RPG Blueprints

In this episode, Deshawn and I discuss the gods of the Octopath Traveler series and some ways you can implement them in your TTRPG campaigns. Relevant Links: Podcast Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/rpgbp⁠⁠⁠ James Roach's Twitter: ⁠⁠⁠twitter.com/hamesatron⁠⁠⁠ Contact me: ⁠⁠⁠rpgblueprints@gmail.com⁠

This is a quick episode where I talk about some of the unique aspects of the games that I played at Breakout Con in Toronto back in March. Relevant Links: Podcast Twitter: ⁠⁠twitter.com/rpgbp⁠⁠ James Roach's Twitter: ⁠⁠twitter.com/hamesatron⁠⁠ Contact me: ⁠⁠rpgblueprints@gmail.com⁠ Andrew Medeiros (The Woodlands): northfiregames.com Jonathan Lavallee (We Used to be Friends): twitter.com/firestormink Yochai Gal (Cairn): yochaigal.itch.io Sine (By Julian Frid and Jason Ox): sineuniverse.com

This is a lengthy discussion broken up over two episodes. In it, Livi and I talk about how our campaign ended, what it takes to make a solid conclusion for a story that was built up over the course of multiple years, and some key moments throughout that campaign. Relevant Links: Podcast Twitter: ⁠⁠twitter.com/rpgbp⁠⁠ James Roach's Twitter: ⁠⁠twitter.com/hamesatron⁠⁠ Contact me: ⁠⁠rpgblueprints@gmail.com⁠

This is a lengthy discussion broken up over two episodes. In it, Livi and I talk about how our campaign ended, what it takes to make a solid conclusion for a story that was built up over the course of multiple years, and some key moments throughout that campaign. Relevant Links: Podcast Twitter: ⁠twitter.com/rpgbp⁠ James Roach's Twitter: ⁠twitter.com/hamesatron⁠ Contact me: ⁠rpgblueprints@gmail.com

I expanded the dressphere user class discussed in episode 13. This episode is an explanation of the mechanics involved in the class and the design philosophy behind it. Relevant Links: Podcast Twitter: twitter.com/rpgbp James Roach's Twitter: twitter.com/hamesatron Contact me: rpgblueprints@gmail.com Document Link: udonbullets.itch.io/rpgbp-ff-ff-x-x-2

This is the second part of our discussion of making characters from She-Ra in the Cypher System. Part one is dedicated to creating Adora and Bow, and part two is about Glimmer and Catra. Relevant Links: Podcast Twitter: twitter.com/rpgbp James Roach's Twitter: twitter.com/hamesatron Contact me: rpgblueprints@gmail.com

This is the first part of our discussion of making characters from She-Ra in the Cypher System. Part one is dedicated to creating Adora and Bow, and part two is about Glimmer and Catra. Relevant Links: Podcast Twitter: twitter.com/rpgbp James Roach's Twitter: twitter.com/hamesatron Contact me: rpgblueprints@gmail.com

In this episode, I discuss what it was like to create my game, Astrologistics, for a game jam. I also explain what there is to know about the game. Relevant Links: Astrologistics: udonbullets.itch.io/astrologistics Podcast Twitter: twitter.com/rpgbp James Roach's Twitter: twitter.com/hamesatron Contact me: rpgblueprints@gmail.com

Another quick one! I talk about and demo Rory's Story Cubes. Let me know if you've played with these before and how you use them! Relevant Links: Rory's Story Cubes: www.storycubes.com Podcast Twitter: twitter.com/rpgbp James Roach's Twitter: twitter.com/hamesatron Contact me: rpgblueprints@gmail.com

This is a mini episode in which I discuss how I make sure to keep the "create" in creative.  Relevant Links: Minimalist TTRPG Jam: itch.io/jam/minimalist-ttrpg-jam Podcast Twitter: twitter.com/rpgbp James Roach's Twitter: twitter.com/hamesatron Contact me: rpgblueprints@gmail.com

After a year of RPGBP we are entering season two! I brought back Elisabeth to have a little fun creating characters in a mashup system of all different systems we talked about over the past season. We came up with a couple of "people" who just want to return home but have to contend with a force that threatens to become unstoppable. Check out the twitter for the completed character profiles. Relevant Links: Anniversary PDF: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z_5bH4XufHhorkjCd53QHWkKw1oii703/view?usp=sharing Podcast Twitter: twitter.com/rpgbp James Roach's Twitter: twitter.com/hamesatron Contact me: rpgblueprints@gmail.com

This episode is another with Sandeep, in which we talk about the act of collaborative character creation. We discuss how we created twin characters for our new D&D 5e campaign and how other games like PbtA games bake that process into mechanics. Let me know what you think about the episode, talk to me on Twitter or reach out through email!  Important Links:  RPGBP Twitter: twitter.com/rpgbp   Podcast email: rpgblueprints@gmail.com  James Roach's Twitter (intro and outro music): twitter.com/hamesatron

