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From Irrational Passions: Scott White is Professor RPG. Experienced, varied, and learned, Scott has played many RPGs, and written many a guide for them. Now, he is joined by a different guest every other week to discuss some of the best Western, Eastern and Tabletop RPGs across all of video games.…

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    RPG University - Episode 129 SaGa Emerald Beyond w/ Lucas White

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2024 61:42


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome to the RPG University. In this episode, I welcome back to the university niche RPG expert and games writer Lucas White to reflect on the brand new release, SaGa Emerald Beyond, and what makes this series special - albeit polarizing. Follow Lucas on Twitter: @HokutoNoLucas Follow The Profesor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 128 Dungeons & Disableds w/ Steve Saylor

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2024 66:17


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome to the RPG University. In this episode, I welcome to the university host, Dungeon Master, and accessibility proponent Steve Saylor to talk about his brand new actual play podcast, Dungeons & Disableds, that showcases and highlights a fantastic cast of disabled players as they push to escape Revel's End. End music, Dungeons & Disabled Theme, composed by: @epicgamemusic Follow Steve on Twitter: @stevesaylor Follow Dungeons & Disableds: @dndisableds Follow The Profesor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 127 Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth Spoilercast w/ Jessica Cogswell & Brenden Groom

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2024 92:18


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome to the RPG University. In this episode, to reflect on the events of Rebirth and theory craft on what the future holds, I am joined by Jessica Cogswell from Gamespot and Brenden Groom from Pass the Control! Follow Mike on Twitter: @awildjessichu Follow Brenden on Twitter: @begroom the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 126 Final Fantasy 4 w/ Matt Storm

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2024 58:55


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome to the RPG University. In this episode, I welcome back Matt Storm from the Fun and Games Podcast to look back on the first 16-bit entry in Square's legendary Final Fantasy series, Final Fantasy 4! Share your own favorite memories of FF4, here: https://www.reddit.com/r/JRPG/comments/1avv270/what_are_your_favorite_moments_memories_of_final/ Follow Matt on Twitter: @dj_stormageddon Follow Fun and Games podcast: @funandgamespod Follow The Profesor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 125 Persona 3 Reload w/ Michael Higham

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2024 59:25


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome to the RPG University. In this episode, I welcome back Michael Higham, freelance writer, to talk about the brand new Persona 3 Reload and what this remake means to us. Follow Mike on Twitter: @michaelphigham the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 124 Looking Ahead to 2024 w/ Matt Finneman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 4, 2024 40:33


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome to the RPG University. Happy New Year, class! In this episode, I am joined by Matt Finneman to look ahead at the RPGs we know about so far coming in 2024! Follow Matt on Twitter: @NOLAnerdcast the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 123 Our Favorite RPGs from 2023 w/ Auri O'Neill & Tatum

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 21, 2023 101:00


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome to the RPG University. In this episode, I am joined by Auri O'Neill and Tatum, Associate PR Manager Digital Extremes, to talk about our favorite RPGs of the past year and what we are looking forward to in the year ahead! Follow Tatum on Twitter: @NoWayTatum Auri: @AuriMeansWind the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 122 Super Mario RPG Remake w/ Brenden Groom

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2023 75:49


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome to the RPG University. In this episode, I welcome back Brenden Groom, host of the Pass the Controller podcast, to talk about the remake of the SNES classic RPG - Super Mario RPG! Follow Brenden on Twitter: @begroom the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 121 Final Fantasy X-2 w/ Ken Shepard

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 16, 2023 72:16


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome to the RPG University. In this episode, I welcome Ken Shepard, staff writer at Kotaku, to talk about the first direct sequel in the Final Fantasy series, Final Fantasy X-2, in honor of it turning 20 years old this week! Share your own favorite memories of X-2 here: https://www.reddit.com/r/FinalFantasy/comments/17vvray/ffx2_is_20_what_are_your_favorite_moments_memories/ https://www.reddit.com/r/JRPG/comments/17vvnqk/ffx2_is_turning_20_what_are_your_favorite_moments/ Follow Ken on Twitter: @shepardcdr the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 120 Mega Man Battle Network 3 w/ Ash Paulsen

