Podcasts by RPG Lessons Learned
When the game is over, when your players are gone, that’s when lessons are learned! A business approach to better RPG sessions.
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RPGLL 121: Hex Dungeon, Ruined Asylum of Uulgreth (Scarlet Heroes) from 2023-07-28T17:39:08
Tanner ran an original hex-based dungeon for Dusty using Kevin Crawfords's "Scarlet Heroes" system that enables one-on-one dungeon crawls!
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RPGLL 120–Hex Dungeon, Castle Frankenstein (Scarlet Heroes) from 2023-07-20T00:11:42
Dusty ran an original hex-based dungeon for Tanner using Kevin Crawfords's "Scarlet Heroes" system that enables one-on-one dungeon crawls!
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RPG Lessons Learned 119–Hideous Daylight from 2023-07-12T20:11:20
Tanner ran "Hideous Daylight," an Old-School Essentials dungeon by Brad Kerr, for Dusty using Kevin Crawfords's "Scarlet Heroes" system that enables one-on-one dungeon crawls!
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RPGLL 118: Awakening at the Old Well (Scarlet Heroes) from 2023-02-17T17:53:33
Dusty ran "Awakening at the Old Well," a one-page dungeon by BigfootBob, for Tanner using Kevin Crawfords's "Scarlet Heroes" system that enables one-on-one dungeon crawls!
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RPGLL 117: Books&Bullets from 2023-01-25T21:33:09
Dusty ran a one-shot adventure for Tanner using Ray Otus's "Books & Bullets" hack of "Lasers & Feelings."
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RPGLL 116: Temple of 1000 Swords (Scarlet Heroes) from 2023-01-18T14:00:18
Tanner ran "Temple of 1000 Swords," an Old-School Essentials dungeon by Brad Kerr, for Dusty using Kevin Crawfords's "Scarlet Heroes" system that enables one-on-one dungeon crawls!
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RPGLL 115: Bloodstone from 2023-01-11T11:00:45
Tanner ran a one-shot adventure for Dusty using Matteo Sciutteri's "Bloodstone" forged-in-the-dark mini-game.
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RPGLL 114: Temple of the Moon Priests (Scarlet Heroes) from 2023-01-04T07:00:24
Tanner ran "Temple of the Moon Priests," a one-page dungeon by Gildor Games, for Dusty using Kevin Crawfords's "Scarlet Heroes" system that enables one-on-one dungeon crawls!
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RPG Lessons Learned 113–Rogues, Transformers, and Used Books from 2021-10-11T02:49:06
On this episode of RPGLL, Brian and Dusty are out shopping for RPG books at their favorite used book store. They discuss many topics along the way and share their thoughts on collecting.
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RPG Lessons Learned 112 – Vampire The Masquerade episode 15: Retrospective / Post-Mortem from 2021-08-31T16:00:36
On this episode of RPGLL, Dusty and Brian discuss what’s next for RPGLL; then Dusty, Nathan, and Chris discuss the campaign.
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RPG Lessons Learned 111 – Vampire The Masquerade episode 14: Gehenna from 2021-08-30T16:00:51
On this episode of RPGLL, Eduardo and Xep choose their fate and go on their last mission…
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RPG Lessons Learned 110 – Vampire The Masquerade episode 13: Progenitor from 2021-08-29T16:00:06
On this episode of RPGLL, Eduardo and Xep have a conversation with their sire at long last...
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RPG Lessons Learned 109 – Vampire The Masquerade episode 12: Fauxdiluvians from 2021-08-28T16:00:35
On this episode of RPGLL, The Camarilla takes Eduardo and Xep for Antediluvians...
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RPG Lessons Learned 108 – Vampire The Masquerade episode 11: Sire from 2021-08-27T18:03:46
On this episode of RPGLL, Eduardo and Xep may have discovered the identity of their sire...
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RPG Lessons Learned 107 – Vampire The Masquerade episode 10: Conclave from 2021-08-26T16:00:43
On this episode of RPGLL, Eduardo and Xep are summoned to a meeting of all the Kindred in the city...
