Jul 05
Hello students, Professor Crunch here. Today, I am happy to bring you an article written by fan of the show Red Rabbit. You can find Red on the Academy forums. I have had the pleasure of discussing all kinds of game theory with Red and believe me, you are in for a treat with this …
Jul 04
Wow! This is a humbling and exciting honor! Seeing our name listed under “Best Podcast” is simply mind-blowing. We are working our hardest to make this podcast, website, and network the best it can possibly be. Seeing this nomination means so much to us all. From the bottom of our nerdy hearts, thank you. We …
Jun 30
Note to readers, this article was inspired by Table Topics # 68 – Setting DC’s in D&D You can listen to that episode here: www.therpgacademy.com/table-topics-episode-68-dcs-in-dnd Fewer skill checks, please. Role Playing Games, by their very nature, are an odd mixture of free-form cooperative storytelling and rigid mechanics. Everyone approaches this mix according to …
Jun 20
Note to readers, this article was inspired by Table Topics # 88 – The matrix. You can listen to that episode here: www.therpgacademy.com/table-topics/the-matrix Introduction to Player Narrative Control: The idea of Player Narrative Control is that you allow players to create details of the story that then become real in the game world. …
Jun 13
Note to reader: This article was inspired by Dungeon Talk Episode 1 of The RPG Academy Podcast. You can listen to that full episode at : www.theRpgacademy.com/dungeon-talk-episode-1-the-beginning/ What’s in a name? Less than you might think. When I first started running games I was terrified that a player would ask me questions I couldn’t …
Jun 12
Hello and welcome to The RPG Academy podcast website. If this is your first time here, we want to give you a brief tour of the Academy to help you get acclimated to the wide variety of content we provide and our extensive back catalog. Primarily, we are a podcast. We strive to hit a …
May 23
Welcome to the discussion of Wrought Iron episode 10, students. Crunch here to talk about one the of the most exciting and unique episodes we’ve ever done in an Actual Play podcast on The RPG Academy. I delayed the release of this article to try and give everyone a chance to listen before we get …
May 14
Hello everyone. Crunch here to talk about Wrought Iron episode 9. This was an interesting episode. My goal with these role play scenes was two fold. I wanted to flesh out the realism of the game world a bit and take a look at the characters in their natural habitats, so to speak. Thus, …
May 07
Hello everyone. Crunch here to talk about Wrought Iron, episode 8. I liked this episode quite a bit. Both the players and the characters express their reaction to the combat that just occurred and I have an opportunity to start to incorporate some elements of the mystery that the PCs are dealing with. Well, one …
Apr 30
Welcome back, students. Crunch here to talk about Wrought Iron episode 7. This episode was entirely devoted to combat. It was a needed break from all the role playing that’s been happening. Not that the role playing isn’t wonderful. But combat is a fundamental part of this game. The majority of the rules revolve around …
