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No Plot, Only Lore

Josh Varty and Kristoffer Hansen

Two old men talking about the art and craft of collaborative storytelling games.

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58:07

Games as a Service

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2024/09/27

We discuss one of my most embarrassing high school memories, a game we like to hear stories about more than play and... Oh, that thing Wizards of the Coast wanted to do with D&D Beyond not having 5th Edition Spells anymore as part of a strange subscription business model, I guess.

52:11

Building Worlds

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2024/09/20

We talk about humanoid raccoons and that time I gave my DM Joey a duotang full of backstory for a country that didn't exist for my character to be from.

01:20:55

Creating Character

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2024/09/13

Josh tries to make a dirt-simple character while Kris asks him ridiculous questions about his deep, detailed backstory.

01:06:36

Balancing Act | No Plot Only Lore

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2024/09/06

www.noplotonlylore.comThis week we talk about balance in tabletop role-playing games!

01:03:09

Gamifying Everything | No Plot, Only Lore

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2024/08/30

In this episode, Josh and Kris tackle the benefits and drawbacks of game systems appearing in everything from childhood education to modern gambling. But like, in a fun way?

01:05:07

Getting Controversial | No Plot, Only Lore

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2024/08/23

Digging into a few saucy controversies in the TTRPG space with some hot takes on people doing stupid stuff!

57:25

Heroes and Cornplating | No Plot Only Lore

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2024/08/16

www.noplotonlylore.comhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-plot-only-lore/id1717725243https://open.spotify.com/show/4aRL19z6CwVhoDaFWoRgqqThis week we talk about Joseph Campbell's Hero's Journey and how it doesn't really apply to planning a role-playing game. And also hyper-critical analysis of media via plates of corn.

01:00:07

Genre | No Plot Only Lore

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2024/08/09

www.noplotonlylore.comhttps://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/no-plot-only-lore/id1717725243https://open.spotify.com/show/4aRL19z6CwVhoDaFWoRgqqTalking about the nature of Genre and how we interact with genre tropes in our tabletop games!

01:14:04

D&D Five Point Five | No Plot Only Lore

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2024/08/02

www.noplotonlylore.comThere's a new D&D edition coming out this year. Sort of. We figured we should probably talk about that.

01:00:17

Complexity | No Plot Only Lore Episode 23

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2024/07/26

www.noplotonlylore.comWe talk about that time a guy came into my game store to insult my mom, and also about the nature of complex systems in role-playing games!

01:20:15

Villains | No Plot Only Lore Episode 22

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2024/07/19

Star Wars has some pretty good villains sometimes. Your roleplaying games can have some pretty good villains in them too!

01:14:21

No Plot Only Lore 22: Theme, Tone, Context

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2024/07/12

Kristoffer's failings as a parent are a jumping-off point for a discussion of themes, tone, and context in storytelling and role-playing games.

01:01:39

No Plot Only Lore 21: Adaptation II

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2024/07/05

In this episode of No Plot, Only Lore, we dive deep into the rich and varied world of media homages to Dungeons & Dragons. Join us as we explore the fascinating intersections between D&D and popular culture, with a special focus on comic books, actual play media, and the unique trend of Reddit thread readings on TikTok.

54:03

No Plot Only Lore 20: Always Adapting

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2024/06/28

We discuss adaptations of role-playing games.

52:30

No Plot Only Lore 19: Talk to Me

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2024/06/21

Social and non-combat encounters are great, but can be super awkward and weird to run.

54:31

No Plot Only Lore 18: The Histories

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2024/06/14

Bringing historical elements into your games is sometimes fraught with peril, but the past contains all the the things that have ever happened, so it's a decent resource.

01:20:41

No Plot Only Lore 17: It's Me, Hi, I'm the Problem,...

No Plot, Only Lore ·

2024/06/07

Josh and Kristoffer discuss 'problem players' and how to deal with them.

53:32

No Plot Only Lore 16: Secret's in the Source

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2024/05/31

We talk about sourcebooks a lot!

01:05:16

No Plot Only Lore 15: Characters as Cool as You

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2024/05/24

We talk about what makes a cool character with basically no notes.

54:49

No Plot Only Lore 15: My House, My Rules

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2024/05/17

Wherein we discuss the role of house rules at our tables and the difference between a house rule that enhances things and a house rule that sucks.

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