Inter-party Conflict

We're about a year or two late, but we finally give some hot takes on online gaming tools (particularly D&D Beyond). I know it's been talked to death, but hey, we get our turn, right? Question(s) discussed: 1. Hey Gabe and Jeff. What you think about digital tools like D&D Beyond or Hero Lab? Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/ And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

This week we talk about whether to do what your character would do, or what you would do (and not just as an excuse to be a jerk). Also, hiding from divinations and being saved by a bee? Question(s) discussed: 1. What do you think about a character offering out of character opinions about what the party should do, when that opinion is contrary to what their character would want to do? Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/ And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

This week's episode is all about telling tales outside of school (or inside a tent, around a fire, what have you). Also, what do YOU think a party full of bards would look like? Question(s) discussed: 1. How do you make camp interesting? 2. How do I create stories of fiction (like myths and legends) within a game? 3. What would a D&D party made up entirely of bards be like? Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/ And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

This week, we talk about a few metagame-related topics: Character creation, stat generation, and DM screens. Come join the discussion! Question(s) discussed: 1. What is your favorite range of levels to play? What is your favorite range of levels to dm? 2. What do you think is the best way to roll for stats? (If you had to roll) 3. Do you like to use a DM screen? What sort of information do you add to it to keep readily available? Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/ And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

We're back this week with a special guest- Will Hughes, writer for the AV Club and host of Everything to Guppy! With him along for the ride, we discuss losing abilities, reading books, and characters that show up when you least expect them. Question(s) discussed: 1. Have you, or any players you’ve had, made choices that led to their background feature becoming nullified? (Such as a folk hero being shunned by their village, a criminal turning their back on the thieves' guild, etc.) 2. What are your thoughts on RPG gamebooks as literature? Have you ever read an adventure module or supplement book with no intention of playing it? 3. Do your characters have cameos in subsequent games? Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/ And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord Check out our guest: https://www.everythingtoguppy.cat/

This week we cover a big topic: What to do when your story just doesn't work. When someone dropped the ball or kicked the dog or forgot to save the cat or whatever idiom you want. How do you recover from a bad story? Question(s) discussed: 1. How do you recover from a bad story? Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/ And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

On this week's episode, we discuss making obstacles that can't be overcome by simple solutions, reading box text from published adventures, and a dice debate that nearly ended the podcast. Check it out! Question(s) discussed: 1. How do you make a mystery or surprise that can't just be overcome by a single spell? 2. Do you like the box text in adventures? 3. Which style of d4 is better, number on the base or number on the top? Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/ And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

This week, we talk about crafting terrain, enticing your players with your game world, and more. Come fill your ears with our voices! Question(s) discussed: 1. Have you ever crafted your own terrain for battles and did you find the players appreciated it? 2. How do you describe an environment in a way that makes the players feel like there's adventure in every direction? Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/ And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

This week, we talk about monsters, game balance, and more. See you there! Question(s) discussed: 1. Favorite monster type (like aberration or undead or monstrous humanoids) other than Dragons as a player? As a DM? 2. Small races, like Gnomes, are unable to use longbows and heavy crossbows. This is a distinct disadvantage. Do their racial features balance out this disadvantage? Would it unbalance the game to allow them to use those weapons? 3. How do you create your own monsters, while keeping them balanced and fun? Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/ And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

This week, we're joined by the wonderful hosts of Crit Academy, as we discuss a variety of topics, including Battle Royale games, keeping campaign notes, Bards, and the inevitable grim reaper that comes for us all- Old Age. Come along for the ride, and check out Crit Academy as well! Question(s) discussed: 1. How would you prepare for a battle royale session (between players)? What classes do you think would be most viable for one and why, and what have been your experiences, if any, with battle royale game sessions? Were they positive? Why or why not? 2. What are some apps or resources you can recommend to keep track of campaign notes? 3. What are some things that have changed about your DM or play style as you got older? 4. In your opinion, what is the role of the Bard? Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/ And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpar

Come along this week as we talk about deities and devils fighting for control, and players refusing to let go even when the grim reaper rears its ugly head. Also, crabs and curses! Question(s) discussed: 1. What should I do if a player wants to multiclass Paladin and Warlock? Would their god be okay with the character having a patron, and vice-versa? 2. We recently had a character death in our campaign. Although that player has made a new character, another player is upset by the death and is now insisting that the party should go on a quest to resurrect the fallen PC, even if it derails the campaign. What should I do? Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/ And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

