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Hex Knight
by David Platt
A podcast about table top gaming for players and designers.
Episodes
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A Japanese Take on RPG Media: The Record of Lodoss Wars Se.2 Ep.11
In this episode we review the classic fantasy anime series: The Record of Lodoss Wars, and consider how gaming influenced the series. We also look at how the Japanese perspective on RPGs was displayed in the program, and how this contrasts with western fantasy animation, and our own gaming...
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Put Them Light Sabers Away This Is HARD Sci-Fi: Se. 2 Ep. 10
That's right we're going full Heinlein, Asimov, and Sagan on these mutha truckas in the gaming space yooo!
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Robbing the HiveMInd! Or Answering Reddit Questions Se.2 Ep.9
Ivan was kind enough to brave the darker back alleys of Reddit to dredge up interesting questions about TTRPGS. Dave would have been happy to help if he didn't have the bad habit of starting unnecessary arguments in said social media spaces. We hope this is interesting and maybe even helpful.
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Going Back To Some of Our Favorite Out Of Print Games Se.2 Ep.8
We talk about games that have fallen out of much of the gaming community's collective memory. We consider the reasons it would be worthwhile to dig up old games, and try to get friends to play them.
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The Principle of Narrative Truth: Wushu Se. 2 Ep. 7
We review one of our favorite rules light indie RPGs Wushu. The game of high flying action that never slows down and is only limited by a gaming groups' imagination.
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The Where, Why, and How of NPCs Se. 2 Ep. 6
NPCs: ya know all the other life forms that mill about trying to manage their own lives and have no interest whatsoever in your gaming adventure. promo: Five Parsecs From Home, Zodiality Comics
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So Our Game Needs Some Conflict, Some Juice, We Need A Villian! Se.2 Ep.5
Yup the black on black with extra scouls, bad moods, and destructive temper tantrums fused with world altering power. You know, the BIG bad guys. That's what were talking about today. Also promo: Zodiality Comic Kickstarter Five Parsecs From Home
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LRMs, SRMs, Plasma, Shinji Nooo!: Mechs at the Gaming Table Se.2. Ep.4
In this episode we discuss RPGs and wargames that focus on battle mechs, and the media associated with the genre.
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RuinMasters Ruleset: The Review Se.2 Ep.3
In this episode we review the Kickstarter product from Riot Minds: RuinMasters.
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Metal and RPGs Are Like Peanut Butter and Jelly: Music at the Roleplay Table SE.2 EP.2
We consider the benefit of playing music to set a mood at the gaming table, discuss albums that have been inspired by roleplaying games, and make some music recommendations of our own.
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Giant Robots, Tentacles, and Waifus Oh My!: Anime At the Table SE.2 EP.1
We take an evening to talk about some of our favorite anime shows and films, and consider how we might be able to add tropes and atmosphere from the culture of anime to create new and interesting gaming experiences.
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One Year Anniversary: Old Man Salt, Keep Your 5E D&D Off My Lawn You Darn Kids! Ep. 46
It's the end of Season One! We feel this gives us the allowance to be grouchy men approaching middle age which includes: 100% more swearing for that hip Terentino flavor Dave still uses spoken language like a broken salad shooter We grumble about what the internet has done to geek/nerd culture...
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A Concentration of Frightening and Strange in Fantasy, The Dungeon EP. 45
We discuss how dungeons work effectively in role playing games, and ways we think we can avoid pit falls in dungeon development.
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We Found An Ax and Another Ax, and We Talk Mini-Painting With Dave of Ax Anax Ep. 44
We have a guest! Dave of the youtube channel AxAnax (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMETmqJEewo3duWNjp2L24Q) talks with us about the finer details of painting miniatures and war gamming models.
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It's not a RPG Without Some Bone Grinding Monsters! EP. 43
We discuss novel new ways to use monsters in our roleplaying games.
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What's Your Story Soldier?: Adding Narrative to War Games Ep. 42
We discuss ways in which a war gaming scenario or campaign can include elements of story telling, and why players might want to do this.
