How We Roll Gaming

How We Roll Gaming

Hosts Daryl, Nick, & Robert discuss tabletop roleplaying games, providing tips and tricks for players and gamemasters, relate interesting stories from the table, and share their love of gaming. Find more information about How We Roll Gaming, our social media links, and our merch store at https://howwerollgaming.com

Episodes

November 12, 2025 83 mins

All these games we talk about need characters to inhabit them. We take a system-agnostic look at different ways to approach character creation, from inspiration to implementation.

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We Fix Games
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Extra Life
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Average people working with a shadowy government agency to stem the tide of the cosmic horrors, the supernatural, & ancient gods. This is the world of Delta Green. Daryl, Nick, & Robert discuss one of their favorite horror systems, just in time for Halloween.

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I Should Roll Podcast
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October 15, 2025 87 mins

Ever see a new movie or TV show that your RPG is based on and want to add something new & cool from it that's not in the books? Of course you have. So have we. Inspired by the recent TV series Alien: Earth, Daryl & Nick talk about ways to do that. As the title suggests, there WILL be spoilers!

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Most RPGs, licensed or original, have rich settings & lore. What happens when players don't know that information though? Daryl, Robert, & Casual Nerdity: Clone Watch co-host Lauren talk about ways to handle newcomers to settings.

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The Story Told Podcast
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From maps to minis, music to props, & other useful tools, there are many ways to enhance your game. Join Daryl, Nick, & Robert as they discuss ways to integrate them at your table.

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Me & Steve Talk RPGs
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September 3, 2025 68 mins

Pre-written adventures. Use 'em as-is, tweak 'em, strip 'em for parts, or don't bother with 'em? There's lots of opinions on them, and that's what we're talking about this time.

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I Should Roll
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Oh...is it time for another episode? We don't have anything planned! Well, yeah...we do. Daryl, Nick, & Robert discuss running sessions with little or no prep and just letting the story go where it goes.

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We Fix Games

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Robert's back! He, Daryl, & Nick sit down and chat about the ins and outs of introducing homebrew materials into your game.

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Eberron Renewed - An Actual Play Podcast

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Daryl and Nick take a look at ideas to help make the online gaming experience smoother, with an assist from Nate, the host of the Tabletop Empire YouTube channel.

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New Merch Store!

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Me & Steve Talk RPGs

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Tabletop Empire

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Daryl and Nick are joined by three of their players - Betsy, Bryan, and Stephanie - who share some of their favorite moments at the table in our second installment of RPG Glory Stories!

  • 00:00 Introduction
  • 07:41 The Terrifying Tale of Trimble Grimbol (with Betsy)
  • 30:26 The Surprising Story of the Stalking Smuggler (with Bryan)
  • 55:03 The Ballad of the Badass Mandalorian (with Stephanie)

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Vehicles don't just get your characters from place to place, they can be storytelling resources of their own, settings, even the characters' home. Daryl, Nick, & Robert throw around some ideas for using vehicles in your games to drive the story (pun intended).

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New Merch Store!

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The Story Told Podcast

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Lots of characters inhabit your game world other than the player characters. Daryl, Nick, & Robert give their thoughts on making and managing the NPCs who end up coming along for the ride alongside the PCs. And Daryl may get a little too stuck on using Stuart from The Big Bang Theory as an example.

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New Merch Store!

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Players respond to rewards, but how do you make sure the rewards aren't too much? That's what we're talking about this time. Join us as we discuss ways to reward your players without going overboard.

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The Order 66 Podcast

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Daryl, Nick, & Robert continue with the convention theme, as we discuss some important things to consider when putting together a game session to run at a convention. Time limits, creating pregenerated characters, testing your adventure...all of this and more.

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Patreon

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Eberron Renewed - An Actual Play Podcast

https://zencastr.com/Eberron-Renewed

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April 30, 2025 88 mins

Daryl, Nick, & Robert continue with the convention theme, as we discuss some important things to consider when putting together a game session to run at a convention. Time limits, creating pregenerated characters, testing your adventure...all of this and more.

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Patreon

https://www.patreon.com/HowWeRollGaming

The Story Told Podcast

https://www.thestorytoldpodcast.com/

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April 16, 2025 88 mins

Now part of the d20 Radio Network! As we all recover from GamerNation Con X, Daryl, Robert, & Nick are joined by GM Chris - GamerNation Con Director and host of the Order 66 Podcast. Together, we discuss our favorite parts of the con, its origins, and what's in store for next year's 4 Days of Gaming Goodness. And, maybe there's some impromptu brainstorming for game ideas along the way.

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April 2, 2025 71 mins

How do you get players interested in joining your campaign? You come up with a way to pique their interest - you hook them. Daryl, Nick, & Robert discuss memorable hooks and different ideas on how to come up with them.

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GM Chris' Familiar setting for Genesys https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/284397/familiar-setting-sourcebook

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With Robert unavailable, Daryl & Nick indulge in a fun creative exercise - statting out a ridiculously over-powered adversary for the Star Wars RPG system - Starkiller, the protagonist of the video game Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

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Starkiller stat block  

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March 5, 2025 64 mins

Session Zero may not be the most memorable part of a campaign, but it's vital to setting the stage so that everyone has a great time. Daryl, Robert, & Nick discuss the elements that make up a successful Session Zero.

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GamerNation Con X

https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamer-nation-con-x

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February 19, 2025 63 mins

The best feeling a GM can have is when a player makes them proud. This episode marks the first of our RPG Glory Story episodes, Daryl, Nick, and Robert share stories highlighting moments when players made us proud as GMs.

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GamerNation Con X

https://tabletop.events/conventions/gamer-nation-con-x


Me & Steve Talk RPGs, episode 185: In Defence of Movie Thievery w/ Brev Tanner

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