Pain in the Dice

Terry Robinson

A podcast exploring RPGs including the industry, table experience, and development process from the team behind Systematic Understanding of Everything, Mage the Podcast, and The Story Told.

  • 1 hour 54 seconds
    Are We in an RPG Golden Age? with Ben Riggs

    Ben Riggs argues that a large active D&D fanbase is what creates a stable RPG environment for everything else and that the issues with the OGL and D&D Next cause unnecessary splintering that may hurt everyone

    Slaying the Dragon - Ben's book on D&D in the 90s

    Reading D&D Aloud - Ben's new project

    23 September 2024, 2:51 am
  • 1 hour 19 minutes
    RPG Academics and Defining a Game with Plot Points' Dr. Scott Bruner

    RPG academics is a growing field and Dr. Scott Bruner joins to talk about the shared realities, defining a game, and the persistence of Dungeons & Dragons.

    Plot Points podcast

    Dr. Bruners masters thesis

    Bleak Spirit

    Microscope

    Fiasco

    17 December 2023, 10:25 pm
  • 51 minutes 59 seconds
    So Whatcha Playin' - Hunter 5th and Gencon Recap

    How is Hunter the Reckoning 5th edition at the table? Can you draft a one-shot character? Do TTRPGs have a future at Gencon? These and more on this So Whatcha Playin'.

    Hunter the Reckoning 5th Edition - The book

    6 September 2023, 11:19 pm
  • 58 minutes 49 seconds
    RPGnomics - Port Saga and License Holders with Rachel J Wilkinson

    So you have a blockbuster idea and just need to get an IP holder on board, what could go wrong? A lot! Rachel J Wilkinson, creator of Port Saga joins to talk about license holders, Paradox, writing, and audience surveys.

    Rachel's Portfolio

    Port Saga

    My World of Darkness survey

    Lifemancy podcast


    18 August 2023, 1:47 am
  • 44 minutes 24 seconds
    Storyteller Vault Lessons with Radio Free Arcadia

    Charlie Cantrell is a part-time RPG writer who's using Storytellers Vault royalties to commission game books. What are the economics of this and how does he set his targets? Listen and find out!


    Radio Free Arcadia on Facebook

    Radio Free Arcadia on Storytellers Vault

    28 June 2023, 11:56 pm
  • 1 hour 15 minutes
    Book Talk - Adversaries of the Righteous for Exalted 3e

    Exalt characters need Exalt-level foes and Adversaries of the Righteous provides them in spades. Chazz and Terry talk sneak peaks at Exalt types, earth elemental apocalypse cults, and so so so many charms.

    Adversaries of the Righteous - This book on DTRPG

    Hundred Devils Night Parade - Another book of things

    16 June 2023, 10:13 pm
  • 1 hour 19 minutes
    Book Talk - Scion 2e Book Three: Demigod

    Demigods ply a path that results in either godhood or death in a brutal up-or-out challenge to Fate. Chazz and Terry talk new pantheons, building demigod narratives, and the underworld in Scion 2e Book Three: Demigod.

    Scion Second Edition Book Three: Demigod


    24 October 2022, 1:13 pm
  • 1 hour 8 minutes
    AI Art and the RPG Industry with Jason Pitre

    Midjourney, Dall-E, and Stable Diffusion are poised to disrupt the market for commissioned art. How do these technologies work and how might they effect RPG publishing? Jason Pitre of Genesis of Legend Publishing joins to discuss.

    Midjourney Bot home -Web interface for the Midjourney model

    Stable Diffusion - Local or cloud image generation

    Artbreeder - Image modification tool

    Monkey Selfie Copyright case - The macaque who didn't own a copyright

    Jason on Mage the Podcast - In which we talk about belief mechanics

    Noir World - Noir Powered by the Apocalypse

    Sig: City of Blades - Totally not Sigil

    Carry - A game about the Vietnam war

    Poser - a 3D Rendering program

    Todd Lockwood - Artist

    Egon Schiele - Artist

    Peter Mohrbacher - Artist

    24 September 2022, 3:49 am
  • 1 hour 3 minutes
    Pain in the Dice Plays Scion, Part 3

    Pain in the Dice Plays Scion: Hero Second Edition! The third of three episodes in which we discover that sometimes swimming is an interesting action and that Enhancement is a lovely way to accrue successes.

    15 September 2022, 5:18 am
  • 55 minutes 52 seconds
    Pain in the Dice Plays Scion, Part 2

    Pain in the Dice Plays Scion: Hero Second Edition! In which what is obviously a villain is revealed and we discuss Josh's truck.

    15 September 2022, 5:14 am
  • 57 minutes 24 seconds
    Pain in the Dice Plays Scion, Part 1

    Pain in the Dice Plays Scion: Hero Second Edition! This is the first of three parts in which Chazz storyguides for various people and a train is involved.

    15 September 2022, 5:11 am
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