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Episode 329: Memories of Gaming
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12/04/20 • 71 min
Episode 329: Memories of Gaming
After an extensive sick leave, Carie, Jason and Ryan return to answer listeners' questions about our past gaming experiences!
09/26/19 • 66 min
Episode 233: Don't Run This, But If You Must...
There's a lot of talk about offensive topics in games right now, so the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend examine sexual assault, child abuse, pregnancy, miscarriage and abortion in gaming. Carie, Jason and Ryan discuss alternative stories that storytellers can run that can evoke the same kinds of emotional responses from players without creating threatening, unsafe or uncomfortable games!
Episode 324: Ryan Asks A Question
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09/04/20 • 75 min
Episode 324: Ryan Asks A Question
Jason's finished his surgery, so we're back! This week, Ryan made a list of fun questions about our experiences in gaming. With no preparation, Ryan asks Carie and Jason all sorts of things about games, players, locations, game lines and more!
Episode 221: Plot Arc Planning
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06/20/19 • 61 min
Episode 221: Plot Arc Planning
Major, long-running plot arcs are the topic this week for the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend. Carie, Jason and Ryan explore the art of crafting and planning story-driven, character-driven and emotion-driven plot arcs!
Episode 309: Typing Your Roleplay
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04/09/20 • 58 min
Episode 309: Typing Your Roleplay
Socially isolated from each other, the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend take a look at the differences in roleplaying by text versus at a larp or tabletop game. Carie, Jason and Ryan talk about what makes a good post when playing by text on Discord, chat room, MUSH or a play by post game! Also, Jason does his laundry.
10/11/19 • 65 min
Episode 235: Ten Things That Will Make Your Character Better
Continuing the Ten Things lists, this week the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend talk about better characters. Carie, Jason and Ryan assemble a list of the Ten Things That Will Make Your Character Better!
Episode 215: Grease Monkeys
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05/03/19 • 58 min
*Episode 215: Grease Monkeys *
Mechanics are important, so this week, the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend spend some time examining the dice, nuts and bolts in a game and what makes them work (and not work). Carie, Jason and Ryan also discuss Ryan's theory of Collaborative Immigrants and Collaborative Natives!
06/25/18 • 61 min
Episode 112: Into The Storyteller's Vault
One of our Patreon backers is at the Thief level, meaning one of his characters gets roasted this episode! But first, the Curmudgeon, the Legend and the Favorite hang out with game designer Josh Heath to talk about his companies, High Level Games and Keep on the Heathlands, as well as learning all about how to create content for the White Wolf Storyteller's Vault. Ryan, Carie and Jason also get the scoop on HLG Con!
Special Guest: Josh Heath.
Links:
- On A Roll Podcast on Patreon — If you love On A Roll and would like to help keep it on the air, please visit our patreon page and consider making a small donation! Every dollar makes a difference, and we could not continue this project without the generous support of our patrons!
- High Level Games Convention — This Atlantic City gaming convention is on Oct. 12 - 14, 2018, and we'll be there with Josh!
- Keep on the Heathlands — Keep On the Heathlands is Josh's site dedicated to role-playing games and supporting the gaming community. In particular, we are focused on supporting, sustaining, and increasing inclusivity and diversity in our various communities.
- Tara M. Clapper - Writer/Editor — Tara Clapper is an RPG editor that Josh Heath recommends in this episode as a great person to work with if you are looking to pay an editor to check your Storyteller's Vault work! Also, she's awesome!
- Storytellers Vault — This is the place to find and create content for White Wolf game lines! Josh has several products here you should check out, including Dark New England Regional Sourcebook, which is ranked #1 Most Popular Storyteller's Vault product currently!
Episode 401: The Story of Grapevine
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05/28/21 • 57 min
Episode 401: The Story of Grapevine
In the season four premiere of On A Roll, the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend return with guest Adam Cerling. Adam created the infamous larp character database software Grapevine, used around the world for more than two decades as the standard for running World of Darkness larps. Carie, Jason and Ryan learn the story of how Grapevine came to be, and the tale of Adam's new project – an indie larp called Storywild!
Special Guest: Adam Cerling.
Links:
- Grapevine LARP Administration Utility — Download Grapevine here!
- Storywild — Learn about Adam's new larp project Storywild and subscribe to the mailing list for more info!
- The Awfully Cheerful Engine: An RPG of Action Comedy! by Morrus — Kickstarter — Back the Kickstarter for the Awfully Cheerful Engine from Morrus!
03/18/20 • 64 min
Episode 307: Socially Distant Roleplaying
Staying safe and isolated, the Favorite, the Curmudgeon and the Legend look at what gaming is like during the coronavirus outbreak. Carie, Jason and Ryan share all of the resources gamers can use, as well as the free and discounted products being offered, as we all practice socially distant roleplaying!
Links:
- Astral Virtual Tabletop — Astral is an online platform for running tabletop RPGs.
- Roll20: Online virtual tabletop for pen and paper RPGs — Roll20 allows online playing of RPGs and some board games!
- Fantasy Grounds — Fantasy Grounds is another online tabletop RPG platform.
- Tiny Supers — This Tiny d6 rpg is now Pay What You Want during the outbreak.
- The Mud Connector | TMC Mudlist, Muds, Text-Games and Reviews — Mud Connector is a difficult to navigate, non-userfriendly place to find a MUSH to play.
- Marsilikos — Marsilikos is a Kushiel's Debut MUSH.
- AresCentral - AresMUSH — Find MUSHs running the Ares code set here.
- Coral Springs High - Coral Springs — Coral Springs is the superheroes MUSH run by Carie.
- Adventurers Not Wanted — Adventurers Not Wanted is the fantasy MUSH Carie runs.
- Zoom Video Conferencing — Zoom is a great teleconferencing suite you can use to run RPGs over.
- Pugmire Core Rulebook Phone PDF — Pugmire's core book is available for your phone for free right now.
- Teenagers from Outerspace — Another great free RPG!
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FAQ
How many episodes does On A Roll have?
On A Roll currently has 104 episodes available.
What topics does On A Roll cover?
The podcast is about Leisure, Hobbies, Games, Tabletop, Dungeons And Dragons, Podcast, Podcasts, Rpg, Roleplaying and Pathfinder.
What is the most popular episode on On A Roll?
The episode title 'Episode 402: New Players' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on On A Roll?
The average episode length on On A Roll is 65 minutes.
How often are episodes of On A Roll released?
Episodes of On A Roll are typically released every 7 days, 6 hours.
When was the first episode of On A Roll?
The first episode of On A Roll was released on Apr 3, 2018.
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