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Dicegeeks.com Tabletop RPG Show

A tabletop role-playing game show where we learn to become better gamemasters and role-players by filling ourselves with stories and knowledge. We talk Dungeons and Dragons, film history, mythology, archaeology, literature, and much more.

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Dicegeeks Podcast Special Announcement from 2023-02-15T09:00

The time has come to take a break from the podcast. In this special episode, I go over the reasons why I'm pressing pause on the podcast. The podcast may return in a new format, but at this mome...

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A Princess, a King, and a Peasant with Tristan Zimmerman from 2023-02-08T09:00

Award-winning game designer and writer, Tristan Zimmerman, returns to the podcast. We cover three incredible situations you can use in your tabletop role-playing games. We begin with a princess ...

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Director John Putch Interview (Mojave Phone Booth, The Father and the Bear) from 2023-02-01T13:00

Director John Putch joins me on the podcast today. John's directorial work includes TV shows like Big Bad Beetleborgs, Grounded for Life, Scrubs, and more. Among his feature films are Mojave Pho...

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Kobold Press Founder Wolfgang Baur Interview from 2023-01-25T09:00

The founder of Kobold Press, Wolfgang Baur, joins me on the podcast today. We have a wide-ranging discussion covering game mastering, game design, and much more. Wolfgang informs us how he disco...

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Star Trek The Next Generation Breakdown with Ryan McHargue (Part 5) from 2023-01-18T13:00

Ryan McHargue, the host of the Geezers of the Game podcast, returns to the podcast. Our continuing mission to break down Star Trek: The Next Generation reaches the final episode. We discuss seas...

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RPG Game Design with Honey Heist Creator Grant Howitt from 2023-01-11T09:00

Honey Heist creator and RPG game designer, Grant Howitt, joins me on the podcast today. Grant fills us in on his experience with tabletop role-playing games. We talk about Honey Heist and some o...

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Star Trek The Next Generation Breakdown with Ryan McHargue (Part 4) from 2023-01-04T09:00

Ryan McHargue, the host of the Geezers of the Game podcast, returns to the podcast. The great Stra Trek: The Next Generation geek-out continues with season 5. Ryan and I stream of consciousness ...

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Boomtown Choirs, Ancient Rome in Space, a Wedding to Remember with Tristan Zimmerman from 2022-12-28T09:00

Award-winning game designer and writer, Tristan Zimmer, returns to the podcast. In this episode, Tristan fills us in on how we can use boomtown choirs, ancient Rome in space, and a wedding to re...

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Star Trek The Next Generation Breakdown with Ryan McHargue (Part 3) from 2022-12-21T09:00

Ryan McHargue, the host of the Geezers of the Game podcast, returns to the podcast. The massive discussion of Star Trek: The Next Generation continues! Ryan and I keep discussing TNG and explori...

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Corporate Warfare in 2040 with Dr. Sean McFate from 2022-12-14T09:00

Author and national security expert, Dr. Sean McFate, joins me on the podcast today. Sean is a former paratrooper and contractor as well as an author of fiction and non-fiction. We discuss what ...

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Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons and Dragons with Ben Riggs (Interview) from 2022-12-07T09:00

Writer and long-time role-player, Ben Riggs, joins me on the podcast today. We discuss Ben's new book Slaying the Dragon: A Secret History of Dungeons and Dragons. We o...

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Writing Science Fiction with Benjamin C Kinney from 2022-11-30T08:00

Science fiction short story writer and neuroscientist, Benjamin C. Kinney, joins me on the podcast. We kick off the conversation by discussing  Ben's many tabletop role-playing game adventures, ...

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G.I. Joe Role-Playing Game with Ryan Costello from 2022-11-23T08:00

RPG writer and game designer, Ryan Costello, joins me on the podcast to discuss his work on the G.I. Joe role-playing game. G.I. Joe, the action figures and cartoons, has been a staple of Americ...

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Using a GM Screen, Marvel RPG with Matt Forbeck from 2022-11-16T08:00

New York Times bestselling author and legendary RPG game designer, Matt Forbeck, returns to the podcast today. We have a lively discussion about many role-playing game topics. The conversation b...

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Splitting the Party in TTRPGs with Ryan Schoon from 2022-11-09T08:00

RPG writer Ryan Schoon joins me on the podcast today. We have a wide-ranging discussion where we touch on a number of different role-playing game topics. We talk about splitting the party and Ry...

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Dungeons and Dragons Monster Manual of Extinct Animals with Lucas Zellers from 2022-11-02T08:00

Podcast host and RPG writer, Lucas Zellers, returns to the podcast. First, we discuss what he has learned from his podcast Making a Monster. Lucas shares his insights into monsters and morality ...

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Traveller RPG Designer Marc Miller Interview from 2022-10-26T08:00:18

Traveller role-playing game designer Marc Miller joins me on the podcast today. We start at the beginning, and Marc lets us know how he first learned of tabletop role-playing games through Dunge...

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Pirate King, Shipwreck, Festival Gone Wrong with Tristan Zimmerman from 2022-10-19T08:00:23

Award-winning game designer and writer, Tristan Zimmerman, returns to the podcast. We cover three incredible situations you can use in your tabletop role-playing games. There's a pirate king, a ...

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Star Trek The Next Generation Breakdown with Ryan McHargue (Part 2) from 2022-10-12T08:00:42

Ryan McHargue, the host of the Geezers of the Game podcast, returns to the podcast. Our continuing mission to break down Star Trek: The Next Generation reaches part two. This episode is the seco...

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Star Trek The Next Generation Breakdown with Ryan McHargue (Part 1) from 2022-10-05T08:00:20

Ryan McHargue, the host of the Geezers of the Game podcast, returns to the podcast. We begin our mission of breaking down Star Trek: The Next Generation. We both grew up with the TV show and lov...

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Storytelling in The Terminator, Jaws with the Monster Professor from 2022-09-28T08:00:53

The Monster Professor makes a triumphant return to the podcast. We tackle movie monsters by considering the storytelling techniques in The Terminator and Jaws. The monster professor breakdowns t...

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Hellguard Curse of Caina TTRPG with Max Carr and Mikael Sebag from 2022-09-21T08:00:50

Max Carr and Mikael Sebag, the creative force behind Hellguard: Curse of Caina, both join me on the podcast today. We dive into gamemaster advice and game design. The conversation is wide-rangin...

