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Faculty Meeting is the general advice, discussion & game theory podcast content of The RPG Academy website. This is where we discuss issues and ideas from our game table or yours. We also have a series of long form Actual Play Podcasts under The Campaigns title. When we try out new games those are called The Trials and our newest one shot just for fun shows are called Field Trips. We also do interview shows called Show andTell and on occasion have done some movie reviews called Movie Day. Follow the show on Twitter: @TheRpgAcademy and LIKE us on Facebook: www.Facebook.com/TheRpgAcademy

The RPG Academy

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    • May 23, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 619 EPISODES

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    The RPG Academy podcast is a fantastic resource for anyone interested in role-playing games. With a wide range of topics, including advice for game masters, reviews of products, and actual play sessions, this podcast offers something for everyone. The hosts are knowledgeable and engaging, providing insightful commentary and creating an enjoyable listening experience.

    One of the best aspects of The RPG Academy podcast is the variety of content it offers. Whether you're a new player looking for tips and advice or a seasoned gamer interested in learning about new systems or products, this podcast has you covered. The actual play sessions are particularly entertaining and educational, allowing listeners to see how different games are played and how they can be adapted to suit their own gaming groups.

    The hosts' enthusiasm for RPGs is infectious, making each episode a joy to listen to. They have a great rapport with each other and with their guests, creating an atmosphere that feels like sitting around a table with friends discussing games. Their genuine love and passion for the hobby shines through in every episode.

    Unfortunately, one downside of The RPG Academy podcast is that it can sometimes feel overwhelming due to the sheer amount of content available. With so many episodes covering different topics, it can be difficult to know where to start or which episodes to prioritize. This may be daunting for new listeners who are unsure of where to begin.

    In conclusion, The RPG Academy podcast is an excellent resource for anyone interested in role-playing games. With its wide range of topics and engaging hosts, it offers valuable insights and entertainment for both new players and seasoned gamers alike. While the vast amount of content may be overwhelming at first, it's worth diving in and exploring all that this podcast has to offer.



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    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 42. The finale!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2025 56:42


    Episode 42 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 41

    Play Episode Listen Later May 16, 2025 52:26


    Episode 41 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 40

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2025 67:23


    Episode 40 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 39

    Play Episode Listen Later May 2, 2025 49:16


    Episode 39 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 38

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2025 54:18


    Episode 38 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 37

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2025 45:21


    Episode 37 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 36

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2025 48:46


    Episode 36 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 35

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2025 45:03


    Episode 35 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    Bonus ep – Tabletop Cafe: House rules pt 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 70:05


    Hello!  Michael here with a sampling of our new show over on Tabletop Journeys! If you like this, then you should check us out over there live on Wednesday nights or later on the YT channel.

    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 34

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2025 45:12


    Episode 34 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 33

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2025 42:59


    Episode 33 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 32

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2025 60:31


    Episode 32 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 31

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 55:26


    Episode 31 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 30

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2025 63:33


    Episode 30 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 29

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2025 60:35


    Episode 29 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 28

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2025 65:22


    Episode 28 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 27

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2025 50:27


    Episode 27 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    Bonus ep – This isn’t goodbye!

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 8:29


    Hello!  Michael here with a quick word about the future of The Rpg Academy podcast feed.  Big changes have come and for the near future all our new content (minus the final eps of our Dragonlance campagin) will be on our Youtube Channel with Jake now Director of Creative Content.

    Bonus ep – Halloween episode of Adventure Skeletons

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 62:15


    Join us for a special extra Skeleton-y episode. Just in time for Halloween enjoy this brand new  D&D-style one-shot, where we dive into the hilarious world of Adventure Skeletons, where a group of undead misfits stumble upon spooky and absurd scenarios. Whether you're a Dungeons & Dragons fan or just love RPG chaos, this video is packed with humor, quirky characters, and plenty of skeleton shenanigans. Join us for an unforgettable journey filled with laughs, role-playing, and skeletons who just can't get the hang of human traditions. Perfect for anyone who loves D&D, RPGs, and unique stories

    Show And Tell # 153 – 2nd Wave Space Blades

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2024 52:00


    This week's Show and Tell finds Host Moe Poplar ( @Ashyfeet1 ) sitting down with RPG designer Sidney Icarus about their temporarily titled 2nd Wave Space Blades, and how to deconstruct and get to the heart of what game mechanics do and how and when to apply them.

