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Post by Vulash on Sept 21, 2015 18:38:54 GMT
Got a new one to add here: Critical Success. This is a companion to the OneShot podcast. Its James D'Amato giving GM and RPG gaming advice. Its really good, some of the best practical advice for running and participating in an TTRPG that I've ever heard. I wish I had listened to this before starting my group. Would have been better prepared for some of the speed bumps we hit. I'll give this a shot! Sounds like the type of thing I could use right now as I'm kicking mine off. I have to go ahead and third or fourth or whatever we're up to all of the OneShot podcasts. I think my preference is the campaign, but I've enjoyed the other One Shots as well. Is James the one that DMs when Kat isn't there? Is that the same one that plays Bakta? Sometimes it's hard for me to keep the voices straight when they switch in and out of character. A tribute to how good the character voices are.
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Post by friartook on Sept 21, 2015 18:46:33 GMT
Is James the one that DMs when Kat isn't there? Is that the same one that plays Bakta? Sometimes it's hard for me to keep the voices straight when they switch in and out of character. A tribute to how good the character voices are. Yes. Critical Success is like the other side of the DM/GM advice coin from DMs Block. Chris and Mitch give amazing creative and thematic ideas and great advice on running a table. James's advice is similar, but he has an extensive improv background, so his approach is different. The emphasis is broader too; he does multiple episodes on which game system to use for different types of players/GMs/campaigns you are running. He also takes a lot of his content from listener submitted questions; answering them to the best of his ability and building a show theme around the question. The format is concise; each episode is between 15 and 40 minutes.
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Post by joatmoniac on Sept 21, 2015 19:25:35 GMT
I agree, the show with Sark in the DM chair is much better. They have more focus if nothing else. Sure, there is a decent amount of side talk for the reasons that Friar mentions (playing for over a decade together and being comedians.) I am still listening , but not sure if i will keep listening for too much longer. Some of the best episodes later on are when they have guests come in and just run amok with one of the characters. So add one more to the "Listen Til Sark Leaves" camp.
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Post by kirklas164 on Feb 15, 2016 21:33:38 GMT
I just found a new podcast I wanted to recommend to everyone, Godsfall. It's a fun adventure that's just started last year and they use sounds from Battle-bards throughout it. So far there are 33 hour-long episodes. It can be found online here www.godsfall.com/ or on iTunes.
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Post by DM Windhover on Feb 15, 2016 21:58:14 GMT
Since this thread has been revived, I'd like to recommend another podcast as well--this one is actually tied with DMB for my personal favorite. It's called Roll Up and Die, and they have some great advice for DMs.
Edit: Tried to post a link, and it redirected to this page? Something weird happening.
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Post by joatmoniac on Feb 16, 2016 4:17:55 GMT
Edit: Tried to post a link, and it redirected to this page? Something weird happening. I've seen this happen a few times, but can't explain it because of how sporadic it seems to be. They can be found here rollupanddie.podbean.com/ definitely going to have to give it a watch? Seems like it's all video?
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Post by DM Windhover on Feb 16, 2016 17:25:21 GMT
All audio actually... the podbean site makes it look like video for some reason, though. They may be on itunes now, but I'm not sure. You can also find them on Facebook (just search for Roll Up & Die.) They post upcoming topics on their facebook page early in the week, and the most "liked" question gets an answer on the podcast.
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DMForeclosure
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Favorite D&D Class: Wizard
Favorite D&D Race: Gnome
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Post by DMForeclosure on Mar 1, 2016 15:19:20 GMT
Since it's only been mentioned once, I'm going to reiterate how great The Adventure Zone is. Sure it's relatively rules-lite in ways that might make some of us mechanically-focused folks lose it, but it's absolutely hilarious and the story actually carries its weight amongst all the joking. It's from the wonderful McElroy brothers (and their dad) and literally everything they do is fantastic. Check out McElroy Shows for more of their greatness. Their show My Brother, My Brother and Me made me the fanatical podcast listener I am today.
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Post by dmtagsdad on Apr 10, 2016 18:41:32 GMT
I would like to suggest Sneak attack. They are each about a hour or so long, they mash really well together, and the guy who plays Gre-ak is great with his voice he does in every show. I think the quality is great. They have a no food policy so no back ground noises. I listened to 40 episodes of Nerd Poker and honestly lost interest, they tend to go against the grain of the GM and group and the adds just tick me off.