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2023 69:03


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I welcome Ash Paulsen from Good Vibes Gaming to look back on his history of net battling with Mega Man Battle Network 3, and how badly we want more Mega Man games! *Note: apologies for the audio on my end, had the wrong input source selected :X. I blame it on the baby. Follow Ash on Twitter: @AshPaulsen the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 119 Saying Goodbye to Rean w/ Sean Chiplock

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2023 48:27


    Professor RPG is back from having a kid so classes at RPG University is back in session! Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome to the RPG University. In this episode, I welcome back to the University Sean Chiplock, voice actor with credits including Ky Kiske in the latest Guilty Gear, Gunvolt in Azure Striker Gunvolt 3, and (the reason he's back) our favorite Thor's Branch Campus instructor, Rean Schwarzer - to talk about his potentially final return to the character of Rean in the recently released Legend of Heroes: Trails into Reveries. Follow Sean on Twitter: @VAsonicmega the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 118 Tales of Arise w/ Auri O'Neill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 27, 2023 74:02


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I re-welcome my assistant professor for the first time, Auri O'Neill, to gush about the most recent new entry in the Tales franchise we love so much, Tales of Arise. Follow Auri on Twitter: @AuriMeansWind the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 117 Rating the first half of 2023's RPGs w/ Matt Finneman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2023 61:57


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, Matt from the Super Deluxe Gamescast and I sit down to look back at the first half of 2023 and the plethora of RPGs we've been treated to! Follow Matt on Twitter: @NOLANerdCast the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 116 Final Fantasy Retrospective Special

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 22, 2023 80:00


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, to celebrate the release of Final Fantasy XVI, I sit down with friends from across the games industry to talk about and reflect on the history of this legendary franchise and what it means to us. I am joined by Marcus Stewart from Game Informer, Jessica Howard from Gamespot, John Phipps from the Super Delux Games Cast, and Alex O'Neill from Irrational Passions! Follow Marcus on Twitter: @MarcusStewart7 Follow Alex on Twitter: @alfighter27 Follow Jessica on Twitter: @awildjessichu Follow John on Twitter: @MagitekDad the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 115 Diablo 4 Early Thoughts w/ Brian Barnett

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 1, 2023 52:55


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I sit down with Brian Barnett, writer and contributor to such gaming websites as IGN and Gamespot, to talk about what we think so far about Diablo 4 after we have both spent a lot of time with it the past couple of weeks during the early press review period. Follow Brian on Twitter: @Ribnax the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 114 Blood on the Clocktower w/ Benjamin Burns

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2023 62:02


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I sit down with Benjamin Burns community manager and fabled Storyteller from the Pandemonium Institute, to talk about his history of playing tabletop RPGs and the incredibly deep tabletop roles game Blood on the Clocktower to see what makes this clock tick. Follow Ben on Twitter: @bungeeman17 Blood on the Clock Tower: @BloodClocktower the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 113 Interview w/ Jeff Gardiner from Something Wicked Games

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2023 60:21


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I sit down with Jeff Gardiner, a man with credits on such monumental games as Skyrim, Fallout 3, 4, and 76, to talk about what got him into making games, his love of tabletop, and his brand new studio, Something Wicked Games + their first title, Wyrdsong! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 112 Tales of Symphonia w/ Jon Jansen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 20, 2023 76:25


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I am joined by Jon Jansen, reviewer for RPGamer and professional radio host, as we talk about space elves, racism, and awesome klutzy ninja summoners with Tales of Symphonia! Share your own favorite moments and memories from Tales from Symphonia at: https://www.reddit.com/r/tales/comments/12oabzo/what_are_your_fondest_moments_or_memories_from/ Follow Jon on Twitter: @jjansen37 the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 111 The Legend of Heroes: Trails to Azure w/ Alex O'Neill

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 77:35


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, my assistant, Alex O'Neill, and I venture back to Crossbell to look back and discuss the finale of the Trails Crossbell Arc with Trails to Azure! Follow Alex on Twitter: @Alfighter27 the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 110 Octopath Traveler w/ Eric Manahan

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2023 73:45


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, to celebrate the recent release of Octopath Traveler 2, Eric Manahan (head of Black Matte Studios and creator of the upcoming action platformer Lucid) joins me to look back at the first game in all of its HD2D glory! Follow Eric & Lucid on Twitter: @_theMatteBlack the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 109 Turning RPG Video Games Into Board Games w/ Brother Ming

