The RPGBOT.Podcast is a thoughtful and sometimes humorous discussion about tabletop RPGs, seeking to help players get the most out of tabletop games by examining game mechanics and related subjects with a deep, analytic focus.
The RPGBOT.podcast is hosted by Ash Ely, Randall James, Random Powell, and Tyler Kamstra, and is produced in association with The Leisure Illuminati.
Podcast Episodes and Announcements
- 2025 UNEARTHED ARCANA – FORGOTTEN REALMS SUBCLASSES – Artisan’s Tools are cool now guys! – RPGBOT.Podcast S5E18Show Notes If Clerics can outsmart Wizards, Fighters get pet dragons, and Bladesingers are still ridiculously overpowered—has D&D officially lost its mind? This week, we ask the hard-hitting questions—should Clerics be smarter than Wizards? Do Fighters deserve pet dragons? And
- KEITH AMMANN STRIKES BACK (Remastered) – Smarter Monsters, Stronger Lairs, and Why Your Players Should Be Afraid – RPGBOT.Podcast S5E17Show Notes If your monsters fight like confused toddlers and your villain’s lair has all the security of a roadside inn, you need this episode—Keith Ammann is back on the RPGBOT.Podcast to help you terrorize your players properly! The RPGBOT.Podcast is
- COMBAT MANEUVERS – Rest in Peace, Meatloaf! – RPGBOT.Podcast S5E16Show Notes On this episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast – We break down the art of smacking, grappling, and generally making your DM cry. Episode Summary: Ever wanted to suplex a dragon? How about blind an orc with a well-placed pocket
- PLANE OF CELESTIA – Its Like Being in a Casino – RPGBOT.Podcast S5E15Show Notes Welcome, weary adventurers, to another celestial installment of the RPGBOT.Podcast! In this episode, our hosts take a divine deep dive into the luminous layers of Mount Celestia, the lawful good paradise of the D&D multiverse, where angelic beings reign
- NAVAL COMBAT (Remastered) – High Seas, Low Rolls, and Kraken Problems – RPGBOT.Podcast S5E14Show Notes Set sail with this remastered episode of the RPGBOT.Podcast as we navigate the stormy seas of naval combat rules, patch the holes in D&D and Pathfinder mechanics, and pray the kraken doesn’t TPK the party! Materials Referenced in