RPG Mainframe

The infamous RPG Mainframe returns with new episodes about every aspect of our glorious hobby, all with the deep thinking you expect from Runehammer! Let’s dive in...

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Episodes

Thursday Dec 12, 2024

Hang around for some mailbag questions and our discussion on improv with special guest Josh Holober-Ward of Sidequest Theater.

Wednesday Nov 20, 2024

Join me in this deep think of knowing too much, through the eyes of Dr. Manhatten.

Wednesday Nov 13, 2024

Jorbin and I discuss the changes we've faced and how the hobby gets through it all.

Wednesday Oct 30, 2024

The RPG Mainframe returns! Listen in as Jorbin and I chat about what's next.

Sunday Nov 20, 2022

In this think-and-ponder, I get into my long-standing relationship with Sun Tzu, and its evergreen effect on me as a designer and dice-roller. 

Sunday Nov 20, 2022

I take a few minutes to recollect and reconnoiter on ICRPG work, new creative frontiers, and Beyonce. A zany episode.

Sunday Nov 20, 2022

After a few hours of yelling at the clouds, I think I have an answer to why the dice cannot be fudged, why absolute honesty binds us at the table, and how an ancient way of thinking  can overcome relativistic arguments the feel like poo. 

Episode 67: Exception Bias

Sunday Nov 20, 2022

Sunday Nov 20, 2022

Our brains are wired to take special note of the unusual. Sounds handy, right? In fact, it contributes to a distorted view of the actual world. This podcast explores how being self-aware of your own exception bias can help create a more holistic sense of creative life.
The book I mention here can be grabbed on Amazon. Brilliant read that is very salient for our times.  https://www.amazon.com/Humankind-Hopeful-History-Rutger-Bregman/dp/0316418536

Sunday Nov 20, 2022

Current events are grabbing a LOT of our attention these days. How do you satisfy that urge to be relevant, but not clumsy, with your creativity? How can you give your hobby time that feeling of mattering when the world is in such struggle? Here are a few ideas at answering these tough questions.

Sunday Nov 20, 2022

There's something wonderful in culling many ideas to one. To nailing one thing before moving on. It's also called building from the bottom up, and Wildemount does it brilliantly. 

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