The Roll For Podcast
The podcast where we talk about everything D&D. Each week we Roll For a different topic. Is Metagaming just for bad people? Does that monster your party killed have a family? Is your friends character ruining the game and how do we kill them?... The character not the friend.
Episodes
65 episodes
Roll For...Spells pt1
This week we roll for spells. We are on a mission to find the best spell in the game so we argue over which cantrip, 1st level and 2nd level spell is best with the ultimate goal of producing a grand spell tournament to include all levels and on...
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Season 1
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Episode 64
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44:03
Roll For...Senkora Factions
In this episode we Roll For...Senkora Factions, we return to Fraz's homebrew world to talk about some of the groups, gangs and guilds that he has developed for his made up place. We talk about where the inspiration came from, the importance of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 63
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35:52
Roll For...Shadowfell Factions
This week we roll for Shadowfell factions. The domains of dread are just so friendly and comfortable that we've decided to stay there and talk about the groups, gangs and collectives that exists in the Shadowfell. We talk about everyone from th...
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Season 1
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Episode 62
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42:11
Roll For...Beasts of Barovia
In this episode we Roll For...Beasts of Barovia and talk about all the weird and wonderful creatures that inhabit Strahd's hometown. We discuss how the Shadowfell is different to other planes, we offer some interesting ways to use the monsters ...
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Season 1
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Episode 61
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55:07
Roll For...Disney Horror One Shot
In this episode we roll for...Disney horror one shot. Fraz had an idea for a one shot and tried it out on some friends. It went so well that we decided to share it with everyone. So if you need inspiration, ideas or something to straight up ste...
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Season 1
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Episode 61
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33:20
Roll For...Senkora QnA (Homebrew World)
In this episode we roll for Senkora. We are back in Fraz's homebrew world and Lewis comes armed with plenty of great questions about the history, style and topography of this entirely made up place. So if you're interested in Senkora, or if you...
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Season 1
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Episode 60
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45:46
Roll For...Senkora (Homebrew World)
In this Episode we roll for...Senkora a totally made up place. In Lewis' absence, Fraz describes his homebrew world from the POV or a historian. He gives a brief overview of the landscape, the history and the society conjured up in his own litt...
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Season 1
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Episode 59
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18:59
Roll For...Planes
This week we roll for Planes, those existential in-between places that make the world magical, spiritual and mystical. We try our best to explain exactly what planes are and why they are so important to a fantasy world. We discuss how to ...
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Season 1
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Episode 58
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1:03:50
Roll For...Humans
In this episode we roll for humans. We discuss why a person would enter imagination land and choose to play a human. We wonder if they are actually the most boring race and we run through all the different variants available.
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Season 1
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Episode 57
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28:26
Roll For...Continents
This week we roll for continents. We get back to world building. You've built your tavern and your town, now we need to look out into the wider world. We talk about different ways to build a continent, how to design your maps, why you should bu...
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Season 1
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Episode 56
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36:27
Roll For...Mini Bosses
In this episode we roll for mini bosses. We take a step down the hierarchy of evil and talk about those memorable right hand men, lieutenants and second in command that help to build a deep story. We discuss why mini bosses are impo...
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Season 1
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Episode 54
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38:58
Roll For...The Novel
This week we are releasing a snippet of our upcoming book. We are novelising our ongoing camping and plan to record it all and release it episodically.This section is focussed around an epic battle with lesser known vampire Strahd Von Z...
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Season 1
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Episode 53
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47:48
Roll For...Mental Health
This week we Roll For Mental Health. We go through the ways our beautiful game can be helpful for all sorts of mental health issues, and some of the ways it can be difficult. We talk about how to handle mental health around the table and share ...
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Season 1
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Episode 52
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51:35
Roll For...DM Advice
In this episode we Roll For DM advice. Dungeon Master extraordinaire Lewis lets us peak into his beautiful brain and explains what he would do in certain situations in the game. We avoid issues that can be solved by discussion and instead talk ...
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Season 1
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Episode 51
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35:19
Roll For...Tiefings
In this episode we roll for Tiefings, those devilish descendants of the inhabitants of the 9 Hells. We talk about all the different types of Tieflings including their mechanics and their origins. We discuss the lore and history of the Tiefling ...
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Season 1
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Episode 50
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32:58
Roll For...Honor Amongst Thieves
This week we Roll For Honor Amongst Thieves, and when I say 'we' I mean everybody. We get the whole party together, everybody from our weekly game and we talk about the Dungeons and Dragons Movie, spoilers, we loved it. We discuss our favourite...
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Season 1
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Episode 49
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39:12
Roll For...Warforged
In this episode we Roll For Warforged, those pseudo robotic, sentient machines built as weapons for war.We discuss the official lore of the Warforged and come up with some weird and wonderful backstories of our own.
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Season 1
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Episode 48
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27:31
Roll For...Dragonborn
This week we Roll For Dragonborn, possibly the coolest of all 5e races. We talk about their in world history and lore and how this affects their personalities. We discuss the infamous breath weapon as well as the other mechanics that each sub r...
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Season 1
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Episode 47
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41:36
Roll For...Half Orcs
In this episode we Roll For Half Orcs, those simple yet charming staples of fantasy lore. We discuss their personalities and their history, as well as their mechanics and often over looked nuisances. We also touch on their possibly problematic ...
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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30:17
Roll For...Session 0
This week we roll for session 0, that all important meeting between DM and players to discuss the upcoming campaign. We talk about what should be included in a session 0, why they are so important and whether or not it is a good idea to create ...
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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45:04
Roll For...Plot Hooks
This week we Roll For Plot Hooks, those tasty morsels that catch your players attention and send them off in all different directions. We talk about all the different types of hooks, how to drop them in organically and dispel some common myths ...
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Season 1
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Episode 45
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40:16
Roll For...Elves
In this episode we Roll For Elves. We discuss the oldest and most commonly seen of all the fantasy species. We talk about the history of Elves, in real world and in game, we go through the mechanics of Elves in 5th edition and we al...
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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39:34
Roll For...Timelines
In this episode we Roll For Timelines. We talk about how to build a timeline for a session, for a campaign and for a world. We discuss how to deal with the passage of time in a homebrew world, how to develop a historic timeline with believable ...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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50:04
Roll For...Guilds
This week we roll for guilds in a fantasy world. We talk about what they are, why it is so important to have them and how they can contribute to depth in a homebrew setting. We also discuss how they can be used and plot points and handy places ...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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43:09
Roll For...Player Types
This week we roll for player types and talk about all of you beautiful nerds that play this ridiculous game. We discuss all types of players, from role players to metagamers, rules lawyers and back seat DMs and we wonder if you can be any of th...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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46:22