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Roleing Imperfection

Roleing Imperfection

Roleing Imperfection

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Our podcast features two friends with over fifteen years of gaming experience chatting about tabletop role playing games. Our philosophy involves complex character design integrated with fully fleshed out worlds. We aim to help people write characters, play tabletop rpgs, and run their own games. Each episode will break down a different roleplaying topic with stories from our past games and suggestions for how to make your games better.New episodes launch Thursdays! Remember to play what you love, and, may your characters do something epic!
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Goodpods has curated a list of the 10 best Roleing Imperfection episodes, ranked by the number of listens and likes each episode have garnered from our listeners. If you are listening to Roleing Imperfection for the first time, there's no better place to start than with one of these standout episodes. If you are a fan of the show, vote for your favorite Roleing Imperfection episode by adding your comments to the episode page.

Roleing Imperfection - Ep. 108: Character Options: Keeping Options Open
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08/18/22 • 57 min

In this week’s episode, Steve and Kevin talk about how to make a character who is adaptable or open to several story situations. We talk about providing ambiguity in backstory, making interesting roleplay choices, and some places where chance can make things more fun. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves!

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Roleing Imperfection - Ep. 81: Multigaming: Keeping Track of Games
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02/10/22 • 32 min

In this episode, Steve and Kevin talk about managing multiple games and how to arrange and keep track of them. We also answer the question: how many games is too many? Well, sort of. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves!

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Roleing Imperfection - Ep. 65: Complex Villainy

Ep. 65: Complex Villainy

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10/21/21 • 69 min

In this episode, Steve and Kevin return to making villains. We're hoping to make things clearer than we did in Episode 13: Grand Villains. We mark out some personality types and then talk about making villain actions more meaningful. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves!
Dark Gifts
Femme Fatale (or Personne Périlleuse)
MacGuffin Bearer
Panopticon
Monsters
Recon Raptor
Surveillance Golem Economy
Surveillance Golem Standard
Surveillance Golem Elite
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In this episode, Steve and Kevin discuss how to make speech pop in a campaign. It's not all accents! In fact, we spend most of our time on other things, like tone and speech patterns. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves!
Trans-voice Suggestions on Youtube

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Roleing Imperfection - Ep. 25: Pausing a Game Intentionally
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01/14/21 • 50 min

In this episode, Kevin and Steve talk about how to make sure that a tabletop roleplaying game survives a hiatus. We discuss things that the GM and the players can to prepare for the future and maintain excitement for the return. We also discuss series cliffhangers that have inspired us. We hope you enjoy!
A video of Poe with his cone
Some images of Poe with cone in his pod
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Roleing Imperfection - Ep. 7: Creating a New Setting

Ep. 7: Creating a New Setting

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09/10/20 • 52 min

In this episode, Kevin and Steve discuss some ways to create your own original setting. These include inspiration, maps, timelines, and political/social factions. We discuss some of our games and how we were initially inspired by certain things we loved and how we used them in our original settings. We hope you enjoy!
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Roleing Imperfection - Ep. 4: Imperfecting a D&D 5e Character
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08/20/20 • 84 min

In this double-sized episode, Kevin and Steve look at adding imperfection and hooks while building a Dungeons and Dragons fifth edition system. We end up making a Tiefling, which neither of us has played, Bard, which Steve has never played. Join us as we wander through the system, share stories, and have some fun. We hope you enjoy!
The finished character sheet
World background
Backstory
Character art
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Roleing Imperfection - Ep. 116: Planning a Haunted House Game
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10/13/22 • 52 min

In this week’s episode, Kevin and Steve talk about how to make a great Haunted House episode/campaign. We discuss planning, some common tropes, and of course, how to subvert some of those ideas to surprise your players. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves!

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Roleing Imperfection - Ep. 122: Planning a Noir Game

Ep. 122: Planning a Noir Game

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11/24/22 • 68 min

It’s been a long time coming! For our Thanksgiving episode, Steve and Kevin finally get to a subject near and dear to our hearts: Film Noir. We break a very complicated genre down to three key things: a crime plot, nuanced characters, and that dark, dark atmosphere. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves!

GM Smiling Dog link here (I know it’s from last time, but it feels right to leave it here)

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Roleing Imperfection - Ep. 112: Roleplay! We're all Cringe Here!
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09/15/22 • 31 min

In this week’s episode, Steve and Kevin encourage people to roleplay and discuss several ways to roleplay beyond the obvious. We hope you enjoy and take care of yourselves!

Some images we mention:

Fat Batman and Superman

Bat-Hulk

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FAQ

How many episodes does Roleing Imperfection have?

Roleing Imperfection currently has 166 episodes available.

What topics does Roleing Imperfection cover?

The podcast is about Game Design, Leisure, Games, Dungeons And Dragons, Design, Writing, Worldbuilding, Podcasts, Arts, Rpg, Ttrpg and Pathfinder.

What is the most popular episode on Roleing Imperfection?

The episode title 'Ep. 112: Roleplay! We're all Cringe Here!' is the most popular.

What is the average episode length on Roleing Imperfection?

The average episode length on Roleing Imperfection is 49 minutes.

How often are episodes of Roleing Imperfection released?

Episodes of Roleing Imperfection are typically released every 7 days.

When was the first episode of Roleing Imperfection?

The first episode of Roleing Imperfection was released on Jul 30, 2020.

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