Tales From the TTRPG Dust Pan

Mark V.

Dive into the world of tabletop role-playing games with this unfiltered podcast.
Join host Mark V for an exploration of game design, actual play, and the fickelness of dice.
From spontaneous rambles to curated game concepts, every episode offers a fresh perspective on the hobby. While the audio quality may not be studio-perfect, the content is guaranteed to spark your imagination.
Discover a wealth of game ideas, both familiar and innovative, crafted by a host with years of experience in the TTRPG realm. Let the Adventures begin!

The Blog: https://failedgamedesigner.blogspot.com/

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Wednesday · 37 min
I bought some things … and Birthright updates
A bit of scrambled pod today as I meander my way home from work I still think about games … and I still wonder
September 5 · 1 hr 2 min
A long walk. (out door mic sound quality)
I take a nice long walk and talk about my recently complex relationship with roleplaying games.. I do a fairly good job of expressing myself. Then the world, with knife like timing shows me how astoundingly stupid I sound. Enjoy.
September 4 · 8 min
We had a session zero. Sort of
The group got together and chatted about proceeding with a Birthright Hybrid 5E game.
August 30 · 14 min
The rare Sunday recording. Moving away from my hyper fixation
Being hyper fixated on remapping my Aleria campy, was both counterproductive and probably would have doomed this reboot to an early death. Moving on from that issue have a new issue how do I make decisions meaningful.
August 28 · 8 min
Friday … get out there and game. I think I might to reinvent the wheel.
Trying to modify my campaign to make things work … why not just make things work with my campaign ?
August 27 · 11 min
Gaming update; Can I Birthright this?
An update on revamping my old campaign to work more like birthright.
August 21 · 9 min
A paid class for game mastering ?
I am no against hustle and grind but to me this represents something in the winds of the industry.
August 20 · 8 min
Thursday let’s go… DARK SUN! Why the Mature label?
So I recorded this in the morning and spent the day cleaning up a sewage back up … please forgive me if I have no ideas what I talked about. It’s been a day.
August 19 · 7 min
Why do I call this “TTRPG Dust Bin”?
I’m so glad you asked …
August 17 · 8 min
Monday morning affirmations… sort of
Sort of
August 16 · 40 min
Sunday Morning Walk and Talk.
How do we continue? Is time the greatest enemy? The selection of system? Nostalgia? Listen as I walk around my neighborhood talking to myself.
August 13 · 7 min
An opinion: Game design should embrace character change.
Sometimes a player just can’t plan ahead for party changes , character development and so on … a system should take that into account.
August 10 · 7 min
1/10th philosophy, 3/10ths gaming 6/10ths heavy breathing.
Walking and talking with a head cold, while carrying a gallon jug of disinfectant… up hill … both ways … Philosophy and gaming
August 5 · 49 sec
Addendum to my Ea sports episode
I mage a mistake … I know 2k and EA are different companies… but the point still stands .. Don’t come at me bro 😂
August 5 · 9 min
Electronic Arts deal is finalized
A quick thought on the sale and EA privatization of EA games. What might the sale mean for the end user? could this happen in TTRPG’s ? Not a political pod cast but this one is adjacent. News story link: BBC https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjejyl34345o
August 4 · 8 min
Part of the Gm tool set I think gets shot changed.
When the mechanics end …
August 3 · 8 min
Monday musings
Even if I’m not currently running games I still have that desire to write down my ideas… to do bits of world building.
August 1 · 8 min
Lost episode found in my drafts
This was just sitting in my drafts. So I’m posting it I have no idea what it’s about I think Lazaro’s Role master
August 1 · 9 min
Talk to me about Gen con
Talk to me about Gen von
July 27 · 8 min
The persistent monster issue in D&D based games
A persistent threat in your game? How will is survive leveling up in a D&D-alike?

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