Finding Atoria
Three friends, each with 30+ years playing and running TTRPGs sit down weekly to tell stories about the games, community and topics surrounding the Table Top Role Playing world.
Episodes
59 episodes
Get to Know Your Atorians – Just Chatting Around the Table
Welcome Back to the Table! Tori is downing health potions and is missed today. Settle in for a fun and telling chat with Malcolm, Arcadia and Jess. Far from the hard hitting, serious interview topics, today the group keeps it lig...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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46:53
TTRPG Source Materials: Hitting the Books at the Table
Welcome Back to the Table! We are letting our inner Book-Goblins out today! Join Arcadia, Malcolm, Tori and Jess for a look at some old school tomes from our library of tomes. Today Tori opens up with a little compare and c...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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46:10
Discworld: Adventures In Anhk-Morpork: Narrative Satire At the Table
Welcome Back to the Table! Today Arcadia, Tori, Malcolm and Jess sit down to discuss the Terry Pratchett Disc World RPG update as presented by Mordiphius Games. What we know, what we like and a bit on what others are saying about...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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37:28
Vampire: the Masquerade–A Beginner’s Guide to Clans: Exploring Salubri & Brujah
Welcome Back to the Table! We have a full and festive studio for another dive into the World of Darkness with two more Guides to Clans for Beginners in VTM. Tori Starts us off with the story of the Salubri, an odd duck in Vampire...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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45:50
Multi-Class Clowning – Dimensional Characters at the Table
Welcome Back to the Table! You’ve really locked into a strange one this week! We have a full studio for a conversation (that just about gets going) on Dual and Multi-Class characters, rules and impacts in D&D in contrast to o...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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46:09
Home Brewing Game Settings – Inspiring A World at Your Table
Welcome Back to the Table! This week Malcolm sits down with Jess to discuss her wildly popular Home Brew Campaign; Japan In Space. This 5e setting is a product of two great loves, interests and fandoms, bringing together a histor...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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39:25
Vampire: The Masquerade - A Beginner’s Guide to Clans: Exploring Gangrel and Tremere
Welcome back to the table — and welcome back for Season 2! Malcolm, Tori, and Jess return for another Clan Comparison from VTM. Tori leads off with Clan Gangrel, a clan made up of strays and rogues who value strength, independen...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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44:16
D&D Monster Comparison: Adult Blue Dragon
Welcome back to the table! This week, as we wrap up 52 episodes in 52 weeks, we’re pulling something special from behind the Patreon paywall just for you. Tori, Arcadia, and Malcolm come together for the second entry in Tori’s Monste...
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Season 1
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Episode 52
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41:38
Save vs. AI: A Real Discussion About AI Bot Usage in TTRPGs
Welcome back to the table! This week, Tori, Arcadia, and Malcolm are in the studio with Jess for a perhaps uncomfortable chat about the predictive elements quickly growing in our hobby space. With no wrong answers, honest conversation sheds lig...
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Season 1
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Episode 51
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41:21
Life Path Systems: Turning the Tables on TTRPG Character Creation
Welcome back to the table! This week, Tori, Arcadia, and Malcolm are joined by Jess for a look at Life Path System character generation. Here at Finding Atoria, we’re longtime devotees of stat block roll-ups and ability-score-driven ch...
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Season 1
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Episode 50
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42:30
TTRPG Character Creation: Tips and Tricks for Course Correction at Your Table
Welcome back to the table! This week, Tori, Arcadia, and Malcolm are joined by Jess for a discussion on how to align your character with your taste, your table, and your game. Jess shares great insight into the many aspects of character creatio...
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Season 1
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Episode 49
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39:38
Vampire: The Masquerade-A Beginner’s Guide to Clans: Exploring Toreador and Tzimisce
Welcome back to the table! This week, Tori, Arcadia, and Malcolm return to the Clans of VTM. Malcolm moderates as Tori opens with all things Toreador—the elegant artists of the Camarilla. We hear about the pain of needing beauty in you...