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RPG Lessons Learned 106 – Vampire The Masquerade episode 9: Diablerists from 2021-08-25T16:00:17
On this episode of RPGLL, Eduardo and Xep run afoul of a Malkavian who reads Diablerie in their aura...
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RPG Lessons Learned 105–Vampire The Masquerade episode 8: Recap of Session 2 from 2021-08-24T17:20:14
On this episode of RPGLL, Dusty and Brian catch up after a long hiatus; then Chris and Nathan give Dusty feedback on session 2...
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RPG Lessons Learned 104–Vampire The Masquerade episode 7: Learning Combat from 2019-09-23T01:01:22
On this episode of RPGLL, Xep and Eduardo wind up in combat and try to learn the system along the way...
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RPG Lessons Learned 103–Vampire The Masquerade episode 6: Fly By Night from 2019-09-02T01:34:08
On this episode of RPGLL, Xep and Eduardo head up to Mooresville (a.k.a. Race City, USA) to investigate a group of Sabbat...
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RPG Lessons Learned 102–Vampire The Masquerade episode 5: Exposition from 2019-08-26T01:27:41
On this episode of RPGLL, Xep and Eduardo learn about vampire clans from Smiling Jack.
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RPG Lessons Learned 101–Vampire The Masquerade episode 4: Recap of Session One from 2019-08-18T20:57:54
On this episode of RPGLL, Dusty checks in with Chris and Nathan after the guys finish their first session of Vampire... and Dusty and Brian get into some major spoilers for what this campaign's all...
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RPG Lessons Learned 100–Vampire The Masquerade Session 3: Diablerie from 2019-08-12T01:19:28
Eduardo and Xep finish their first session by unwittingly breaking the worst of Vampire taboos...
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RPG Lessons Learned 099–Vampire The Masquerade Session 2: Blood Hunt from 2019-07-21T21:25:12
On this episode of RPGLL, the fledglings take part in a Blood Hunt to convince the city's Kindred that they're more than sire-less neonates...
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RPG Lessons Learned 098–Vampire The Masquerade Session 1: Smiling Jack from 2019-07-15T01:12:34
On this episode of RPGLL, the fledglings find Smiling Jack, and learn about Vampire/Kindred traditions...
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RPG Lessons Learned 097–Vampire The Masquerade Session 0 from 2019-06-30T17:35:46
On this episode of RPGLL, Dusty and Brian discuss session 0 of the Vampire The Masquerade game with Nathan and Chris!
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RPG Lessons Learned 096.5–Pause from 2019-03-18T02:12:49
This week on RPG Lessons Learned, Dusty catches listeners up on the status of our game and how that affects the show. (Spoilers: We're not going away.)
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RPG Lessons Learned 096–World of Dungeons SWOT Analysis from 2019-03-03T21:00:08
On this episode of RPGLL, we perform a SWOT Analysis on the World of Dungeons system!
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RPG Lessons Learned 095–Hatari Tower (World of Dungeons) from 2019-02-25T03:44:40
On this episode of RPGLL, Dusty, Mike, and Brian discuss their World of Dungeons session Hatari Tower and run it through the tried and true Start, Stop, and Continue exercise.
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RPG Lessons Learned 094–Blood&Honor, Pt. 3 SWOT Analysis from 2019-02-18T01:00:24
This week, Dusty and Mike explore their experiences with Blood & Honor by enumerating its Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats.
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RPG Lessons Learned 093–Blood&Honor, Pt. 2 from 2019-02-12T17:39:17
This week, Dusty and Mike play a quick session of "Blood & Honor."
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RPG Lessons Learned 092–Blood&Honor, Pt. 1 from 2019-02-04T05:09:30
This week, Dusty and Mike roll a character to test drive John Wick's "Blood & Honor."
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RPG Lessons Learned 091–Brian Rolls a Character (Castles&Crusades) from 2019-01-29T03:15:49
On this episode, Brian rolls his character for the upcoming Drakkenland campaign in Castles & Crusades!
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RPG Lessons Learned 090–Steal NPCs from 2019-01-21T02:14
Change their names, avoid their catchphrases, but steal NPCs from your favorite movies and shows to give your world a rich, consistent feel.
