A show about tabletop RPG design. Each episode we bring you a single mechanic and break it down as deep as we... more
Transcripts available at diceexploder.comOver on the Dice Exploder discord, we welcome new members by asking them what their favorite mechanic... more
Transcripts available at diceexploder.comLast week was a show about how it might work to frame a scene when you get... more
Transcripts available at diceexploder.comWhen you’re playing roleplay-heavy D&D, what does a scene look like? Since the game doesn’t give you... more
Transcripts available at diceexploder.comShadows are a metatechnique in larp where you have players in the role of something other than... more
Transcripts available at diceexploder.comThere's this period of time between when we've all agreed we're going to play a game now... more
Transcripts available at diceexploder.comThe show is on Patreon! There's not going to be a lot behind the paywall, but there... more
Transcripts available at diceexploder.comIn a lot of tabletop rpgs, to do something in the fictional world, we engage with abstraction:... more
Transcripts are available at diceexploder.comLarp! It’s that thing where you dress up like wizards, go into the woods, and hit... more
Transcripts available at diceexploder.comPregens! They're not just a tool to get started playing quicker, they're also a way for a... more
Transcripts available at diceexploder.com What’s the best way to convey the emotional experience of being a post-apocalyptic demon-fighting wizard action hero?... more
Transcripts available at diceexploder.com Don't you hate it when one card in a deck gets a little bent? You ever have... more
Transcripts can be found at diceexploder.com It's the Dice Exploder 2024 year end bonanza! This year I'm joined by Aaron Voigt,... more
Transcripts available at diceexploder.com A few weeks back, a conversation on the Dice Exploder discord lead to a new game jam:... more
Transcripts available at diceexploder.com I usually like to think of Dice Exploder as a pretty focused show with a pretty tight... more
Transcripts available at diceexploder.com It’s a Dice Exploder EMERGENCY POD! Less than 24 hours ago as of recording, John Harper, designer... more
Transcripts available at diceexploder.com Hello from the between-season malaise! Today I'm joined by Aaron King, back again, who interviews me about... more
Transcript This week I’ve got James D’Amato (Campaign: Skyjacks, the Ultimate RPG book line, and the upcoming Oh Captain, My Captain)... more
Transcript Today, Caro Asercion (i'm sorry did you say street magic) brings us a game and mechanic all about instinct and... more
Transcript Thrilled this week to have on one of my favorite movewrights, it’s Aaron King of the RTFM podcast. Aaron brought... more
Transcript It’s the crossover event of the season! This week I’m joined by Jeff Stormer of the Party of One podcast... more
Transcript For this final episode of the Dice Exploder D&D miniseries, I wanted to go back to the source, to my... more
Transcript I have a list of mechanics I’d like to cover on Dice Exploder, and I’d say about a third of... more
Back Dice Exploder season 4 on Backerkit now! Transcript This episode I'm joined by Sam Roberts (Escape from Dino Island) to talk... more
Back Dice Exploder season 4 on Backerkit now! Transcript Welcome to the D&D miniseries! I wanted to kick this off with a... more
Back Dice Exploder season 4 on Backerkit now! Transcript Today I'm kicking off a miniseries of Dice Exploder episodes all about the... more
Back Dice Exploder season 4 on Backerkit now! Transcript Among my favorite RPGs is Alex Roberts' triumph of minimalistic, elegant design: For... more
Transcript It is still designer commentary season on Dice Exploder, and today I'm talking with Jason Morningstar (Fiasco, Night Witches, a... more
Transcript For Ken Lowery’s Disc 2 jam, I decided to finally release the game I’ve been working on for nearly four... more
Transcript The first ever Dice Exploder game jam came to a close about a month ago, and today I sit down... more
Transcript What if your D&D adventuring party settled down and opened a tavern, and the vibes went from dragon murderers to... more
Transcript It is still designer commentary season on Dice Exploder, and today I'm talking with Jason Morningstar (Fiasco, Night Witches, a million other... more