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Post by swordnut on Apr 12, 2016 9:25:25 GMT
Id like to recommend: How We Roll PodcastThey have Call of Cthulhu and 5e campaigns. They have guests on from Godsfall with an in-cannon crossover (I guest on some of the 5e stuff but Im rubbish) and do really good job of exploring horror and intrigue in d&d while having fun. Firefly - balls and bayonets brigadeThese Folks play a reeeeaaaalllllly good game of the firefly rpg. Knights of the Night
World of Darkness - hunter and Dresden Files (fate variant) are the usual games for this extended family. They run horror\investigation games really well. they have made forays into numenera, 5e and a steampunk thing Riverhouse Games Podcast
Their mass-effect d20 actual play campaign is more entertaining than a very entertaining thing. they have just started a series of other themed podcasts where they explore rpg theory and close reading of rpg books. "From Scratch" is a very interesting concept where they learn a game from scratch and play a session. That seems like it would be tedious, but the editing is excellent and makes this a good resource for learning systems. We're so bad at adventuring This a short comedy play set in a d&d-like campaign world. If you want a fun oneshot, every episode is a good hook.
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Post by joatmoniac on Apr 12, 2016 19:33:43 GMT
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Post by swordnut on Apr 12, 2016 21:32:18 GMT
How we roll's Call of Cthulhu stuff is episodic, so jump in at the start of any of those. The d&d is ongoing but there's not a huge amount there, so that's not too daunting. Riverhouse have done a couple of oneshots. But they also just edited down the first season down to a 40 min recap that bypasses all hijinks (it's all still on their website though, and it's freaking gold). Knights of the night - I'd start with Dresden, as the earlier WoD is really poor sound quality. They are episodic as well, but more like short seasons with defined arcs and recurring characters.
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Back behind the screen 20yrs post 2E
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Favorite D&D Class: Druid (Pathfinder Wolf-shaman)
Favorite D&D Race: Human
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Post by DM Sol_train on Sept 2, 2016 2:25:44 GMT
The list in my pod-bean and podcast addict: Since I've got a 12 year old GM in training, and younger kids who like to game and listen to game related content "kid friendly" is one of my factors, plus I don't really enjoy listening to a string of profanity myself either.
Rollup&die. System neutral, and ranks right there with DM Block for content; well edited and easy to listen too, but they lose a star due to sporadic profanity. It runs about an hour, and they always have "an idea you can steal" at the end.
Total Party Thrill. System neutral and really good content, well edited, easy to listen to, no profanity. Nominated for an Enie this year.
Roll For Initiative. 1E and Original D&D focused when rule discussions are on the topic, can go off on some random sidebars from time to time, so not as focused or easy to listen to.
NPC Cast. Variety of game topics, also discussed game design in an episode. No profanity, also well edited.
These last 2 are the only Pathfinder Podcasts I could really find, and I've stopped listening due to the poor editing, poor host behavior, and profanity. If you can put up with 12yr old locker-room antics in the middle of your listening though - give them a try.
20th Level Commoner. The first 20 episodes or so are PF reviews of classes etc, but quite a bit of profanity, poorly edited, and they sometimes sound like its the first time they'd opened the book.
Pathfinder Academy. This would be a -great- content focused podcast for PF, but I found it almost impossible to listen to because of the childish/unprofession/spastic? outbursts of the primary host. There will be several minutes of pretty good quality, and then it sounds like you're in a middle-school locker room with young teens shouting goofy things at each other. I guess at 46 maybe I'm showing my age more than I'd like to admit, but I finally unsubscribed.
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DM Diggy
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Favorite D&D Class: Cleric
Favorite D&D Race: Halflings
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Post by DM Diggy on Sept 2, 2016 4:17:47 GMT
Game Master's Journey - Lex Starwalker touches on various topics relevant to the Game Master. Of particular interest are the Worldbuilding episodes where he fleshes out his own world of Primordia. Some particular episodes to look into are episodes 103, 104, and 109. Lex talks about different ways to play a Cleric in a given group other than just being the healbot for the party.
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Post by joatmoniac on Sept 2, 2016 4:47:17 GMT
Great list of additional podcasts for people to listen to! Really interested in the Roll for Initiative one, and can't wait to dive into it, but kinda sad there are so many episodes, haha. I love and hate your list because now I will have to investigate these others pods!
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