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 23, 2023 61:31


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I am joined by Ming from Brother Ming Games to look at his design process and philosophy in translating popular RPG video games like Fire Emblem, Persona 5, or Genshin Impact into professionally produced board game versions! Follow Ming on Twitter: @BrotherMingGame the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 108 What's Up with reviewing RPGS w/ Rebekah Valentine

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2023 73:27


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I am joined once again by Rebekah Valentine from IGN to peel back the curtains and shed some light on the process that goes into reviewing long games like RPGs and some of the work you may not expect! Follow Reb on Twitter: @duckvalentine the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 107 Persona 3 w/ Meghan Sullivan

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2023 70:07


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I am joined by Meghan Sullivan from History N' Games to celebrate the recent release of Persona 3 Portable on modern platforms by looking back on our histories with this game and all of its variations! Be warned, this episode should not be listened to during the Dark Hour, as it may attract unwanted attention from nearby shadows! Follow Meghan on Twitter: @Meghan_IGN the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity Do you have your own favorite memories or moments from Persona 3? What's your favorite version? Let us know in the subreddits below! https://www.reddit.com/r/PERSoNA/comments/10df2ne/what_are_your_fondest_moments_or_memories_from/ https://www.reddit.com/r/JRPG/comments/10df263/what_are_your_fondest_moments_or_memories_from/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 106 Hanging out talking RPGs w/ Alex O'Neill

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2023 91:13


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, Alex and I hang out and catch up, talking about the games we ended the year with and what we are looking forward to in the year ahead! Follow Alex on Twitter: @Alfighter27 the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 105 2023: The Year Ahead w/ Michael Higham

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2022 79:04


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, friend and previous guest Michael Higham from FanByte returns, and we sit down and come to realize just how many giant RPGs are ahead of us next year as we try to process how we are going to play them all...spoilers we fail at this. Follow Michael on Twitter: @michaelphigham the professor: @ProfessorRPG and the show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 104 2022 Year in Review w/ Professor RPG

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 16, 2022 74:40


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I reflect on the year that was as we close in on the end of 2022. What games did I play and what games did I find to be a bit lackluster? Well, find out in this episode as we look back on the RPGs of 2022! Follow the Professor on Twitter: @ProfessorRPG and the thow: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 103 Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII w/ PaopuKomi

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2022 66:26


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurers, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I have the pleasure of welcoming back to the university twitch streamer and content creator PaopuKomi to talk Dumbapples and more to celebrate the upcoming release of Crisis Core-Final Fantasy VII Reunion! Follow Komi on Twitter: @PaopuKomi or the Professor: @ProfessorRPG the Show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 102 Dungeons & Dragons: The Early Years w/ Hunter Bond

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2022 85:12


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I welcome back to the university one of the head writers at Berzerk Studios on Infernax and one of the panelists from our PAX West 2022 panel, Hunter Bond, to talk about the olden days of Dungeons & Dragons and how perhaps the latest edition could stand to learn something from the past! Follow Hunter on Twitter: @BondHunterBond the Professor: @ProfessorRPG the Show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 101 Challenge runs and The Backlogs w/ Lemon

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2022 61:51


    oin me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I welcome Lemon, Challenge/Speedrunner and host of The Backlogs on Youtube to talk about what all goes into learning and developing a challenge run, what drew him to challenge run, and even where his handle "SubmergedLemon" comes from! Follow Lemon on Twitter: @TheBacklogs Subscribe and check out The Backlogs on Youtube! https://www.youtube.com/c/TheBacklogs or the Professor: @ProfessorRPG the Show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 100x Looking back on 3 years and 100 episodes w/ Alex O'Neill

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2022 72:23


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I sit down with my assistant professor, Alex O'Neill, and look back on the past three years of RPG University, reflecting on how life has changed since August of 2019 and talking about the potential future of RPGU! Thanks one and all for the continued support! Follow Alex on Twitter: @Alfighter27 the Professor: @ProfessorRPG the Show: @_RPGUniversity This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 100 Final Fantasy XIV w/ Eric Sapp, Sam Elessar, and Michael Higham

