Episode 792 This week's hosts - HidaOWin, Warlord Scarr & DaveEditor - SavageMick The old saying goes: If you want to go fast, go alone - If you want to go far, go together. This week the Party consider just why we have adventuring guilds in our games and what they mean. Just a way to maintain the pecking order and collect fees or an essential supp…

Episode 791 This week's hosts - HidaOWin, Warlord Scarr & DaveEditor - Warlord Scarr This week the Party case the joint, scope out the angles and brace themselves for the inevitable twists and turns of running and playing heists! ----------------------------------------------------------------- We have a Discord Server and it rocks! Get in here! [ …

Episode 790 This week's hosts - Warlord Scarr, Liam & SavagemickEditor - SavageMick This week the Party dive deep and drink long of the heady froth of character backstory and progression. What destiny awaits your spirited avatar? One written in the stars by hte hands of Fate, or forged in the chaos of the dice and random tables?! ------------------…

The Adventuring Party - Episode 789 This week's Party: Scarr, Liam and Savage Editor – Shane This week, The Party face the difficult problem of Challenge Rating. Can you plan out the difficulty of fights in your RPGs before they start, or are your players going to have to compensate for an unregulated system? ------------------------ Want to actual…

Episode 788 This week's hosts - Hida O-Win & DaveEditor - SavageMick This week Dave and Eoin sit down to mull over why and when we need more or less complexity in our RPG systems. Who needs it, who wants it and why it matters. All will be considered during this system-scrutinizing session! -----------------------------------------------------------…

The Adventuring Party - Episode 787 This week's Cullers: Scarr and Savage Editor – Shane This week, The Party finish off the C spells in the expansive, in-need-of-Culling spell lists of D&D. On the hit list this week: Contact Other Plane Contagion Contingency Continual Flame Control Water Control Weather Cordon of Arrows Counterspell Create Food an…

Episode 786 This week's hosts - Liam & Warlord ScarrEditor - SavageMick This week Liam and the Warlord sit down to review the Blade Runner RPG Starter Set from Free League Publishing [ https://freeleaguepublishing.com/shop/blade-runner-rpg/starter-set/ ]. It's not every day you get to open a case file and hand out crime scene photos while your play…

The Adventuring Party - Episode 785 This week's Cullers: Scarr, Savage and Eoin Editor – Shane This week, The Party rip through more of the chaff of the modern D&D spell list, with special attention to the Conjuring spells that refuse to be consistent. ------------------------ Want to actually shout at us? Go to SpeakPipe and tell us how you really…

Episode 784 This week's hosts - Dave, Hida-O-Win, Warlord Scarr & SavageMick Editor - SavageMick What do we talk about when we talk about talking about roleplaying games? Join us as we ponder the imponderable and take side-swipes at the current state of coverage in The Hobby. ----------------------------------------------------------------- We have…

The Adventuring Party - Episode 783 This week's hosts: Shane, Dave and Liam Editor – Shane This week, The Party talk about Resource Management in games, how different types of resources feel, and whether limits on what you can go make a game interesting or boring. ------------------------ Want to actually shout at us? Go to SpeakPipe and tell us ho…

Episode 782 This week's hosts - Warlord Scarr & SavageMick Editor - SavageMick It's time for the C-List (I am going to use this joke so many times). The crash of lightning and the chill of the grave await, but perhaps we can charm you as we continue the Cull. SHOW NOTES Call Lightning: 01:20 Calm Emotions: 08:30 Chain Lightning: 13:05 Charm Person:…

Episode 781 This week's hosts - Dave, Hida-O-Win, Warlord Scarr & SavageMick Editor - SavageMick Okay, it's still 2024! Where did the month go? New year, new campaign. New GM? If you are taking the plunge for the first time, or picking up the banner after a long rest, OR just want to hear SavageMick antagonise everyone, then this is the episode for…

The Adventuring Party - Episode 780 This week's hosts: Shane, Dave and Eoin Editor – Shane This week, The Party consider why RPG campaigns go on as long as they do, and whether people are missing out on smaller games. Article from the Alexandrian: Quick Shots ------------------------ Want to actually shout at us? Go to SpeakPipe and tell us how you…

Episode 779 This week's hosts - Dave, Mr. E, Warlord Scarr & SavageMick Editor - SavageMick And We are back! We appreciated the break and we hope you missed us! Okay - New year and new horizons. Let's stir the ashes, roll the bones, and consult the oracle as we gaze into the future of gaming for 2024. -----------------------------------------------…

Episode 778 This week's hosts - Dave, Warlord Scarr, Hida-OWin & SavageMick Editor - SavageMick Wow - another year done! We hope you have had a good one folks. Settle in for an extra special (and long) Bumper Xmas Stocking episode. We take a look back over 2023, share some of our thoughts on what the year brought us and we have sprinkled in a coupl…

The Adventuring Party - Episode 777 This week's hosts: Shane, Mick and Eoin Editor – Shane This week, The Party look at Luck in our games: Good, Bad, lucky streaks and cursed runs. Is Luck a Skill Issue or a source of relief? ------------------------ Want to actually shout at us? Go to SpeakPipe and tell us how you really feel. We might use a clip …

Episode 776 This week's hosts - Hida-OWin & SavageMick Editor - SavageMick You can't kill an idea. You can't keep a good game down. You can't stop the players. Go ahead - withdraw your IP license, pull the product from the shelves, burn down the warehouse. It doesn't matter. We will have what we want, no matter what. This week we take a look at wha…