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Let’s reflect on Roll for Topic Con 2026! Chris and Andy walk through each of the interesting RPGs they played in at the con, which ranged from homebrew playtests to a Soulslike to a game about Atlantis that featured a giant punch bowl on the game table slowly filling up with water. With some added … Continue reading "Episode 204 – RfT Con Postmortem, Plus: When Do You Need a Statblock For Your Flashlight?"

Roll for Topic Con 2026: Wizard City was on Sept. 19th 2026! Andy, yet again, did trivia this year and it was a blast! Show notes:

Andy asks Chris for help with a problem: sometimes coming up with cool consequences and improvising die roll results is exhausting! Chris and Andy discuss ways to take pressure off the GM. Also: it’s not too early to start planning your Halloween one-shot!

Chris gets a real-life taste of what it’s like to explore a mysterious location! Also, Andy asks for recommendations for a straightforward sci-fi RPG that isn’t space horror.

Chris talks about Dungeon Crawler Carl again and then Andy and Chris talk about getting rid of their collections of stuff! It’s episode 200! Thank you for listening!

Chris is second-guessing a tough choice he made in a recent game. What makes for a good, genuine tough moral choice in an RPG? Is it something the GM can (or should) deliberately create and build toward? This, plus discussion about which D&D class best describes Lyndon B. Johnson.

Chris somehow manages to bring his obsession with the World Cup into the podcast. Andy humors him and they talk about running games within games.

What’s actually useful for a GM to know about a city or other adventuring location? Chris and Andy discuss how to take the “Wizard City” theme of this year’s RfT Con and turn it into a gameable place. Plus, more on GMing with kids.

Andy and Chris talk more about prepping T1 and that fine line between being ready and just winging it.

Chris is prepping T1: The Village of Hommlet to run this summer. Andy and Chris talk all about it!

Chris has a lot of store credit to spend on TTRPG goodies. What will Andy pressure him into picking up? Around this important question, Chris and Andy fit a discussion of the importance of books as physical artifacts, the allure of those early iconic RPGs, and more.

With a new Elric RPG announced, Chris and Andy discuss what their dream Eternal Champion game might look like. Plus, Chris discovers Christopher Priest’s The Prestige and Andy glumly reports about the (non)state of his Band of Blades game.

Andy talks about an upcoming game he’s kicking off. It’ll be the 3rd time he’s tried it! They gush about forged in the dark, talk about the value of running campaigns, and discuss building dungeons with random tables.

Chris explored a cave recently! That brings Andy and Chris to discuss the challenge of injecting the thrill of real-world locations into their in-game versions. Can a fantasy game about fighting goblins in caves convey some of that real-world excitement?

Chris has been busy building props for a school play, and wonders how some of that energy might be expressed at the game table! Also, Andy and Chris discuss the joys of history and the ways they do and don’t make history and culture an important part of player characters.