Here's episode 154 (coming from a very cold house)

Hello, everyone! I've edited and uploaded this week's episode in a house with no heat because I had to replace my furnace and it's still not done being installed. So I hope you appreciate this episode extra this week!

In this episode, we talk about bringing backup characters to a game (either in case your current character dies, or maybe in case your current character just doesn't fit the group) and also Invisibility in Dungeons & Dragons- specifically, what it does and doesn't do. (It probably isn't as powerful as you think it is!) Both of these are topics that came up in an Actual Play game that we streamed with Crit Academy a few days ago (link below) so it felt like a good fit!

This week's winner of our Unearthed Tips & Tricks drawing is Billy B! Congratulations, Billy B! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Crit Academy a review! They're a great group and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.

Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Unearthed Tips & Tricks" in the subject line! It's that easy! And remember- this is a new product, so if you won one of our earlier drawings, you can enter again!

And remember, Crit Academy is just one of the great podcasts in the Critnation Fellowship! For more podcasts, visit our friends at Brute Force and Ignorance, and the (unfortunately ended) D&D Character Lab! And for books, adventures, and videos, check out Goblin Stone, Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, Jeff Stevens, and The Kind GM!

Have a great week, and see you next time (if you aren't invisible)!

Episode 154: Another One Bites the Dust

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Question(s) answered this episode:

1. Do you like to prepare a back up character for a campaign?

2. My group is having a difficult time adjudicating how invisibility works. It is only a 2nd level spell but is mostly treated like god-mode and effectively makes the invisible character untargetable. Any thoughts on how to clear this up?

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Noteworthy Links:

The Good Place, an hilarious sitcom that YOU SHOULD GO WATCH RIGHT NOW, seriously it's on Netflix and each season is only like 6 hours total and it is SO GOOD

Morse Code

Protean Charm, the spell Hermione uses in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix to communicate nonverbally via coins

Tomb of Horrors, an (in my opinion) overrated classic D&D adventure

Crit Academy's Twitch Channel - Jeff and I participated in an Actual Play session on their stream a few days ago! Here's Part 1 and Part 2 (since the stream cut out about 30 minutes in).

Wyrmwood Dice

Anduril/Narsil, a sword from some old series of books

Episode 153, with guests!

This week we're joined by DMs of Vancouver! Jessy and Sean are two great guys who have a podcast with a mission statement very similar to our own- to help everyone out there have the best game possible. With them on our show, we discuss enemy attacks & aggro in combat, as well as the 5th Edition weapon list (and what it may or may not be missing). This was a fun episode to record, and when you're done listening to it, go check out DMs of Vancouver- in a few weeks, you can expect to hear Jeff and myself on there too!

This week's winner of our Unearthed Tips & Tricks drawing is Karl L! Congratulations, Karl! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Crit Academy a review! They're a great group and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.

Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Unearthed Tips & Tricks" in the subject line! It's that easy! And remember- this is a new product, so if you won one of our earlier drawings, you can enter again!

And remember, Crit Academy is just one of the great podcasts in the Critnation Fellowship! For more podcasts, visit our friends at Brute Force and Ignorance, and the (unfortunately ended) D&D Character Lab! And for books, adventures, and videos, check out Goblin Stone, Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, Jeff Stevens, and The Kind GM!

Thanks for listening, and catch you next time!

Episode 153: Enemies & Weapons

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Question(s) answered this episode:

1. How do you handle enemy aggro/choosing targets in combat? I don't like the idea of rolling or choosing randomly, but what about assigning values based on actions in combat?

2. How do you feel about the weapon list in 5th Edition D&D? Do you think the weapons should be more distinct, or that there should be more of them?

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Noteworthy Links:

Bloodborne's Threaded Cane, one of many transforming "trick weapons" in that game

The adorable tortoise someone submitted a picture of

Cave Goblin Network, the podcast network hosting our guests this week

Mixer.com/CaveGoblins

Wolverine's claws

The Mayan weapon referenced in this episode (I think)

Sword-chucks, a running gag from the webcomic 9-Bit Theater

Magus, an antagonist and optional player character from the SNES RPG Chrono Trigger

Order of the Bow Initiate, a Prestige Class from 3rd Edition D&D

Episode 152: New Year Edition

This week, we talk about a couple different issues- first we discuss pre-written modules (particularly when the players level up within one), and then we talk about what to do when the DM describes a scene and then the room goes silent. Haven't we all been in that situation before?

Since we just started it (we recorded this episode before the last one went out) we don't yet have a winner for our Unearthed Tips & Tricks drawing- but we will next week!

Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Unearthed Tips & Tricks" in the subject line! It's that easy! And remember- this is a new product, so if you won one of our earlier drawings, you can enter again!

And remember, Crit Academy is just one of the great podcasts in the Critnation Fellowship! For more podcasts, visit our friends at Brute Force and Ignorance, and the (unfortunately ended) D&D Character Lab! And for books, adventures, and videos, check out Goblin Stone, Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, Jeff Stevens, and The Kind GM!

See you next week, with some special guests!

Episode 152: Your New Year

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Question(s) answered this episode:

1. How would you recommend leveling within a prewritten module?

2. What do you do after the DM provides the scenario and environmental description and then there is an extended silence?

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Noteworthy Links:

Jumanji

Rollover Minutes, a remnant of a bygone era

Fantasy Grounds, a virtual tabletop for an assortment of RPGs

God of War, an amazing game that you should play

Final Fantasy VII Remake, the first chapter of a remake of an award-winning game from the late 90s

Welcome new listeners! Here's episode 151!

Hello everyone! Welcome to Inter-Party Conflict, a tabletop gaming advice podcast. This show is here to create discussion for everyone who plays tabletop roleplaying games, so that all of us can have the best time possible. If this is your first time here, you're at a great starting point! On this episode, we talk about how to get into Dungeons & Dragons- as well as just tabletop gaming in general. So give it a listen, and if you know anyone else who is interested in playing D&D and who hasn't listened to the show before, send them here!

Episode 151: Everyone Should Start Here

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Also, an announcement: Starting this week we're going to be running a weekly drawing for Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks: Volume I! If you want to enter, all you need to do is send us an e-mail with "Tips & Tricks" in the subject line. (And I helped write it, so I can guarantee that it's good!)

For more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit Academy, Brute Force and Ignorance, and the (unfortunately ended) D&D Character Lab! For more books and adventures, check out Goblin Stone, Loresmyth, Aurican's Lair, Jeff Stevens, and The Kind GM.

Thanks for listening, and see you next week!

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Question(s) answered this episode:

1. I'm thinking of getting into D&D 5th Edition. What do I need to know?

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Noteworthy Links:

5e Basic Rules - All you need to start playing 5th Edition D&D

Mew is under the truck

Dragon's Lair, an arcade game animated by Don Bluth and using Laserdisc technology

David & Goliath

Don't Call Me Chicken

Labyrinth