This week, we discuss mid-combat etiquette (talking about tactics, sticking to the same strategy over and over, etc.) and much more! Question(s) discussed: 1. How do you feel about 'table talk' during combat? 2. How do I get a player to vary up their tactics in combat? 3. Do you think you should be able to Ready actions outside of combat? Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/ And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

Welcome back, everyone! This week we talk about one big issue a lot of gamers face: Burn-out, how to see it coming, and how to avoid it. We also play a bit of catch-up with our social media questions as well. Come along for the ride! Question(s) discussed: 1. How do you handle burn out? Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/ And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

Welcome back, everyone! This week, your usual hosts discuss a broad range of topics including having pets, splitting the party, playing female characters, and more- with an appearance from a couple unexpected guests! Question(s) discussed: 1. In your opinion, what is the GM's job and why? 2. When do you introduce dragons? 3. What do you think of parties having pets/companions? 4. When is it okay to split the party? 5. In 5e, can a paladin using an attack with divine smite that brings a creature's hit points to zero declare it as non-lethal? 6. Why do you think so many gaming groups have issues with showing up on time? 7. How should I go about ending a long campaign? 8. How do you feel about the "nerdy" stereotype that D&D brings with it? 9. I have a player who is incredibly busy all the time. Is it wrong to just play without him? 10. Could you enjoy a game with no conflict? 11. How do I know if my D&D group is worth sticking with? 12. How to role play a female character? 13. How can I make travel

In this episode, we talk about making your own campaign vs. running a pre-generated one, rolling for loot vs. designing it yourself, and how to make characters that aren't heroes... yet. Come along for the ride! Question(s) discussed: 1. My current campaign is wrapping up soon and I’m trying to decide whether I want to use a homebrew adventure path or an official WotC campaign. What are the pros and cons of each? 2. Do you prefer rolling loot on the random loot tables or planning out in advance what loot the players will find? 3. How would you go about playing at level 0? Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/ And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

This week, we talk about a collection of topics that all go against player agency or (potentially) player fun- like magical compulsions, PCs working as moles, and more. Come listen and share your own thoughts! Question(s) discussed: 1. How would you go about putting a mole into the party? 2. A spell or effect makes your PC act a certain way. You don't like this so you don't play it. Are you a bad roleplayer or is fun the most important rule? 3. Am I a bad player if I don't want my character to die permanently? Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/ And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

Hello, listeners! We've got a special episode for you this week. Instead of our normal format, we're treating you to a reading of a short story written by me, Gabe! So sit back and listen to me spin the yarn of Georg and Kathalin, two adventurers who overcome all odds to make the world a better place. Enjoy! No questions this week! Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/ And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

This week, we discuss how to explain your love for RPGs to someone outside of the loop, how to run a game based on a pre-existing intellectual property, and we also get down to the bottom of what the nerdiest hobby is. Question(s) discussed: 1. How do you explain your passion for D&D to the people who you are closest to, who just don’t get it? My family just cannot wrap their heads around why I spend so much time engaged with imaginary characters and places. 2. Have you ever considered a fanfic D&D game (set in an existing universe like the Wheel of Time or Game of Thrones)? Would you use D&D or would you rather use a system specific to that world? 3. Which is nerdier, LARPing or D&D? Why? Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/ And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

This week, we talk about about incorporating cinematic-type villains into your campaign, and whether it's possible to do them justice. Question(s) discussed: 1. Can an RPG pull off a self-defeating villain (i.e., Jafar from Aladdin or Belloq from Indiana Jones), without being too disappointing for the players? 2. How do you pull off a supernaturally-recurring villain, where the players can't kill the villain until they complete a series of tasks? Can you set up the villain's defeat as a satisfying mystery or would it just boil down to a bunch of skill checks? Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/ And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord

Welcome back! This week, we talk about how to play out downtime between adventures, and what you should do when someone wants to spectate a tabletop game. Come along for the discussion! Question(s) discussed: 1. What should player characters do with free time? 2. I have some friends that are interested in sitting in on a gaming session as watchers. What are some things I can do to make their experience as enjoyable as possible? Contact us: InterPartyConflict@Gmail.com Visit our blog: www.interpartyconflict.com Find us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/InPartyConflict Or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/InterPartyConflict/ And join our Discord: http://bit.ly/interpartydiscord