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Hexed Press Tabletop Gaming
by Todd Terwilliger
Dungeons & Dragons and other RPGs, boardgames, and all things tabletop.
Episodes
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Interview with Brandon Aten from Wet Ink Games!
Wet Ink Games is (virtually) stopping by the channel today to talk about "Into the Wyrd and Wild," "Never Going Home," and who knows what other tabletop roleplaying game topics! Show Notes: * Wet Ink Games: https://www.wetinkgames.com/ * "Into the Wyrd & Wild, Revised Edition" at DTRPG:...
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Hot Takes: "OSR Heresy" and "Punished for Role-Playing?"
A couple of topics struck some chords in social media. As I have a couple of takes on these, I thought I'd share them. What are your thoughts on these topics? Enquiring minds want to know! (I want to know!) Show Notes: * "OSR Heresy": https://hxpr.to/olyvrd * "A message to 5E DMs...":...
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Interview with Ken Spencer, Author of the Tome of Wonderous Items
Ken Spencer, award-winning RPG author and former archaeologist, comes onto the channel to talk about TTRPG stuff and his latest project, a 5E supplement, Tome of Wonderous Items, published by Necromancer Games. Show Notes: * Tome of Wonderous Items at Kickstarter: https://hxpr.to/p0qqze * Send me…
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Rulebook Read-Along: World Without Number's Campaign Creation Tools, Part 5
Lower the periscope as we continue our deep dive into the daunting tome that is Worlds Without Number. Going cover to cover on this is probably beyond my scope so, in an attempt to be selective, I'm going to cherry-pick some areas to focus on. First up: WWN's campaign creation toolkit. Show…
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OSR Reddit Round Up | September 3, 2021
It's that time of the week again! Let's fix our eyes on the OSR subreddit and see what is churning through the community. Show Notes: * Send me a voicemail about this video: https://hxpr.to/voicemail Support the Podcast: * Like, review, and subscribe! * Become a channel member:...
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DM Tips: Alignment Languages?
Alignment languages are often brought up as slightly strange, awkward vestigial bits from the oldest versions of D&D. Well, in my last gaming session, I brought it out of mothballs and deployed it as a campaign tool. I brought this up in my last recap but I thought it was worth discussing on its...
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Rulebook Read-Along: World Without Number's Campaign Creation Tools, Part 4
Lower the periscope as we continue our deep dive into the daunting tome that is Worlds Without Number. Going cover to cover on this is probably beyond my scope so, in an attempt to be selective, I'm going to cherry-pick some areas to focus on. First up: WWN's campaign creation toolkit. Show…
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Interview: Vintage RPG Podcaster and TTRPG Author, John McGuire!
Podcaster and author of "3, 2, 1... Action!" TTRPG, John McGuire, joins the channel to talk about his latest adventure for the 321Action system, "Point Nemo," and other TTRPG topics. Show Notes: * "Point Nemo" on Kickstarter: https://hxpr.to/drd5su * "3, 2, 1... Action!":...
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Hexed Press x Bandit's Keep: Making Up Monsters
Daniel from Bandit's Keep is back for another semi-regular chat! This time, we'll talk about making up monsters, whether it's a simple reskin, an overhaul, or a complete, from-the-ground up build from scratch. Yeah, this would have been perfect for Halloween, which we missed, but, hey, we're…
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Rulebook Read-Along: World Without Number's Campaign Creation Tools, Part 3
Lower the periscope as we continue our deep dive into the daunting tome that is Worlds Without Number. Going cover to cover on this is probably beyond my scope so, in an attempt to be selective, I'm going to cherry-pick some areas to focus on. First up: WWN's campaign creation toolkit. Show…
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Rulebook Read-Along: World Without Number's Campaign Creation Tools, Part 2
NOTE: The stream died at the very end unexpectedly so I'll pick it up from the last bit on the next installment. Lower the periscope as we continue our deep dive into the daunting tome that is Worlds Without Number. Going cover to cover on this is probably beyond my scope so, in an attempt to be...
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Interview with Cairn OSR Zine Author, Yochai Gal!
Yochai Gal, author of the excellent Cairn zine, joins me to talk about Cairn, the OSR, and beyond! Show Notes: * Grab a copy of "Cairn": https://cairnrpg.com/ * Send me a voice message: https://hxpr.to/voicemail Links: I’m part of a creator network. Join Jetpack7’s community Discord server for…
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OSR Vs 5E: Fiction First Vs Mechanics First?
