Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game
Up Your RPG
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Each week we discuss a different topic that relates directly to tabletop role-playing gaming. You’ll hear unbiased, and sometimes biased, discourse among our cast of TTRPG gamers and GMs. We’ve got decades and decades of experience. We’ve put tons of time in, and have made all of the mistakes. We’re sharing our gaffs and glories to help you have richer role-playing experiences.
Every show will contain nuggets of knowledge that players and GMs alike will be able to incorporate into their own RPG tables. Whatever ruleset you’re into, from Dungeons & Dragons to Call of Cthulhu, from Savage Worlds to Blades in the Dark, you’ll learn something useful from each episode.
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S1E2: Character Creation - Where to Find Inspiration
Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game
06/22/22 • 23 min
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In this episode, we're talking about something that almost all players and GMs deal with some point, if not frequently... and that is finding inspiration for a character. It's a process that I personally really enjoy, and I'm super excited to discuss with today's panel.
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S1E9: Character trait or trope, is your hook hokey?
Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game
08/10/22 • 26 min
In this episode, character trait or trope, is your hook hokey? So, you've given your new character a certain pattern of speech, maybe an accent, or even a catch phrase. These can really help you jump into that personality, but they can be too much, or in some cases even annoying. Where's the line between character device and story derailment?
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S1E8: Managing Difficult Moments
Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game
08/03/22 • 25 min
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In this episode, managing difficult moments. Last week we talked about how to create conflict among characters. Today, we'll discuss how to handle those times when in-game tension leads to turmoil at the table?
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S1E1: Character Creation - Backstories That Won't Box You In
Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game
06/22/22 • 23 min
In this episode building dynamic backstories, for both player characters and NPCs, that won't box you in allowing for growth throughout a campaign, and encourage improv and more dynamic decision making.
S1E6: Staying in Character During Combat
Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game
07/20/22 • 24 min
In this episode, staying in character during combat. In most RPG systems combat mechanics tend to take us out of character, as our attention is draw towards tactics, and away from narrative. How can we remain more character-focused, when the fighting starts?
S1E7: Creating Narrative Conflict
Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game
07/27/22 • 23 min
In this episode, creating narrative conflict. Arguably the most important element of any story is conflict. How do we, as players and GMs, develop authentic tension between players and NPCs, and even among players, without hindering progress.
S1E5: Getting into Character
Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game
07/13/22 • 25 min
In this episode, getting into character. You've found an inspiration, created a backstory, and plugged in numbers that make sense. Now how, and when, do you take on the personality of this fictional person you've created?
S1E4: Metagaming in Character Creation: Min/Maxing
Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game
07/06/22 • 23 min
In this episode, we're dipping our toes into the deep pool of metagaming. It will certainly be a regular topic on this show, but to kick it off, we're continuing the character creation theme and discussing min/maxing. What is it? Is it always bad, or can it be useful? How can GMs discourage it, and work with or around overly optimized combat.
S1E10: A Few of Our Favorite RP Moments
Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game
08/17/22 • 31 min
In this episode, a few of our personal favorite RP moments. Collectively, we've got decades of table top gaming experience. We're going recount some scenes that were significant to us, and see if we can pinpoint the source of their role-playing magic.
S1E3: Character Creation - Including Weakness
Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game
06/22/22 • 25 min
In this episode, we're continuing to talk about character creation. Today we’re discuss building characters with weaknesses, and how flaws can help improve role playing, both for players and for GMs.
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How many episodes does Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game have?
Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game currently has 26 episodes available.
What topics does Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game cover?
The podcast is about Leisure, Games, Improv, Comedy and Podcasts.
What is the most popular episode on Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game?
The episode title 'S1E2: Character Creation - Where to Find Inspiration' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game?
The average episode length on Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game is 26 minutes.
How often are episodes of Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game released?
Episodes of Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game?
The first episode of Up Your RPG - Helping you up your roleplaying game was released on Jun 22, 2022.
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