Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Potato bring back the conversation about cheating, and how we personally deal with it because it really seems like so many people feel they need to micromanage the games as a DM, and don't allow players the ability time to adjust to the social culture of the party. We also touch a bit on some of the politically correct and inclusive culture and how it isn't a bad thing but can be hard to manage at times, and finish up a bit with a double dose of monster sp...
Mar 12, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Potato talk about one of Rob's character ideas in depth about a chaotic good cleric who's all for healing everyone! Good guys, bad guys, party members, and more so long as they submit to their deities. While it's a difficult idea to pursue, we talk about how it has to be acceptable by the party because such a build will be complex and difficult to work with. Also, low and behold there are actual rules to support this character, so we wouldn't even have to ...
Mar 05, 2022•36 min•Season 1Ep. 30
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Potato take it back to an old CBR blog post about some alternative uses for spells that are actually completely legal. Things to do in a pinch, and get a better outcome towards what you're trying to do. We also bring up an idea of a monster battle, complain about the monster hunter movie, and check out Potato's monster spotlight. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/support Epic Adventures by OddFish Games, featu...
Feb 26, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Potato was pretty excited to talk about Modiphius Entertainment's Dune TTRPG, which does sound awesome despite Rob's carpenter jokes when he mentions how you build your houses (which is still funny by the way). As move through the landscape of political role playing, we actually got hung up when talking about The One Ring, and it just couldn't be saved. Stick with it though because we finish strong with Potato's monster spotlight and a character trope idea that Ro...
Feb 19, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Potato talk about some horrible expectations from players and dungeon masters alike, when we read a few horror stories that really raise the bar on what we should do or how we should act during our game times. But you know what! When you're a player, you shouldn't chastise your dungeon master for not doing enough, when they're pouring their free time in preparing as much as they can for you. And as a Dungeon Master, stop complaining that your players keep ...
Feb 12, 2022•57 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Potato finally have a chance to look closely into Blades in the Dark and Lamentations of the Flame Princess. While LotFP is a call back to the more gruesome and hard core mode of 2nd Edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons with really wicked artwork, It's Blades in the Dark that has captured our attention with a Grand Theft Auto heist style adventure setup. Over the course of the next few weeks as we become more familiar with the games I'm sure we'll talk ab...
Feb 05, 2022•51 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Contact the Paladins of Podcast For the first time in Epic Table Games Audio Show history, Rob and Potato had to do everything remotely thanks to coming down with this *new* omicron variant of Covid19. While it was interesting we're sure there are some audio hiccups along the way as we talk a lot about some of the coolest sounding TTRPG's that Rob has found recently as well as discuss the Monster Spotlight and the Paladin's smite ability for first edition pathfinder. Check out the new merchandis...
Jan 22, 2022•55 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Today Rob and Potato bring out some of the worst offending horror stories they found this week and there are some really big doozies! It amazes us both how some people can be so controlling or just absent minded about their players. We also take a look into another build, and have some really good times in this episode. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/support Epic Adventures by OddFish Games, featuring Steve Kellams...
Jan 15, 2022•1 hr 15 min•Season 1Ep. 25
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Potato jump right in with a few of the cool things we can offer through our online store, at EpicTableGames.com and then we go through some of the cool things we've gotten into all for it to be crushed by ANOTHER BAD DUNGEON MASTER! Seriously, what is wrong with some of these people? This DM in particular had a decent setup, but decided on a horrible call when it came down to the wire. Check out the episode to hear what happened, as well as our featured mo...
Jan 08, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 24
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Potato are tackling the new year in the same style and with last years format. We had to pull an episode from the backlog as you may notice, and it goes back to when Potato had to miss a day. But don't worry! We have you covered! We looked to reddit to grab some of our topics, and figure out some of what we should talk about and once again we really don't disappoint. But with the new year starting a new era, we pose a question. when we get to season 2, at ...