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Dear Old Friends, and the Ones We'd Like to Leave in the Gutter: Gaming Tropes Ep. 41
TTRPG tropes that we really like, and those that we wish would just go away and maybe never come back...
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Put Your Coppers Down: How Much Should We Spend on RPG Supplies Ep. 40
We question how much it should cost to get into a new TTRPG, and how much new players should consider spending to get involved in the hobby.
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The Sarlacc Pit of Self Publishing: How to Set Reasonable Expectations and Have Fun! Ep. 39
We discuss aspects of self-publishing that those who promote packaged methodologies in this field tend to ignore or miss. This is an attempt to give people our realistic take on creating indie gaming materials, and the larger indie media landscape, and what we think are important aspects of…
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Game Review: Advanced Fighting Fantasy 2nd Ed. Ep. 38
It's a game review. We talk about the strengths and weaknesses of the Fighting Fantasy pen and paper game.
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Inspiration for Campaigns Ep. 37
We discuss plots, worlds, and characters in popular media that we think would make for an exciting campaign.
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Sword & Spell Slingers Are Crashing the Party!! EP. 36
We discuss using celebrations in urban environments to create interesting events and interactions in table top gaming campaigns.
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An Evolutionary Comparison: RPGs At the Table Vs. Computer RPGs EP.35
We compare and contrast how desgin choices made in table top RPGs and videogame RPGs differ and how they have influenced each other over the last four decades.
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Our Favorite Colorful Crystals of Power: Dice Ep. 34
We discuss many facets of dice in tabletop games. The conversation ranges from how dice are used to drive game mechanics, to how players and GMs should use dice mechanics for better games.
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Strange Beings In Strange Lands EP. 33
We talk about unique and interesting character races and classes and how they can add new opportunities in role playing, and add dynamics to player interactions with the gaming world.
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A Quick Round-About History of Guns Ep. 32
Modiphius & Nordic Weasel Games: Five Parsecs From Home 3rd Edition https://www.modiphius.net/products/five-parsecs-from-home Hex Knight Podcast T-shirts https://www.storefrontier.com/hexknightpodcast In this episode we discuss the developmental history of firearms touching on its birthplace in...
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Hey We Need Some Art for Our Game... No Billy's Crayon Doodles Don't Count!! EP. 31
We discuss the importance of art in gaming books, how it can be used to enhance user experience with the materials; also how it can detract from gamer's experience with source books.
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Outrage Mobs, Toxicity, and the Sad Case of Spencer Campbells' Cancelled Game: Frame Ep. 30
We finally take on one of the 900 lb. gorillas in the room that we've been trying avoid, online outrage, our uneasy relationship with online fandoms in general, and cancellation in the table top gaming community...
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Stealing Cool Plot Points from Our Favorite Movies: Campaign Development #2 Ep. 29
We review and spoil some of our favorite sci-fi, adventure, and action films in the interest of taking concepts to inspire our game campaign worlds, and hopefully you can use some of our ideas to enrich your games!
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Apendix N: Ivan and Dave Lore EP.28
We talk about how we got into fantasy, science fiction, roleplaying and how it all comes together to define our views of the greater nerdom in general.
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Hmm... The Party Consists of a Drunkard/Paladin, Pig Farmer/Harpsichordist, and Viking/Librarian: Random Character Creation EP. 27
We discuss why we enjoy random character generation, and the different ways randomizing character traits can work, and ways in which it completely fails.
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So What Are We Using to Hunt Gibblies in The Dark Again?: Weapons in Fantasy Roleplaying Games EP. 26
We compare the medieval reality of swords, axes and spears to everyone's favorite myths about melee weapons in TTRPGs.
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RTFM: Thoughts on RPG Book Development EP. 25
In this episode we discuss the good bad, and the ugly of tabletop gaming book content, design, organization, and a little bit on layout -- from the writer/designers perspective.
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Vikings!!!... What They Want to Trade in Furs & Iron... Well I guess Ep. 24
We take everyone's favorite heavy metal fantasy of THE VIKING LIFE in the iron age, and ruin it with facts. Take it away Ivan!
