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RPGBOT.Podcast

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The RPGBOT.Podcast is a thoughtful and sometimes humorous discussion about Tabletop Role Playing Games, including Dungeons and Dragons and Pathfinder as well as other TTRPGs. The discussion seeks to help players get the most out of TTRPGs by examining game mechanics and related subjects with a deep, analytic focus. The RPGBOT.Podcast includes a weekly episode; and The RPGBOT.News and The RPGBOT.Oneshot. You can find more information at https://rpgbot.net/ - Analysis, tools, and instructional articles for tabletop RPGs. Support us at the following links: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/rpgbot BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/rpgbot.net TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@rpgbotdotnet The RPGBOT.Podcast was developed by RPGBOT.net and produced in association with The Leisure Illuminati.

Latest episodes

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UNDERDARK OPTIONS 2 UA - It's magical radiation. Everybody knows that, Ash.

#41 trending · Games

Welcome back to the Underdark, where the mushrooms are telepathic, the fish can invent gods, and magical radiation apparently has the terrifying power to give you a heada

Sep 28
1 h 09 min

DnD 2014 WIZARDS featuring TREANTMONK - Levels 8 - 20 (Remastered)

Last time, we built Wizards who could survive long enough to become dangerous. That was apparently a mistake. Treantmonk is back as we take our 2014 D&D 5e Wizard bui

Sep 26
1 h 03 min

DEADFALL: ARCANA UNLEASHED - Seize the Means of Undead Production

Welcome to Thay, where the dress code is red, the government is run by homicidal wizards, and your spy agency's severance package is either magical memory loss or death.

Sep 24
1 h 05 min

ARCANA UNLEASHED Part 3 - Everything was fine until Tyler read the rules..

We survived the subclasses. We survived the wizard subclasses. Now Arcana Unleashed Part 3 asks the truly dangerous questions: What if every wizard got a Pokémon? What if

Sep 21
1 h 17 min

2014 DnD 5e WIZARDS Levels 1 - 7 with Treantmonk! (Remastered)

Treantmonk joins us to talk about Wizards, which means we're about to spend an unreasonable amount of time discussing concentration saves, initiative bonuses, spell selec

Sep 19
51 min

ARCANA UNLEASHED Part 2 - Necromancer's Finally Get Nice Things

Four Wizards walk into Arcana Unleashed. One teleports around insisting that swapping places is exciting. One looks like somebody's tiefling dad going through a stage-mag

Sep 17
58 min

D&D ARCANA UNLEASHED Part 1 - The Best Arcane Archer Ever Is Still an Arcane Archer

Arcana Unleashed is here, bringing new subclasses, spells, feats, magic items, and—most importantly—fresh opportunities for Tyler to find loopholes Wizards of the Coast a

Sep 14
1 h 01 min

2014 DnD 5e BARBARIANS Levels 5 - 20 (Remastered): Woohoo! Smash, smash, smashy smash!

At level 5, the Barbarian unlocks a revolutionary new combat technique: hitting the problem twice. From there, things escalate exactly as responsible game design intended

Sep 12
52 min

CREATURES SHARING SPACES

Most RPG rules questions start with something reasonable, like Can I jump over this pit? or Does fireball set the curtains on fire? This one starts with a much more dange

Sep 10
1 h 10 min

UNEARTHED ARCANA: UNDERDARK OPTIONS - We're unenlightened!!!

Welcome to the Underdark, where the sun doesn't shine, everyone wants to murder you, and Wizards of the Coast has apparently decided what this place really needed was mor

Sep 7
1 h 21 min

2014 DnD 5e BARBARIAN Levels 1 - 4 (Remastered): The Frat Bro' of the DnD World

Today we're building Barbarians, the D&D class for anyone who looked at tactical combat and thought, This needs fewer tactics and significantly more upper body strength.