    Detention, LIVE! episode 103 – with Guest Co-host Lewanika

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2024 87:52


    Hello Academaniacs! In this episode Michael and Chris are joined by guest co-host Lewanika from Tabletop Journeys to talk about the 2nd edition of Star Trek Adventures by Modiphius  Streamed Live on 09 04 2024

    Show And Tell # 152 – Murder Gently

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2024 26:42


    This week's Show and Tell finds Host Moe Poplar ( @Ashyfeet1 ) sits down with Raphael Stiliano, Aaron Fischer, Designers of Murder Gently, a zero prep Murder mystery RPG

    The Reviews – 2024 D&D 5e PHB

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2024 52:17


    Hello and welcome to The RPG Academy's The Review series. Today Michael is joined by Jake and Michael to review the latest iteration of D&D 5e's Player Handbook

    Show And Tell # 151 – Sentients

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 22, 2024 26:25


    This week's Show and Tell finds Host Moe Poplar ( @Ashyfeet1 ) sits down with Ted Hayes to discuss their currently Kickstartering game: Sentients. Sentients is a new, scifi tabletop RPG where you play an android that has suddenly become conscious in a world that is actively hunting you down. Sentients is a game of of liberation, underground resistance, newfound emotion, and what it means to be something other than human.

    Bonus ep – ConVergence. Moe & Michael chat SDCC and GenCon 2024

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2024 52:59


    Hello and Welcome to The RPG Academy.  In this special bonus episode Michael sits down with Moe to chat about his recent visit to San Diego Comic Con and the emergence of Gaming Space at that Con.

    Bonus ep – GenCon 2024 Recap and Review

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2024 47:36


    Hello and Welcome to The RPG Academy.  In this special bonus episode Michael, Brad, Michael and Jared discuss their 2024 trip to Nerdvana that is GenCon!

    Show And Tell # 150 – Holdfast Station – corrected audio

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 40:31


    This week's Show and Tell finds Host Moe Poplar ( @Ashyfeet1 ) on the other side of the microphone as HE gets interviewed by returning host Tom Cantwell all about Holdfast Station, Moe's newest game. A zero-prep game about asteroid miners surviving and holding their community together in the grim desolation of space.

    Show And Tell # 149 – Starscape redux

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 33:30


    This week's Show and Tell finds Host Moe Poplar ( @Ashyfeet1 ) revisits a conversation with Kimi Hughes Designer of the Ennie award winning Decuma, and the Powered By the Apocalyps game Starscape, Kickstarting now!

    Detention, LIVE! episode 102 – with Guest Co-host John Ross

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 29, 2024 60:46


    Hello Academaniacs! In this episode Michael and Chris are joined by guest co-host John Ross, Michael's oldest child for some fun and silly TTRPG chat. Streamed Live on 07 24 2024

    The Rolistes Present… Time to Vote for “Action 12 Cinema” at the Ennies!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2024 50:56