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RPG Lessons Learned 089–Drakkenland Session Zero (Castles&Crusades) from 2019-01-14T02:00:02
On this episode of RPGLL, we streamed session zero of our Drakkenland Campaign.
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RPG Lessons Learned 088–Fortress of the Iron Duke, Session 2 (BFRPG) from 2019-01-07T00:28:07
On this episode of RPGLL, Dusty and Mike continue their first BFRPG session, the Fortress of the Iron Duke. This one was a tough session.
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RPG Lessons Learned 087–The Anti-Party from 2018-12-30T23:00:47
On this episode of RPGLL: GMs, Dusty wants to give you a Contingency plan for your campaign.
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RPG Lessons Learned 086–Playing RPGs With Your Kids from 2018-12-24T01:00:26
On this episode of RPGLL, the guys provide some ideas on how to get your younger kids into RPGs!
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RPG Lessons Learned 085–Shalelu Askew (Pathfinder) from 2018-12-17T04:43:32
On this episode of RPGLL, when the guys report back to Shalelu about the Elementals… something seems… off.
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RPG Lessons Learned 084–My Little Pony (Fate Accelerated) from 2018-12-09T21:45:58
On this episode of RPGLL, Dusty runs through the My Little Pony game he ran for his family!
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RPG Lessons Learned 083–Fortress of the Iron Duke (BFRPG) from 2018-12-03T02:10:10
On this episode of RPGLL, the guys gather around the table for their first dungeon crawl in a long time.
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RPG Lessons Learned 082–The Wild Sheep Chase (D&D 5e) from 2018-11-28T03:05:41
On this episode of RPGLL: We first try theater of the mind, and found ourselves on a wild sheep chase.
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RPG Lessons Learned 081–Elemental, My Dear (Pathfinder) from 2018-11-19T03:25:05
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned: The guys try out Roll20, and face elementals for the first time. Guess which they prefer.
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RPG Lessons Learned 080–Keltus (World of Dungeons) from 2018-11-12T02:21:27
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned: Chris, Nathan, and Mike return to Dora, and deal with Keltus.
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RPG Lessons Learned 079–Lost Temple of Garthoon (Basic Roleplaying) from 2018-11-05T02:59:46
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned: We played… a generic fantasy adventure… with generic fantasy characters… in a generic system… and we had a generic time.
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RPG Lessons Learned 078–Guards, Guards! (D&D 5E) from 2018-10-29T03:17:45
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned: The guys were promoted within the City Guard as particularly effective guards, and tasked with reducing overall crime in Fallcrest.
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RPG Lessons Learned 077–Quick Adventure Prep (Pocket Fantasy RPG) from 2018-10-22T07:39:10
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty talks Brian through planning his first adventure, using Dusty's Pocket Fantasy RPG Character Sheet Creator. Tom Mix wept.
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RPG Lessons Learned 076–Cryomancer (World of Dungeons) from 2018-10-15T04:57:29
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned: Our three mercenaries found work escorting a young Baroness onto a mountain to convince her Cryomancer sister to stop terrorizing their home with her creations.
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RPG Lessons Learned 075–Knife to Meet You (Pathfinder) from 2018-10-08T02:29:06
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned: An Assassin attacks the group! And, uh, he uses a knife. Get it? Connect with us: RPGLL on Twitter! RPGLL on Facebook! RPGLL on Instagram! RPGLL on Google Pl...
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RPG Lessons Learned 074–Mummy’s the Word (Pathfinder) from 2018-10-01T02:10:04
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned: A pocket of undead have awakened beneath Sandpoint. Connect with us: RPGLL on Twitter! RPGLL on Facebook! RPGLL on Instagram! RPGLL on Google Plus! Please su...
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RPG Lessons Learned 073–Our last ETU Session (Savage Worlds / ETU) from 2018-09-24T03:49:44
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned: The guys recap and go in-depth on their last ETU session and what made it so great. Connect with us: RPGLL on Twitter! RPGLL on Facebook! RPGLL on Instagram!...
