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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.

leisure games

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01:03:09

Gamifying Everything | No Plot, Only Lore

No Plot, Only Lore ·

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

No Plot, Only Lore ·

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

No Plot, Only Lore ·

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

No Plot, Only Lore ·

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

No Plot, Only Lore ·

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

No Plot, Only Lore ·

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

No Plot, Only Lore ·

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

No Plot, Only Lore ·

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

No Plot, Only Lore ·

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

No Plot, Only Lore ·

2024/06/28

We discuss adaptations of role-playing games.

52:30

No Plot Only Lore 19: Talk to Me

No Plot, Only Lore ·

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

No Plot, Only Lore ·

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

No Plot, Only Lore ·

2024/05/31

We talk about sourcebooks a lot!

01:05:16

No Plot Only Lore 15: Characters as Cool as You

No Plot, Only Lore ·

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

No Plot, Only Lore ·

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.

01:06:14

No Plot Only Lore 14: One-Shot

No Plot, Only Lore ·

2024/05/10

We talk about how to run a single-session game!

01:23:23

No Plot Only Lore 13: Tell Me About Warhammer 40k

No Plot, Only Lore ·

2024/05/03

We let Josh go off about Warhammer 40k. Lore is had. Mistakes were made.

01:06:00

No Plot Only Lore 12: The Magic of Items

No Plot, Only Lore ·

2024/04/26

Kris and Josh discuss all of the various ways to make your character's gear more memorable and interesting!

01:07:50

No Plot Only Lore 11: You Were the Werewolf the Whole...

No Plot, Only Lore ·

2024/04/19

A chat about open, honest communication at the table, session zero, and techniques for handling difficult topics.

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