Author Archive: BrendanC
Dr Tom and Rafael Chandler
The Dr. Tom the Frog Show is a talk show about role-playing games featuring the people who play and make them. This 22nd episode stars Rafael Chandler, prolific gaming author who has compiled Narcosa, written World of the Lost, a module for LotFP, the RPG called Viewscream and even the novel The Astounding Antagonists. Links: […]
Continue readingtl;dw — Epyllion
The players of our Indie+ Exhibition Game of +Marissa Kelly’s Epyllion — +Katherine Fackrell, +Quinn Murphy, +Jenn Martin, and +Brendan Conway — break down what they thought of the game in this short “Too Long; Didn’t Watch” video!
Continue readingLarping as Other: Part one of a three-part series.
In LARPs, we don’t just play characters that are different from us, we become them for a few hours. We might dress like our characters, we might try to talk like them, we embody them. So is it okay to play a black person in black face? What if you were playing a Drow? What’s […]
Continue readingPanel: How to GM a Great Fight Scene!
Regardless of system, there’s an art to running an exciting and interesting fight scene. Come watch (and ask questions) of our talents panel of GMs as they share their secrets!
Continue readingDr Tom and Juan Ochoa
The Dr. Tom the Frog Show is a talk show about role-playing games featuring the people who play and make them. This twenty first episode stars the fabulous RPG artist Juan Ochoa. Juan has worked on RPGs like Monster of the Week, Fate and The Last Days of Angelkite. Find more of Juan’s work at […]
Continue readingChain World – Session Two
Chain World is a game series in which a bunch of awesome people get together to play Dungeon World. Every other session, a new GM will take over and run a game, showcasing a multitude of GMing styles and techniques while still being just plain fun. The actual game follows the exploits of the Owlbear […]
Continue readingDr Tom and Ryan Macklin with Katanas and Trenchcoats
The Dr. Tom the Frog Show is a talk show about tabletop role-playing games featuring the people who play and make them. This twentieth episode features Ryan Macklin… of the Internet. He talks about his latest game: Katanas and Trenchcoats. http://ryanmacklin.com/2015/04/katanas-trenchcoats-is-live/
Continue readingDr Tom and Nathan Paoletta with World Wide Wrestling RPG
The Dr. Tom the Frog Show is a talk show about tabletop role-playing games featuring the people who play and make them. This nineteenth episode features Nathan Paoletta talking about his recent RPG release, the World Wide Wrestling RPG. You can find out more about this RPG here: http://ndpdesign.com/wwwrpg/
Continue readingChain World – Episode 1
Chain World is a game series in which a bunch of awesome people get together to play Dungeon World. Every other session, a new GM will take over and run a game, showcasing a multitude of GMing styles and techniques while still being just plain fun. The actual game follows the exploits of the Owlbear […]
Continue readingDr Tom and Quinn Murphy with Five Fires
The Dr. Tom the Frog Show is a talk show about tabletop role-playing games featuring the people who play and make them. This eighteenth episode features Quinn Murphy, creator of the Hip Hop RPG Five Fires and well as Community Radio. Five Fires Beta Demo: http://www.thoughtcrimegames.net/five-fires-beta/ Community Radio: https://payhip.com/b/3A75
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