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Update frequency:
every 9 days
Average audio length:
36 minutes
English
United States
59 episodes
since March 5, 2024
episodic

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We chat about our first time playing Call of Cthulhu - mechanics like sanity and luck, skills and percentile dice, and the horror aspect - with more than a few digressions along the way. Tycho's Tales is an informal discussion podcast about tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) like Dungeons &a…

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Inspired by our very own award-winning episode "A barrage of bad opinions", we keep the hot takes coming about topics like roleplaying in the third person, rolling for hit points, ranged weapons and puzzles. Tycho's Tales is an informal discussion podcast about tabletop roleplaying …
We talk about ways to successfully introduce new players to tabletop RPGs. Tycho's Tales is an informal discussion podcast about tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) like Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder. Get in touch by sending us a text message or an email, and find out more about us at…

Daisy Chainmail

We chat with Tegan about her experience playing D&D, and her character: the showgirl fighter Daisy Chainmail. Tycho's Tales is an informal discussion podcast about tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) like Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder. Get in touch by sending us a text message or …
We played our first session of Pathfinder 2e the other day, and we share our thoughts (as 5e players) on the system. In addition to our general impressions, we talk about skills; the three-action economy; recall knowledge; hidden rolls; shields; and the accessibility of rules. Tycho's Tales i…
Quickfire this-or-that questions: Allomancy vs Feruchemy; Dexterity vs Wisdom saves; elf vs human vs dwarf; dark vs light campaigns; diplomacy vs violence; Wizard vs Bard; Mistborn vs Stormlight Archives magic; greatsword vs greataxe; rolling stats vs points buy; roleplay vs combat. Tycho's T…
We talk about what makes a good character backstory; whether it's okay for the GM to fill in some details; updating your backstory; plot-advancing characters; and bringing new characters into an existing party. Tycho's Tales is an informal discussion podcast about tabletop roleplaying ga…
Guys, it's an average-length episode I swear. We talk about NPCs giving out information, and dice. Wow, that sounds boring. Tycho's Tales is an informal discussion podcast about tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) like Dungeons & Dragons and Pathfinder. Get in touch by sending us a t…

Cosmere RPG hype

We talk about Pathfinder, and making character-focused adventures; and also speculate wildly about the Cosmere RPG. This episode contains some spoilers for the second Mistborn trilogy. Tycho's Tales is an informal discussion podcast about tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) like Dungeons &…
We talk about some recent instances of intra-party conflict (when some of our player characters had... disagreements with one another), the benefits and potential drawbacks of that sort of roleplay, and how to navigate it so that everyone still has fun at the table.  Tycho's Tales is an infor…
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