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TTRPG Rules with Rest in Pieces Designer Pete Petrusha from 2022-09-14T08:00:40

Rest in Pieces and Dreamchaser designer Pete Petrusha joins me on the podcast today. We talk about game design, TTRPG rules, gamemastering, and much more. The conversation ranges from RPG histor...

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Dice and Adventures with Alvaro Cifuentes from 2022-09-07T08:00:55

Game designer Alvaro Cifuentes of Browy Games joins me on the podcast today. We discuss Alvaro's history of gaming and then we dive into his design work. Come along with us as we talk about tabl...

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Call of Cthulhu RPG Creator Sandy Petersen Interview from 2022-08-31T08:00:23

The original designer of the first Call of Cthulhu RPG, Sandy Petersen, joins me on the podcast. We explore sandy's love of tabletop role-playing games and plumb the inky depths of the CoC RPG's...

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RPG World-building Rules with the Major from 2022-08-24T08:00:59

Dungeon master guru, The Major, returns to the podcast. We discuss the Major's rules of RPG world-building. He covers some common pitfalls DMs and GMs fall into while world-building for role-pla...

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The Night Watch, Exploring the Caspian Sea, Post-Pirate Politics with Tristan Zimmerman from 2022-08-17T08:00:38

Writer and RPG designer, Tristan Zimmerman, returns to the podcast once again. Tristan informs us of three historical topics we can use for inspiration in our RPG campaigns. In the Tangling With...

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TTRPG World-Building Misconceptions with Houston Howard from 2022-08-10T08:00:58

Transmedia author and speaker Houston Howard returns to the podcast. We have a fascinating conversation about the misconceptions about tabletop role-playing game world-building. We survey a wide...

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The Future of Roll20 with Emily Floyd from 2022-08-03T08:00:01

Roll20 Director of Licencing, Emily Floyd, joins me on the podcast today. We discuss the use of virtual tabletop platforms and how they aid role-playing game players. The pandemic's impact on Ro...

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Tales of Xadia The Dragon Prince Roleplaying Game with Cam Banks from 2022-07-27T08:00:47

Tales of Xadia RPG lead designer, Cam Banks, joins me on the podcast today. We set the stage with a conversation about Cam's role-playing game history and how he became a game designer. We then ...

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The Valor of Cappen Varra with Glenn McDorman from 2022-07-20T08:00:28

Host of the Elder Sign podcast, Glenn Mc Dorman, returns to the podcast. In this episode, we analyze and explore a short story by the science fiction grandmaster Poul Anderson. The Valor of Capp...

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The Future of Warfare with Author Sean McFate from 2022-07-13T08:00:37

Future war visionary and author, Dr. Sean McFate, joins me on the podcast today. Dr. McFate shares his expertise and paints a picture of where warfare is heading in the future. We discuss his no...

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Living RPG Campaigns, He-Man, Chuck Norris, Cyborg with Austin Trunick from 2022-07-06T08:00:37

Film historian and author Austin Trunick returns to the podcast with a treasure trove of knowledge. First, he fills us in on his latest RPG experiences by detailing how he is playing in a living...

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Designing Magic Items for Tabletop RPGs with Clinton Boomer from 2022-06-29T08:00:25

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Pirate Mutiny, Siege of Cartagena, Ferryboat Bandits with Tristan Zimmerman from 2022-06-22T08:00:30

Writer and game designer Tristan Zimmerman returns to the podcast for a history stuffed episode for your RPG campaigns. We tackle three historical situations including a pirate mutiny, the siege...

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Creating Horror in TTRPGs with Call of Cthulhu Creative Director Mike Mason from 2022-06-15T08:00:53

Call of Cthulhu Creative Director Mike Mason joins me on today's dicegeeks podcast. We have a fantastic conversation covering a breadth of topics. We discuss how CoC game masters can create a feeli...

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Ironsworn: Starforged, RPG Art with Joshua Meehan from 2022-06-08T08:00:33

Ironsworn: Starforged artist, Joshua Meehan, joins me on the podcast today. We discuss all things Ironsworn: Starforged. We talk about the game design, we talk about playing, and of course, we t...

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Writing and Publishing Advice with Author Ryan Dalton from 2022-06-01T08:00:32

Author and role-player, Ryan Dalton, drops in on the podcast. We have a great conversation about writing, publishing, and tabletop RPGs. We dive deep into his books and how RPGs influenced his w...

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Venture Forth with Russel Bartek (D&D Podcast) from 2022-05-25T08:00:24

My guest today is Russel Bartek from Venture Forth, a Dungeons and Dragons actual play podcast. Russel and I dive into D&D and our love for the game. We also talk about problems dungeon masters ...

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Everyday Heroes RPG with Dave Scott from 2022-05-18T08:00:40

The owner of Evil Genius Games, Dave Scott, joins me on the podcast today. We kick things off by talking about our love for Dungeons and Dragons. We then discuss Evil Genius Games' upcoming tabl...

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Sci-Fi Heists, C22 RPG System with Brandon Gutowski from 2022-05-11T08:00:48

RPG game Designer Brandon Gutowski joins me on the podcast today. We discuss his deck-building role-playing system called the C22 System. Science fiction heists and RPG game design also take cen...

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RPG Podcasting, Ironsworn with Errant Adventures' Steve Morrison from 2022-05-04T08:00:33

Steve Morrison from the Errant Adventures RPG podcast joins me on the dicegeeks.com podcast. Steve and I have a wide-ranging conversation covering tabletop role-playing games, writing, podcastin...

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Spy-Infested Village, Olympic Spirits, Scholarly NPCs with Tristan Zimmerman from 2022-04-27T09:00:12

Writer and RPG game designer Tristan Zimmerman returns to the podcast. We tackle historical situations you can use in your role-playing games and Dungeons and Dragons today.  First, we touch on ...

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TTRPG Game Master Advice with Brian from Snow Fight Studios from 2022-04-20T09:00:13

Brian from Snow Fight Studios joins me on the podcast. We jump headlong into our love of role-playing games. We talk about running games, our experiences playing, and we drop tons of GMing advic...

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Dungeons and Dragons Campaigns with Crit Like a Girl Podcast from 2022-04-13T09:00:35

The dungeon master and a player from the Crit Like a Girl podcast join me on the dicegeeks podcast today. We dive into Dungeons and Dragons, running TTRPGs, and more. We discuss the Crit Like a ...