Had one of those shower thought moments-- except there wasn't a shower involved-- regarding 5E D&D's approach (at least in terms of community) to fiction and mechanics as contrasted with the approach I use and associate in OSR gaming. Show Notes: * Send me a voicemail about this video:...
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Rulebook Read-Along: World Without Number's Campaign Creation Tools, Part 1
Alright, fellow DMs, I have finally steeled myself to begin a dive into the daunting tome that is Worlds Without Number. Going cover to cover on this is probably beyond my scope so, in an attempt to be selective, I'm going to cherry-pick some areas to focus on. First up: WWN's campaign creation...
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OSR Reddit Round Up | August 27, 2021
It's that time of the week again! Let's fix our eyes on the OSR subreddit and see what is churning through the community. Send me a voicemail: https://hxpr.to/voicemail Support the Podcast: * Like, review, and subscribe! * Become a YouTube channel member: https://hxpr.to/ytmembership * Become a...
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Game Recap, Chat, and AMA | August 26, 2021 | Here, Wolfy!
I recap and discuss my game night! Originally streamed on August 26, 2021. Support the podcast: * Like, review, and subscribe! * Become a YouTube channel member: https://hxpr.to/ytmembership * Become a Patron of my Patreon: http://hxpr.to/patreon * Buy me a coffee on ko-fi: http://hxpr.to/kofi *...
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DM Tips: Turn Languages Known Into Culture Lore
Hail Dungeon Masters! This is an outgrowth of something I discussed with Daniel from Bandit's Keep during our latest chat. Let's expand the concept of languages known to include the cultures related to those languages! Show Notes: * My conversation with Daniel from Bandit's Keep:...
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Hexed Press x Bandit's Keep: Telegraphing Danger
Daniel from Bandit's Keep and I get together to talk about telegraphing danger, water-skiing pyramids of orcs, and other pressing TTRPG topics! Show Notes: * Watch the video version over at Bandit's Keep YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0k5_Z6pQ8c How to support the podcast: *...
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Oh, Fudge Me...
I'm tired of the fudging vs non-fudging game master arguments. They lack a voice that should be the most important voice in the discussion: the voice of the players. Well, I don't want to hear anymore thoughts from DMs on the matter. I want to hear about players. If you play in a game with…
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Ask Alyssa | September 16, 2021 | Chaosium, Cthulhu, and Minis
Alyssa Faden is back to talk more about mapping and any other tabletop RPG topics that we can think up! Show Notes: * Alyssa's Patreon: https://hxpr.to/xpsnns * Alyssa's Website: AlyssaFaden.com How to support the pod: * Like, subscribe, and leave a review! * Become a YouTube channel member:...
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DM Tips: Rethink, Reframe, or Let Go of Player Expectations
Game masters often ask how to get players to be a certain way, whether it be better roleplayers (whatever that means), or more invested in the "story", or more inquisitive, or something else. In this video, I explain why it might be better and more productive to either let go of these…
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Game Prep Chat and AMA | August 25, 2021
Tonight is game night! Come hang out, talk about game prep, and any other topics that might arise. Links: I’m part of a creator network. Join Jetpack7’s community Discord server for even more gaming-related content! https://discord.gg/PMZ9UKZ How you can support the podcast: * Like, review,...
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OSR Reddit Round Up | August 20, 2021
In this stream, we'll take a look at the trending topics in the OSR reddit form and discuss! Links: I’m part of a creator network. Join Jetpack7’s community Discord server for even more gaming-related content! https://discord.gg/PMZ9UKZ How you can support the pod: * Like, subscribe to, and…
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Worldshopping: Deconstructing Magic
Let's discuss worldbuilding via our magic systems. As described in an RPG, magic can be very setting specific or generic. Even if generic, how the magic system works and how spells are described implies things about the setting. If the setting of our campaign diverges from the rules setting,...
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Interview with Fantasy Cartographer Alyssa Faden
I sat down with cartographer extraordinaire, Alyssa Faden, to talk all things mapping and the currently being kickstarted Necropolis adventure from Necromancer Games. We also get into a bit of her history in the field of RPG map making, Call of Cthulhu, and even some bonus Shadowrun talk! Show...
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Game Recap, Chat, and AMA | August 16, 2021 | Whither, Chaos?
