Failure in tabletop RPGs: a topic that strikes fear into the hearts of many players and Dungeon Masters alike. But what if we told you that failure doesn’t have to ruin your game? In this episode, we sit down with Bea Monroe of the Crit Fails podcast to discuss the ins and outs of failure in RPGs. Whether you’re a DM struggling with how to handle player failures or a player looking to make failure more engaging, this post has you covered.
Check out Bea on the Crit Fails podcast, especially their episode with Tyler.
Materials Referenced in this Episode
- Apocalypse World RPG (It’s free!)
- Kobold Fight Club
- Leeroy Jenkins
- Matt Mercer’s Death Rules
- NADDPod – “Not Another D&D Podcast”. It’s pretty good. Not as good as this podcast, but we’re biased.
This episode was originally released on September 8, 2021
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Tyler Kamstra
Ash Ely
- Professional Game Master on StartPlaying.Games
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Randall James
Producer Dan
Transcript
Unfortunately, we don’t have a transcript for this one, yet. Hopefully soon!