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Dinosaurs, Scifi vs Fantasy Monsters with the Monster Professor from 2022-04-06T09:00:53

The Monster Professor creeps onto the podcast once again. Join the Monster Professor and me on a wild ride through terrifying monsters and learn how to use them in your D&D and RPG campaigns. We...

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Trademarks, Copyrights, RPGs, Sci-Fi Movies with Charles Hildebrandt from 2022-03-30T09:00:47

Entertainment lawyer and role-player, Charles Hildebrandt, joins me on the podcast today. We have a massively wide-ranging conversation from science fiction to role-playing games to film to copy...

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Advice for Creators, the Future of Storytelling with Houston Howard from 2022-03-23T09:00:13

Transmedia author and longtime role-player, Houston Howard, joins me on the podcast today. We have an outstanding conversation on a vast array of topics around role-playing, storytelling, and what ...

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Dungeons and Dragons in Therapy with Eric Koll from 2022-03-16T09:00:55

Eric Koll, therapist and longtime role-player, joins me on the podcast today. We discuss RPGs, Dungeon and Dragons, and more. We talk about how he uses role-playing games in therapy. The convers...

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Using RPGs to Heal with Menachem Cohen from 2022-03-09T09:00:41

Game designer and Rabbi, Menachem Cohen, pops in on the podcast today. We discuss work in using RPGs to help people heal and grow. We talk about game design, several games he has worked on, and ...

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Folklore in Narrative Design with Nick Jones from 2022-03-02T09:00:19

Narrative designer, Nick Jones, drops in on the podcast today. We discuss his work in crafting stories for video games and talk about story structure. Also, we delve into Nick's theories and ide...

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Glass Delusion, Border Towers, Seaports with Tristan Zimmerman from 2022-02-23T09:00:10

Game designer and writer, Tristan Zimmerman, joins me on the podcast once again. We always tackle incredible historical events that you can use in your RPG campaigns. The conversation today cent...

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Tabletop RPG Design, Promethium Books with Ash Kain and Brandon Miller from 2022-02-16T09:00:50

Ash Kain and Brandon Miller, the masterminds behind Promethium Books, drop in on the podcast today. We discuss our gaming histories and then dive into tabletop role-playing game design. We talk ...

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Spelljammer, Marvel Superheroes RPG with Jeff Grubb from 2022-02-09T09:00:14

Spelljammer creator and writer, Jeff Grubb, drops in on the podcast today. We talk about Jeff's career and how came to work at TSR.  We discuss the classic setting of Spelljammer and its genesis...

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Running Superhero RPGs with Game Designer Steve Kenson (Mutants and Masterminds, The Expanse RPG) from 2022-02-02T08:00:25

Game designer and writer, Steve Kenson, joins me on the podcast today. Steve has designed and written a wide variety of tabletop role-players. He is the designer of Mutants and Masterminds as we...

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RPG Character Backstories, Dreams with Luke CJ Smith and Chris Sagovac from 2022-01-26T08:00:11

Two guests join the podcast today. Luke CJ Smith is a D&D adventure writer and Chris Sagovac is an artist and professor. We discuss the D&D adventures they create and release through Copper Hoar...

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RPG Game Design, GMing, Steampunk with Jake Paul from 2022-01-19T08:00:22

RPG game designer, Jake Paul, joins me on the podcast today. We dive into the story of how Jake came to work for Parlor Gaming. We discuss the Tephra Steampunk RPG and some of Parlor's other RPG...

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Game Master Storytelling with Aron Jolley-Meers from 2022-01-12T08:00:01

Author and game master, Aron Jolley-Meers, joins me on the podcast today. We discuss tons of different ways game masters can tell better stories. If you are feeling stuck as a GM or your RPG cam...

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Tanares DnD 5e Campaign Setting with Alex Aboud from 2022-01-05T08:00:05

Alex Aboud, the founder of Dragori Games, joins me on the podcast today to discuss the Tanares RPG campaign setting for Dungeons and Dragons 5e. Tanares recently kickstarted for more than two mi...

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Playing Solo RPGs, GM Tips with Jon Cohen (Tale of the Manticore) from 2021-12-29T08:00:16

The Creator of the Tale of the Manticore actual podcast, Jon Cohen, returns to the podcast. We discuss his dark fantasy storytelling podcast. Plus we talk a lot about running solo RPGs as well a...

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Architecture Feud, Piasa Bird, Scam Colony with Tristan Zimmerman from 2021-12-22T08:00:51

Writer and game designer, Tristan Zimmerman, returns to the podcast today. Tristan and I discuss three historical topics and situations you can use in your RPG campaigns right now. We tackle a F...

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Running Shadowrun, D&D, and more with D4 on the Floor from 2021-12-15T08:00:24

Mark from the D4 on the Floor podcast joins m on the dicegeeks show today. We discuss his years of running Shadowrun and how to effectively run tabletop RPGs. He fills us in on the D4 on the Flo...

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Running Science Fiction RPGs with Patrick Kanouse from 2021-12-08T07:00:39

Patrick Kanouse returns to the podcast today to talk about running science fiction RPG campaigns. In the first interview, we learned Patrick has done a lot of sci-fi role-playing so this topic was ...

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RPG GM Advice, Explorers Guild Publishing with Richard Davis from 2021-12-01T07:00:24

Writer and game designer, Richard Davis with Explorer's Guild Publishing, joins me on the podcast today. We have a wide-ranging conversation touching on many areas of game master advice as Richa...

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Escape from New York the Official Story of the Film with John Walsh from 2021-11-24T07:00:39

Filmmaker and author, John Walsh, returns to the podcast. Today we discuss his new book Escape from New York: The Official Story of the Film. We dive into the making of the classic John...

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Onyx Path, the 1970s, Indie Filmmaking with Travis Legge from 2021-11-17T07:00:31

RPG writer and streamer, Travis Legge, joins me on the podcast today. We have a wide-ranging conversation touching on a variety of topics. Onyx Path Publishing, They Came from Beneath the Se...

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Liquid Core RPG Dice with DJ Shewmaker and Kenny Moore (DragonSoul Dice) from 2021-11-10T07:00:26

Today on the podcast, I welcome two guests: DJ Shewmaker and Kenny Moore with DragonSoul Dice. We talk about the liquid core role-playing game dice for which DragonSoul Dice is known. We discuss...

