Tabletop Journeys

🛡️ OtRP S2 Ep 32The Northlands are calling, but this frozen realm is not just a playground for Game Masters.Kobold Press packs its wintry campaign setting with player options designed to forge heroes worthy of an epic northern saga. Lewanika explores the subclasses, species, backgrounds, feats, rune magic, spells, and evolving legendary treasures waiting beyond the ice. Could these options breathe new life into your next D&D or Tales of the Valiant character?Step into the cold and discover what Northlands offers players—and why its character-building tools may deserve a place at your table.#ttrpg #GMToolkit #GMtips #KoboldPress #TOV #talesofthevaliant #northlands #TTRPgamereview #Campaignbuilding #TabletopJourneys #CallYourBoysTTJ===================================Tabletop Journeys is hosted by Josh Newton and Lewanika Miller, with Michael Ross🎧 Listen & Watch:Spotify: 🌐 https://open.spotify.com/show/tabletopjourneysYouTube: 🌐 https://www.youtube.com/@ttjourneys-----------------------🎲 TABLETOP JOURNEYS NETWORK 🎲 On the Right Path – Bite-sized GM advice & TTRPG discussion 🧪 Dr. Homebrew – Custom content, mechanics, & design breakdowns 🖖 Star Trek: Preservations – STA Actual Play ☕ Tabletop Café – TTRPG conversations & community-----------------------You can support the channel by sharing the episode with your friends and leaving a comment.Tabletop Journeys Links:🧡 Patreon: patreon.com/ttjourneys 🦋 Bluesky: @ttjourneys.bsky.social 📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/ttjourneys ▶️ YouTube: / @ttjourneys 🌐 Website: https://ttjourneys.com/ 📧 Email: podcast@ttjourneys.com📚 Check Our Library of Content:🌐 On DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/28665/tabletop-journeys-llc🌐 On DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/browse?keyword=tabletop%20journeys%20llcc----And remember:✅ Like✅ Subscribe✅ Ring the Bell to never miss an episode.

🌌 Preservations (S4 Ep. 4) – Keys to The Vault Ep (Act 2.1)
A covert mission begins long before anyone reaches the target.The Preservations crew needs an untraceable ship, a reliable contact, and a path into the lawless streets of District 6. But every favor carries a price, every connection exposes another danger, and new intelligence suggests the Ebony Knox may already be closer than expected.In this Star Trek Adventures 2E Actual Play, diplomacy, investigation, and clandestine mission planning collide in a tense example of TTRPG mission and adventure design. Can the crew open the way to the Vault without revealing what they are really searching for?🌌 #ttrpg #roleplayerswanted #seekingGM #lookingforgame #SciFi #StarTrekAdventuresRPG2E #2D20 #TTRPG #StarTrek #ActualPlay #IDICYall #TabletopJourneys #CallYourBoysTTJ
===================================Star Trek Adventures RPG is published by Modiphius Entertainment🛸 Star Trek and all related marks, logos, and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc.🎲 Star Trek Adventures is published by Modiphius Entertainment.🎲 2d20 System Designer: Nathan Dowdell📊 Project Manager: Jim Johnson
Be sure to check out the Free Mission Brief Packs mentioned in this episode:📥 Star Trek Adventures Free Downloads: https://modiphius.net/en-us/pages/star-trek-adventures-downloadsSpecial thanks to B.C. Holmes. You can use their free tools to help build your campaign, just like AEGIS, with the links below.🌐STA Character Builder (BC Holmes): https://sta.bcholmes.orgTo support their incredible work, join their Patreon.👏 Special Shout Out: BC Holmes (https://www.patreon.com/c/bcholmes/posts)===================================Tabletop Journeys is hosted by Josh Newton and Lewanika Miller, with Michael Ross🎧 Listen & Watch:Spotify:https://open.spotify.com/show/tabletopjourneysYouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@ttjourneys🎲 TABLETOP JOURNEYS NETWORK🎲 On the Right Path – Bite-sized GM advice & TTRPG discussion🧪 Dr. Homebrew – Custom content, mechanics, & design breakdowns🖖 Star Trek: Preservations – STA Actual Play☕ Tabletop Café – TTRPG conversations & communityYou can support the channel by sharing the episode with your friends and leaving a comment.If you would like to explore the galaxy alongside the Dilamus Christian and those serving aboard Asselin Station. or check out our Patreon pageTabletop Journeys Links:🧡 Patreon: patreon.com/ttjourneys🦋 Bluesky: @ttjourneys.bsky.social📘 Facebook: www.facebook.com/ttjourneys▶️ YouTube: / @ttjourneys🌐 Website: https://ttjourneys.com/📧 Email: podcast@ttjourneys.com📚 Check Our Library of Content:🌐 On DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/28665/tabletop-journeys-llc🌐 On DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/browse?keyword=tabletop%20journeys%20llccAnd remember:✅ Like✅ Subscribe✅ Ring the Bell to never miss an episode.

