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Live Action Role Playing (LARP)

December 17, 2020Storyteller Conclave7thsea, dice, dnd5e, dungeonmaster, Dungeonsanddragons, DungeonWorld, gamemaster, LARP, MagpieGames, miniatures, PoweredbytheApocalypse, roleplaying, roleplayinggame, rpgs, shadowrun, storyteller, tabletop, tabletopgaming, ttrpg, UrbanShadows, whitewolf, worldofdarknessstoryteller-conclave

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Not all role playing takes place at the table, with dice and paper. Some games are played in live-action, where the players act out the roles of their characters, and elaborate props and costumes are used. Live Action Role Playing (LARP) may differ significantly from TTRPGs, but at the core, we’re still telling compelling stories. Rob & Sara not only discuss the hoby, but share their own experiences!

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System Spotlight : Savage Worlds

December 10, 2020Storyteller Conclave7thsea, dice, dnd5e, dungeonmaster, Dungeonsanddragons, DungeonWorld, FoundryVTT, gamemaster, MagpieGames, miniatures, PinnacleRolePlayingGames, PoweredbytheApocalypse, roleplaying, roleplayinggame, rpgs, SavageWorlds, shadowrun, storyteller, tabletop, tabletopgaming, ttrpg, UrbanShadows, whitewolf, worldofdarknessstoryteller-conclave

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Savage Worlds is a heroic game system wrapped in simple but unique rules. Dice, cards, and tokens are all mixed together to create a fun, exciting, and quick to action system. This week Rob & Sara walk you through the in’s and out’s of Pinnacle Entertainment’s Savage Worlds.

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Encounter Design : Out of Scope

December 3, 2020Storyteller Conclave7thsea, dice, dnd5e, dungeonmaster, Dungeonsanddragons, DungeonWorld, gamemaster, MagpieGames, miniatures, PoweredbytheApocalypse, randomencounters, roleplaying, roleplayinggame, rpgs, shadowrun, storyteller, tabletop, tabletopgaming, ttrpg, UrbanShadows, whitewolf, worldofdarknessstoryteller-conclave

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As we close our mini-series on Encounter Design, Rob & Sara discuss… the rest. Out of scope Encounters! Perhaps your players made a bet and gambling is on the table. Or what seems like a simple stop becomes a battle of the bards. Sometimes you have the beginning and end of a plot but no middle, perhaps some encounters? This episode wraps the discussion and helps “fill the gaps”.

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Encounter Design : Puzzle Encounters

November 19, 2020Storyteller Conclave7thsea, dice, dnd5e, dungeonmaster, Dungeonsanddragons, gamemaster, miniatures, roleplaying, roleplayinggame, rpgs, shadowrun, storyteller, tabletop, tabletopgaming, ttrpg, whitewolf, worldofdarknessstoryteller-conclave

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Continuing our mini-series on Encounter Design, Rob & Sara delve this week into Puzzle Encounters! Do you need to walk on specific places to cross the trapped dungeon floor? Does the evil noble have an elaborate lock on his vault? Will the sphinx only answer your question after you’ve solved it’s riddles three? Using puzzles can add a dimension of fun to your game that simple combat and intrigue cannot!

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Encounter Design : Not-So-Random Encounters

November 5, 2020Storyteller Conclave7thsea, dice, dnd5e, dungeonmaster, Dungeonsanddragons, gamemaster, miniatures, roleplaying, roleplayinggame, rpgs, shadowrun, storyteller, tabletop, tabletopgaming, ttrpg, whitewolf, worldofdarknessstoryteller-conclave

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Continuing our mini-series on Encounter Design, Rob & Sara delve this week into Random Encounters! Are you grossly underprepared for the current story and need “filler”? Did you forget to give them an important plot item and now you need someone to drop it conveniently? Is there a bit of drama between the players and it needs to bubble to the surface? All of these can seem random, but are they really?

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Using Props

October 29, 2020Storyteller Conclave7thsea, dice, dnd5e, dungeonmaster, Dungeonsanddragons, gamemaster, miniatures, roleplaying, roleplayinggame, rpgs, shadowrun, storyteller, tabletop, tabletopgaming, ttrpg, whitewolf, worldofdarknessstoryteller-conclave

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We often associate Tabletop RPGs with dice, paper, and pencils. Some of us also include miniatures, terrain, and other visual aids. But how much further can you take the immersion of physical objects in your storytelling? This week, Sara & Rob discuss the utility of using props in your storytelling, as well as some of the do’s and don’ts.

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Encounter Design : Extended & Environmental Encounters

October 22, 2020Storyteller Conclave7thsea, dice, dnd5e, dungeonmaster, Dungeonsanddragons, encounters, gamemaster, miniatures, roleplaying, roleplayinggame, rpgs, shadowrun, storyteller, tabletop, tabletopgaming, ttrpg, whitewolf, worldofdarknessstoryteller-conclave

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Continuing our mini-series on Encounter Design, Rob & Sara delve this week into Extended and Environmental Encounters! Winter winds whip up a snow storm on the way to Vardburg, the sun beats down on the makeshift raft as you slowly drift at sea, or perhaps you need to scale the Dragons Peak to find the lost temple of the eye!

Pre-show tracks by Arcane Anthems:
All These Dice (All My Life Parody)
Barbarian (Seven Nation Army Parody)
Bard (American Boy Parody)
BBEG (Cradles Parody)
Dungeon Master (Uprising Parody)
Heed the Call (Blinding Lights Parody)
Nat 1 Guy (Mr. Brightside Parody)
Rakshasa (Bad Guy Parody)
Rogue (Believer Parody)

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Game System Spotlight: BattleTech/Mechwarrior

October 15, 2020Storyteller Conclave7thsea, BattleTech, Catalyst Game Labs, D&D, dice, dnd5e, dungeonmaster, Dungeonsanddragons, FASA, gamemaster, Mechwarrior, miniatures, roleplaying, roleplayinggame, rpgs, shadowrun, storyteller, tabletop, tabletopgaming, ttrpg, whitewolf, worldofdarknessstoryteller-conclave

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Beginning as a miniatures combat game, and expanding into one of the most recognizable franchises in gaming, BattleTech has certainly made its mark! This week, Sara & Rob present another System Spotlight, this time on the futuristic world of giant robot warfare, BattleTech, by Catalyst Games.

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Encounter Design : Social Encounters

October 8, 2020Storyteller Conclave7thsea, dice, dnd5e, dungeonmaster, Dungeonsanddragons, gamemaster, miniatures, roleplaying, roleplayinggame, rpgs, shadowrun, storyteller, tabletop, tabletopgaming, ttrpg, whitewolf, worldofdarknessstoryteller-conclave

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Continuing our mini-series on Encounter Design, Rob & Sara delve this week into Social Encounters! From the bard seducing the tavern wench, to coaxing military secrets from a general at a high society mixer, to intimidating the local thieve’s guild, social encounters cover these all!

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Encounter Design : Combat Encounters

October 1, 2020Storyteller Conclave7thsea, dice, dnd5e, dungeonmaster, Dungeonsanddragons, gamemaster, miniatures, roleplaying, roleplayinggame, rpgs, shadowrun, storyteller, tabletop, tabletopgaming, ttrpg, whitewolf, worldofdarknessstoryteller-conclave

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Encounters are the building blocks of every good TTRPG. Combat, chases, social challenges, and even the lowly “random encounter,” are what make up the challenges we set before the players. This week, Rob & Sara begin the first of a series of episodes about Encounter Design, beginning with COMBAT.

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