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Running Role-playing Games with Brendan Lasalle (Goodman Games) from 2021-11-03T07:00:31

Brendan Lasalle, Goodman Games staff writer, joins me on the podcast today. Brendan lets us know how he began playing role-playing games with D&D and then quickly moved into playing other games....

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Wild West Miniature War Gaming with Forrest Harris from 2021-10-27T07:00:55

Forrest Harris, the owner of Knuckleduster Miniatures me on the podcast today. We discuss his miniature game Gunfighter's Ball and wargaming in general. We dive into the wild west and western films...

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80s Action Movies, Cannon Films with Austin Trunick from 2021-10-20T07:00:46

Austin Trunick, the author of The Cannon Film Guide, joins me on the podcast today. Cannon Films produced some of the greatest 80s action movies. The podcast discussion ranges from behind-...

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Bizarre Court Martial, African Ruins, Emissary to the Mongols with Tristan Zimmerman from 2021-10-13T07:00:30

Writer, game designer, and blogger, Tristan Zimmerman, returns the podcast today. As always, we examine several historical topics to learn how we can use them in our RPG campaigns. Tristan disse...

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No-Prep Gamemastering and Obsidian Portal with Zac Harrison from 2021-10-06T07:00:14

My guest today is game master and Obsidian Portal emissary, Zac Harrison. We have a wide-ranging conversation touching on a variety of role-playing game topics. We discuss running RPG campaigns ...

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Writing, Editing, and Publishing with Jonathan Oliver from 2021-09-29T07:00:32

Writer and editor, Jonathan Oliver, joins me on the podcast today. The conversation spans writing, editing, publishing, and Jon's love of RPGs. We cover what editors are looking for and the tren...

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RPG Campaign and Story Hooks with Josh Barbeau from 2021-09-22T07:00:47

Comicbook writer Josh Barbeau returns to the podcast. The discussion is a deep dive into story hooks and RPG campaign hooks. We talk about how to give your players or readers questions that will...

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Virtual Reality Meets Tabletop RPGs with Je'Don Carter from 2021-09-15T07:00:33

CinnamonRoll Studios CEO Je'Don Carter joins me on the show today. We talk about his new virtual reality role-playing game tool that gives traditional tabletop games a VR environment. Plus, we d...

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Three Rules to Be a Great Dungeon Master with Joel "The Major" Burt from 2021-09-08T07:00:30

Long-time gamer, retired Air Force pilot, and game designer, Joel "The Major" Burt, visits the podcast today. Our conversation spans his introduction to RPGs, D&D, and more. However, the main fo...

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Publishing RPGs on DriveThruRPG Do's and Don'ts with Adriel Wilson from 2021-09-01T07:00:27

DriveThruRPG's Indie Publisher Representative Adriel Wilson joins me on the podcast today. We talk about the do's and don't of publishing role-playing games on DriveThruRPG. The conversation beg...

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West End Games to Pendragon RPG with Peter Corless from 2021-08-25T07:00:43

Today, my guest is Peter Corless, a game designer who worked for West End Games and once owned the Pendragon RPG. In our conversation, we discuss his work on the Paranoia RPG and how he drew the...

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Mail Robbery, Alien Invasion, Pilgrimage of the Dead with Tristan Zimmerman from 2021-08-18T07:00:50

Writer and game designer Tristan Zimmerman returns to the podcast once again. Today's history topics include a murderous mail robbery in France, a Ming Dynasty invasion fleet, and the Pilgrimage...

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The Monsters Know What They're Doing with Keith Ammann from 2021-08-11T07:00:24

Keith Ammann, the author of The Monsters Know What They're Doing: Combat Tactics for Dungeon Masters, joins me on the podcast today. The conversation kicks off with Keith telling how he...

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RPG Treasure Hunting, Looting with Archeologist Scott Smallwood from 2021-08-04T07:00

Archeologist Scott Smallwood returns to the podcast to discuss treasure hunting and looting in real life and in role-playing games. His perspective as an archeologist is thought-provoking and in...

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Acquisitions Inc Sourcebook, Star Trek Adventures with Shawn Merwin from 2021-07-28T07:00

RPG designer and writer, Shawn Merwin, joins me on the podcast today. We discuss Shawn's history with role-playing games and how he began writing RPG adventures. We talk about his work on the Ac...

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What Not to Do When GMing with Ryan McHargue from 2021-07-21T07:00

Ryan McHargue, co-host of the Geezers of the Game podcast, joins me today on the show. We discuss what not to do when GMing and other role-playing game advice and tips. We talk about creating pl...

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Writing Sword and Sorcery Fiction with Howard Andrew Jones from 2021-07-14T07:00

Tales from the Magician's Skull magazine editor and author Howard Andrew Jones returns to the podcast. In the discussion, we define the sword and sorcery genre. We cover the submission ...

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Solo Role-Playing Games with Luke Miller from 2021-07-07T07:00

Game designer Luke Miller joins me on the podcast today. We talk gamemaster advice, writing, and running solo tabletop role-playing games. The discussion kicks off with how Luke was introduced t...

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How to Be a Great Gamemaster with Guy Sclanders from 2021-06-30T07:00

Gamemaster and game designer Guy Sclanders joined me on the podcast. Guy runs the How to be a Great Gamemaster YouTube Channel where posts incredible GM advice. In our discussion today, we touch...

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Interview with Director James L. Conway (Star Trek TNG, DS9, VOY, ENT, Smallville, Charmed) from 2021-06-23T07:00

Director, producer, and author, James L. Conway, joins me on the show today. We discuss his television directing career including shows like MacGyver, Star Trek: TNG, Star Trek: ENT, Smallville,...

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Dungeon Master Advice, No-Prep GMing with Zac Katz-Stein from 2021-06-16T07:00

Role-player and audiobook narrator Zac Katz-Stein joins me on the podcast today. The discussion ranges from dungeon master advice to playing your character to cutting down your GM prep time. We ...

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D&D One-On-One Adventures, Novel Writing with Beth Ball from 2021-06-09T07:00

RPG adventure designer and novelist Beth Ball drops in on the podcast today. Beth and I have a wide-ranging conversation discussing playing role-playing games with one gamemaster and one player,...

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Crown Heist, Fated Rulers, Notker the Stammerer with Tristan Zimmerman from 2021-06-02T07:00

Writer and game designer Tristan Zimmerman joins me once again to take real history and work it into our RPG campaigns. We discuss a Hungarian crown heist, fated rulers in Africa, and a monk wit...