🎲 Can a board game become your DM's secret weapon? Dr. Homebrew puts Roll Player by Thunderworks Games to the ultimate test, using it as an NPC generator for your TTRPG table! Spoiler: the results surprised even him. 👀

In this episode, Josh dives deep into Roll Player's competitive character-building system of class selection, randomized backgrounds, colored dice, loot tables, skills, and attributes. He is looking for the answer to the big question every Game Master wants answered: Can I use this to generate rich, compelling NPCs on the fly?

The answer? Well... it's complicated. 😅

Josh discovers that Roll Player is less a quick-at-the-table tool and more of a character development powerhouse. It's perfect for crafting long-term recurring NPCs and memorable player characters with real depth, narrative weight, and surprising story directions. Think less "random tavern owner" and more "the villain your players will never forget."

He also walks you through Talise Visura, a harbor elf rogue built entirely through the Roll Player system, complete with a jeweled acid-splash dagger 🗡️, a magical haste robe 🧥, and a moral compass that points firmly toward gray. She's a free Patreon card for September, and you do NOT want to miss her.

🃏 Also in this episode:
How Roll Player's 18-round system creates meaningful character choices that deepen any NPC
Why group play and solo play produce surprisingly different results
How the Tabletop Journeys team used a similar approach for Preservations, their Star Trek Adventures actual play
A deep dive into the August Patreon card set. 10 pages of Harbor Elf subspecies content for the city of Bridgedwell, including species rules, a background, feats, and spells 🧝‍♀️✨
A preview of the September "Enchantments for the Common Man" deck

Whether you're a GM looking to breathe life into your world, a board gamer curious about TTRPG crossover, or a D&D player who wants a new way to build characters — this episode is for you. Hit play, bring a friend who loves games, and let's build something amazing together. 🎮🐉

🆓 FREE September NPC Card — Talis Vizura, Harbor Elf Rogue Download her card (front + back stat block) FREE all month at patreon.com/ttjourneys starting September 1st!

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🔗 Links & Resources mentioned in the episode
🎲 Roll Player by Thunderworks Games. https://thunderworksgames.com/products/roll-player-board-game

Tabletop Journeys links:
🧡 Patreon: patreon.com/ttjourneys
🦋 Bluesky: @ttjourneys.bsky.social
📘 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ttjourneys
▶️ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ttjourneys
🌐 Website: https://ttjourneys.com/
📧 Email: podcast@ttjourneys.com

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🌌 OtRP (S2 Ep. 31) – A.E.G.I.S.: Rebuilding the Federation After the Dominion War

The Dominion War is over, but across the Federation, the work of rebuilding has only begun.

Discover A.E.G.I.S., the Starfleet Corps of Engineers initiative that transforms recovery missions into a living Star Trek Adventures campaign. Lewanika explores how rotating crews, modular Mission Briefs, and adaptable leadership create cinematic 2d20 adventures at game stores, conventions, and online. For GMs interested in TTRPG mission and adventure design, A.E.G.I.S. offers a framework capable of sending players anywhere the Federation needs them.

The next mission begins where the war ended. Will you answer the call?

🌌 #ttrpg #roleplayerswanted #seekingGM #lookingforgame #SciFi #StarTrekAdventuresRPG2E #2D20 #TTRPG #StarTrek #ActualPlay #IDICYall #TabletopJourneys #CallYourBoysTTJ

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Star Trek Adventures RPG is published by Modiphius Entertainment
🛸 Star Trek and all related marks, logos, and characters are owned by CBS Studios Inc.
🎲 Star Trek Adventures is published by Modiphius Entertainment.
🎲 2d20 System Designer: Nathan Dowdell
📊 Project Manager: Jim Johnson

Be sure to check out the Free Mission Brief Packs mentioned in this episode:
📥 Star Trek Adventures Free Downloads: https://modiphius.net/en-us/pages/star-trek-adventures-downloads

