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The Trials: Star Wars EotE – Ep 4 : Its a Rental

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:47 — 54.7MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello and welcome to The Trials, the Game system test drives from The Rpg Academy. This is where we try out new games, so you don’t have to.  I am Michael, and this is the Trial of Star …

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Michael Reviews D&D Basic

D&D Basic – A Review, by Michael After numerous delays I was able to finally finish my read-through of the       Version 0.1 of Basic D&D PDF. I wanted to read it in detail and really soak in the details and compare to earlier versions I experienced through the Play Test process as …

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Campaigns: City of the Damned: Ep 1 – A Bard’s Tale

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:13:56 — 59.2MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS    Hello and welcome to the Campaigns, the Actual Play Podcasts from The Rpg Academy. I am Michael and this is the first in a special series of the Campaigns. This whole adventure, which i’m calling The …

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Caleb Reviews the D&D Basic PDF

Ok kids, time for my take on DnD Basic…AKA Fifth Edition Lite…AKA the Cliff Notes version of DnD…AKA the first taste is free…AKA The One Where Michael and I Disagree.   Basic has only been out for a few days and already the interwebs are already aflame with opinions and arguments about this new thing …

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Overview of the D&D 5e Starter Set

D&D 5e Starter Box   On July 3rd, 2014 Wizard’s of the Coast (WotC) launched the newest edition of Dungeons and Dragons. The previous moniker of #Next was dropped and it is now simply D&D and if needed D&D5e.   This was a two-pronged launch. The D&D Starter Box aimed at new DM’s or new …

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Vote for your favorite One Unique Thing.

These are the top 5 OUT submissions from all that we received as chosen by the Sasquatch Studio guys (Rich, David and Stephen) and Caleb and myself.  Please vote for the one you think is the best and/or would be the best for the game. Whichever OUT gets the most votes, the person that submitted …

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Show and Tell – ArcKnight

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:22:07 — 56.4MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Hello and Welcome to Faculty Meetings: The general advice and discussion podcast from The RPG Academy.  This is  where we discuss topics that came up at our gaming table or yours I am Michael, and this is Table Topics …

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Caleb’s Origins Story

Both Michael and I were able to attend the Origins game fair this year. Origins is much more about board and card games, but it does feature an RPG component. There are many hosted events in a variety of RPG systems. There are also usually new games that are open for testing. This is true …

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Faculty Meeting # 49 – Maybe I’m the A$$hole

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:13:14 — 58.7MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSSHello and Welcome to Faculty Meetings: The general advice and discussion podcast from The RPG Academy where we discuss topics from our table or yours I am Michael and this is Faculty Meeting # 49 – Maybe i’m …

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My Origins-2014 Story

My Origins-2014 Story Like all great Origin stories, mine has both tragedy and triumph. This was my first trip to the Origins Game Fair, held each year in June in Columbus, Ohio.  it’s held by GAMA (The Game Manufactures Association) and is generally more focused on Board games / Card games than RPG’s.  It runs …

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