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Interview with Director Sam Firstenburg (American Ninja, Revenge of the Ninja, Ninja III) from 2021-05-26T07:00

Feature film director Sam Firstenburg visits the podcast today. His most famous films include American Ninja, American Ninja II, Ninja III: The Domination, Avenging Force, and Reven...

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Sirens Battle of the Bards with Satine Phoenix and Jamison Stone from 2021-05-19T07:00

Satine Phoenix and Jamison Stone join me on the podcast to discuss Sirens: Battle of the Bards. The new D&D 5e campaign centered around Bards and their wonderous exploits is set in the ...

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Worldbuilding with Adam Bassett from 2021-05-12T07:00

Former editor in chief of Worldbuilding Magazine and lead game designer for Smunchy Games, Adam Bassett, joins me on the podcast today. We discuss different aspects of worldbuilding and delve in...

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13th Age and How Playing TTRPGs Changed with Rob Heinsoo from 2021-05-05T07:00

Co-designer of 13th Age and lead designer D&D 4e Rob Heinsoo is my guest on the podcast today. We dive into Rob's history with RPGs and how playing them has evolved over the years. The discussio...

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Being a Good Streaming RPG Player with Anthony Carlson from 2021-04-28T07:00

RPG streamer and writer Anthony Carlson is today's guest on the podcast. We discuss Anthony's beginnings as a role-player and his interest in tabletop RPGs. With the increase in streaming conten...

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Streaming TTRPGs with Matt Jowett from 2021-04-21T07:00

Matt Jowett, Free League Publishing Twitch Director, joins me on the podcast. We discuss streaming tabletop role-playing games and Matt's position as a Twitch Director. Matt gives us some great ...

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Battlelords of the 23rd Century with Anthony Oliveira, David Soruco, Kurt Willis from 2021-04-14T07:00

The designers of Battlelords of the 23rd Century TTRPG join me on the podcast. Anthony Oliveira, David Soruco, Kurt Willis, and I have a great chat about the role-playing game, its hist...

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The Lazy Dungeon Master, Fantastic Lairs with Mike Shea from 2021-04-07T07:00

Podcast host, writer, and RPG designer, Mike Shea visits the Dicegeeks.com podcast today. Mike is the author behind The Lazy Dungeon Master and The Return of the Dungeon Master...

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Monster Archetypes, Golems, Typhon with The Monster Professor from 2021-03-31T07:00

The Monster Professor returns again! Josh Woods, author, professor, and monster expert, and I talk monster archetypes which leads us from vampires and werewolves to the Borg to the ancient heart...

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Rose Realm, Lion Men, Elephants vs Dragons with Tristan Zimmerman from 2021-03-24T07:00

Tristian Zimmerman returns to the podcast to discuss the rose-realm of the king of giants and dwarves, supernatural lion men assassins, and the eternal war between elephants and dragons. We take...

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Post-Apocalyptic Movie Geek Out with Ty Rucker (Part 3) from 2021-03-17T07:00

Game designer Ty Rucker and I continue our post-apocalyptic movie geek out. We finally reach the 21st century and discuss movies from the 2000s to almost the present day. We discuss some lesser-...

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Dungeon Master Advice, RPG World Building with Anto Cerrato from 2021-03-10T08:00

RPG YouTuber Anto Cerrato is today's guest on the Dicegeeks podcast. Anto shares his expertise running D&D campaigns and sessions. We also talk about world-building and how to prep for RPG sessi...

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DMs Guild Publishing, the RPG Door Problem with Matthew Whitby from 2021-03-03T08:00

DMs Guild creator and game designer Matthew Whitby pops in on in the podcast. In addition to being a creator on the DMs Guild, Matthew is also working towards a Ph.D. in game design. Matthew enl...

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Swords of the Serpentine RPG, Shark Movies with Kevin Kulp from 2021-02-24T08:00

RPG designer Kevin Kulp joins me on the podcast today. We discuss gamemaster advice and the best tips Kevin has to offer on running RPGs. Kevin and I talk about his RPG Timewatch and he gives a ...

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Gamemaster Advice and Game Design Stories with Randy Angle from 2021-02-17T08:00

Game designer Randy Angle drops in on the podcast. We discuss video game design and RPG game design. Randy's long career in game design provides ample stories and great information about RPGs, g...

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Stories Make Us Better Gamemasters as well as People with Glenn McDorman from 2021-02-10T08:00

Podcast host, writer Glenn McDorman joins me on the podcast today. We discuss how speculative fiction makes us better RPG gamemasters and people. Plus, we talk about his many podcasts: The G...

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Kids Playing D&D with Nick Cardarelli from 2021-02-03T08:00

Raised on D&D podcast host, Nick Cardarelli joins me for a discussion of playing D&D with your kids. We talk about gamemaster advice when running RPGs with kids. We talk about why gaming with yo...

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Year Without a Summer, Castles, and Neverland with Tristan Zimmerman from 2021-01-27T08:00

Tristan Zimmerman returns to the podcast to discuss how to use real history in your tabletop role-playing game campaigns. We talk about The Year Without a Summer when a volcano changed the clima...

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Poor Heroes, Rich Heroes, and Fly Free or Die with Jason Tondro (Starfinder) from 2021-01-20T08:00

Starfinder developer Jason Tondro drops in on the podcast today. The discussion ranges from gamemaster advice to poor heroes and rich heroes in tabletop role-playing games and movies. We also ta...

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Post-Apocalyptic Movie Geek Out with Ty Rucker (Part 2) from 2021-01-13T08:00

Ty Rucker from Crypt Monkey Games returns as we explore the wasteland once again. Our post-apocalyptic movie geek out continues from 1987. We cover obscure movies and popular ones, but all of th...

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Writing Star Trek Novels with Keith R. A. DeCandido from 2021-01-06T08:00

Keith R. A. DeCandido is the author of more than 50 novels. He has written for series like Star Trek, Stargate, Farscape, Andromeda, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and more. Keith j...

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The Monster First in Tabletop RPGs with Lucas Zellers from 2020-12-30T08:00

The host of the Making a Monster podcast Lucas Zellers joins me on the podcast today. We discuss his monster's first approach to running tabletop role-playing games. We learn how Lucas began pla...