Jan 01, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Contact the Paladins of Podcast What a year it's been so far! And with so many Epic Table Games Years to come, we decided to celebrate with one of our most.. boring episodes to date! It wasn't intentional, but Potato crafted an amazing character build for pathfinder 1e and while he didn't mean to drone on level through level, that's what he did. If you're a real trooper, and stick through it, our hopes are to have things built up soon and release the full build on our website, http://www.epictab...
Dec 25, 2021•58 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Let's face it, some of us play our fantasy games in the most absurd and hardcore ways. Others play it fast and loose. But what kind of players buy mundane, every day, regular items? Rob and Potato talk about some of the ridiculous items that never seem to come up in actual play but are there for purchase anyway. Like soap. But the problem is, if the items are missing then you want them. And when they are there, you could care less. But who really cares about them!...
Dec 18, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Potato learned that some people end their games at certain levels, forcing their stories to cap off at that exact moment. What is wrong with you!? Rob power levels his players until their ungodly and unruly. Potato does the same thing. In fact, why would you decide to end the game at a certain level? WHY WOULD YOU END AT A CERTAIN LEVEL!? But the guy who said level two is genius and funny. Thanks Reddit. https://www.epictablegames.com and https://www.faceb...
Dec 11, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Contact the Paladins of Podcast We've known there are more than two players in the realms of Table Top Role Playing Games, and when all you think of is WoTC and Paizo, it means you have to think outside of the box. Rob and Potato take a look at some of the games out there that are really interesting, such as The Expanse by GreenRonin Publishing (the same guys who do Mutants and Masterminds), and a new one we just seen called City of Mist by Sun of Oak studios (which we've never even heard of bef...
Dec 04, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Contact the Paladins of Podcast With the holiday season being truly kicked off, Thanksgiving brings with us a lot of fun things to talk about. We try to stay focused on some neat topics, but true to our usual form we get highly distracted and attempt to come up with some stupid gifts you might find at your local *ahem* certain gag gift and adult themed store.. Yeah, it is what it is and it was fun! Check us out online at http://www.epictablegames.com or on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Ep...
Nov 27, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 18
Contact the Paladins of Podcast If you don't know what the XP valley is, Rob and Potato jump right in and talk about what exactly it is and how it effects your favorite table top role playing games. It appears to be the cause of your favorite sessions running into straight grinds, it's the reason so many players turn into murder hobos, and it seems to be one reason most games are played at lower levels and die out before reaching 11th level. It's a system designed to keep you in place, and event...
Nov 20, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Potato brought in an article that asked how the real world could get along with the mechanics of the religious afterlife from our favorite TTRPG's. As we navigate the intricacies, with a few jokes and some real consideration we actually flipped our decision in the end. Check out how we decided to handle such a weighted conversation when it comes to the in's and out's of one of the most glazed over topics in most any table top RPG. check us out online at http://www...
Nov 13, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Contact the Paladins of Podcast What's up everyone! Potato couldn't make it in today because of a lot of things that happened all at once. Don't worry though, it sounds like things are going to be back on the up and up in no time, and we're expecting him back next week. Rob asked Zac back to fill in the void, and we tried as hard as we could, but with minimal direction and such a fresh perspective it was hard to drive the show in any specific direction. It's not our usual, so we zipped this one ...
Nov 06, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 15
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Potato brought Zac back in to finish up some of the things we were talking about last week. It wasn't too difficult to bring him back into the studio, and we hope you enjoy what we've had to say. There were quite a few different things going on, and a little harder to stay on topic this week, but some quality listening. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/support Epic Adventures by OddFish Games, featuring Steve...
Oct 30, 2021•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 14
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Potato sit down with Zac who has been a real newcomer in the world of TTRPG's. While Zac has played video games that resemble so many aspects of Dungeons and Dragons, he has never used social skills and dice to play the original inspirations. We talk to him about learning three systems at one time while trying to balance what he feels makes up the difference between rules light and rules heavy as well as game master styles. The conversation gets a little h...
