Welcome to Detention, Episode 6!

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:11:00 — 56.9MB)Subscribe: Google Podcasts | RSS | www.therpgacademy.com/podcasts Hello students! 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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Wrought Iron : The Articles : Episode 14

Hello students. Crunch here yet again to discuss what happened behind the GM screen during Wrought Iron episode 14. This episode continues the dungeon crawl that the party started last time. To be blunt, I wish I had designed this dungeon better. As opposed to other times when I’ve run my players through dungeons, I …

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The Campaigns : Wrought Iron Episode 14: You Can Do That?

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 54:51 — 43.9MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Hello and welcome to The Campaigns, the Actual Play podcasts from The Rpg Academy. This is episode 14 of our newest DnD 5E actual play podcast. Wrought Iron In this episode, the party continues their pursuit of Arahamie’s family …

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Review of Horror Adventures

Hello students. Professor Crunch here bringing you a review of Horror Adventures, a Pathfinder Roleplaying Game supplement. The Academy received an advanced copy of the book and I had a great time reading through all its spooky goodness. Is it Necessary? Before I get into the actual review, I want to address this question. It’s …

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Show and Tell 31 : Tiny Frontiers Mecha & Monsters

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 55:30 — 44.5MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Hello and welcome to Show & Tell the Podcasts from The Rpg Academy where we bring on guests to talk about something new and cool we want them to show us and tell us all about! (Get …

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Faculty Meeting # 99 – Armor Slippage

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:10:00 — 48.1MB)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 # 99 Armor Slippage. Caleb and I tackle the idea of using a skill check in combat to weaken …

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Michael Played Legendary Big Trouble in Little China

    I had three games on my “to buy” list when I went to GenCon 2016. Marvel Legendary: Civil War, Legendary Encounters: Firefly and Legendary: Big Trouble in Little China. All three new installments of the Legendary Deck Builder system. So, you should know already that I really like the Legendary card games. You …

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Welcome to Detention, Episode 5!

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:09:45 — 55.9MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Hello students! 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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Show and Tell 30: Invisible Sun

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Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:24 — 40.8MB)Subscribe: Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | RSS Hello and welcome to Show & Tell the Podcasts from The Rpg Academy where we bring on guests to talk about something new and cool we want them to show us and tell us all about! (Get …

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GM Advice – Using the PC’s backstory

Using the PC’s backstory:   In my last article, I wrote about creating effective backgrounds for player characters. This included advice on how to write background that are not bogged down with too many details as well as a discussion about how to allow GMs to effectively use this background information in the story. Today …

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