Now on YouTube: CONSUMABLE ITEMS (Remastered) - Scrolls, Snacks, and Sketchy Vials - RPGBOT.Podcast S5E38 https://youtu.be/IyCePe61-LY #TTRPG #Podcast

CONSUMABLE ITEMS (Remastered) - Scrolls, Snacks, and Sketchy Vials - RPGBOT.Podcast S5E38

Why do heroes carry bags full of magical snacks, explosive flasks, ...

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Now on YouTube: THE ORAL HISTORY OF THE POKÉMON JR ADVENTURE GAME - RPGBOT.Podcast S5E37 https://youtu.be/awlLOsTGEQ8 #ttrpg #podcast #pokemon

THE ORAL HISTORY OF THE POKÉMON JR ADVENTURE GAME - RPGBOT.Podcast S5E37

In this episode, the RPGBOT hosts take a deep dive into the origin,...

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Updated DnD 5.5 Cleric Subclasses Guide Our DnD 5.5 Cleric Subclasses Guide now covers the updated Grave Domain and includes a section covering legacy subclasses which haven't made it into the 5.5 rules yet. https://rpgbot.net/2024-dnd/classes/cleric/cleric-subclasses/ #DnD #2024DnD #Cleric

Cleric Subclasses 2024 | DnD 5.5 Subclasses Guide

If you want to allow this domain in your game, I recommend these changes:

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DnD 5.5 took Regeneration away from vampires, including Strahd! It was an interesting surprise while researching our recent podcast episode about vampires.

Real-world mythology for dealing with vampires is wild, and you should use that in your DnD games. If no one tells you that you need to bury Strahd with a brick in his mouth, you’re missing out.

Cyberpunk: Red offers three options for character creation depending on how much customization you want. If you go for “the full package,” it’s a very detailed point system. At the other end, you’ll have a full character in about 5 minutes that’s slightly more customized than a pregen.

Cyberpunk: Red character creation asks you to randomly determine how many tragic romances your character has had and how they ended. Gotta get the tragic backstory in right from the start! #cyberpunk #howtoplay #podcast

2014 DnD 5e RANGER (Remastered): Levels 1 - 4 - Archery to Beast Mastery: Choosing the Right Build - RPGBOT.Podcast S6E94 https://rpgbot.net/2014-dnd-5e-ranger-remastered-levels-1-4-archery-to-beast-mastery-choosing-the-right-build-rpgbot-podcast-s6e94/ #DnD #DnD5e #Ranger

2014 DnD 5e RANGER (Remastered): Levels 1 – 4 – Archery to Beast Mastery: Choosing the Right Build – RPGBOT.Podcast S6E94

In this episode, we begin our journey through the 2014 Ranger from levels 1 through 4. We break down the class’s ability scores, armor, weapons, skills, Fighting Styles, spellcasting, and its awkward position somewhere between Fighter, Rogue, and person who remembers to bring enough trail rations.

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2026-2027 DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS RELEASE SCHEDULE: A Roadmop Written in Blood and Marketing - RPGBOT.Podcast S6E93 https://rpgbot.net/2026-2027-dungeons-and-dragons-release-schedule-a-roadmop-written-in-blood-and-marketing-rpgbot-podcast-s6e93-rpgbot-podcast-s6e93/ #DnD #2024DnD #GenCon

2026-2027 DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS RELEASE SCHEDULE: A Roadmop Written in Blood and Marketing – RPGBOT.Podcast S6E93

Wizards of the Coast has revealed its roadmap for Dungeons & Dragons through 2027, and Tyler is here to unload everything he learned during an embargoed presentation. We begin at Gen Con, which Wizards plans to turn into the recurring home for its annual D&D announcements. There will be a massive convention presence, live events, streams, adoptable puppies, and something called D&D Icons. Everyone involved seems extremely excited about Icons. Unfortunately, nobody appears capable of explaining what they actually are.

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We’re very excited for Arcana Unleashed: Deadfall! A full high-level DnD campaign set in Thay leaves a ton of room for high-level magical shenanigans. #dnd #2024dnd #arcanaunleashed

This is what I have been up to for the past four months! Free League's huge catalog of award-winning games deserves premium digital tools, so we've made it our quest to create them. With incredible progress already, there's so much more to come. Check out Early Access at freeleagueunbound.com

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Free League Unbound - the Official Digital Toolset for Free League Tabletop Roleplaying Games - Push Your Play - Without the Stress - Digital Reader, Game Compendium, and Character Tools Coming Soon!

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Get ready to push your play - without the stress. Introducing Free League Unbound - the official digital toolset and companion for Free League games. Early Access to the Digital Reader and Game Compendium is live now for the first four games! www.freeleagueunbound.com

We’re getting Dark Sun for DnD 5.5! I’ve been saying it would happen in 2026 for over a year, and a lot of people told me WotC couldn’t make it work. The release won’t be until 2027, unfortunately, but I’m counting it as a win.

