Informações:
Sinopse
Vox Arcana is a Dungeons & Dragons podcast about game design, philosophy, storytelling, and role playing, from the perspective of three different Dungeon Masters.
Episódios
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#69 The End
17/02/2021 Duração: 46minThis is it. In this final episode of Vox Arcana, William, Jake, and David look back on our favorite moments from the show, and say goodbye to you, Dear Listener. Keep subscribed to this feed to eventually get all of the Patreon bonus episodes.
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#68 DM Pet Peeves
03/02/2021 Duração: 57minEvery Dungeon Master has certain quirks which make their tables unique including things that drive us nuts! This episode we look at some of our various pet peeves in our games including methods of alleviating them. Follow us: Twitter: @voxarcanapod Facebook: @voxarcanapodcast Instagram: @voxarcanapodcast
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#67 Using Tropes
18/01/2021 Duração: 01h14minIt is impossible to tell a story without tropes. In this episode, we dive into what tropes are, how to use them in your games, ensuring tonal consistency, and how to enhance some overused tropes. In the Question Vault, we answer a question about resisting the urge to metagame. Follow us: Twitter: @voxarcanapod Facebook: @voxarcanapodcast Instagram: @voxarcanapodcast Email: voxarcanapodcast@gmail.com
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#66 Building Better Monsters
18/11/2020 Duração: 01h09minAdversaries are essential in all roleplaying games. Here’s how to make those enemies strike fear into the hearts of all PCs! Follow us: Twitter: @voxarcanapod Facebook: @voxarcanapodcast Instagram: @voxarcanapodcast Email: voxarcanapodcast@gmail.com For more episodes: patreon.com/voxarcana
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#65 Hot Takes
05/08/2020 Duração: 01h10minWe heard hot takes are selling like hot cakes, so we decided to assemble a few of our own. Here’s our spicy, scalding, blazing hot takes about D&D and tabletop RPGs. Follow us: Twitter: @voxarcanapod Facebook: @voxarcanapodcast Instagram: @voxarcanapodcast Email: voxarcanapodcast@gmail.com For more episodes: patreon.com/voxarcana
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#64 Lasting Consequences
26/06/2020 Duração: 57minThis episode we dive into gruesome injuries, lingering effects, and how to make combat more scary and less trivial. In the Question Vault we answer a question about essential GM supplies we each utilize at the table. Follow us: Twitter: @voxarcanapod Facebook: @voxarcanapodcast Instagram: @voxarcanapodcast Email: voxarcanapodcast@gmail.com For more episodes: patreon.com/voxarcana
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#63 Interview with Matt Corley
27/05/2020 Duração: 01h06minFriend of the pod Matt Corley returns to talk about module design, historical fiction, and the tabletop RPG community coming together during crisis. Check out Matt's kickstarter right here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/37222410/the-devils-city-for-5e Follow us: Twitter: @voxarcanapod Facebook: @voxarcanapodcast Instagram: @voxarcanapodcast Email: voxarcanapodcast@gmail.com For more episodes: patreon.com/voxarcana
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#62 Large Parties vs. Small Parties
29/04/2020 Duração: 57minDo you prefer your sessions bustling with players piled around the table or a smaller scale, more intimate experience? In this episode, William, Jake, and David discuss the pros and cons of small parties and large parties. Finally, we dig into the newly released Explorer’s Guide to Wildemount and create a backstory utilizing some of the random tables held within. Follow us: Twitter: @voxarcanapod Facebook: @voxarcanapodcast Instagram: @voxarcanapodcast Email: voxarcanapodcast@gmail.com For more episodes: patreon.com/voxarcana
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#61 Mystery & Intrigue
01/04/2020 Duração: 01h14minFrom world building to scene description, an element of mystery can make any game better. In this episode, William, Jake, and David discuss how to control your genre and tone, creating interesting backstories, and tips for injecting intrigue into your sessions. Follow us: Twitter: @voxarcanapod Facebook: @voxarcanapodcast Instagram: @voxarcanapodcast Email: voxarcanapodcast@gmail.com For more episodes: patreon.com/voxarcana
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#60 Downtime
17/03/2020 Duração: 01h19minWhen the players aren’t traversing dungeons or slaying monsters, they do all sorts of other things: Shopping, training, carousing, running businesses, researching… The list goes on and on! This episode we dive into all sorts of downtime activities and how to make downtime incredible. Follow us: Twitter: @voxarcanapod Facebook: @voxarcanapodcast Instagram: @voxarcanapodcast Email: voxarcanapodcast@gmail.com For bonus episodes: patreon.com/voxarcana