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2022 128:12


    EPISODE 100! Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. EPISODE 100!!! Holy crap, to celebrate, I've formed a Light Party of previous guests (Eric Sapp ep.8 - Phantasy Star Online, Michael Higham ep. 43 - Trails of Cold Steel, and Sam Elessar ep.50 - Nier) to talk about an equally amazing game, Final Fantasy XIV. Follow Sam on Twitter: @LittleArcanine_ Follow Eric on Twitter: @ericsapp Follow Mike on Twitter: @michaelphigham or the Professor: @ProfessorRPG the Show: @_RPGUniversity Want to check out even more memories people have of this great game? Check out our talks with other fans with the link below! https://www.reddit.com/r/ffxiv/comments/y52lot/what_are_your_fondest_moments_or_memories_from/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 99 Tales of Xillia w/ Haley Early

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 20, 2022 68:44


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I have the pleasure of welcoming to the university Haley Early, community manager and one of the panelists on my recent PAX West panel, to dive into the world of Reize Maxia with me and talk about Tales of Xillia! Follow Haley on Twitter: @Hayorzea or the Professor: @ProfessorRPG the Show: @_RPGUniversity Want to check out even more memories people have of this great game? Check out our talks with other fans with the links below! https://www.reddit.com/r/JRPG/comments/y6j2ro/what_are_your_fondest_moments_or_memories_from/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 98 Telling Tales and Being a Better GM w/ Rick Heinz

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 80:06


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I have the pleasure of welcoming to the university Rick Heinz, author of the book series The Seventh Age, one of the writers for The Red Opera: The Last Warlock, the upcoming Black Ballad, and one of the heads of the Storytellers Forge Studios to talk about his creative process and what GMs can do to be better at the craft of telling stories! Follow Rick on Twitter: @crankybolt This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 97 The Legend of Heroes: Trails From Zero w/ Alex O'Neill

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2022 74:54


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests, as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I have the pleasure of sitting down with my assistant professor, Alex O'Neill (@Alfighter27) to celebrate the release of the long-awaited official western release of Trails from Zero! We will keep spoilers to their own section of the episode, but come listen as we have a mini review and discussion about this brand new entry of the much-beloved series! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 96 PAX West 2022 Panel / 6 Degrees of Tetsuya Nomura

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2022 60:16


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I have the pleasure of sharing with you all the RPGU panel from PAX West 2022, THE 6 DEGREES OF TETSUYA NOMURA! Watch as me along with Haley Early, Cam Hawkins, Matt Finneman, Hunter Bond, and Jess Reyes attempt to connect audience-submitted games and game icons back to the King of Zippers, Tetsuya Nomura! Be sure to follow all the panelists! Cam Hawkins: @CamFinalMix Matt Finneman: @NOLAnerdcast Jess Reyes: @jpreyes__ Hunter Bond: @BondHunterBond Haley Early: @Hayorzea This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 95 A Tale of Two Lions AP w/ Josh Fegundes

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 15, 2022 81:02


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I have the pleasure of welcoming back to the university Josh Fegundes, streamer, voice actor, and game master, to talk about his latest project, the Final Fantasy Tactics-inspired actual play, A Tale of Two Lions! The Valor game system re-print Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/valorousgames/valor-the-heroic-roleplay-system-reprint-0 This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - SIDE QUEST! PAX West 2022 Recap w/ Prof.RPG

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2022 55:40


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I tell you about the RPGs I checked out during my time at PAX West 2022, including Arcadian Atlas, Lost Eidolons, and a special interview with Kieron Kelly from Larian Studios about Baldur's Gate 3 with my fellow Original Sin 2 team, Matt Storm (@dj_stormageddon / @funandgamespod) Matt Finnemon (@NOLAnerdcast / @officialSDGC) and Josh Silverman (@bearbpunch / @MassAffectedPod) ! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 94 IP D&D w/ Alex O'Neill

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 25, 2022


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I have the pleasure of sitting down with my Assistant Professor, Alex O'Neill, to catch up and talk about our D&D Series over on IrrationalPassions.com, IP D&D! Find out secrets to the world, my character (Kain Glimstride) and more! Then, go listen to the show! Find IP D&D @ https://irrationalpassions.com/ipdnd/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 93 Pokemon Gen 3 w/ Greg Montique

