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RPGBOT.Podcast

The RPGBOT.Podcast is a thoughtful and sometimes humorous discussion about Tabletop Role Playing Games, including Dungeons and Dragons and Pathfinder as well as other TTRPGs. The discussion seeks to help players get the most out of TTRPGs by examining game mechanics and related subjects with a deep, analytic focus. The RPGBOT.Podcast includes a weekly episode; and The RPGBOT.News and The RPGBOT.Oneshot. You can find more information at https://rpgbot.net/ - Analysis, tools, and instructional

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01:08:44

MAPS - Spaghetti Layouts and Bad Decisions

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2026/04/09

Show Notes The hosts have surprisingly practical discussion: maps in tabletop RPGs and why so many of them just don't work. At their core, maps aren't just visuals. They help players navigate, understand space, and engage with the world. But not all maps serve the same purpose. Some guide movement, some highlight important features, and others exist purely for combat or immersion. But there are so many ways that maps can go wrong. Maps should be built around intent and scale. A single room, a

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56:18

2014 DnD 5e BARD Levels 1-4 (Remastered): Beyond...

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2026/04/03

Show Notes In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, we dive deep into 2014 D&D 5e Bard from levels 1 through 4, breaking down how to build and optimize one of the most versatile classes in DnD. The Bard is explored not just as a performer, but as a true "jack of all trades" support class, capable of filling nearly any party role from face, to scout, to battlefield controller. Early-level Bard gameplay revolves around maximizing Charisma, leveraging Bardic Inspiration, and choosing the right skill

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49:07

HOW TO PLAY STAR WARS: EDGE OF THE EMPIRE 4: 10 out...

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2026/04/02

Show Notes In this final installment of the RPGBOT.Podcast How to Play Fantasy Flight Star Wars: Edge of the Empire series, the crew wraps things up with a deep dive into questions, answers, and overall system impressions after completing their multi-part Star Wars RPG actual play. After surviving pirate stations, clone cults, and barely escaping Imperial pursuit, the hosts analyze what worked, what didn't, and what makes the Fantasy Flight Games Star Wars RPG system stand out compared to other

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57:12

UNDERWATER COMBAT (Remastered); Randall Sinks to the...

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2026/03/28

The party stands heroically on the docks. The bard composes a sea shanty. The fighter sharpens his sword. The wizard prepares a speech about buoyancy physics he read on a forum at 3:00 AM. The rogue realizes sneak attack requires not drowning. The cleric discovers healing word does not cure lack of oxygen (or does it?). The DM Googles drowing rules mid-initiative because everyone forgot how breathing works. Welcome to underwater combat, where your character sheet becomes a flotation device and the

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01:12:50

HOW TO PLAY STAR WARS: EDGE OF THE EMPIRE 3: Pt 1 -...

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2026/03/23

Welcome back to the RPGBOT.Podcast, where we're teaching you how to play the Star Wars tabletop RPG the best possible way: by immediately committing crimes in space. In this episode, Randall introduces a Wookie slicer with Force powers on the run from the law, while Ash debuts a former Imperial smuggler who solves problems the traditional way: shooting first and then leaving without askin questions. Tyler GMs a Star Wars RPG actual play session which quickly becomes a chaotic adventure featuring

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01:02:29

THE PLANE OF FIRE - The Worst Vacation in the Multiverse

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2026/03/19

Welcome back to the RPGBOT.Podcast, where today's travel brochure reads: "The Elemental Plane of Fire: Come for the lava rivers, stay because you physically cannot leave." Congratulations. You're about to plan a vacation to a place where the weather forecast is "burning with a chance of more burning." Let's talk about the Elemental Plane of Fire. Show Notes In this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast, hosts Randall James, Tyler Kamstra, and Ash Ely explore the Elemental Plane of Fire in Dungeons & Dragons

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59:46

HOW TO PLAY STAR WARS: EDGE OF THE EMPIRE 2: The...

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2026/03/16

Every RPG player knows the real game doesn't start when the dice hit the table. No, the real adventure begins when some nerds open a rulebook, stare at a character sheet, and argue about whether a Wookiee hacker with a moral crusade for droid rights is mechanically viable. In this episode of the RPGBOT.Quickstart series, the crew tackles FFG Star Wars RPG character creation in Fantasy Flight's Edge of the Empire. Randall decides the galaxy clearly needs a Force-sensitive Wookie slicer, Ash plans to

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01:15:50

THE PUGILIST - Part 2: Haymaker Math & Other War Crimes

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2026/03/05

Last episode we discovered the Pugilist can punch above its weight class. This episode we discovered the Pugilist can punch above the entire encounter budget. Today on RPGBOT: One character becomes a professional wrestler air-dropping enemies from low orbit One character summons eldritch tentacles to commit mathematically irresponsible violence One character crits often enough to make the Rogue question their life choices And the Fighter — bless their heart — is still reading the rules for Action

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01:07:31

LIFE PATH CHARACTER CREATION - Emotionally stable...

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2026/02/26

You know how most D&D characters are born fully formed at level one — parents dead, personality optional, and a backstory written five minutes before initiative? Yeah — not today. Today we're rolling childhood trauma on random tables, getting adopted by gnomes after fatal alchemy accidents, committing crimes we didn't commit, and possibly dying before Session One even starts. Because life path character creation doesn't just ask: "Who are you?" It asks: "What if your wizard got fired, drafted,

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01:07:04

SOCIAL SKILLS (Remastered): Navigating Complex Social...

