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Total Party Thrill is a podcast for GMs and players where we discuss our campaigns in order to inspire yours. Each episode begins with a short recap of an installment of our home campaigns, including the "Mourning Glory" Dungeons & Dragons 5E Eberron campaign and "Dynasty Unwarranted" Warhammer 40k Rogue Trader campaign. We then proceed to our main topic covering the titular aspect of game planning and playing, and we share tips and advice drawn from our own experience. Then we move on to th ...
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I-Hsien and Shane dig through the updated 2024 DMG. This extra-long cover-to-cover review walks you through the new rules for running adventures and campaigns, DM tools, magic items, and bastions. We’ll let you know how it stacks up to previous DMGs and whether it’s worth adding to your collection. Important Links: Support the show on Patreon and g…
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I-Hsien is joined by Imogen Gingell, a plasma physicist and game designer, adamantine bestseller on the DMs Guild, and co-author of Frontiers of Eberron with Keith Baker, to talk about how game design best practices have changed with the D&D 2024 rules update. Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Support the show on Patreon and get access to the …
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I-Hsien and Shane talk about how to improve your roleplay by optimizing the mechanics of your character—even if you think that sounds totally boring. And the party grabs a shovel in the Gates of Mourning campaign. Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Support the show on Patreon and get access to the Character Creation Forge: https://www.patreon.c…
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I-Hsien and Shane talk about how to make looming disaster feel real in your game. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party takes control, and the Rouge is like the Rogue, but better, in the Character Creation Forge. (76m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. …
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I-Hsien and Shane spill more than secrets as they discuss incorporating rituals of sacrifice and horror in your game. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party gets eaten, and Blood for the Blood God pours it on in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us …
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane trek into the borderlands in this cover-to-cover review of the latest (and last?) Eberron book from creator Keith Baker. We walk you through the lore and character options and let you know if it’s worth adding to your collection. (80m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Frontiers of Eberron: Quickstone: Buy the book on t…
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I-Hsien is joined by James Introcaso, lead designer at MCDM, to talk about getting paid to write games. We discuss full-time and freelance work, pay rates, networking, burnout, and more. And in the first-ever guest build, the Itsy Bitsy Smiter brings down the pain in the Character Creation Forge. (97m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total P…
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I-Hsien is joined by medievalist and game developer Zoe Franznick of The Maniculum Podcast to talk about the inherent magic of food, herbs, recipes, and potions.They discuss how to make your characters’ palates matter in your game and explore ways that historical attitudes and approaches to cuisine and cooking can enhance your worldbuilding. (91m) …
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane finish their extra-long cover-to-cover review of the updated 2024 PHB. This episode includes the rest of the classes, backgrounds, species, feats, spells and final verdict. (162m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvF…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane dive headlong into the updated 2024 PHB. This extra-long cover-to-cover review walks you through the new and updated classes, subclasses, species, origins, feats, and spells. This episode includes the Barbarian, Bard, Cleric, Druid, Fighter, and Monk. (112m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord s…
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Eberron creator Keith Baker joins hosts I-Hsien and Shane to talk about what’s next after 20 years of pulp noir. They discuss how to use Eberron characters, lore, and mechanics in other RPG systems, campaign settings and even entirely different games. (87m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Legacy of Worlds: Six Sides of Gaming's actual play f…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to make and use names and truenames. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party cuts the lines, and the Synonym reiterates in the Character Creation Forge. (63m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv…
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I-Hsien is joined by teacher and game designer Rich Howard to talk about running games for kids. They discuss how to play RPGs with kids, building math skills with dice, stealth learning, and educational tabletop and board games. (77m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: ENnie Awards voting form: Vote for I-Hsien's creature Yku in the Monster ca…
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I-Hsien is joined by fellow ENnies nominee Sally Tamarkin for a conversation about creating DIY adversaries for your game and situating monsters in the story. They use the templates from the book Monstrous and create an underwater space gorilla for 5e DnD. Vote at ennie-awards.com. (97m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: 988 Suicide & Crisis L…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to force an outcome—but only when necessary. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party boards, and Schrödinger’s Ogre chooses for you in the Character Creation Forge. (69m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discor…
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I-Hsien is joined by Gabe Garner, founder of The Undiscovered Lands, where he is a full-time professional GM. They discuss turning tabletop gaming into a business, transitioning from the corporate world, and being paid what you’re worth. (92m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: The Undiscovered Lands: Check out Gabe's business. Total Party Thri…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane report for duty as they discuss how to use and abuse the thin blue line in your game. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party makes a splash, and Krillin gets some respect in the Character Creation Forge. (69m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans…
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I-Hsien is joined by Angelo, a Palestinian-American lawyer and founder of our tabletop home group, for a conversation about presenting and processing genocide in your game. It’s a common trope in stories from Star Wars to Dark Sun, and they discuss characterizing victims and perpetrators, fridging cultures, tying in personal and family experiences …
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane rank all the 5e DnD monk subclasses. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party dives, and Master Roshi fights the moon in the Character Creation Forge. (84m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv TPT Character …
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to create DIY magic spells for your campaign. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party figures it out, and Bulma can build anything in the Character Creation Forge. (64m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to set your game in the irony of the post-apocalypse. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party switches sides, and the Brotherhood of Steel powers up in the Character Creation Forge. (74m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the sho…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane reminisce about the glory days that weren’t. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party rises, and Rufio crows in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv TPT Character Creation …