Oct 23, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 13
Contact the Paladins of Podcast We took to Reddit to find some of the most horrible House Rules we could muster! Rob and Potato take a look at some of these mega crap-chute style rules that other players have had to deal with and some of them are real doozies. Wait until the last one comes up, because that one truly gets Rob's blood boiling even more than the DM who simply didn't allow sneak attacks. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/support Epic Ad...
Oct 16, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 12
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Potato lean into what they feel is the best party size and make up, along with some decent etiquette rules when it comes to how things should go while at the table. We can all come to the conclusion that dropping out of a session at the last minute is in bad taste - especially when you know you're going to have to for a few days. Other than that, a party between 4 and whatever you want to run with sounds good to us. Check us out on Facebook at Epic Table g...
Oct 09, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Potato launch right into the starting hooks for your home-brew campaigns. It isn't every day that you get to start a new campaign again, so you want to make it epic, memorable, and above all, F-U-N. So, follow along as we talk about some of our favorite ways that we like to start our games that aren't simply "You find yourselves in a tavern" or "The King has summoned you all here to do something for me." Check us out online at https://www.epictablegames.co...
Oct 02, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Who actually likes it when the Game Master has their own Player Character rolling around with the party? We're not talking about the NPC babysitter of the group, but a full fledged player character the GM controls. We hate it, and want anyone who does this to stop. We also want tell some of the most epic Natty20 stories we can remember after discussing our favorite game settings and whether we prefer the modules or home-brew more. Checkout our Facebook Page , Face...
Sep 25, 2021•54 min•Season 1Ep. 8
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Potato were asked to talk about something pretty specific when it comes to nerfing players or boosting up your baddies and while we both agree to never nerf the party members how do you truly balance the combat scenarios? We also hit off on multi-classing, and did you know that most games have a multi-classing EXP penalty? Now you do. But you know how to get around that besides cheating and lying? BRINGING THE RP! Most TTRPG's are about chucking dice even ...
Sep 18, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 7
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Potato hit the floor running talking about where they find some of their best inspiration. While Potato likes a lot of video games, Rob tends to use books as great jumping points. They are both valid sources of ideas and starting points for some great fan-fiction infused TTRPG's but ultimately when the dice start rolling you gotta pull from somewhere. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/epictablegames/support Epic Adventures b...
Sep 11, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 6
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Today we lightly walk through building a first edition Pathfinder character for Rob's new campaign that he's started. We talk a lot about some of the ways ability scores are generated, and even touch on one that Rob hasn't heard of. Other quick things include running through how to keep things on track and use skill checks to lead the party around like a puppy versus throwing them on a train and railroading them to death. Of course, it's the usual as always here a...
Sep 04, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Potato hit you fast and hard with some awesome character building questions, and while we make a solid attempt to answer all 100 we back out of the deal at like 5 or ten. Then at this point, we're so lost we aren't sure what we're talking about for the next while. Ultimately we had a good time, talked about some traps, and a few of robs favorite traps that are meant to annoy and not maim or kill. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod...
Aug 28, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Contact the Paladins of Podcast Rob and Potato tackle one of the most daring and daunting topics in all of TableTop / Pen & Paper Role Playing Games: World Building. We don't talk in depth about many of our processes, but we do cover the topics we at least consider. Don't worry too much about format, because if you're really interested in working through the difference between campaign building and world building, this episode will only confuse you more. Check it out, because not only do we ...
Aug 21, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 3
Contact the Paladins of Podcast When you attempt to add adult content into your games, what is the first thing people think about? PR0n or sex right? We know. Rob and Potato take a small candid look at what else can be seen as more adult themes without being gross or inappropriate, and pose the question to you all "What other content can be seen as adult that is not sexual in nature?" Aside from that we chat about the rise of popularity of pen and paper games, the benefit of books over pdf's and...
Aug 14, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 2
