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Tycho's Tales
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We talk about playing in and running tabletop RPGs.

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Pathfinder's critical success and failure mechanic is much better than D&D's #pf2e #5e
May 27, 2025 at 11:40 PM
@slyflourish.com writes some amazing stuff for GMs; one of my favourites is his so-called "spiral campaign development" framework. We talk about it in our latest episode: www.buzzsprout.com/2325379/epis... #dnd #ttrpg
Spiral campaign development - Tycho's Tales
We talk about Michael E. Shea's excellent essay on spiral campaign development, from the Kobold Guide to Worldbuilding Volume 2 (Kobold Press).Michael also goes by Sly Flourish, and you can find a ver...
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April 3, 2025 at 7:52 AM
An important part of being a good GM is really listening to your players when they make up absolute nonsense
#dnd #ttrpg
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the great ocean schlaggermine #dnd #podcast #ttrpg
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April 1, 2025 at 3:56 AM
One of the best things about tabletop rpgs is how much more creative you can be in combat
creativity in d&d
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March 30, 2025 at 8:07 AM
In D&D, you can only attune to 3 magic items at once. In my games, characters can equip as many magic items as they would in a standard RPG videogame - one pair of gloves, two rings, one amulet, and so on. Is this a common homebrew rule, or do most people stick to the three-item limit? #dnd #d&d
March 26, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Roleplaying high-charisma characters as a low-charisma player can be pretty fun #dnd #ttrpg

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all in the name of efficiency #podcast #dndpodcast #dnd
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November 26, 2024 at 6:58 AM
The story of how the first time I used Divine Intervention, the fate of the entire city of Neverwinter was changed forever: tychostales.com/articles/div...
Divine Intervention - Tycho's Tales
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November 19, 2024 at 1:26 AM
What starts as a hangover becomes an adventure full of wild twists and unexpected consequences. Your heads may be foggy, but the fate of your cargo—and possibly your dignity—rests in your hands.

We've just released a free one-shot for D&D 5e: tychostales.com/articles/the...
The Hangover: A one-shot for D&D 5e - Tycho's Tales
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November 16, 2024 at 8:34 PM
what's your character class in the apocalypse? www.youtube.com/shorts/7I7Lx...
character classes in the apocalypse #ttrpg #dnd #podcast
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November 14, 2024 at 1:59 AM
The difference between tabletop RPGs and videogame RPGs
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we're not playing skyrim #podcast #ttrpg #dnd
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September 29, 2024 at 4:38 AM
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August 18, 2024 at 6:38 AM
when the wrong NPC dies youtube.com/shorts/sWThQ...
sometimes the wrong npc dies #dnd #podcast
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July 11, 2024 at 7:58 PM
if you've ever struggled to remember to award (or use) inspiration, you aren't alone, but we have some ideas to fix that
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#dnd #ttrpg #5e
Fixing inspiration in 5e - Tycho's Tales
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July 10, 2024 at 6:59 AM
Why the Feywild is so fun as a player and as a GM
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The Feywild #dnd #podcast
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July 4, 2024 at 8:54 PM
A kitten, a beetle, a rat and an invisible rabbit walk into a pit... www.youtube.com/shorts/_mtaj...
#ttrpg #dnd
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June 25, 2024 at 7:47 AM
If you've ever struggled to make low-level combat more interesting for your players, part one of our low-level combat discussion was released this morning, with the second half to follow next week:

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#ttrpg #5e #pf2e #dnd
Low-level combat - Part 1 - Tycho's Tales
Low-level combat is often mechanically simple, and this can lead to potentially boring encounters, particularly if players are used to the range of abilities available with higher-level characters. In...
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May 7, 2024 at 8:16 PM