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#59 [Bonus] Post-Total Party Kill
06/03/2020 Duração: 34minSadly, episode #59 is lost, but instead you'll hear one of our Patreon bonus episodes where Will tells us about his first total party kill. The conversation quickly turns into one about lethality, tone, and the nature of death in role playing games. Follow us: Twitter: @voxarcanapod Facebook: @voxarcanapodcast Instagram: @voxarcanapodcast Email: voxarcanapodcast@gmail.com
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#58 Sandbox Games
27/01/2020 Duração: 01h11minEvery Game Master wants to free up their players to explore the world around them, but how? In this episode William, Jake, and David go through tips and tricks for creating an amazing sandbox for your players to play in. Follow us: Twitter: @voxarcanapod Facebook: @voxarcanapodcast Instagram: @voxarcanapodcast Email: voxarcanapodcast@gmail.com For more episodes: patreon.com/voxarcana
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#57 2019 Year in Review
31/12/2019 Duração: 52minThe times, they are 'a changin'! Before the new year, we look back at our favorite moments and important lessons from 2019, as well as looking forward to the future in perhaps our most introspective episode yet. Follow us: Twitter: @voxarcanapod Facebook: @voxarcanapodcast Instagram: @voxarcanapodcast Email: voxarcanapodcast@gmail.com For more episodes: patreon.com/voxarcana
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#56 Running an Open Table
09/12/2019 Duração: 01h01minWilliam, Jake, and David discuss a controversial gameplay philosophy to solve D&D's biggest problem: Scheduling! Follow us: Twitter: @voxarcanapod Facebook: @voxarcanapodcast Instagram: @voxarcanapodcast Email: voxarcanapodcast@gmail.com For more episodes: patreon.com/voxarcana
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#55 Collaborating with Players
20/11/2019 Duração: 01h55sCollaboration plays a central part in every single tabletop RPG, so in this episode, dungeon masters William, Jake, and David dive into how to best collaborate with players from character creation to story arcs to mind control. Follow us: Twitter: @voxarcanapod Facebook: @voxarcanapodcast Instagram: @voxarcanapodcast Email: voxarcanapodcast@gmail.com For more episodes: patreon.com/voxarcana
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#54 Game Preparation
12/11/2019 Duração: 01h11minNote taking? Game prepping? Improve your techniques in this week’s round-table discussion that will surely reduce the amount of time you spend wasting on prep! Follow us on social media: Twitter memes and deep thoughts: @voxarcanapod Facebook: Articles and gaming news @voxarcanapodcast Instagram: Amazing fantasy art and some behind-the-scenes materials @voxarcanapodcast Email questions and feedback to: voxarcanapodcast@gmail.com
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#53 Deities and Religion
22/09/2019 Duração: 01h19minGods, pantheons, cults, creation myths, crusades... This episode we get downright theological as William, Jake, and David dive into all things divine in roleplaying games. In 'The Creature Feature,' we discuss angels and how to utilize them at your table. Follow us: Twitter: @voxarcanapod Facebook: @voxarcanapodcast Instagram: @voxarcanapodcast Email: voxarcanapodcast@gmail.com For more episodes: patreon.com/voxarcana
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#52 Strongholds & Followers
19/08/2019 Duração: 01h15minIn this episode William, Jake, and David dive into Matt Colville’s D&D 5e supplement Strongholds & Followers and see where it fits in the D&D product ecosystem. Follow us: Twitter: @voxarcanapod Facebook: @voxarcanapodcast Instagram: @voxarcanapodcast Email: voxarcanapodcast@gmail.com If you want more episodes of Vox Arcana, head to patreon.com/voxarcana to get access to our back-catalogue of bonus episodes.
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#51 High Seas Adventures
12/08/2019 Duração: 01h25minDirty pirates, cunning smugglers, beautiful port cities, horrors from the depths – this episode is all about maritime campaigns and what makes them great! Follow us: Twitter: @voxarcanapod Facebook: @voxarcanapodcast Instagram: @voxarcanapodcast Email: voxarcanapodcast@gmail.com If you want more episodes of Vox Arcana, head to patreon.com/voxarcana to get access to our back-catalogue of bonus episodes.
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#50 Advanced Dungeons
29/07/2019 Duração: 01h12minFor our 50th episode, we add more thoughts on to our very first episode and delve back into the topic of dungeons! This time around, we discuss mega-dungeons, misconceptions, and exploration. In the Question Vault, we answer a question about health, long rests, and grievous injuries. Follow us: Twitter: @voxarcanapod Facebook: @voxarcanapodcast Instagram: @voxarcanapodcast Email: voxarcanapodcast@gmail.com If you want more episodes of Vox Arcana, head to patreon.com/voxarcana to get access to our back-catalogue of bonus episodes.