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Tycho's Tales is an informal tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) discussion podcast, focusing on popular TTRPGs like Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, and Tales of the Valiant. We generally focus our idle ramblings on a main discussion topic of the episode, and usually include a separate tip-of-the-week for players and GMs. New episodes of Tycho's Tales are released every Tuesday at 5 pm GMT. All episodes available at https://podcast.tychostales.com.
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Heds and Walt are joined by special guests Elly and Lars to talk about multiclassing in 5e! We yarn about why you might want to multiclass; some need-to-know details around ability score prerequisites and some other limitations; do a deep dive on how proficiencies work, and implications for choosing your starting class; and talk about how you might…
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Why are taverns so cosy for roleplaying games? In how much detail should you describe that NPC in the corner? Should you leave your axe at the door? Is it worth it to spend a bunch of time crafting 3d terrain, or are 2d combat encounters perfectly fine? Is this too many questions for a podcast episode description? New episodes of Tycho's Tales are …
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What do people mean when they talk about "the meta", or "metagaming"? What are a few meta (or off-meta) feats and abilities? How about some OP combinations? We give our customary GM tip-of-the-week, and finish with a shout out to all the rogues in the house who spend most of their time running around corners. New episodes of Tycho's Tales are relea…
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Pretty much everyone uses some sort of variant rule for 5e's Inspiration or PF2e's Hero Points. We talk about some of the issues with these metacurrencies using rules-as-written, as well as a bunch of variant or homebrew rules to spice things up a bit. Referenced in the episode: - https://rpgbot.net/metacurrencies-remastered-from-hero-points-to-ins…
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Should you choose your class based on existing characters, or just YOLO it? How do you manage combat when you have a large group of player characters? Exactly how screwed is your Bladesinger Wizard when your Cleric casts Silence? For any statisticians in the room, this one's dedicated to you. This episode has minor spoilers for the Dragon of Icespi…
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...in which the word "review" is used rather loosely. We talk a bit about Dragon of Icespire Peak, the module from the D&D Essentials Kit, from the perspective of both a GM running the game, and also players experiencing it. The module takes new characters from level 1 to 6, culminating in a (hopefully) epic encounter with the eponymous dragon. Inc…
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We yarn about our first experiences playing a tabletop RPG (in this case, D&D 5e). How did you get into it? What was it like jumping into roleplaying with a bunch of strangers? Is there anything you wish you knew before starting? We finish up by dispensing a couple of tips of questionable quality for players and GMs, new and experienced alike. New …
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