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2026/02/21

Every tabletop party eventually meets the same terrifying monster: Not a dragon. Not a lich. Not even a gelatinous cube. No — it's the moment the GM says: "Okay… what do you say to the Duke?" Suddenly the barbarian who decapitated three ogres can't order soup, the bard becomes a hostage negotiator, and someone is Googling "how to Persuasion check in real life." This episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast dives headfirst into the chaotic intersection of roleplay, mechanics, and social awkwardness — breaking

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01:01:33

PULP CTHULHU: How to Play 3 Actual Play - A...

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2026/02/12

There are two ways to learn a tabletop RPG: read the rulebook… or get shot at on a collapsing train while chasing occult Nazis across North Africa. In this RPGBOT.Quickstart actual play of Pulp Cthulhu, the crew demonstrates how cinematic pulp RPG sessions actually unfold — complete with relic thefts, hypnotized enemies, catastrophic dice rolls, and a physics-defying jetpack solution. If you've ever wondered how Call of Cthulhu actual play gameplay, learning Pulp Cthulhu through play, or tabletop

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01:09:22

RESURRECTION MECHANICS (Remastered): A Guide for...

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2026/02/07

Death in Dungeons & Dragons is weird. Sometimes it's a tragic, character-defining moment that reshapes the campaign. Other times it's a minor inconvenience solved by rooting around in the cleric's pockets for a diamond and a receipt. In this episode, we crack open the lid on resurrection mechanics—how revivify, raise dead, and resurrection actually work, why death saving throws matter less than you think, and how coming back from the dead can be anything from epic storytelling fuel to a mildly

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01:06:55

UNEARTHED ARCANA - MYSTIC SUBCLASSES: You're Not a...

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2026/02/02

Welcome to the RPGBOT.Podcast—where Unearthed Arcana comes to be lovingly examined, gently mocked, and occasionally asked, "Buddy… are you okay?" Today we're cracking open the latest UA drop from Wizards of the Coast, featuring a Monk who does mystic stuff (but don't ask him what kind), a Paladin who took an oath against spellcasters yet somehow became their HR department, a Rogue whose entire job is "stand near a wizard and vibe," and a Warlock who finally said, "What if I just took the cCeric's

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55:32

2024 DnD 5e CLERIC Levels 11-20 (Remastered): A Build...

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2026/01/31

At level 11, the Cleric stops being "the healer" and starts being "the department of cosmic corrections." Need a miracle? You've got it. Need a battlefield reorganized? Also you. Need the DM to quietly reconsider every encounter they prepped? Congratulations: you just prepared Heroes' Feast and learned that your god's job description includes "professional problem solver, part-time artillery, full-time vibe check." Welcome to Cleric 11–20, where your faith is strong, your spell list is

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53:01

PULP CTHULU: How to Play 1 - Concepts and Themes

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2026/01/29

Welcome to the RPGBOT.Podcast, where today's lesson is simple: cosmic horror, but with punchable Nazis. If classic Call of Cthulhu is about fragile academics discovering forbidden truths and immediately dying, Pulp Cthulhu is about kicking down the door, firing a shotgun at an elder god, and saying, "That all you got?" This episode is about concepts, themes, and vibes—the part of the game where sanity is optional, luck is currency, and surviving certain death might involve parachuting into a hot-air

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58:37

PLANE OF ELYSIUM - The Only Afterlife with HOA-Free...

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2026/01/26

Welcome back to the RPGBOT.Podcast, where today we're talking about Plane of Elysium—the one afterlife that sounds so good the Dungeon Master has to invent mechanics to stop you from moving there permanently. It's paradise. Your needs are met. You're at peace. You're happy. Too happy. In fact, if you stay too long, you might fail a Wisdom save and decide adventuring, heroism, and saving the multiverse are overrated compared to eternal riverfront property and a Mai Tai. And if that sounds

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01:04:34

2014 DnD 5e CLERICS LEVELS 1-10 (Remastered) - A...

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2026/01/24

Somewhere in the multiverse, a cleric just whispered "I prepared Bless," and three dice immediately rolled higher out of pure fear. Because clerics aren't "the healbot," they're the divine Swiss Army knife: buffer, debuffer, front-liner, artillery, investigator, walking lie detector, and occasionally the person who politely asks a demon to leave and the demon actually does. Today we're building clerics from levels 1–10: how to pick your domain, what to prepare, how to stop wasting actions, and how

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49:28

DEATH MECHANICS (Remastered): From Tragic Defeat to...

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2026/01/17

Death in tabletop RPGs is a lot like a group project: everyone insists they're prepared for it, nobody actually reads the rules, and somehow it's always the wizard's fault. In this episode, the RPGBOT crew stares straight into the great beyond—death saves, dying conditions, resurrection magic, and those awkward moments when the cleric checks their spell slots and quietly says, "So… about that body." Whether your character goes out in a blaze of glory or bleeds out behind a crate because no one had

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01:19:44

EBERRON: FORGE OF THE ARTIFICER 1 - Union-Approved...

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2026/01/08

Welcome back to RPGBOT.Podcast, where optimism is optional, feedback is weaponized, and today we're firing up the lightning rails straight into Eberron: Forge of the Artificer. This is Part 1 of our review, which means we're here to ask the most important questions first: Does this book actually understand artificers? Does it respect Eberron's magic-as-industry vibe? And will Ash rant about corporate design decisions like an angry warforged with a union card? Spoiler: yes. Probably several times

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2025 YEAR END REVIEW - 104 New Episodes a Year Was a...

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2026/01/05

Show Notes The RPGBOT crew closes out Season 5 the only way they know how: with heartfelt gratitude, passionate rants, accidental comedy, and at least one derailment into pop culture discourse. In this end-of-year recap, Randall, Tyler, and Ash look back on a year of certified bangers, a few corporate-mandated stinkers, and the surprising joy of discovering that people are, in fact, listening. A lot of people. Like… three-quarters of a million downloads a lot. Along the way, the hosts reflect on:

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