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Watching Tabletop RPGs Online the Future of the Gaming Industry with Cat Tobin from 2020-12-23T08:00

Cat Tobin, co-owner and CEO of Pelgrane Press, returns to the podcast. We discuss the future of tabletop role-playing games as an industry and as a hobby. The conversation delves into the phenom...

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Monsters in D&D, Books, Movies and Writing Them with Philip Athans (NYT Bestselling Author) from 2020-12-16T08:00

New York Times bestselling author Philip Athans visits the podcast today. We have a wide-ranging discussion that includes Phil's career, his time editing and writing D&D novels, how he began pla...

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The Most Fun Option, Unchanging Heroes, Mazes RPG with Chris O'Neill (9th Level Games) from 2020-12-09T08:00

Chris O'Neill from 9th Level Games joins me on the podcast today. We discuss Chris' history playing tabletop RPGs and the various games he has played. The conversation moves into 9th Level's RPG...

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Cultural Respect, Reactive GMing with Archeologist Scott Smallwood from 2020-12-02T08:00

Archeologist and tabletop role-playing game designer Scott Smallwood joins me on the podcast today. We learn about Scott's history with TTRPGS as well as his day job as an archeologist. We discu...

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Megaliths, Icelandic Beasts, and David Alroy with Tristan Zimmerman from 2020-11-25T08:00

Megaliths, Icelandic beasts, and David Alroy with Tristan Zimmerman. Tristan from Molten Sulfur Blog joins me on the podcast again to discuss a range of topics. We dive into Stonehenge and other...

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Running D&D with The Dungeon Coach from 2020-11-18T08:00

The Dungeon Coach drops in on the podcast today to dish out dungeon master advice. The Dungeon Coach is a YouTuber who creates helpful D&D videos. We talk running D&D campaigns and our best piec...

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Journal d'Indochine CoC Campaign with Jesse Covner and Patrick Chandler from 2020-11-11T08:00

Jesse Covner and Patrick Chandler from the Sons of Singularity join me on the podcast to discuss the Journal d'Indochine, a new Call of Cthulhu RPG campaign. The Journal d'...

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Black Void RPG with Christoffer Sevaldsen from 2020-11-04T08:00

Christoffer Sevaldsen the designer of the Black Void tabletop role-playing game joins me on the podcast. We discuss the unique setting and the system of Black Void. Also, we touch on why it is i...

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The Jordenheim Role-Playing Game with Dan Cross from 2020-10-28T07:00

Role-playing game designer Dan Cross drops in on the podcast to talk about his latest creation, the Jordenheim RPG. Along the way, we learn about Dan's game design philosophy, that he worked wit...

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Why Are There So Many Comedy Actual Play RPG Podcasts with Jon Cohen from 2020-10-21T07:00

Tabletop RPG podcaster Jon Cohen joins me today to discuss his podcast the Tale of the Manticore. The conversation ranges from discussing how he began playing D&D to why there are so many D&D co...

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Post-Apocalyptic Movie Geek Out with Ty Rucker (Part 1) from 2020-10-14T07:00

Post-Apocalyptic movie geek out! Check your fuel gauge, load your shotgun, put on your leather pants. Game designer and movie buff Ty Rucker joins me on the podcast to discuss classic end-of-the...

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Writing and Playtesting RPGs Plus Writing Novels with Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan from 2020-10-07T07:00

TTRPG writer and novelist Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan joins me on the podcast today. We discuss his career as a tabletop role-playing game designer, playtesting RPGs, and some of his work for RPG publ...

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Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda with Ethan Maestri and Ryan Mazzocco from 2020-09-30T07:00

The hosts of the Drive Back the Night podcast Ethan Maestri and Ryan Mazzocco join me on the Dicegeeks.com podcast today. We discuss our appreciation for the TV show Gene Roddenberry's Andromeda...

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Swamps, Palace Intrigue, and Dragon Hoards with Tristan Zimmerman from 2020-09-23T07:00

Tabletop RPG designer and writer Tristan Zimmerman returns to the podcast to talk history and role-playing games. We dive into an outlaw swamp in Texas, witness palace intrigue in medieval Mali,...

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TV Writing, Heroes, and Andromeda with Ethlie Ann Vare from 2020-09-16T07:00

Author, journalist and television writer Ethlie Ann Vare joins me on the podcast today. We discuss her career writing for TV shows like Earth: Final Conflict, Beastmaster, ...

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Ashen Stars and the Yellow King RPG with Robin D. Laws from 2020-09-09T07:00

Award-winning tabletop RPG game designer and podcaster, Robin D. Laws was kind enough to visit the Dicegeeks podcast today. We discuss his career, several of RPGs as...

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Delta Green Role-Playing Game with Dennis Detwiller from 2020-09-02T07:00

Writer, game designer, and illustrator, Dennis Detwiller, joins me on the podcast today. Dennis is known for his work on Magic: The Gathering, Delta Green: The Role-Playing Game, and nu...

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The History of Voltron with Marc Morrell and Greg Tyler (Let's Voltron Podcast) from 2020-08-26T07:00

Marc Morrell and Greg Tyler are the hosts of Let's Voltron, the official Voltron podcast. Marc and Greg join me to discuss the history and impact of Voltron. We have a wide-ranging conversation ...

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D&D, RuneQuest Inspire Writer Robert Hewitt Wolfe (Star Trek DS9, Andromeda, The Dresden Files) from 2020-08-19T07:00

TV writer and novelist Robert Hewitt Wolfe joins me on the podcast today. We discuss writing for TV, working in the TV industry, Star Trek, Gene Roddenb...

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Gamemaster Tips and Tricks with Jason Brick from 2020-08-12T07:00

Writer and game designer Jason Brick drops in on the podcast to discuss running tabletop role-playing games. Jason has written for RPGs like Conan, John Carter o...

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Running Tabletop RPGs with Patrick Kanouse from 2020-08-05T07:00

Patrick Kanouse is a longtime gamemaster and novelist. He joins me on the podcast to discuss running tabletop role-playing games. We discover Patrick began playing RPGs with Traveller. ...

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Turning History into RPG Encounters with Tristan Zimmerman from 2020-07-29T07:00

Tabletop RPG writer and blogger Tristan Zimmerman joins me once again on the podcast to discuss how to use historical events in your role-playing games. In this episode, we talk about the West A...

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West End Games Star Wars to D&D to Elder Scrolls Online with Bill Slavicsek from 2020-07-22T07:00

RPG designer and writer, Bill Slavicsek, joins me on the podcast today. Bill is the Lead Writer on the Elder Scrolls Online MMORPG and has extensive RPG industry credits including D&D 3rd and 4t...

