Epic Adventure

Mar 12 2025 83 ep. 32 mins 2
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Are you ready for an epic adventure? Welcome to the Epic Adventure Podcast! Host Steve Kellams and guests discuss all things table top roleplaying. From TTRPG news and tabletop RPG game design to tips and tricks to make your games epic.

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Never Split the Party

Mar 12 2025 46 mins  
Send us a text You know the old saying, Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one. And of course, if you have an opinion you gotta share that with as many people as possible, it’s the law. Now that might sound somewhat hypocritically coming from the host of a podcast that is based solely upon sharing our opinions, but you know what, I’m gonna own that shit. We love to talk

You Heard it Here Last S3E5

Mar 05 2025 17 mins  
Send us a text Welcome to you heard it here last where we talk about news, you’ve already heard. https://ennie-awards.com/revised-policy-on-generative-ai-usage/ It seems that the Ennies Awards, an annual fan-based celebration of excellence in tabletop roleplaying, has taken a stand on AI. In 2023 the Awards added some language regarding the use of Generative AI that was a bit con

How to Encourage New Players

Feb 26 2025 48 mins  
Send us a text Ok, You’re going to love it. It’s a great game. And, it’s easy to play. First, Obtain a 20-sided polygonal artifact (hereafter referred to as the Orb of Random Fate), as well as a collection of various other polyhedral trinkets with sides numbering 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12. The Orb of Random Fate should be stored in an arcane pouch (or sock) when not in use. If you

You Heard it Here Last S3E4

Feb 19 2025 23 mins  
Send us a text Welcome to You Heard it Here Last, where we talk about news, you’ve already heard. While doing a little research for news to talk about, I wandered down a deep rabbit hole. https://www.enworld.org/threads/evil-genius-games-attempts-to-remove-bad-press.709776/ Evil Genius Games, the publishers of Everyday Heroes and a slew of IP content like Escape From New York, Cr

What IP Needs to Be an RPG

Feb 11 2025 50 mins  
Send us a text I remember playing my first Call of Cthulhu game. It was at GenCon many years ago when GenCon was in Milwaukee and the Safehouse was the place to be. At the time all I knew was that Call of Cthulhu was a horror roleplaying game. The idea sounded cool and the game fit into my schedule so why not. I had a blast. It truly was a wonderful game that fundamentally changed

You Heard it Here Last S3E3

Feb 05 2025 13 mins  
Send us a text Welcome to You Heard it Here Last where we talk about news, you’ve already heard. https://www.enworld.org/threads/diamond-comic-distributors-files-bankruptcy-sells-alliance-game-distributors.709593/ Diamond Comic Distributors, the owner of Alliance Game Distributors has filed for bankruptcy. In a message from Chuck Parker the President of Diamond comic Distributors

AI Tools

Jan 29 2025 39 mins  
Send us a text I opened my email and Mike had sent me an email with a link. The first line of the email said “Here's a first draft of a GM's AI assistant particularly geared to a) Pulp Cthulhu, and b) Masks of Nyarlathotep.” The email went on to explain how to sign up for it and how Mike had already uploaded a ton of information to the AI I tentatively followed the links and se

You Heard it Here Last S3E2

Jan 22 2025 10 mins  
Send us a text Welcome to You Heard it Here Last where we talk about news, you’ve already heard. I know this is supposed to be about gaming news, but I thought this article over at MIT Technology Review was really interesting. https://www.technologyreview.com/2024/12/31/1109612/biggest-worst-ai-artificial-intelligence-flops-fails-2024/ The Biggest AI Flops of 2024 breaks down a n

Running Your First Adventure

Jan 15 2025 44 mins  
Send us a text Rulebook…Check Dice…Check Maps…Check Chips…Check Dr. Pepper…Check I was ready to run my first game. I had been reading through the D&D Starter Set for months and I felt like I had a handle on how the thing was supposed to be played. I had gone over the adventure that came with it, “The Keep on the Borderlands” and couldn’t wait to get into this th

You Heard it Here Last S3E1

Jan 08 2025 13 mins  
Send us a text Welcome back to You Heard it Here Last were we talk about news, you’ve already heard. I just want to take a moment as we gently enter 2025 to say… Holy Crap! Hasbro is at it again. https://www.geeknative.com/170004/tales-of-riches-dd-partners-with-online-gambling-company-embroiled-in-spying-row/ Games Global is an online gambling site that has announced it has pa