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RPG Lessons Learned 072–Staying Engaged as a Player (Castles&Crusades) from 2018-09-17T02:28:09
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty’s been taking notes as a player… and it’s been a game-changer for him! Mike and Brian share their tips and tricks for staying engaged. Connect wi...
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RPG Lessons Learned–The End of a Campaign (ETU / Savage Worlds) from 2018-09-10T02:27:43
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned: It’s over. We just wrapped up our East Texas University game in Savage Worlds, and we immediately fired up the recorder to do a post-mortem. It’s...
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RPG Lessons Learned 070–WTH Happened to our Game? from 2018-09-03T00:34:44
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned: Why haven’t we played in six weeks? Connect with us: RPGLL on Twitter! RPGLL on Facebook! RPGLL on Instagram! RPGLL on Google Plus! Please support RPG Lesson...
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RPG Lessons Learned 069–Red Vetting (Pathfinder) from 2018-08-27T02:22:43
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned: A session becomes a game-within-a-game when the PCs agree to run a war game against the town guard… Connect with us: RPGLL on Twitter! RPGLL on Faceboo...
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RPG Lessons Learned 068–Troop 616 (ETU / Savage Worlds) from 2018-08-20T02:31:44
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty takes his ETU game off-script, and runs an 8/10 ETU game for the guys! That’s two good sessions in a row! What are we suddenly doing right? Connect wit...
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RPG Lessons Learned 067–Lessons Learned from Caleb Sundsted’s West Marches campaign! from 2018-08-12T17:28:33
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned: Caleb from Sounds Like Crowes Podcast returns to discuss lessons learned from his West Marches Campaign! Connect with us: Sounds Like Crowes Podcast on Twitt...
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RPG Lessons Learned 066–Caleb of Sounds Like Crowes discusses West Marches! from 2018-08-06T01:03:42
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty and Mike interview Caleb from Sounds Like Crowes Podcast who discusses the thirty-player West Marches campaign he GM’d! Connect with us: Sounds L...
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RPG Lessons Learned 065–Laying out a great campaign, starting with the last session from 2018-07-30T01:30:33
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty asks the guys to help lay out the next campaign, just like writing a mystery novel, starting with the last page. Connect with us: RPGLL on Twitter! RPG...
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RPG Lessons Learned 064–Hagsville (Pathfinder) from 2018-07-23T02:16:27
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned: To get their Pathfinder campaign back on track, Dusty steals a classic horror movie plot and rolls the group right down a rail… Connect with us: RPGLL ...
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RPG Lessons Learned 063–Dwarf-Made from 2018-07-16T02:45:44
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned, Brian and Mike welcome back Dusty from vacation. Refreshed after a long rest, the guys revisit the Pathfinder Beginner Box campaign and discuss a fun adventu...
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RPG Lessons Learned 062–What were we expecting when Dusty said that he wanted to play Dungeons and Dragons? from 2018-07-09T00:47:28
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned, Brian and Mike are left behind when Dusty goes on vacation to soak in some rays at the beach. With Dusty gone, the guys ask themselves what were they expecti...
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RPG Lessons Learned 061–Our next campaign is going to be what!? from 2018-07-02T01:46:52
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned, Dusty, Brian, and Mike discuss their upcoming campaign, which will be our attempt at running an Actual Play Podcast. For academic purposes, of course. Connec...
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RPG Lessons Learned 060–Jazz Hands (Savage Worlds) from 2018-06-25T01:30:41
In their latest ETU session, Dusty, Brian, and Mike deal with the consequences of their actions through some inspired role play. Connect with us: RPGLL on Twitter! RPGLL on Facebook! RPGLL on Insta...
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RPG Lessons Learned 059–Dusty recommends some lesser known GM resources from 2018-06-18T02:53:56
A short episode of RPG Lessons Learned this week: Dusty, and Brian talk about some lesser-known GM resources that Brian can utilize as he’s preparing to run his first game. Connect with us: R...
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RPG Lessons Learned 058–Thicker Than Wine (Pathfinder) from 2018-06-11T02:11:28
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty and Brian revisit their Pathfinder Beginner Box campaign to discuss a subplot that never took off and identify a fundamental gap in their RPG skillset along ...