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Role-Playing Game Adventures with Matt Corley from 2020-07-15T07:00

Role-playing game designer and Saturday Morning Scenarios founder Matt Corley joins me on the podcast today. We discuss his career as a writer and creator of RPG adventures and campaigns. Plus w...

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Infectious Monsters, Lake Monsters, Owlbears, and Beholders with The Monster Professor from 2020-07-08T07:00

The Monster Professor returns to the podcast for the third time. We start our wide-ranging conversation with infectious monsters then talk about lake monsters. We veer into D&D territory to disc...

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Play Unsafe with Graham Walmsley from 2020-07-01T07:00

Author of Play Unsafe and designer of Cthulhu Dark, Graham Walmsley, joins me on the podcast today. We discuss his books and his role-playing games as well as his gamemaster ad...

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Be a Better Gamemaster By Studying Stories with Adron Buske from 2020-06-24T07:00

Adron Buske, the host of the FICTITIOUS podcast, returns to the show to discuss becoming a better gamemaster by studying stories. We talk about creating compelling villains, plot points, story s...

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Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay with Graeme Davis from 2020-06-17T07:00

Graeme Davis is one of the original designers of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay as well as a designer of Kingdoms of Camelot: Battle for the North video game. On the podcast, we di...

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The Lord of the Rings with Dr. Michael Drout from 2020-06-10T07:00

Dr. Michael Drout is a professor of English as well as a leading Tolkien scholar. In our conversation on the podcast, we discuss common misconceptions about The Lord of Rings as well as ancient ...

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Why Gamemasters Should Improvise with Darren Pearce (Dr. Who, Judge Dredd) from 2020-06-03T07:00

Darren Pearce was kind enough to join me on the Dicegeeks podcast today. He is a writer and game designer with lots of experience in the tabletop RPG industry. Some of his game design credits in...

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Interview with Matt Wilson from Privateer Press from 2020-05-27T07:00

My guest today is Matt Wilson the founder and Chief Creative Officer of Privateer Press, a miniatures game company. We discuss his career including a couple of tours at Wizards of the Coast. We ...

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Writing for D&D and Dungeon Master Bad Habits with James Introcaso from 2020-05-20T07:00

James Introcaso is a tabletop role-playing game designer for D&D and the host of the Table Top Babble podcast. He has worked on Eberron: Rising from the Last War...

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Superhero Novels and Writing Advice with Van Allen Plexico from 2020-05-13T06:00

Novelist and podcaster Van Allen Plexico joins me on the podcast today to discuss his novels and writing. We touch on a variety of subjects from self-publishing to why the superhero genre is so ...

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Gamemaster and RPG Player Advice with Nate from WASD20 from 2020-05-06T07:00

Want gamemaster and player advice for tabletop RPGs? Well, Nate from WASD20 joins me on the show today to talk about those topics. We learn how Nate started playing role-playing games as well as...

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Is D&D Good for You with Ethan Gilsdorf from 2020-04-29T07:00

Author, critic, speaker, and D&D player Ethan Gilsdorf joins me on the podcast to discuss the question of whether or not Dungeons and Dragons is good for you. We share stories of growing up play...

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Interview with Director David Winning (Earth Final Conflict, Andromeda, Stargate Atlantis, Van Helsing) from 2020-04-22T07:00

Prolific film and TV director David Winning joins me on the podcast to discuss his career, filmmaking, and TV industry. David has directed episodes of Earth: Fin...

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Remarkable Inns and Self-Publishing Tabletop RPGs with Chris van der Linden from 2020-04-15T07:00

Today I interview Chris van der Linden the founder of the tabletop RPG publisher LoreSmyth. Chris and I discuss his book Remarkable Inns & Their Drinks as well as his Dungeon Discov...

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Cyberpunk RPG Dystopia 23 with Designer Jason Carruth from 2020-04-08T07:00

Game designer Jason Carruth drops in to talk about his new cyberpunk tabletop role-playing Dystopia 23. We discuss the rules system, character creation options, cybernetic implants, and the sett...

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Tabletop Role-Playing Game Art with Artist Brent Chumley from 2020-04-01T07:00

Artist Brent Chumley joins me on the Dicegeek.com Tabletop RPG Show this week. We discuss his career creating art for role-playing games and card games like Shadowrun and Legend of ...

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Running Investigative TTRPGs with John Scott Tynes (WOTC, Delta Green, Unknown Armies) from 2020-03-25T07:00

John Scott Tynes (co-creator of Delta Green) stops by the podcast to talk about running investigative RPG sessions, his career in the gaming industry, and his new so...

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D&D in Space with Spaceships and Starwyrms Co-Designer Ben Quiggins from 2020-03-18T07:00

Spaceships and Starwyrms is a 5E supplement that takes the D&D OGL into a whole other galaxy. Ben Quiggins the co-designer stops by the podcast to ...

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Tabletop RPG Industry Myths with Cat Tobin (Pelgrane Press CEO) from 2020-03-11T07:00

Tabletop RPG industry myths and mistakes are tackled on the podcast today by Pelgrane Press CEO Cat Tobin. What is the RPG industry like? How do you get a job in the RPG industry? How do you sel...

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From Parking Garage Manager to Starfinder Design Lead with Owen KC Stephens from 2020-03-04T08:00

Owen KC Stephens joins me on the podcast today to discuss his amazing journey from parking garage manager to Starfinder Design Lead. We look at his career of writing for role-playing games from ...

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Age of Myth 5E Supplement Designer Brett Peterson Talks Kickstarter and OGL from 2020-02-26T07:00

Want to add some mythology into your D&D games? Game designer and creator of Age of Myth, Brett Peterson, joins me on the podcast to discuss the 5E supplement. Age of Myth is an ancient world setti...

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Are Dragons Monsters, Frankenstein, Orcs, and Goblins with The Monster Professor from 2020-02-19T08:00

The Monster Professor (author, professor, and podcaster Josh Woods) returns to the show for a fascinating discussion about whether or not dragons are monsters, how Frankenstein the novel differs fr...

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Writing Comic Books and Gamemaster Advice with Josh Barbeau from 2020-02-12T08:00

Comic book writer and gamemaster Josh Barbeau drops in on the podcast today. We discuss writing comic books, stories, publishing, running RPGs, gamemaster characters, and much more.

