The Red Dice Diaries
A journey through the world of RPGs from the viewpoint of a long-time GM and player. RSS feed: https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/1812670.rss Where else to find me: https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries Leave a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast reddicediaries.substack.com
Episodes
In this episode of the podcast Hannah and myself are talking to one of our friends Rob Benefer about his history with D&D, how he runs games and what his perfect version of the game would be.
If you want to see Rob playing through an assortment of computer games with the added bonus of amusing commentary and chat interaction you can find him on the Island of Rob Twitch channel:
https://www.twitch.tv/islandofrob
If you’d like to see hi...
In this episode I’m going to be talking about one of the first books I read, way back in the 90s when I first started to dip my toes into the hobby.
We’d love to hear your thoughts on the episode, have you run a tavern siege and how did it work out or any other suggestions you may have? You can leave a comment on the episode or you can drop us a voicemail at https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast
We may even feature your voicemail i...
In this episode of the podcast we start by answering a voicemail from Riley of the Diagetic Advancement podcast and then move on to talk about some of the benefits of occasionally stepping out of character in an RPG.
Many thanks to Riley for the voicemail, you can check out the Diagetic Advancement podcast at: https://open.spotify.com/show/35GgOCNa3LyucnrDdw0sbv
We’d love to hear your thoughts on the episode, have you run a tavern si...
It’s getting near to the spooky time of year and, as is our tradition, Hannah and myself have been watching horror movies, a few that we saw recently have made us think about running a tavern siege in RPGs, we discuss it in this episode.
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In this episode Hannah and myself are discussing an upcoming, potential lethal situation in my WFRP 2nd ed campaign and how I’m planning to prepare the player group for it, we talk about the benefits of this prep and how different games can affect expectations in this regard.
We also answer a voicemail by Evil Jeff of the Minions & Musings podcast.
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It’s the final day of #RPGaDay2025, Hannah and myself are rewarding ourselves by cracking open a couple of cold ones and talking about what we find to be the most rewarding part of the hobby.
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It’s day 30 of #RPGaDay2025 and we’re talking about non-Experience based benefits in RPGs.
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Only a couple more days of #RPGaDay2025 remaining, and for day 29 we’re talking about how TTRPGs can bring people together.
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The prompt for day 28 of #RPGaDay2025 is “Suspense” and we’re giving our thoughts on building suspense and how sometimes you’re better to keep it tucked away for a later session.
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The prompt for day 27 of #RPGaDay2025 is “Tactic”, Hannah and I are giving some of our thoughts on mass battles and also discussing the tactical thinking in the game Band of Blades.
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For day 26 of #RPGaDay2025 Hannah and I are sharing our thoughts on having a nemesis for your player-party and some things to keep in mind.
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We’re talking about challenge ratings, encounter building and how necessary they are for day 35 of #RPGaDay2025
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It’s day 24 of #RPGaDay2025 and we’re talking about some of the benefits and potential pitfalls of having grand reveals in your TTRPGs.
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It’s day 23 of #RPGaDay2025, and we’re chatting about the most recent game that Hannah has run and how the way she describes it dovetails with an excellent episode of the Roleplay Rescue podcast I listened to recently.
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We’re on day 22 of #RPGaDay2025, Hannah and I are discussing how player’s choice of allies is often surprising but almost always entertaining.
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It’s day 21 of #RPGaDay2025 and we’re talking about our love of unexpected twists and turns in RPGs.
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The prompt for #RPGaDay2025 day 20 is “Enter”, Hannah and I are talking about how entering into an adventure is a choice and the dangers of stepping out of your front door.
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It’s day 19 of #RPGaDay2025, and we’re talking destinies, what we like and don’t like about them in TTRPGs.
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On day 18 of #RPGaDay2025, we’re discussing signs and how they can expand your gameworld.
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On day 17 of #RPGaDay2025, we’re talking about how #RPGaDay2025 has renewed my enthusiasm for putting out podcast episodes and how sometimes you can be your own worst enemy when it comes to keeping your enthusiasm up.
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