Appendix N University-"Return of the Sorcerer" by Clark Ashton Smith Ep. 144
May 30, 2019
How did pulp fiction of the 1930s influence D&D? Plot Points takes a hard look at the question by reading "Return of the Sorcerer" by Clark Ashton Smith, and brings along a couple special guests for the journey. Prof. Jason Ray Carney is a fascinating professor of English at Christopher Newport University with an...
Improv for Gamers- A Karen Twelves Interview Ep. 143
May 23, 2019
What can gamers learn from improv to have more fun at the table? Improv impresario Karen Twelves has the answers! Ben has a wide-ranging and free-wheeling conversation with her about game, life, and living abroad. Buy her book, Improv for Gamers here!
Also mentioned in the podcast was Archipelago.
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A D&D AP That Sounds Like an Audio Drama: Ep. 142
May 16, 2019
Encounter Party is a slick piece of D&D entertainment so well-acted and so well-edited that it is more like audio drama than anything else. Our own Sarah Babe plays a minotaur on the podcast, and quite simply, if you enjoy Plot Points, you have to check out Encounter Party.
If you like Encounter Problem, check out Ned...
A New Kind of D&D 5E in Ravnica: Ep. 141
May 10, 2019
A city that covers a planet, riven by factions and guilds- that is Ravnica! Plot Points takes a deep dive into this iconic Magic: The Gathering setting's translation into D&D 5th edition! But what is D&D when characters can't just kill their way to victory?
Plot Points is going to try out a new feature: an Appendix N...
Alien RPG to Burst Out of Free League Publishing: An Interview with Tomas Harenstam: Ep. 140
May 2, 2019
Hear the secrets of the upcoming Alien role-playing game from Free League Publishing in this interview with Free League designer and impresario Tomas Harenstam, coming to you live as the internet can be, from the bucolic wilds of Sweden!
If you're new to Plot Points, we're the podcast that takes role-playing games...