Sep 5
1 h 00 min

PF2E WIZARDS Part 2 - Reality Is More of a Guideline

We're back with Pathfinder Wizards, and somehow giving Tyler ten more levels of spellcasting has not improved the situation. Ash has evolved from sneaky magical assassin

Sep 3
1 h 09 min

PF2E WIZARDS Part 1 - Fireball Is Not a Personality, Tyler

Tyler loves wizards. We know this because he told us. Repeatedly. For ninety minutes. So naturally, we gave him an entire episode to explain why the best solution to ever

Aug 31
1 h 11 min

2014 DnD 5e DRUID Levels 5 - 20 (Remastered): Summoning Cows to Fall from the Skies onto our Enemies

Nature is healing. Unfortunately, nature has chosen violence. We're taking the Druid from level 5 all the way to 20, which means summoning packs of velociraptors, turning

Aug 29
1 h 04 min

PF2e IMPOSSIBLE MAGIC REVIEW Pt. 2: Tyler will never finish the Spell Guides

Last time on Impossible Magic, we discovered that the Magus can finally move, the Summoner can finally summon, and Pathfinder's three-action economy is apparently more of

Aug 27
1 h 08 min

PF2e IMPOSSIBLE MAGIC REVIEW Pt. 1: Finally, the Summoner Reads It's Own Job Description

Impossible Magic promises to break the boundaries of spellcasting, which apparently means letting the Magus move, allowing the Summoner to actually summon things, and giv

Aug 24
1 h 03 min

2014 DnD 5e DRUIDS Levels 1 - 4 (Remastered) - Druidic is just Elvish for Hipsters

Druids are what happens when a wizard looks at civilization and decides indoor plumbing was a mistake. You get questionable armor, inexplicable scimitar proficiency, the

Aug 22
1 h 00 min

CYBERPUNK RED: How to Play 6 Series Wrap - Cyberware or Groceries: Choose Wisely

After five episodes of Cyberpunk RED, we have finally reached the most dangerous part of Night City: giving each other constructive feedback. Randall begins with I mechan

Aug 20
53 min

CYBERPUNK RED: How to Play 5 Actual Play Conclusion - Unpaid Internship Edition

The good news is we found J-ZK. The bad news is her skull is open, Dave is fighting a man inside the internet, Marky has replaced diplomacy with a hand chainsaw, and ever

Aug 17
43 min

THE PLANE OF BYTOPIA (Remastered): Land of Nice Weather and Adamantine Dragons

Welcome to Bytopia, the Upper Plane for people who looked at Heaven and said, "This is nice, but could we make everyone work a little harder?" The weather is lovely, the

Aug 15
53 min

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#76 ▼ 9 Games US

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Been a fan of the website for years, and the podcast doesn’t disappoint. Love the deep dives into mechanics and optimization.

AegisOfRime · Jan 2025

I’ve listened to dozens (hundreds?) of episodes, and there is a massive amount of great information, well-thought analysis, and useful tips for both DMs and players. This podcast and the website are my first or second source when I have DND questions. That said, the early episodes are consistently great to listen to. The early ones with Ash are also good - he has an incredible depth of knowledge about RPGs and myths/fiction. The current episodes, however, are so full of Ash’s negativity, aggressive attitude, and bloviating that I often abandon listening after 5 minutes. It’s no fun to hear one host berating the other two and complaining endlessly about WOTC’s failings. I would love to be able to enjoy this podcast again, and if Ash can dial back the aggro, I will.

Runrunrunrunrun · Sep 2024

Longtime fan of the RPG Bot Team here - the guys here are entertaining and very knowledgeable. An easy listen for any D&D or Pathfinder fan. 5 stars fully recommend.

BrainDoc77 · Feb 2024

The crew is very knowledgeable and fun to listen to as they discuss topics on TTRPGs. I e learned a lot even as a long time player/GM. Also learned about new systems and good tips in general to make the games better.

Merxlmor · Jan 2024

Listened to the Monster Manual part 1 episode and enjoyed the discussion, but the ad breaks were really annoying - they were frequent (every 20 minutes or so), long (~2 minutes), interrupted the discussion without any warning, and repetitive - I heard the same ad 4 times throughout the course of the episode. Would appreciate fewer ads or at least something like transition music to an ad break.

koga305 · Jan 2025

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