Wrought Iron : The Articles : Episode 16

Hello students. Crunch here with your look behind the GM screen for Wrought Iron episode 16. This is going to be a shorter article as the content of this episode is fairly straightforward and roleplay-focused. I must admit, I am really surprised that we haven’t heard more reactions to what happened in episode 15. That …

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The Campaigns : Wrought Iron Episode 16 : Grief

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:10:15 — 56.3MB)Subscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | www.therpgacademy.com/podcasts Hello and welcome to The Campaigns, the Actual Play podcasts from The Rpg Academy. This is episode 16 of our newest DnD 5E actual play podcast. Wrought Iron In this episode, the party members deal with their recent loss. …

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Review of Storm King’s Thunder

Hello students and AcadeManiacs. This week, faculty member Ryan Porta writes a review of a new published adventure. We did receive a review copy of this module and it will be part of the raffle pool at AcadeCon this year. If you just can’t wait and want to but it now, visit Amazon through our …

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Welcome to Detention, Episode 8!

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:09:42 — 55.8MB)Subscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | www.therpgacademy.com/podcasts Hello Academaniacs! Welcome to a new bonus feature on The RPG Academy, Detention! We were so happy to hear good feedback about this bonus content that we decided to make more! In this episode, Caleb and Scott are …

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Faculty Meeting # 100 – Who Woulda Thought

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 2:22:43 — 57.2MB)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 # 100 – Who Woulda Thought. This a special episode for us. After just over 4 years of …

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Alignment : Part 2

Last week, we started talking about Alignment, a tricky subject that is a core aspect of Dungeons and Dragons. I introduced the concept and shared an opinion of Jacob from Edgeland Games. This week, I will respond to a few of Jacob’s points. To start, let’s talk about monsters and their alignment. How does alignment …

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Welcome to Detention, Episode 7!

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:10:47 — 56.7MB)Subscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | www.therpgacademy.com/podcasts Hello Academaniacs! Welcome to a new bonus feature on The RPG Academy, Detention!   We were so happy to hear good feedback about this bonus content that we decided to make more! In this episode, Caleb and Scott …

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Wrought Iron : The Articles : Episode 15

Hello students. Crunch here with your look behind the GM screen for Wrought Iron episode 15. All of these articles deal with facts from the episodes, but this one talks about a major spoiler. If you haven’t listened yet, I highly recommend that you do so before reading further. This was a tough episode to …

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The Campaigns : Wrought Iron Episode 15 : Tilly

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 35:43 — 28.6MB)Subscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | www.therpgacademy.com/podcasts Hello and welcome to The Campaigns, the Actual Play podcasts from The Rpg Academy. This is episode 15 of our newest DnD 5E actual play podcast. Wrought Iron In this episode, the dungeon crawl concludes. Arhamie Mot played by …

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Alignment : Part 1

In my opinion, alignment is one of the most polarizing topics within the RPG hobby, and specifically within Dungeons and Dragons. It is fundamental to the nature of the game, yet it is subject to constant debate. As it applies to games, alignment is both mechanical and philosophical, which only adds to the confusion. This …

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