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RPG Lessons Learned 057–Maggie’s Ghost (Savage Worlds) from 2018-06-04T01:24
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty, Brian, and Mike continue their ETU Savage Worlds discussion with a game that changes their campaign forever… Connect with us: RPGLL on Twitter! RPGLL ...
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RPG Lessons Learned 056–Luncheons&Dragons (D&D 4e and BFRPG) from 2018-05-28T02:12:05
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty and Brian talk about running games in an hour… over lunch at work! Do you aspire to run a shorter game? This is worth a listen! Connect with us: RPGLL on Twi...
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RPG Lessons Learned 055–How does this end? from 2018-05-20T22:38:46
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty, Brian, and Mike try to figure out how all this will end… Connect with us: RPGLL on Twitter! RPGLL on Facebook! RPGLL on Instagram! RPGLL on Google Plu...
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RPG Lessons Learned 054–Planning Brian’s Game from 2018-05-14T01:51:48
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: We help Brian plan his first session behind the screen! Connect with us: RPGLL on Twitter! RPGLL on Facebook! RPGLL on Instagram! RPGLL on Google Plus! Please supp...
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RPG Lessons Learned 053–ETU Redneckromancer (Savage Worlds) from 2018-05-07T03:35:17
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Did we finally figure out Savage Worlds? Did we finally have an East Texas University game that EVERY player enjoyed? Darn right we did! Connect with us: RPGLL on ...
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RPG Lessons Learned 052–Fiscal Year-End from 2018-04-30T02:05:56
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: We reflect on a year of RPGLL by discussing our best and worst episodes, and the lessons we’ve learned creating this podcast! Connect with us: RPGLL on Twitt...
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RPG Lessons Learned 051–Shock Jock (Savage Worlds East Texas University) from 2018-04-23T01:49:06
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty (re)learns that most basic of lessons: You have to HOOK your players! Connect with us: RPGLL on Twitter! RPGLL on Facebook! RPGLL on Instagram! RPGLL on Goog...
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RPG Lessons Learned 050–The Geomorphic Dungeon (D&D5e) from 2018-04-16T02:13:07
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty learns that 5th edition is a lot more lethal than 4th when he runs the guys through a two-session geomorphic dungeon crawl using tiles from the Dungeon Comma...
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RPG Lessons Learned 049–Holy Matrimony (L5R) from 2018-04-10T02:51:07
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Tanner, the GM from Shadow of the Cabal, joins us to talk about running us through his L5R one-shot: Holy Matrimony! Find Shadow of the Cabal: Shadow of the Cabal ...
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RPG Lessons Learned 048–Courtroom Drama (Pathfinder) from 2018-04-01T20:16:30
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty and Mike revisit the Pathfinder Beginner Box campaign. After the players demand to see the murderers they caught brought to justice, Dusty runs a courtoom dr...
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RPG Lessons Learned 047–RPGLL Player Interview from 2018-03-26T02:54:40
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty interviews Brian and Mike about their role as players. What are some of their best gaming experiences? Some of their worst? What’s their preferred play...
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RPG Lessons Learned 046–East Texas University Game #2 (Savage Worlds) from 2018-03-19T02:41:16
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty, Brian, and Mike return to their East Texas University adventure with game #2! This game was full of challenges, and fun. Unlike game #1, this was a very goo...
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RPG Lessons Learned 045–Martin’s Game (Castles&Crusades from 2018-03-13T03:41:27
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty shares his experiences in our friend’s game! Somehow we tie in Skyrim, Orson Scott Card, diversity of thought, and the monkey’s paw… Connect with us: R...
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RPG Lessons Learned 044–Pathfinder Beginner Box Campaign: Data-Driven Retrospective from 2018-03-05T05:01:07
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty, Brian, and Mike do a data-driven post-mortem on their Pathfinder Beginner Box campaign! Dusty mined his post-game recap e-mails to take a look at two simple...
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RPG Lessons Learned 043–Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in 5e (D&D 5e) from 2018-02-26T04:43:11
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty, Brian, and Mike talk about their Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle adventure! The guys tried to introduce D&D to a good friend with some familiar nostalgia! P...