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2022 92:56


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests, as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I have the pleasure of welcoming to the University from the Grind Line Red Wing hockey podcast, a fellow founder of DashingNerds.com and my TimeHops co-host, and most importantly, my good friend and groomsman, Greg Montique, to join me and recant our tales in the Hoenn region of Pokemon! Want to check out even more memories people have of this great game? Check out our talks with other fans with the links below! https://www.reddit.com/r/pokemon/comments/wk4bx0/what_are_your_fondest_moments_or_memories_from/ https://www.reddit.com/r/nintendo/comments/wk4db5/what_are_your_fondest_moments_or_memories_from/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - SIDE QUEST! A Look at 2022 So far... w/ Prof. RPG

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2022 60:49


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I look back at the RPG offerings so far this year, recant tales of the games I've played, and talk a little about what's yet to come! Want to check out what other people have been playing this year or share what you have been? Share down at the link below or on twitter: @_RPGUniversity https://www.reddit.com/r/JRPG/comments/wfg6be/what_rpgs_have_you_been_playing_so_far_this_year/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 92 The Faeforge Academy w/ Stephen Garcia

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 28, 2022 83:05


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I have the pleasure of taking a bit of a field trip to the academy down the street, Faeforge Acadamy to speak with its creator and storyteller, Stephen Garcia, about what goes into the adventures and more that happens at his school! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 91 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 3 w/ Brigitte Gautreaux

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2022 82:27


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests, as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I have the pleasure of welcoming to the University from Stride PR, Brigitte Gautreaux to talk about the new Class VII and the next game in the Erebonian Arc, Trails of Cold Steel 3! Want to check out even more memories people have of this great game? Check out our talks with other fans with the links below! https://www.reddit.com/r/Falcom/comments/w2dih5/what_are_your_fondest_moments_or_memories_from/ https://www.reddit.com/r/JRPG/comments/w2di17/what_are_your_fondest_moments_or_memories_from/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 90 The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 2 w/ Aren Moeller

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2022 74:13


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests, as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I have the pleasure of welcoming to the University, we welcome Aren Moeller, editor and game designer to look at the second entry of the Erebonian Arc in the Legends of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel 2! Want to check out even more memories people have of this great game? Check out our talks with other fans with the links below! https://www.reddit.com/r/Falcom/comments/vl5wyx/what_are_your_fondest_moments_or_memories_from/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 89 Homebrew and You w/ Kris Gideon

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 85:16


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests, as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I have the pleasure of welcoming to the University, professional DM and player on Faeforge and Stay Alive AP, Kris Gideon! This week we are talking about homebrew and what some of our favorites are, and what to be aware of if you want to make some of your own. Want to check out even more memories people have of this great game? Check out our talks with other fans with the links below! https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/vf5u9w/what_homebrew_do_you_use/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 88 Dungeon Alchemist w/ Wim De Hert

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2022 55:02


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests, as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I have the pleasure of welcoming to the University, lead designer and one of the creators of the auto-map creation software Dungeon Alchemist, which is making the lives of many game masters much easier! Be sure to follow @_RPGUniversity on Twitter and let us know what map you would like to make for a chance to win a copy of Dungeon Alchemist! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 87 Midnight Suns Preview w/ Jarrett Green

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2022 55:22


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests, as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I have the pleasure of welcoming to the University, from Irrational Passions and with credits spread around the internet, Jarrett Green to go over and talk about my hands-on impressions of the upcoming Midnight Suns strategy RPG from Firaxis! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 86 Xenogears w/ Quinton O'Connor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2022 87:27


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests, as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I have the pleasure of welcoming to the University, Specialist Publisher over at The Gamer and fellow RPGSite Contributing writer, Quinton O'Connor to talk about Mecha, God, and Karate in Square's classic, Xenogears! Want to check out even more memories people have of this great game? Check out our talks with other fans with the links below! https://www.reddit.com/r/XenoGears/comments/v1ob5o/what_are_your_fondest_moments_or_memories_from/ https://www.reddit.com/r/JRPG/comments/v1oanf/what_are_your_fondest_moments_or_memories_from/ This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

    RPG University - Episode 85 The Charity Braves w/ PaopuKomi

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2022 48:16


    Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests, as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I have the pleasure to the University, the Kingdom Hearts event organizer for this year's Charity Braves event, PaopuKomi to talk about how they got into games, what the Charity Braves event is, randomizers, and Final Fantasy 14! Be sure to check out the Charity Braves and the wonderful events they are hosting to help raise money for St. Jude! This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

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