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Season 1
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Episode 48
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44:53
Do You Wanna Build a Tank or a Burglar? How To Build Tank and Rogue Characters in TTRPGs
Welcome back to the table, and happy New Year’s! This week, Arcadia, Malcolm, and Tori talk about building characters. Malcolm gives us a rundown on how to build a tank, going into detail on creating a not-so-squishy, damage-dealing battlefield...
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Season 1
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Episode 47
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41:14
Finding Atoria – Behind the Scenes: A Holiday Gift From Our Table
In this episode of Finding Atoria, we go semi-dark for the holidays. Malcolm spreads some thanks (to you, most of all) and pulls the FA curtain back a bit, letting us listen in on some of the moments we share that don’t make the cu...
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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31:58
Vampire: The Masquerade-A Beginner’s Guide to Clans: Exploring Ventrue & Nosferatu
In this episode of Finding Atoria, the crew continues their Vampire: The Masquerade beginner series with a deep dive into two iconic clans that embody opposite ends of power and monstrosity.Moderated by Tori, the episode ...
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Season 1
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Episode 45
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36:21
House Beer!... Is Homebrew Right for Your TTRPG?
This week, Tori, Arcadia, and Malcolm are all in the studio for a lively discussion on homebrewing your TTRPG—what it is, what it isn’t, and when it shines at the table.We dig into the wonders of “The Faces of Tori” and f...
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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48:53
Starring in This Space Western: A Tale of Three Star Wars TTRPGs — Edge of the Empire, Age of Rebellion & Force & Destiny
"Niima Outpost is that way. Stay off Kelvin Ridge. Keep away from the Sinking Fields in the north." ~ Rey to BB-8, Star Wars Episode 7: The Force AwakensWelcome back to the table! Patrick and Arcadia are joine...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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46:10
Thurs-Con 2025: Our Homegrown TTRPG Micro-Convention, Now With 200% More Gummy Bears
Welcome back to the table, and Happy Turkey Day! 🦃✨ This week, Tori returns with Arcadia and Malcolm to break down all things Thurs-Con — our beloved, chaotic, sugar-fueled, dice-rolling micro-convention that has offic...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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36:53
Star Wars Edge of the Empire: Session Zero in a Galaxy Far, Far Away
Session Zero, Character Creation, and BeyondWelcome back to the table! This week, Arcadia, Malcolm, and Jess talk about Star Wars! The crew tried the Star Wars TTRPG on for size, and there’s just something about that galaxy far, f...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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45:34
Why Not Both: Video Games vs. TTRPGS
XP Is XP: The Many Faces of Role-Playing Arcadia, Malcolm, and Jess are in the studio this week while Tori is off gaming at her other table—because let’s be honest, every table needs their rogue.This episode div...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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50:24
The Place To Be: Finding Your People at the Local Game Store
How Local Game Shops Became the Heart of Our Hobby This week, Malcolm, Arcadia, and Jess dive into a topic close to every gamer’s heart — local game shops! These hometown heroes are the backbone of every local gaming s...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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41:39
A Party to Access: Forging a Better Table
Welcome back to the table! Malcolm sits down with Rachel Vosgrove and Wesley Magee-Saxton, the founders of Forge Ahead: A Party to Access, to discuss their mission to make gaming more inclusiv...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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35:01
Heroes, Healing, and Dice: Dungeons & Dogtags
Supporting Veterans, One Game at a TimeWelcome back to the table! Malcolm and Tori sit down with Jason Cottom, founder of Dungeons & Dogtags, to talk about the power of tabletop role-playing games to bring peop...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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20:08
Let’s Tell a Story With Radiance: Building Atoria One Card at a Time
Radiance and Random Inspiration: Building Atoria With Oddfish Games Welcome back to the table! In this episode, the FA gang dives into Oddfish Games’ Adventure Engine to help flesh out a mysterious corner of Atoria. Th...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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53:32
More Epic Voices in TTRPGs: Christina Stiso of The Epic Adventure Podcast
Another Epic Interview With OddFish GamesThis week, we had the pleasure of interviewing Christina Stiso, one of the hosts of The Epic Adventure Podcast!Christina is a game designer, GM, gamer, PhD student, a...
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Season 1
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Episode 35
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22:19