Vox Arcana

Vox Arcana

By Vox Arcana

Vox Arcana is a Dungeons & Dragons podcast about game design, philosophy, storytelling, and role playing, from the perspective of three different Dungeon Masters.
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#26 The Druid Class

Vox ArcanaOct 08, 2018
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#69 The End

#69 The End

This is it. <br />
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In this final episode of Vox Arcana, William, Jake, and David look back on our favorite moments from the show, and say goodbye to you, Dear Listener. <br />
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Feb 17, 202146:34
#68 DM Pet Peeves

#68 DM Pet Peeves

Every Dungeon Master has certain quirks which make their tables unique including things that drive us nuts! This episode we look at some of our various pet peeves in our games including methods of alleviating them. <br />
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Feb 03, 202157:24
#67 Using Tropes
Jan 18, 202101:14:19
#66 Building Better Monsters
Nov 18, 202001:09:33
#65 Hot Takes

#65 Hot Takes

We heard hot takes are selling like hot cakes, so we decided to assemble a few of our own.
Here’s our spicy, scalding, blazing hot takes about D&D and tabletop RPGs.

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Aug 05, 202001:10:39
#64 Lasting Consequences
Jun 26, 202057:31
#63 Interview with Matt Corley
May 27, 202001:06:14
#62 Large Parties vs. Small Parties
Apr 29, 202057:40
#61 Mystery & Intrigue
Apr 01, 202001:14:35
#60 Downtime

#60 Downtime

When the players aren’t traversing dungeons or slaying monsters, they do all sorts of other things: Shopping, training, carousing, running businesses, researching… The list goes on and on! This episode we dive into all sorts of downtime activities and how to make downtime incredible. <br />
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Mar 17, 202001:19:22
#59 [Bonus] Post-Total Party Kill
Mar 06, 202034:24
#58 Sandbox Games
Jan 27, 202001:11:18
#57 2019 Year in Review
Dec 31, 201952:39
#56 Running an Open Table

#56 Running an Open Table

William, Jake, and David discuss a controversial gameplay philosophy to solve D&D's biggest problem: Scheduling!

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Dec 09, 201901:01:45
#55 Collaborating with Players
Nov 20, 201901:00:56
#54 Game Preparation
Nov 12, 201901:11:52
#53 Deities and Religion
Sep 22, 201901:19:46
#52 Strongholds & Followers

#52 Strongholds & Followers

In this episode William, Jake, and David dive into Matt Colville’s D&D 5e supplement Strongholds & Followers and see where it fits in the D&D product ecosystem.

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Aug 19, 201901:15:45
#51 High Seas Adventures
Aug 12, 201901:25:31
#50 Advanced Dungeons
Jul 29, 201901:12:26
#49 Ability Scores
Jul 02, 201901:18:15
#48 Roleplaying as a Player

#48 Roleplaying as a Player

Listen up, players! It’s time to up your roleplaying game. This week, we talk about how to build better backstories and make them useful within your game as well as tips and tricks for playing the role of your character more effectively. <br />
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Jun 25, 201901:02:26
#47 Roleplaying as a Dungeon Master
Jun 12, 201901:30:14
#46 One-Shots

#46 One-Shots

What’s the fastest way to play D&D? In a one-shot, of course! We present our best practices for making a thrilling night of gaming with the highest stakes imaginable. Towards the end, William, David, and Jake get wild while designing a one-shot based on five random action verbs.

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Jun 05, 201901:18:48
#45 Horror and RPG Design with Matt Corley
May 08, 201901:15:47
#44 Character Death
Apr 15, 201901:29:56
#43 Magic!
Apr 01, 201901:15:24
#42 The Question Vault Strikes Back!
Mar 19, 201901:11:19
#41 Star Wars Roleplaying
Mar 11, 201901:14:13
#40 Creating Magic Items (Interview with Griffin Macaulay)
Mar 04, 201901:11:30
#39 Leveling, Progression, & Experience
Feb 26, 201901:15:54
#38 Post-Apocalyptic Settings
Feb 19, 201901:20:04
#37 Initiative
Feb 12, 201956:43
#36 Factions & Organizations
Jan 29, 201901:35:45
#35 House Rules
Jan 15, 201901:47:18
#34 The Warlock Class

#34 The Warlock Class

Signing a deal with the devil can't be that bad, right?

This week, we conclude our series of deep-dives into the D&D 5e classes with the warlock. Enjoy the discussion about warlock patrons, abilities, and character concepts!

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Dec 31, 201801:23:41
#33 Randomness

#33 Randomness

From dice rolls, to random tables, to the players themselves, unpredictability is a huge part of role-playing games. Here’s some tips and tricks on how to manage randomness at your table.
Dec 19, 201801:32:28
[BONUS] Dungeons & Dragons and The Satanic Panic

[BONUS] Dungeons & Dragons and The Satanic Panic

This episode is a little different. As many of you know, Jake hosts a different podcast about obscure stories from history called Historium. This episode is from that podcast and is all about the origins of D&D and the moral panic surrounding the game in the 1980s.

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Dec 13, 201826:08
#32 The Cleric Class
Nov 19, 201801:50:28
#31 Tone, Atmosphere, and Music
Nov 12, 201801:46:13
#30 The Sorcerer Class

#30 The Sorcerer Class

Discussing subclasses, creating backstories, and Jake making a case that Harry Potter is actually a sorcerer... All that and more on this episode all about the Sorcerer class from 5e Dungeons & Dragons.

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Nov 06, 201801:19:41
#29 Boss Battles
Oct 30, 201801:32:09
#28 The Barbarian Class
Oct 22, 201801:23:55
#27 Exploration & Discovery
Oct 17, 201801:01:43
#26 The Druid Class
Oct 08, 201801:08:16
#25 Plundering the Question Vault!
Oct 02, 201801:08:20
#24 The Bard Class
Sep 25, 201801:35:37
#23 Old School Revival

#23 Old School Revival

There's no school like the old school!

Much has changed in the 40+ years D&D has been around. We discuss the finer points and some major differences between the past and the present.

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Sep 17, 201801:33:10
#22 The Monk Class

#22 The Monk Class

Life in a monastery is tough. Carrying buckets of water. Punching through boards. Welcome to our 5e monk class episode!
Sep 03, 201801:08:58
#21 Cities & Settlements
Aug 27, 201801:25:09