Improvised Radio Theatre - With Dice

Improvised Radio Theatre - With Dice! is a podcast by Roger Bell_West and Michael Cule, in which we pontificate on role-playing games.

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Determinedly Cheerful Or Just Obtuse 01 March 2023

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This month, Mike and Roger ask what makes a hero, and look into the benefits and drawbacks of doing character generation as a group.

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People's Bad Dreams, Gamified 01 April 2021

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This month, Roger and Mike celebrate episode 100.

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A Favour You Can Pick Up And Load 01 March 2021

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This month, Mike and Roger regret a failed campaign, do each other favours, and contemplate the role of the trap in a modern game.

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Agonised about AGON 01 December 2020

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This month, Roger and Mike talk about what they're up to and how on-line conventions are working for them, discuss GM nerves, and talk about how they choose a setting .

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She Had Her Teeth in Boris Johnson 01 November 2020

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This month, Mike and Roger look at the Dracula Dossier, do RPG-a-Day only a few months late, and generate another Ars Magica character.

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A Large Tick in my Book of Vengeance 01 October 2020

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This month, Roger and Mike generate a character for Ars Magica, and worry about not fitting into the campaign.

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Being Disgusting From the Beginning 01 September 2020 - 4 comments

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This month, Mike and Roger poke further into Ars Magica, wonder what you should simulate, and try to make school stories enjoyable.

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They'll Lie To Me - They're British 01 August 2020

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This month, Roger and Mike look at the Yellow King Roleplaying Game, worry about being the only one who has a problem with this, and consider an Ars Magica play-by-forum game.

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In 1895? I Don’t Think So! 01 March 2020

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This month, Mike and Roger are ill, look at paperless play and finish off our play of The Fathomless Sleep

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Dogs Have a Nyarlathotep? 01 October 2019

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This month, Roger and Mike consider gaming as animals, and the Good Monster.

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Council of Guilds and Disgustingly Rich People 01 July 2019

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This month, Mike and Roger get into character, and look at the differences between Fantasyland and mediaeval Europe.

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Gooshy Stuff 01 February 2019 - 4 comments

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This month, Roger and Mike feel burned out, consider the fun of being evil, and try to work out how to get better at GMing.

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Deceleration Trauma is Not Your Friend 01 July 2018

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This month, Mike and Roger indulge in crass commercialism, consider players who don't turn up reliably, look at high-powered games and how to keep them interesting, and delve into the pulps and what gaming can learn from them.

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Let's Not Become Blasphemous This Early 01 April 2017 - 13 comments

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This month, Roger and Mike talk about the core concepts of magic, and distinguishing personality from backstory in character generation.

With spoilers for Dennis Wheatley's The Ka of Gifford Hillary and Larry Niven's The Magic Goes Away.

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God Says No Backsies 01 August 2016 - 2 comments

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This month, Roger and Mike consider inappropriate laughter, player-driven world-changing, training, the tension of paradigms, and temptation. (Yes, it's longer than usual.)

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Random Political Shenanigans Generation Table 01 March 2016 - 3 comments

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This month, Mike and Roger look at politics, and particularly how to bring political elements into games.

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You have specialised tastes, sir! 01 September 2014 - 5 comments

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This month, Mike and Roger answer David F. Chapman's RPG a Day questions, and consider GMing advice.

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