Special thanks to B.C. Holmes. You can use their free tools to help build your campaign, just like AEGIS, with the links below.
🌐STA Character Builder (BC Holmes): https://sta.bcholmes.org
To support their incredible work, join their Patreon.
👏 Special Shout Out: BC Holmes (https://www.patreon.com/c/bcholmes/posts)

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Tabletop Journeys is hosted by Josh Newton and Lewanika Miller, with Michael Ross

🎧 Listen & Watch:

Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/show/tabletopjourneys
YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@ttjourneys
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🎲 TABLETOP JOURNEYS NETWORK
🎲 On the Right Path – Bite-sized GM advice & TTRPG discussion
🧪 Dr. Homebrew – Custom content, mechanics, & design breakdowns
🖖 Star Trek: Preservations – STA Actual Play
☕ Tabletop Café – TTRPG conversations & community
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You can support the channel by sharing the episode with your friends and leaving a comment.
If you would like to explore the galaxy alongside the Dilamus Christian and those serving aboard Asselin Station. or check out our Patreon page

Tabletop Journeys Links:
🧡 Patreon: patreon.com/ttjourneys
🦋 Bluesky: @ttjourneys.bsky.social
📘 Facebook: [www.facebook.com/ttjourneys](http://www.facebook.com/ttjourneys)
▶️ YouTube: / @ttjourneys
🌐 Website: https://ttjourneys.com/
📧 Email: [podcast@ttjourneys.com](mailto:podcast@ttjourneys.com)

📚 Check Our Library of Content:
🌐 On DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/28665/tabletop-journeys-llc
🌐 On DM's Guild: https://www.dmsguild.com/en/browse?keyword=tabletop%20journeys%20llcc
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What happens when a lifelong roleplayer finally steps into his first-ever LARP and goes 0-for-8 at rock-paper-scissors? You get one of the most unforgettable Gen Con Saturdays on record. 🪨✂️📄
In this episode of Tabletop Café, your host Michael breaks down his packed Gen Con 2026 Saturday a day that included:
🧛 His first official LARP experience. An Old Gods of Appalachia tabletop LARP run by City of Glass Games, set aboard an immersive period train with costumes, sound effects, props, and railroad-era atmosphere that earned a full A+ rating
🤠 A multi-table Deadlands game titled "So Shall He Reap", run by the MAMS crew, including GM Dungeon Wrecker Rose, featuring a cinematic Savage Worlds adventure that somehow survived a real-life tornado warning mid-session
🌪️ The Gen Con tornado scare that sent some gamers to the basement and others… back to their cards of Hanabi (perfect score achieved, no asterisks)
💬 A candid look at the gaming organizations bringing RPG events to life at Gen Con and why the roleplaying scene deserves way more coverage
🎯 What City of Glass Gaming and MAMS are running, who they are, and why you should look for them at your next convention
Whether you're a Gen Con veteran, a LARP-curious roleplayer, or someone trying to figure out how to get the most out of convention gaming, this one's for you. Michael also shares thoughts on Alice is Missing, Vampire: The Masquerade, the noise challenges of Gen Con's shared event spaces, and why you absolutely should go.

Can't make it to Gen Con? Michael has a word about AcadeCon too. 👀

00:00:00 – Introduction
00:01:35 – Why Michael Goes to Gen Con
00:02:19 – Saturday Game 1: Old Gods of Appalachia LARP
00:10:18 – Tornados and Hanabi
00:11:55 – Saturday Game 2: Deadlands "So Shall He Reap"
00:16:18 – Should YOU Go to Gen Con?

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🔗 Links & Resources mentioned in the episode

🎮 City of Glass Games / City of Glass Gaming. Look them up on Facebook for their event schedule, including LARPs, Vampire: The Masquerade, Changeling, Alice is Missing, and more
🤠 MAMS Crew. Convention RPG event organizers running Deadlands, Old Gods of Appalachia, Shadowrun, Star Wars, Monster of the Week, Fate, Lancer, Masks, and more
📖 Old Gods of Appalachia RPG. Published by Monty Cook Games using the Cypher System. Cthulhu-meets-Appalachian-folklore horror
🃏 Deadlands: The Weird West. Savage Worlds-powered horror Western RPG
🤫 Alice is Missing. A silent, phone-based TTRPG mystery experience
🎟️ AcadeCon. Michael's regional convention. Definitely worth checking out if Gen Con isn't in reach

🗺️ Tabletop Journeys Links

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Bluesky: @ttjourneys.bsky.social
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Website: https://ttjourneys.com/
Email: podcast@ttjourneys.com

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