    https://archive.org/download/the-rolistes-present-episode-13-2024.07.14/The%20Rolistes%20Present_Episode%2013_2024.07.14.mp3 Listen, subscribe & review on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Podchaser. Sign up for our newsletter! Vote for "Action 12 Cinema" at the Ennie Awards 2024 https://vote.ennie-awards.com/vote/2024/ Don't forget to join our newsletter if you don't want to miss any of our content. Please also subscribe to The Rolistes Youtube Channel, click the "Like" button and write comments. https://youtu.be/7Kz3iVcPKOo Follow us on Twitch and contribute LIVE with your questions via the chat room. Find Michael Ross https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:3dasa3wg73xluoqby3eb7d3z Buy Action 12 Cinema https://therpgacademy.com/action-12-cinema/ The RPG Academy https://therpgacademy.com/ Farm to Fable: A Smallville Fancast https://smallvillefarmtofable.com/ Don't forget to sign up for our newsletter! Listen, rate or review the show on Podchaser, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts or Stitcher. You can also download this episode. Café Rolistes by Kalum is licensed under Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Purchase "Rosewood Abbey" at: Physical copies Big Cartel Digital copies Itch.io DriveThruRPG Purchase "Paris Gondo - The Life-Saving Magic of Inventorying" at: Physical copies Indie Press Revolution Big Cartel Ratti Incantati Digital copies Itch.io DriveThruRPG Support The Rolistes financially Patreon / Ko-Fi / PayPal Support The Rolistes for free via your purchases DrivethruRPG / Dungeon Masters Guild / Itch.io Subscribe to The Rolistes video channels YouTube / Twitch Stay connected Subscribe to The Rolistes NewsletterTwitter / Instagram / Tik Tok / Facebook Contact me Email

    Show And Tell # 148 – Sam Dunnewald

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2024 40:59


    This week's Show and Tell finds Host Moe Poplar ( @Ashyfeet1 ) sitting down with Sam Dunnewald about his game Northfield and his Ennie nominated podcast Dice Exploder.

    Detention, LIVE! episode 101 – Action 12 Cinema ENnie Nominated

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2024 51:25


    Hello Academaniacs! For this special 100th Detention LIVE episode Chris and I share the big news! We're going on a cruise together!  Oh, also my game Action 12 Cinema has been nominated for an ENnie award under the "Best Rules" category and I need your help! Streamed Live on 07 10 2024

    Show & Tell # 147 – Mythworks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2024 53:11


    This week's Show and Tell finds Host Moe Poplar ( @Ashyfeet1 ) sitting down with Ray Chow, co-founder and CEO of Mythworks, an award winning RPG and Comics Publisher.

    Bonus ep – Michael’s Origins 2024 recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2024 66:58


    Hello and Welcome to The RPG Academy.  In this special bonus episode Michael ( @TheRpgAcademy ) and Chris Burlew chat about Michael's recent journey to Origins Game Fair in Columbus, OH

    Detention, LIVE! episode100 How to Be a Better DM Podcast

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 52:34


    Hello Academaniacs! For this special 100th Detention LIVE episode Chris and I are joined by Justin Lewis from Session Zero Studio and the How to be a Better DM Podcast. Streamed Live on 06 26 2024

    Show & Tell # 146 – Bump in the Dark

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2024 35:38


    This week's Show and Tell finds Host Moe Poplar ( @Ashyfeet1 ) sitting down with Jex Thomas about his horror RPG, Bump in the Dark.

    Show & Tell # 145 – The Extraordinarily Horrible Children of Raven’s Hollow

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 36:01


    This week's Show and Tell finds Host Moe Poplar ( @Ashyfeet1 ) sitting down with Jessie Burneko about his new card based RPG, The Extraordinarily Horrible Children of Raven's Hollow

    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 26

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2024 50:27


    Episode 26 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 25

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2024 45:03


    Episode 25 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    Show & Tell # 144- Slayers RPG

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2024 42:11


    This week's Show and Tell finds Host Moe Poplar ( @Ashyfeet1 ) sitting down with Spencer Campbell of Gila RPGs, the designer of Slayers, an RPG with asymmetric characters to play.

    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 24 (corrected audio)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 18, 2024 45:03


    Episode 24 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 23

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 52:39


    Episode 23 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

    Show & Tell # 143- D20 Cruise recap with Neal and Rich

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2024 58:44


    This week's show is a Michael Special where he chats with friends Neal Powell and Rich Howard about their recent stint as Pro DMs on the D20 Cruise.

    Show & Tell # 142 – Moe guests on Dice Exploder

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2024 44:25


    This week's show is a cross-over where we are cross posting a recent episode of the Dice Exploder podcast where our very own Moe was a guest

    The Campaigns: Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen. Episode 22

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2024 50:47


    Episode 22 of our Dragonlance: Shadow of the Dragon Queen.

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