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What is Roleplay #20: Pirates! with Luke Stratton aka Limithron

Welcome to Episode 20 of ‘What Is Roleplay?!  This episode we are joined by Luke Stratton aka Limithron to discuss Pirates! Luke answers the question ‘What is a Pirate’ Dictionary definition – someone who steals things at sea Pirate is a word that has been appropriated for all types of theft Pirate has another layer of …

What is Roleplay #19: Social Conflict with Dave Semark and Matthew Tyler-Jones

Welcome to Episode 19 of ‘What Is Roleplay?!  This episode we are joined by Dave Semark and Matthew Tyler-Jones to discuss Social Conflict Dave & Matthew tell us about how the embarked on their journey into podcasting, inspired by the Free League game Coriolis and how that lead to them building a relationship with Free League …

What is Roleplay #18.5: Narrative Worldbuilding Actual Play Special with Samuel Poots

Welcome to Episode 18.5 of ‘What Is Roleplay?!  This episode we are joined by Samuel Poots for a special Narrative Worldbuilding Actual Play This is a follow up to Episode 18, where Samuel unpacked the idea of Narrative Worldbuilding. Stream here Worldbuilding is an important cornerstone of all writing and especially important when writing roleplay …

What is Roleplay? #18: Narrative Worldbuilding with Samuel Poots

Welcome to Episode 18 of ‘What Is Roleplay?!  This episode we are joined by Samuel Poots to discuss Narrative Worldbuilding Worldbuilding is an important cornerstone of all writing and especially important when writing roleplay games – the process of designing an environment for the story or the game you are creating. Samuel Answers the Question …

What is Roleplay #17: Teaching Games with Aviv Or & Eran Aviram

Welcome to Episode 17 of ‘What Is Roleplay?!  This episode we are joined by Aviv Or and Eran Aviram to discuss teaching games Aviv & Eran’s work ‘The Crystal Heart’ and how it uniquely teaches readers to roleplay, specifically to play the Savage Worlds RPG Their use of narrative to explain how to play, based …

What is Roleplay #16: Dungeons with John Dodd

Welcome to Episode 16 of ‘What Is Roleplay?!  This episode we are joined by John Dodd to discuss dungeons The intrigue of The Dungeon – why would someone build this, what was it for, how did it get here? You’re not supposed to be there! Maps as promises – they guarantee excitement, adventure and maybe …

What is Roleplay #15: Diceless Roleplay Games with Côme Martin

Welcome to Episode 15 of ‘What Is Roleplay?!  This episode we are joined by Côme Martin to discuss diceless rpg Chris & Côme discuss many different Roleplaying Games that don’t use dice & explore the spectrum of games from completely controlled by fate, to the other end of the spectrum where the only narrative input …

What is Roleplay #14 – Design with Johan Nohr

Welcome to Episode 14 of ‘What Is Roleplay?!  This episode we are joined by Johan Nohr to discuss design Everyone can draw – as adults we stop being creative because we fool ourselves into thinking that we cannot do it. How the independent games scene allows people to explore new ways of designing and laying …

What Is Roleplay? #13 – Melee Combat with Rugose Kohn

Welcome to Episode 13 of ‘What Is Roleplay?!  This episode we are joined by Rugose Kohn to discuss Melee Combat Trigger warning for violence and body horror! Melee combat is usually gritty and visceral hand to hand combat as opposed to more removed and antiseptic approach such as aerial bombardment. How early roleplaying games have …

What is Roleplay #12 – All Outta Bubblegum actual play

Welcome to Episode 12 of ‘What Is Roleplay?!  Join Chris & Dave as they get very silly in an All Outta Bubblegum actual play special! A brief explanation of the rules of All Outta Bubblegum A safety talk Counting for fun Setting the scene Pizza delivery mishaps and corner shop catastrophes More counting Listen as the …