RPG Horror Story Episodes

[#105] In this Horror Story episode Jason and Josey bring us a tale of Sci-Fi miscommunication. CW: Violence against children is discussed in this episode. - Read the...

[#101] In this edition of Horror Stories, Jim, Jason, and Josey share the tale of the Board Game Night that would not be denied! - Read the https://www.reddit.com/r/rpghorrorstories/comments/10ge0m2/dm_bait_switches_dd_night_for_board_game_night/ and...

[#99] Josey returns from academia to grace us with her presence! Today’s horror story is about what happens when you don’t think through letting your PCs play chaotic evil and the Main Characters that can result. AUDIOPHILE NOTE: Jason was so excited...

[#97] We welcome back special guest Melissa Mayhew for a Horror Story that asks whether becoming a cannibal who tortures and murders another PC makes you an asshole. Josey is off this week. - Check out...

[#96] This week, we welcome back special guest Melissa Mayhew, a local musician and D&D player. Jason, Jim, and Melissa a Horror Story of playing an online game from grandma’s bathroom. Josey is off this week. AUDIOPHILE NOTE: We did our best to...

[#95] Jason and Jim delve into the horror stories that can come up in Dungeons and Dragons, from the tales of players tasked with retrieving soul coins to the challenges of being a relationship with your DM. With their special guest, Melissa Mayhew,...

[#93] This week, Jim, with a horror story about how to ruin an otherwise-great game just by not shutting up when it’s over. - https://www.reddit.com/r/rpghorrorstories/comments/yvxw4y/it_would_have_cost_you_nothing_to_keep_that_to/ - In case you...

[#92] This week, Josey brings us a terrifying tale of a player who snapped for getting exactly what he deserved. CW: Brief, veiled description of in-game sexual assault. - Check out...

[#91] Jason relates the tale of a grown-ass man unknowingly being invited to a game for teens. - Check out the https://www.reddit.com/r/rpghorrorstories/comments/yk1hfy/think_im_playing_with_a_group_of_adults_end_up_in/. - Monks aren’t at all...

[#90] In this Horror Story, Jim delivers a tale of a store game that doesn't go so well. Josey is off this week. Read the original post and comments. For the business wonks, a report on commercial rents on Long Island. (Spoiler: They're really high!) There's a long-running debate, amplified by the pandemic, about the ethics and best practices of charging for play space in stores. Check out more terrible RPG Horror Stories. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other epi...

[#88] Jim delivers a charming Horror Short Story about some Imperial Entanglements. Read the original post. Speaking of delightful, chek out this list of obsolete unites of measurement. Check here if you need more accurate conversions than those offered in our show . For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes! Hosted by Jason Portizo, Josey Diaz, Jim Crocker, and Greg Genovas Produced and...

[#86] Josey reminds us that introducing the Deck of Many Things is literally the worst thing that anyone can do to thier game. Yes, even a nerfed version of it. That only destroys up your campaign more slowly. Greg is off this week. Read the original post and comments here . Seriously, The Deck of Many Things will break your game. Jason mentioned OctaneRender as a keyword for AI art. For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit. We tell horror stories every...

[#84] Jason brings us the story of a DM frustrated by a player not interested in learning much about the cool class features of her PC. Jim is maybe-sorta-kinda on her side and it makes for an interesting back-and-forth! Josey is off this week. Read the original post and comments . Here's a guide to exploiting the heck out of those class features. Jim mistakenly heard one of the class features as whale from the grave. We all discussed the merits of cheat sheets for new players. For more stor...

[#82] This week, Greg brings a tale of the DM who didn't know how creature types worked. Jim is stil travelling this week. You can read the original post and comments. The campaign in question was set in the Warhammer Fantasy World (Note from Jim: Not 40k like Jason said). Here's a pretty good overview of how creature types work in 5e. There is apparently a Pokemon called Grapploct . For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit. We tell horror stories ever...

[#81] This week, Jason shares the tale of a young player who didn't really get how D&D works. Or maybe understood it too well. Jim is on the road this week. Read the original post and comments. Josey mentioned the stages of cognitive development. Jason mentioned No Thank You, Evil! For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes! • Theme Music: º Crunk Knight by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://inco...

[#78] In this episode, Jim brngs a horror story about the difference between problematic jokes in private games with your friends and making strangers uncomfortable in public settings. CW: Veiled discussion of sexual abuse of minors by clergy. You can read the original post and comments here. The BBC has a good overview of the history and scope of the scandal the post refers to. There's lots of good, actionable advice ut there for dealing with creeps like the one in this story. For more stor...

[#76] In this Horror Story, Josey is our host (at least for the into)! Jason brings us the tale of miscommunication between the DM and the party. Jim is off this week. You can read the original post and comments here. Josey invoked Skyrim's Golden Claw Quest . For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes! • Theme Music: º Crunk Knight by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/so...

[#74] This week's Horror Story comes from Josey. Jim and Greg are off this week. You can read the original post and comments here. This story is about a superheroic game using the Savage Worlds system. We talk a lot about Session Zero. Josey mentioned a book about the Stamford Prison Experiment. For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes! • Theme Music: º Crunk Knight by Kevin MacLeodLin...

[#72] This Horror Story of a player overstepping another PC's boundaries in a pretty problematic way comes to us via Greg. Josey is off this week. You can read the original post and comments here. We talked about The Mandalorian, who's never supposed to take his mask off (with others around). For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes! • Theme Music: º Crunk Knight by Kevin MacLeodLink: ht...

[#70] In this Horror Story, Josey regales us with an extremely dubious accusation of meta-gaming. You can read the original post and comments here. Josey mentioned the Boston Tea Party chain of UK cafes. We invoked the sublime sport of Calvinball. Josey also name-checked the Dead by Daylight co-op video game franchise. For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes! • Theme Music: º Crunk Kn...

[#68] In this episode, Jim brings a tale of pedantry and the bad kind of axe-grinding. Check out the original post and comments . No matter how you pronounce them, firbolgs are pretty cool and have been around for a while in D&D. For what it's worth, this is not a new debate. For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes! • Theme Music: º Crunk Knight by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://incompetec...

[#66] In this horror story, Jason brings the tale of a very weird and uncomfortable transformation. Jim is off at Origins for this episode. You can read the original post and comments here . This was apparently all kicked off by a portrait like this . For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes! • Theme Music: º Crunk Knight by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3566...

[#63] In this horror story, Greg shares the story of a serious campaign that provied to be anything but. Jim is off this week at Origins. You can read the original post and comments here . The crew discussed non-traditional names for white kids. Jason mentioned The Trinyvale Campaign as a 'Loony Tunes' game. For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes! • Theme Music: º Crunk Knight by Kevi...

[#62] Today, Josey tells us a story: Check out the original post and comments. Seven years is a long time to hold someone's interest. You probably shouldn't play an Oath of Devotion Paladin if you enjoy being an asshole. For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subReddit. We tell horror stories every Friday! Check out our other episodes! • Theme Music: º Crunk Knight by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3566-crunk-knight License: https:/...