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Only A Flesh Wound? Damage Systems in RPGs EP: 23
We discuss different ways in which RPG damage systems influence the manner in which combat is played and how that can impact a role-playing session overall.
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One OF US!!: What Should a Game Group Expect From Newer Players EP. 22
We consider what new gamers should be expected to know when joining a campaign, and what a gaming group should allow a newish player to get away with.,
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Kickin' The Tires on The Old Beast EP: 21
In this episode we discuss the value and challenges of playing older games, the ones with too many rules and stats, and the games with too few rules and stats.
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Sometimes Less Is More EP: 20
In this episode we toy with the idea of removing certain common tropes and elements of roleplaying campaigns to see how the experience could be changed in exciting ways.
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Campaign Design Nerds Going Off: Campaign and Setting Ideas EP. 19
In this episode we discuss campaign concepts we've held onto but never have actually been able to develop into a campaign, (or get anyone to play...).
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The Shiny New Model: Our thoughts on Role Playing Game Evolution: EP. 18
In this episode we discuss how role playing games have evolved over the last forty years: the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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Our Mistical Listical of Obnoxious Player Archetypes EP. 17 pt 2
The Edgelord, The Rules Lawyer, The Spectator. We've all dealt with these players. Most of us either dread dealing with these gamers or regret having been one of them at one time or another but we are going to list the most obnoxious personalities we all deal with at the gaming table.
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Our Mistical Listical of Obnoxious Player Archetypes EP. 17 pt 1
The Edgelord, The Rules Lawyer, The Spectator. We've all dealt with these players. Most of us either dread dealing with these gamers or regret having been one of them at one time or another but we are going to list the most obnoxious personalities we all deal with at the gaming table.
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I'm Flawed, You're Flawed, RPG Characters Should Be Flawed Too EP. 16
In this episode we talk about how to spice up our role playing games by using flaws in developing player and NPC characters.
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So, The Imperial Wizard is Obsessed with Magical Cobbling...Making Shoes: Magic in RPGs EP. 15
In this episode we discuss different ways magic can be used by players, NPCs, and the game master to influence the game world and create interesting interactions and game events.
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Hold the Pointy Thing On This End, Stab This Direction, Try Not To Die!: Modelling Combat with RPG Mechanics EP. 14
In this episode we discuss the relationship between the mechanics players use to model combat scenarios, and the chaotic, sweat and blood soaked encounters our dice rolls reflect.
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Old Men. Military. History...zzz: Battle of Isandlwana EP. 13
This week we continue to talk about historical battles we hope we can convince you are interesting and applicable to your tabletop gaming. I chose a battle from the Anglo - Zulu war of 1879. We consider a number of interesting factors that contribute to military success and failure with a special...
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It's A Long Walk to Paris: WW1 in a Tabletop Gaming Setting EP. 12
We discuss the opening year of World War One, the tactics and methods the Germans used to push through France right into the morass of chemical weapons and trench foot, and how elements of this phase of military history can be used to spice up your games.
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What You're Joining a Gaming Cult?? No We're Going to Try Some Culture Gaming Just Hear Me Out... EP. 11
In this episode Ivan breaks down a concept that comes up pretty commonly in European gaming: Culture Gaming. Culture Games tend lean more into a setting, expecting players to engage with the norms and traditions of the game world. We're going to consider different ways gaming groups can take…
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Noonsies, A Pleasant Nap, and World Changing Battle Against A Dark Lord Rather Like Sauron: Gaming in A Tolkien Inspired Setting EP. 10
In this episode we talk about the possibilities and advantages of gaming in a Tolkien inspired setting. A number of audio issues have been resolved, and I'm such a goofball I promoted Hillbilly by Eric Powell (it's unsponsored I'm just a space case) a second time. Enjoy!
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An older take on fantasy settings: Sword & Sorcery EP. 9
This week, in spite of some obnoxious audio difficulties, we bring you our thoughts on how we can take influence from Sword & Sorcery stories to take our role playing games to strange and unique worlds.
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