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Psychological Safety in the TTRPG Space with GamerMomLuna! Luna and I talk today about psychological safety not just while playing the game, but while managing shows and streams. We touch on a lot of deep subjects as well as a big announcement at the end from me. It was lovely talking to Luna again, and I highly recommend you check out anything she works on...

Why TTRPGs Appeal to NeuroDivergent Folks (Plus Romance) w/ Halfling Nikki I am joined by another amazing Nikki out in the wild world of the TTRPG space where we find out just how much we have in common. We talk about neurodivergencies, and how it effects each of us from our different perspectives as well as a lot of things that the TTRPG world helps us cope with or appeal...

Adventure Academia - Deja Vu: Nightmares in Reality - Ep 13 Finale Finally back home in Seaborne, the party finds out some things, and need to try to save the day. But what do a bunch of students know? Will the be able to convince the right people of the problem early enough on? Or will it all be for nothing? Listen to the finale to find out! Tony - Dungeon Master....

Tabletop Mechanics and Character Creation w/ James Wallis James Wallis joins me today as we discuss basic tabletop mechanics and character creation. Tangents were had, stories were shared, but overall a good conversation was had! Go check out all the things that James does, and follow the links down below to see some of the wild characters he's created! Ja...

Forming and Growing Character Relationships w James D’Amato I'm joined by the lovely James D'Amato as we talk about forming and growing character relationships and how interesting that can be. All the fun ways you can build up the story with just a few character interactions and choices. It's always extremely fun to learn different ways that your characters....

Adventure Academia - City of Surprises - Ep 12 The party does some shopping before finding out that the shipment had made it to town. But how?! They head home, and try desperately to get ahold of people to figure out what's happening. Will they make it back in time for Founder's Day? Tony - Dungeon Master from Make it Playable Iggi (and Qu) - Ni...

Kickstarter TTRPG LIVE NOW! - Drama Llamas! Support the Kickstarter Today! I am joined by Yvris as we discuss a new Kickstarter available through mid-March! It's such a fun product and I highly recommend checking it out! It's already completely backed so any additional funds will help towards the stretch goals! Yvris Yvris Twitter | Button Ki...

NonBinary & QTPOC Representation in TTRPGs w Bee Zelda Bee Zelda is a wonderful human being that is in the TTRPG space that I have had the pleasure of working with on a Shadowrun series for Weave the Tale. They are super talented and today we talk about the important of NonBinary and q***r and trans people of color (QTPOC) representation in TTRPGs in ou...

Adventure Academia - Daddy Issues - Ep 11 After separating from their new warlock friend the group find themselves back at the mines, where way too many zombies are. Will the party survive the fight? Will they get answers or more questions? Tony - Dungeon Master from Make it Playable Iggi (and Qu) - Nikki from BTNO Sibiya - Amy Zoup (and Al...

Social Media in a Dying Social Media World w/ Kyle Latino Kyle Latino joins me as we discuss the challenges of sharing yourself on the internet for your passions and hobbies, and what to do when that world is crashing and burning. Looking at you Twitter! Are there alternatives? How should you spend your time and energy when you have a finite resource? List...

Adventure Academia - Dessert with the Undead - Ep 10 After separating from their new warlock friend the group find themselves back at the mines, where way too many zombies are. Will the party survive the fight? Will they get answers or more questions? Tony - Dungeon Master from Make it Playable Iggi (and Qu) - Nikki from BTNO Sibiya - Amy Zoup (and Al...

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D&D 5e - Library of Sorrows - TTRPG One Shot Library of Sorrows Our three adventurers have arrived at a new town and make a bet that something was going to come up within 30 minutes of arriving. Are they right? Thank you to Brianna for editing this episode

Character Bleed and Burnout w/ Fen Welcome back to 2023, where a mostly recovered Nikki is back from burnout land! I'm joined by Fen today as we discuss how important it is to recognize character bleed and burnout. Fen Twitter | Response Team Omnicron Twitter | Guild of the Phoenix Table Party Podcast | DerfDice.com Help support the....

Adventure Academia - Breakfast with Strangers - Ep 9 The Ram grants the group a reward for their help in freeing him, each gaining a new tattoo that holds importance behind it. With this, they learn what's truly important to them, and it allows them to become a better team. After a rest, some long discussions, and more nightmares, the party continues....

For the Queen - 3 Year Anniversary - TTRPG One Shot Today we played For the Queen a very unedited game about how three people who love the queen, in their own way, go about their life. We answer questions about what our characters do, and ultimately decide if we try to protect the queen or if we turn against her. Fen Personal Twitter | Podcast Twitte...