Let's talk about my home game last week. There were some changes of opinion, curses revealed, and the party resets and reloads for more adventure. Ways to support the podcast: * Like, review, and subscribe! * Become a YouTube channel member: https://hxpr.to/ytmembership * Become a Patron of my...
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Hexed Press x Bandit's Keep: Let's Talk About Rule Zero
Here's the podcast version of the video chat I had with Daniel over at Bandit's Keep about Rule Zero and a bunch of other TTPRG topics. It was a great conversation until we were invaded and, unfortunately, overrun by racist hate bots. Still, we covered a lot of ground, and over two hours, before…
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OSR Reddit Round Up | August 13, 2021
In this stream, we'll take a look at the trending topics in the OSR reddit form and discuss! Like these videos? Here's how you can show your support: * Like this video and subscribe to the channel! * Become a Patron of my Patreon: http://hxpr.to/patreon * Buy me a coffee on ko-fi:...
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In the Shadow of Tower Silveraxe: Interview with Creator, Jacob Fleming
I'm super excited to have this interview with Jacob Fleming, author and illustrator of "In the Shadow of Tower Silveraxe!" I'm looking forward to asking him all manner of questions about his OSR D&D adventure module. Join us! Show Notes: * "In the Shadow of Tower Silveraxe" read-along playlist:...
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Game Prep and AMA Chat | August 12, 2021
Tonight is game night for my modded B/X OSR D&D game! I need to get cracking on my prep! Come over and hang out! Links: I’m part of a creator network. Join Jetpack7’s community Discord server for even more gaming-related content! https://discord.gg/PMZ9UKZ Like these videos? Here's how you can…
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Rulebook Read-Along: “In the Shadow of Tower Silveraxe”, Part 4
In today's stream we shall continue our investigation of the OSR adventure module, "In the Shadow of Tower Silveraxe," generously given to me by the author, Jacob Fleming. I've heard great things about this product so let's dig into it, break it down, and see what wonders and terrors lurk within....
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Rulebook Read-Along: “Shadow of the Tower Silveraxe”, Part 3
In today's stream we shall continue our investigation of the OSR adventure module, "In the Shadow of Tower Silveraxe," generously given to me by the author, Jacob Fleming. I've heard great things about this product so let's dig into it, break it down, and see what wonders and terrors lurk within....
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OSR Reddit Round-Up | August 6, 2021
In this stream, we'll take a look at the trending topics in the OSR reddit form and discuss! Topics include: * Which starter classic D&D module for a previously 5E group? * One Page Dungeon, "Slavers of the Silver Pass": https://hxpr.to/upnhxf * Alternate Anti-Hammer-Space Inventory Tracker *...
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Rulebook Read-Along: “In the Shadow of Tower Silveraxe,” Part 2
In today's stream we shall continue our investigation of the OSR adventure module, "In the Shadow of Tower Silveraxe," generously given to me by the author, Jacob Fleming. I've heard great things about this product so let's dig into it, break it down, and see what wonders and terrors lurk within....
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Rulebook Read-Along: “In the Shadow of Tower Silveraxe”, Part 1
In today's stream we shall avail ourselves of the OSR adventure module, "In the Shadow of Tower Silveraxe," generously given to me by the author, Jacob Fleming. I've heard great things about this product so let's dig into it, break it down, and see what wonders and terrors lurk within. Show…
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Hexed Press x Bandit's Keep: Undead in the OSR
I'm excited, as always, to have Daniel from Bandit's Keep on the channel. In this stream, we'll be discusses the whats, the whys, and the wherefors of using undead in your OSR roleplaying games. Show Notes: * Bandit's Keep on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/banditskeep Links: * Like this…
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OSR Reddit Grab Bag: Playing Card Reactions, Camping in B4 The Lost City, and More!
In this episode of the podcast, I survey the OSR D&D landscape and discuss playing card based reaction mechanics, camping in B4 The Lost City, alternative die mechanics, and more. * Hexed Press on YouTube: https://hxpr.to/tube * Become a Patron of my Patreon: http://hxpr.to/patreon * Buy me a...
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OSR Reddit Round Up: On Skills, Absentee Players, Dice Pools, And More!