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RPG Lessons Learned 042–East Texas State University (Savage Worlds) from 2018-02-19T01:31:50
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty, Brian, and Mike discuss the first game in their Savage Worlds Campaign, it’s East Texas State University! A challenging time, between issues with Skyp...
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RPG Lessons Learned 041–Playing RPGs with Kids (World of Dungeons) from 2018-02-12T00:12:45
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty, Brian, and Mike talk about a recent game Dusty played with his daughter. RPGing with your kids, or young family members, can be a lot of fun! Pick an approp...
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RPG Lessons Learned 040–Brainstorming on The Goal (Theory of Constraints) from 2018-02-04T23:00:13
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty, Brian, and Mike change gears and discuss The Goal: A Process of Ongoing Improvement by Eli Goldratt! ‘The Goal’ is a business novel about solvin...
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RPG Lessons Learned 039–Demon-Hunting at Level 20 (D&D 5e) from 2018-01-29T01:52:51
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Tired of “hoping” to get to level 20 “some day,” Dusty runs a one-shot “demon hunter” session, and valiantly tries to challenge god-like player characters! Mention...
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RPG Lessons Learned 038–The Metasode: Where RPGLL is going in the future! from 2018-01-22T03:29:19
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty, Brian, and Mike discuss where they’re going to take the show in the future. It’s our first ever Metasode! Connect with us: RPGLL on Twitter! RPG...
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RPG Lessons Learned 037–Campaign Post-Mortem! (Pathfinder) from 2018-01-15T01:51:30
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty, Brian, and Mike do lessons learned on an entire campaign! Mentioned on the show: The Pathfinder Beginner Box! Connect with us: RPGLL on Twitter! RPGLL on Fa...
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RPG Lessons Learned 036–Raleigh Police Glow Squad: Case of the Gummi Bears (Savage Worlds) from 2018-01-08T00:50:25
This week on RPG Lessons Learned Dusty interviews Brian and Mike about their Savage Worlds game at Mace 2017! Brian and Mike thought they were playing a Gummi Bears game, maybe they should read the...
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RPG Lessons Learned 035–Medieval Avengers Take 2 at Mace 2017 (5e) from 2018-01-01T03:30:25
This week on RPG Lessons Learned Brian puts Dusty on the hot seat and interviews him about the second running of his Medieval Avengers game! At Mace 2017 Dusty ran this game, based on the 5E Avenge...
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RPG Lessons Learned 034: The Sanctuary of Sumuho (Pocket Fantasy RPG) from 2017-12-25T04:25:38
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty, Brian, Mike and Chris were lucky enough to score spots in DM Scotty’s Pocket Fantasy RPG game at MACE ’17! Mentioned on the show: DM’s Cra...
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RPGLL 033: MACE’17 Dropped Call to Cthulhu (CoC7e) from 2017-12-19T03:03:36
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty, Brian and Mike do their best to keep their thoughts constructive on their worst session at MACE ’17. Connect with us: RPGLL on Twitter! RPGLL on Faceb...
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RPG Lessons Learned 032: Terror on the Cattaro! (BFRPG) from 2017-12-11T04:02:20
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Dusty gets grilled by Brian and Mike on the Mace 2017 play of Terror on the Cattaro, a 1920s pulp adventure! Connect with us: RPGLL on Twitter! RPGLL on Facebook! ...
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RPG Lessons Learned 031: Medieval Avengers (5e) from 2017-12-04T01:09:44
This week on RPG Lessons Learned Dusty, Brian, and Mike discuss their Medieval Avengers game! After years of low-level play, the gang decides to jump to 12th level with a super-powered Avengers gam...
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RPG Lessons Learned 030: Illsorai Gandethus’s School of Witchcraft and Wizardry (Pathfinder) from 2017-11-26T21:52:37
This week on RPG Lessons Learned Dusty, Brian, and Mike continue their Pathfinder campaign. Sometimes you can pull all the right pieces into play… and the game at the table is still only most...
