.com/electronic.php--oOo--#RedDiceDiaries #TTRPG #TT #RPG #DND #OSRThanks for reading Last Roll of the Week! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Welcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games.In this episode I’m taking a first look at the following Lamentations of the Flame Princess modules:* Galileo 2: Judgement Day* Temple of the Wurm* Winnie the S**tIf you want to get involved in the conversation or give us some feedback you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastOr email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.comWe now also have a blog: https://reddicediaries.bearblog.dev/--oOo---Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain): https://freepd.com/electronic.php--oOo--#RedDiceDiaries #TTRPG #TT #RPG #DND #OSR This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Welcome to the Red Dice Diaries, where we talk about RPGs, offering hints, reviews and stuff to use in your own games.In this episode we're offering 5 tips for creating a campaign mash-up.If you want to get involved in the conversation or give us some feedback you can leave us a voicemail at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastOr email us at RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.comWe now also have a blog: https://reddicediaries.bearblog.dev/--oOo---Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain): https://freepd.com/electronic.phpPublic domain video clips and graphics from:No copyright motion graphics: https://www.youtube.com/user/freemotionbacksPexels: https://www.pexels.com/--oOo--#RedDiceDiaries #TTRPG #TT #RPG #DND #OSRThanks for reading Last Roll of the Week! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In our latest podcast episode we review the Mythic GM Emulator, available now from Drivethru RPG:https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/422929/Mythic-Game-Master-Emulator-Second-EditionTitle Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?* You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast* Or you can email us at: RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.comYou can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries#RedDiceDiaries #RDDRPG #TTRPG #RPG #OSR #DND #PodcastThanks for reading Last Roll of the Week! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In our latest podcast episode we review the Sandbox Creator by Atelier Clandestin, available now from Drivethru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/430675/Sandbox-GeneratorTitle Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpWant to get involved in the conversation?* You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast* Or you can email us at: RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.comYou can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries#RedDiceDiaries #RDDRPG #TTRPG #RPG #OSR #DND #Podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Having saved Count & Countess Snaroc from the unpleasantness on the Lightning Rail our heroes enjoy the hospitality of their estate, but find themselves drawn into issues with the local nobles and something sinister affecting the law in Last Hope.Frame Graphic License: Used under free license Attribution: Image by ⁠⁠https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/flat-design-art-deco-background_20082188.htm--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

Our heroes seek to escape the monolithic grasp of the Steel Empire by making their way to the badlands and the small frontier town of Last Hope where they plan to lose themselves amongst the throngs of humanity and possibly plan how they can strike back against the Empire, but first they must reach their destination.Frame Graphic License: Used under free license Attribution: Image by ⁠https://www.freepik.com/free-vector/flat-design-art-deco-background_20082188.htm--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode we're catching up on some voicemail about skills, house-ruling and the difficulties of getting players into TTRPGs.Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.phpMany thanks to our callers:Pink Phantom: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-pink-phantomRandy from Biggus Geekus: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/biggusgeekusJason at the Nerds RPG Variety cast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376Ricardo GiroWant to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.comYou can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries#RedDiceDiaries #RDDRPG #TTRPG #RPG #OSR #DND #Podcast This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

In this episode I'm continue my conversation with two of my regular players and GMs Mathew and Johannes, we're talking about some of the benefits of system mastery and also the important of authorial intent and good GM advice in games. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation?You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcastIf you're having issues with Speakpipe you can also leave a voicemail on our old anchor account: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diariesOr you can email us at: RDDRPGpodcast@gmail.comYou can also find us using the following link: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com