Adventure Academia - Fate of the Ram - Ep 8 The Ram grants the group a reward for their help in freeing him, each gaining a new tattoo that holds importance behind it. With this, they learn what's truly important to them, and it allows them to become a better team. After a rest, some long discussions, and more nightmares, the party continues....

Narrative Stories in TTRPGs with Amit Amit, the creator of City of Mist RPG, joins me today as we discuss Narrative story telling in TTRPGs and what are some of our favorite ways to tell stories narrative and how to use mechanics in narrative games. It was a wonderful conversation and I'm super glad I got to meet Amit at GenCon! Amit Tw...

Voice and Failing in TTRPGs w Nix I'm joined by Nix as we discuss how important is to to have voices from all ranges and your own voice in games. Also how important it is to learn from failing in TTRPGs but also in real life. It was a lovely conversation and would 100% want to talk to Nix again in the future! Nix Twitter | Twitch |....

Knowing your Self Worth & Charging What you Deserve w/ Sol One of the hardest things for me to ever wrap my head around was what I could charge worth as a content creator and freelancer. Knowing what your self worth is is going to help you charge what you deserve, even if it seems like an unreasonable number at first. Some amazing advice from Sol focusing o...

DMing for Kids in TTRPGs w/ Matt Walsh Getting the new generation interested in TTRPGs is one of the best feelings ever, but playing with children versus adults is always going to be a little different, and requires some specific skills that not everyone has. Today Matt shares some of the insight he has gained by being a DM at a local ga...

The Wonderous World of SciFi with David Arguably one of the best genres of all time, sci-fi has so much wonderful potential and can lead to interesting stories, worlds, and fantastic roleplay opportunities. Today David from High Shelf Collective and I talked about our mutual love of this genre and what we like to see from it/in it. David....

What Makes Horror Genres Fun For You? w/ Ravnos and Glaiza I'm joined today by two fantastic guests, Glaiza and Ian while we discuss horror genres in all different types of media and what our favorite things about it are. Enjoy the discussion and the wonderful variety! Glaiza Twitter Ravnos Twitter | Gehenna Gaming Twitter | Linktr.ee Table Party Podcast |....

Adapting Existing Media in TTRPGs w Kyle Kyle and I talk about the different types of media that can be used to help adapt games into what they are for us as DMs and players. You can take adaptions from all over the place, from movies, to video games, to books, to anything in between! Wizard Mike TikTok on 2000Tales Kyle Website | Itch.io....

The ABCs of TTRPGS (ADHD, Burn Out, and Chronic Illness) w Amber Amber and I decided to talk about a Burn out but that led to our ADHD selves going on a tangent about a lot of other topics, some of which are related to TTRPGs, promise! Amber Twitter | Twitch | Instagram | Itch.io Table Party Podcast | DerfDice.com Help support the show with Patreon or Ko-Fi! All....

2 Nerds with ADHD Talk about TTRPGs w/ Baez What happens when you put two nerds in the same call, and they don't know what to talk about? This conversation, which was a blast! Honestly, such a great conversation! Baez Twitter | Twitch | Instagram Table Party Podcast | DerfDice.com Help support the show with Patreon or Ko-Fi! All money provide...

The Slow Knife - A Story in Arcadia Prime - TTRPG One Shot What happens when you play a game from the perspective of the villains, and then the person who they thought they took care of comes back to get their revenge? The Slow Knife, and it's hilarious and amazingly fun concept! Check out Fen and I as we play this game, and honestly I am in love with it no...

Entering your Villain Era with Taylor Sometimes it's time to enter your Villain Era, and with all the songs happening lately related to this topic, I think now is the perfect time for Taylor and I to discuss creating the perfect villains. What are some of the best things that make the most interesting 4 dimensional villains? Give them d...

Adventure Academia - The Perfect Fit - Ep 7 The group finally find out what the tree is and what secrets were hidden inside or around it. They also figure out where this Ram has been leading them all along. Did they make a mistake or are they going to finally get answers? Tony - Dungeon Master from Make it Playable Iggi (and Qu) - Nikki from....

Using your Senses in Storytelling with Spence Always focusing on the sense of sight, we tend to forget as storytellers the wonderful other emotions that help make a story come to life. Today, I am joined by Spence as we discuss using our senses in storytelling, by someone who does it VERY well! Spence Twitter | TikTok | Website Table Party Podc...