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RPG Lessons Learned 029: Assassin’s Creed on the Fly (D&D 5E) (MACE’16) from 2017-11-19T22:00:34
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: After a GM no-showed at Con, Dusty stepped up and improvised a game inspired by “Assassin’s Creed!” Connect with us: RPGLL on Twitter! RPGLL on F...
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RPG Lessons Learned 028: Our Mace 2017 Thoughts! from 2017-11-13T02:17:18
This week on RPG Lessons Learned Dusty, Brian, and Mike are finally joined by Chris! Short on sleep, but not on opinions, the gang share their thoughts on MACE 2017! Like any convention, some of it...
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RPG Lessons Learned 027: MACE 2016 and Beneath the Blade of Sword Mountain (Pathfinder) from 2017-11-05T21:30:20
This week on RPG Lessons Learned Dusty, and Brian discuss the very first game they played at MACE 2016: Beneath the Blade of Sword Mountain, a Dungeons & Dragons Animated Series Adventure̷...
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RPG Lessons Learned 026: Exploring Rokugan (2/2) (L5R/D&D5E) from 2017-10-29T19:05:06
This week on RPG Lessons Learned Dusty, and Brian are once again joined by Tanner, from the “Shadow of the Cabal” actual play podcast! We continue our foray into Rokugan! Part 2 of 2!! ...
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RPG Lessons Learned 025–Exploring Rokugan (1/2) (L5R/D&D 5E) from 2017-10-22T17:43:18
This week on RPG Lessons Learned Dusty, and Brian have a special guest! Tanner, from the “Shadow of the Cabal” actual play podcast, joins us to discuss our foray into Rokugan! Part 1 of...
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RPG Lessons Learned 024:“Guilded Cage”(Pathfinder) from 2017-10-15T20:00:37
This week on RPG Lessons Learned Dusty, Brian, and Mike are once again joined by Nathan to talk about a recent campaign. This week we’re talking about the game they ran “Guilded Cage...
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RPG Lessons Learned 023–GM Job Interview from 2017-10-08T20:00:33
This week on RPG Lessons Learned: Listen while Brian and Mike grill Dusty on his DM/GM skillset! Mace is a month away! Dusty will be running a couple of games at the Premier Tabletop Gaming Events ...
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RPG Lessons Learned 022–PVP Arena, Gladiatorial Combat (D&D 5E) from 2017-10-01T20:00:07
This week on RPG Lessons Learned Dusty, Brian and Mike talk PVP! Afraid of Player vs. Player combat at your table? So were we! So we decided to just go for it! Here’s what we learned… M...
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RPG Lessons Learned 021–Haunted Tower (Pathfinder) from 2017-09-24T20:00:22
This week on RPG Lessons Learned Dusty and Brian talk about another game created from Pathfinder Beginner Box. This game didn’t go like Dusty planned it out, and the players took the story in...
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RPG Lessons Learned 020: Mission from God (Pathfinder) from 2017-09-17T20:00:17
This week on RPG Lessons Learned Dusty, and Mike return to Pathfinder to discuss the Mike-centered game, Mission from God! Just like all of our Pathfinder games, this based on the characters includ...
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RPG Lessons Learned 019: The Haunting (Call of Cthulhu) from 2017-09-10T20:00:36
This week on RPG Lessons Learned Dusty, Brian, and Mike are joined by Nathan to talk about The Haunting from the Call of Cthulu Quick Start Guide! Please support RPG Lessons Learned by using our Am...
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RPG Lessons Learned 018: Exploring Sandpoint (Pathfinder) from 2017-09-03T20:00:47
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned, Dusty and Mike talk about getting revenge on the “farmer” who set the band of adventurers up in the previous game. Please support RPG Lessons Lea...
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RPG Lessons Learned 017: Escape from Earthport (BRP) from 2017-08-28T00:06:04
This week on RPG Lessons Learned Dusty, Brian, and Mike talk about what is both their first Chaosium d100 game, and their first Sci-Fi adventure! It’s Escape from Earthport from the Basic Rol...
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RPG Lessons Learned–016: Lessons from Shadow of the Cabal! from 2017-08-20T18:30:29
On this special episode of RPG Lessons Learned, Dusty, Brian, and Mike are joined by Tanner from the Shadow of the Cabal podcast, who shares some of the lessons he’s learned from his play of ...
