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Welcome to SideQuests, your high octane distraction from those other podcasts. We're a pen and paper RPG audio show featuring chatter about rules and how to master them, epic worldbuilding, player investment, and interviews with the people who make the games you love.Listen in as we trade tabletop war stories, make judgement calls on odd situations, and do everything we can to give you more RPG resources than you could dream of--all from a simple Sidequest! Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/support
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Today we tackle the idea of improvisation techniques and preparing your games. We also have a few guests, Calamity Punk, and DM Seti join us as we talk about what it takes to prepare for sessions and what we do to help build our improve skills. The audio got a bit splotchy as not everyone's technology was 100%, and it actually took one of our guests over 3 hours to upload all his recorded audio which was incredible! We did what we could to make this as listenable as possible, however the...
In this episode of SideQuests!, Rob and Mike explore the powerful role tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) play in building vibrant communities, both in person and online. Discover how these games bring people together, fostering creativity and collaboration in ways that extend far beyond the gaming table.Rob and Mike highlight the benefits of creating and participating in TTRPG communities, sharing personal experiences of how these groups have enriched their lives. They delve into the impac...
In this episode of SideQuests!, Rob and Mike, your trusted paladins of podcasting, dive deep into the essential topic of player feedback. Join them as they discuss the best times and methods for gathering player insights to enhance your games, ensuring everyone at the table has an amazing experience.Starting with Session Zero, Rob emphasizes the importance of checking in regularly to understand what players are looking for and how their preferences might evolve. Sharing a personal anecdote, h...
In this episode of SideQuests!, we dive deeper into the world we began building in our previous episode. Focusing on one of the two cultures we defined, we start to flesh out the intricacies of how magic influences and operates within our desolate world, reminiscent of the dry, barren landscape of Dark Sun.Drawing inspiration from various sources, we introduce the concept of death cults and societies of nomadic travelers who possess a greater affinity for magic compared to others in the regio...
In this exciting episode of SideQuests!, we embark on the creative journey of world building with a focus on the concept of 'Scorched Earth'. We delve into the process of determining the best method for constructing a captivating world: should we start with macro, large-scale ideas and work our way down to the granular details, or should we begin with the small elements and build the world around those?After a thorough discussion, we decide on a blended hybrid approach, combining the best of ...
Today the Paladins of Podcast talk about the Ethical Considerations in the table top gaming space. Mike's bullet points really help us keep track of some of the biggest points within this topic, and we start out with one of the best considerations which is Consent and Safety Tools. While we understand that not all tables know what the are, or use them knowingly, many things such as lines and veils are often employed are second nature depending on the type of storyteller you are and the game y...
The paladins are talking about the hobby space of tabletop role playing games being Mainstream now. From some long-humbled roots in obscurity such as Dungeon Majesty, a televised Public Access late night actual play that set the stage for today's format to WotC's own funded Acquisitions, INC being the groundfloor to how Critical Role has dominated the internet culture surrounding most things table-top. We also talk a bit about how it's branched out into other media, where you can see it Stran...
In the latest episode of SideQuests!, Rob and Mike, the intrepid Paladins of Podcast, journey into the creative depths of storytelling with their newest member, Mike. Get ready to uncover the secrets behind Mike's storytelling prowess as he shares insights into his inspirations, creative process, and experiences crafting adventures for LootQuest. From his love for solo games to his knack for spinning captivating narratives, Mike's passion for storytelling shines through in every word.Join Rob...
SideQuests! returns with a revamped lineup, introducing the newest podcast paladin, Mike Taylor (TaylorLyfe). Rob and Mike dive into Mike's intriguing journey from childhood adventures with HeroQuest and comic books to his distinguished military career and, surprisingly, his initial resistance to tabletop roleplaying games. Despite being drawn to the lore and stories within RPG books during his deployments overseas, Mike didn't fully embrace the gaming world until after retiring from th...
