Inspiration Point

Mar 06 2025 201 ep. 77 mins 33

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What's the point?! Join Adam and Tiana for some friendly, off-the-cuff discussion about their ideas on D&D, RPGs, or just games in general!

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S7E8: Redesigning the Classes: How Did We Get Here?

Mar 06 2025 65 mins

This week, Adam and Tiana take a break from looking at individual classes to take a broader view at the class design ethos as a whole. Both Adam and Tiana have ideas for how to dig deep into overall class design, but first, how did we get to where we are now? History and idea document: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1P1EQbgnXd7eFFffN_H9H6M2st6FPsITwChXZ_dWzVXo/edit?usp=drive_li

S7E7: Rebuilding the Monk for IP D&D (Guest Host: Chris Lee, aka. A.B.I.)

Feb 28 2025 65 mins

This week, Adam and Tiana welcome Chris back onto the podcast to talk about fighting games redesigning the Monk. We discuss cultural expectations tied into the name of the class, how to think about martial arts as a whole, and why Tiana is now committed to playing a Monk in Baldur's Gate 3.Sugar Punch, Chris's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SugarPunchDeath Campaign: http

S7E6: Discussing Dungeons

Feb 20 2025 60 mins

This week, Adam and Tiana talk about the first "D" in D&D: Dungeons. What's the point of dungeons? What's the best way to use them in storytelling?To watch the Death Campaign live: https://www.twitch.tv/vanalosswenJoin the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqs

S7E5: Monster Design for IP D&D

Feb 13 2025 61 mins

This week, Adam and Tiana sit down to talk about monster design and some thoughts about combat in this revamp of D&D. We talk about swarms, ideas for how to categorize monsters, and build more of our design ethos as we approach the concepts behind how to handle combat and monsters.To watch the Death Campaign live: https://www.twitch.tv/vanalosswenJoin the Discord! https://disco

S7E4: Rebuilding the Fighter for IP D&D

Feb 06 2025 68 mins

This week, Adam and Tiana tackle rebuilding one of the most basic classes in D&D: the Fighter. (After about a half hour of talking about video games.) Join us as we talk through the changes made thus far, and how we want to adjust more as we go.Fighter Write-up: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NxGKfFZ6VAs-8jR9Lnyi86XV0xMbwigUy2M2lnQ9xGI/edit?usp=sharingTo watch the Death Ca

S7E3: Rebuilding the Character Sheet for IP D&D

Jan 30 2025 66 mins

This week, Adam and Tiana take a look at the reworked character sheet Adam is working on for IP D&D. The goal is to have everything easily accessible and streamlined in a way that makes sense, while keeping the skills and information that are important to the fantasy of the game. How did we do? What you would add or take away?To watch the Death Campaign live: https://www.twitch

S7E2: Rebuilding the Barbarian for IP D&D (Guest Host: Dane Filemyr)

Jan 23 2025 80 mins

This week, Adam and Tiana sit down with guest host Dane Filemyr to talk about Adam's rewrite of the Barbarian class. Dane plays Drausken in the streamed Death campaign, who is a multiclass Fighter/Barbarian using Adam's rewrite, so we wanted to get his take on the Barbarian fantasy, how he feels about Adam's rewrite, and whether Barbarian should be a full class at all. To watch the

S7E1: Inspiration Point D&D Overview

Jan 16 2025 61 mins

Welcome back from the holiday break, folks! This week, Adam and Tiana sit down to talk about their ambitious project: rewrite D&D to make it more of a passion project than the lackluster thing WOTC gave the world with D&D 2024. We have a lot to unpack and rebuild and discuss; please join us as we dive ever deeper!To watch the Death Campaign live: https://www.twitch.tv/vanal

S6E45: Season Wrap-up

Dec 12 2024 71 mins

This week, Adam and Tiana look back over the year and talk about the lessons learned and the many games played. Time for us to head into hibernation for the rest of the year!

S6E44: The Art of War in TTRPGs

Dec 05 2024 69 mins

This week, Adam and Tiana talk about Adam's favorite strategy manual: The Art of War by Sun Tzu. We talk about how to use the principles in that book to change the way GMs and players think about their roles in encounters and overall gameplay. To watch the Death Campaign live: https://www.twitch.tv/vanalosswen Join the Discord! https://discord.gg/gYSp3vcrqs