In this podcast episode, I talk about skills, absentee players, and dice pools in D&D style OSR RPGs. Don't forget to check out my other videos on OSR mechanics and how to apply them in your game. * Hexed Press on YouTube: https://hxpr.to/tube * Become a Patron of my Patreon…
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A Hexcrawling Primer
Befuddled, confused, or confounded by hexcrawling? If so, this video is for you! In this video I'll be talking about what hexcrawling is and why it's a great idea to use in your own games. I'll also be going over how to understand a hex map, wandering monster mechanics, and even a few other…
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How to Work with Players and Monster Character Class Concepts in OSR D&D RPGs
In this episode of the pod, we're going to explore the basic principles of working with players and monster character class ideas in your OSR D&D RPG. Links: * Hexed Press on YouTube: https://hxpr.to/tube * Become a Patron of my Patreon: http://hxpr.to/patreon * Buy me a coffee on ko-fi:...
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Mega-Dungeons in OSR RPG Play, A Conversation with Daniel from Bandit's Keep! (Pod Exclusive!)
I sat down for another round of conversation with Daniel from the Bandit's Keep YouTube channel. I interviewed Daniel about the challenges and rewards of mega-dungeons in OSR RPG play. We talk about building and running mega-dungeons, how to pace threats in these sprawling dungeons, and how to…
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On Fudging Dice and the Parable of the Interesting Dragon
Have you heard the tale of the dice fudging GM and the interesting dragon encounter? * Hexed Press on YouTube: https://hxpr.to/tube * Become a Patron of my Patreon: http://hxpr.to/patreon * Buy me a coffee on ko-fi: http://hxpr.to/kofi * "Bent Worlds" Newsletter: https://hxpr.to/mrju0c
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Happy Pride Month! Talking Pride in Gaming with Terance from Gaming Detritus
Talking to Terance from Homebrew Detritus about Pride, gaming, D&D, and more! Join us for the convo. Show Notes: * Homebrew Detritus on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/homebrewdetritus Links: * Hexed Press on YouTube: https://hxpr.to/tube * Become a Patron of my Patreon: http://hxpr.to/patreon…
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Let's Listen to the Monument Studios' Fantasy Music Bundle
If you've spent any time on Facebook, you've undoubtedly seen the ads for Monument Studios and one or more of their #RPG music bundles. Every time I see their ads, I see a bunch of comments from people with questions about the included sounds. Well, I finally caved and bought the "all in" bundle...
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Let's Talk Treasure Maps with Daniel from Bandit's Keep! (Pod Exclusive Extended Cut!)
Hail and well met, fellow game masters! Get ready for a great time! Here is the extended cut of my conversation with Daniel from the Bandit's Keep channel! We talk about the ins and outs, the whys and wherefores, of using treasure maps in your OSR game (or Dungeons & Dragons or any TTRPG game for...
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DM Tips: Fun with Hexes + Addendum!
Hail and well-met, fellow gamemasters! It's been a minute since I've posted a hexcrawl video so I thought it was as good a time as any to get back in the swing of things with a couple of tips and tricks that I hope may help you have more fun with your hexes. Addendum: I got a couple of comments…
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DM Tips: You Should Use Creature-as-Class in Your OSR Game
I think Creature as Class (aka Race as Class) is an often misunderstood and underappreciated concept in OSR D&D. I make my case for why you should consider using Creature as Class in your campaign. * Hexed Press on YouTube: https://hxpr.to/tube * Become a Patron of my Patreon:...
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Retro Read-Along Live! Module CM1, Test of the Warlords!
Reading 1983's Companion level module, "Test of the Warlords," by Douglas Niles and published by TSR. Is this the first self-styled campaign module from TSR? Show Notes: * "Test of the Warlords" on DTRPG: https://hxpr.to/fl9imp Links & How to Support the Pod: * Hexed Press on YouTube:...
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DM Tips: How to Succeed at Random Encounters
I would gladly take as my life's accomplishment to show dungeon masters the enduring utility and usefulness of random encounters. Inspired, as usual, by social media, I try to explain and educate on how to succeed using random encounters in your D&D, OSR, or similar TTRPG campaign. * Hexed Press…
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DM Tips: Loyalty Vs Morale
What's the Difference Between Loyalty & Morale & How Do You Track It? * Hexed Press on YouTube: https://hxpr.to/tube * Become a Patron of my Patreon: http://hxpr.to/patreon * Buy me a coffee on ko-fi: http://hxpr.to/kofi * "Bent Worlds" Newsletter: https://hxpr.to/mrju0c
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