What's up nerds! Rob and Eli, the paladins of podcast are back with another exciting episode where we have completely thrown the plan out the window. While we wanted to talk about some of the awesome techniques and skills and styles and intricate details of painting miniatures we got totally sidetracked, like usual, by a few things; and Rob's campaigns tend to have the layers pulled back like an onion. So sit back and relax as we give you a face full of what we didn't intend to.--- Support t...
Rob and Eli talk a lot about some of the things that are going on in their games and kind of see where that takes takes them before jumping into a discussion over alignment: we both like the hackmaster scrutiny system and the examples of alignment but while Eli likes it to have mechanical purpose Rob feels people live in a more gray area but still keeps track of it.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/supportSend us a text Epic Adventures by OddFish...
What's up everybody? Welcome back to another episode of side quests by epic table games! Today we sit down with bonfire game designer, and dragon slayer RPG's very own Peschke! We cover a whole lot about what went into his game, as well as some of the intricacies of the tabletop game in hobby as it is, and we hear a little bit about Rob's work accident that may leave him without the use of his left hand.As always, you can check us out of epictablegames.com and please make sure to follow us on...
First and foremost, congrats Trent on your nuptials! Happy days indeed!Today we talk about more overdeveloped NPC's and some world building that Rob does and he gets hit with some hard and great questions from hosts Eli and Craig. We talk about his home-brew setting in the World of Animar, and how it's all build on the backbone of a singular character that has a neat and organized 10 page background! Rob also mentions the free PDF GameMastering by Brian Jameson, but unfortunately the links ar...
Honestly, Eli got us hooked on this idea he got from his Dad (who also happens to be one of the Paladin's players) because he didn't want to waste an ENTIRE lemon or lime called Microshots. It sounds like six full shots and Craig and Rob are both entertained by the idea. We catch the table talk bug as we try to discern the flavor for what our session zero's look like with the huge news that Craig has started up a live, in person game! Listen to us catch up all, and try to garner some informat...
If you're listening to our podcast, and aren't sure what we're doing, you should probably phone another friend right now because we don't either! Rob has an endgame idea that feels neat but may not work in actual application, and Craig did up a hand drawn map that the guys love. Eli mentions his general happy personality makes it difficult to run horror style games, and we try to help give some suggestions. Worlds without numbers (Free Edition): https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/34880...
Eli wanted to spring a question about balance on us, particularly what does it mean for a game to be balanced and while Craig opened the can of philosophical potential of possibilities, Rob tried hard to separate over powered with balance in the metaphysical sense. Yet, all of it was to learn that we were being lead into a conversation about Rob attacking birds in the name of distaste and balance because of a very... very.. particular moment by Paladin Eli. FYI. stay until the end.Check us ou...
The Paladins of Podcast are back! Check out how Rob has decided to go all in with his newest campaign and some of the tweaks Craig has been playing with while Eli brings up SHOOK: The Social Interaction Roleplaying Game because of it's great focus on storytelling with interpersonal triggers and problem solving. While Rob thinks a folder idea similar to a character dossier for his players is good, Eli gives him the good ol' one up with an entire 100 page folder one of his DM's gave him full of...
How do you get your table to sit down, shut up, and pay attention to the game? How do you get them to participate? How do you get them to show up on time? Well, you simply make them sign a binding contract that states if they don't do these things there will be full fiery retribution filled with hate and brimstone. Okay, not really. But we do talk about what has become known as "The Social Contract," which helps state expectations of the players, the Dungeon Master, and sets the baseline for ...
Our Paladin of Podcast Craig had some amazing news to deliver today, and it sent us down only the beginning of the rabbit hole of designing content that is going to be published. We cover a lot of the initial idea formation and the work that is needed to put out content that you're writing for a client and some of the expectations you can set as a creator. This is a passion for everyone, and while we'd all do it for free Craig makes a great point of setting expectations for payment and Rob ta...
The paladins of podcast, Craig, Eli, and Rob do what they can to talk about monsters and how for the most part you can just use bears! But we keep veering off track as the conversation follows the natural progression of any well planned out improv dungeon. We fall into the trap of distraction and interesting items to pick apart. Roll Initiative everyone, because this episode just got upended.--- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/supportSend us a text...
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