2026/2027 DnD Release Schedule: What We Know So Far https://rpgbot.net/2026-2027-dnd-release-schedule-what-we-know-so-far/ #2024DnD #DnD #GenCon

2026/2027 DnD Release Schedule: What We Know So Far

We dove into the D&D product release schedule for 2026 and 2027, and there's a lot to look forward to!

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Next up: Dungeons and Dragons vision keynote. Don’t mind the giant lamp at the center of where I am sitting.

Paizo and Wizards of the Coast both have keynote addresses tonight at Gen Con announcing what’s coming in the next year

Paizo and Wizards of the Coast both have keynote addresses tonight at Gen Con announcing what’s coming in the next year

Now on YouTube: OTHER WORLDS 2 EPISODE RECAP - RPGBOT.Podcast S5E36 https://youtu.be/uY81x7wHwVA #TTRPG #ActualPlay #Podcast

Now on YouTube: SPELL UPCASTING - Remastered - RPGBOT.Podcast S5E35 https://youtu.be/OZHpyyiIJ64 #TTRPG #Podcast

Updated DnD 5.5 Artificer Subclasses Guide Our DnD 5.5 Artificer Subclasses guide now covers the new Reanimator Artificer. https://rpgbot.net/2024-dnd/classes/artificer/artificer-subclasses/ #DnD #2024DnD #Artificer

HitPlay Pulse is a new TTRPG sound effect app kickstarting in early August! Easy background music, fun sound-effects for spells and attacks, and no generative AI. #sponsored

CYBERPUNK RED: How to Play 1 - Talk Before You Glock - RPGBOT.Podcast S6E92 https://rpgbot.net/cyberpunk-red-how-to-play-1-talk-before-you-glock-rpgbot-podcast-s6e92/ #Cyberpunk #HowToPlay #podcast

CYBERPUNK RED: How to Play 1 – Talk Before You Glock – RPGBOT.Podcast S6E92

This RPGBOT.Podcast Quickstart kicks off our Cyberpunk Red arc, with Ash taking the GM chair and immediately shoving Randall and Tyler into a glittering corporate hellscape where every system has failed except capitalism, which unfortunately got promoted. This is the concepts and themes episode, so before anyone gets to build a tragic little neon goblin with a gun, Ash walks us through the setting, the history, the tone, and the important survival lesson that being cool does not make you bulletproof.

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A weirdly large part of our podcast involves content that makes one of us uncomfortable and/or being teased by chat. It’s a weird dynamic, but it’s all in good fun.

Now on YouTube: OTHER WORLDS 2 - AN RPGBOT.ADVENTURE - RPGBOT.Podcast S5E34 https://youtu.be/L54jW2rjmug #ttrpg #actualplay #podcast

Cyberpunk: RED puts a lot of emphasis on the day-to-day lived experience of characters in a dystopian future. The real-world horrors of survival are crushing, the rent is too damn high, and living in a rented storage container is considered decent accommodations.

PANDEMONIUM (Remastered) - Speaking of Things that are Chaotic… - RPGBOT.Podcast S6E91 https://rpgbot.net/pandemonium-remastered-speaking-of-things-that-are-chaotic-rpgbot-podcast-s6e91/ #TTRPG #Podcast

PANDEMONIUM (Remastered) – Speaking of Things that are Chaotic… – RPGBOT.Podcast S6E91

Welcome to Pandemonium, the plane where the wind screams, gravity is a rumor, and every emergency exit has a reasonable chance of dropping you directly into the Abyss. Tyler explains the cosmology, Randall attempts to locate something resembling a usable map, Ash discovers that the wind is made from...

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ARCHIVE OF MESS-US - Everyone Failed Their Diplomacy Check - RPGBOT.Podcast S6E90 https://rpgbot.net/archive-of-mess-us-everyone-failed-their-diplomacy-check-rpgbot-podcast-s6e90/ #TTRPG #Podcast #Pathfinder

ARCHIVE OF MESS-US – Everyone Failed Their Diplomacy Check – RPGBOT.Podcast S6E90

Paizo has ended its eight-year official licensing partnership with Archives of Nethys, and the Pathfinder community reacted with all the restraint and careful consideration of a barbarian discovering Reddit. We break down what is actually changing, what is not changing, and why Archives of Nethys is not being deleted, destroyed, paywalled, or dragged behind Paizo headquarters. The site can still provide Pathfinder and Starfinder rules for free, but it will lose access to most official artwork and will no longer receive books early enough to guarantee new content on release day.

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Gen Con is this week, which means big announcements for DnD, Pathfinder, and your other favorite TTRPGS

@paizo.com needs to create an affiliate program for Paizo.com so that creators and influencers can start driving sales directly to Paizo instead of to Amazon while still funding out content. We like Paizo. We do not care about Amazon.

The beginning of our actual play segment of Cyberpunk: Red! We’ve been promised the horrors of technology and capitalism run amok, and we’re leaning in hard!

Countering your player’s abilities in every single DnD encounter isn’t fun for anyone. Making players struggle occasionally is a fun challenge, but a counter in absolutely every encounter just makes players feel unwelcome. We need better challenges than “you don’t get to succeed because I said so.”