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane rank all the 5e DnD bard subclasses. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party sinks, and the Dirgesinger wakes the dead in the Character Creation Forge. (70m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv TPT Characte…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane master the elements in a discussion about playing in the world of Avatar. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party gets flanked, and the Bloodbender takes control in the Character Creation Forge. (76m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the sh…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane spin tales as they discuss how to use fey—good, evil and in-between—in your game. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party gets pinned, and the Redcap stomps around in the Character Creation Forge. (67m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the …
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss Zack Snyder’s latest offering, Rebel Moon, and how to take inspiration from it for your campaign, despite its shortcomings. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party creeps, and the Death Star rains fire from above in the Character Creation Forge. (64m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Dis…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane rank all the 5e DnD barbarian subclasses. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party is impressed, and the Runescarred Berserker rages twice as hard in the Character Creation Forge. (70m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://disc…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane kick off a new series for all you DIY gamers. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party heats up, and Lady Death kills fascists—not men—in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXn…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss adventuring in forest environments. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party checks one off the list, and the Temple Raider of Olidimmara preys on prayer houses in the Character Creation Forge. (62m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of …
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane ride the dragon through the Astral. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party gets back in the game, and the Kith’rak accepts the blessing of Tiamat in the Character Creation Forge. (65m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://dis…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane rate and rank all the 5e DnD cleric subclasses. And in the Gates of Mourning campaign, a clear choice is made. (81m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv TPT Character Creation Forge Codex: It's finally here! A h…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to break free of the quest for bigger numbers. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party lets Xan do his thing, and the ATV conquers all terrains in the Character Creation Forge. (55m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. ht…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane rank all the 5e DnD ranger subclasses. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party is washed away, and the Dark Urge is canon in the Character Creation Forge. (56m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv TPT Chara…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the latest D&D video game, Baldur’s Gate 3, how to take inspiration from it for your campaign, and whether you should add it to your collection. And in the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party breaks their word. (95m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane commemorate another year of the podcast with answers to your burning questions. And Clifford the Big Red Dog is larger than life in the Character Creation Forge. (75m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv TPT Cha…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss what to do after the game is actually played. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party strikes a bargain, and John Henry hammers it home in the Character Creation Forge. (67m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discor…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane rank all the 5e DnD fighter subclasses. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party gets unexpected aid, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy puts the trade in tradecraft in the Character Creation Forge. (62m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane positively glow as they discuss how to use angels and celestials in your game. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party goes deeper, and Harriet Tubman heads north in the Character Creation Forge. (74m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the s…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane rank all the 5e DnD sorcerer subclasses. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party descends, and The Old Man of the Sea holds tight in the Character Creation Forge. (69m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv T…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to continue an old campaign or run a sequel. In the Gates of Mourning campaign, the party drops the dramatic irony. And Julie d’Aubigny breaks all the rules in the Character Creation Forge. (64m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the …
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane rank all the 5e DnD druid subclasses. But first, the party makes a connection in the Gates of Mourning campaign. Later, the rage Mage channels more than magic in the Character Creation Forge. (73m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. http…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss items that grow in power with your character. But first, the party takes to the hills in the Gates of Mourning campaign. Later, John Brown does nothing wrong in the Character Creation Forge. (51m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the sho…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss the latest D&D film, Honor Among Thieves, and how to take inspiration from it for your campaign. Later, ani-May concludes as Kurosaki Ichigo is at war with himself in the Character Creation Forge. (68m) Movie spoilers from 11:57–54:48. Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come han…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane discuss how to spice up your protagonists with interesting faults. But first, the party meets past lives in the Gates of Mourning campaign. Later, Ash Ketchum’s gotta catch ‘em all in the Character Creation Forge. (59m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other …
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane rank all the 5e DnD paladin subclasses. But first, the party completes their reverie in the Gates of Mourning campaign. Later, Major Motoko Kusanagi breaks out of her shell in the Character Creation Forge. (92m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of …
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane get to the root of this problem. But first, the party dreams little dreams in the Gates of Mourning campaign. Later, Groot grows up in the Character Creation Forge. (50m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv TPT …
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane rank all the 5e DnD rogue subclasses. But first, the party wins an ancient war in the Gates of Mourning campaign. Later, Bard Moon Rising makes money from nothing in the Character Creation Forge. (53m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Yku the Unmaker: I-Hsien's epic 5E monster created for the Hit Point Press "Big Bad" …
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane commit to a conversation about how to plan, run, and ruin holy matrimony in your game. But first, the party dreams a little dream in the Gates of Mourning campaign. Later, Everybody’s Type is perfect for you in the Character Creation Forge. (60m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Yku the Unmaker: I-Hsien's epic 5E monst…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane prognosticate about what’s in store for the industry. What will the business model and customer experience look like—and what should it look like? (54m) Editing: Aram Vartian Important Links: Total Party Thrill Discord server: Come hang out with us and other fans of the show. https://discord.gg/GvFXnSv TPT Character Creation…
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Hosts I-Hsien and Shane break down this season’s actual play: what worked, what didn’t, what was changed from the module, and what we’d do differently next time. This episode is part of the third season of TPT’s Actual Play series, running the Dungeons & Dragons 5E adventure The Magister’s Masquerade in Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos from Wizard…
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