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Plot Points

Plot Points is a monthly podcast which discusses table-top role-playing games and their supplements as literature. Our quirky panel discusses games old and new, spotlights innovations in the hobby, an... Read more

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Ed Greenwood Sold the Forgotten Realms for $5,000- Ep. 174

Ed Greenwood Sold the Forgotten Realms for $5,000- Ep. 174

Ben Riggs interviews Ed Greenwood, father of the Forgotten Realms, about his 1987 agreement with TSR wherein he sold the... Read more

10 Jan 2020

1hr 19mins

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RPG Historian Shannon Appelcline Told to Cease & Desist by TSR- Ep.166

RPG Historian Shannon Appelcline Told to Cease & Desist by TSR- Ep.166

Shannon Appelcline, author of Designers & Dragons, received legal notice from TSR to stop posting D&D material o... Read more

1 Nov 2019

55mins

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Appendix N University- 3 Hearts and 3 Lions- Ep. 176

Appendix N University- 3 Hearts and 3 Lions- Ep. 176

Possibly no novel had a greater impact on Dungeons & Dragons than Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson. Law... Read more

24 Jan 2020

1hr 26mins

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Best of Plot Points: Ravenloft!

Best of Plot Points: Ravenloft!

Americans, enjoy your Thanksgiving holiday with this deep cut from the Plot Points archives, our first-ever episode, Rav... Read more

29 Nov 2019

1hr 3mins

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Going to Hell with D&D or Chapter Delving Descent into Avernus- Ep.185

Going to Hell with D&D or Chapter Delving Descent into Avernus- Ep.185

The Plot Points gang continues looking at Descent into Avernus chapter-by-chapter. This week, we visit Baldur's Gate, an... Read more

3 Apr 2020

1hr

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How to Write Better Adventures Seminar Gen Con 2019

How to Write Better Adventures Seminar Gen Con 2019

How many great RPG sessions have you played in? How many have you run? Given how much we all want RPG sessions to be suc... Read more

5 Sep 2019

52mins

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Reading D&D Aloud- The 1st Edition DMG- Ep186

Reading D&D Aloud- The 1st Edition DMG- Ep186

Academic Scott Bruner and Ben Riggs read aloud and comment on the 1st edition Dungeon Master's Guide by Gary Gygax, an a... Read more

11 Apr 2020

56mins

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Monte Cook Kickstarts Longest RPG Book Ever Written by a Single Author- Ep. 182

Monte Cook Kickstarts Longest RPG Book Ever Written by a Single Author- Ep. 182

Ptolus was the home campaign Monte Cook ran while designing 3rd edition D&D. Brimming with brilliant fodder for the ... Read more

12 Mar 2020

55mins

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Death by Debt at TSR: Ep 161

Death by Debt at TSR: Ep 161

A 1979 contract between Random House and TSR would take 18 years to kill the company that started the role-playing game ... Read more

27 Sep 2019

52mins

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