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RPG Lessons Learned–015: Our first Pathfinder play, Black Fang’s Dungeon from 2017-08-13T23:07:10
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned, Dusty, Brian and Mike discuss their first Pathfinder play together, Black Fang’s Dungeon! Next week we will have Tanner from Shadow of the Cabal Podcas...
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RPG Lessons Learned–014: If you’re going too slow, slow down from 2017-08-06T19:54:24
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned, Dusty, Brian and Mike continue their discussion of the 4E games that Mike ran! This time we’re talking about his Dungeon Dashes! Maps Mike drew for thi...
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RPG Lessons Learned–013: Hall of the Spider God from 2017-07-30T23:25:20
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned, Dusty and Brian welcome Mike back to discuss Hall of the Spider Gods! Maps Mike drew for this game Please support RPG Lessons Learned by using our Amazon ref...
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RPG Lessons Learned–012: In Kobold Hall from 2017-07-23T22:26:53
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned, Dusty and Brian welcome their first guest to the show: Mike! Mike discusses the game he ran, Kobold Hall! Maps Mike drew for this game Please support RPG Les...
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RPG Lessons Learned–011: The Board Games Part 2 from 2017-07-16T20:00:47
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned, Dusty and Brian continue their discussion about the jobs board at the Silver Unicorn. This time a new adventurer joins, and his GMs hate it when he rolls his...
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RPG Lessons Learned–010: The Board Games Part 1 from 2017-07-09T20:00:07
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned, Dusty and Brian discuss the jobs board at the Silver Unicorn. Dusty devised this mechanic to create some quick adventures. How did it go? Did the players try...
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RPG Lessons Learned–009: The Tower of Waiting, a total misstep from 2017-07-02T20:00:08
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned, Dusty and Brian talk about The Tower of Waiting, our first attempt with BFRPG homebrew. This didn’t go well. [soliloquy id=”17857″] Please ...
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RPG Lessons Learned–008: Tomb of Horrors from 2017-06-25T20:00:07
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned, Dusty and Brian talk about their play of Gary Gygax’s Tomb of Horrors. From their game experience, to John Wick’s criticism, there’s a lot ...
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RPG Lessons Learned–007: Cairn of the Winter King from 2017-06-18T16:00:56
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned, Dusty and Brian talk about Cairn of the Winter King from the Monster Vault. We’re still recovering from the events of Dusk, and this crew is on shaky g...
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RPG Lessons Learned–006: Dusk by Mike Krahulik from 2017-06-12T03:00:51
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned, Dusty and Brian talk about Dusk by Mike Krahulik! What did we learn? What would we do over? Find out! Please support RPG Lessons Learned by using our Amazon ...
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RPG Lessons Learned–005: The Halloween Game from 2017-06-04T17:39:03
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned, our Halloween game! Dusty and Brian talk about a major plot twist: turning a player’s character evil! Also: an emotional thrill, an anti-climax, and Du...
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RPG Lessons Learned–004: Reavers of Harkenwold, and making a game your own from 2017-05-28T17:38:52
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned, Dusty and Brian talk about defeating The Iron Circle, overcoming cliches and making a game your own along the way. Please support RPG Lessons Learned by usin...
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RPG Lessons Learned–003: The Prison Break from 2017-05-22T02:21:03
On RPG Lessons Learned, Dusty and Brian discuss their first prison break experience. How did we prepare for the game? What did we learn? All that and more on this episode. Please support RPG Lesson...
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RPG Lessons Learned–002: If it’s fun, do it. An examination of The Red Box from 2017-05-13T01:25:56
On this episode of RPG Lessons Learned, Dusty and Brian discuss their Red Box experience and the lesson learned: If something’s not fun, don’t do it. Please support RPG Lessons Learned ...
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RPG Lessons Learned–001: You don’t have to know what you’re doing from 2017-05-08T20:36:30
On this first episode of RPG Lessons Learned, Dusty and Brian recount their first game together in 2010. The lesson learned this week: You don’t have to know what you’re doing. Start a ...
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