July 2016 archive

Faculty Meeting # 98 – Wish Lists & Memorable NPCs.

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 57:36 — 52.7MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Hello and welcome to Faculty Meetings – The general advice and discussion podcasts from The Rpg Academy. This is Faculty Meeting # 98 – Wish Lists & Memorable NPCs. In this episode Professor Crunch and I, along with Matt and …

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An example of world building

Hello students, Crunch here with an article from Faculty Member Ryan Porta. In this article, he introduces us to the city of Redfern, describes what makes it unique, and provides some plot hooks to use. The intention of this article is not only to demonstrate how to generate home-brew content, but also to give you …

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Welcome to Detention!

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 40:53 — 32.7MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Hello students! Welcome to a new bonus feature on The RPG Academy, Detention! In this show, we have three featured segments: Extra Curricular Activities, Dead Campaigns, and Class Review. In this episode, I am joined by Scott …

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Wrought Iron : The Articles : Episode 11

Hello students, Professor Crunch here. Welcome back to both the Wrought Iron actual play series and the articles that dig into the games. This episode served to transition from that horribly awkward dinner party to a big action scene that will answer a few questions and set more events into motion. As I’ve said before, …

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The Campaigns : Wrought Iron Episode 11 : Wait

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 48:20 — 38.7MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Hello and welcome to The Campaigns, the Actual Play podcasts from The Rpg Academy. This is episode 11 of our newest DnD 5E actual play podcast. Wrought Iron In this episode, the party leaves and awkward situation and …

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Creating a complete and satisfying campaign – Part 1: The introduction

Hello students, Crunch here with an article from Faculty Member Jared Smith (@TheOtherJared1)   SERIES INTRO Did you ever think of a great campaign concept that you knew would make for an epic story, but never saw it come to fruition because of the fear it wouldn’t play out the way you pictured it in …

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The Trial of Reflections

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 57:16 — 52.4MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS   Hello and welcome to The Trials. Our new system play test Actual Play podcasts from The Rpg Academy. These games are from one-shots of us playing a new system and giving it a trial run.  This …

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Faculty Meeting # 97 – ENnie Moment Now

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:06:22 — 60.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Hello and welcome to Faculty Meetings – The general advice and discussion podcasts from The Rpg Academy. This is Faculty Meeting # 97 – ENnie Moment Now In this episode Professor Crunch and I discuss our ENnie nomination, ask you …

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14 ways to easily add new PCs to the party.

Hello students, Crunch here with an article from Faculty Member Ryan Porta.    Fun Suggestions for Introducing the New Party Member Your gaming group has been together for over a decade. The party was cleaning out caves of kobolds and goblins while you were in  grade school. In high school, saving towns and villages from …

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Vote for us – ENnie awards

Hello!   Here is the direct link so you can vote for this year’s ENnie awards.   Please consider us for  the # 1 spot for Best Podcast and Melvin Smif’s Geekery for best website.   www.Ennie-awards/vote/2016