In this episode, we use Star Crossed by Alex Roberts to explore how the setting can affect and change how the same game is played. We take four different genres and blend them in to create some unexpected couples in a romance game. Let me know what you think about the episode, talk to me on Twitter or reach out through email! Important Links: Star Crossed: bullypulpitgames.com/games/star-crossed/ RPGBP Twitter: twitter.com/rpgbp  Podcast email: rpgblueprints@gmail.com James Roach's Twitter (intro and outro music): twitter.com/hamesatron

It's a shorter than usual episode! I had some technical difficulties so I decided to talk about an idea I had. To get more time spent with the characters I've created, I remake some existing characters in different systems to show the portability of a character concept. Let me know what you think about the episode, talk to me on Twitter or reach out through email! Important Links: Quest TTRPG: adventure.game Masks: A New Generation: magpiegames.com/pages/masks RPGBP Twitter: twitter.com/rpgbp  Podcast email: rpgblueprints@gmail.com James Roach's Twitter (intro and outro music): twitter.com/hamesatron

In this half of the discussion, we go over Final Fantasy X-2 and I explain my design philosophy for the Dressphere User class for Dungeons and Dragons 5e. Let me know what you think about the episode, talk to me on Twitter or reach out through email! Important Links: Homebrew PDF link: https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/vjSb4Lk-wXjM RPGBP Twitter: twitter.com/rpgbp  Podcast email: rpgblueprints@gmail.com James Roach's Twitter (intro and outro music): twitter.com/hamesatron

In this episode, Nicole and I come up with some ideas about how to take the wonderful world of Spira from Final Fantasy X and X-2 and bring that into Dungeons and Dragons 5e. Part 1 is all about taking Yuna's summoning and implementing it in a way you may not expect! Let me know what you think about the episode, talk to me on Twitter or reach out through email! Important Links: Homebrew PDF link: https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/vjSb4Lk-wXjM Yuna's Sending at Kilika: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrYsAKMkXjU Summoning Sequences: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yfi-P0caUNE RPGBP Twitter: twitter.com/rpgbp  Podcast email: rpgblueprints@gmail.com James Roach's Twitter (intro and outro music): twitter.com/hamesatron

All by myself! When you don't have anyone else around, like me in this episode, it doesn't mean you can't play a TTRPG. Just play a game meant for one! Sounds weird? Wait until you listen to how I mixed a game from the 80s and one that is still in development. Let me know what you think about the episode, talk to me on Twitter or reach out through email! Important Links:  Chris Longhurst's Itch Page (See Issue X, Pigsmoke, etc.) - potatocubed.itch.io/ Marvel Super Hero PDFs: mshgamer.com/downloads/book-resources/ RPGBP Twitter: twitter.com/rpgbp  Podcast email: rpgblueprints@gmail.com  James Roach's Twitter (intro and outro music): twitter.com/hamesatron

This episode is about supplementary games - games to play in addition to your main campaign that elevate it and deepen an aspect of it. We continue the discussion of the games we've played in our group and how they have shaped the campaign. Share your thoughts on the episode! Talk to me on Twitter or reach out to me through email. Relevant Links: The Stand With Ukraine bundle: https://www.humblebundle.com/stand-with-ukraine-bundle TTRPGs for Trans Rights in Texas!: https://itch.io/b/1308/ttrpgs-for-trans-rights-in-texas RPGBP Twitter: twitter.com/rpgbp Podcast email: rpgblueprints@gmail.com James Roach's Twitter (intro and outro music): twitter.com/hamesatron . Games: Steading: https://annalandin.itch.io/steading The dark below: https://annalandin.itch.io/the-dark-below And you shall shatter temples: https://annalandin.itch.io/and-you-shall-shatter-temples Dear Elizabeth: https://200wordrpg.github.io/2018/rpg/winner/2018/05/28/DearElizabeth.html Blades in the Dark: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/170689/Blades-in-the-Dark You are the Dungeon: https://theothertracy.itch.io/you-are-the-dungeon

This episode is about supplementary games - games to play in addition to your main campaign that elevate it and deepen an aspect of it. We talk about ideas of games to use as well as the ways they've been used in our campaign and the impact they've made. Share your thoughts on the episode! Talk to me on Twitter or reach out to me through email. Relevant Links: RPGBP Twitter: twitter.com/rpgbp Podcast email: rpgblueprints@gmail.com James Roach's Twitter (intro and outro music): twitter.com/hamesatron 

This month I'm bringing you a new type of episode: Franchise Flavour. These episodes are for bringing some of the elements of your favourite, TV shows, movies, or video games, and bringing them into your TTRPG games. I got my roommate to talk about Fire Emblem and we worked on some content for DnD 5e. Share your thoughts on the episode! Talk to me on Twitter or reach out to me through email. Relevant Links: Content Discussed in the Episode: https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/dsOd2agt35Sj RPGBP Twitter: twitter.com/rpgbp Podcast email: rpgblueprints@gmail.com James Roach's Twitter (intro and outro music): twitter.com/hamesatron