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Three Historical Topics for RPG Campaigns with Tristan Zimmerman from 2020-02-05T08:00

Real history provides an excellent foundation for tabletop RPG campaigns. Today writer and role-player Tristan Zimmerman and I discuss three different historical topics and explore how they can be ...

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World Building, Writing, and Role-playing Games with Richard C. White from 2020-01-29T08:00

Richard C. White details his journey from comic book writer to novelist in today's episode of The Dicegeeks.com Tabletop RPG Show. We discuss Rich's book on world-building Terra Incognito. Plus we ...

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Soulshards RPG and No-Prep GMing with Yitzi Santer from 2020-01-22T08:00

Game designer Yitzi Santer fills us in on his RPG called Soulshards. We discuss the rule system, character creation, and more. We also learn how Yitzi began playing tabletop RPGs, why he began desi...

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Realms of Understreet, Crypt Monkey Games, and Gamemastery with Ty Rucker from 2020-01-15T08:00

Gamemaster and game designer Ty Rucker visits the Dicegeeks.com Tabletop RPG Show today. We talk about running tabletop RPGs as well as how Ty and his gaming group play the Realms of Understreet 5e...

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AD&D to Elder Scrolls Online and the Gaming Industry with Mike Breault from 2020-01-08T08:00

I talk role-playing games and video games with Webster University Assistant Professor, Mike Breault. Mike's gaming industry career began at TSR in the 1980s working on Advanced Dungeons & Dungeons....

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How Gamemasters Can Tell Better Stories with Adron Buske from 2020-01-01T08:00

Role-player and podcast host Adron Buske joins me today for a wide-ranging conversation. We touch on a variety of topics concerning gamemasters and how they can tell better stories and run better R...

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Star Trek: TNG, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, Predator 2 with Wyatt Weed from 2019-12-25T08:00

Filmmaker, actor, and special effects artist Wyatt Weed drops in on the Dicegeeks.com Tabletop RPG Show. We discuss his career in the film industry and much more. Wyatt shares stories about his spe...

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The Fall of Delta Green, Vampire the Masquerade, Role-playing Game Industry with Ken Hite from 2019-12-18T08:00

Ken Hite has designed tabletop role-playing games for more than 20 years. He has worked for many RPG companies from Wizards of the Coast to Pelgrane Press. Some of his RPGs include, Trail of Cthulh...

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Giant Ape Movies with Tom Stockman from 2019-12-11T08:00

Tom Stockman, the editor at wearemoviegeeks.com, joins me on the podcast to talk giant ape movies. Ever since King Kong debuted in 1933, it has captured the popular imagination. Many writers, direc...

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Pathfinder and Fantasy Novelist Howard Andrew Jones from 2019-12-04T08:00

Critically acclaimed author Howard Andrew Jones joins me today to discuss his Pathfinder novels, his new fantasy novels, writing, Dungeon and Dragons, and more. Howard talks about how he began role...

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Roleplaying Tips with Johnn Four from 2019-11-27T08:00

Johnn Four is a gamemaster, a game designer, and a writer. We learn why how Johnn began playing tabletop role-playing games and why he started roleplayingtips.com. Also, we talk about gamemastering...

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What Makes a Great Story with Doug Lefler (Steel Dawn, Xena, The Last Legion) from 2019-11-20T08:00

Doug Lefler joins me on the podcast today to discuss his extensive Hollywood career as well as his thoughts on what makes a great story.

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Remo Williams with Novelist RJ Carter from 2019-11-13T08:00

Novelist RJ Carter, lets us in on how he became the writer of the Remo Williams books. We tramp headlong into men's adventure to learn about the series that spawned 153 novels and a 1985 movie. Plu...

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Game Designer Matt Click Talks Gamemaster Prep and More from 2019-11-06T08:00

Matt Click is a writer, editor, game designer, and gamemaster. In this episode of the podcast, we dive deep into gamemaster prep. We talk about how to handle different situations at the gaming tabl...

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Hobbit Trilogy Scale Double, Krampus Creature Performer Mark Atkin from 2019-10-30T07:00

Actor, stuntman, and creature performer Mark Atkin helped bring Thorin Oakenshield to life in the Hobbit Film Trilogy. We discuss what it means to be a scale double, how he got the part, and what i...

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Pathfinder RPG and Gamemaster Prep with Ryan Costello from 2019-10-23T07:00

Game designer and director of content for the Know Direction Pathfinder News Network, Ryan Costello, joins me today. We discuss the history and the future of the Pathfinder RPG. Plus we chat about ...

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Novel Writing, Publisher Nightmares, and D&D with Chad R. Odom from 2019-10-16T07:00

Novelist Chad R. Odom joins me on the show today to discuss his novel series, The Last Archide. We talk about a disastrous publisher experience as well as his subsequent move into self-publishing n...

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Steampunk with Author Brad R. Cook from 2019-10-09T07:00

Author Brad R. Cook joins me on the podcast to discuss steampunk, writing, and publishing. Plus we learn that Brad enjoys playing D&D. Also, Brad tells us about his steampunk novels and his love of...

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Using History in Dungeons and Dragons with Tristan Zimmerman from 2019-10-02T07:00

Dungeons and Dragons campaigns can benefit from using real history. My guest today, Tristan Zimmerman, explains how you can use real history to improve your D&D and other tabletop RPG sessions. ...

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Matt Forbeck Talks Gamemaster Advice and Endless Quest Books from 2019-09-25T07:00

New York Times bestselling author and award-winning tabletop role-playing game designer Matt Forbeck talks GM advice, writing tips, and discusses his books Shotguns and Sorcery and the Endless Ques...

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The Monster Professor Josh Woods Talks Monsters, Myth, and GURPS from 2019-09-16T18:25:46

A discussion with author Josh Woods about his novel and short stories. Plus we talk about how role-playing games inspired him to write a novel and much more.

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Interview with Jason Massey from Dungeons and Randomness from 2019-09-16T16:00:56

We discuss Jason's podcast Dungeons and Randomness as well as his new RPG campaign book, The Adventurer's Guide to Theria.  Plus we talk about dungeon master advice and other fun topics.

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Ray Harryhausen The Lost Movies with John Walsh from 2019-09-15T02:59:14

A discussion about special effects master Ray Harryhausen's legacy on filmmaking and the new book Harryhausen: The Lost Movies.

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