We join the table of Tyler Kamstra of RPGBOT.net to roll the dice to create Tobias! He is an immortal naiad who lives in an inn by the river who makes moonshine! It's a comfy, spooky kind of place with a large family of halflings running the place, and spirits that come in for a drink before they pass along. Tobias ponders aloud where his missing sibling from the Feywild could be...
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This was a panel/live episode I did at the second annual FateCon 2025 on Saturday, September 27, 2025 at the Bob Duncan Center in Arlington, TX! I was joined by Mandie Greenie, and we shared our thoughts, opinions, ideas, and more when it came to NPCs in our games. Then we rolled some dice between us and three audience members to create Zuri a teenage manticore inquisitor to a cult of Tiamat; if you agree to rescue their almiraj, they'll help you take down the cult!
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We join the table of Hank a.k.a. "DnDoodles" to roll the dice to create Evelina! She is a middle-aged tortle blacksmith, making swords in a swamp...which are being used to help prop up her shop! She needs your help taking our a merchant who has wronged her...will you help out this rather odd smithy?
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We join the table of Tanya DePass as they bring their character Alexander to the table! Alexander is an eladrin paladin-mercenary for hire, with a gruff exterior that hides a more endearing heart beneath. After you've gotten to know him, he finally opens up: he wants to meet someone from their past and he wants your help to find them!
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We return to the table of Jeri and KC of the Five Sided Fates! With a new Kickstarter launched for more "Futures & Friends", the Fates have brought us two characters near and dear to their hearts: O.S.S.H.A. and Princess Myneera! Both red heads (but not related), these characters have had all sorts of misadventures in their home games and within the decks of SpeedyRPG. In a first for the Random Encounter, we get to hear a demo of SpeedyRPG!
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We join the table of John M. Rodriguez of Heroes Wanted to bring his character Fenn to the podcast! She is a young lupine shifter, raised in isolation, surging in barbarian rage and wild magic. She is feared and misunderstood, but she's far from the terrifying beast they make her to be! She needs your help to figure out what's REALLY causing the trouble in the town that she's being blamed for!
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We join the table of Mandie Greenie to roll the dice to create Irythil! They are a thri-kreen adult, working as literal muckraker in the streets of a major metropolis in your world. Invisible to most, they have learned a scandalous secret that could lead to some sensational journalism. Will you help them win a famous painting at auction to learn the truth?
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We join the table of Britt Anderson to roll the dice to create Thorsten! He is a teenage troglodyte who is a ranch hand for the Trolldust's, just outside of Free Town. The cattle? Guinea pigs of course! Thorsten sure could use your help to follow the kid he's taken a shine to -- he's worried he's up to no good...
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We return to the table of Nicole the GameMasterMom to introduce a character from the upcoming "Tales of Aetheria: An Unexpected Quest", Wren! You've seen her in the artwork and promotion of this Kickstarter, but this first book won't actually feature this young adventurer. So, we decided to get a hint and a preview (and invent some new confectionary lore?) of this half-orc grave cleric in training! She needs your help to help locate a prominent spirit that has gone missing!
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The episode cover is the title cover of the book we are helping to promote the Kickstarter to fund, illustrated by Daniel, The Drawing Bard.
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We join the table of Frederick from Hell's Enemy to roll the dice to create Einon! He is a buffoonish, bronze dragonborn bard who exudes both confidence and delusion. He's run into trouble and needs the party to go retrieve a painting from his old apartment...the trouble is...there's more to this painting than meets the eye!
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We return to the table of Elizabeth and Michael Horsley, another three-peat and roll the dice to create Antoine and Mina. A pair of half-elves who are striking out on their own as newlywed merchant wagon team (a.k.a. fantasy truckers). With limited choices, they accept a job to transport highly dangerous, arcane ingredients along the road. Will you and your party journey with this wagon and earn your wages of peril?
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We join the table of Eating the Dungeons to use TWO sets of random tables to roll the dice to create Thalara Solanis and the Almiraj Lodge! She is a young and successful Vedalken running her own tavern and alehouse, and she keeps the atmosphere both professional cozy with all these rabbits around...or are they more than meets the eye? She needs the party to go to the Feywild to check on an old friend...
Welcome to the start of Season 6.
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What to look forward to for Season 6.
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Happy New Year! My apologies for the delay on this episode. For our third Parleys at the Platter special, I invited Dr. Paul Gestwicki, Alyssa Visscher, Benjamin Huffman, and Mark Thompson back onto the podcast to discuss something in the zeitgeist with the new 2024 Rules being published: the nature of game design, the idea of play, and how it all relates to D&D. So join this globe-spanning panel (USA, Canada, and the UK) as we discuss everything from the 3rd party developers and homebrew content, to OSR & 4th Edition, and our (at the time) speculations and hopes for the 2024 rules.
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"Minstrel Guild" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Folk Round" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Thatched Villagers" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Fiddles McGinty" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Elf Meditation" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
"Village Consort" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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We join the table of Jessica Marcrum to roll the dice to create Corazon! This teenage meazel is teaching low-level cantrips to the younger kids in this swamp town, calling himself a professor! Taking a rebellious and redneck approach to arcana, he's looking to upgrade his library: the green hag's hut should have PLENTY of books for the taking...along with a 100 year-old sourdough starter...
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2025!
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We join the table of Nicole the GameMasterMom to roll the dice to create Rime! Rime is an adopted manticore in a family of brass dragonborns, making some of the finest chocolates in the desert. Not only are her skills renowned, but she even has the ear of The Emperor of the Capital city nearby. Her beloved customer needs help organizing his dragon's horde...are you up for the task?
MERRY CHRISTMAS 2024!
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We join the table of Eva Terra to roll the dice to create Goobles "Goob" Horseradish! This elder tabaxi with a strange name is a cobbler of lifting shoes ("moon shoes") that keep you up off the ground! He values hospitality and for proper business to be conducted in his shop. But he needs the help of the party to find the missing pair of shoes that have gone bad and stalk the town...
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We join the table of Randall Hampton who brings his own RNG-made character: Zaxibus! He's a retired adventuring wizard now turned into tavern proprietor! Even more famous than this wizard is the horse that the bar is named after. Zaxibus is offering a lump sum of gold or a Mug Club(™) Lifetime Membership for the return of a fallen comrade's necklace...from the Goblin Fortress.
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We join the table of Mat from the podcast "Role Play Chat"! Bringing a character to us and infusing him with random dice rolls, we create Ambrose Eusebius, a cleric for a god of death, sent to heal the lands from ravaging plagues, undeath, and other ills of the world. But there is a darkness that lies beneath the golden hair and angelic eyes. He needs your help to free a source of suffering for his town...will you help?
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We join the table of Jade to roll the dice to create Timothy! Not to be confused with our favorite dragonborn blacksmith, but a duergar teen knight! A wetstone cutter who longs to escape the Underdark and become a knight like in the stories he found. He stumbles upon the party with this strange dog with a jeweled collar and map...will you help him on his path towards knighthood?
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