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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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01:08:34

Steal Everything Episode 4: Board Game Mechanics Remix

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2024/10/25

Josh and Kris rummage through their stacks of old board games to see what mechanics they can steal for RPGs.

01:00:40

Steal Everything Episode 3: $#!% Happens

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2024/10/18

In which we discuss the various things that can happen in your games, as thiefed from Georges Polti.

01:06:32

Steal Everything Episode 2: Character Dynamics from...

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2024/10/11

Where Josh and I talk about TV shows that have good ensemble casts and relationships that you can steal from them.

01:00:07

Steal Everything: Episode 1 Video Games

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2024/10/04

Part one of our four-part series on things you should steal from other people who make good stuff. In this episode we go over cool setting ideas from popular video games (some of which we've even played!)

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.

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